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o o o o O o o O O O c O o o O THE IMTEBPSsSS orei;o. citv, oreiiox, jhe n, ii). o An Outrage. We to-day publish in full the par- j tieulars as charged by the Associate j rress reporter 01 tne massacre ot ; four Modoes and wounding two oih- , ers. While we consider that every j Modoc who had anything whoever to do with the murder of the Peace j Commissioners or the settlers on j (Xost river, should be hanged or shot, j we cannot but condemn the fiendish spirit that would resort to assassina tion, placing itself even below the devilish spirit of the Modoes them selves. We, how n t r. believe the charge made iPgair.st the Oregon vol unteers to be false, ami cannot cred it the report that f.ny of them were guilty of the gross outrages as re- poit d. WeMippo-eihoasssiration was probablv committed by some of the relatives of tin victims of the '. Modoes, ur.d tervs have for their va' W:TT. it is T7V' io ill tr;-. '1 iv. T' r;;i : ,.c as the Oregon volun- v.. .". f r.-iderahle credit r.hle services in this r:v:v---sed by this reporter iv. v.i t!.; ir merited praise " .1 t.v rt.:i:r.st them, ! ,. 4 .-itu nothing to mean lor r.i.-.r.s to charge on both the most eminent lawyers of Pitts rf Oregon and the volun- burg, and would himself become a . r this v, hole trouble, and groat lawyer some day. This person .r: unity which has been it is stated, said she had been a y have been insulted and school ma'am before her marriage We do not endorse the ! to Mr. Mitchell. Early in June, it i- vrry . .v. .. 1 v r.ir..c,-..f the Modoes unlawfully any r:.r.re than the killing of white men, we hope, for the credit of Ore gon and her volufeers, that this foul el.arge may proove false, anil the reporter who has eagerly forwarded this news be rove:i a slanderer and o a liar. We think Modoes- should all be made "good Indians," but not by means of assassination. There is a proper and legal way to do such work, and we trust that the authorities-mav be allowed to carry out the law without any interference by n;ob-murderers. Crrrixo Dinvy Kxpensks. The Kalama liencun learns that the capi talists from Europe and elsewhere, lately here for the purpose of inves tigating the affairs of Mr. llolladay's railroads in Oregon, have for a month past had an expert here taking items and that expert "proposes to his principals the reduction of expenses O oa the O. and C. 1. K., by lopping off several dead -head salaries, there by, effecting a retrenchment of about i? 10,000 a month, among which are President's salary per month $1,000; Vice-President's do. $."00: attorney's do. fcNOO; Secretary, f?'2."0; 81,000 per month to supply deficiency in run ning expenses of the Portland 7iti!i ll'iUrii,,, etc., to the extent of $10 000 which the road lias now to to pro vide, in addition to the $2,000 per day, interest on the bonds which were sold to build the road." Since the abve has been in type, the Htdletiii has came to hand which denies the truth of the above, and says that the statement that the "capitalists from Europe and else where had an 'expert' here 'for a month taking items' is w ithout foun dation, and the balance of the state ment is as false in every respect as c that relating to the Jhilltt'm." OKAXiIiE.---The Grand Lodge, F. it A. M., of Oregon has been in session at Portland during the pres ent week. It probably adjourned last evening. Oa Wednesday the following Grand ofHcers w9ere elected ;for the ensuing year: T. McF. Pat ton, Grand Master; A. Van Dusen, Deputy Grand Master; J. R. Con pie, Senior Grand Warden; T. J. Stump, Junior Grand Warden; R. P. Earhart, Grind Secretary; R. F. Rrown, CI rand Treasurer; James R. Rayley, Chairman Committee on Educational Fucd. Democratic Ticket. The follow ing persons have been nominated on O the Democratic ticket for city otli cers at 'Portland, the election taking place Monday: For Mayor, Eugene Semple; for Tolice Judge, Alexan der Dodge; for City Assessor, Wm. J. Kelly. The light promises to be an interesting one, there being three full tickets in the Held, and it is hard to say which will come off victo rious. Plenty of Canpipates. At the election in Portland next Monday, there will be four candidates in the field for Mayor, viz: Eugene Sem rle regular Democratic nominee; 11. Failing, Independent; John Mc Craken, Custom House clique; and last but not the least, Mrs. A. J. Duniway, on the split ticket. The people of Portland ought to le able to make a judicious selection from such a number of candidates. As strange as it may appear to our readers who have heretofore noticed the course of the Radical press of Oregon on the Chinese question, there is not a piper of the Radical persuasion in this State now but w hat endorses most heartily the posi tion occupied bv the Democracy on e t'lis question. These fellows are learning. Apolooy. Sickness in the editor's jfamily we hope is sufficient apology for the lack of the usual amount of editorial matter this week. The Clouds Thicken. In the Orcjoiiimi of last Tuesday we find u further serious charge against our United States Senator, which is to the ell'ect that about the last of April or first of May, 1'0, iie roa,ior ys observe that Mr. Hippie (.ft IVunsyh ania in April of lh:lt r) t!lo mun whom wo i , t.al, Mitchell 1:Ull-0j nt the port of . San LuU Obispo in Southern Cali- . foruj:li from rt steamship hound from j ViUmmil to San Francisco. In those ' (,,. i, i.,..;e... i: n'luav being yet unl)nit. til0 ,,-avel to California from , kimi uiv. . v . - the Fast was mostly by t:Ulun'- j i,v I'eeral aid, which cannot be hoi With the future Senator, landed also , fo. SJ ltmg as tie 1)arty that orig a handsome and sprightly young wo- j fourteeuth amendment, man whom he introduced us ms win. The two went out to the town of San Luis Obispo, which is a few miles inland from the seaport of the same name, and there Mr. Mitchell opened a law office under the name 1 1 0f ,Tuin H. Mitchell, rented a house UIUl furnished it, and settled down to business. Then he introduced j the person he called his wife, into Society. She appeared extremely oVii 0f him, and of a little girl who V-;IS understood to be their daughter, frequently - alluding with pride to il..nts nf her husband, and sav- ' , , , t t i -.i ? ! in" he had studied law with one cf was determined to have a Fourth-of-July celebration, and Mr. Mitchell was complimented with an invitation to deliver the oration, lie accepted the invitation, but soon afterwards came to the conclnsion to leave the place, assigning as a reason for this sudden change of purpose, that the j Jawyers there understood the r?pan- ish language, and had, therefore, an I advantage over him, the people there . being largely of Spanish or Mexican way, and that he and his wife were both too unqualifiedly Republican to get along well in a place so strong ly Democratic as that, lie left there with his family, before the time to deliver his oration, our informant thinks about the middle of June. We know' nothing further of him or of the woman accompanying him, till he readied Portland without her, on or about the first day of July of the same year. lie could not have stopped long in San Francisco. Does not the presence of the wo man in California explain how he ! happened to leave Pennsylvania? lied Tape Will They Clear Them r We predicted when the news came of the surrender of the Modoes, that the Administration would find some pretence through which these mur derers would escape a merited pun ishment. This predict ion, it appears, will become true, as the following dispatch, dated at Washington on the 11th inst. shows. Red tape and a vacillating cowardly Administration will vet allow these red devils to j glory over the murder of eighteen innocent settlers and the blood of (ien. Canby and Thomas. Here is what the dispatch says, and we pre sume it is published by the authority of the Administration : A Washington special says the ad ministration organ there, under the head of "What is to be done with the Modoes V" has some suggestions which have been agitated there in both legal and military circles for some time. It says that persons who profess to know are predicting that neither Captain Jack nor any of his followers will be hanged. A military commission will be organized by Gen. Scofield, w hich will doubtless try them; but the finding of that court must be approved by the Pres ident, and then comes the tug of war. The first question to be brought be fore the President will be that deny ing the legality of the military com mission which is to try the culprits, on the ground that General Canby was not killed as a commander of the army in the Department of the Col umbia, but w as killed w hile acting as a Peace Commissioner, having been placed at the head of the Commission by a special agreement between the President and Secretary of the Inter ior, witli full j'ower in the premises. They declare that Gen. Canby was not surrounded by any troops when he was killed, but having gone out as a Peace Commissioner, away from his command, met his death, and the murderers therefore cannot be treat ed by the military authorities. As to the killing of Major Thomas and those with him, at a latter date, the military commission can take no cog nizance of that offence, as a state of war then existed between our troops and the Modoes. Henry Watterson, editor of the Courier Jo"ninl, said in his recent lecture on journalism delivered at Indianapolis: "As Congrcve and Sheridan were, as Dickens and Thackary were the journalist may be, and partly is already; a man in whom a public interest, great or less, ac cording to his genius, is taken; a a man who, loving his fellow men, has it in his power to be loved by them. Ihe process is very simple. To be kindly, honest, fearless, capa ble, that is all; and I name kindness first, because if a newspaper would be popular it must, like an individ ual, carry a pleasant aspect; it must be amiable and unpretentious; speak ing the language and wearing the habiliments of the people; bone of their bone and flesh of their flesh; a sincere as well as an effective deliv erer of ( their thoughts, wishes and fancies." i The Radical Party Must Shoulder the Kesponibilit The people of this coast, remarks an exchange, are powerless to place an v obstacle in the way of Chinese immigration, the Radical party having most effectually tied hands -f the States in the all such matters by means of treaties - , t ts IItwe against the Chinese AVijx vliit-li the Radical press of this t.0'ist is reujing the popular ear is souml all1 furVf sonifying m,.., pi,..! iom,P.s,1 11(T Hill LI . iii"v- ii..v- : ' v - removetl froni the body only the Civil llights Act and the treaty with China, dominates in the Gov ernment. There must be a change in the Federal Administration and Congress if we would stop the tide of Chinese immigration, setting in stronger and stronger as the Radical party increases in power and influ ence growing with its growth, and strengthening with its strength. The Radical party are committed to the doctrine of equal rights before the law to the Chinese, and Avith those equal rights guaranteed them thev will continue to pour into the niv L country notwithstanding the popular prejudice against them. It is impos sible to prevent their coming without legislation discriminating against them,and the Federal Government has shielded them from that. The ICth Section of the Civil Rights Act de clares That all ier.oss within the jurisdic tion of the United States shall have the same rights in every State and Territory in the United States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, to be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all law in.0,.oeiiings for the security of per- son and property as is enjoved bv white citizeus, and shall be subject to like Dunishments, pains and penal ties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of all kind, and none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or cus tom to the contrary notwithstanding, etc. The 17th section provides that if any person under color of any law, ordinance, etc., shall be deprived of the rights secured in the foregoing section, or shall be subjected to any different pains or penalties on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color or race, the par ties violating the provision "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con viction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. or imprisonment not exceeding one year; or both at the discretion of the Court." The Radical party of the whole country are irretrievably com mitted t-o the doctrine of this Act, which has been endorsed by overy national convention of the party held since its passage. How then can the people hope for relief through that party? If they indulge the hope, they will lind it to lie delusive and never to be realized. The clamor now made against the Chinese by Radical organs is hypocritical. We warn the people against trusting them. Their asseverations are nitre lip service. Close of the Modoc War. The following dispatch was receiv ed by Gov. G rover on the 5th inst: I1i:api:s Lost Riveii Spkjnok. June -ith, via Ashland. June "th. To Cor. C rarer: The Modoc War was ended by the Oregon Volunteers last night at VI odock, after a hard march of three days and nights, by the forces under my command. The last desperate warrior belonging to Capt. Jack's band was brought into camp. The captured numbered five w n.f our women and three children. Tne noto rious Rlack Jim is one of the num ber. I will march the command to Linkville to-day, place the warriors in irons and await your Excellency's orders. John E. Ross, Rrig. Gen. Com'g. O. S. M. The Governor sent the following reply: Salkm, June o. To Geu. John K. Rom, Lixl.rilh-: If you have any of the Lost River murderers standing indicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson county, de liver them into the custody of the Sheriff of said county. Deliver all other captives to the commanding ollicer of the United States forces in the Lake Basin. Return the Volun teers and muster them out. Assure your oilicers and men of my highest appreciation of their. brilliant con duct. On behalf of the State I con gratulate you on your success. L. F. Gkovek, Governor of Oregon What his Friends Say, A New YorK dispatch under date of the 10th inr,t says: "A Tribunes Washington special says the friends of Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, here stated that in view of the wide cur rency given to the scandal of his private life he lias been advised to resign. The argument used is that w hile his change of name w ill not in validate his claim to a seat in the Senate and although his present anomalous domestic relations may not be sufficient ground for expul sion, still it is advisable that the State of Oregon should not be rep resented by a Senator whose influ ence will be paralyzed by the mis fortunes which surround him. It is not Indieved, however, that Mitch ell will resign, but will endeavor to make as plausible a statement as possible, consistent with the charges made against him." The people of Oregon would be pleased to have Mr. Mitchell either satisfactorily explain the " unex plained " charges, or resign the seat he cannot longer fill without dis grace to our State. FKOM THC LAVA HMDS! Four Modoes Killed. I'.oyi.k's Camp, Turn: IjAKK Penin sula' June Noon. About daylight vesterdav morning John and James 'Faircluld and a dozen other; citicens j left Fairchild s ranch, on the oaiiKs ot I Cottonwood creek, with 17 Modoc cap ! t;,-... :.. .!.,.!;.. ltmriiu I'liiirli'v S!i:i- .--, INI lU'UMi. - J Nasty Jin i. Teehee Jack, Pony. Little John anl Mooch. John Fairchild, llo gus, Shijg-Nastv and all the white men save JanTes being mounted and armed, rode in advance soon after the start, h aving the balance ot'the party several miles 'behind. James had the Indians in a wagon drawn by four mules. At the crossing of Lost river, l ite in the afternoon, James came across the Ore gon Volunteers (Captain 1 User) , who was enroute for home. The members of the company were scattered around the camp and engaged in various occu pations, but upon the approach of the Indians they ran and armed them selves, and "then gathered about the wagon. Captain lliser said," Where is Hooka Jim?" " At Delve's Camp," replied Fairehid. Hiser What two scouts left Fair ehilds this morning? Fairchild i'.ogus and Shag-Nasty. Jliser What route did they take? Faircl ild Can't jMisitivi lv sta'e. Hiser What Indians have you lure? Fairchild All Hot Creeks except Little John, who is a Lost River. Jliser (To Little John) Who shot you? John Shag-Nasty Jim. John was badlv, wounded in the thigh and had his leg broken below the knee. lliser (To l'aiichila) What kind of Iiiilians are these? Fairchild I guess these are not among the worst; there are no char ges against them. The conversation was of this sort for some time. Fairchild had an idea that it would be best to place the Indians under the protection of lliser, as mat ters were getting mixed. The volun teers looked as it they meant mischief. Fpon second thought, however, he deemed it best to push forward and reach this camp as skii as possible. Hiser Where will you camp? Fairchild At Dennis Crawley's. Fairchild drove on and the volun teers returned to camp. 1 Ialf an liour after this episode a citizen rode up and asked if any men had passed along j ahead of him. and the latter replied in the affirmative. The man kept Fair- : child company for about a mile and then turned oil" to the l i iht. towards a ; bend in tlu river, two miles from j Crawley's house. Fairchild noticed a j couple of men riding ahead, as if to in tercept Jiini. lie watched them the more closely as he suspected foul play. They gained the point, dismounted, and placed their hats upon the sage brush. One of them tied a handker chief about his head an i the other used a pantaloons' leg, undoubtedly for the purpose of disguise. When ihe team came up one stepped to the rear and tlu-other in front and presented cock ed Needle-guns at Fairchild. The man in front al.-io had a butcher knife drawn. He was the spokesman: '(let down vmi old white-headed s of a '." said he. l!y what authority?"' said Fairchild. ' IJy mine; 1 sun" going to kill the Indians and you too," was the reply. Then the leader caught hold of the mules and unhitched them, or cut the harness, and Fairchild clinging to the lines, leaped to the ground. The poor wretches imnlorid for mercy, and beirired Fairc.nl 1 to save them. Tne waniors were unarmed, and knew that j resistance was useless. They wt re tl:e- coolest, in the party, though facing in- j eviiable death: but the women and i children shrieked and groa:u t and wept piteously. Faircluld had nothing but a small ist'i with him : six inches from his car was the muzzl.' of a Net -die gun. 'Indeed," said lie to men few moments since. " the tears c.-m.'.c e my eyes, and I mim those' of the Modoes. massacre might hi was a terrib'e scene ret it. I shudder led m v voL-c wit h i:i the hop1 that a .'.veiled.' Oh! it -1 never shall for wh( n I think of w hat I siw and heard. I e-f nrtul vi ic; s of those women and. chiiii-en a re still ringing hi my ears." l'.ut the ! cowardly hounds were r,r,t to be haul!:.- j ed. A shot, and Little John 1 i.v d :.d j m tne l.e-t ii t lie in his brain. Tin wage.n with a bullet four mule.-; dashc' bed ! awav with Fain. hild. and tar.gl" I him in the lines. Five s cession and Teeiiec hots m i apio suc- Jack. 1 m.'V and Mooch, the remaining warriors, were dead, and Little John's sou.iw received a frightful wound in tne shoulder, i Away ahead in the road, and j in the direction of T.ovle's Camp, was a cloud of dust indicating the hur ried approach, of a team. The murder ers espied the dust and in a moment were rapidly away. Sergeant M urphy. of battery O. Fourth Artillery, with ten men "and a teamster, came by the team. The Sergeant took charge of affairs and remained with bis men, on the ground., and Fairchild and the teamster, the wounded sjuaw and her two children, came hit her at 'J. o'clock this morning. Fairchild reached cn eral Davis'' headquarters and related his story. Teams with an escort were at once sent out after the prisoners, dead and alive. No steps were taken for the apprehension of the felons who per formed the bloody work. It is gener ally believed th-tt the Oregon Volun teers are the guilty parties. Fairchild is of that opinion himself. The warriors killed were not charged with murder. Those who knew them say that they only participated in open lights. Kvery one here condemns the affair as atrocious and without excuse. There is no doubt that the murder was carried out on a carefully arranged plan", as Fairchild noticed horsemen on the road ahead and behind him when the shots were tired. 1 lad John 1'aiiv child, instead of James been present another murder might have 1 (en add ed to the list, as the Oregonians are I ittcr in their hatred of John, 'Old Mm." and other Californiaiis. The Warm Springs have only a few weeks longer to serve. Father O Kane. Assistant Pastor of the Vrcka District, held a Catholic service to-day. as usual, at the Provis ional Hospital building. Sergeant Clinton is tailing fast. IJovi.e's ('ami1, Junes :' cm. An interview between ienera 1 Da vis a nd Captain Jack and Seonchhi has just terminated. The Modoc; Chief says that he was incited to his cruel warfare bv Allen David, Chief of the Klamaths. I to also denied having killed Oeneml Canby. and bud the blame on his boys. Sconchin told the same story. The Varm Springs have received an invoice of red paint, are now bidding jubilees by night and by day. This afternoon several of them rode through the military camp wearing a light and airy uniform consisting of a towel and a dress-coat of red paint. Vhkka, Cab, June 11. David Horn, sutler at Camp Canby, on Tule Lake, arrived this evening, having left there Sunday ni'rht. From him we learn that all was quiet at headquarters. The, Warm Springs and one or two troops of cavalry were expected tostart north vesterdav. On Saturday, eight Pitt river Indians brought eleven Modoes, three men, eight women and children, to (ien. Davis. The Modoes had taken refuge in their village. They being afraid to have them stay there, went over to Hot Spring valley and counselled with some of the whites there. They advis ed them to disarm the Modoes and take them to Davis, which tin y did. Six deserters were lemg tried by court-martial. The attack upon Fairchild, with the Hot Creek prisoners, is universally condenined at headquarters as a cow ardly, despicable act. There are now but three or four Mr doc bucks out. The only one of note is Long Jim, who escaped from theguard at idiom's Camp betore the massacre of (ien. Canby. The Oreyouiaii says: Dr. Hill, who has lateby returned from a trip east of the mountains, where he went to solicit aid for the McMinnville Col lege, met w ith very flattering suc cess, having raised' quite a sum for that institution. Telegraphic Xews Summary. N.F.W Yokk, June 10. A special says an investigation will be made at once into Colonel Gilleni's con duct of the campaign against the Mo docs. Charges have been laid before the War -Department narrating that the command of Major Thomas went out early in the morning, and though the sound of battle was distinctly heard, the commanding ollicer sent no relief, until four o'clock in the afternoon, but was lounging all day in his tent. On account of this neg lect large numbers of oilicers and men were killed and wounded. Dr. D. Ewitt, Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A., specifically charges Gillem with neglect for leaving the wounded on the field for thirty-six hours before orders were given to bring them in for treatment, and that Lieut. Harris died in consequence of this neglect. The feeling among army oilicers is very intense against Giilem. They say that he is notoriously incapable, ami demand his trial by Court-martial. Al.ua ny, X. Y.Jnne 10 The Court of Appeals were unanimous in opinion in granting Stokes a new trial. There w ere two opinions writ ten, one by Gardner, the other by Rappalio. The charge of the Court below is held to be erroneous on the point that the Jaw presumes murder from the act of killing, and calls on the prisoner to mitigate or justify; also there were errors in excluding proof of threats by deceased to kill the prisoner; also error in permitting Mrs. Morse to contradict Jennie Turner in collateral matter, called out on cross examination of Jennie, namely as to whether she left Mrs. Morse's house against her wishes, and because detectives were said to bo after her soon after the homicide. Washington, June '.. Gen Scho f.eld has been instructed by tele graph to appoint a Military Commis sion to try the Modoc prisoners. Kr.i-.Ni-: X. H. , June (I. Hon. John Prentiss, the oldest printer and news paper publisher in Xew England, perhaps in the United States, died this afternoon, in the txlth year of his age. He established the Xew Hampshire Sefutel in 17!)!), and con ducted it for l! years. His funeral will take place on Monday afternoon. X'i:w Yoi:k, June (. A special to the Trihm.e says Victoria Woodhnll dropped dead of heart disease at her house at !' (clock this evening. Washington, June 11. The mas sacre of the Modoc captives at Lost River crossing is denounced by every one here. Roth Gen. Sherman with the military and Attorney-General Williams with judicial authorities, will exercise every possible means to capture and punish the culprits. The Attorney-General expresses the opiu ionthat it was committed by outlaws who infest that locality, and it will be almost impossible to catch them. Washington, June 10. Informa tion received to-day from Lon don, says the Government of Great Rritain has made arrangements through the Rank of England, with bankers, to deliver to the Secretary of State at Washington, on or before the bUh of September, .io.oOO.OOO, the amount awarded by the Geneva tribunal to the United States. Rhighaai has accepted the Japan ese Ministry. Eastpokt (Me.), June 10. A sad accident occurred hero this morning at the gasworks. Some repairs were to be made, and a young man by the name of Lawrence went down into the gasometer to let oil" the water, when the gas overcame him, and he fell from the ladder into the water. His brother Edward went down to rescue him, and lie too was suffocat ed and fell. Another brother, James tied a rope round his body, aiwl was lowered, but had to be drawn up im mediately. He was nearly dead, and lies in a precarious condition. The ithers were dead when taken out. Ann.m'ot.is. June 10.- Joshua Nich olson was to-day sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs. Lamphey, and will doubtless be hanged on the first of August, in company with his accomplice, Hallahan. Ro.vion, June 10. .Extensive plun dering having been going on for some time from trains on the Roston and Fitchburg road, the company employed detectives to watch and t'ue result is the arrest of the conduc tor, Edward Pinder, engineer Smith, fireman Rlood and ex-conductors Hil drcth and Hanscomb. Other parties are suspected. Pinder and Hihlreth pleaded guilty. A large amount is recovered. Memphis, June 10. The cholera is undoubtedly increasing. The in terments to-day were eighteen, against eleven yesterday, and at ( o'clock in the evening, undertakers had receiv ed orders for fourteen eollins. The weather is still cloudy and m sultry. Hon. Jacob Thompson is dangerous ly ill with cholera. Xicw Yor.K, June 10. The opinion of the Court of Appeals to the Stokes case, inferentially declares the con stitutionality of the Xew Jury law, under which the formation of an or der of expression of an opinion shall not operate to the exclusion of a ju ror who takes oaths that he believes he can render an impartial verdict on evidence. Xew Yokk. June 11. Jack S. Shultz writes that the American De partment at the Vienna Exposition will be in complete order by the 15th of June, which cannot be the case with that of any other nation, not excepting England, which has the advantage of a corps of workmen brought to Vienna to complete and perfect that department. The Aus trian Government he says,, should have taken another year to prcjiare for the Exposition. AmniN, June 11. A brutal mur der was committed in this city last night, by Merritt Wheeler, keeper of a house of ill-fame. He murder ed his mistress, Fanny Sterling, be holding her by the hair and kicking her to death. Memphis, June 11. One of the severest rain anil thunder storms ever known here raged last night, accompanied by immense sheets of electricity. In" an hour and a half 2 75-100 inches of rain fell. It is feared that gTeat damage is done to the planting interests in the adjacent country, but the sanitary condition is greatly improved. Hon. Jacob Thompson is recover ing from an attack of cholera. Cincinnati, June 11. James Me Doumott, a butoher, was shot dead w hile standing in his stall in the Sixth street market, this morning, by W. Dancles. The parties had some trou. ble Sunday which caused the shoot- Sumniary of State Xews Items. Ex-Congressman Slater is on a visit to Portland. Work at the Brownsville Woolen Mill has commenced. Corvallis is going to have plug- uglies, on the Fourth. j A steamboat company will soon be organized at YaquinaRay. Wheat is selling at Corvallis at 72 cents, and oats at 13(3 cents. J. J. Henderson, Consul at Amoy, left Portland last week for China. The manufacture of ice will be commenced at Portland next week. The Pacifies Wat the Pioneers at Portland, Saturday, bv 50 runs to 20. A sister of Senator Fay of Jackson county, died recently in San Fran cisco. An assessment of fifty per cent, on the State University fund has been levied. Railroad fare to Oakland, on the 4th of July w ill be reduced to half price. The postoffiee at Junction City was robbed last Friday night of about $40. Hereafter a mail is to run from Corvallis to Dallas and back the same day. A runaway team broke a thigh for Trvin Smith, of Benton county, last Tuesday. Two steamers run regularly be tween Coos Bay and San Francisco fare $10. Two Warm Spring Indians have been killed in the Modoc war and one wounded. Mrs. Hand, wife of the proprietor of the Moimtdineii-, died on the 3d, of consumption. A ball is to be given at Eugene City, July 4th, for the benefit of the University fund. The Monmouth Rase Ball Club has beaten the Albany Club in two straight games. The Royal Arch Chapter closed its Annual Convocation, at Portland, Saturday evening. The German bankers who lately arriod here departed overland for California the 7th. John Bra;:ee, Esq., has been ap pointed agent of the O. S. X. Com pany at the Dalles. Sister Duniway proposes to inflict the people of Oregon again with the JVcr yurthweyf shortly. There were over 50 cases on the docket at the late term of the Circuit Court for Coos county. Ihe closing exercises of Corvallis College began last Monday, and are to continue until Friday. Mr. Litchfield has been pointed to the Siletz Agency, Samuel Case, resigned. ap v ice- Emery Jor.es, who made his escape from the Benton county jail last week, has been retaken. Henry Ahpel. of Elk City, was thrown from a horse last week, and had his right leg broken. E, S. Morgan k Co., of Roseburg are manufactuaing a splendid qual ity of lime near that plr.ee. j The (). S. X". Co.'s steamer Sho j shone was brought down to Port land from the Dalles last week. A dwelling belonging to R. Mc Cornell, on Oak Creek. Albany, was burned on the 10th. Xo insurance. Mr. A. J. Duffer is a passenger per steamer Oriilamme from San Francisco for Portland, now due. During the week ending- June oYl ' 450 tons of coal and 100 M. feet of lumber was shipped from Coos Bay. On the 3d inst., the dw elling house of Joseph Thompson, of Toledo, Benton County, was destroyed bv fire. During May, about oOO head of cattle and 1,000 sheep were shipped down the Columbia from Eastern Oregon. Dr. A. X. Foley writes that he has decided to call his spring, on the Upper McKenzie, Bethesda instead of Siloani. Miss Lou Simpson, one of the teachers in tho Albany College, is dangerously ill with congestion' of the brain. The Annual Association of regular Baptists will meet with the Little j set hoi C hurch in Linn July 4th. county, There has been a reduction in the wages of deck hands employed on the O. S. X. Company's boats from $45 to $10. . W. C. Baird fc Co., of Brownsville, Oregon, are manufacturing good substantial wagons from Oregon timber. The Corvallis Farmers' Warehouse Company has purchased the Moore St. Clair warehouse wharf, etc for $2,500. "' Two or three fatal cases of the epizooty have occurred in Linn county. A large number of horses are affected. Mr. W. D. Pittcnger, of Wash ington county, has been appointed a United States Commissioner bv Judge Deady. E. M. White of Gem City, has dis covered a rich deposit of quartz about six miles from Gem City, on the Hogem road. The man Poland who was recently shot accidentally by a Mr. Tracy at Dram s Station in Donglas county is slowly recovering. ' Advices from Agent Dyar and Ivan Applegate state that the Indian difficulties in the Silver Lake coun try have been settled. The Republicans of Portland have nominated for Councilmen 1st ward, L. P. W. Quimby; 2d ward, J. H. Lyon; 3d ward, L. Besser. The Daily Evening Xeics has been designated "by Governor G rover as the litigant organ for the counties of Multnomah and Columbia. A young daughter of John Wil liamson, of Chehalem valley, Yam hill county, was thrown from a horse a few days since and terribly injured. rel ; . . . . .... heme arrit.itf1 o.i i- o o -v,., alm me imp will ' all probability be built this Sun ' A" Several families have conic jPt Douglas county within the lasff days from Missouri and Iowa T are well pleased with the country ' J. H. De Loss, who was recertl pardoned out of the penitentiar I n 4 l.lillllir An effort is being made to h.,VP . premium of Sot) each offered st t' next Fair for the best short W.;"i bull, and the best longwooled -he',." A correspondent of the P',,;,,, ..,! , ays: " Empire City has greatly 'Q. sav urnvnil fvithin 1 1.. a seems to be quite a lively business like place. s" It would' be interesting to l, what position Senator Mitchell WfT occupy on the measures for the s1M, pression of polygamy in Utah. V,v" yon ii n. Thirteen thousand seven hini.lrcl and seventy-six centals of Ore l wheat were received at San Fraia-C co for the quarter ending , !.a 30th. " 1U1 The Springfield, Lane Conntv Farmers' Club has adopted a r(s..J'. Hon in favor of a law- to reu',;,. fares and freights on the rive.rsVud railroads. The Bishop Scott Grammar ;a Divinity school. Portland, in ch;r of Trof. R. W. Laing, held their public examination on last Tues,':iv and Wednesday. During April and May Ijri In land delivered 40 lectures in L.e. county; collected $43iS7; paid out $50 50; organized five new lo.igcs, charter fees, $50. The Republicans of East Portia::.! have nominated the following , it ticket: For Recorder. R. E. Vy.,'..': Treasurer. W. S. Gordon; Asscs.,- O. M. Barnard. 0 A man named Rice has been s i t to the Penitentiary- from Doiu-,-county for ten years fvr rape. An other, named lirown, one year f..r attempted rape. The Directors of the Vvad:i!;t "?i County Agricultural Society Kl.,. concluded to hold their l air f r four days only, instead of rive as heretofore published. A young lad, aged fourteen, t;. son of Mr. Fitzpatriek. at BakeO-.e:.. Wasco countv, died a few ".;:v since from the effect of a pistol .-L,,t wound in the hand. The exort.s from the city of Port land for the week eliding June "il. exceeded somewhat $200. 000; v. hi'" the imports scarcely exceeded ui, - fourth of that si mount. The first Judicial District Las a lively Prosveuting Attorney. '!. S'tti;iu'! says, "he r.,t only pro!-e r;ti s criminals, but he goes l.'O miles the mountains to lu lp caj'ture Vnr-m. ' The por-plo of South Yamhill con template celebrating the Xiit iei::.! Anniversary by a picnic iner t;-' : with appropriate exercise. Ir J W. Watts has accepted an hivitatiin to deliver an address. The body of Alex. Due? ar. w.. was drowned last. Winter at ();k Grove str.tior. sov.th of .Re:--br.lv was found one day last week h- a slough about three' miles below- tl place where the areuloi.t occuit--:!. The little son .f Ibd.t. J. l aen. aged about 11 yers. was cauirht nr. der the mrori of the Portland f em boat last Wednesday' moining. r. T severely if not dtuigeronsy0iiijun h One of his ears w as nearly cut oil'. During the three months c-r.ch.? May 31, tho shipments of treasiuv from Oregon to San Francis-cc. amounted to $07,853 55. currccv: $400,375, gold coin: $.;:. 7f2 bullion; and $15,702 10. silver cen;. The Albany Farmers' CVn:-::ry had a meeting last Monday, at which it was reported that 7.35d Lad hn subscribed to its capital stock. " Board of directors was elected, o: which G. W. Vernon was chosen President, and Mr. Blevins. Secre tary. Q The grand jury, of Cons connfy. returned two indictments against th late Sheriff. Geo. W. Sleeper; i for embezzling public moneys run" another for refusing to account there for. He was tried upon the tir-t and the jury was unable to a:ne upon a verdict. He will remain in jail until the next session of the Cir cuit Court. The house of Messrs. Stilh r Shopes near Scholl's Bridge, in Washington fount v, was broken n.: by some thieves "on Friday of hc-t week and pretty thoroughlv'ransnck ed. Several articles w ere taken ly the thieves, but the owners of t!. house pursued the robbers so hot!; that they only succeeded in gettir-' away with a coat and some oth'r articles of small value. The San Francisco Post sny: " Cien. John Adair, of Astoria, On -gon, sailed on the last steamer, tak ing with him a fine bull calf. '" Ma riner 3c," for w hich he paid CoJciul Peter Saxe $500. The Colonel im ported the bull from Kentucky. was bred by Capt. X. S. Patterson, one of the foremost breeders of th1 short horns in the "blue gra' county of Harrison." Of Wallowa Valley, Union county, an " up country" paper says: " 0vtI' 20() settlers had already made their homes there. Against "these a little band of forty or fifty Indians, wh claim the lands as 'exempt. Th: claim of the Indians is thus allowed, and the whites compelled to vaci-tc. without any opioi tumty to uehcam. and only the poor prospect of a tar dy ajipropriation by Congress to them for their improvements. A cotemporary has the followh "Reader, if you have borrowed '-'-e paper you are reading, don't do again. Subscribe. It isn't safe ' borrow papers. We once knew poor but honest man w ho borrowo a paper inncn-ently and inadvertantly from a wholesale neighbor. ' act! That terrible contagion, n small-pox, was conveyed insidiovc-0 in the fibers of the sheet. Of tllrtt extensive and interesting family ' doting father, a fond wife, several thirteen lovely daughters, tw o popular mothers-in-law, and three beautiful aunts not one remained to tell the talc. xue projecioi building a teler.nTl, hue from Coos Bav to li.i..':