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0 THE ENTERPRISE. PRECOX CUT, OREGON, .JULY 10 1374. The Litigant taw. During the late election this law was made an issue in the campaign, and all parties were pledged to its repeal. We are of those who regard party platforms and promises above individual interests, and hence we Consider it the duty of the next Leg islature to repeal this act, let it fall upon whom it will. The bill, how ever, has been very much misrep resented, and its merits have been kept out of sight. The people have been gulled withithe idea that their liberty to contract with whom they please had been infringed upon, and that exorbitant prices have been charged. by those who have held this franchise. This is not so. The prices charged are less than former ly by the county press, as we have frequently shown. Before, the pub lishers charged what they pleased, and should the bill be repealed and no other provisions made to guard the litigants, they will do so again. There should be some protection for the advertiser, and we apprehend that the Legislature will feel it a du ty to' the public to give them another bill which will guard them against exorbitant charges where they are at the mercy of the publishers. The question of price never enters into consideration in this matter. If par ties are at liberty to do their,, adver tising where they please, the Demo cratic officials will give their patron age to Democratic papers and Republicans give theirs to Republi can papers. The same with attor neys. The price is seldom, if ever, asked, and hence i is no infringe ment on what has been falsely called the freedom of the people. The leg islature, therefore, should make a law by which partisan officials and attorneys cannot keep up at extrav agant rates their respective organs. But we will now take other views of the present bill. It is well known to every intelligent man that there are certain publications necessary to be made antecedent to the consuma tion of many legal proceedings. Be fore subsequent steps can be taken, in several suits at law, due notice' must be given to defendants through the public prints. Especially are absent defendants interested in the manner in which this notice is given, "and lit knowing the definite direction in which to look for its appeai-ance. Without such a law as the well-abused " litigant law," how can such ab- CAn fnAc 1w nrnnm-lr infnrmpl n Q In u wr.vrv.v - x-' the litigation instituted against them? In many of the counties of Oregon there are four or more ia pers published, in any one of which, under the former law, a legal publi cation might be made. The defend ant interested, being abroad, or even at home, not a subscriber to the pa per selected, could, "and we know of many instances where they have been, deprived of their rights in the premises, in perfect ignorance that they were at all in controversy. The law does not compel any to take the paper. It only suggests that they' may look into some designated paper for such information. In the city of Portland there are seven papers published, some of them very ob scure. Yet, if any one desired, they it ii" i i. i l: -1 1 most obscure paper in that city, and persons whoreside next door to the office would not bo aware that they w had a legal notice concerning them selves printed. o It is argued that the present mode of selecting the litigant organs is unjust, and that it gives undue in fluence to the appointing power. Wo have too high a regard for the publishers of any of the papers who enjoy the present franchise to believe that they can be actuated in their duty as journalists for the con temptible little support they receive thronirh this bill. We feel oursolf c under no more obligations to' Gov. O Groycr for giving us tho franchise than we M ould to the individual who patronizes us under the act. But should the bill be repealed, and all parties have said it nfhst be, wo cer tainly shall feel under obligations to the officials or attorneys who shall iu tuc inline j'iiin.'uu,u ui. iti nui make the press subservient to the dispensors of the county patronage, while now, the duty of the Governor is plain, and lie must comply with tho law. If it gives the Governor too much power, let the appointing power be transferred to the Judges, or some other person. But one thing is certain, the Legislature can not "regulate" the price of adver tising unless it gives to some parties n franchise thereby. The law, as far as we are concerned has not been Vof any benefit to us. On the con trary, it has beerf a detriment. Wo are in earnest when we say the Leg islature should5repeal the act. But we would caution them not to leave the doors open too far for the pub lishers of papers to ag-ain charge, as they did before the'passage of the present act, what they pleased, and were paid without a word from their partisan supporters. The New York 11 V thinks that the most significant feature of the result in Oregon is the complete fail- ure oi tuo so-caUeJ rnderondenC ' movement. The Dawn of Brighter Days. Under this head the San Francisco Examiner says that the principles of political economy, which during so many years have been ignored by the Radicals . in dealing with financial questions, are now asserting their power. Thirteen years of erroneous teaching has failed, to convince the country that .irredeemable paper could be made by Acts of Congress and decisions of the Supreme court the equivalent of gold and silver. The few Democratic members of the Senate and House, aided by the Democratic press, have at least caus ed the true standard of value to be recognized, and the moral value of their triumph is enhanced by the fact that a thorough conversion on that subject has taken place in the mind of President Grant. A few years ago, when there was an oppor tunity to have declared that gold and silver were the legal measures of value, he neglected .to improve the occasion,. but appointed Justices whose decisions, given soon after their appointment, confirmed by the dictum of our highest tribunals, a fallacy iwhich has yet many support ers. The effect of the decision to which we refer has not only been used to keep afloat the largo amount of irredeemable paper issued during the war, but it has created a party who in time of peace desire to fur ther increase its volume under vari ous pretexts. Only a few months ago the infla tionists succeeded in passing a bill to permit tho National Banks to in crease their issues, and it authorized tho Treasury Department to do t':e same in a similar proxjortion. The amount of circulating notes that would have been authorized, had the bill received executive approval, was 8S00.000.000. The elections held in several States immediately prior to the passage of the bill proved to tho Px-esident that the scheme met popu ulr condemnation, and when he ve toed it we awarded him the credit deserved by his resistance to a 'ring' of speculators marshaled by the lead ers of the party with which he had acted in the past. We predicted in our remarks that he had broken with Radicalism, and in doing so had giv en the ism, so long powerful for evil, its death-blow. The Butlers, the Mortons and Lo gans, had long directed, by legisla tive combinations, the policy of tho country. The unexpected defeat of their inflation scheme did not dis courage them. They have improved their time to devise other projects to to meet the president's objections. They have endeavored to accomplish their purposes by reducing the greenback issues and allowing the National Banks to inflate in a certain ratio which would have effected their object while apparently meeting the objections to their first plan contain ed in the veto message. The artifice has proved to be too transparent. It was tho same scheme clumsily dis guised. It was to allow the Banks an increased share of the profits of issuing paper money. Tho time had come for Presedent Grant to define his position, and he did so, some days ago, in a semi-official manner, by writing a letter to Senator Jones in which he makes known the prin ciples that will guide his actions on the currency question. He desires that on July first, 187G, the currency of the United States shall be equiva to gold, and that the Centennial may be marked by the fulfilment of our promises to public creditors. Wo have perused the "memoran dum," and it deserves the approval of every Democrat. In this contest with the inflationists Grant has sought argument to maintain his po sition, and he finds it in tho able Stato papers of the democratic Pres idents. The messages of Jackson and Van Buren contain in plain lan guage the arguments which Presi dent Grant might have quoted with advantage had he felt disposed to ac knowledge that in this issue ho had derived support from their messages. Though he has omitted to pay that small tribute of respect to tho writ ings of the illustrious dead, the De mocracy know where the arguments originated, and have reasons to con gratulate themselves that they have been unearthed to instruct the coun try at the present time. The ability to have our national issues" of paper redeemable in coin in 1876 is verj probable. After the panic of Sep tember gold fell to 106. Had not the policy of inflation been carried out by the illegal issues of Mr. Richardson, our notes might now be at par in gold. With that gentleman out of the Treasury, and an honest energetic man in his place, public confidence will be restored, and the appreciation of the currency by the slightest per centatre Tier mnn tVi bring it to par even before the sun of yuij oi ioid, uawns upon tho land." Grant Offered a Third Term. A correspondent of the St. Louis Re publican says: Grant means a third term. He don't want the Radical or ganization to be kept in line. He wants it demoralized so that its nom ination of any other man would not amount to anything if it should nom inate any other, and meanwhile he is industriously at work gathering in all the elements of personal strength that are lying about loose. Beautiful souls have beautiful thoughts, and beautiful thoughts make beautiful faces. Our looks are i t a i : i , governed anuusi euureiy uy our i thoughts and actions. I Our Special Washington tetter. Washington, June 22, 1874. -The District Investigation has run its course and the Committee has presented its report, in which it condemns the acts of the District of ficials from beginning to end; pro nounces tho present form of govern ment a complete failure, and closes by recommending its abolition, and the substitution, until the next ses sion of Congress, of a Commission of three persons with limited powers and the appointment of a committee to prepare a plan of permanent or ganization. This bill came before the House and was passed almost unani mously, and its passage has been ef fected in the Senate, and even with less debate than in the House and without amendment. As there is little doubt that it will receive tho President's signature, it may as well be considered as the law for the guidance of the inhabitants of the District, at least until the next sess ion of Congress. The main reason for its hurried passage, without amendment, and almost without de bate, was that unless so summarily disposed of, there was no chance of it3 getting through in the last days of the session. Yet if there is any truth in the rumors as to the legal defects and crudeities of the bill, it would have saved much future trouble and many perplexities had it been sub jected to discussion and amendment in both Houses. It is hoped, how ever, in the interest of the people of the District that when the Act is practically tested these defects will not prove formidable as predicted. On the 10th inst. the Civil Service Bill came up for the consideration of the House, and was met by a telling speech from Gen. Benj. F. Butler, in which he joured forth a stream of sarcasm and contempt on this scheme which the President so earnestly sup ports. . Though some few of the members were bold enough to speak out their thoughts on tho subject, the larger number quietly allowed the Bntlerites to pass the bill so amended as to virtually discontinue the Commission; (i.e.,) the amend ment provides that the money previ ously appropriated for the use of the Civil Service Board, should bo con veyed into the Treasurj', thus depri ving them of their means of exis tence. The truth is the scheme has very few real friends in Congress. Even those members who have been its most active supporters, and who, of course, are desirous of seeing a reform in the civil service, express themselves as being greatly dissatis fied with the manner in which the President has administered it at times enforcing it rigidly, and at others waiving his "rules" for the benefit of some favorite in pnrsuit of office. After the astonishing defeat in the House, and failure of tho currency bill to pass in the Senate, last week, the Conference Committee have pre sented another which on Saturday got through the House by the large majority of 221 to -10. This new bill is apparently intended to propitiate the West. It gives that section fifty five million dollars, more currency, at the expense of the East. An im portant inducement to accept tho boon will bo that no reserve will have to be held against the notes which will make their issue a much more valuable privilege. On the other hand there is no positive in crease of the circulation against which the hard money party could object. Thus the bill is a comprom ise between the two parties, and will probably place a quietus on this long vexed qustion for some time to come. As the time for the adjournment has been set both Houses have been unusually active. The House is far in advance with business, and but for having met with a serious obsta cle, in the presence of the Civil Rights Bill, would bo ready to ad journ at the appointed time. This bill on reaching the House was placed on the Speaker's table. It now becomes a stumbling-block in this wise: If the House proceeds to business on the Speaker's table, all bills come up in their turn, and be- fore long the civil rights bill would be reached. If reached there is a clear majority to pass it. Thus, ap-J parently, the only wny to keep it back isto refuse to goto the business on the tblc, which requires a two third vote, and this the supporters of the bill do not possess. But the trouble comes up in another form, for not only is the 6ivil rights bill on the table, but also a multitude of small jobs, such as land grants, relief-bills, and railroad subsidies. Many of these bills would pass, but those interested in them are afraid to order legislation which will reach them, inasmuch as tho civil rights bill is between the layers of the mass of documents on the Speaker's table, and would before long come up for consideration. So, unless some com promise is made the civil rights bill must fail, but its failure will he shared by a host of those bills, which are the dread of all economically dis posed persons lobby bills. With regard to the adjournment, it is generally conceded that by hav ing sessions night and day Congress will be able to adjourn on the 23d day of June. The publication of the President's "memorandum" on the finance ques tion has elicited much comment. Though it was quite generally known that he was in favor of a speedy re turn to specie payments, still the expression of his own private views on this subject was totally unexpec ted. Some of his recommendations are wise while others would be im possible to put in practice. To con clude he says that if all the condi tions he lays down are complied with, he then sees no objection to free banking. This is the only con cession he makes, and the "paper money people" will doubtlessly have to put up with it. R. D. M. Telegraphic News. Washington, July 3. General Ketchum to-day accepted the ap pointment of District Commissioner. He was selected after the President had held an interview with Denni son and Blow, who said the appoint ment would be very agreeable to them. The committee of army officers ap pointed to select a model for the equestrian statue of Gen. George H. Thomas have agreed upon that des ignated by Ward, and will have the statue erected in Washington if the necessary appropriations shall be made by Congress. New York, July 3. The overland railroads are reducing freight rates to San Francisco just before the de parture of each steamer, and increas ing them afterward. The steamers are consequently , carrying freight at twenty-five dollars per ton. Over twenty-one thousand emi grants landed here during the month of June. Jewell, Minister at St. Petersburg, has accepted, by cable, the Postmas ter Generalship. Marshal, First As sistant Postmaster Gen. will serve until the arrival of Jewel. Omaha, July 3. The Union and Central Pacific roads have re-established the second-class fares taken off two years ago. The prices by second class express train from this city to San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, . Maryeville and Lathrop are $75. The fare to Cheyenne is 25; Ogden, SCO; to Salt Lake, $G2. Philadelphia, July '3. Lewis, trustee, has received a letter from tho President of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company inclosing 'a check for a dividend on ,91,500,000 stock held for the estate, amounting to 837,500 in gold, which was ex- Lchanged for currency, and produced over 341,000. D. L. Watson has been appointed Collector of Customs for the South ern district of Oregon. A. H. Holt, of Illinois, it is said, will be appointed Chief Clerk of the Internal Revenue Bureau, vice Mr. Avery, appointed Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department. Charleston, (S. C), July 3. The Governor pardoned the three County Commissioners of Marion County, lately convicted of malfeasance in offieo and sentenced to imprison ment. Buffalo, July 5. A party of eight were outT sailing on Lake Erie last night, when the boat capsized and five of the party were drowned. New Haven, July 6. The number of wounded in the Stony Creek dis aster is now given at 7S; the larger number only slightly. Every car was overturned and the engine thrown partly upright. Tho acci dent was caused by a switcii becom ing misplaced before tho whole train had passed. The town of Pontiac, Illinois was nearly consumed by fire on tho 4th. The fire was caused by lire crackers. Tho loss is estimated at $200,000. bT. 1'aul, juiyo. a dispatch re ceived from Pembina to-da' states that a party of Sioux. Indians at tacked the settlement of St. Joseph yesterday and killed four persons. Several children are missing. A de tachment of soldiers have started for the scene of the massacre. w AsiiiNiiTox, July u. it now ap pears that the report of the military court which tried Gen. Howard and exhoncrated him entirely, was car ried by tho votes of Generals Sher man, Meigs, Reynolds and Miles. The opinion of the Court was sent to Judge Advocate Holt for review The review is verv elaborate. He criticises the action of tho majority in manv instances excluding testi mony, and dissents from the views of the Court on many important par ticulars. He attributes to Howard inexcusable ignorance in his man management of the Bureau. San Francisco, July 7. Dispatch es from all parts of the State show that the 4th of July was generally and patriotically observed. Victoria Woodhull says a grand Stato Convention of women will soon be held here for the purpose of considering the social and free love questions af the day, and declares that California will be the banner Stato in the grand free love move ment. The funeral of Dr. Julius Eckman the First Jewish itabbi who came to California, took place this afternoon, and was largely attended. Owen Thorne, a prominent Demo cratic politician, is under arrest for having used vulgar language to the Chief of Police. The Chief denies the statement published in the pa pers, that he caused Thorn's arrest. Salinas, July 7. -Mr. Tully, one of Vasquez's counsel, has been in town for several daj-s, and avers that himself and client are ready to proceed to trial at once. Washington, July 7. J. D. Mills the Indian Agent at Osage City, Kansas, telegraphs that large bands of Indians are now on the war path, and that they had killed and scalped five persons near Cheyenne. It is supposed that over 2,000 Indians are on tho war path. The War Department has ordered the Sixth Cavalry to the scene of hostilities. Foreign Telegraphic News. London, July 5. The anniversary of American Independence was cele brated at St. Petersburg with a din ner at the United States Legation. Minister Jewell presided. Bayonne, July 5. Tho Carlist3 have again invested Bilboa on all sides. Santander is being- threatened by strong bodies of Carlists. The au thorities have telegraphed for rein forcements. Several ships of war have moved up ready for action. Madrid, July 2. The Carlists at Estella number 38,000 men. They energetically deny the massacre or mutilation of prisoners. .The Vermont Democratic State Convention, yesterday, nominated for Governor, W. H. H. Bingham; for Lieutenant Governor, Henry Chase; for Treasurer, Otis Chamber lain. Resolutions were adopted re newing devotion to the Democratic party, favoring the repeal of the pro hibitory law and the adoption of a stringent license law. The conven tion was largely attended. Epitaph for a ; cannibal " One who loves his fellow-men." Territorial News Items. J. C. Robbins of Owyhee, Idaho, was recently arrested for bigamy. S. T. Ross of Vancouver, has been returned to the Insane Asylum at Steilacoom. Flour is $22 50 per barrel at Hel ena, Montana, and but little to be had at that price. The population of Yakima county, W. T., is 1,026, 481 of this number being children. Geo. Harrington was shot and in stantly killed by a man named Gibbs at Granite, Col., on the 4th inst.' A Mr. McCormack was instantly killed by a man named Ritchie, near Fountain, Colorado, on the 24th tilt. Farmers in the Sound country say that grain and hay will be better than any cut before for ten years. A little child of Mr. Kulper, re siding on Lewis river, got lost in the woods on the 23d inst, and was not found until the next day. There is a lamb in Idaho whose head and neck are covered with what might be called feathers. It has but one eye, set in the centre of its head. The Indians in Washington Terri tory seem to be in trouble about "new departures" in Indian Affairs by Government officials. Tho Supreme Court of Washing ton Territory will convene in Olym pia on the 13th inst., Chief Justiee Jacobs presiding. Prof. A. B. Nicholson of New York has accepted the professorship of the Territorial University at Seattle, and is expected soon to take charge of the institution. It is reported that the Yakima river will prospect anywhere from three to five cents per pan of dirt, and miners are rocking out from two to five dollars per day. Rev. Mr. Condon after visiting the Seattle coal mines, for scientific pur poses, gave it as his opinion that the coal formation is from peat, chiefly, and is some 60 million years old. The Washington Standard, pub lished at Olyrnpia, under date of July 4th, comes to us in illuminated patriotic colors, "red, white and blue." John M. Murphy, editor of the Olyrnpia Siandard, has been elected a director of the Olyrnpia Sc Tenino Railroad Company. There are twelve other directors, two of them beside Murjdiy being printers. An appropriation has been gr.-nted by Congress for a survey of Snake river from Shoshone Falls to Lewis ton, with a view of ascertaining the cost of the removal of obstructions to navigation. Parties of five or more can obtain excursion tickets to Puget Sound and Victoria at the reduced rates over the Northern Pacific railroad Company's line. l)r Ollson writes to a friend in Vir ginia, Montana, an interesting ac count of the Stickine mines. Ho is of the opinion that they are a bilk of huge dimensions. The Montana election will take place on the 3d day of August. The Democrats will probably put up Hon. Martin McGirmis for re-election to Congress. In the trial of Wintermuto for the killing of Gen. McCook in Dakota, the jury returned a verdict of man- siaugnrer in me nrst degree. a. new trial is demanded. Tho Rev. Norman McLood has leen appointed to represent the New Northwest at the National Council of the Congregational Association, to be held in Newhaven in October next. We are happy to see by reports from Ottawa, writes a Canadian ex change, that tho proposed union of the Presbyterian bodies in this Pro vince is likely to lie ensily and im mediately accomplished. The Piocho Record remarks of an Alta woman: "They are blessed with a live woman at Alta, Nevada. This sweetness locates a mining claim, sells it, and then gets her husband to shoot the purchaser. This amiable lady has evidently solved the diffi cult problem of sclliug property and yet retaining the ownership." The Fourth at Albany. Tho Fourth of July was celebrated in a magnificent manner at Albany. Del egations from the Portland and Sa lem Fire Department arrived on the express train the evening before, and on the morning of tho Fourth the Corvallis Fire Deparment arrived, on a special steamer chartered for the purpose. At ten, a. m., the proces sion formed at the Court House, led by the brass bands of Albany and Corvallis. The Liberty Car was fit ted up magnificently. The oration, jriven by Hon. Mr. Shoup, of Port land, was well received and appreci ated. In the afternoon the firemen's drill took place. Fireworks and a grand ball in the evening closed the exercises. Tho pay and perquisites of Presi dent Grant for tho four years of his present term amount in round figures to $362,000; those of President Lin coln during four years amounted to 6194,000. Thus four years of Grant cost the country 268,000 more than four years of Lincoln; and Grant says: " I would provide for an excess of revenue over current expenses. I would do this by rigid economy." -.- Capt. I. W. Smith has just com pleted his survey of the Upper Will amette river. He estimates the cost of the required improvements to ren der the river navigable at low water, in four parts as follows: First, from Oregon City to Albany, 825,000; se cond, from Albany to Corvallis, 818 000; third, Corvallis to Long Tom, 825,000; fourth, Long Tom to nar risburg, 825,000. Total, 893,000. m The -papers contain a report that L. S. Lang, a wealthy breeder of fine stock in Maine, a relative of J. W. Nesmith, contemplates removing to Oregon, with a view to engage in fine stock raising in the Willamette valley. Summary of State News Items. Mr. Smith, of Corvallis is stricken with the small-pox. The Woman's Rights Club at For est Grove has collapsed. The new steamboat at Yaquina will make her maiden effort this week. Jacksonville is rapidly outgrowing the devastations of the great fire. The mountain road from Linn county to Ochoco is fairly opened. An elegant Catholic Church is to be built at McMinnville this sum mer. The famous Virtue Mine of Baker county will soon be put in operation again. The Albany Register is offered for sale, the present proprietor intend ing to go East. The haying season has commenced in the valley counties. The crop will be an unusually large one. It is estimated that Linn county will this year produce over a million and a half bushels of wheat. Sarah Edwards, a Baker City wom an, made two attempts to drown her self in Powder river, last week. Fall wheat is beginning to fill. Thousands of acres of it stands six and seven feet high. The Odd Fellows and Grangers of Summerville, Union county, are mak ing preparations to erect ft hall jointly. Lieutenant Brodie passed through La Grande on the 28th, with a com pany of soldiers bound for Camp Harney. . Ten thousand dollars were paid out in Union county for cattle in last month, and many fat droves are still for sale. G. P. Goodall, of Baker City, is out of luck. Last week one of his 8300 horses broke his leg, and a 8500 sickened and died. The snow was two inches.deep on Oliver Creek, Grant county, on the 17th of June, and remained on the ground twenty-four hours. It is reported that valuable gold mines have been discovered on the headwaters of Briggs Creek, in Jose phine county. Minnie Myrtle Miller left Empire City for San Francisco with her mother, who is in feeble health, hist week. The Moor sawmill on Panther creek, Yamhill county, owned by Messrs. Stephenson Sc Wright, was burned last Monday. The Masons of Jacksonville intend building a two-story brick this sum mer, the upper story to be used as a hall and the lower one for stores. The case of Wm. C. Pettyjohn, charged with arson at ralem, was dismissed last Friday, after examin ing about forty witnesses. Most of the sheep raisers have sheared their last sheep. Tue wool clip is bettor than ever before, both as to quality and amount. Work lias commenced on the wag on road from Canyon City to intersect- the Winnemucca wagon road. It is intended to finish the road to Malheur Agency this season. The late rains in Powder river val ley have prevented the necessity of artificial irrigation. Crops of all kinds, especially small cereals, look better than usual. Hugh Starr, of Independence, eloped with Miss Nichols, of Dallas, last Saturday. They were married by a Justice at Portland, before the enraged parents of the bride arrived. A Salem correspondent learns of but one farm in Marion county on winch the wheat crop3 were injured by the rains. Nearly all wheat fields in that county promise remarkably well. A man named Thos. J. Watson tri ed suicide by laudanum at Albany, Thursday. A doctor interviewed him with a stomach pump, and now atson says he will try it again. On tho 27th oflasfc month, while out driving near Forest Grove, Miss Putnam. Miss Goodsell and Mr. Put nam were thrown from a buggy and severely injured. Santiam Lodge No. 27, I. O. O. F. elected the following officers for tho ensuing term, at their regular meet ing, June 25th: W.H.Stewart, N. G.; D. Norton. V. G.; F. L. Cran fill, R. S.; J. W. Tate, Treas. Union, Union county, is building up since it has the county seat. Dr. M. Baker has the foundation laid for a new drug store, and several dwell ings aro in course of erection. The La Grande iSniinc says "the question is being agitated whether the Sheriff, Clerk and Treasurer will not attempt to hold over for the want of a legal County Court, fcc." Allen Rhodes, who formerly kept a fish market on State street, and left for tlie East less than a year ago, re turned with his family to Salem last Thursday. Couldn't'stand Connect icut. A. J. Marshall has been appointed Deputy Recorder under Mr. Story, of Multnomah county, and B. L. Norton has-been appointed Deputy Sheriff under Mr. Jeffries. Both are excellent appointments. i... T n-n . ! uaiiiiuty ocuuii:, o line i4in. Arn-, go Lodge No. 28 I. O. O. F., elected ney, Treas Tho Success landed at the mouth of Mary's river, Benton county, last Wednesdey, the large turbine water wheei intended for use in the flouring mill now being erected by Messrs! Hurst, Grey & Co., on the site of the one burned fast year. The statistical report of the State Sunday School Convention at Port land, shows the following for the past year: Total number of schools as far as obtained, 7G; total number enrolled, including officers and teach ers, 7,254; total number of officers and teachers, 926; total number of volumes in libraries, 6,754; total col lections for all purposes, 82,611; to tal number of papers each month, 4,903. Twenty-eight schools make no report on papers. the following oincers for the ensuing year: C. C. Dryden, N. G.; John E. Metz, V. G.; T. G. Owen, R. 8. ; Thos. Bradley, P. S.: H. P. "Whit A lively interest is taken by Linn county farmers in the subject of ? narrow-guage railway between AlL ny and laquiua Bay. It seem meet with the greatest favor and it the project is put upon a proper ba sis, they will contribute liberally ward its construction. Prices of lands in Lane cmt vary from 810 to 830 perTf land under cultivation, owing to ill remoteness from market, quality of land etc. Good improved land can be purchased all the way from 3 t 820 per acre in that county. v Charles Logsdon killed three con gars in Blodgett's valley, Benton county, on Sunday, June 28th one of which measured nine feet in length. Two Scotch terriers treed them. In the stomrch of one cougar a sheep's ear was found, bearing the mark of the person who slayed him. The La Grande Times says: Grand Ronde valley is situated on the great sugar beet latitude, and the experi ence of persons will warrant the con clusion that there is no country or land that will yield ft greater number of pounds or a better article than Union county. Thousands of acres of land can be found in a body that will yield 500 bushels or 25,000 lbs to the acre. Bishop Morris of the Episcopal Church, held servico at the Congre gational Church in the Dalles one evening last week, on which occasion Mrs. Geo. H. Knaggs and her two children, Misses Amanda and Annie Thornbury and Miss Myra B. Hand, were confirmed members of the Church. Also Mr. Harry Kerrison's daughter Mary and Miss Cora Allen, were baptized. ' Mr. Joseph Southwell, a wool grower near the Dalles, raised 5,786 pounds of wool from a band of 800 sheep (an average of a little over seven pounds per head), which ho sold for 25 cents a pound, realizing the snug little sum of 81,446 .75. He has also an increase of 500 lambs which he values at 82 per head this makes 81,000 more. Total increase from 800 sheep for one year over 82,400. On Tuesday of last week a largo number of people from various parts of the State, but principally from Corvallis and Benton county met in tho Court-House, at Corvallis. for the purpose of hearing about the im provement of the Willamette river, and- of taking steps lonking to tho construction of a railroad to Yaquina Bay. The attendance was large, and much interest was manifested in tho subject. Following is a list of the fleeces sheared from Col. Joe Teal's thor oughbred Spanish Merino bucks last week: Warior, 23 pounds,!Gor ernor, 21; Crusader, 16; Challenge. 25 H; Robert, 20; Ocean wave, l'J'; Chief, 165 J; Wiftiam Tell 20; B. Goldsmith, 20; Rising Sun, 22; Or egon Boy, 18: Shakespeare- 19; Far mer, 20; Green Moifntain. 17: Gol den Age, 24Ji; Young America, 17,'. His thoroughbred Merino e-e.iLfar-ed an average of 13f pounds. Tho 3fttntaiieer of tho 4ih snvs: Deputy Sheriff AV. G. PicEett. and Wm. Foster, of Ochoco, arrive.1 hero on last Tuesday afternoon with two men who were arrestrnl at Eugen Luckey's house, on Crooked river, on the 25th of June, for house break ing. These men lately came over the mountains from the Willamette valley. They gave their names as Micheal Donovan and Samuel White. Donovan says he worked thjs spring on the new capitol building at Salem as a hod -carrier. Their chances for the penitentiary; seem excellent and beyond perad venture. The Jacksonville Times says a shooting affray occured last week in Josephine county, about five miles from Kerbyville which resulted in the death of John IMiaatter. It ap pears that Mrs. Briggs, wife of "GoTernov" Briggs, with her son David, went to the hoxise where Del matter was teaching school, and ac cused him t seducing her daughter, which he denied. After parteving some time, Mrs. Briggs informed him she had come to settle the matter. Delmatter seeing young Briggs with a Henry rifle, went to t.fke it away from him. Mrs. Brings followed him, beating him over the head with a cane she had brought along with her, but he finally got possession of the gun. Mrs. Briggs and the ly g men went lor him, and by sundry manoeuvers sueeeeded m throwing: hini and recovering the boy then drew up the weapon and shot four times, one or more taking enect. Delmatter lingered several hours. School was in progress and the house full of children at the time. liritish Columbia News Items. The Agricultural Show will be held at Victoria on Thursday tho Sth day of Octobei. W. A. Macdougall, a native of New Brnswick, was drowned at Bur rard's Inlet, a few days ago,. Tenders for the construction of the Comas wharf have been opened and the contract award en to Mr. Mc Phie of Coinox, for 83,370. Tho officers of the wrecked vessel "Prince Alfred," have been transfer rod to the Taber, with the exception of the Captain and Chief Engineer. Victoria gave up Saturday after noon to the celebration of the anni versary of tho Oaeen's coronation. The chief feature was tho horse race T ir.Ml " JJcnv.uu Xll.il. It is expected that the steamer Ventura will take the place of the Prince Alfred on the San Francisco route. The Wm. Tabor is nowun ning temporarily. The Victoria Standartl savs that Mr. and Mrs. Suir,Sr.,of Woodside Farm, Sooko, recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. There were present at dinner twenty-eight descendants, oomprising children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The old couple wero drawn around the farm in a buggy by the younger ones. The Colonist says : Mr Pearse is about to recommence the work of dredging the harbor of Victoria. The rooks will be blasted out. Pia? powder and nitro-glycerine will be largely used in the blasting opera' tions, which will involve many month's labor. Captain Devereaux, a worthy and competent gentleman, will probably be placed in charge of the entire works.