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Newspaper Page TextWILLAMETTE PABMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, OCTOBER 6.. 1882 ,1 1 I. ii..uii every Week by the Wii.LAMi.rrK.FAUMr.BPini.ifiiiMi to. TXHMS OP HUlSSCItltTIOA. Oncer, (PoataKO JfflM), InaJeance 2.60 Six nonths, (Po,t.aje fafcl), In wHincv . Loiwtiknrixmniithlllbe, per month AIIVF.II8IHIMI HATK8: AlverllBementswIlI ho Inserted, provl'tlntf tn are rospsctaMe, t the tollnwlnir ttUa ol rstes : One Inch of qw lr montl , !5 Thr w Inches J space r month MO On fhlf column per month 1"."" On column p-r month ...... sooo tuhlicatluu OJke: No. 5 Wsshlagton Street, Up tlrs, rooms Nu. SLnil W of us that they aro -setting in operation this tiino. so wo accord them credit and think that the public can put filth in their judgment, experience and good business sense. At the fame time that we fcl confidence in the good intention of such men as tiro influ ential in the Hoard of Trade, we say to the Legislature: Kxamine all points, uw vour best judgment to perfect the bill in the liht of all facts obtainable, nd let in this time havea good law tint will be liberal ci oujli to pilots end owners of tugs, while it shall be just to the commcrco of the State in which we all havo such permanent rn'orcs'.. !! 1H.IMM.1C MII XEllliNT. Tho following nre nutliorlicil to receipt tor subscrip tions to this tin) r. tit vincrc o nato no antnm jc tnlttances MUST he made, (expenses liald), to us by Iteiristerou' Letter, or Hone) Orders, or Ktprcss AM.I'ArF.nS tlieCOSTINI'hl) AT THE EXI'IUA TIOK OK THE TIMB I'Alll roil. THE MACHINE IN POLITICS. Lebanon ....CI W Smith Lewis) We. I ICMvTIininonils I-ooklnir ULus..M Cochran Lincoln. .. .L Abrnnis McMlnnvillc.J HcPhllllps McCoy 8 Bobbins Mt Pleasant . KSThajer Mart. ,.K II llutncrroru Mohan k ..J 8 Churchill Monmouth W Watcrhouw NoYamhlll. OWSappinirlon Powell Valley.TK Williams Pilot Kock.. .E Ollllam ciidl(.ton..I-ot uvcrmore Pcrrjdale J W McOrew Plcasantlllll GWIlandsaker rtlicrslile C FH Monies Koselmrir...S K Itavmond Svectllomc. .7. n Moss EIIensbunr...llon Mllllcy Salem "" Forest Qrove 8 Hughes otajton A uiiaruner Hlinilmlty.. .JSO uowmihk j .Morns Amity II I. Simpson Aurora ... .Urn .Miller nmwnnvllU! W R Kirk nutteille..JohnllaU.liellcr Hutu Creek.. r. nKcrvin Urooks .. W II Harris Dcllcvuo JelTHasIs Crawfordsvlllc.ltobt Oliss Cottafot!r..J II bhortrldire Corvaills ..Meyer Harris Cltampoetf., . A Jettc Damascus. .. K Forbes llavLnn.. .E C Hadawa) Drain Hon J C Drain Dallas .3 D Smith Dutur -A .1 Dufnr, Jrl Eota Thomas rcarce Elkton A II Haines Eugene Hon J HMeClunic Fm Vallev...A I) Clardner Ooshcn J Ilandsakcr Oaston , . . A C llaj moml Oerval M Mitchell, floldcndnlo.il F Raylor& Col Harrishurir...Hon II Smith l(alsoy..,lllack, Pearl 4 Co Irving AC Jennings Independence. W L Hoilirln Jaeksonlllo...Max Mullcr Junction Wll Minor, JeOerson ...J W lloland, Sun ghwld W M Powers iTanirent John Luper Turner . ...F S Matteson Will, Mr .. Hon Thos wniwi WIllamcttoF... M Wllklns Welles. ...A A Williamson Weston LSWocxl Waltshurx. ..WN Smith Walla Walk. . .1 Jacobs Zona . .SB Hlmble Tiik Land Omen of the N. P. R. ft. Co. at Cheney has a collection of cereals in sheaf and in the berry that would be a credit to any count! v; also specimens of graces, some tine vegotihles, including the o'd-fashioned yellow pumpkin, and sp cimrns of fruit that show that tho Spokan country H capiblo of many things. As thu orchards grow older in that region, tlty niu found to produce excellent fruit of all kinds. When in that section lust week wo found evidences of gcnci.il prosper it)' in thu growth of ttiwi s and incicaso of busi ness that was ny glutifymg. iMMinitATKiN acoss the. mouutniiis, from the Missomi nvcrto Ka'tern Washington, lias been goiiiL' on all the buiiiuii r. A tram of nine wagons crossed tho Ca-ur d'Al no. Moiint.tius last ULtk that had conn all tho way from Kort llcntou and bcyiml. Thcro were about thirty wagons at SpoUau Kails at ouo time this summer that had made this long journey, and imitn lattly a theatrical company undo its appearance tnat had ciosnd the continu t in Miigons. Th" ptinons coiiipoiiug it cio vcy nice looking peoplo, arid gave a graphic account of tlieir oxploi n and ndvuiituics crotrsing thu many mountain rangrs, WHEN TO HOLD THE STATE FAIR. At the annual meeting of thu Stati) Agri cultural .Society, held during fair week, it nas rco'vrd that tho directors should bo request ed to appoint tho first Monday in October tif each year as tho time for holding thu annual fair. ThefirstMo'iday in October this ycarcomes with rain, and if thu fair of 1882 had been ap pointed for this neck it would have been a I uuentatilo failure. The fair was held in tho full of tho moon, and the delightful overlings did much to mako thu invasion u success. Wo have noticod fur many ytmrt as a common oc currence, though not as a rule, that fall rains nine after thu full of thu moon, and hao watched with interest to stu if such would bo thu case this week. Hiiro enough the waning moon has snuu rain come. Tho obseration of otheri is similar to ours. It is very easy to ridicule all such theories, but the cxporiuneu of many years is what wo rely upon, arrd wo therefore suggest to tho Il'iard of Managers as a safe rule of action to hold tlieir fairs as near the first of October as pnasiblo when the full moon can add to tiro pleasure, of camping on tho grounds. Thu moonlight is a considera tion worth being mindful of. Wo aru awaro that such was tho objuot when the time for the lata fair wto set, and to follow that rule seem stferaud pleasauteir than to arbitraiiiy i on tho lirt Mon lay in October as the d ty lor rommenoii'g all futuio fairs. THE FILOTAQE BILL Thera arc patties from Astoria who have been bus ly employed about the Statu Capital endeavoring to convince the mcnibers of the legislature t'tat tlio l'llotige and Tuwagu lull presented from tho 1WM of Tralu is not a proper inouincj that it will bo disastrous to eomurerou and unfair in its working. Thuy havo a bill of their own, or one they are satis fied with, that covers tho whulu ground, ami is perfi'ct in its scope an I particular. Wo do not wish t disparage tho patriotism ol th) people who camo fiom Astoria In thu inter est, but tho experience of pst ytar shows that seldom uver a mm cama from there to lobby a legislature who was not after all mora allietl to sorrro persoirsl scheme or individual interest than anxious for the good of the pro ducer of tho Interior. Wu see much more reason to believe that the rortUud Hoard of Tiade rooogulre its ob ligation t the Statu at largo than that few persons at Astoria connected with pilotage autl towage) aro working for the public. The timet scours to have come when the Hoard of Trade recoguixo it real duty and let per miiient Intel t, as allied to the laboring class who supply thu product that makeup the commerce and increase, the wealth of the Stato. They certainly have no ax to grind, 'they don't expect to eru great dividends o i their tut; Unt. They tlesiro to make tills new tug servo thu purput ol ilostroying moirooly. It la m.t a money making schemu for a cor poration, but a money swing scheme for all The time his coiro in rnr national existence when there ore no great principles dividing patties, and the strife of politicians is merely to retain or rrg.in power, and use tho preju dices that drew men to party associations in the past, and tho "cohesivo power of public piundo," to maintain present narty organiza tions and secure personal ends. To bo a Sen. a'or of the United Ptates is if the Senator is in accord with the administration to con trol the federal patronage of tho State for the benefit of the national administration and of tho Senator who appoint'. This gives occa sion for the machinery of politics, arrd ften ret u Its in a State "rine" that runs tho ma chine in tho interest of the friends of the Sen ator and the administration that ratifies the wishes of the "ring. Oarfu Id wns elected as a known champion of civil service reform His assassination made possible the succession of Arthur, and with him we nalira the methods that have for years past marked the machrne polrtrcs of Now York Slate. Civil service reform is buried in the grave of Gaefieldj its monument is tho eulogy of wasted words with which tho advocates of the machine deceive the people; they use hollow words tt mako assurances that are intended to pacify the honest men of the nation, but which they r over expect to per form. Arthur is a plausable and genitl gen tleman, whosn idei of politics is to win eleo tious and retain power. The administration of President Hayes made the nomination and election of Garlic Id possible. With a si-callfd "Stalwart" Presi dent in Ilnym' place, Grant wmld havo been nominated at Chicago. Very probibly he would havo been defeated, becauso many In dependents of his. party, whose votes were needed for success, wou'd huvo rctuso 1 their suppirt. Tiro people elected Gaifltldas an iridicstiori of rcfori'.; tlieir defeat by tho assaxsin's bullet has com cited tho administration be so aus piciennly c ininenccd into tho very thing that was defeated ut Chicago. Tiie machine poll tiding, by a sudden revolution of fortune's m heel, find themselves on top, nod arc run ning things their own way. So powerful is tho machina that its man agers aro unscrupulous in using tho party for their ends. Hut, after all, it is not oiiiiuf o tont. The Jime has onto in l'tiimylvania when independent Kepuhlicaus refuss to work in party hnriicss, and it remains to bo seen if thn candid ito forced by the national adminis tration on New York can bo elected. It is true that tho naiuo of party is strong; politi cal prejudice holds the masses, but tho game hss its limitations. We shall soon see a rising of the voters of nil parties against tho tyranny of "bosses The Wii.lamkttr Faiimeu his resented the course of Oregon Democrats under the Irnd of llrovor, who samiticod nil ends to personal ambition, arid it lately tskes ground against tiro election of Mr. Mitclnll to tho Senate, bocauso we recognize in him tho embodiment of the machine in politics. Under either party tho country has nothing to fear if the popular will is honestly enforced "Tho voice of the poople it tho voice of God 1" Hut if the ma chinery of politics is used to promote ring nianagenirnt and personal ambition, and State and federal pitronago shall servo such aims, then tiro country lias everything to fear. the fruit on exhibit there, and urged all to mike the fiuit industry a specift'ty. There was good clock of tunning and trot ting horses there, and various trials of speed oach dsy of the Fair added interest to the o;. canon. The hoise display was generally gxd, including mares, ci Its and stallions of differ ent breeds arrd three Norman stallions of ex cellence. There were some geod cattlo, in cluding ono Holitein, Borne Alderneys, etc., and some excellent sheep. There was an espe cially good exhibit of sw lie, including I'olmd China, Bert, shire, Kssex and Jersey Reds. In this line of stock the display was very credit able, as, indeed, it was in all. Tho pavilion was well filled with ladies' woik of various kinds that was really beauti ful, including laces, cmbroiderrc, needlework etc., that was elaborate and attracted general admiration. There was a good exhibrt of cereals, Includ ing wheat, oats, barley and corn. This has been an unusually favorable year for corn, and Gov. Newell expressed admiration for some beautifully tilled ears of the King l'liillip variety. The vegetables were all fine and remarkable f r size as well as quality. Potatoes were im mense, but their eating qualities, as he found them on the hotel table, commended them ti Gov. Newell's attention. Onions grou u from the seed were as large as saucers. Klickitat furnishes wonderful garden growths. But chief of r.11 tiie attract'ons at the Klick itat Fair was tho display of fruit. It was scni'.'ropical in character nnd looks. Great clusters of exotic grapes added to the fame of tho region. Seven varieties were shown by our old friend, S. M. Gilmore, ino uding Roy al Muscadines, raisin grapes, Red Chaselas Concords, etc., enough to convince the most unwilling mind that Klickitat can be made a frieodly home for the vine. Gov. Newell says the display of fruits, and especially of grapes, was as grod for quality and tize as can bo found anywhere. We notice from tho Gold eudale Gazette that tlrcio were several exhibit ors of excellent fruits, and that tho display included the most luscious poaches of differ ent varieties; Hartlett pears that had remark able size and exquisitn flavor; other pears and beautiful apples of fall and winter varieties, excellent plums and prunes ot different classes, and, in fact, fruits of nil kinds of such quality as are seldom if ever excelled. Soino of the exhibitors brought fruits that were out of season picscrvetl in alcohol. Mr3. S. A Nichols showed seven aniictics of winter an thrcu of fall apples ; Win. Iliccinh, thnm had apples, peaches, pears, prunes, plums and four kinds of grapes; S. .M. Gilmore, seven kinds of gr.ares, three oc melons, fcjn.ishcs rotate) s, appte, plums a id p ache. Uauy interests were Very well reprtecntni for Gov. Newell spoke of scoing many rolls of iieautiliil nutter. There was a brass band with 12 performers in attendance, and in all rcspocts tho Klick itat Fair seems to havo been a great success Its fame will go forth to say to the world that even in a season of unoximplcd driuth this county will always stand foremost amon,' the proiiucin,,' dintricts ot tlio racilic JNortlrwest A lar'o rortioii of its lest land lies idle anl unclaimed, and wu shall look with interest to see what such enterprise, as their people hate manifested, will ace unplish 1 1 the tuture, sought aj interview with him and told him, and told him that he could mske $8,0''0 by voting for Ex-Senator Mitchell. That Fcnl had repeated this, and given him distinctly to understand that he was authorize 1 lo make such an offer. Ford was summoned and sgreed t all that Nichols had stated, but swore that it wss all done in joke. Mr. Mitchell toitifi-d tha. so fir as he knew of, he had never met Ford ; that he never au thorized him or any one else to offer mon?y for votes. Mr. Mitchell to k great interest in getting Hob Ford to test fy, and induced Bo l Ilavden to go to Dallas for .liui. Hayden got Bill Wntkinds to go with him. Fori refused to come without he was suhpeenaed, and finally came, in amwer to a legal summon. Hayib n, Watkiuds and Ford aio all Democrats, and have been earnest workers for Mr. Mitchell's electioi. On Monday the Investigating Committic summoned Representative Gilbert, of Marion, who reluctantly testified that ho had been ap proached by Ssnator A. W. Waters, of Mult nomah, who came, by appointment, to his housi and offered him tho Silem post office and Si.OO, if he would vote for Mr. Mitchell for Senat r and ueo his influence for him. Mr. Wa'crs is connected with Mr. Gilbert's wife's family by marriage, and very pleasant rela tions havo existed He had only informed one re's-jir within the family connexion, but the matte' leaked out, and thus his evidence. Senator Waters took the stand and d ro 'tly denied all the material allegations in Mr. Gil bert's evidence. He did not deny that he told Mr. Gilbert that ho expected to be United S'ates Marshal, i r case Mit:hell should be elee'ed. We have only given tha lending points in these matters. Up to Thursday there was no change in the Senatorial vote, and the figures stood the same, except that Mr. Dunbar, of Washin; ton, who v ted for Mr. Mitchell, went home, hut paired with Eakin, of Lane, who opposes Mr. Mitchell. THE WALLOWA VALLET. Some of 1U Special Advantage. COTTONWOOD, SPCKAN COUKTY. W. T. STEVENS COUNTY, W. T. KLICKITAT COUNTY FAIR. Goldondaln is a thriving town in the Klick itat alley, tho representative) of t'ro agricul tural prosperity of that portion of Washington Territory north of the Columbia and close to tho Cascade) range. Agriculture has only a re cent hold on that county, but it is settling np with a stirring class of farmers who are fast becomrng producers. That they possess err. ory and enter) rise is proven by the fact that they orgauized a Count- Agricultural Society arrd held their first fair last year, and the Sec o.td Annual Farr was held at Goldcndale last week, Wo find some particulars in that en terprising local journal, the Guldcudale (7i trttt, and had the pleisure of meeting on Fri day with Gov. Newell, of Winhingtou Terri tory, who had just returned from a visit to the Klickitit Fair and gau us tome interest ing particulars. Gov, Newell fortunately has n clear knowledge of farnriru,' matters from personal experience, and takes a warm inter est in whatever relates to the Jiact cil welfare of the Territory. 'I'li.i l.'lr ttr.inn.ti art. nil tnll.i from fMl.lef.. I. ... . ... n. ....... . ...... ....... .. dale, on the flat surface of an eminence that overlook the country. It i well enclosed by a chxo and high femes; tlune is au extensive tand fur spectators, that overlook tho race course. A pavilion of sult'uicnt dim-nsioiu affords rjont for air exhibit, arrd there are tail, Ac, for (took. Taken all together, and couiideriug the newness of the whole re gion from au agricultural standpoint, and the further fact that the past season has suffered from severe drouth, and we ruuit eourvdo that Klickitat farnrer desxrve credit for this effort. The raoe track is half a mile in circuit, with a irood land for jsuige. The exhibition was opened by an address from Mr, Sol Smith, formerly of Kansas, now a lawyer of Gotdendale, who (poke wisely cf the great resource of Klickitat county, Dar. lug the Fair Gov. Newell alto made at ad dress iu which be called especial attention to Mr. James Monahon, of Colville, whom we met at the oth-r day atSpokan Falls, informs us that settlers aro constantly moving into that region and locating homes there. Colville valley has limited area, and tha land is all taken up along that stream. There are about 135 settlers in tho valley proper, but a great area of bench larrds arrd bald hills that adjoin it aro yet unsettled, and will make go m! farm ing and grazing land. There are other streams and narrow valleys in Steven county, and in course of time it will support a largo pop ulation to irnpi ovo its agrrcultural resources nnd for stock raising. Hut the far northeast ern portion of Washington Territory has other resources worth developing. Limestone abounds, and when that branch of industry is improved it will supply building material for the Upper Country that now has to come from Puget Sound at great expense. Coal has liecn discovered in that couuty, and granite and slate formations exist, and there are undoubt edly valuabto mineral deposits through all that region that may sometime well pay for invctmut of capital and labor At present Stevens county is bit little known. Settlers havo been attracted there liecausc tho military post nt Fort Colville had to be supplied with necessaries, but the troops are to bo soon removed from that point, and then the settlers will havo to bo thrown more on their own resources. The extent of agri cultural land nearer transportation that in vites settlement will prevent any immediate influx of population to that section, but at tho rate immigration is coming to tho Pacific Northwest, it will not be many ye. rs before Stevens couuty will became better known and settled. It varied ro'ources will insure for It great prosperity in the not distant future. THE LEGISLATURE. Mr. Thos. Ledgerwood, who formerly-lived in Douglis county, and was for twenty-seven year a resident of Oiegoi, now resides at Crttouwocd,,ntar the mouth of the Spokan river. Wo had the pi nsuro of meeting Mr. LcdgcriNond last week at Spokan Falls, nnd he informed us that tho country al out his row home ns of thu most excellent toil, and pro duced good crops the present reason, though it has been of unusual dryness. From Cotton wool Spring, some thirty miles northwest of Cheney, to Camp Spokan, is a distance c f thirty-one miles through a po fectly beau'iful country, Wo publish elsewhe-e a letter tik'n from the Cheney TrVmne, vrritten concerning the croris in the Cottonwood district, and Mr. Ledgerw old endortes its statements as en' irely authentic. Ho says it wrll no'd) for our people to find out about the qualities of that portion of the Big Bnd country too suddenly, as ot ler sections would 19 depopulated. While not oxactly fearing that result, wo can say that we lrnvo bee i to Cottonwood Spring!', and a very beautiful and fertil") country s ir" rouutls that p'ace. THE MECHANICS' FAIR. Last evening we devoted to tho Mechanics' Fair, and wc havo no regrdU to express at the remarks wo made concerning it before hind. It consisted mainly of show of goods from stores down town. Boots and shoes, patent medieines, crockery and glassware, dry goods and groceries, liquors and gaslight, filled the pavillion, with au occasional gleam of electric light to animate the scene. There were threshing machine and harvesters all in motion, for some of our agricultural ma chinery men showed enterprise. Of course there were some articles of home mauufa turo and of domes'ic gro vth that had merit, an 1 the floral annex was a delightful place, but taken as a whole tho Mechanics' Fair is as great a failure as tho State Fair at Salem was, i nly redeemed by tho magnificent exhibit of trains arrd prasscs from the Bureau of Immi gration in this city, and tho benoficenco of soino kind gardeners, florists and horticultur ists who nrsde a d'splay of fruits and vegetaj lies really worth notice. H. R. Shipley showed a magnificent variety of grapes grown iu tho open air, athishonieplacencarOsncgo, and Setli Luellrng, of Milwaukee, showed a really grand and cxcel'ent collection of fruits. Thero were fruits of all kinds from several oxhil iters, that showed how well this country cm produce apples, pears, grapes, peaches, quinces, walnuts, plums and prunes, arrd all these in great variety. Thcee, combined tastefully with the grain in sheaves and in jars that surrounded or festooned the room, nradi a display creditable to the mis-callen Mechan ics' Fair, as well as to the State of Oregon. We shall rrext week notico some olhe things of Oregon growth or make, but must reiterate that the fair owes much to the agci ' cultural and horticultural displays, and that only for this exhibit it would havo possessed fw real attractions. Some fine fle-cea of wool and samples of wool were exhibited by both Koliert Iinlirie, Ksq., of Hillsboro, and Mr. 1). M. Guthrie, of DalUs. The valley's greatest charm to the touiist or traveler, is Silver 1 ike, situated iu a g re in the mount 'ins at the southern endcf the va1 ley. The lake is four mile long by about a mile and rlrree quartcrswide. The mountains rise from its edge at the upper end full seven thousand feet high. Dense forests bcrdj r the lake on the west and southern s'des. The water is as clear as crystal, fish and other ob jects being visible to a depth of eighty and ono hundred feet. The northern end, whre it f mpties its sur plus waters into Wallowa river, is open and easily accessible to any kind or class of vehi cles, the ridge between the lake and the Itv.l valley being less than sixty feet high. Its waters abound at all seasons with mountain, lake and silver trout, sure of them weighing as hiirh as ten poun 's. It was the wn er s pleasure on a recent visit to carry home a catch of sixtypounds, the result of one day's fishing. About the 1st of July the annual run of the famous redfish begins and tluy continue to stream into the lake for about threo weeks. When thesa fish fiist arrive in the lake they aro black in co'or, fat and round; within a few dayB they begin to ch nge both in shapo and color, the change being more marked in the males than io. the females. From black they change to a deep blood-red color. 1 he nose of the male I ecomes booked, the bteJc bowed, and a set of teeth, as large and vio'tus as thosi of a dog salmon, make their appear ance Aft r staying in the like a few days they begin running up tho small stre ms in such numbers as to literally dam the stre ms. It would be impossib'e to ride a horse across without killiug numbers of them. Hun Ire's could be killed in a d ly with a club Large numbers of them are annually caught and packed on the lake by local fishermen, chief among whom is John Mc&ll, the pioneer, as well as one of the bfst fishermen on the like. John is well and favorably known to the peo ple of Union an 1 Hiker counties, and his fish have a deserved reputation of beirrg first-claks, for he spends much time and attcn'ion on the packing. His fishery and packing rooms are kept as clean as soap, brus'ies and wa'ercan make them John lives at the low.T end of the lake and has quite a number of small bolts, which ho lo's to pie sure par.ies. He is at present busy making arrangements for putting a unill steam Hunch orr the lako next s rin?, to be let to pleasure parties, arrd used in towing. The steamer will be bought in San Fiarrcisco this winter, ana transp rtedto the lake ready for use next spring. Ano her feature f Walloni), 'o the pleasure seeker, is the fine hunting for both large and small game; deer, elk, s'lcpand bear are plentiful in almost sll parts cf the valley. Arum the substantial improvements now going on arrd shortly to be begun, are two grist mil's, ono being now built by Mr. J. H. Reader, a half mile above tho town of Lostine, Mr. J. D. McCully, of Salem, will next spring beniii the construction of another mill at tho town of Joseph, ono mils from the like. Both have fine water-powe-s. This will bo a gro it blessing to the citizens of the a'alloy, as it is annually drained of from $10,000 to $15,000 for flour alone. When Portland hunters and fishermen cm roich Union by rail, no such resort in Oregon can be bo easily reached which avill afford as good port. We beli ve it will not bo many years before Wal lowa will become famous as a summer resort. NEW ENGLAItys DEI LINE. From the S. F. Alta. Tho Chinese are undeniably an unde sirable class of immigrants! But as Now England sympathizes and desires such immigrntion, the other States of the Union must acquiesce. In I860, California contained about 400,000 in habitants 100,000 were German, French, Chinese and native Oiliforni- ans; 300,000 were immigrants from the Atlantic States. More than one-half more than 150,000 werd from New England G000 from Nuntucket alone, and whole towns in Maine were nearly depopulated. Now, in 1880, there are at '.east 220,- 000 of New England birth in Califor nia all these peoplo are now a unit on the Chinest' question, and solidly against it. And ye,, notwithstanding the fact that tbey were of the sar flesh and blood and ignoring the law of consxnguinity New Fngliind has done all in her power to irritate, aggra vate, exasperate and infuriate the peo ple on 'tho Pacifi'j Coast. But her power for evil is diminishing eve.y census dwarfs her she loses three member of Congress in the last decade. Her delegation in Congress has fallen from 36 1840, to 26 in 1880, as will bo seen from the following statement: 1840. 18S0. Maine 8 4 Now Hampshire ... 5 2 Vermont 5 2 Massachusett 12 12 Rhode Is'and 2 , 2 Counecticut 6 - 4 Totals 36 .28 Sixty years ago it was Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Territories. Now, Iowa contains 1,000,000 of people, and bleed ing Kunsas, 900,000. If the present immigration continues, in ono more de cade, certainly in two, the great West will overshadow New .England and the wholo North, and control tho business and politics of the country. In two or three cWudes New England will sink into political insignificance. Then sle can sit down mid shed bitter tears on the decline of her section, and like a common scold, abuse her sister States, ind enjoy Inr iresmerisni, animal mag netism, transcendentalism, tpiritualism, seiitimentalism and her mutual admira tion society to her heart's content I'l.l.llOI Til Oil n III lOISCS LallY on IIKIt MillTIIEUN IMflElej TUAVI'.tH. The Senatorial question has somewhat in terfered with business, but for all that both houses of the Legislature have made consider able progress in work. Some bill have passed one house and are already before the other. Five Drmosrats, Siglin, Sifers, Curtis, Long and dates, aud one Independent, Dunbar, gave their vote for Mr. Mitchell a Scna'or on Saturday, making 42 in all, requiring only 4 more to elect. On Monday Dr. Pliimmer, of the Multnomah delegation, announced that he had concluded not to vote longer tor Mr. Mitchell, and changed to Hon. Richard Wil liams. On Tuesday Eakin, of Lane, changed hi vote to M, C. George. The vote that day atood ; Mitchell 40, Shattuck 30, Failing 14, Oeorge 1, William 5. Ijut week Reprv4itatire Nichols, of Wu- co, formerly of Folk county, gtvo notice that The Josephine mine, located in blate creek nmtnrN in.l luon ..i.l in nnr.'K.u hi. t.n. lirecinct, was old t Master's Slid it Kerhv. A Committee of IuvcUgation was appointed! TJ 'i JSi?".1 ''L1: ty and' before it Mr. Nichols stated that one nrentand co'of the suit, etc Thi prop Robert Ford, a Democrat, of Dallas, had erty will bo put in first-claw order at once. The Centennial Companv, who are engaged in mining the bed of the Klamath river. Sis kiyou county, took out 40 ounces of gota one day recently. A a general thing these river mines are not paving u well as usutl this season, however. N. O. Mitchell has returned to Portland and Mr. Welch has come to put up the quarts nun as uiickweii. me nutra encinc ci wfticti. arrived thi week, at also most of the para phernalia. It is expeotcd that the mill wiU bn in runuing order before rainy weather etiin. Weather Report for September, 1882. During September, 1882, there were 2 day during which rain fell, and an aggregate of 0 52 rnches of water; 23 clear days, 3 cloudy and 4 days tho sky w as obscured by smoke. The mean temperature for the month was 69.24 deg. Highest daily mean temperature for the month, 70 deg. on the 21st. Lowest daily mean temperature, 46 deg. on the 23d. Mean temperature for the month at 2 o'clock P. it., 68.96 deg. Highest temperature for the month, 81 deg. at 2 F. it. on the 21st. Lowest temperature, 44 deg. at 7 A. M. on tha 29th. The prevailing winds for the month were from the north during 26 days, southwest 3 days, northoast 1 day. During Septouiber, 1881, there weroGdavs during which lain fell, and and 1,83 inches of water; 14 clear days and 10 cloudy days. Mean temperature for tho month, 51.17 deg. Highest duly mean temperature for the ironth, 66 deg. on tho llth. Lowest daiiy mean temperature for the mouth, 53 deg. on the 19th and 26th. T. Pkaece. Eola, Ojtobc-r 1, I8S2. From nation County. Hon. Geo, W. Hunt, in a private note to us dated at Whitoaker, Sept. 29th say : We have just got ho ue from the fair and find the hill farmer nearly done seeding. I think thore is more fall wheat sown than last year iu this vicinity. Our grass is dried up ami tock mt doing first rate. The fruit crop i not large, and the fruit medium in site. My Shropshire buok, second Prido of Mont ford, half brother to Oudmastia Hero, ha juat arrived, and i the finest theep I ever saw. Hi half brother, Dudmutin Hero, rented last year for one thousand dollar. I like him so well I hare ordered more for this season. Oar people here want to know who h rye for aale. Any person having any will do well to advertise it, dating price and wnere to be tounet. " May I open the window for you, Miss V politely inquired a gentleman of a young lady on tho Northern Pacific road, as he saw her tupging at a sash that had not recovered from the preced ing winter. She glared at him a momont and gave a reluctant consent. " Folks can't be oo rareful who they speak to or accept favors from," she re marked alter a long pause. " That's very true," replied the gen tleman quietly. " Are you n Boston drummer V she inquired. " No, I am not," he answered. "A hotel clerk V " No, not a hotel clerk." " I am glad of that," said she. " I never let a drummer or a hotel clerk speak to me. Maybe you're an actor !" " No, not an actor." "That's tir.it class," she exclaimed, showing her dimples, and becoming more and more con6dential. " If an actcr should speak to me I'd die. What is your business t" "1m a bai keeper, and I'm traveling west to get a Territorial divorce from my wife," explained the gentleman. " Oh, I'm so glad," giggled tho girl. ".Reach down my satchel, there's a bottle of whisky and a pask of cards in it. I'll plav vou an odd eramfi of nli. fornia Jack for 5 a corner 1 I like to meet gentlemen, and I know 'em when I see 'em. Ask that bald headed duffer across there if he's got a corkscrew, will you J 'Chicago Herald. There i no profit in feeding stock past it prime. It i waste of feed and money. A oon as any animal begin to fail it thould be dUpoeedof. Old cow, old oxen, oldaow. and old hen, form the bulk of the stock upon many farm. The young animal are sold ot inn la thA rjrapM Ar .k.fc z. :- ... I atil -- v. -., is wise ua prom- Now let the Elixa Pinkston party shed tnrs and put on sackcloth. That highly colored dame, whose picturesque unci pathetio wounds wrung tears from John Sherman and robbed Louisiana of its Democratic electoral vote in 1876, ban been sent to prison for the very worst sort of stealing. This must be a terrible blow to Hayes, who owed his occupancy of the White House for four yenis to that exceedingly black nomau's tales ot wrong and woe, which Garfield and Sherman and the rest of the Repub lican Committee swallowed down with as mucli ease as they would take a new laid egg with their bourbon before break fast And their decision to ateal the vote of a State from the Democrats and give it to the Republicans was all on ac count ot luiia, wbo was a model martyr in their days. Since those days the Pinkston has been left to herself nrottsr considerably. She has carried on a driving business at her old trade. She has killed her husband, but that was a man circumstance in her dark career. Shu has finally been caught stealing and put where other thieve and burglars go. Elita has now been mustc-ed oat of pol itics for good. It will deprive the Be- puuucan party of a pillar of strength in the South, and tie likely to make North ern Republicans feel bad all over. For a cough or cold there U no remedy equal to Anrmen'a Cough Syrup. "acswyeJh. I ntSlClt,Sri,V'Bta4 " lo.-: L..Ufr