t
T
gamer crop i RtfasUv
A bft ffof tfetfc ptpVf gttfes i'D&Y"
iad& &5F6itig lifer probable- gfain
tfftfp of Uttsski Jfris inforantion ' is
fcbuitifcd IrW an official circular
fec&ify' fesued by tbe Russian Minister
fef Agriculture, awe?, although but par
iial f hig&fy i'm portant.
l'ron (ai'r 9 learn that the grain
drop of &fe8&i tfiiVaffy littely tfo fee
rery flttflrt 1Div drouth' itf the soufli
liectf mne& more- eit'ensvre' and
tarere than was- a? al itaaglned1. Tn
many districts there will not only be no
iStvptiS tot exportation; bui the yield
tf&beea atfvefy p66f, thaft Wis feared
t&tf tS inhabitants' wi&su&f fbrf food
Before tne rieit' fiaf?eUt
Tfaa importance of this intelligence
lo Eorodaia hardly be over estima
Southern Russia, the fertile
fattens of the Volga, Don, an Dnieper,
And the" eitensiTe plains watered by
thei tributaries; has long been the
gfetff fcwvefct -field for all the European
nations, and hence the fact tfiat te
grain supply from this region is not
only cut off, but that ites inhabitants
must import much for their own needs,
b ttSJt&e awery serious one.
It is a fact that interests America as
well as Europe, Plainly, if the margin
between European supply ami consump
tion & terf. cfoae, extraordinary efforts
will be necessary to bring forward the
enfflJs! from other graioproducing
countries to make good the deficiency
for France and England. The fact is
simply that Europe will require this
year fully twice as' much' breadstuff's as
usuilj her most important . source of
supply quite failing hex. For the very
staff of life she mttal look . abroad, and
very nattfralfy her eye will turn to the
Broad fields of the great west of
j&merica. From them she must draw
her sustenance for this comiDg year,
without a doubt
It is a part of the great economy of
Nature that all parts of this- world shall
be mtktunUyt dependent, one upon
inotcef, and evils which remind us of
Ihia interdependence are apparent ills
onfiv
TheTsorT crop in Europe, happening
wfi&h our granaries are full to overflow
tog, but our credit abroad, and our bus
iness at home, suffering paralye
through- reeVless sneonl&tions. ma v be
o r j
tfte one thing: needed to set the wheels
cf e&tfitoefee again in motion, and to
tt222&ti the world without, that a
cotrntfy with such unbounded resources
caff never become bankrupts.
It may be that later news from
Russia will. to some extent, modify tbe
statements that we have quoted, but
hjirdlv to anv important decree The
r
Russian Government must be supposed
to be fully certain ot facts, so vital as
these before announcing them to the
World. The publication of this news
trts no doubt determined upon as a
precautionary measure, that those
persons most nearly affected might
have an opportunity . for proper and
necessary economy and. preparation.
Our Fireside Friend.
As the most fitting . commemoration
of the second anniversary of the great
fire of 1871, we prfat this morning a
statement of the progress of the past
year in the: work of rebuilding.
Tbe amount of work accomplished is
nearly two-third as much as that of
the preceding year,, and statisticans
will be , Interested in knowing that
37,013 lineal feet, or more than seven
miles of frontage of brick andtone,aod
iron have been' erected within the last
twelve months It is a matter for
rejoicing and thanksgiving that, in
spite of the sudden and overwhelming
losses of two years- ago, and the
unparalleled strain upon the entire
community fn supplying what was
drstroyed at that time, Chicago has
been able to pass through the trial of
the recent financial panic with less
distress than any other important city
in the country. It is not alone to
indomitable energy of the Chicago
people that tbe credit of this great
progress belongs. It belongs to the
whole northwest, which by its abiding
faith in Chicago's destiny, and through
its " libe a! cr ntribtrtions to 'Chicago'
business, has rendered possible the
marvelous ressurrectron which fills the
mind wonder, commands the admiration
of the whole civilized world. Chicago
Tribune 1 ; -
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CASH ON LAR
1rK AG JS1 Jtt TlAM)OI&
At fearful tragedy was enaoted' at
TiMiamook last Friday evening,- about
Vf o-clock. nar Miller's- store The
parties engaged hr the terrible melee
were named1 respectively Drost and
Hauxhurst. Tho result of the rcn
counter was the sudden death ot Drost.
A gentleman just from, the scene, and
who saw Hauxhurst a few minutes
after the perpetration of the frightful
tragedy,, gave ub- tho following parties
ulafs- of the' sanguinary affair: Drost
kept a small restaurant near trie landing;.
: ami Ikuahurst is4 a sort of fisherman
?and1 general laborer? Ifi seems that
he' fcat$ been1, in1 the- habit of making
DVost'V restaurant a sort of rendezvous.
.Hte became such a frequenter of the
house that Drost grew jealous of his
attentions to' Mrs. Drost, and imagined
that a too great degree of iutimacy
existed between the parties Whether
or not' their existed such grounds for
such a' supposition1 our informant cduid
not state; but the lady in question
bears a good reputation, and is a Hard
woman. At all events Drost was
driven by his blind jealously fo a
degree of desperation, and fordade
Hauxhurst to enter his house It wasr
stated as-was subsequently elcited' at
the preliminary cxemination that
Drost had made frequent threats
against the life of Hauxhurst. Last
Friday Mrs. Drost learned that Haux
hurst intended tJ call at- ttia house on
the evening of that day. Knowing
the feelings of her husband; towards
Hauxhurst, she sent word to him to
stay away. Bufr fcandid not heed the
warning and came to the house a little
after dark. Drost. was at home and
no sooHef? didt Hauxhurst enter the
room than he sprang at him, and the
two soon became engaged m a despe
rate struggle. Hauxhurst, . although
wirery and powerfully built, was une"
qu;il to cope with Drost, who "was a
man of immense phjfsisaH strength.
As a consequence, Draet knocked-bis
antagonist down several times, and
was pommeling him severely. In the
struggle ou the floor, Hauxhurst
managed to get possession of a butcher
knife. He plunged this terrible wea
pon into his adversary some thritecn
times, literary cutting him to
pieces and causiog instantaneous death.
The terribly affray was Witnessed by a
man named Bean and the wife of the
murdered man. So suddenly was the
work of death wrought, that Drost
hard'y uttered a word. "When Haux
hurst arose from his gory labor, he
was a most horrible siekerring and
bloody speefacle at which to look.
Immediately after tha killing, Haux
hurst was arrested, but at the conclu
sion of the preliminary examination
was dischirged, it being shown clearly
that Drost had threatened to kill him
and that the stabbing. was dbne in pure
self defense.
Hauxhurst is a half-breed, who in
general, is peaceably disposed when
sober, but turblent, quarrelsome and
desperate when under tho influanoe of
drink. He is regarded as a dangerous
man and has been engaged in several
bloody affrays. Some years ago he
had a difficulty with a young man in
Salem, in which he stabbed him sever
al times, resulting in death a few days
after. For this, Hauxhurst was tried
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years. Subsequently he was par
doned out ac the expiration of four
years,anr fas been residing at Tilla
mook for the last three years. Drost
sustained the character of a bully, but
was not regarded as a man of violence
or of very Deaf disposition. The
sanguinary affair created great excite
ment in that vicinity. Oiegonian Oet.
28. ; . -: . - :
STATE ITEMS.
YJm. Cliff a colored man of Portland
Was sent Co the insane Assylum,
Monday.
About 206,000 bushels of grain has
been delivered in Eugene since harvest
The fisheries at Ellensburg, in Car
ry county, have caught and pttt up
I; 7 00 Derrels of salmon this fall.
Andrew J. Moses, of Portland, has
received, the appointment of Commit
ioner of Deeds for the State of New
York. : ' r.C-..' -v"-:"
TELEGRAPHIC 'KEWS.
Albmy (Ogn.) Oct. SC. Yesterday
two men. named respeetfully Van
Emerson and Shirtz, got in a quarrel
ovev a shooting, match at the Bucfehead
saloon, in Sweet Home Valley twenty
five miles east of this city,- which
resulted in the death of both parties.
Van Emerson stabbedi Shirtz ifa1 tfte
breast, killing him instantly, whereat
one of Shirtz'fr brothers struck Van
Emerson on the bacfc of the neck,
breaking the same' and1 causing instant
diua' h. Tbe Sheriff is in pursuit ot
the murderer
Albany,. October 28. James Shirtz,
the murderer of Van Emerson in the
tragedy at Sweet Home Vallby a few
days since, was arrested near Lebanon
day before yesterday, by the Sheriff,
and' was brought to' Albany and
placed in the County Jail, the pre
liminary examination was concluded at
a late hour last evening, the prisoner
being bound- over in the sum of $2,000
tojanswer to the charge or manslaughter
at the next term of the Circuit Court.
Tenino, October 2& Governor Sal,
oraon yesterday completed arrangements
fof opening: and working the coal
mines here. Th coal is to be
shipped to- San Francisco. Work
commences in a few davs.
Austin, October 28, This morning
as the stage from Battle Mountain was
approaching lleese Itiver Crossing a
man armed with a shotgun stepped
into the road and ordered the driver to
halt. This order was obeyed, when the
robber demanded and received the
treasure box and told the driver to
proceed. Sheriff Emery, accompa
nied by an Indian, started out in
pursuit of the robber and search for
the box this morning.
Msmphis, October 2vS The mortali
ty Irom noon yesterday to noon to day
from yellowv ferer nod other causes was
eight, an increase of two of fever from
the same hour yesterday, but a decline
in the number of new cases. There
was a hard frost this morning and the
tenipeiatrre ir still falling. Mayor
Johnson resumed his official dutu
this-forenoon.
Bcrlin.Obtober 28. Prince Bismarck
has boen reappointed President of the
Prussian-. Ministry in place of ttcntrttl
Von Boon. Tt is understood that the
restoration carries with it the effectual
control of the whole Cabinet, which he
demanded previous to his resignation
some time ago.
Loudon, October 29.-5. A- M. Sir
William Holland, well known author
and physician, is dead.
London, October 28. The
reports, on good authority, that Gen.
Sir Garnett Woolsey, in command of
tho Ashantce expedition,, took out
instructions to first offer the Ashantees
peace on condition that they lay down
their arms and withdraw from the
territory under British protection.
There was an f ceident to dayou the
Metropolitan Underground Railway,
by which three persons were killed.
Several agrarian outrages have-been
committed in Ireland during the past
week.
Dispatches announce that the cable
between Amoy and Shanghai has been
repaired and communication restored.
Vienna. October 29. There is
another panic on the Bourse, and the
Government is endeavoring to effect
a settlement of financial difficulties
Dresden, October 29. The death of
King Jbn, of Saxony, at Finite; is
announced this morning.
Albany, October 29. This afternoon
about half past 1, some children play
ing with matches set fire to a largo
barn and fifty tons of hay owned by
Hurd & Co., totally destroying both.
Loss unknown ; no insurance. By the
greet exertions of the fire department
assisted by ckilcn and owing to the
slight wind prevailing, the' residences
and adjoining buildings, owned by Dr.
Rice, J.D. Hurd and others, were saved,
had a strong south wind been blowing,
as is common this time ofjthe year, the
entire northern part of the city would
have g'jnev a the water gave? out.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. L. G. Pfun
der,of the city floral park, was dis
turbed By some noise at his doer.
Going out to discover what tho trouble
was, he found' a lad industriously en
gaged in pestering one of his parrots.
He politely' aslceet the boy to desist,
but instead of complying with the
request he continued to bother- tho
lird'. Seeing that mild measures
would' accomplish nothing, Mr.- Pf un
der took hold' of the boy and en
deavored to pull him away, when he
drew a-p 1st of and attempted to shoot.
This Was taken away from him ; but
no sooner was he disarmed of this than
he drew a knife and tried to use it on
the person of Mr. Pfunder. He was
also relieved of this and ejected' from
the premises These are the fact's of
tho case as we learn them. Bulletin.
COMSTOCK COAL MINI.
Thab Oregon abounds in mioerals of
much value is now becoming more
generally known. tHant formerly As
enterprise, energy and capital arc ap.
plied to the work of discovering what
our mountains and valleys contain, we
find that wealth untold lies hurried
there. Heretofore we have been
obliged to obtain many necessary
articles fro n abroad, which only lack
capital and enterprise to find and pro
duce in our own State. For one siugle
article of common-use the Wiiliamatte
Valley has been dependent upon
Wjfcfcington Territory, when we have
u in great quantities at home. We
refer to coal, which ht constantly
shipped from without the State for use
here. This we hope the discovery of
the Coins toe k Coal mines will in a
great measure decrease. ' From Mr. I).
McKay, Suyeriotendcnt of these mines
who is at p.Tsetir irr the city on busi
ness connected wilh their woriifing, we
gain some information of interest with
reference to them. These mines are
situated on Pa-s Creek, Dougian coun
ty, aid. are within. one thousand and
fif feet of the railroad track of the
Oregon and California Railroad Com
pany. There is an eay grade from th;
mouth of the tunnel to the track
requiring no- machinery to draw th
airs oontainirg to tl o col to the
railroad. Twget tho empty cars bark
to the mine require tho services- of 4
mules The ledge is sir. feet in thick
nt-s, and it is estimated that there are
720 acres of good ooal land.. Last
Monday Mr. McKiy made a teat of the
coal takon from- these mines at- the
Salem Gas Works with a very satis
factory and favorable result.. Xho
quantity of Gas obtained from three
hundred pounds of coal, the amount
used for the test, was one thousand two
hundred and ten feet, or a little more
than four feet to the pound ; which is
something more than can be obtained
from Naniimoicoal, coal, which- pro
duces only one thousand two hundred
feet ot gass to three hundred pounds
of coal, and is of a superior quality.
This coal produces some coke, and all
makes good fuel after the gas has
been extracated. In other respects
this coal is thought, upon examination
by experts in this line, to be equal to
any now in uss.
A quantity of the coal was also left
at the plow factory in Salem to be
tested, the result of which had. not
not been ascertained at the time of
Mr, McKay's departure yesterday.
He expects to receive a report from
there to day. It has also been in use
some ' time up at tb railroad machine
shop above East Portland, ancl is pro
nounced to be of a superior qualify, and
as good as the English coal. The
company havo at present ten men
employed' at the mines and are pushing
tho work as rapidly as possible. As
soon as the tunnel shall have been ex
tended a little father more men will be
set at work, and the ooal will be dug
out and shipped to market.. Some of
the coal from these mines is now in
use by various parties in this city, the
result of whose test will be known in a
few days. Bulletin. f
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