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UNION. OBRCeil.
Thk South African diamond fields
last year yielded gcniB amounting to
3,610,899 carats and valued at over
$20,000,000.
It ia now an imperial regulation in
Brazil that perons who die from yel
low fever shall bo cremated, the State
bearing the expense.
Qukkn Victokia is an autograph
collector, and bIio has recently added
to her American department an auto
graph of Andrew Jackson.
Bkrry, the English hangman, has
executed 113 persons up to tho pros
nt time, sixteen of them having been
-in Ireland and two in Scotland.
William II. Shwaud commenced
the practice of law at twonty-one, at
thirtv-ono was president of a State
convention, and at Ihirly-Bovon Gov
trnor of Now York.
A ghandnikck of Keats, Miss Elena
Blcckman, who has attained consider
able distinction as a painter, is at work
In Madrid upon a lifo Bized portrait of
tho Queen Recent and tho infant
King.
Bknjamin L. Humb, a native of Vir
ginia, who was Stonewall Jackson's
guide during tho lato war, is now liv
ing on a farm near Madison, Qa. Ho
is a Mothodist minister, now on tho
retired list.
A riiiLANTiinoi'iBT in London has
established a Spectacle mission, whoro
poor printers, tailors, shoemakers and
goamstrcsscs can have their oyes tried,
and obtain spectacles for little or noth
ing. Thk body of Emil A. Knostcr, form
erly of Puck, was cromatcd at Fresh
.Pond, L. I., recontly, making tho 189th
incineration since tho oponing of tho
'rematory.
Thk last public whipping in tho
"Stale of Rliodo Island took placo in
Trovidenco, July 12, 1827. Two horso
thieves woro Hogged with a cat-o'-nino
"tails by ordor of tho court.
A Gkkman nowspapor tolls of an
Id gypsy llddlor who awoko ouo night
to find his hut Hooded with water, and
-who, having'no movable goods oxcopt
u old bed-stead, a stool and a bass
-viol, seated himself on tho latter and
puddled to dry land, using ouo of tho
lata of his bed as an oar.
dtkanqk as it may seem, moro pco
plo outer Russia than come out of it,
-Between 1873 and 1881 tho number o
-emigrants was 8,000,000, and tho mini
'hor of immigrants 9,150,000.
Hxi'KUTS, it is Baid, now valuo a por-
Jcct ruby of tivo karats as boing ton
'times moro valuablo than a diamond
f tho samo weigtit. A porfect ruby
coins to bo tho rarest of all goms.
Thk Emporor Frederick is said, by
London Truth, to bo a comparatively
poor man, having been loft little under
tho will of Emperor William, and has
Botbing to disposo of by will oxcopt
bout 120,000. Tho job of Emporor
is not as luoratUo, it seems, us it onco
-was.
It ia Boldom that throe Empresses
anoot each other at tho same timo.
That unusual sight was seen in Berlin
.recently. Strangor still was tho fact
that they woro mother, daughter and
mother-in-law. l'orhups a similar oc
currouco has never boon soon in tho
world's history.
Qukkn Chiubtina, of Spain, has r
matiia for being photographed iu com
puny with her children. A recent
picture presents a most charming fam
ily group. It roprosonts tho queen re
gent pouring tea at table, the baby
king in his high chair at her side and
'tho two infants looking demuro and
boautiful in their plain whito drosses.
Li Hunu Oha.no, tho viqoroy of
China, is six feet tall, 05 years old, well
built, gray and swarthy ; his oyos aro
dark and piercing and his teeth dark
and unoveu. When receiving Ameri
can guests ho wears a gray Astrakan
urtout with long, flowing sleeves,
looso silken trousers, felt shoes and a
flaring hat with tho button of his rank
en tho top and a peacock's feather
sticking out behind.
John Quinoy Adamh' body servant
whilo ho was President, was Harney
Morris, a Virginia negro, who has just
died at Galoua, HI., ut tin advanced
ago. When ho wub a boy ho was a
elavoin Commodore Stophou Decatur's
family, and wan present at tho duel
ing ground at BUdensburg when his
master was killed by Commodore
Uarron.
Epitome of the Principal Ereoti
Attracting Pontic Interest.
Now
Dencon Isaac Bronson.of Pokevillo,
Conn., murdered his wifo with an ax,
ami cut nis own throat Willi a razor.
Tho motive is unknown.
As tho result of a boyish quarrel,
Horatio Hatfield, aged 12 yeate, "-hot
and fatally wounded Thomas J. Allon,
aged 10.
Sheriff John Rains and his son weio
killed at Jackson, Tex., by V. W. Ter
rell. An old family foud was the
cause of tho light. Terrell was shot in
thrco places.
Thomas Prentico and Patrick
Itooney wero instantly killed, and
Henry Millbach was soriously injured
at Wcllsville, N. Y., by tho premature
explo-non of a dynamite cartridge.
Firo at Fort Apacho, A. T., destroyed
tho ontiro quartermas'or and commis
sary supplies. The estimated loss to
tho government, including buildings,
is $100,000.
Tho Moxican froight depot and an
adjoining building in Paso del Norte,
Texas, burned, also about seventy
freight cars. A largo amount of freight
burned. Thaestimated lots is $200,
000. Gcorgo Wilson, wifo murderer, was
hanged in tho jail at Albion, N. Y. He
strangled his wifo in bed, owing to
complications growing out of bis as
sociation witli pretty 10-year-old Laura
Thompson.
Wallace Mitchell, tho murderer, who
was brought back from Trindad, Col.,
to Syracuse, Kas., charged with tho
murder of a boy named Johnson and
tho wounding of his father Juno 0th,
was takon from tho sheiiff by a body
of armed men and lynched.
A colored man named Georgo
Deans, his threoliltlo children, and an
other child, Anna Godfrey, ato break
fast, and soon afterward all wero takon
violently sick. Two of tho children
died. Deans and his othor child aro
in a critical condition. Tho Godfrey
child will recovor.
By tho burning of a small framo
house on Edwards street, occupied by
Mr. Burmoister and family in St. Paul,
Burmoistor's 15-year-old daughter,
Maud, and Mrs. Maggio Boss, an ar
tist from Chippowa, Wii., wero suflb
catcd to death. Burmeistor and threo
youngor childron had a narrow cscapo.
Tho small steam pleasure yacht
Enia was Btruck by tho steamer James
V. Baldwin, a muo south of Now
burgh, N. Y. Thero woro eight per
sons in tho small boat, and two of
thorn, Mies Annie Millor, and tho wifo
of Benjamin Odell, Jr., wero drowned
Tho rest of them woro rcscuod by the
steamer.
At a ranch near Choyonno, Mont.,
John Cowan was apprehonded in tho
act of rifling a fellow cowboy's trunk,
and ho was taken to a corral and wa8
about to bo hanged, when tho foreman
interfered and allowed him to escape.
Tho enraged cowboys followed him
and administered onstigation. Cowan
half doad, roached Cheyenne and told
his story, but no arrests woro made.
Silas Robinson shot his wifo and
Nick Wioss, with whom bIio was out
walking, at Minneapolis, Minn., and
afterwards put threo bullets into his
own body. Robinson had been a
drunken follow, and his wifo left him
about eight months ago. Wicss fell
fatally wounded. Mrs. Robinson was
killed instantly, while hor husband
will probably die from his suicidal
shots. Mrs. Robinson boro an unsul
lied reputation.
On tho Pennsylvania it Schuylkill
Valloy railroad, at Cable City, a freight
train was shifting cars when a gravel
train bound for Shamokin, Pa., ran
iuto tho rear end of it and ten out of
eleven laborers who wero seated on tho
front oar of tho gravel train wero
buried in tho wreck. When assistance
arrived, six doad mon, horribly man
gled, wero takon out, and four othors,
badly injured. It is not beliovod they
can live. Tho victims aro all Hungar
ians, and their names aro yet unknown.
It is reported from tho flooded dis
tricts of Mexico that 1,500 lives woro
lost by tho inundation. One thou
sand bodies have been recovered.
Leon is a city of 10,000 inhabitants,
and a largo part of it is in ruins. Tho
Mexican collector of customs at Paso
del Norto has received an oillcial dis
patch stating that 100 miles of tho
Mexican Central railroad U impass
able. It will bo ton days before mails
can got through, and twonty days be
fore freight can bo moved.
A south-bound train proceeding to
Mobile, Ala., went through a small
bridge at Tonsa-v. John Morgan, en
gineer, caul Williams, tircman, and
two tramps who wero stealing a ride,
woro killed. Mail Agent Davis was
dangeroiifly hurt. Four passengers
and tho baggage master wero slightly
injured. Tho engine, baggago oar,
mail car, two pasamger coaches, and
ono sleeper wero totally wrecked. Tho
killed ami wounded wero takon to Mo
bile. Tho caueo of the accident was a
weak bridge undermined by heavy
rains.
Roporls from tho Navajo country,
N, M., slato that some of tho roving
members of that Indian tribe aro bo-
eoming turbulent. Iko W. Stevens, a
prospector has arrtvod at Gallup, and
gives information that ho was attacked
by Indians, ambuehod, whoso weapons
weio bows and arrows. Ono arrow
penetrated his shoulder blade. Ho es
caped from them, making his way to
Pioeheto's place, a friendly Indian,
who guided him through tho country
Piooheto claims that the Indians who
attacked Stevens were ex United
States scouts employed in Geroninio's
raid. i
Ad
Devoted Principally to Waihington
Territory and California.
A telephono is being constructed be
tween Farmington and Belmont, W.T.
It tako-t ton minutes for a train to
pass tho Catcade tunnel.
P.ilouso City, W. T., is putting in an
$8,000 system of water works.
A now Episcopal church is to bo
built at f acoma, W. P., to Cost $5,000.
A fire at Abordeen, Chehaliscounty,
W. T., destroyed a portion of tho busi
ness part of the town.
Iron deposits which bid fair to be
come valuablo properties, have been
discovered on Hood's canal, near
Lake Cushman, W. T.
Pugot sound fir for fine car work is
replacing tho higher priced walnut
and the Lonisiana ash as well as West
India mahogany.
Erastus Hankins, of Floronco, Gal.,
gavo himself up, saying ho had shot
and killed Wm. Evorson in a dispute
over 50 cents.
Tho jury in tho caao of John Georgo
charged with tho murder of Valentino
McDonald, at Lono Treo.icland, Cal.,
brought in a verdict of manslaughter.
Henry Wattler, a well known florist
of San Francisco, committed suicido
in his bedroom. Ho cut his throat
from car to ear with a razor. Tho
causo is unknown.
M. F. Gillmore, a teamster, and a G.
A. R. veteran of the 149th Indiana,
waa thrown from his wagon and killed
at PalouBO, W. T., by a runaway team.
A passing train blow its whistle, fright
ening tho team.
A hotel in San Diego, Cal., was to
tally destroyed by lire. Antono Wur-
dingor and F. Groaber, parties who
had tho dining room and kitchen
leased, have been arrested on a charge
of arson in sottine tho hotel on tiro.
Tho total loss will bo about $12,000.
Gus Gounot was handling a pistol
at Sacramento, Cal., when tho weapon
was discharged, tho bullet striking
Sam Moutin in tho right templo and
entering his brain. Gounet surrend
ered himself at tho station houso but
was released on giving bonds in tho
sum of $10,000.
A 7 year-old daughter of W. L.
Feather, of Colfax, W. T., in tho ab
sence of its mother, took tho coal oil
can and piocceded to pour its contents
into tho stove, causing an explosion
and scattering tho oil over her clothes,
which soon wrapped her in a sheet of
flames, tho child lingered in great
i agony for ton hours, and then expired.
A tiro broko out in tho brass works
of J. Roylanco, at San Francisco'.
Tho buildings boing wooden tho
tlamos soon spread and enveloped
Myers's wood turning establishment,
and tho Columbus Machine Works,
and tho brass works of Weld & King
well wero also badly burned in tho
roar. Tho total loss will bo about $15,
000. Two boys of H. M. Shaw, aged 7
and 9 years, woro carrying wood into
tho houso and playing, at Seattle, W.
T., whon tho youngor brother climbed
upon a chair and reached tor a re
volver that was hanging on tho wall,
cocked it, and pointing it at his
brothor, tired. Tho charge entered
tho elder boy's hoad, killing him in
stantly. Doc. Gutfiold and J. N. Scott, pnint
ors, Bwung on n platform suspended
by ropes forty feet from tho ground.
A ropo suddenly broko on tho side
whoro Gutfiold was at work, and ho
was precipitated to tho ground. Ho
was picked up in an unconscious con
dition, badly mutilated and suffered
internal injuries, and his aims wero
broken in sovcral places. Ono arm
will have to bo amputated.
Firo broke out and consumed the
hoisting works at tho Belmont mine,
near Ophir, Cal. Threo men wero at
work on a drift 100 feot from tho sur
face. Tho firo from tho timbers of tho
shaft was extinguished. Tho men
woro found dead near tho mouth of
tho drift. Their names are James
Rcardou and Joseph Hawkins. In
tho attempt to rescue the iAou, An-1
drew Larson also lost his life.
Tho city marshal's attention was at
tracted by a disturbauco in a h uso of
ill famo at Colfax, W. T. Upon his
arrival on tho scene, ho was met by
ono of its occupants, Tim Malouey,
who deliberately commenced firing
upon tho marshal. Tho marshal re
sponded with a fow shots, ono taking
effect in Malonoy's right side, tho ball
following a rib and lodging in his
backbone. Tho wound is not eon
sideiod fatal.
John Vaughan, a dwarf, as a joke,
poured a glass of beer iuto tho pnektt
of Luko Curry at San Francisco.
Curry told him not to repeal tho trick
if ho did not want to get hit, but the
dwarf diil not heed tho warning. Curry
pushed or struck or kicked Vaughin,
who fell to tho lloor. Vaughan went
to tho hospital and died. At the
morgue Vaughan's h ft hide and groin
was found to bo bruised and dis
colored. An autopsy showed death to
have resulted from peritonitis, result
ing from a kiok or a blow.
At Haslott, Cal., James Sullivan
had soino difficulty with a ChiuesH
laborer, and knock oil him senseless
Sullivan then wont to Daggett, a fuw
miles distant, saying ho needed some
thing for protection, and purchased a
pistol. Ho toturned to Haslott, and,
with a pistol iu each hand, went up to
a man named Sherlock and com
mencod talking. Shorloek walked
away, when Sullivan tiled, hitting
him in tho leg. Ho thou woHt aftoi
the Chinese, and shot Chow Qtiong
Moan in tho fort head, tho bullet com
ing out behind tho loft ear, caueing
death iu a few hours.
the Interest of Parmer
and Stockmen.
A little oilmeal fed judiciously will
save carding and elbow groabe.
a cow is a mm. xou can't givo
poor hay and poor Bilago and justly
expect her to produce good milk and
butter.
All law and wet places should be
, drainc(L A fow ra(la fof drain lilo
will
prevent elush and mud around
Iiouec.
the
In no way can a farmer with less
trouble enrich a poor field with scanty
herbage than by feeding sheep on it.
So affirms an English sheop farmer,
ii a solution ot London purple is
used for spraying orchard trees, you
may know it has betn applied too
strong if yellow blotches appear on
tho leaves ; later, tho whole tree turns
yellow and assumes an autumnal ap
pearanco.
The winds in tho spring shako the
young trees and thereby damage them
to a certain extent, but this can be
partially avoided by cutting back the
young trees as much as possible be
fore putting them in. Tho peacl
tree will thrive better if cut back and
also become moro "stocky."
Watermelon hills may bo prepared
Lay off tho rows Ion feet apart each
way, and at each intersection dig
hole two feot dep. At tho bottom
placo a few chips, than manure,
Next mako a hill three feet tquare
and work plenty of manure into the
soil.
Plant beet, carrot and parsnip seed
early, so as not only to get alio id of
the grass but to give plenty of time
for growth. Tho most important mat-
tor with such crops is to liavo a per
fectly fine, rich, clean seed-bed, anil to
use plenty of seed. Tho seed is slow
in germinating, and often fail to sprout
at all.
A dairy export suggests that the
proper way to dry off a cow as tho end
ot her milking season approaches is
not to gradually ceaso milking hor
but to keep on milking the cow just
as you had been, but stop hor .food;
not starve hor down, but eivo her the
kind of food that makes more flesh
than milk and givo her only a little of
it, just onough to keep her in good
condition.
Sprouts which start from the limbs
of apple-trees after sawing off should
bo pulled off during tho months of
July and August, as then tho wounds
hoal over moro quickly than at any
other time of the year, while if they
aro left on until tho lollowmg spring
and then taken off moro now sprouts
will put out to take their place. The
samo with trimming trees, Juno being
the best time for tho work and March
tho worst, as then tho wounds blood
freely and tho bark below becomes
thereby moro or less disfigured and
subject to rot.
T. M. Winslow, of tho Ayrshire
Breeders Association, being asked
what is tho average yield of Ayrshire
cows, writes that ho has collected
about 1,000 records for a year yield,
and ho finds that for cows and lienors
tho geneial is 0,525 pounds of milk
for tho year, and of manure cows
7,000, for a selection of 75 cows ho
obtainod an avorago of 9,220 pounds,
and all of this avorago ho believes was
obtained from ordinary troatmont,
common to all careful dairymen and
and may bo considered an averago of
Ayroshiro as a breed at this time.
That thoro is such a disease of the
peach tree as yellows is unfortunately
too well attested. Still, much that
passes for yellows is duo to other
causes poverty of soil and wintor
killing of tho previous year's growth.
In any kind of tree tho withering or
dying out of branches will in time af
feet i's vitality. The applo ia a great
deal hardier and stronger tree than
tho peach, but even on this a dead
limb is, if not speedily romoved, soon
followed by othors until tho tree dies.
In many cases other causes of peach
trees dying aro ascribed to yellows ;
not infrequently tho cause will bo
found near the root in an attack from
the borer.
In two days lawns may often bo
greatly improved, by giving a denser
growth of grass, and by enriching the
soil with top-drsing. For enriching
uso lino compost or pulverized old
manure, and if tho soil is known to be
of Rich a character as to bo strongly
benefited by superphosphato or other
special fertilizer, mix them with tho
manure. First, and oarly in spring,
loosen tho soil with a steel rako or
sliMrp, ftno harrow; then spread evenly
tho toii-dressing, and rako it thor
oughly : then ow grass seed heavily,
and lightly rako it in. A roller passed
over it will press tho eaith and seed in
contact and promoto free growth. This
treatment is well adapted to lawns
which have becomo thin of grass, and
the harrowing or raking should bo of
ten onough n pealed to givo the sur
face a lino pulverization.
It is stated that Mr. J. C- Jones, tho
noted buffalo breeder, of Kansas, re
contly made a Bale of live stock which
is out of tho usual run of such trans
fers. He sold to Mr. Austin Corbiu
of Now York, whoso country resi
dence is noar Babylon, L. I., six hoad
of buffaloes threo bulls and threo
heifers. These aro part of Mr. Jonei'
herd of lanio buffaloes and wero cap
lured by him as calves in tho Indian
Nation and Texts. They aro destined
for Mr. Corbin's farm on Long Inland,
where a number of native American
wild animal aro to bo gathered by
thai gentleman. Tho price paid for
these butlaloes has nut transpired, but
that tho tiguto was high may bo in
form! from tho fact tln.t on more than
ono occasion Mr. Jones lias uueivl
$500 a head for membtrs of his herd.
Devoted4to
Reliable Quotations Carefully Revised
Every Week.
WHEAT VmIIpv, $1 25U 26
Walla Walla, $1 17$1 18$.
BARLEY Whole, $1 101 12;
ground, per ton, '25 0027 60.
OATS Milling, 42J45c. ; feed, 44
45c.
HAY Baled, $15 017 00.
SEED Blue Gras, 1416o. ; Tim
othy, 9.J10c; Red Clover, 1415c.
FLO UK Patent Roller, $-1 00;
Country Brand, $3 75.
EGGS Per doz, 20c.
BUTTER Fancy roll, per pound.
40o. ; pickled, 15J20c. ; inferior
grade, 1522j.
CHEESE Eastern, 1620c.; Ore
gon, 1416c. ; California, 14c.
VEGETABLES Beets. pr sack,
$1 50; cabbige, per lb., 2c. ; carrots,
per sk., $1 25; lettuce, per doz. 20j. ;
onions. $1 00; potatoes, per 100 lbs.,
90c.$l; radishes, per doz., 1520c. ;
rhubarb, per lb., Cc.
HONEY In comb, per lb., 18c;
strained, 5 gal. tins, per lb. 8u.
POULTRY Chickens, per doz..
$2 003 00; ducks, por doz., $5 00
G 00; geece, $6 008 00; turkeys,
per lb., 1018c.
PROVISIONS Oregon hams, 12.c
per In.; iastorn, ldldc. ; Eastern
breakfast bacon, 12c. per lb.; Oregon
i2Qi)j..ic. ; Eastern laru, ii'Qj)iic. per
lb.; Oregon, lO.Jc.
GREEN FRUITS Apples, $2 00
2 50; Sicily lemons, $0 006 50;
California, $3 505 00; N.ivaloranges
$6 00; Riverside, $100; Mediterra
nean, $4 25.
DRIED FRUITS Sun dried ap
ples, 7o. per lb. ; machine dried, 10
11c; pit'ess plums, 13c,; Italian
prunes, 1014o. ; peaches, 1214o. ;
raisins, $2 252 50.
WOOL Valley, 1216c; Eastern
Oregon. 1014c.
HIDES Dry beef hides, 810c;
culls, 67i ; kip and calf, 810i). ;
Murrain, 10 12c. ; tallow, 33c.
LUMBER Rough, por M, $10 00;
edged, per M, $12 00; T. and G.
sheathing, per M, $13 00 ; No. 2 floor
ing, per M, $18 00; No. 2 ceiling, per
M,$18 00; No. 2 rustic, per M, $18 00;
clear rough, per M, $20 00; clear P. 4
S, por M, $22 50; No. 1 flooring, por
M, $22 50; No. 1 coiling, per M,
$22 50; No. 1 rustic, per M, $22 50;
stepping, per M, $25 00; over 12
inches wide, extra, $1 00; lengths 40
to 50, extra, $2 00; lengths 50 to 60,
extra, $4 00; Lj lath, per M, $2 25;
It lath, per M, $2 50.
MEAT Beef, wholesale, 33Ac. ;
dressed, 7c. ; sheen, 34c; dro-sed, be;
hogs, dressed, 77e. ; veal, 78c.
BEANS Quote small whites,$2 25 ;
pinks, $2; bayos, $2; butter, $2 50;
Limas, $3 00 per cental.
COFFEE Quote Salvador, 16c;
Costa Rica, 1820c. ; Rio, 1820c;
Java, 25Jc. ; Arbucklo's's rated,21e.
SALT Liverpool crades of fine
quoted $18, $19 and $20 for tho three
sizes ; stock salt, $10.
PICKLES Kegs quoted steady at
$1 35.
SUGAR Prices for barrels; Golden
C.5Sc. ; extra C, 5Je. ; dry granulated,
6c. ; crushed, lino crushed, cube and
powdered, 74c. ; extra C, 5c. ; halves
and boxes, higher.
Fifteen years ago tho Methodists
had but one conference in the State of
Kansas, with only 18,000 nieinbors.
To-day they have fourconfcroncoi and
70,000 church members, and 03,000
scholars in their Sunday-schools.
-lhe annual public expenditure for
education in Italy has roached tho sum
of fG,70t,21& Tho number of public
primary day-schools h 12,390. in which
aro about 1,873.723 pupils. Thoro are
also 7, 129 primary private schools, with
1U3.102 pupils.
--Some of tho Western cities pension
thoii- public school teachers after cer
tain years of service. In Wisconsin
im..i.i.. -. t.i i
tnuiiij-uiiu years or laiuiiui work en
titles a teacher to a ponsion; and Clove
land is considering a proposition to
ward tho same end.
In a recent religions canvass ol
Buffalo, N. Y., in which eight denomi
nations participated, only forty per
sons woro found in a total of C, 095 who
reported tlionisolves unboliovors in
Christianity, and only threo who
claimod to bo in thiols.
A Gorman has takon out a patent
for using bono slato pencils for writing.
They do not wear quick, and do not
rcquiro to bo sharponod. It is also to
bo supposed that young ladies will not
acquire any nioib'.d appotito for them,
as is commonly oupposodsomo of them
do for slato pencils.
The greatest troublo oxporionccd
by tho young hulios who toach in Chi
nese Sunday-schools In this citv is to
kocp tho Chinamen from thinking thoy
nru in iovo wun tliom. Thoy aro in
tensely vain as a rido, and tho ugliost
Mongolian will imaglno ho is admired
on tho slightest provocation. i'AiVa.
delphia Times.
Rov, Dr. Francis L. Patton, prosi-dont-oloct
of Princeton Colloge, hat
frequently declared himself heartily
in favor of all sorts of athlotio sports
practiced by collogo mon, provided
that tho games aro placed undor the
proper restrictions. Ho gavo a prac
tical instance of this last week, whon
ho presented four tennis courts, whioli
had boon prcparod undor his own in.
Btructions. to tho students of tho Thoo
logical Semluary.
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Geo. G. Bingham, of Salom has
been appointed deputy prosecuting at
torney of Marion county.
John Stimdisli, of Halsoy, Linn
county, while trimming tho feet of
his hor-e, was kicked in tho eye. He
may looso the tight of that organ.
A store at Brooks, below Salem, was
entered, probably by the samo parties
that burglarized Keller's storo here.
Little was obtained.
Fred Crump, the insane convict who
made two desperate attempts at sui
cido at Salem, has been committed to
the asylum.
Tho building board at Salem, let to
J. M. Oilman, a contract for putting a
hydraulic elevator in the stato house.
Tho price is $2485.
A. C. Barber has been recommended
to tho po8tofiice department for ap
pointment as postmaster at tho pro
posed office at Glontona, Lane county,
Oregon.
Tho following pensions were
granted: Oregon Original invalid,
Benjamin Vaughn, Imnaha; Nancy,
mother of Liberty 11. Pull, Springfield ;
Mexican survivor, Andrew Fitzwatcr,
Lebanon.
Rev. W. A. Willison, of Oregon
City, started up tho clackanias river to
marry a couple, and did not reach his
destination until 4 o'clock the follow
ing morning. As he had the license
in his pocket, tho expectant brido and
groom had to await his arrival.
Grant Osborne, of Eugene City,
aged about 25, staggered into a saloon
and fell unconscious from an over
dose of morphine. An effort was
made to save the young man's lifer
but without avail. He was not a mor
phine fiend and not in the habit of
taking it. His parents, who are well-to-do,
reside at Eugene City.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a
bill providing for the establishment of
a lightship, with fog signals, at the
mouth of tho Columbia river. He
also introduced an amendment to the
sundry civil bill, appropriating $40,
000 for tho purchase of additional
ground for the custom house at Port
Towntend.
Gov. Pennoyer has appointed the
following notaries public : G. Wilson,
Portland; Anton Pfaumer, Center
villo; S.J.Day, Jacksonville; H. M.
Cox, Echo ; S. F. Harding, McMinn
ville; C. H. Canfield, Oregon City; D.
R. R. Murphy, Portland ; A. H. Logan,
East Portland ; R. C. Wariner, Cornu
copia; J. R. Heiigine, Astoria; Stew
art S. Denning, Canyon City.
The pension case of Martha Wood
lum, a blind woman and a soldier'a
widow, which was conferred to a con
ference between the senate and, house
committees, has been reportedack to
tho houso, with a recommendation for
an increase of pension from $12 to $50
per month, and the conference report
was adopted. Mrs. Woodlum reside
in Gaston, Washington county.
John Drummond, of Ashland, aared
about 73, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in tho head with a revolver.
Ho was stopping at tho houso of W.
H. VanBuren, and attempted, or
threatened to kill Mrs. Van Buren be
fore ho shot himself. Mrs. VanBuren
ran to a neighbor's houso and Drum
mond followed her only as far as tho
gate ot her yard, when ho placed the
muzzle of bis pistol in his mouth and
tired.
A team owned by John McEwan, at
Portland, stiuck the delivery team of
an Oil Company which was backed up
at the curb. The tonmio struck one
of the horses just behind tho shoulder
and penetrated to the depth of about
efx inche-, making a wound which
would admit of a man's hand. It
was with some difficulty that the end
of tho tongue was pul!ed out, and then
tho blood gushed from tho woudd, The
poor animal died.
Stephen Sagar, tho 14-year-old son
of Thomas L. Sagar, of East Portland,
died at tho hospital from injuries re
ceived at Albinu. The boy was driv
ing n team attached to an ice wagon,
when a passing locomotive frightened
tho horses and they turned sharply to
one side breaking tho tongue. Sti'phen
hold pluckily to tho lines but whs
pulled from his seat and dragged some
distance. Whon picked up it was
found his skull was fractured. He
never recovered conscicusness after
lie accident.
The following articles of incorpora
tion were filed in tho office of Secre
tary of Stato: Grand Aimy Cemetery
AFPOciation, Portland, Oregon; per
fecting its organization accoiding to
the law, and electing trustees as fol
lows: G E. Caukin, A. E. Borlhwick,
Z. T. Wricht. Z. W. Christopher nnd
E. Martin. Clatsop County Road and
Construction Company : incorporator.
J. F. Hustler, J. W. Conn, Frnnk J.
Taylor, S. Elmore, Ieaao Bergman, O.
W. i-'iuton, F. W. Newell, C. II. Page,
jonn e x, s. w. Gordon, V. Boeling,
J. O. Hanthorn .nd C. II. Coonor:
object, tho construction, etc., of wagon
ami ton roads m tho vicinity of As
toria ; capital btock, $10,000, in shares
of $25 each.
A High 011lce.-'What does your,
father do?" asked tho teacher of tha?
now boy. "Ho's a contractor," was
tho reply. "A railroad contractor?"
'No ma'am, a sausage contractor. Ho
ties up the ends after auothor man ha
tilled thcim" m-Dits.
Sunday School Toaoher "What
does it moan, Johnny, in the prayer
whoro it says "Load us not into temp
tation." Johnny "W'y I guess it
moans, thoy needn't troublo thelrselveJ
because wo can go into it oursolve
without lcadliiV Critic
Everything of General Interett in
Condensed Form.
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