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ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH.'
I; Grant faors a reciprocity treaty with
lexico.
High water in tho Delaware continue..
Damage ia probable.
I' Six cases of Bmallpox reported at Jersey
City on tbe mil.
A 120,000 liouse greeted Patti s concert at
"incinnation the 28th.
Wm. G. Russell decline, the appointment
I to the supreme court of Massachusetts.
Tax frauds in the Philadelphia tax office
I thai far discovered amount to $40,000.
A warm contest in the House at Washinir-
(ion on the Mormon question is expected at an
Pearly day.
Col. Bell, a prominent Hamburg. Ark..
I planter, was lynched on the 29th. for killing
i kit wife.
The Garfield professorship of Williams Col-
! lege only lacks $15,000! $35,000 havine been
i raised.
Several stands of arms and a quantity ef
ammunition, and a number of pikes were dis
: covered near Listowcl, Ireland.
Rev. Chas. W. Hewes, a San Francisco
Baptist, while temporarily insane, killed
kimsclf by cutting his throat. on the 28th.
An American woman named Cruz gave
birth to six perfectly formed children at
Florence, Los Angeles county on tho 28th.
Reports from Warsaw show the damage
done property during the recent not there is
normons. A pertion of tho city is virtually
destroyed,
Samael W. Piercy, leading actor of Ed
win Booth's company, now filling an engage
ment at Park Theatre, Boston, is seriously ill
of typhoid fever.
Gortlieb Engel, of Milwaukee, allied by
marriage to the best Jewish families of the
west, is a forger and absconder. He was an
ttorney-at-law.
Secretary Forster has contributed 100 to
Vert Forster's Irish emigration scheme for
mating farmers, servants and others to emi
grate to America.
Attorney General Benj. Brewster has
written to ex-Postmaster General James that
ha relied upon him to aid him in the prosecu
tion of Star route cases.
Rev. M. O. Hoffman, a popular Methodist
clergyman, of Bloomington, 111., is charged
by a former female servant with being the
father of an illegitimate child.
Harry A. Morgan deposited in New York
forfeit money to bind a match with Jerry Ma
honey, for $2,000 a side, and the feather
weight championship of Colorado.
Citizens of Oakland are uneasy about a
number of cues of smallpox, and some fears
,aro entertained of an epidemic. General
purification of the city is talked of.
If. Mayer reports that advance sales during
twodavs for the three Patti concerts at Chi
cago upwards of $10,000. This far exceeds
.expectations and is beyond every estimate.
The largest Chicago gambling establish
ments of McDonald and Harkness were pulled
last night by the police on the complaint of an
incipient gambler who had been plucked.
A special from Washington says : It is
reported that George W. Jones, of Texas, has
determined within a few days to make a can
vass in Texas as independent candidate for
g.vernor.
Ed Nelms, the negro murderer who, with
10 others, recently escaped from the Her
nando, Miss., jail, was shot and killed ou the
18th by Chief of Police W. C. Davis, while
taking for the Arkansas shore with others.
Government has opened negotiations with
Trance, Germany and America, with view of
establishing an international court to deal
with outrages connected wiui Kiunapping na
tive of the South Pieific.
Deaputy U. S. Marshal Earp was shot at
Tombstone by unknown parties on the 28th;,
nineteen buckshot entering his body. He is
ia a precarious condition. The shooting grew
oat of a recent cow uoy aiBiuroance.
Emma J. Morrow, at Denver on the 29th.
frAM1 .nit in thn district court acainst C.
t. Davis, an actor, for $22,000, which she
claims is due her as back salary for four years'
service. Davis claims it is a black-mailing
schema.
A wnml.rhnnner named Henry M. Smith
was found dead in his bed in a cabin near
Lincoln, Cal., on the 27tb. Evidence dis
closed that the deceased had been murdered
and put in his bed afterwards by some parties
as yet unknown.
The rioting at Warsaw lasted three days,
daring which time many Jews were killed and
injured, their houses and shops wrecked and
the Jewish quarter given over to sack. The
ability of the authorities to restrain the mob
it doubtful.
The pedestrian contest at midnight on the
Nth at New York, scored, Fitzgerald, 430
miles; Hardy, 411; Noremae, 388; Laconse,
170; Lrohne, 347: Bison, 30. Fitzgerald is
nearly six miles ahead of the best record, and
will, apparently, continue b I dog trot to the
finish.
Tagesblatt says a French citizen named
Hollander, who was arrested in Berlin at the
instance of Russia after the assassination of
the Ctar on suspicion of being the person who
threw the fatal bomb, is to be surrendered to
Russia in pursuance ot an understanding with
France.
Engineers are surveying a route for a rail
road from Danby, Vt., to a point opposite
Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain,'khich will
be bridged, and from Ticonderoga run to
Sackctt's Harbor, which, with western and
eastern connection, will make tbe distance
between Chicago and Boston ISO miles less
than by existing roads. .....
Representative Henderson, of Illinois, who
recently introduced in the bouse a billto
regulate inter-State commerce, says he in-
tends to devote considerable energy to the
passage of either bis bill or some other that
swill control and regulate railroad tariff. A
law of this kind is necessary to protect
stockholders of railroads as well as other
classes of people. As it now stands a few
peculators and stock brokers can band to
gether and wreck almost any road they direct
their efforts against by depreciating the prop
erty, and thus are rapidly petting control of
all railroads. He is inclined to favor a bill
flxing minimum rates of charge so that each
shipper may calculate privately what .his
transportatioa will cost him.
ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH.
Wm. F. Fell, of Philadelphia, died recently
leaving a iortune ot $2l,uou,uou.
Jesse George, of Philadelphia, has left an
estate ot 5700,000 to various charities.
James O'Brien, second justice of the court
oi tne yueen a bench ot Irleand, ls'dead.
Four million, one hundred and fifty thoU'
sand dollars were expended this year in build'
ings tn Denver. CoUy
The attention of Congress is to be called at
an early day to frauds lc the comptroller s of
fice, and some rich dev elopments are promised.
Regan, of Texas, has introduced in the
House an inter-commerce bill, regulating
freights and tares on railroad and steamboat
lines. "
Douglas $connty, Dakota, with $12,000
worth of taxable property and 40 voters, has
$200,000 worth ot bonds on tbe market in
New York.
Tho Spirit of the Timet savs: Gov. Stan'
ford, of California, now in New York, intends
sending east next season more of his Pal
Alto stock.
The Republicans of Texas are having a bolt
in tbeir party, and will probably have an in
dependent ticket in the field the next state
election.
Tho Dublin Freeman's Journal regards the
pow era entrusted to the newly appointed mag
istrates in Ireland as martial law slightly
moamed.
The steamer Providence has been sunk by
a collision. Loss, steamer and cargo, cstima
ted at 240,000.
Excitement over smallpox in New York is
very alarming. Tho disease itself increases
daily in tbe city and vicinity.
Ex-President and Mrs. Grant have accepted
an invitation from President Arthur to make
a visit at the White House.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris is expected next
week to visit her friend and bridesmaid, the
daughter of Surgeon General uarnes.
The capture and execution of Chief Arsate,
Ions the terror of Presidio del Norte and vi
cinity, and 30 of his band near Chihuahua, is
confirmed.
The steamer Stella arrived at New York
from Amsterdam with 246 passengers from
the steamer Castor, which was disabled and
put into Plymouth.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, delivered
a beautiful eulocry on President Garfield in an
address betore the town council ot Worcester,
Mass., on the 30th
Forty cases of smallpox at Keokuk, Iowa,
have been discovered in the medical college.
all being students. The college has been
quarantined and isolated.
The billiard match between Sexton and
Shaeffer for $5,000, was played in New York
on the 2bth. Tbe scere was sexton ooo;
highest run 77; Shaeffer, 576.
The trial trip through St. Gothard tunnel
was highly successful. The time occupied in
the passage of the train was fifty minutes one
way and thirty-three the other way.
F. E. Meyer, who kept a drug store corner!
of Seventh and uenter streets, uamand, sui
cided on'the 30th by taking cyanide of patas
sium. No cause is assigned for the act.
John H. Lick sues the trustees of the Lick
estate, San Francisco, for $60,000, which he
claims as interest on an award made him in
arranging legal difficulties of tbe estate.
A duel is on the tapis between Congress'
man Blackburn and Gen. Burbridge, both of
Kentucky, growing out of some words spoken
by Blackburn and repeated by an omcious
meddler.
A meetine of the Irish Home Manufact
urers' Association adopted a resolution to
communicate with members of the late indue
trial exhibition committee with a view of
having an exhibition of Irish manufactures in
1882.
A tragedy occurred at Detroit, Ala., result
ing in the probable fatal shooting of W. D.
Martin and his son John, and CM. Fennel.
They are the only merchants in the place, and
tbe aimeuity originated mrougn jealousy,
They used pistols.
Lon Moore, a clerk in Boston, coming home
for Christmas, celebrated the holidays at Bid
deford, Me., by shooting his affianced, Miss
Belle uusnman, ana men tuning nimseu.
Both were of highly respectable families.
Cause, jealousy.
J. Dundo was lodged in jail at Deadwood,
D. T.. on the 28th, charged with the murder
of his wife at his ranche on Elk creek, Christ
mas day. The woman was killed with an axe
and horribly mutilated.
At Dubrav. Upson county, Ga., in a general
fight. Doc Willson killed Ed Johnson, his
half-brother, and rsraa uanana Kinea a. Har
ris. The fight was with knives. There was
a third murder in the same town a week ago,
Mexican advices state that on the 27th, in
the public jail at Humarquillo, under orders,
the political chief, Francisco Olamilla, was
shot to death without judge or trial. The
affair caused great excitement.
Tho French delegates recently visiting the
United States, arrived at Montreal on the
28th, and a reception was given them, enthu
siastic in the the extreme. The tri-color of
France was displayed on every hand.
Capt. Cbeyne, of the British navy, who
Eroposes a trip to the north pole in a balloon,
as arrived at Montreal, and to interest Can
adians in the project, will hold meetings in
several cities.
Odessa warehouses contain a million and a
half quarters of grain ready for exportation,
and other Black sea ports an equal quantity.
The total is valued at 30,000,000 roubles.
Business is quiet because of low prices in Eng
land and France.
Henry Grisby, colored, while sitting at bis
fireside with his family, on the 30th, was
killed, at Vicksburg. His assassin pushed a
gun through a chink in the cabin, and blew
Grisby'a head off. William Jennings is ar
rested for the crime.
A horrible murder at Bentonville is that of
Eson Bolen by his wife. She used a pistol.
She has four children and took the youngest
to iail with her. After being there three
days she borrowed a knife on some pretence
and cut her throat "from ear to ear, severing
the jugular vein.
Dun, Wyman 4 Co.'s mercantile agency re
ports the business failures throughout the
country the past seven days at 151, which is
lower than last week, but fnlly up to the
highest average which hn bean maintained
for some months.
Bids for'nrintinc the coda of Washington
Territoryiwere opened by Secretary Owings
on the 30th and the printing awarded to C.
B. Bagley, of Olymnia. The Lids were:
Bagley, 4,135 copies; Bancroft & Company,
4,000 copies, and Rodebaugh k Company, 100
copies.
The acting attorney gcnersl. ou the 24th
inst.. in an opinion addressed to the 1'mideut
and by him referred to the department of the
interior, provides tint when a ruling claim
on a lode bas inception prior to location of a
town site, and the mining claimant w pos
sessed and can maintain right of p utthn in
accordance with other mineral UGii laws, or a
reservation in patent for such romm" cUius
should be inserted in favor of a town claiiauit
or occupant. This opinion has bten adopted
by the secretary of tbe interior.
ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH.
Nana and forty hostile Apaches have been
captured in Mexico.
The snow is from three to eight inches
deep at Toronto.
Ex-Congressman E. Joy Morris died at
Philadelphia en tho 31st nit.
Two thousand Jewish immigrants left New
York on the 29th for the West.
England threatens a more vigorous adminis
tration of affairs in Ireland hereafter.
Over one thousand pounds has been sub
scribed for the Vieuna sufierers in London.
Fitzeerald won tho six davs walking match
fn New York, making 582 miles and 55 yards,
thus beating the best record.
James Gordon Bennett started for St.
Petersburg to confer with the Russian gov
ernment as to the feasibility of starting
another polar expedition.
Vera Sassulitch and Pierre Lavroff havo
written the editor of the Justice askini? as
sistauce for distressed nihilists. Tho editor
announces he will receive contributions.
Daniel Cast, a convict, was assassinated at
Sing Sing prison by Angelo Cordetta, a fellow
prisoner. There was no quarrel, and not a
word was spoken by either; cause of murder
unknown
Gen. Burbridge declines to be interviewed
regarding the published account of a quarrel
between him aud Congressman Blackburn,
saying that the matter will all be brought out
later.
A Vienna dispatch savs "the outrages in
Warsaw Sunday last was prearranged. The
alarm of fire was raised simultaneously in four
churches. A majority of tho persons arrested
have been released.
Ono coasting steamer and two steamers en
gaged in the Mediterranean trade are finally
given up as having loundered during tho .No
vember gales. Loss of life 110.
Tho Northern Pacific road on the 28th
opened for business the new Fergus Falls and
Black Hills branch, which is completed to
Fergus Falls, 64 miles.
The river is 10 feet above tho low water
level and raising an inch an hour at Albany,
N. Y. The quay and piers are submerged
and a number of streets in the lower part of
the city are under water. Merchants on these
streets use boats.
M. R. Mayer, business agent for the Patti
company, began sales of season tickets for
three Patti concerts at Chicago on the 28th,
and at noon sales had reached $3,765, which
is far larger than the advance sales of the
Bernhardt season.
Superintendent Fillmore, of the Southern
Pacific, announces that the first through train
for New Orleans will leave San Francisco Fri
day next, and that probably a train will start
west from New Orleans on the same day.
The justices of the U. S. supreme court
have agreed that they will make no calls New
Year's Day except the one on the President,
which by long established usage has become
practically obligatory.
A private telegram received at Washington
from Pensacola, Florida, reports that Col.
Tarbell, Republican mayor, was re-elected by
a. majority of 272. This is the first purely
Republican victory in the south under the
new administration.
The south Arklow light ship on the coast of
Irelan d has been run down by a four-masted
vessel, believed to be American. Men be-4
longing to the light ship were saved. Three
steamers left Queenstown in chase of the ves
sel that caused the accident. -
The Washington Star prints an article
against the admission of any new, states, and
shows that Nevada is yearly decreasing in
population and property, having only 62,265
last year, counting Indians and Chinese.
A Post dispatch special from Kansas City,
says: Joe Smith, alias John Burns, a noted
burglar aad desperado, was shot and killed by
Police Officer Lovell on the 31st ult., while
prowling around some residences at St Louis.
The testimony for defense in the Vance
case at Meridan, Miss., on the 31st ult., tends
to show that the negroes supposed it was an
armed body of men and not a legal posse that
attacked their house, and they nad no arms
to speak of.
The stage manager of the Chestnut Street
Theatre, Philadelphia, on the 31st ult,.
called the company together after the per
formance and announced that the season was
closed and the theatre would not be reopened
under the present management. -
The last official act of Mayor Prince, of
Boston, was to veto an ordinance giving a
private corporation the exclusive right to
place telegraphy and telephone wires under
forty-nine principal streets, but the aldermen
passed the measure over the veto.
The total expenses of the Gniteau trial are
estimated at $100,000 to $300,000. Porter
and Davidge will probably get $25,000 each,
tho stenographer $10,000 to $15,000, and
there will be about 200 witnesses and 25 ex
perts. Witness fees and mileage are estima
ted at $30,000 to $50,000.
The meeting of the anti-monopoly league
at Albany on the 31st was very slimly at
tended. Henry J. Kearney was chairman.
A letter was read from John Kelly, sustaining
the object ot tbe league. Samuel F. Carey,
of Cincinnati, made addresses.
The alleged union of the Jersey and Clay.
ton interests "in Arkansas is sot known to be
authentic. Democrats will support Garland
for the senate. Republicans are orcanizinc
'excellently, and strong efforts will be made
by republicans to Mauonize the state, with
more chances than ever of success.
Tribune't Santa Fe: Various petty annoy
ances, such as killing tbeir dogs and other
domestic animals, and pulling up tepees in
their absence, have been inflicted on Navajo
Indians by whites attached to or following
the movements of the Atlaatic and Pacific
railway. The Indians have become thor
oughly exasperated and threaten reprisals.
. The city marshal of El Paso on the 31st ult.
at Rinnone captured Wm, Hayden, Wm.
Waumbangh, D. R. Paxton, Jas. Ratte. lie-
Clintock and T. Proctor, hotel keeper at Kin
cone, aged 75, and his wife, part of the or
ganized gang of Atchinson, Topeka and Santa
Fe freight train thieves. Their depredations
are large in value and extending ove several
month.
The Iowa delegation are working as hard as
possible for the nomination of Ex-Land Com
missioner Williamson for secretary ef the in-
tenor. Persons who have seen the President
sinco be has leen in New York are inclined to
believe Ssrgent will be nominated. Eoutwell's
friends uy-the Preiident tendered the navy
portfolio to bun and be declined it, preferring
his present office.
The'Xcnsiti. of St. Petersburg, announces
the insolvency of the grand society of rail
ways and the misappropriation of 25,000,000
roubles of government money on the Nicolas
line. An imperial commistion of Inquiry will
be appointed. A proposal is made by tbe
state comptroller to take the railway from tbe
society.
The London Daily Xttet. in a trading arti
cle discussing the Panama canal enterprise,
says it may be hoped that the protectorate m
which Enrope could not acquiesce will be no
more heard of, Blaineism is probably des
tined to bert-me in America like jingoism here
and Chan vi ..m in France, tbe name of tem
porary abc; ration from political reason.
VILLABB INTERVIEWED.
Henry Viliard, the President of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company,
and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
sat in bis office a yesterday, the picture of a
man of business. He was busy reading letters
and giving directions to his private secretary,
when a representative of the Philadelphia
Press called, but he courteously consented to
speak of his recent trip to the West, the pros
pects of the company and other matters of in
terest. "What is the prospect of the Northern Pa
cific as indicated by what you saw during
your recent trip to the l'acihc coastj
"I have traveled considerably in Oregon and
Washington during the past two months,"
said Mr. Viliard, "and I saw on all sides evi
dences of the rapid development of a grand
country. But the bet t evidence of tho growth
of the Northwest is the increase of our pas
senger and freight business, the latter being
nearly 50 per cent, more than a year ago.
Tho wheat crop of Oregon and Washington
will be about twice a much this year as last."
"Will you describe what you saw in the
West."
"The whole country between the western
boundary of Idaho and the Pacific, and north
of the Columbia river to the British boundary,
is a fine region, and hilly 60 per cent, of the
and is especially adapted to wheat growing.
All the valleys of Montana contain good agri
cultural land, especially in tho valley of the
Yellowstone. This will in a very few years
be one of the most productive agricultural
districts in the country. The only bad lands
on the. lino of the road are between the east
ern boundary of Montana and the Missouri
river. There is a belt of country, about sev
enty or eighty miles in extent, which has
been known as the 'Bad Lands, 'but they re
ally do not deserve that name, inasmuch as
some portions are fit for cultivation, and tho
main body is known to be well adapted to
cattle raising."
TUB DATE OF HIE COMPLETION or THE ROAD.
"When will tho road be completed?"
" At the end of 1882 we expect to be up to
the farthest point in the Yellowstone valley
to which the main line will be built, and from
the west the road will be built to the western
base of the Rocky mountains. This will
leave less than ono hundred miles of road to
be built to complete the road, but this portion
of the line includes two tunnels, aggregating
about 10,000 feet. This is the most difficult
part of the road, I may state that one of the
great advantages which the N. P. R. R. will
have over every other Pacific railway is, that
from the summit of the Rocky mountains to
theFacifio ocean, a distance of 900 miles, the
main line will follow a steady, down-river
grade. In the same distance the Central Pa
cifio has to go over three summits of from six
to eight thousand feet high. "
" What will be the date of the entire com
pletion of the road t"
" We are confident of running through
trains by September 1, 1883."
" Your line passes through a country rich
in minerals, does it no ?"
Xjfnntftnft nrninfAil liAfarn nina atirl tn
millions of gold and silver last year ; so yon
see tne present development is very large,
though it has been retarded by want of trans
portation facilities. With the creation of
these facilities, a renewed stimulus will be
given the mining industry, and those who
know this Territory as well as Coloredo and
Nevada say that Montana is richer in minerals
than either of them. All the mining regions
of Montana have been carefully examined' by
our experts with reference to the probable
amount of traffic they will afford the line, and
we expect that the through freight from and
to the .Helena and Butte mining districts alone
will add several millions a year to our re
ceipts. The grazing interests will also provo
remunerative the road. It is known that
cattle grown in Montana are heavier and bet
ter than those of any other Western State or
Territory, owing to the grass being more nu
tritious. Upon the completion of the Northern
Pacific the cattle growers will be attracted
there and the business will lamely increase,
We expect to carry out of Montana next year
between 40,uou and uu.oou head ot cattle tor
tbe Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago mar
kets." " It has been said that you have made alli
ance with one or two other roads to get a
through line to New York ?"
"All that ia premature. There have, been
conversations between the management of
the Northern Pacific and other lines. So far
as our road is concerned, it is entirely inde
pendeat of any railroad interest east of St.
Paul and Duluth. It is not necessary, nor
would it be wise to form alliances between
the Northern Pa:ific Railroad and other rail
roads. The business of our road as a through
line will be bo very valuable that there will be
plenty of competition for it."
Till DIVIDEND ON TIIK FREFEimED STOCK.
"The dividend or distribution of funds be
longing to the preferred stockholders is a
matter of great interest to the public," sug
gested Hie Preu representative.
"I will tell you all about that,"ssid Mr.
Viliard, promptly. "At the board meeting
in August last, before my accession to the
presidency, an accounting was ordered, to as
certain definitely what credit tbe preferred
stockholders were entitled to in the way of
earnings in the past which had been spent in
the construction of branches, etc. A report
uas accordingly made by the principal ac
counting officer of the company, and presented
at the meeting of the directors in November.
In order to test the accuracy of the computa
tion, the account was referred to another
officer of the company for re-examination. It
is expeoted that the exact figures will be re
ported to the board at the meeting in Janu
ary, when definite action will probably be
taken. Whatever is done will be made known
to the preferred stockholders by special cir
cular." "Is there any question about the payment
of the money ?
"No doubt tbe preferred stock is fairly en
titled to what the figures yet to be definitely
fixed upon will show, and the amount will be
ilutnbuted sooner or later.
"Has the amount yet been estimated ap
proximately ?"
" The accounting has been made only to
June 30th of this year, and we don't know
what earnings jave been made since, applica
ble to this distribution. As far as made, the
account shows aa amount sufficient to pay an
8 per cent, dividend."
" mil me iiurmern x aciuc uso me ureuoa
Railway and Navigation Company's line, after
striking tbe beid waters of the Columbia
river ?
"It will use for the present tho O. R. &
N. Co.'s line from tbe confluence of the Snake
and Columbia rivers, and along the south
course of the latttr for a distance of alraut 200
miles. The Northern Pacifio is building a line
of its own on northern bank of the Columbia
mer, which it will, of course, use when it is
completed,"
" will a road be bull from Amswortn to
Taconm !"
" Yes, the Cascade branch. The final re
norts of tbo engineers unon tbe several sur
ves are not yet made, and can hardly lie
completed, owing to tbe severe season, before
next hnrinz. The company will, however,
build tne Caead) branch, and if a definite
choice cf routes can be made in season, work
will be commenced from Ainsworth during
the ensuing year. Tbe road will pass through
the Yakima valley, a rich wheat producing
country."
ANOTIIEK COXftECTIO! WITH TIIK EAST.
Articles of incorporation of the Oregon
Shcrt Lino Railway Company -wero filed in
the office of the County Clerk on Saturday
evening. The incorporators are Messrs. D.
P. Thompson, B. J. Pengra, M. S. Burrell
and Ellis G. Hughes of this State, and
Messrs. S. II. H. Clark, Thomas L. Kimball,
and Andrew J. Poppleton of tho Stato of
Nebraska. S. II. H. Clark is President of
the Utah and Northern railroad and General
Manager of the Union Pacific. Thomas L.
Kimball is also well known in railway matters,
being assistant manager of the Union Pacific,
Andrew D. Poppleton is an eminent lawyer
of Nebraska, and a stockholder in various
railroads in that country.
The names of these gentlemen weio signed
to the articles by A. L. Williams as attorney
in fact for each. Mr. Williams who is attor
ney for the Union Pacific rail
road has been here for several days
engaged in organizing this corporation
which is intended to give the company a legal
status here, as the laws of Oregon require tho
majority of tbo incorporators ot such an en
tcrpriso to bo residents of the State. The
capital stock of the corporation is $15,000,000
in shares of $100 each, and the duration is to
be 50 years, from April 14, 1881, and the
principal place of business in Portland.
The enterprise in which said corporation is
to engage ii': First, tho copstructing and
operating of a railroad or railroads from a
point on tne eastern Dounuary line oi tne
State of Oregon, at or near the junction of the
Snako and Malheur rivers, westward, cross
ing the Cascade mountains, by way cither of
tho McKenzie River, Minto Pass, and
Santiam River, or-by way of the middle fork
of the Willamette river to tho city of Port
land. Second, to construct a road from tho
same point on the eastern boundary of the
State, northwestward via Bakor Cityto tho
Columbia River, at the town of Umatilla, or
such other point as may be found most prac
ticable, thence by way of said river on the
south bank thereof, to tho west side of the
Cascades mountains, and thence to tho city of
Portland. Third, the construction, etc., of an
extension of said lines, or with one thereof
from Portland northward to some point
on the Columbia river. The con.
nectinc with such other railroad and navisiv
tion company, owning or operating lines of
transportation in the State of Oregon, or any
other State or Territory in the United States,
as may be docmed expedient and entering
into agreements therewith lor tne pro.
rating on freights and fares on either or both,
It is tho intent and purpose of the corpora'
tion to build a line of railroad in connection
with, and a part of the Oregon Short Line of
Wyoming Territory, and to ultimately con'
mlidata with and become a part of said line.
It is expected that the O. R. N. Co. will
extend their line to Baker City and that the
Short Line will be built from Granger to
Boise bv the end ef this year and the remain'
ing 120 miles between the two termini to be
built and operated by one ot tne oiner roans,
as may be mutually agreed upon, and earn
ings divided pro rata, but Mr. Williams says
that Mr. Viliard has a charter to build
through Idaho and Wyoming, and tho Short
Line must be ready to return the compliment
bv comine to Oregon, hence the preparation,
as it is barely possible that this agreement
may be nullified. Whatever may oe tne
future of the Short Line in Oregon, its head
quarters will be in this city, and if it does not
ium air vi.ii.iu a -juwijiibc., nut wd
'ortland its western terminus.
Cereal Exports,
During the month of November 23 vessels
cleared from this river with 668,397 centals
wheat, valued at $1,093,013, and 45,802 bar
rels flour, valued at $200,800. This month
we will clear 28 vessels with 809,925 centals
wheat valued at $1,323,808. and 49.288 barrels
flour valued at $231,728. As compared with
the November clearances this month allows
an increase in value of cereal exports of $255,
723. This is the largest ever sent from the
river in one month. In December, 1879, the
valuo of cereal exports was $994,321, and in
1880, only $565,198. The year 1881, shows a
very marked increase over any in our history,
except 1877, the total foreiira cereal export
being valued at $6,501,342. In 1877, values
were much higher which increased the value
of the cereals, but the quantity was less, be
ing 3,388,473 centals against 4,293,101 for
1881. There is now lit the nvor a number of
vessels loading aud to load. Some of these
arrived later than expected or we should have
largely increased this year's figures. There
aro also about a dozen vessels outside, some
long overdue. Altogether the year has been
a very active ono with shippers as well as a
prosperous one to our producers.
JUKY LIST.
Below we givo a list of tho jurors drawn for
the January term of the State -Ciruit Court
for this district, which will convene on the
16th proximo :
P. Severson, East Portland, Wagon maker.
P. A. Marquam, Jr., Portland, clerk.
J. S. Koyce, East Portland, farmer.
M. Bills. Portland, clnrk.
T, W. Richardsoo, Portland, contractor.
J. M. Freeman, Portland, clerk.
B. C. Guild, Guild's lake, farmer.
N. Kennedy, East Portland, plasterer.
D. S. Dunbar, Sandy, farmer.
L. W, Morgan, Portland, gardener.
II. Miller, Portland, florist.
J. ML. Partlow, East Portland, farmer,
J. W. Cook, Portland, caj.it ilist.
A. N, King, Portland, farmer,
F, Landis, Portland, capiti'i.t,
M. McCavitt, Fulton, fatmr
E. Turner, East Portland, ,.. inter,
M. F. Culver, East Portland, speculator,
J. Wilson, Portland, contractor,
O. H, Lance, Grant, farmer.
T. D, Jewett, Sauvie's Island, farmer.
F. Emily, Rooster Rock, farmer.
J, Lowenberg, Portland, merchant,
F. X. Auer, Portland, gunsmith.
G. W. Pallcn, Columbia Slough, farmer.
T. Cain, Mt. Tabor, farmer.
J. Smith, Portland, farmer.
B. Z. Holmes, Portland, capitalist,
J. Heft, Fulton, farmer,
J. Epperly, Portland, merchant.
E. Rolff, Fulton, farmer.
Akotjikk Tuhqcciii TzLKQiurii Lini.
It is stated that tbe Northern Pacific Railroad
has made a contract with the Mstual Union
Telegraph Company to put up a line between
St. Paul, Minn., and Puget Hound, and that
the work will be put through early next
Spring. The office at St. Paul is now open
for business, and tbo company promise to
make telegraphic connection with all points
to which the wires of the Western Union in
the Dortliwc.it connect, at an early (lay,
James Gamble, for many years the Pacifio
Coast superintendent of the Wtstern Union,
is the general manager of the new company,
and is thoroughly acquainted with the system,
of the new company.
AEHTRRTlt' HOKSE THIEt
There is material for a very fair sensational
story, says the Ashland Tidings, in the cir
cumstances attending the arrest of William
Webb, on Emigrant creek, last Saturday
night. Some years ago Webb had a shooting
scrape in Butte county, California. He came
to Southern Oregon and the deputy sheriff of
Butte county, Weed, arrested him near Link
ville. Whilo in Dennis Crawley's house,
Webb was handed a pistol, with which he
shot Weed in tho face, but did not kill him.
He then forced Weed to givo him the key to
his manacles, which he unlocked, and made
his escape, lie has been living in this sec
tion unmolested until about six months ago,
when ho was arrested at Linkvilla upon
charge of stcalinir a horse, belonging to Adin
Spencer. The Linkvillo constable allowed
him to escape, and he has sinco been up at
the head of Emigrant creek, whero his father
live, occasionally coming down to visit bia
acquaintances living on the creeK. His
reputation for being a crack shot with.
a riflo and pistol, and a desperate
man, seemed to have rather awed the
Shrievalty, of Jackson and Lane counties,
but last Saturday evening ho was captured.
He is a first class fiddler, and had eugaged to
furnish musio for a dancing party that night
at Philander Powell's on Emigrant creek. The
officers learned this, and. Deputy Sheriffs
Chas. Prim, J. H. Huyrer and Milo Walker
went up to arrest him. About 10 o'clock,
while tho lively musio inspired the dainty
steps of tho Emigrant creekcrs, and the
"mirth and fun grew fast and furious," the
three officers rnshed into the room with
drawn revolvers, and covering Webb,
shouted: "Throw up your hands"! Wcob
was unarmed, and his hands went up. It was
noticed in the excitement that several other
hands were thrown up also, some of the
obliging and agitated dancers standing on tip
toe and stretching their arras, for fear thoir
hands might not bo soon. Webb was ironed
and brought to Ashland at onco, and next
morning was taken to Jacksonville, where ho
had a preliminary examination, and was ad
mitted to bail in the sum of $500.
CHAItr.EII WITH HHHDF.H.
Tho coroner's jury in the case of John Kel
leher, who died at Roseburg on Uio 21st ult.,
found that tho immediate cause of his death
was bruises and injuries inflicted by Samuel
Carlisle on the 15th of December. A war
rant was issued for tho arrest of Carlisle on ft
charge of murder, and he had a preliminary
examination before Justico Roadman, which
lasted three days. A long list of witnesses
were called and subjected to the strictest
cross-examinations. The bulk of tho testi
mony introduced by the state was to tho ef
fect that Kellehcr had intimated that Carlislo
had been to 'intimate with his neighbor's
woed pile, and that Carlisle had tried, to hire
one Tucker to whip him (Kelleher), but fail
ing to find any one to do the work for him.
concluded to do the work himself, and set
upon him while asleep in a chair; struck,
kicked and bruised him up in such a manner
as to cause his death seven days after. The
evidence of the doctors making the post
mortem examination corroborated tho state
ment of other witnesses, and showed also that
the deceased came to his death from extrane
ous violence; that the face was badly bruised;
that the right side both external and internal,
was very much discolored from the effects of
bruises; that the right lung was also very
much discolored, in a high state of iuflama
tion, and in it was found large clots of blood
that were, without doubt, caused fntn ex
ternal injurios. After hearing all the evi
dence in tho case, Judge Roadman on tbe
morning of tho 28th bound the accused over
to await the action of the grand jury, placing
his bonds at $2,000, in default of which he
was committed to jail. Tho county jail hav
ing recently burned down he was taken to
Salem Thursday where he will remain in the
Marion countv iail until tho mectinir of the
next grand jury for this county, which will
be sometime next May,
Beduellon er Telegraph Kates.
On and after Jan. 1, 1882, the rate from
any office in Oregon to any office in California,
Nerada, Washington Territory, or British Co
lumbia, will not exceed $1 for ten words, anil
seven cents for each additional word ; to of
fices in Utah and Arizona, not to exceed
$1 25 and eight cents for each mtditioual
word ; to all other States and lemtoitit-s,
including Ontario, Quobcc, Manitoba, New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, nut to excot.il
$1 50 and ten cents for each additi mal wo d
On January 1st, the term "Half Rate" will bo
discarded and "Night Rate" bn used instead.
Where day rates are twenty-five cent3, thirty
cents and thirty-five, night rates will bu
twenty-five cents and one cent for each ad
ditional word ; where 40c. or 50c. night ratea
will bo 30o. and 2c; whero 60c, night rnten
will bo 40c. and 3c, where 70c, night raUa
will be 50c. and 3c. whore $1 night taten will
be 70c, anil 6c, will be XI and 7c. I'urtner
reductions in local rates as promised.
KXTEXttlVE UAHAtiE HI IT.
Col. Joseph Teal tho well known capitalist
and stockman of this State is about to com
mence suit in the U S. Court at Kansas City
against Mr. John S. Belby a rich citizen of
Nodaway county, Missouri, for damages to
the amount of nearly $100,000. It is nileae-l
by Col. Teal that in November, 1880, ho 1011
tracted with Beloy to feed 1,500 head of cat
tle on the latter'a farm, Belby to ki on thrm
and return them to Teal in the fall of 1881,
with 450 pounds added weight. 7 he plain
tiff alleges that at the time not for di livery 271
cattle were missing, and the remaining 1.2JU
were so poor in flesh as to bo almost taLtltiw,
on which account ho brings suit for tlu 271.
amounting to $26,000, and for seventy odd
thousand damages to the others. I lio a'tur
neys for Teal are Edwards fc Kninm-y of
Maryvillo, u. Ji. waters ami ex-uccrnor
Woodson. The papers in the ease aru filed
and the suit will come up in May,
Mining Bill. In tho inttiot of the
mining community, by rtqnct, f-'enntfir
Ststor introduced Senate bill No. 500, " To
amend section 2,322 of the Rcvbed Stitti'rs,
concerning possessory rights of milieu tn I'm
surface -included within tbo lines of t fit n" t
cation," which reads: That Miction 'ii a mI
322 of the Revised StitutM of th United
States lie amended by aildlu, after the
words "ahall have tho exclmiva lights of po
section and enjoyment of all nurfneo included
within the lines of their location." tl u fol'uw-
iug words: Provided, that this act thai! i tit
bo construed as granting to locatois f ir.rit
the excliuive right to dispute of tun stufuca
within tho lines of their location as t vn Ii t-,
but all town-property tights toii ciich sur
frco are hereby oxurctsiv aointi-d cud re
served for tho enjoyment of tlu riz.nof
the United States, or thoee who lmr de
clared thoir luteutions to hsoome Mtcii) but
shall bo construed as alone convojiti '.'th
locator ot an veins, lodes ind le.ige uirou, v
out their entire depth thu top or apex of uii
of which lies insidv of such aurface lines; atu
all town-proiicrty rights shall bo gorervd by
tho town site laws,
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