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iiiwimiMimwir sssse 1 t v --iajHPM9i i8l H?S9P9iBtfHr aI la Fl Jl h WML n r CKl-issnSEiJ LVvVPiV9nKfil r lu fe?1. l B ir WAsmr , a fcSF32!3Rr5JL-5v! u lmHufllSRlr v H Jl 9 , Ir A B T rl & zxLLLZrTLi uLljlZJt j11 9H9p?Y fjL il jfeS n,iim5H ipfir Jri I lliwSraiF i t r V I I VOL. XIII. Letter from Falome Valley. 1 Fakmingto, W. T., Noy, 13, 10S1. I Editor Willamette Farmer : Wo have been here nearly one month now, and this morning is the first weather of a feature charateristicof this country noticeable since our arrival this last time, having win tered here two years ago. The generality of weather this Fall has been precisely like that of the Willamette Valley, very much to the discomfort of the Palousers. The face of the country wears a beautiful white mantle to day, about three inches deep and still coming. This part of Washington Territory is improv ing very fast, and most nf the improvements are of a permanent nature, but as to the pub lic improvement (railroad) I must say it is not very bright, and altogether very unsatisfac- J tory. In the first place, every business man, whether merchant, farmer or stock raiser, iu i Eastern Oregon and Washington Territory kuows that the existing line of transportation trom here to the seaboard is one ot tne great est monopolies on the Pacific Coast, notwith standing its President, in one of his speeches, -emphatically declared his iireat abhorence ot (. monopoly in any form, and at the same time - assureil the people that as business increased they (the company) would make still further reductions, and cite the people to the reduc tion already. Now, does not every reader know that the cereals railed east of the Cas- Ik caues, now awaiting Biupment, is aouoie meir , carrying capacity. What the people of the upper country need is navigation facilities. The so-called small-pox is iu this village in the family of Mr. J. P. Quarles, and to-day their youngest child died, aged about 2 years. The doctor here has also had it. We hear ot 3 its being in several localities north of Suake I river. This place is graduaMy growing. It is located in a Rood farming country, well watered and convenient to timber. Horses and hogs are the principal stock raised here, - the latter being of excellent breeds, and "Tvewncliandsomo returns to their owners. I know of sovoral men who intend butchering from 40 to 100 head of large, well fattened hogs. I am told tnat considerable land in this part of the country is yet vacant, although mostly railroad land. Teams are hauling lumber through this village to fence 20,000 acres of land, near Steptoe Butte, for agricultural purposes. I understand that this land is owned by the Oregon Improvement Company, which they purchased ef the N. P. K. It. Co. There is one more thing that I must growl about, and that is mail matters. It takes from six to eight days to get letters through from Portland h-re, whi'e passengers come through iu 48 hours, but this will be over come ere long. More anon. F. S. Babzex. Letter from Curry County. Summit Ranch, Nov, 23, 1831. Editor Willamette Farmer: We have had an abundance of rsin this Fall, grass is good and stock is doing well. We had some snow the other day, but it is gone, ud the weather is now warm and grass is growing nicely. There has been several head of blooded sheep brought from the Wil lamette Valley into this part of the country this Fall, and we expect great improvements in our flocks from them. The Cotswold ram that took the first premium at the State Fair last July, and at that time owned by D. M. Guthrie of Polk county, is now owned iu this county. Such rams as this will certainly im pr ve our slier p greatly. Whilespeakingof sheep, can any of the read ers of the Farmer tell me what ails my buck sleep, I have one which cost me $40, so I don't like to lose him. Ab tut two months ag he got lame in one hind leg: sinco that time he has become lame in all of his legi; in fact, he is lame all over, or appears ti be, and it seems he dreads to move, for he li-s down most of the time. When he doe walk it i with great exertion and seemingly with pain His appetite is good and he looks pert. Any information iu regard to his case will bf thankfully received. Success to the Farmer. Yours res pwtfully, J. W. Wilso.s. Letter trom Ohio. Leoxardsbukq, O., Nov. 14, 1831. Editor Willamette Fanner: I will write a few lines of local affairs to let you know how wo Buckeyes are getting along. The uninterrupted drouth of eighty da last Summer became tedious and almost unbeara ble, but rainy and cloudy weather has set in, with only occasionally a clear day interven ing ; corn is rotting in the shock; roads are bub deep, and gloom on countenances fully as deep. There has been much ado about fly in the wheat in the ground, and report of w eavil in wheat in I ins. Prices dropped from SI 45 to (I 25 p r bushel, and may go sill lower. Kailroad connection (or the fajk. of it rather) has operated somewhat sgainst your countiy, or many to whom distance was a bugbear would otherwise bate been there. Even with improved modes of t avel it is only the be ter clans i hat can reach the land ef gigantic turnips and big red app'es. I expect to meet and talk with many u ho may read this, and it will be my mission to learn all 1 can of the resources and advantages of the great and ie Downed Willamette Vallry, which Capt. Cler mont Smith says Is nature's own great gaiden. W!iy is it 'hat Mrs. Shipley and o h-r lady co' respondents do not appear any mure in the columns of the Pajlmik! Juiuc Watil, Letter from Sprague, W. T. SrruacE, W. T., Nov. 23, 1881. Editor Willamette Farmer: We are having fine weather here nowj we have not had enough snow to cover the ground yet. Times are lively here, and the only drawback we have is we can't get lumber fast enough to supply the demands. Every one anxiously awaits the coming of every train, in hopes that there will be a little lum ber, but they are generally disappointed. The N. P. R. It. Co. are rushing their work rapid ly, considering the scarcity of lumber. I will now give a little description of the adjoiningcountry; in the immediate vicinity o Sprague it is rather rough, ' what is called scab land, but after you get back one mile each way you come to a fiuo body of country, extending on one side to the Columbia river and on the other a distance of forty miles towards the Palonso country, nearly all vacant land, now, but in a short time will be taken up and cultivated by the settlers. There was some grain raised here this season, which did splendid, and vegetables as fine and as good as can be raised iu any country. The O. R. &-N. Co. aro going to build a raihoad from Texas Ferry to this place, and thence to the big bend of the Columbia. It will pass through the finest fanning country in Wash ington Territory. The citizens of Sprague consider themselves lucky, as wo have so far escaped the small pox, which is riging all around us. There is none closer than sixty miles, and we hope it will never be any closer. Yours respectfully. Snidkk. OBITUARY. By a late number of the Dallas Ittmizer, we learn of the death of Mrs. Lizzie Uren, at her house, near Buena Vista: On Thursday, November 24th, Mrs. Lizzie Uren, who lived two and a half miles north of Bueoa Vista, died from internal injuries ehe received in falling across the edge of a plank. Deceased was born in Canada, and was 23 years of age at the time of her death. Havin" been intimately acquainted with the deceased for three years, wo but speak the seutiment of this entire community when we say that those who knew her best loved her most. Gentle in her disposition, intelligent, modest and refined in all her ways, thus she discharged the duties of mother and wife. Seemingly her highest aspiration was to try and make every one happy in her society. Mrs. Uren was a de voted member of the M. E. Church, and the charact- r of a true Christian woman was fully exemplified by her. She was married to Mr. John Uren about three years ago, and leaves a husband and two small cliildien, also father, mother, brothers and sisters to mourn her loss. Also we learn of the demise of an old pioneer and residenter of Polk county : Mr Carter T. Davidson, a longtime rem. dent of Polk county, died at his residence near Buena Vista, On last Wednesday morn ing at So'clock. He was born in Kentucky on the Cth day of Octoher, 1802, hence was 7!) yea'8 old. Ho came to Oregon in 1852, with his family, and seitlcd upon the farm iu Polk county, wheie he lias sinco resided and where he died, he leaves a widow and several grown children to mourn his loss. His death was not unexpected, as he has been failing for about a month, borne down by the weight of years. Patiently, and with resignation, h awaited the end of his long a id v porous life. And when at last his t!mo had como to rest; Life's trials conquered and life's troubles done, lie fold his lunds upon a peaceful breast, And sinks to rest as sinks the stti lug sun. North American Review. The North American Review for December is in all respects a good number. The writers without exception are men eminently compe tent for the tasks assigned to them, while of the subjects discussed, there ii not One which does not possess a llviug interett. Indeed, were one called upon to enumerate the con tentions that are to-day exercising men's minds, those treated of in th s number of the Jieeieto would certainly occur to him among the first. Tho most important and most op portune of all the articles is one by the Hon. John A. Kasson, en itlfd "The Monroe Doc trine in 1881." In this statesmanlike paper, or prouunciamento, as it might not inaptly be called and is certain to be rtganled by fnteign publicists, the obligation of the United States rovernment to efjectua'ly assert its supremacy throughout the Western Hemisphere is de monstrate d lioth by the arguments of author ity and precedent, and upou the gr uuds of, reason. Then follows a discussion of the Death Penalty, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Cheever, Judge Samuel Hand and Wendell Phillips. The policy of Mr. Gladstone's Gov ernment toward Ireland is strenuously de fended by Mr. H.O Arnold-Forster, on of the Chief Secretary for Ireland. This paper is co fesstdly an a p-al to the judgment and the sympathy of Americans in the struggle now going on across the Atlantic, and is' a graceful, practical admission that British s ate-men are not indirlerent to the enlighten ed public opinion of the UutWd States. Four physicians and surgeons of the tint rank, namely, Drs. W. A. Haminona, John Ash hurst, Jr., J. Marion Sims, and John T. Hndgen, review the history of President Gar field's case. Finally the Hon. David A. Wills treats of Reform in Federal Taxation. B d-rcoiii sets of furniture for sale at Shindler Chadbourne's. PORTLAND, OREGON, NORMAN HORSE REGISTER. We havo received from the " National Nor man Horse Association" a very handsome and equally interesting volume, edited by James M. Hiatt, a well known writer and journalist, who excels in relation to stock matters and knowledge of fiuo stock. The volume gives a general historical sketch of the horse-kind, and a particular history of tho Normau horse, including the families known as French draft stock, and that aro imported to America under the genuine name of "Norman." Fol lowing this we have a register of impoited horses and mares and their progeny in this country, comprising over one thousand full blood animals of the Norman stock now alive in the United States, besides those deceased. The volume will be of especial value to stuck men who favor the Perchcron-horse, and tho number is both great and increasing; but wo take interest iu the book because it shows that a good proportion of these full-blood Normans have found their way to Oregon and Washington, aud as we are writing up stock interests at this time, a list of their importa tions will attest tho fact we have asserted that our horse-meu have great enterprise, and our horses have no superiors and few equals in any country. While the following list are all full bloods, it must be borne in mind that the country East and West of the mountains is full of good grades, that for breediug work stock are proved to be actually superior to the full Normans, some of which are magnificent animals, though not entitled to register. No doubt Borne other animals have been bought and brought to this region since the register was made up. We quote as follows : Belgian, grey, foaled 1870, imported by M. W. Dunham, Wayne, 111., and sold 1878 to Win. Bruce, Waitsburg, W. T. Bravo, black, foaled 1872, imported by, M. W. Dunham, owned by Joseph McCoy, Walla Walla. Brigand, black, foaled 1872, imported by M. W. Dunham 1877, owned by Joseph McCoy, Wall. Walla. Farmers' Intercut, grey, foaled 1872, im ported by Virgin & Brown, Fairburg,dll., sold to W. P. Bruce, Waitsburg, W. T. Favora, grey, foaled 187.', imported 1877 by Dunham, owned by Osborn & Morrison, Walla Walla. Oambetta, foaled 1874, imported 1878 by J. H. Ihinuate, La Harpe, 111., for H, H. Hungate, Walla Walla. Grand Vizier, grey, foaled 1872, imported 1877 by M. W. Dunham, Wayne, 111., owned by Joseph McCoy, Walla Walla. Leon, grey, foaled 1871, imported 1872 by Virgin Brown, Fairburg. 111., sold 1878 to W. K. Buice, Wslla Walla Leopard, grey, foaled 1871, imported 1877 by M. W. Dunham, Wayne, 111., sold to Joseph McCoy, Walla Walla. Marshal McMahon, grey, foaled 1871, im poried 1875 by B. H. Cumpbell, Baravia, III., sold 1877 to N. B. Denny, Waitshutg, W. P. Marshal Nty, grey, foaled 1809, imported 1874 by E. Dill, n & Co., Bloomiiigtoii, III., owned by Imbler Bios , Summerville, Or. Mustadon, grey, foaled 1875. imported by M. W. Dunham, W.yne, 111., owned by V. Osborn, Portland, Or. Mirabeau, grey, foaled 1874, imported 1878 by J. H. Hungate, La Harpe, Ills., owned by li. H. Hungate, Walla Wall.. Xapoleon, grey, imported 1870 by M. J. Panott, Kansas, sold 1872 to W. C. Myer, As laud, Or., .tied 1870. Orleans, grey, foiled 1809, imported 1874 by Virgin & Brown, Fa rburg, III., sold 1878 to 1 hilip Ritz, alia Walla. Pride oj J'erche, grey, f .aled 1871, imported 1874 by Fulhiigtoti &Co.. Ohio, sold lb75 to W C Myer, Ashland, Or. Prophet, giey, lolled 1873. imported 1877 by James A. Perry, Wilmington, 111 . owned by D. Bowman & Co., Colfax, W, T, Jloyal Duke, grey, loaled 1871, imported 1877 bj Jamts A. Perry, Wilmiiigtou, 111., owned by D, Bowman, Colfax, W. T, Seventy Six, grey, foaled 1870, sired by IfAiVe Prince, dam Doll, bred by W. C. Myer, Ashland, Or., owi.ed by J. Chrismati, Oieyon. Superior, grey, foaled 1871, imported 1875 by Jacol- Erb, Anus, Ind., sold in 1878 to Thomas Logan, Prineville, Or. Tempest, black, fo led 1871, imported 1870 by M. W. Dunham, Wayne. 111., sold IS78 to . P. Bruce, Waitsburg, W. T. Welcome, grey, foaled 1674, itnpoitel 1878, by Jas A. Perry, Wilmington, Ills., brought tuOngou by Augustus Fairbanks, aid died 1881. White Prince, grey, foaled 18G5, imported 1670 by Fulliugtun& Thompson, Irving, Ohio; sold same ver to W, C. Myer, Ashland, Ore gon, died 1878. Wide Awake, grey, foaled 1873, imported in 1877, by James A. Perry, Wilmington, Ills., owned by T. J. Kdmnndson, Stipp, Oregon. MAUM. Counters of Perche, grey, foaled 1878, sired by Pride oj Perchr, cUtn White Hose, hred an I owned by W. C. Myer, Ashland, Ore .-on. Doll, grey, foaled 18, bred by Chas. Ful liugtou, Marysville, 0,io, owned by W. C. Myer, Ashland, Oregou. Josephine, grey, imported byM. J. Parrott, Leavenworth, Kansas, sold to W. C. Myer; Ash and, Oregon, died same year Juanita, city, foaled 1875, bred by Collin Cameion, llriikesville, 1'tun., sold 1877 lo W. a Myer, A.hUnd, Or. Whjtt Host, grey, foaled 1602. bred by Claries Fullingtun, Mivville, Ohio, sold 1875 to W, C. Myer. Ashland, Or. Zenobia, grey, foaled 1870, sired in France. bred by U. W, Dunham, Wyne, 111., owned FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1881. by Osborn & Mi rrison, Walla Walla There are thirty fall blood Norman horses in Oregon andWashington .Territory, at wi.ieu rube, iixfupruuiivu u population, mere should be O.OOOArliimals in the "United States, whereas there are only about 1,000 in the register, which ihows that of this Btock our section has six ltnes tho average owned in other States, and we believe the same will hold true of Clydesdale horses whenever a register ot those are published. HARRIAQE INSURANCE. The first impression given by tho proposi tion to insure marriage of both sexes, may be to excite, the sense of humor, but the matter bears investigation and possesses advantages that cannot be denied. Every young person looks to marriage, and many, who would mar ry if they could, wait because not possessed of the means, so this Insurance Company comes in and saja: We will insure you certain means when you marry ou certain conditions. Of course, the question then comes : Are the conditions ressonablo ? Let us see. Policies are issued for $1,000 to 310,000, as follows: Those who are insured to pay an annual pre mium of $0.00 on each $1,000 for 4 years, and after that the annual premium is reduced to $1.00 on each thousand; after February, 1882, monthly premiums arc also charged to fe males over 17. and males over 21, of $3.50 per month for each $1,000 insured ; petsons under those ages are charged less. Those insured for $5,000, or lest, if. they marry within one year, and over six months from date of policy, re ceive one-fourth of the sum policies call for ; those who marry eighteen months after date of policy and within two years, receive one half ; those wHo marry two and a half years after and within three years, receive three fourths, and after three and a half years the face of the policy is paid. To sum it up com prehensively : H-f. person is insured for $1,000 and marries six months from the date of'pol icy, he or she pays $5, annual premium, and six monthly premiums of $3.50, equal to $21, making a total of $20, and draws $250. The following table shows how the thing works up to the time when the full policy is paid : Premiums paid and Benefits rec. ived on $1,000. Time expired Prem's paid Ben'iits ro'd Marrying in 6 months. .$ 20 $ 250 ' ' 1 year 47 250 " " 18 months.. 73 500 " 2yeais.... 04 500 " ' 2J years... 120 750 " 3 years.... 141 750 " " 3J years... 107 1,000 Them you have the wholo thing iu a nut shell, and it looks very much as if any young person, or any other person who expected to marry within four years' time, could become insured for a stun that would enable them to go to housekeeping and find it possible to lay up the $17 requisite to meet the annual pre ,iuiums. Figures don't lie. Tho reliability of the corporation can bo judged by tho exc 1 lent names uf gentlemen puMia, cd in the list of directors. Weather Report for Novembsr, 1881. During November, 1881, there were 1 1 days on which rain fell, and au aggregate of 3. 10 inchesnf water; five clear days and fourUcu cloudy days other than those on w hich rain fell. The mean temperature for the mont'h wis 40.80 deg. Highest daily mean temperature for the mouth, 50 deg. on the 11th. Lowest daily mean tempi rat urc, 30 deg. on the 2Cth. Mean temperature for tho month at 8 o'clock P. m 40.70 deg. Highest tenipeture for the month, 50 deg. at 2 P. M. on the 1st. Lowest temperature, 22 dej. at 7 a. M. on the 2flth. Frosts occurred on the 10th, 17'h, 22d, 23d, 24th, 25th, 20th, 27th, 20th and 30th. The prevailing winds for the mouth wire from the north during 17 days, southwest 0 days, south 4 days. During November, 1880, there were 7 days during wliich rain fell, and 1.G1 in. of watir; 14 clear da a and 0 cloudy days. Mean temperature for the mouth, 40.C2deg. Hightst daily mean temperature for the HOnth, )0 deg. on the Otb. Lowest dsiiy in, an temperature for the mouth, 23 deg. on the 4th. T. Pearce, Kola, Dec. 1, 1SS1. Aitlirna suffer. rs should write to II. P, K. Pctk A Co., New York City, Sie tho adver tisement headed "Asthma Cured" in another column, Australian Seed Wheat. A firm in Cal ifornu advertises in this Is-ue that they have Australian Seed Wheat ami Ne Zealand Seed Oat. Se the ad. In a other column. Shindler t Chad bourne are putting out beautiful holiday sets for bed-room and parlor. HOLIDAY ADVERTIZERS. . J. K. Gill & Co. unquestionably keep the finest assortment of bookr, stationery and bcautiful'things in that lino to be found in Oregon, and their stock will compare favora bly with elegant establishments of the kind anywhere. This year they have made unusual efforts to supply elegant things for the holi days, and you can order anything from them in case you cannot como to town, or send orders to us, and we w ill do our best for you. Thoso who li e close to Portland must not fail to call and see their exquisite Chiistmas cards and other holiday goods. No other concern north of San Francisco keeps such an immense stock of toys and no tions suited to Christinas and New Year's as William Beck and Son, on Second street, south of Moriison, who can supply you with toys, from a hoi so mi wheels worth a dimo to a rocking horse worth $10; with music fiom a Jew's harp up to an accordion; with pic tures comic or exquisite; with things useful, ornamental or laughable. Also, they hoop guns from a toy wooden piece to a Winchester repeating rifle, and that reminds us that their best trade is in sportsmens' equipments of all kinds. They keep n regular arsenal of email arms of the best possible makes. J. Van Btterden, First street, between Stark aud Washington, has holiday jewelry really elegant and worth examining just to show how the manufacture of beautiful things pro gresses in this world. His stock the present year comprises watches of various makes, precious stones well set in rings, or pins, or ear drops, and Bilver ware of new designs fresh from the maker. He always calculates to astonish his patrons with new and beauti ful things at Christmas. For Fan y Goods, Toikt Articles and Or namental Wear you cannot go amiss, with any of the firms advertising in the Farmer. There are four of the first .Dry Goods Btorcs in i ui tiuuu n jiu vtuim AbicuMUM. iuuuy select choice and useful goods for their family pres ents, and we hope they will remember our ad vertisers when they mako purchases. J, F. D. Wrinkle is a well known merchant; bis store is full of choice goods, ami lio is oue of the most popular dealers with the local trade. O'ds & King have lately moved from Third to First s'reet, and have an almost entir.-ly new stock. They have built up a great trade in a few years, and have become very popular with customers from tho country. T. A. Shane, Tho City Dry Goods Soro, now has tho old John ils n stand, on Thud street, and is keeping tho reputation of that alwas popular ttoie by selling an entirely new stock of goods at cash pricts, John Cran & Co. advertise especially their goods suited to the holiday season, and their beautiful saliS-iooms ate filled with elegant goods of all designs and qualiti . An assignee's sale of Charles Hirst l's stock of Books, Stationery, Notions, Fancy Goods and Toys oilers an opportunity for buying Christmas goods at tho lovvet-t possible prito. Shindler & Chadljoiiine call attention to their Khouy Goods, Biackets, Shelves, Cor mr Pieces, abo their Folding Ghana and liomtiftil Furniture, that can be tnt-tcf ully used as presents at this season, combining the useful an. I ornamental, and adding (.ouiething worth possessing to tho house at the sumo time. llAnni'.u Wire. Tho American Iiarhid Wire, which is advertised elsevvheru in un at tractive and illustrated advenisemeiit, claims merit us being the handsomest, etiilcut, most durable, will not rust and is secure uguiut fire flood and wiud, The plan ou which it is constructed steins exuep ionally good, and recommends it to farmers g. ncrally. For salo by W. W. Montague 4: Co., 110, 112, 111, 110 ami 118 Battery street, Sm Francisco, Cal. Suid for circulars, itc. Patronize home, manufacture. Shindler & Chadbairut-, make bed-room and parlor sen in tho ncatevt manner, out of native Oiegou woods. Finally Djhvjlvku, Tlia Aurora Colony his finally been dissolved, and th laud ami personal properly has all been dividid in a manner that is entin!y satisfactory toev-ry one. Tin ir property, says the Statesman has fur years all been In common, the b-isiurss be ing Itmnged bv a few nl the balers, who had Oinfu ly attended to 'ha juteiesW if the cid tti), anil succi olid in i-ccuo ul-itu g a la gu amount of valuablu property, Now each of the dillerent iiiriuoers has a co nfortuhle hoinu of lis o ii, and as t ey am an industrious and tin if ty penp'e tlltty will no doubt succeed in their new U ptrture. Hon. John Gel y, who lus been fettling up their ii Hairs, yester day di-Llurgi-d bis Ii Uilsmen, eV r.vlh ng I e iug set ltd. Hi- leiiort the p i pie' contented aud happy in (in ir new homes. Everything will l sold st reduced price at Oan ison's, 107 Third street, Portland, (Jr. gyu, uutil after the Hulliday. ;y. v NO. 43. ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH- The whole number of national bauks in op- eration in October last was 2,148. Maud Howard, a negrcss in the city jail at St. Louis, set fire to her clotlus aud died from her burns. Mrs. Coleman, of New York, who murdered Coles, has been sentenced to four years' im prisonment. Six hundred Devonshire tenants decided not to pay rents, except with a redaction of 20 per cent. Special Washington dispatches aniiounco that the president will not be a witness in the Guiteau trial as was thought. Crain, Rising k Co., of Boston, bnntH and shoes, arc rcrortcd failed, with liabilities esti mated at $150,000 to $200,000. It is certain that the propeller Jane Millir went down in Georgian bay with all on boaid 25 poisons, including 10 passengers. J. L. Uorg & Co., wholesale druggists, at 00 Maiden Lane, New York, havo ussigncd. Liabilities about $200,000, assets reported large. It is stated that Robeson will object to swuiring in Chahneis, of Mississippi, and Dibble, of South Carolina, on the ground that they aro not elected. The Timrs, in an editorial, reproaches tho English nation with apathy in not aiding tho etTorts to combat tho action ot the land longiM by assisting the association. Tho lord mayor of Loudon writes that the Irisli nation may rely on the traditionary sym pathies of the city of London to aid the Prop erty Defense Association. Charles Martin, a drunken young man of Detroit, knnc'ied down, iumncd on and kicked to death au old milkman whom ho had tried to pi ovoke into a quarrel. Lunt Bros . shin chandlers, at 28 South street, New York, and Lunt, Ixwk k Co., commission merchants, at 84 Warren street have suspended; liabilities, $100,000. Frank Blake, a Chicago tailor, got n knife and on tho 5th cut the throat ol his little daughter from ear to ear, killing her instantly and then inflicted fatal wounds on himself. He was out of work uud despondent, A burglar named Patsy McNamara was shot aud killed by a clerk named Frcbireer iu r. umg store at tho comer of Stockton aud Pacific streets ou tho Otb, whilo the former was attempting to cmnmit a robbery, Tho London Dally Tilegraph, discussing tho (Utstion nf Gniteau's nudnun, naVH: In such cases the verdict of mankind at largo is more to bo trttstid than the jury, ami un doubtedly thu g ner.il voice demands that Guittau shall p.ty the full peimlty for his ci into. The Central Pacific Railroad Company has put another surveying party in thu liebl, and they wi.l commence ou tho 7th til survey uurili to mctt iho Fiuluy sun eying party at Strawbtny valley, and will b- ready to com mence grating early in the tipringto meet tho Villard load liomOiegon. Iu order to procuru congressional legislation at the eaniiBt po.siUe moment to carry tho Chinese immigration treaty into practical cllcct, Senator Miller and lt-pu-sciitutivi Page will at the Inst parliamentary opportu nity , iiitiodii o very important und imiturtly considered hills. Greenback numbers elect of thu llouso of Repiesentatives nominated Nicholas Ford, of Mnsuuii, foi Speaker; Do La.Matyr, of Indi ana, for cluik ol thu House; Leu Criiidnll, of Washington, D, U, lor htigcuut-at iirms, and Marim Willi tin , of Mismuri, for doorkeeper. Charle Waudi-rlicli aud Miss Macmnuniiig hiv.idlud of sm.llpox at Dividu, Montana. Kill" Oilier casta have developed ul that Kiiut four at fcilvi r Bow, ouu ai (iltuilalo and six lit llutto. Tlnitj additional tubes nio said to t-xi-.t in tho Ch u so quarters at lluttu. If thu dim list! continues t. prevail Ut ill & Noithtru trains will not run no th of Dillon. On the 4th David Kiiuis ami I'ettr Harrows were out III a boat duel, limiting, six miles Irom .-an Rafael. Emi's ww rowing, being ins tuiu ut tb oars in w'liuiup. In exchang ing position bu stumbled, caum g thu lio.it to uput. Minis nuuaguii lo niii. 1 1 suoiu, nut ISairows was drowned. Tl.u bodv has not been rtcovncd. A privato ilisjntch from Japan states that tho dead lock iu ho silk Ira.iu l.us bten ie moved by t o piaeiieal siiUm siou of Ameri can niii European iiicichau s to thu Jupun ese Fivu million dolUis worth of ill( held by J.ipaiusii lor six weeks, I as mm b, en dis posed of and is on thu wa to a Wentern liiu.'kct, Vi'mtV Washington special: Secretary Fob gur will recommend to cunjr. s a polioy look ing toward tliuieductl'iii of thu national debt, lie. will advouitu uinu tlm surplus it servo utiovo 40 pur cunt for culling in lOiilinned fls until tli.y ai u cxhuu-tui! aud ihcii.., He be lieves in ma iitaiuiiig 40 per tent, of the re survu fun l as lucu-Miiy to the proper protec tion of tho ci edit ul th guvu uiiuiic. Tho Djinucratlo Cou;rcsicual caucus or gauied by electing Jiu,i escutativu llouso of I'uiiiicsku, chairman, uud Kiost, of Missouri, and Welbuni, ol Texas, si'ciu.ams. Prcctor Kucti, ol Kentucky, olloud a rtso'utiou in-do-slug thu declarations if the Democratic Nutioi al Conventions of 1878 and IbbO, their object being to indol.o a lieu tlaclu plank, Ku ,tt and ilcugau supported It, and lUni luou ', McLilu, ileoktr uud lhrbeit opposed It. II .ktr moved to iu annuity poslpouo thu it-soluti H ; tar iu I, S3 to 12, Ou motion of McKeuuu all Olivers ol thu list llouso Htro rci.umi.uicd We. tue, Duryuoa' Starch gives a beautiful white, glu.-y, lasting liulsh. besides renders fabrics Vciy dm-, b'n. DictiokaiUkh. Ujt a Wei star Unabriged Dictionary. U. - C. Mirriman, puhlishcis. Stead. fcWWwntWiWi wiiriMiM., frTWtjn ri .!