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7! -a 4 O o 0 V E. 0 REG ON CUT, OREdO-V? AUil'ST 11, 1574. Uunie 3JauufactprIes. . i Weeeit stated that' a Manufac turing Company has been organized, composed of the wealthy farmers of Linn, Marion and Polk Counties, which proposes to go injo operation shortly. It is stated tiat the stock of the "company isalreadLubscribed. The object is to ma(Vacture all kinds of agricultural mVhinery, in cluding reapers, mow ers, headers and threshers, -on a large scale. Mr. C. YT. Bowie is the managing agent of the Company. This is an important enterprise, and we trust it will re ceive a hearty encoursgement. It is ctaf.:l Hint the works aro to bo lo THE EHTEI pais cated at the point which offers the best inducements. Of course several places in the State will claim that their respective towns are the best Euited for the locution of such works, O and .while we do not propose to deny tli iIqM of each place to set up their claims for a work, that would bo worth its thousands when once in successful operation we have aright O to assert, and wo feel it cannot be contradicted successfully, that Ore gon City is the most desirable loca tion for such manufacturing enter prises in the State. It is an acknowl edged fact that Oregon City possesses the best water-power, created by nature for manufacturing purposes, on the coast; the central and con venient situation for transportation to every section of our own State and adjoining Territories, is also a givSt consideration. The timber for Bach an establishment can be had in abundance with less e xpense than at nay other point, and the iron is to be had in our own county. The works would here have tLo advantage of shipping either by rad or by water to any part of our .tale, when the upper river is navigable. Located in anv town above, j the company would bo compelled to ship by rail for: all points north cf it during the greater portion of the year. We are satisfied", that any mvprejudieed and disinterested person will agree with us that this is the point to have such a manufactory located. "What is meant by "offering th.e best induce ment," we do not kr.oi.v, unless it be that the company propose to receive bids for subsidies. If this is correct, we v.ov.ld ask t!icr4 to give our citizens an opportunity- to bid for the location. Sineo wo nave seen the notice of the organization of the company, wo have conversed with a number or . ... - vi our cittsons iu regarU to the matter, and all express themselves n.s ready and Trilling t;o give liberally to such nil cnterpiio, and we feel confident, taking in v v the superior alvantanges for hfrr lirtv.'Pi' its advantages for tr, oortation and its central location, 41 give G.cgon City a decided presage over all other places, besides, our citizens will probably be able to give an much of a subsidy as any other place in the State. Wc ask of this com pany to give this plaeo a considera tion, and by doing so, wo are satis lied that they will be consulting the interest of the company and the suc cess of the enterprise. This is a move in the right direction and we trust, whether Oregon City is the successful place or not, that tho en terprise may be carried into opera tion. We are told that Oregon this year will pay a million dollars out for farming implements, and if we can only manage to keep this large sum of money in our own State in the future, Oregon's prosperity will be ensured. W(J want homo manu factories, and unless we get them and stop tho ilo,w of our gold to the Ea.it, we shall always be complain ing of bard times. We trust our citizens will take an interest iu this matter and do all in their power to noenre the location of this enterprise iu our midst. Wiiat the Grangers will Bnixo AnouT. Tho New York Times ex prosees the following opinion on this subject: Tho sudden and brilliant fortunes made bv w estern speeuia- tion will cc ase. eaitu must ue v 1 . 1 i 1 won by slow and patient industry, and great caution and judgment. We doubt if, this year, we have the usual autumn stringency or panic, because of the accumulation of capi tal here on account of the dread of the Granger movements. In time, of course, this cace of the market and accumulation of money here will lead to speculation again; but for many years, in our opinion, the Grangers will have brought a certain calm to the fevered speculations of our Eastern, capitalists. The East will now show a more regular and measured growth. Arrested. B. Brown, who is well known throughout our State, and who has held the position of agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., at Salem, for several years, was arrested at that place on the ICth inst., on a charge of having robbed the compa ny's safe on tho 2Sth of last month. Wc have no information on what grounds tho chargo is made against Mr. Brown, but Ins many friends will not very readily judge him guil ty of this charge, and hope that he may be able to prove his entire inno cence. Since the above 'has been in type, ) Mr Brown has had his trial and been acquitted, there Ueing nu evidence against him. t Vt Important to the Farmers of Clack amas louiiij. WffLave been authorized by Mr. Ghurch, to announce to the farmers of the county that the proprietors of the Oregon City and Imperial Mills in this city, propqse to buy all. the wheat raised in this county and de livered at their mills, paying cash therefor, and be governed in the price by the quotations "from Port land. In other words, they propose to pay the ruling Portland rates in cash. This is certainly an induce ment for the farmers of this county to bring their wheat to this place, and we trust that they will avail themselves of this offer into town their wheat and bring instead of taking it to Portland and compelling o.ir millers to get their supply from other iarts of our State. We are also reliably informed that our mer chants have made such reduction on their goods as to place them at as low a rate as the same articles can bo purchased in the State. This is as it should be, and if our merchants and farmers will only act in harmony with each other, we see no reason why the bulk of the trade of this county should not be centered here; and it will be, if our merchants only u'se proper exertions. We are but a few miles from Portland, and our merclrants must make up their iniuds that thev must compete with that place. They must not only sell at their prices, but they must give Portland prices for the farmers' pro ducts. If this is done, we may ex pect tho trado of our own cpunty. The action of tho mills is a step in tho right direction; let our mer chants follow their example, and in our opinion, we shall have lively times in Oregon City this fall. ".Murder Will Out." The Taconia Tribune bar; this re markable story: "In 1S51, Captain John G. Parker, of the steamer Alida, was in partnership with one Henry V. Colter, at Olympia, doing a gen eral merchandise business at the Pi oneer Store. Colter went to Chincha Islands that spring, taking with him a laivre ainout of the company's mon ey, lief ore he could do anything there, he wss taken ill, and not know ing what might become of him, he determined to secure Iu3 partner against loss, if possible. He accord ingly intrusted 65,000 to the charge of one Jcssnp for transmission by him to Piirker. Jessup proved uu- i faithful, using the money to his own J purpose, and building from it for j himself a large fortune. After twen ty years had passed, he became af fected with contrition, and, as a reparation to Colter, whom- Jessup thought the person injured, willed him, a few weeks since, 200,000. Xow if Colter is as honest as lie was a score of years ago, ho will turn over every cent of this handsome bequest to his former partner, Oapt. Parker, to whom alone it rightfully belongs. The whole story is quite interesting, but, to conclude well,, yet lacks the chapter indicated in the previous sentence." Not Unjvstifiep. It seems that tho Democrats of New Ilamshiro were not so entirely, unjustified in losing Radical barnacles from office as Grant organs would have people believe. Of the county treasurers dismissed, no fewer than twenty three were, to word it mildly, behind in their accounts in sums varying from 100 to about 1,000. In addi tion to the twenty-three is the Jack son county treasurer, whoso relief frow official cares gave the auditor time to disentangle his figures, and to discover that 11,000 were not ac counted for. An occasional, change of oiFico-holders, the New York Sun thinks, is healthy, even in New Eng land. A New Enterprise. The Salem papers contain descriptions of a new enterprise which has been instituted in that city under tho name of the Alden Emit Preserving company. The following named men are the incorporators: A. A. McCully, D. MeCully, Rev. P. S. Knight, Rev. I i - Bickison, O. J. Carr, and Mr. McFarland. Thev have already tak en steps for tho erection of a factory, and telegraphed yesterday to New York City J or evaporator and other apparatus necessary to carry on the work. They intend preparing for the reception of the machinery at once, and expect to be in operation in time to catch the late fall fruit. Neither pains nor expense will be spared, to push the work through without unnecessary delay. Pitiable Folly. What pitiable folly, remarks the Richmond Inquir er, speaking from a southern stand point, to call down upon our heads a terrible and permanent misfortune, merely in the hope of escaping a temporary evil! If a despotism were desirable, lot us ask: What has Grant done to make us believe that he would rule wisely? Supremely f-elfish in feeling, vulgar in manner, and heartless iu his dealings, what have we to hope from him ? No Knowing. In his speech at the Dayton Soldiers' Home, July 30th, Gov. W;U:avn Allen, of Ohio, intimated that he is willing to be urged for the Presidency. Where upon the Couru'r-Jotimal remarks that Gov. Allen is one of the most successful Democrats in tho country, and there is no knowing what may I turn up. -- 1 Shall Pmi.isH. We shall publish j the interesting letter from "North I west," which appeared in the Orejon i ?;i of the 8th, in our next issue. A tetter from Eugene City. Eugene City, Aug. 5, 1874. Ed. Enterprise: In your issuo of Friday, July tho 21th, appears an article on the State University, located at this place, which, in the main, contained a correct statement of facts, and certainly was a very fair and impartial article, But in estimating the costs of the would like to hear from Cassiar ; so building and the amount of money I concluded to send you a short let expended by the association in erect- ter, and if you can spare room for it, ing it, there are some incorrect state- I think I will give your readers a ments. The actual cost of the build- true history of this place, its pros ing for the State University, when pects, surroundings and things in completed, according to the plans general. adopted, will be not far from 75,000 I got here after third trial, the first to 80,000; and the Association en- being too early to pass down Deace's gaged in erecting tho building have expended and put into the building near 35,000. Your statement had the amount expended 22,000, out of which tho Association were in debt 9,000. The indebtedness of the Association amounts to near 10,000 or 12,000, which was occasioned by a promise that the county would ap propriate that amount when needed, but was not appropriated. The con dition of the law locating the State University at Eugene provided that a deed should be made to tho Sfate Board of Directors cf the State Uriversily, on or before the 1st day of Jannary, 1871; and if not at that time the act itself became void. The Association made a deed to the State Board of Directors as required by the law; tho deed was recorded and accepted; and when the incumbrances now on the building are paid oil' it is mo university oi uregon. The Board of Land Commissioners of the State, and the Association engaged in erecting the building, valued it and the grounds worth 50,000 the amount required by law locating the University at this place. And hence when tho incumbrances are paid off it will not require any further legisla tion in regard to the location. You were right in saying it was to the great interest of the county to secure the University at this placo. and that it was the duty of tho County Court, as a matter of dollars and cents to tho county, to make an appropriation to aid the Association to extinguish the claims against tho building. There is nothing of more vital interest to tho county than the location oi me university at mis place. It will !e acoustant power of wealth to the entire county; and the County Commissioners will certainly' see the great interest of the county plain enough to appropriate. 10,000 or 12,000 to secure tho University, when they are directly authorized to give tho sum of 150,00 bv the Legis lature. We feel couhdent that our County Commissioners possess busi ness sense enough to see that in pay ing out 10,000 or 812,000 to an msti tution like the one mentioned the county will be gaining every year lrom 2,.0U0 to yO,UUU. Ami we feel certain that our County Court is composed of energetic, enterpris ing men. There should bo an appropriation made at this term of the Legislature sufficient to finish up one or two stories so that a school could be commenced in tho building at once. The University must necessarily start with a primary school at first. and establish grades as time and cir cumstances advance. Tho building, when crmpleted, will be an ornament and prize to the entire State. It is erected on the most approved plans solid and niim, well venullated, and the rooms capacious, it is located on a beautiful spot of ground, and in a healthy place. By placing a ram at the mill dam . a short uis tance from the building water can be carried all over tho building and grounds with but little expense The snrrounding scenery cannot be surpassed if equaled, any place in the State. We trust that no place or county in the Stnte w ill be jealous enough to attempt a repeal of the present law or to relocate the University. Lane County ought to have the State Uni versity, and certainly the people have done enough already to entitle them to it. C'ULTUS. Home JMaxltactures. It is now settled that the Homo Manufacturing company, composed chiefly of weal thy farmers in Marion, Linn and Polk counties, will go into almost immediate operation. It is intended to manufacture all kinds of agricul tural machinery, inclnding reapers, mowers, headers and threshers, on a large scale, and as the required ma terials are here cheap and accessible, and in view of tho vast territory to bo supplied, the enterprise must be successful. Mr. C. W. Bowie, the managing agent of the company, re turned from Linn county on batnr dav. He states that the stock is all taken, and business will be proceed ed with immediately after the State Fair, at which time there will be a meeting of the stockholders in Salem. The understanding is that the factory will be located at whatever place offers the most liberal inducements to the company. Record. Articles of Incorporation. Ar ticles of incorporation were filed yes terday iu the Secretary of State's office, to incorooi-ate the Hnmbolt and Pacific Railroad company. This company proposes to construct and maintain a narrow guage railroad for transporting freight and passengers. The eastern terminus to be at a point on the Central Pacific railroad, at or ! near the north bend of the Humbolt river, in the State of Nevada, and the western terminus at a point on the Pacific coast at or near Cresent City, in the State of California, and to run through the Klamath lake basin, and Rogue river vallev. The capital stock is to be S7. 500.000. The in corporators are George H. Marshall, Onincy A. Brook and Samuel B. Cranston, and the principal office of the company is to bo located at Ashland, Oregon. Record. AppoiNTEp.Thos. B. Williams has been appointed postmaster at j-iUCKiamute, I'oik Co. COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY A Letter from Casslar Mines. deace's ceeek, cassiar district. Cassiar Crrx, July 5, 187-4. Editor Enterprise Respected and Lear Sir: You will excuse this paper, for it's all I can find such as I can write upon. Being as I am so well acquainted in your city, I thought that may be you Lake, owing to the ice; but this time I made it. The journey to this place was the hardest I ever had to en- counter in all my life. Deace's Lake, from its head, is about twenty miles to the mouth of Deace's Creek, which is fourteen miles loner, looks more like a riyer than a creek. Parts of u - it are regular canyons, and these canyons never can bo worked, for they look more like falls than any thing else I can compare them to. Tho creek's width is from sixty to about one hundred feet wide. With out doubt there aresomegood claims, and some of which will pay well; but thero has been a great deal of swindling going on here last winter by a pack of men who wintered here, who aro called the " Forty Thieves;" and it would look like it, for what do you think they done ? They got together, and by a bold stroke on their pari, they went in to take up a claim, to-day staked it off, had it recorded, and made a bogus bill of sale between themselves; so in Feb ruary and March when a largo num ber of miners got into the creek they found that the principal part of the creek all staked off; so that but very few outside of themselves had anv ghost of a show for fair play: and time has proven this. Next came the Gold Commissioner, Mr. J. II. Sulli van, of Victoria, and when actions of litigation commenced before him, he ruled in nineteen cases out of twenty against the jumpers. YY ell 1 have been here Jongenongh to form a very good idea as to the extensiveness as well as .riches of them. Thero will be perhaps on Deace's Greet about thirty or forty claims which may pay well and but few, if any, very rich. One bad thing about these reputed rich claims I could not but notice and that is this: There are very few companies who employ more then two, three or four beside themselves. Still to hear some cf the owners tell about the richness of their claims, you would naturally wonder as I do, and that is, if you think your claims are so good why don't you put on lots of men and commence taking out dust by working men night and day, in view of the fact of the seasons being so short; but I came to learn the truth, and the fact is, there are but few claim-owners, if any, here, who are not now ready to sell out at reasonable rates, if they only could find buyers, but it's very few who can. There are about 150 or 050 men here who can't find employment, and tho result is, the ininers are leaving by the dozens every dav. Several parties have been out prospecting for miles around, but nothing lias yet been struck that would pay China men, lhis is no country lor any more men than 050, or COO haflds at most; that is on Deace's Creek and Tibert's Creek the only places yet found that begin to pay wages. a his is no place for idle men to come, for living costs money, as you will see by some of the market prices which I send you now from here. Flour 5 00 per 100 pounds; bacon, 1 00. To save space the following articles are so much per pound: Butter, 1 50, when in the market; beans, 1 00; rice, 1 00; dried apples, 1 00; peaches, 1 00; plums, 1 00; nails, 1 00; steel, one-and-a-half-inch augurs, $2 00; boots, 12 00 per pair, and every thing else in proportion. Now from such a list of prices I ask, do you think it is right for any man to go to work and exaggerate about tho rich mines of a country that but little if anything, is known of. Jusf think of the hundreds of men who left their homes and families to come hero on a wild-goose chase! I say this is all wrong; and if this will serve to save some from being bilked like myself and many others, then if so, mv task is completed. I remain your obedient servant, Jas. Torin. The Illinois Democracy. Tho Democratic State Committee of Illi nois held a'session on July 29th and adoxted a call for a State Conven tion, to be held at Springfield, August 26th. The call is addressed to all voters of the State who desire to promote the following-named ob jects: First The restoration of gold and silver as the basis of the currency of the country; the speedy resumption of specie-payments, and the payment of. all national indebtedness m the money recognized by the world. Second 1 ree commerce. Third Individual liberty; and op position to sumptuary laws. lourtu Rigid restriction of tho Government, both State and Nation al, to the legitimate domain of politi cal power, by excluding therefrom all executive and legislative inter meddling with the affairs of society, whereby monopolies are fostered, privileged classes aggrandized, and individnal freedom unnecessarily and oppressively restrained. lifthlhe right and duty of the State to protect its citizens from ex tortions and unjust discrimination by cuarierea monopolies. Stabbing Affray. A Mr. Backus was seriously stabbed by a man whose name is not given, at Albany on last monday evening. The fellow escap ed and had not been arrestedat last accounts. It was supposed that Backus wounds would prove fatal, BANCROFT LIBRARY, P CF CALIFORNIA, Eastejru Correspondence. Minneapolis, July 27, 1871. - A. Noltner, Esq. Dear Sir: I readied this, the headwaters of steam navigation of the Mississippi River, last Friday, after a hot and dusty ride across the plains, diversified with an npset of tho engine, tender and mail-car,by running over a steer, who took it into his foolish head to take a nap upon the road-bed, as it was so much softer than the surround ing prairie. The accident occurred about 10 p. m. on a dark, showery night, and almost before the en gineer was aware of the obstacle the train was npon it. He immediately reversed the engine, put on the air brakes, and stopped in two lengths of tho train. For a great wonder, neither he nor the fireman were badly hurt, only seriously jarred, fortu nately falling into a ditch and thus escaping being crushed. I was able to afford them medical assistance, and relieve the pain they felt from bruises. The conductor walked back five miles to the nearest station and then rode five further on a hand car, to get an engine. Quite a number of hands were assembled and turned to at four the next morning, and by 10 A. m. a new track was built around the old one. This delayed us twelve hours, and most of the Pullman pas sengers stayed over another twelve hours at Omaha. I visited the lately-burt district in Chicago, which extends over a half mile long-by two or three blocks in depth. Nothing now remains but the skeleton part and rear walls of large brick and stone structures. Tho Common Council of the city have passed an ordinance t at no wooden buildings shall be pu.rP in tho original burnt district of 1872. The distance between this place and Chicago is twenty-four hours by rail. Of the first part of the journey I was happily unconscious, being wrapped in the encircling arms of Morpheus with the comfortable sur roundings of a Pullman palace-car, but the last half was quite hot and intensely dusty. The scenery along the Mississippi Biver was very fine. At one point the track wound arounc'. under white chalk bluffs and just above the river, which, for some twenty miles, spreads out into a large lake, called Lake Pekin, with border ing and overhanging rocks, fully as peculiar as Pulpit Bock or Steamboat Bock on the great overland railroad. At St. Paul the river is crossed by a very long bridge, from which you have a fine view of the town, which is Imilt on an amphitheatre of hills. More anon. Yours truly. Scollat Parker, M. D. Political News. Memphis, August 7. The Con servatives carried this city by a majority of 3,500 a much larger vote than was anticipated by the most sanguine voter. Nashville, August 7 -Returns in dicate conclusively that, the Demo crats have carried tho city bv a ma jority of 2.000 to 3,000, and every county in the State. Raleigh, N. C, August 7 Large Democratic gains are reported in every section of the State. Tho Legislature will be largely Demo cratic. There is great rejoicing among Conservatives. Richmond, Va., August 7 The Conservatives of tho first Congres sional district to-day nominated Burly D. Douglas. New Orleans, La., August 7. The Republicans of the third Con gressional district, thu morning re nominated C. B. Darrell. To per a, Kansas, Aug. C. The Independent Convention to-day nom? mated for Governor, I. C. Casey; for Lieut. Governor, E. Harrington . The Independents of the first Con gressional district nominated JS. J. Parrott. ' Toledo, August 6. Tho Repub lican Congressional Convention of the sixth district nominated A. M. Pratt to-day. St. Louis, Aug. G. The Democrats of the fourth Congressional district to-day nominated R. A. Hatcher for re-election. Burlington. Iowa, Aug. 0. The Independent Congressional Conven tion here to-day nominated Hon. L. S. Palmer. Raleigh, Aug. C. Returns show large Democratic gains throughout the State. It is probable that the Democrats elect Congressmen. seven out oi eigut m t Raleigh, Aug. 7. The Democrats carry the State by a majority of from 10,000 to 20,000 in the election of Congressmen, and gain twenty in the State Legislature. Kentucky from 15,000 to 50,000 majority. Memphis, August 11. A Helena, Arkansas, special says considerable fighting was going on in Austin last night, between negroes and United States troops. The latter captured a body of twenty negroes, and while they were patting the prisoners in the court house, one of them, at tempting to escape, was killed and another wounded. Subsequently, large bodies of negroes advanced from the south and attacked the town and court house guard, but were re pulsed with several killed and wounded. The excitement about the Austin troubles is increasing. The steamer White left hero with three hun dred armed men, this afternoon, for the scene of the trouble. Large numbers have also gone by land. Chicago, August 11. A call has been issued for a straight-out Demo cratic Convention in Illinois, com mencing ou Tuesday, August 25th, at Springfield. Toledo, August 10. The Demo cratic Congressional Convention of the Sixth District to-day nominated Hon. Frank II. Kurd. Lafayette, Ind.. August 11. The Peoples Congressional Convention to-dav nominated Archibald Johnson for the Ninth District. He is an old line Democrat. New Orleans. Augnst 11. The Republican Congressional Conven tion of the Fith District to-day nom inated Hon. Frank Morey. Drowned. A little son of W. W. Page, of Portland, about seven years of age, was drowned at Astoria last Tuesday. Telegraphic News. Washington, Aug. 6. E. Goddard is to be appointed Special Treasury Agent, and will be assigned to duty on the Tacific Coast. New York, August 6. Mayor Havemeyer's answer to the charges against him for official misconduct, is'published to-day. He pleads not guilty. Chicago, August 5. Thev Mayor of Laramie telegraphs to General Ord for troops to protect the citizens against the hostile Indians there. "Cincinnati. Aug. 5. Following are the casualties by the burning of i the steamer Pat Rogers to-day, so iar as ascertained: Missing, sixteen; known to be lost, eight; believed to be drowned, eighteen. A large number are seriously injured by burning and otherwise. The boat was burned near the shore, the flames enveloping the whole side of the vessel. The passengers who jumped out on that side were nearly all lost. Galveston, Aug. G. A captain who has just returned from Fort Worth, states that the Indians had captured two. mail stages, one going and one coming, between Wichita and Fort Sill. There were only three passengers, all of whom with the driver, were killed and scalped. New York, Aug. 7. It is credibly stated that Governor Dixhasdirected the State Attorney General to con duct the prosecution of Mayor Havemeyer. A letter from Ireland says John Mitchell had a brilliant reception "in the city of Cork. The whole town was aflame with excitement. He was waited on by crowds of his old associates of 1818, and young dis ciples of 1SG7. At night the streets were alive with bands of music and bonfires. Thero was a torchlight procession to his residence, in which 5,000 people took part. Washington, Aug. G. The Secre tary of the Treasury having notified Inspector General Smith, of the Bureau Steamboat Inspection, that his resignation would be accepted, resigned this afternoon, to take effect September 1st. August 7. General Howard has left Washington City for Oregon to take command of the department recently nntU?r General Davis. New York, August 8. Judge Morris says Tilton's suit, about toje brought against Beecher, is irre spective of the Committee, and that the action of that body will neither hasten nor delay the commencement of the suit,which will be brought in the Supreme Court and will be an action against Beecher for criminal connection with Mrs. Tilton. The amount of damages claimed will be in accordance with the magnitude of the case; but Tilton's purpose is not to receive any pecuniary benefit, but simply to vindicate his good name against the atrocious slanders to which ho has been subjected. Judge Morris says that so far as Tilton is concerned, the case will be pressed for the earliest possible day. Victoria Woodhull and Tennie C. Clallin wore arrested to-day on a charge of not paying Charles M. Truman a nominal sum deposited with them for investment in 1871. Tennie and her mother were about to sail lor rurope. Buffalo, Aug. 7. The ninth an nual meeting of the Buffalo Park As sociation closed to-J.ay. Goldsmith Maid beat the best time on record, trotting a mile in 2:15JJ. Twenty thousand persons were present. Memphis, Aug. 8. The following is an authentic account of the troubles at Sommerville yesterday: Much bad feeling had been engen dered by the elec'ion, and thrs ne groes had attended heavily armed, and had made threats to burn the town. A prominent negro politician, Cash Warren, who had been abusing the son of Mayor Hendon yesterdaj' on the street, snapped a pistol twice in the Mayor's face. The Mayor then drew a pistol and shot him dead. Several shots were fired simulta neously by friends of the Mayor. The negroes accused one Oscar Bur ton of firing the shot 'that killed Warren, and when he appeared on the streets the police attempted to arrest him. He resisted, and they fired on him. He returned the fire, and inflicted mortal wounds on Al bert and Paul Boves, and a danger ous one on Judge Roves. A party of negroes then opened fire on him, but as yet, none of the thirteen wounds received are fatal. Cincinnti, Aug. 7. The bodies of twenty-two victims of the Pat Rogers disaster have been recovered. Gen. Baker w rites to Commissioner Burdett, of the Land Office, repre senting the sufferings of inhabitants of northwestern Iowa, owing to grass hopper ravages, and complains of the hardships of settlers who are obliged to go sometimes 200 miles to land offices to make proof of oc cupancy, and suggests the establish ment of local land offices. New York, Aug. 10. The Right Rev. J. Whitehouse, Bishop of the diocese of Illinois, died at his resi dence here at 9 o'clock this morning. Memphis, Aug. 10. Albert Reeves, who was shot by Burton during the late election disturbances in Som merville, died last night. His brother Paul, also shot by Burton, was dying this afternoon. New York, Aug. 10. A Washing ton special says there is an active discussion among journalists at the Capital in regard to the next Presi dent. General Sherman is urged as a candidate for the Democrats. Chief Justice Waite and Secretary Bristow's names are mentioned in connection with the regular nomina tions. Washington, Aug. 10. The at tacks on tho District of Columbia Go verning Commission are become more frequent, and it is alleged that the new Commissioners aro not de creasing the expenses nor abolishing the abuses complained of when the Board of Public Works was in power. Atchison, Aug. 10. Grasshoppers have eaten nearly everything in northern and south western Ivnnsiw The Nebraska corn crop is totally destroyed. Omaha, Aug. 10. Information is received from Fort Laramie that the Cheyennes and Apaches are prepar ing for war; that many Sioux will accompany them. Railroad Matters. We have re ceived a very interesting circular letter from Col. W. W. Chapman, relating to. the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake railroad. Its length pre vents our publishing it this week, but we shall do so in our next issue. Summary of State News Items. y Corvallis has a new wagon manu factory. Wheat seventy cents a bushel at Salem. The next term of Willamette Uni versity commences the 7th of Sep tember. " The fall term of the Agricultural College will open on Tuesday Sep tember 1st 1871. The people of the Dalles talk of putting sail boats on the Columbia above that place. Columbus Brown, of Salem has been appointed Deputy Collector of Customs at Astoria. Dr. Alexander, of Albany, was at tacked with a congestive chill last Tuesday, and has been very low ever since. On the 2Gth ult., Al. White, near Weston, had his collar bone broken by having a horse fall down with him. More agricultural machinery has bteu sold in Albany during the past se son than at any other town in the State. About a dozen people on the North Yamhill engaged in a riot last Sun day. Several bruised heads was the result. It is understood that Rev. Hines has been chosen to take charge of the Methodist congregation at La Grande. The new paper,' the Baker City Journal, is dead. Its whole exis tence, covering three orcfour issues, was'sickly. Mr. D. D. Smith, one of the pub lishers of the Benton Democrat, has retired, and his place is filled by Mr. C. II. Humphry, of Albany. Linsey Aplegate, of Ashland, has thirteen pet deer and one antelope. The3T are great favorites, and seem much attached to the old gentleman. The main span of the bridge across the Willamette river at Springfield is finished. The public expect to cross on the bridge by the 1st prox. The doctors in Grand Ronde valley are all running in debt for "grub," there not being practice to supply thsir tables. Health was never bet ter. A large wedding is about to take place at La Grande. Groom, five feet eight inches; girth seven feet. Bride six feet two inches; weight, 210. Joseph Douden, of Sam's valley, Southern Oregon, this year cultivat ed a crop of oats which averaged 125 bushels to the acre. Who can beat it ? The Salem papers report consider able wheat as arriving at that place, but most of it is stored farmers waiting tho price to reach 1 per bushel. Mr. Beardsly, agent of the Alden Fruitdrying and preserving company has effected the organization of a company ifor that manufacture in Salem. A four-year-old son of Hon. Geo. Downing, of stanton, Lad his leg broken just above the knee, a few davs since, whitt playing with a in th.3 yard. It i:s reported that Isaac Lll dog son oi i.in:el Jjilege. ol rumme rville. lately met with an accident between Boise and Idaho cities, by which ho lost his life. The citizens of the stirring little burg of Stay ton are resolved to have a flouring mill at all hazzards, and have taken hold of the matter in the right spirit. , J. M. Johns, of Salem, has been appointed resident agent for the Wil lamette river Transportation compa ny at that jdao-.?, in the place of B. F. Brown, relieved. One day last week a daughter of Hon. Joseph Lane, of Halsey, was thrown from a carri ige and received serious injuries. Her skull was sup posed to be fractured. A field of fall wheat near Cornelius, belonging to Mr. Flrlips., averagt'd 10 bushels to the acre, notwithstand ing a good deal of it had been lodged by the late spring rains. The commit teo appointed by tho Central Grange and ihe city of Al bany are out canvassing for funds with which to prosecute the work of improving the Willamette river. The residence of J. W. Shattuek, on what is known as the "Old Thorn ton Place," about three miles out of Albany, iu Linn county, was destroy ed by fire on Saturday evening last. The Ashland Woolen factory, now in the hands of Messrs. Marshall & Goodehild, will commence operation in the course of two or throe weeks, and then won't they make the wool fly ? Alex. LaBufTs "Buckskin" and the Ross mare " Trifle " -will run a match race mile heats, three best in five over the Union race-course, on the 1st of September, for a purse of 1,000 The survey of the proposed road up the Santiam and across the Cas cade mountains, cost Marion county $1,282 10. The county court of that county has ordered the location of tho road. On Monday evening Mr. Andrew Wright, who lives, in the vicinity of North Yamhill, was thrown from a mule and hurt so badly that for a time fears were entertained that ho could not recover. The annual Fireman's election for Chief and Assistant Engineers carao off at tho Dalles on Monday, and re sulted in the choice of R. Lusher for Chief, and a tio vote between H. Hentz and Jas. Crossen for Assistant Engineer. Mr. E. P. Henderson, of Lane Co., Deputy Surveyor, accompanied by J. A. Pavton, W. C. Crawford, Frank Wooley, E. W. Vincent and Charles Dubruille, of Corvallis, left on Tues day last for a surveying tour through the Yaquina country. Last Thursday night Columbus Cowen and the entire household were absent from their home, near Albany. During the night some light-fingered individual forced an entrance into the house, and after a pretty thor ough overhauling, found S2. The following is the ticket elected in Astoria on Monday last: Mayor, Col. R. R. Spedden; Recorder, n. B. Parker; Treasurer, David Ingalis, Councilmen, John W. Gearhart and F. Terrell; Street Commissioner, James Welch; Marshal, Wm. p-hvcr-whole number of votes cast, 11. 1 1 t 1 j O O G ; O