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GENERAL NEWS.
Senator Dolph presented to tho Senate
Tho Ohio cyclonp is even woro than
originally reported.
ut. u. . uaKor, ot Walla Walla, is
seriously ill.
Jack Cole, ono of the survivors of
the Jeannctte, is dead.
Olympia charges $300 per annum for
liquor license after July 1.
A heavy fire in Brookly cort tho
owners of property $150,000
Senator Anthony of Rhode Island, and
Judgo Itoagan of Texas, are ill.
Tho steamer Earil burned on lake
Washington, back of Seattle.
Sheriff Adkins, of Boon county, "West
Va, was waylaid and murdered.
In Southern Utah half the cattle have
died of the unsually sovere winter.
The Now York assembly has defeated
the prohibitory liquor law 60 to G3.
Seattle newspapers say the fruit crop
of 1884 will be tho heaviest ever known,
a petition from the Portland Board of
Trade against coinage of more silver
dollars.
Govcnor Ordway, of Minnesota, has
had to give $10,000 bail on a charge of
bribery.
Devastating forest fires are causing
great damage in Michigan and in Penn
sylvania. Congress is discussing the tariff and
is no nearer a conclusion now than when
they began.
Frank James has rsached Boonville,
Mo., where another farce of a trial will be
gone through.
Tho Spanish minister pronounces
tho report that Cuba is to bo sold to
Mexico as absurd.
Fire at Glendalo destroyed tho hotels,
a store and saloon, and some other
buildings. Mostly insured.
Baptists have a church at Salt Lake
that cost $13,000 and has mado many
converts from Mormonism.
Tho effect of no legislation for relief
of whiskoy manufactures is that a great
quantity is being exported.
Barclay & Hatch, commision dealers,
San Francisco, havo failed and are under
arrest, charged with fraud.
A rronfroTYioTifa nro mnlHnr. in nannn
the lease of tho Oregon and California'
road to tho Transcontinental.
Immigration of pauper laborers into
Fenn8lyvinia causes as much feeling
there as China labor does hero.
Tho citizens of Soio havo determined
to havo an old fashioned basket picnic
on tho Fourth of July.
Prominent Democrats commend if
nominations of Tilden and Payno f0r
President and Vice President.
The California assembly has earned
an amendment to tho Constitution to
remove railroad commissioners.
Somebody charges Edmunds with
bujuk jouuery anu no denies it and offers
his private account books as evidence.
During a dense fog a train collision
occurred near Chicago that killed several
and wounded about twenty persons.
Frank Ornvons. nf Wnahinn. nm.n-
ty, aged 30, after a drinking spreo took
too mnch laudanum and died from it.
Jackson county prohibitionists nom
inate for representatives, Joseph Satter-
neia, ana tvm uaiey, and a lull county
ticket.
Since the completion of railroads from
Mexico to Chicago trade follows the
"road and mexican merchants are heavy
losers.
An Englishman has bought land in
New Mexico, for grazing, to extent of
378,000 acres and he is trading for
400,000 more.
A fire at Panama destroyed property
worth half a million dollars. An armed
mob plundered and became intoxicated
and several wero killed.
Tho flurry in tho wheat crop is said
by dealers to have been caused only by
speculation, and without grounds for
any permanent advance.
Much swindling by pension a cents is
being developed. They induce soldiers
and sai lore to pay tuem large sums when
they can do them no good.
A cyclone in the Mississippi valley did
damage to Rock Island and Davenport.
One person was killed and several badly
hurt at Davenport.
At Kinney, Texas, the foundation of
the Methodist church gave way, the
building overturned, lights exploded and
one, woman burned to death.
Mrs. Levi Knott lost a Flymoth Rock
hen that died trying to swallow a garter
snake; she got down eight inches of it
but six inches was left that she couldn't
get away with.
John Mathow, while plowing for A.
Thornton, near Vancouver, was thrown
under the team when they were fright
ened by something springing up before
tbem, and killed.
In Iiossville, New York, a stout girl
waked up to find a stout negro had ner
by the throat Slio mado a brave fight
against three terrible attacks, and
actually defeated him and has him in
jail.
AtAudobon Iowa, old man Jellereon
was murdered by his eon and two sons-in-law.
His son was conscience-strickien
and confessed. They all agreed to do it
because one of the sons-in-law found his
wifa had not been virtuous and tho
father was to blame. The family
thought he wasn't fit to live and they
worn almiit rieht.
were about right.
WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM, OBEGON, MAY 9, 1884.
Blaine's friends claim his nomination
to bo assured as ho has so near a major
ity of. all the delegates on first ballot.
James R. Keene, tho Californian, who
went to New York to bo a stock broker,
has lost $9,000,000 since January 1, and
is protty well broken up.
A telegraph lino is now working to
Eagle City and Wells, Fargo A Co. run a
daily express there. So tho "diggings"
aro withm reach of tho world.
A convontion of colored mon, not
merely political, lately met at Pittsburg
and Fred Douglass was slighted. His
marriage to a white woman has lost him
friends among his own people.
Mrs. John Connor, of Albany, wife of
tho banker, and sister of Henry Failing,
when visiting her brother, in Portland,
last week, after returning from an even
ing party, died suddenly.
Tho great walking match of GOO milos
in six days between Rowell and Fitz
gerald ended in New York the other day
in favor of Fitzgerald. Rowells backers
say ho had a sprainod ankle and so lost
it.
Mrs. A. R. Flint, of Roseburg, who was
visiting Portland with her husband, was
taken with neuralgia of the s'omach and
died suddenly at the residence of U. S.
Marshal E. S. Kearney, last Friday. Mr.
and Mrs. Flint have been residents of
Roseburg from pioneer days. She was a
lady of lovely character, aged over 70.
Tho Marino National Bank of New
York has failed. Capital four millions,
thought to be a bad failure, others say
not, and duo entirely to failure of Grant
& Ward. This firm consists of Gen.
Grant and his son and others, and thoy
again claime that ono of the firm, (Ward)
has left with half a million dollars.
The robbers and murderers who at
tacked the Medicine Lodge Bank, Kan
sas, and killed tno otlicers of tno bank,
wero pursued and lodged in the cala
booso at Harper, Kansas. A mob
gathered and one robber opened fire on
them. They riddled him with bullets
and took the other three out and hanged
them. Two of tho robbers were tho
marshal and his deputy of the town of
Caldwell, Kansas.
In the Bis Bend Country.
Tho editor of the Farmer has visited
the oastern part of tho Big Bend region
but not the country west of tho Grand
Coulee, which is attracting a larger
immigration this spring. Tho Spokano
Chronicle of recent date has acommnnL
cation from "II. W. C" who thus describes
a journey made early this spring to that
part of Washington, now as Douglass
county, and containing seven hundred
population.
Tho party reached Cottonwood whero
wheels, was discarded and sleds mado in
their place. He says :
Wo woro delayed here three and ono
half days on account of blockaded roads
and cold weather. In tho mean time our
party was increased to twenty-ono by
new arrivals, sleds repaired and every
thing gotten in readiness for a start.
After leaving Cottonwood we lound no
more difficulty in getting through, and
on tho evening of tho fifteenth day out
riached the "promised land."
We wero warmly welcomed by Mr.
Mann, one of tho, pioneer settlers and
town-sito owner, and Mr. Burgoyne,
county auditor for the now of Douglass,
comprising tho Big Bond, who) had
wintered there. Aftor pitching tents,
unloading wagons and looking after the
comfort of the inner man, the evening
was pleasantly spent in rotating our
"experiences" coming out, tho news and
doings of tho outside world particularly
of Spokane, etc.
Our first impression of tho country
was decidedly favorable. Coming up
out of tho Coulee as wo enter tho now
famous region, the view spread out before
us is ono of picturesque grandeur, and
forms a striking contrast to the country
travelled over tho preceding two or
threo days.. Instead of rocks and high
hills a gently sloping and rolling prairio
extends on all sides as far as tho eye can
reach. To tho north, west and south can
bo seen the Cascade ranee following the
bend of tho Columbia, their lofty and
hoary peaks losing themselves ''among
the clouds, while lower down toward tho
south the Badger mountains rear their
stately pine covered tops, and invite the
ax of tno settler.
The snow being of a depth of from ten
to twelve inches on the level during our
stay, wo were unable to make as tohrough
an examination as to the general worth
and appearance of tho soil as we would
havo wished or desired. In appearance
it is of a light red color, somewhatimilar
to the clay found east of the Missouri
river, and of a depth of from tow to
sixty feet Its productive qualities is
of the best in the territory. Vegetables
nlanted the past season even as lato as
July did well Wheat and other small
grain though but very little was planted,
it was demonstrated a success.
Claims are being rapidly taken up by
actual settlers. The general desire
appears to be to locate as near tho town
site as possible. The population of the
new county is now estimated at seven
hundred, and rapidly increasing, very
few coming in but who locate. Our
party nearly all took up claims and will
go on and improve and put in crops the
present season. Three or four loaded
wagons on an average, with from four
to six men with each wagon, came in
each dav during our stay.
Okanogan, tho county scat oi me new
county, situated in the center of tins
agricultural region, although but a few
months of age is a bright and healthy
looking infant, and will soon assume
metropolitan airs. Lots are selling from
$250 to 1375 with a prospect of a raise
on the first of the month. By May 1st
a hotel, restaurant, stores, residence build
ings, blacksmith shop, etc., will bo under
course of orection, whilo new shnntics
aro springing up and dotting the phiiiio
in all directions; small, but comfortable,
sufficient do fill every need until larger
and better houses can bo built. Lumber
is furnished from a mill situated at tho
foot of tho Badger mountains, distant ton
miles from Okanogan at twenty dollars
per thousand feet and shingles at .five
dollars per thousand.
A tri-weekly stage is now running
between Spokano and Okanogan, and
tho trip is easily mado in threo days.
The rush in has only began. While
coming back wo met forty-six teams
bound for Okanogan, and wo predict by
fall all tho availablo land will have been
taken by settlers. Thoso in first havo
the advantage in having their first choice,
thoso coming later must fall back and
take what is left Parties contemplating
going in would advise to start at once.
Roads arc good and feed plenty for horses
along tho route.
From a private letter to Judge Lewis
from Capt. Adams, of Okanogan, Big
Bend coutry, wo learn that an abundant
supply of water has been struck at a
depth of twenty feet from the surface.
This settles the only doubt that hung
over the Big Bend country, as to whether
it would prove all that had been claimed
for it.
Europe not Dependent on America.
In a letter addressed to tho committe
on canals of the Now York Legislature
Horatio Seymour says :
A false and mischievous idea has
grown up in our country that Europe
depends upon us for food. This is not
true. They can get all they want from
many parts of tho world from India,
from South America and Australia. In
South America vast herds of cattle aro
killed merely for their hides. Tho car
casses aro left to decay. Great Britain,
which buys more of our provisions than
any other country, is building railroads
in Northern India to cheapen transporta
tion, and is sending farming tools into
that region to improvo its agriculture.
This policy has been followed by a great
increaso in its production of grain.
Within 'a few years the exports of wheat
from India have grown up to many mill
ions of bushels. Tho government of
Europo aro trying to lessen our exports,
as they give us such heavy balances
against them. For this reason Germany
and France shut out our pork and other
governments show great uneasiness, as
wo disturb their relationship to their peo
ple. Our only courso is to undersoil
other countries. As labor is higher here
than elsewhere wo must depend upon
smaller charges for carrying. That
region is fast becoming one of our strong
competitors. We only sell to Europo bo
cause we havo cheaper modes of sending
our products to their markets. We have
been able to do this becauso wo havo cut
down tho cost of carrying. Our oxports
grow up as carrying rates aro cut down
Railroads havo always followed lower
rates upon water routes, but tho last aro
the cheapest, as is shown by tho tablo of
rates in the report on Commorce and
Navigation of tho general government.
Our agricultural interests avo tho most
important of all.
Grub Cakes at Lake Moao.
In the American Naturalist for Sep
tember, Prof. C. V. Riley spoaks of
Ephydra Califomica, an insect inhabit
ing alkaline and saline waters, tho lar
vio of which occur in prodigious num
bers, and form an extensive articlo of
diet among the Indians of tho West and
Southwest Prof. W. H. Brewer, whilo
working on tho geological survoy of
California, found that tho Indians gath
er from all around tho vicinity of Lako
Mono, at spqcilieu seasons, to collect tho
larvce, which aro washed up in windrows
along the shores. From somo interesting
notes ho has left with Dr. Williston, it
seems that this food is called koo chah
bee. The worms aro dried and sifted
from tho sand, tho shell being rubbed
off by hand, when a yellowish kernel re
mains, like a small grain of rice oily
nutritious, and not unploasant to taste.
Pulverized and mado into cakes, the
food reminded Prof.Browerof the patent
meat biscuit that was used during tho
war, more than of any thing else ho
could liken it to. There aro no fish or
reptiles in tho lake, but countless mil'
lions of these ephydra flies rest on the
water and on everything round about
it. It is probable that tho insect is most
washed up by tho waves when assuming
tho puparium state near tho surface,
and that the yellow kernel referred to is
the true pupa, that uncs within tho pu
parium. The graduating classes of tho Oregon
State Normal School nt Monmouth
this year will consist of nine in
the normal class, fivo in tho commorcial
and three in tho collegiate. Commence
ment day will be Juno 11th.
KEPtTBU .AN KOMUUnOBg.
Tillamook County. County Clerk,
H. F. Goodspccd ; Sheriff, A. L. Alder
man ; Commissioners, G. A. Morris and
W. N. Vaughn ; Asseswr, W. T. Baxter ;
Treasurer, J. J. McCoy ; Surveyor, John
McPbcrson; School Superintendent, I.
T. MauUby; Coroner, Erastus McKinly.
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