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1 r .1 - P i- O ) o "1 o 9 o ( k'-S & H M mm W oRi-swriTV. ofii-:t;n". ijctohf.r i, ki. DEMOCSATIC e3 1 1JT p b or Co : iin :ss, LAFAYE7TS LANE, Of Oiiirylm County. P'JHLI J SPEAKING, Hon. Tj. F. Lane, Democratic can li date f r Cor. .rress, w ill address his fed low citi.'TM at the following times and P da'-es, OMvit Portland October 2d 4tli 7th lltii 12th 1.5th IGth lStlt 21st. Ast'.ri-i The Dallas. . Pendleton Weston ramie . Union Baker City. Can von Citv Opposing candidates are invited to join him. The Political Discussion. Last Wednesday the long looked for political discussion took place in ) this city at Tope's Hall. Mr. Dimiek, feeling perhaps the nselessness of a Idressing the people of Clackamas county on a subject which themajor of them most heait.'ly endorse, failed to put in an appeiranee. Tho first gentleman to occupy the rostrum was Mr. Whitney, the Independent candidate.0' He commenced hostili ties by admitting it to be a ridiculous matter that he :vas a candidate with out press Siippoit. Ho then attacked the Administration, very justly lay ing at its doors all the ills to which a government is heir. lie very clearly exposed its corruption, pointing out and condemning its extravagance, and arguing (in a way satisfactory to himself only) that the only road to nation d prosperity was over the In th'pcnd :it platform. Old parties, on novo ant of their very age, lie consid ered corrupt, but the new " heaven. -born chilli," the Independent party, ,liko Ca-:-r's wife, he considered "be- yond suspicion." His prattle con cerning the. tariff question was harm less, beciuse obsevre; though we will credit him with at times mani festing a tendency to base his "future hope of gain" on the protection plank of the lladical platform. Ho closed with a spirited account of the treach ery of the Republican party, which inveigled him into being a candidate only to betray him; announcing at the same time his unison with the general opinion that Warren has not a ghost's chance of bearing away the Congressional laurels. As an orator he was scarcely up to the standard, though ai a political economist lie manifests no superficial knowledge. H i ably ami comprehensively dealt with that bugbear of all politicians, the financial question, and excepting a verbosity, which at times led almost to strangulation, he made a good im- pros-i j and eiTective address. o Mr. Warren followed, stating that owing to severe indisposition he was unable to reply to the first speaker; but said that he was astonished that a preacher should i ave the impu dence to tell the people that tho re sult ;f tho election was between Lane and Whitney, and that he (Warren) had not any show of success. He said that Bro. Whitney, in Jackson ville, tried his strength, and could only lintl one old sinner who profess ed to be an Independent and intended to vote for tho nominee. Mr. Lane followed, the fact that he had but owing to chill in the morning, told tho audi ence that he would not be able to do justice to either them or the party he represented. He soon got warmed up, however, and occupied his full time, giving a most glowing account of the past history cf the Democratic party, its achievements, and showing that to it belongs all that has been gained for us as a great nation. He pictured the infamies of the protec tive tari!f system, which seems to be held in common by both his compe titors, ami showed that the result of protect ion win a virtual prohibition in behalf of the rich, while labor was left unprotected. He illustrated this by showing that while our rich man ufacturers were i t veling in their wealth, the. daily strikes and closing up of factories w;.s evidence that labor was sud'ering. On this ques tion Mr. Lane's views are most clear, lie spoke at length on tho nuance question, and showed that the pre tensions of the Radicals to being a hard-money party, were false and ridiculous; that Radicalism was the originator and father rf rag money; that the Ohio platform was infinitely better than the ini! ition system up held md endorsed by the Radicals under tho in famous banking system, which was nothing more than a spe cies of inilition for tho benefit of the I ondholders. He did not even endorse the Ohio proposition, and declared himself emphatically a hard money man. We trust this is satis faction to the Ort-jonian. On the nrxvstimi as to vl 0111 1il-rril credit of having reduced the State T -ii i i expenses in our Legislature, be said ,,.,, , i.i, that that honor Hdonged to all par- ,., , . . 11 i. t, tics alike; he stated that one of the l . i t- , most important reductions was made in the Insane Asvlum allowance, which was done ca motion of Sena tor .h-pr? whilo crcrr Ti.denpndent ! in the Senate voted against the " m amendment to reduce the appropna- tion from 06 to ? 50 per capita. . .. J This item saved to the State about j ; $22,000 in four years. He referred j to the infamous acts of the Radicals j in interfering with the State Legis- j 1 i . i m -r . iaiure, as in tne case ot Louisiana; : ; declared that our system of govern- j I meut wafJ a government of States, j ! and any usurpation on the part of ; uio general itovernment was uau gerous to our free institutions. lie showed that while the-General Gov- eminent brought to justice and hang ed the murderers of Gen. Canby and Rev. Mr. Thomas, the bloody Mo docs who had assassinated innocent settlers while pursuing their peace ful occupations, were protected by the military authorities, and after they had been indicted, were remov ed from our State by order of Grant and thus went unpunished for their crimes. He then gave a general his tory of the corruption of the Radi cal party, showing by their own test imony, that many of the Indian troubles were caused by the bad faith of those in charge of the agen cies, and the robberies perpetrated by the officials. He stated emphati cally that ho endorsed the Ohio platform on the school question, which opposes any sectarian appro priations from the public school fund. The speech was able, logical and pointed, and was listened to with marked attention. Wo regret that space will not admit us to further note other points at this time. What We may Expod. We thoroughly believo that thero is not a Republican in America to day, so blinded by prejudice, or so bigoted in partisan opinion, as to say that the Radical party is not a syno nym for corruption. The press too long has rung with Credit Mobilier, Salary Grabs and Tacilic Mail Sub sidy frauds, to make it at all neces sary to again lay the loathsome mass before a humiliated people. Vbieh wounds, however, to our national honor are but pin-scratches compared with tho internal rotten ness that awaits tho probe' of a Dem ocratic Administration. Thus far we have but discovered the scape-goats, the real plunderers of our treasury are a prey yet in store for us. The frauds that have come to the surface, we look upon as nothing more than the effect of the seething in the corruption cup; the overflow and drippings that meet the public eye are but harbingers of the greater disgraces that remain like dregs at the bottom. It is the part, then, of the Democrats, on coming into pow er, to empty this whole mass of "high crimes and misdemeanors" be fore the outraged public. Already the good work lias begun; and though but a straw in the mighty pile of iniquities, it at least shows the course of the wind and what we may expect in the future. "Radical county oflicials are already found to bo behind in their accounts." To the newly elected Democrats in Cali fornia we are indebted for thisexpos ure; and so we will continue to be indebted to this ono and that one, until the day of final reckoning comes at the nation's capital. Then the most lawless and imbe cile Administrrtion that has ever cursed our country "outraging the rights of States and people; pollut ing the temple of justice; linking itself with rings and robbers; con doning criminals, and discrediting our name abroad" will be arraigned before the bar of tho nation to an swer for its crimes and sutler their penalty. Washington will be a mod ern Tompeii, and the hidden villain ies unearthed without any theoriz ing on protection and iuilation will make only too apparent the cause of our panics and the inertness of our industries. Tnoriin Action- Our readers are aware that a short time since Mr. J. W. Virtue, banker at Baker City, suspended and made an assignment of his property for the benefit of his creditors, reserving nothing. Last week his creditors met and examined his accounts and business, and after due consideration turned over his i entire property to him for the pur pose of resuming business, express ing at the same time their unlimited confidence in his integrity, business capacity, and ability to pay his debts. We are more than gratified at this action, for Eastern Oregon does not contain a man who has done more to advance and develop her interests and resources, thau J. W. Virtue, and his loss to that community, as a business man, could hardly be re placed. We are satisfied "that the confidence ttat has been expressed by his creditors will never be be trayed, and all will be settled to the entire satisfaction of those interest ed. AroLOGETic The Orejonian for the past week, has been engaged in apologizing for its part in the dirty work of bringing the school question into the present campaign. Last week it declared, in a long article, that tho Geghau bill provided for nothing but what was just and equit able, and on Tuesday it says: "It is due to Mr. Lane and to fairness in vieW o ;l'e co" have pur - ! suea lowaiu mm, to sav mat in his ! , . ! speeeh at Albanv ho expresslv and , , , , - emphatically declared himself op - , . y posed 'to anv sectarian distribution : 1 ,. .. ,ait munou f i . , uoul What will the little Radical organs now do for A snbieet-. to linrnnn? rrv,-,. ; , f4 . , . I I ney have nothing left to hang their j hopes upon. Such is the fate of all ; false and lying teachers. Delano's Resignation. The letter of resignation sent by Columbus Delano, ex-Secretary of the Interior, and Grant's letter of . . . rP(.ived bv elccrram fl.om Washington. The oneecoullts tho valuable service of (iv.cpprf.t:ivr anj :Uids the great silent man; while the other a wells with admiration on the services ren dered l3' Delano and the confiding friendship ever existing between the two correspondents. Delano says he wanted to resign long ago, but for some unknown reason Ulysses would not allow it; he then sent in another resignation dated the fith of July, which Dos?: Grant has kept unan swered until the present. Toor Co lumbus, evidently driven to the last extremities, says the corruption in the Interior Department is owing to "the want of salaries large enougli to command talents, character and capacity equal to the duties and re sponsibilities of the position." Then he admits tho frauds; but does he consider himself among those whoso annual stipend was unsuffi cient to keep him from peculation ? Does the Government have to pay men extra for being honest? Can it be possible that the prestige of Rad ical public men has sunk to such an ebb ? Then Grant, like a cross, peev ish boy, says tho reason that he did not accept Delano's letter of resigna tion more promptly was on account of the war made upon Delano by the press. Indeed. Then does the coun try have to suffer and the press con tinue its indignant outbursts merely because this pig-headed boor is de termined not to succumb ? To con fess himself a dog in the manger he considers less humiliating than to follow the wish of the great majority of tho press and people. Hoping that the future will place Delano right with the public, the letter of acceptance closes, and Columbus Delano's career as a public man is most decidedlv knocked in the head. A .Source of Congratulation. Democrats may well consider it a subject of congratulation that the different aspirants for Congressional honors are stumping the State in a body. The superiority of Mr. Lane over all his competitors alone is suf ficient to foretell the Democratic triumph. Those people who are un decided in their opinions, thinking, perhaps, each platform equally good, but who are determined to vote only for a man of whom they may be proud, for a man who will bo alive to the best interests of Oregon and be at all times on the alert for her defense; those people, in a word, who "prefer the man to party prin ciples," now that the candidates speak together, can form but one opinion, and can make none other than Mr. Lane their choice. In this quadrilateral campaign, the voters are enabled to weigh and meas ure for themselves, and this, we re peat, to Democrats, should bea subject of general rejoicing. "Mr. Warren, without wit or words;" Mr. Whitney, without a party; Mr. Dimick, with out hearers; is it to be wondered, that Mr. Lane has made for himself so many friends? The contrast between the two standard-bearers of the two leading parties is too great. The one conversant with all the issues of the day, dignified in diction, and trenchant in attack; tho other ignor ant of the popular feeling concerning North and South, unacquainted with the great topics that create and agi tato adverse parties; unable to ex press himself either understand ingly or gramatically ; we reiterate is it not a subject of congratulation to Demo crats that the different candidates for Congress arc stumping the State in a body? Oregon Institute for the Hiiiid. The State Board of Education has adopted the following regulations concerning the admission of pupils to the Institute: 1. A blind person, in order to re ceive free education in the Institute, must furnish to the General Super intendent satisfactory evidence that the applicant is: 1st, a resident of this State; 21, of sound mind; od, in good health; and in order to re ceive full support from the State must furnish satisfactory evidence as to the extent to which the legal guar dians or the relatives of the applicant are able to give support. 2. Blind persons not residents of this State, in order to become pupils, must furnish similar evidence as to their being of sound mind and in good health to that w hich is required of residents; and must pay to the General Superintendent the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, gold coin, annually, in advance. 3. Each applicant must also give information on the fallowing points: 1. Name. 2. Age. 3. Address of legal guardian. 4. Was applicant born blind? 5. If not born blind, at what age was sight impaired? 0. The cause of blindness. 7. Is blindness total or partial? J. H. livBCOCK, Supt. -C- c J- A Portland Physician Plucked. From the Examiner -we learn that a 1 Portland physician was robbed in nan Francisco, v. 'die drunk, of SI, 100, by a Pacifi. treet syren. He was on his way to Europe, leaving his wife and dsj.'.ter in webfoot - dom. The quest ion aow arises, can he be trusted so fir from Oregon alone. Speaking. Gov. G rover will ad dress the citizens of Linn county, at Albany, on Wednesday October 6th. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY CF CALIFORNIA, LETTER FROM NEW YORK. From Our Regular Correspondent. New York, Sept. 14, 1S75. Trimaries, caucuses and conven tions are once again the order of the day, and the very air is resonant with party cries. Some how or other most of them have a familiar not to say trite and wornout ring, save one alone, but that one is sufficient to remove all tedium from the coming conflict, and infuse the breasts of all honcsts folks with the liveliest inter est in the result. I mean, of course, the currency question. Tennsyl van ia, encouraged by the example of the Democrats of Ohio, at the Erie con vention, held last week, adopted, in a moment of madness, a platform containing an inflation plan worse in effect, if that be possible, than the Ohio resolutions. This action of the convention was made possible by the conduct of the committee on resolu tions, which first had a majority of one in favor of honest money, but by strong and unremitting pressure brought to bear on two weak-backed members, they were induced to bo tray their party and change their votes, bringing disgrace on the w hole platform, otherwise generally excel lent. The Republicans are no better, and so it would seem that the w hole State is given up to tho worship of a calf that is not even golden, but a paper effigy with entrails of wind, which, were it not so heavily weight ed by the ponderous stupidity of its progenitors, would quickly float out of sight or burst by reason of its mere tenuity of substance. Tho Erie convention was preceded by the lie publican gathering (at Saratoga) in this State. Their jdatform is in the main fairly decent, favoring an hon est currency; and they seem to "have tried, from tho few honest men at their disposal, to present an endura ble ticket. There is less than the usual number of old political hacks on the list, and in Gen. Spinner, ex Treasurer of the United States, and young Mr. Seward, son of the Gov ernor, they seem to Lave selected honest and efficient men. Next Thursday the Democrats meet at Syracuse, and if they avoid the fatal error of their brethren of Ohio and Tennsylvania, they will undoubtedly nominate a ticket which, if it does not carry the majority of the last election, will at least come very near it. There has been a strong effort on the part of some of the dema gogues to make the sectarian school question a living issue in the present campaign, and in Ohio they have to some extent succeeded, but elsewhere tho effort is a failure. Last week Connecticut refused by a vote of 111 to 03 to propose a constitutional amendment forbidding appropria tions for sectarian schools. New Jersey or. the other hand passed such a bill. Ono of the great. -st di -"advantages Now York has labored under in set tling the upper portion of the city has been the difficulty of leaching it quickly and with comfort, especially since the steam railroads have made their passenger depots up town. New Jersey and Brooklyn profited by this, and thousands w ho would otherwise be living on the eligible lots overlooking Central Park, or bordering our needlessly expensive ami now useless boulevards, now take ferry and cars for Newark, the handsome Orange Valley beyond or the vine-clad gardens of the City of Churches. At last, however, after for years enduring this inconven ience, New Yorkers have aroused themselves, and usually when they do this they accomplisti something. Last winter a bill was passed having the solution of the rapid transit prob lem in view. It provided for the appointment of commissioners who were to determine on the route and plan. This they have done, choos ing two routes on each side of the city, viz: 2d and 3d, and 8th and 9th Avenues. It is expected that but one on each side will be built, but two were chosen so th.'.t if obstacles pre sent themselves on one avenue, the other may bo used. It looks as though at last wo were really going to bo able to get down town in less time than it takes to go fifteen miles in the country." Third avenue is tho best suited for receiving the tracks on account of there being less grades and its being also open the whole way from Harlem through the Bow ery to near City Hall; but the Third Avenue horse railway offers bitter opposition to the project, expressing its intention to spend four million of dollars to prevent it. But the public heart is in the scheme, and I don't believe that money alone can de feat it. The city has been much convulsed over the rise and fall of the Nebraska Congress-and-pieman. At least ho claimed to be a Congressman, and he certainly was a pieman. When the new postofiice was opened he took station under the grand stair case and there erected Ids huge bar ricade of pies, of all sorts, shades and colors, of all scents, shapes and weights, both sewed and pegged. It was an immense success. Restau rants were deserted; the Alderney Dairy, on Nassai street, and the "Gin and Milk Dairy," on Ann street, were left without customers. All "down-town" acted as if it had on that day a special spite at their di gestive apparatus. The dimes and nickels flowed into the pieman's cof fers in sufficient quantities to move both the crops of the pies and the crops of the eaters thereof. Everv body munched pie; smeared their cheeks with mince pie, dyed their teeth with buckle-berry pie, got a pam from eating green-apple pie, and ran home quickly because of too much peach pie. The postoffice was crowded, business interrupted, mails delayed and a dyspeptic tremor sent through the whole country. At last a committee of public spirited citi zens interviewed Postmaster James.. That ardent patriot, after ascertain ing that the pieman was off color in politics, and after getting up a brace on a glass of "Rumandgum," bounc ed, ejected, propelled, and otherwise removed that Nebraska promoter of pale cheeks, headache, fugaeity of the sands cf life, together with all his antigastric wares. He was furi ous, and threatened to appeal to the great silent man at Washington, but .lames took another brace and re mained lirm. The restaurant keepers are again happy, and there is a mark ed decline in the price of cholera mixture. A very valuable addition to the literature of the late war is Professor Bates' "History of the Battle of Get tysburg." The story of that decid ing battle is clearly told, and the heroic patriotism of old Constable John Burns, the only civilian taking part in the light, is most graphically set forth. H. State Fairs. Undoubtedly Stato Fairs aro pro ductive of much good; jet it teems to us that many improvements might well be made without in any way lessening their excitement or general good cheer. The ono change upon which we would lay special stress is the lamentable fact that at our fairs agriculture plays second fiddle, to horse. We do not deny that to a certain extent "blooded stock" is a thing to be recommended to our farmers, but is not there such a thing as devoting to it too much attention to the neglect of more important farm branches? The slender-limbed, delicately organized mare, which can trot a mile ia 2:lo, is most undoubt edly a thing to admire; but is she of as much inqiortar.ee to the farmer as t!.e improved threshing machine, or the fruit or grain that will clear fifty dollars to the acre? Farmers are practicable men and should have practical.de fairs. Why, but a week or so ago tho Portland papers were advocating that the committee on prizes for the Stato Fair offer a pre mium for tho best pigeon shot of the State. What an idea! Are our farms to bo made the richer by gratifying our curiosity as to who can kill pig eons the best? The fact that one man can knock over birds belter than another will have very little effect in clearing our lands from fern or in producing big crojis. So it is we say of horse-racing. The fact that one man's horse can beat another is of but very little benefit to the State. We do not, bo it understood, take grounds for or against the morality of the race track as an institution, but let u.-j have things in their proper plaei-s and call t ii ings by their proper j names. Tho queen of the turf is not the animal the farmer wants to draw his wagon or pull his plough. I'ne would be as little in her element on the farm as the sulky she. trots be fore. A fair capacity of speed is of course desirable in any hore used for any purpose; but a three minute J gait with plenty of wind will answer all the requirements of the strictly domestic animal. If the track on the fair ground were used for exhi bitions of long endurance, at any given rate of speed, or of groat ; strength in drawing loads, or even of very rapid walking, it, might be made of real service to the practical agriculturalist. The healthful emu lation thus excited would result in the careful breeding of draft horses by professional stock-raisers, and the animal contests would not bo likely to attract about them the same class of questionable characters who now flock together to drain the pockets of unsophisticated chance acquaint ance?. A Positive Position. The Radical press having misrep resented Mr. Lane's position on the school question, ho has written the following letter, which we trust will bo satisfactory to our opponents. It is to the point, and has no two mean ings: Rosr.nrnr., Sept. lith, 1875. Hon. J. M. Sio niN Ih'ctr Sir : The Republican press misrepresent im position on the school question. In the first place, it is not a national issue, and should not enter into tins canvass. However, I am quite will ing that tho public should know my views. All tho school fund grants enjojed by us were obtai nod by the Democratic party, and the present system was suggested by the partv. I endorse it throughout, and will at all times oppose any sectarian inter ference with that system. Our school houses should invite all alike, Jew and Gentile, Protestant and Catholic, without regard whatever to religion. Our school rooms should be for edu cation, leaving religion for churches. I heartily favor the diffusion of edu cation, as the means of securing the success of the Democracy, and pre serving our Republic. Y'our friend, L. F. Lank. MiRF.r.AKLr. Dodoe. Tho Oregon inn having been driven to the wall on the school issue, now wants Mr. Lane to take a positive position in the currency question. If that sheet knows anything at all, it must be aware of the fact, that' the De mocracy of Oregon is to a man in favor of hard money. Increase in Mail. Service. At the instance of Senator Mitchell the postmaster-general has increased the mail service in Idaho as follows: From Boise City to Rocky Bar, to and from Rocky Bar to Atlanta from once to three times per week. SUMMARY Ol' STATE JiEWS. Hop picking is over, with goner- ally good crops. A sewing machine agent at Albany is said to have disappeared with a team and several machines, leaving a destitute family. Some old Iudian relics imbedded in clay have been found on Sauvie's Island in the Willamette river. Mr. William Tupper of Salem, had his leg, arm ard collar bone broken, and his chest badly crushed by a runaway team. Albanv Engine Co. No. 1, wiM at tend the Linn County Fair with "dor machine." Sixty-eight wagons loaded with wheat were counted at one time last week at Albany. The Capital Library Association has disbanded, transferring all the books to the Y". M. C. A. R. A. Steel was appointed hist week Notary Public for Umatilla county. A 85.000 slander suit will be tried at the next term of the Circuit Court for Washington county. We are glad to announce that Mr. J. W. Virtue the well known and highly respected banker of Baker city has resumed business. A sample lot of tanned Oregon calf skins have been sent to Europe. The Chinese who sailed for "tea land" on tho bark Garibaldi took with them over 250,000 in gold dust besides a largo amount of specie. A party of hoodlum ladies went serenading in Portland last Friday night. a Mr. White, the well known actor, took a complimentary benefit at the New Market theatre on Saturday evening. The Plummer fruit dryer of East Portland has been sold to the Mult nomah Drying Company. On Friday morning Isaac Smith of Portland had 81,000 inhis pocket, at night he had nary "a cent. He knows not the appropriator. Counterfeit half dollars arc in cii- ed bv weight, being lighter than tne UlULlUU. , ........ 1 standard. Albany has the champion wife beater. Crlm. Con. Conner creek, uncle and niece. Both married. The Green Quartz Mill is running on good rock. An old and respectable gentleman the father of a family has been bent to the insane asylum. Mr. John Taylor, who brought the nimble footed Osceola to this Stte and for a long time tho keeper and trainer of that animal, telegraphs us as follows from Sacramento under date of the 2'oth: "I shall start on Saturday with tho race hor.so Twen ty-One for Salem to attend the State j Fair." Th ; animal mentioned has a good record in California, and lie j wiil probably make it tropical for some of our Oregon horses. The man Whi'eman, whose name has been prominently before the public for Miiiie time in count eiien with a cross outrage o'i young Y at kie.s, at JciVersi .n, Ik.s been arrested, and in default of 81 ,500 hall confined in the county jail at Salem. Wat kins lias j:it returned from Iowa, and it is said will prosecute his ene- mv to the hitter end The academy at Baker City is open for the reception of students. ho deputy revenue eolhetor is perambulating Eastern Oregon. The Iltu Dalles is made. v and at the having new The circuit court for Baker county Judge McArthur presiding, is i'n fir-sion. A retort for t tic Nonpareil quick silver mines has been taken to Douglas county. The fine bridge across the Santiam near Lebanon is progressing rapidly and will be a masterpiece of mechan ical skill and ingenuity. The com pletion of this bridge will add large ly to the business interests of Leba non, and her people are corresiond ingly 1 r. py. The census of Lane county just completed, shows the following sum mary of the enumeration of the in habitants and industrial products of the county for the year 1875: Num ber of legal voters 1,777; males 21 years and upwardsl, 71)8; malesundcr 21 and over 10 years, 1,112; males under 10 years, ' 1,277; females 18 years and upwards, 1.577; u ruler IS and over 10, years 704; under 10 years, 1,170; total population, 7, CSS. Acres of land in cultivation, G7,l)01; number of bushels of wheat raised, 850,-llS; bushels of oats, ln0,oG7; bushels of bailey, 18,012; bushels of rye, 4811; tons of hay, 10,0:G; pounds of wool, 108,575; bushels of corn, 4,028; number of sheep, 25,001; hogs, 0,41)1 ; horses, 5,221; cattle 12, 031; mules, 11)2; pounds of tobacco, 5,221); bushels of potatoes, 34,100; bushels of apples, 02,003; num ber feet of lumber, 3,807,215; pounds of cheese, 00,950; pounds of butter, 170,912. The military authorities of the United States have named the lake in which the Wallowa river of East ern Oregon has its rise, Lake Whit man. This lake, though small, is picturesque and worthy of a distinc tive, aula a more appropriate one than that given could not be found. Mr. Whitman being one of the early martyis who was stricken down by the hand of savage cruelty while plauting the crop of civilization in this western world. Farmers aro holding back their w heat for the immortal 81. The tax levy in Y'amhill conntv this year is for count v purposes, 8 mills; State tax. Gy mills; school, 3 mills. Total levy, 18 mills. Look out for tramps. The preliminary surveys for tho proposed ship canal froai Unity to Shoalwater Ba' are now in progress. Another Paper. A neat little pa per called the Morning Call, is being now daily published at Albany. "It is independent in everything and neutral in nothing." May it contin ue among our exchanges for years to I come. TKRKITORIAL XRWs IT,,M" 1 The Legislature of Washington A""lul.) convenes at O vnn.ii 11. .1.,.. r , , , -'"'ri'l on the 4th day of October. Gen Milroy lias been ar.Pojnt(li agent for the Nisquallv, P lv Si and Chehalis Indians. ' "15". Mr. Victor intends putting ,n, making fish oil, glue and hin-Us at Quartermaster's harbor lu-ar coma. ,l" Cheyenne polled 12", votes at tl o late election in Wyoming. Green Lake, Colorado, has !,, stocked with GO.0U0 salmon Pru mountain trout. Howe, .1 telegraph operator, at iucsou, .Arizona, washed worth dust and found a worth 8110 in six w eeks time. St. Louis capitalists have organ ized a company with 8-.h0vrii';o to extend the Denver and ('l;evuni(. Railroad into Eastern Montana". Average daily attendance at tfo Vancouver public schools, 12(1. The barn of Morris Baker of Van couver was destroved bv lire on IV day last. Seattle is filled wkh strangers and busy as a bee. Pacific Mail Co. is making things very lively. Tho hop fields of the Puvalhip valle y are now thronged with Iiiuiaa and Chinese pickers. Shipping is very lively at Tort Town send. Peach crop at Walla Walla was a complete failure. The 010,000 stallion Woburn, died at Deer Lodge, Montana, last week. Recfe Johnson came into Ib-leua from Snow Shoe gulch w here he has been mining, for two j.ais, wi;h 813,000 worth of dust in 'a satchel. The Walla Walla people are im porting quail from the East. The oiling season is at its fu'l height at Neah Bay. Already abo::: 8,000 gallons have been taken. A large portion of this oil is brought over by the Indians of Vancr.oxcr -isiann, ana soul Iv the trader at X- 1 I 1 T j J'; Pys a duty 01 seven cents on own muion. it is expected that at least 5,'JOO gallon s will b taken this season, and considering the late advance in the price of oil tiiis mut be a pa ir.g business. There are 40 horses in training for the fall races on the Boise city trackP Port Gamble lias a "staving" gy.J cornet band. Caleb Lyon, ex-Governor of LIa!. died in Rossvill", Long I.shmd, the 7th of September, aged -J year. Thr went! o: turr.e-d' quit.- en! 1 at Silver City, Idaho, b;st. week an 1 gloves and overcoats were hroir.M.r into use. .! he chang the season than usual. is O earner 2:1 Tho oleclion on the v.hirf tion at Olymphi en Thursday ! week resulted in a vote !' i i vor of hv in a tax to b ".id a to deep water, to 5 agai; ivat wen; ;.ir. . w Ch.iiid-e thirty he, '.;r. ( T::. i-s v, i , j; , Y . but f died near Olympia. lost of sl eep, ki'.b'd 1 -y a day a v. '.: :. : ! er hu : went, out to the pr.ur tret the bear. Mr. Platte Middleton, r.i Bi vii o s r. er date ef ti e I'll., j that he was then -7 miles oi.t fp u iuise City, and getting an-fg tu! rate. The w ire stritiirers coiam lie. t ! at J'oise C :tv t next da the V j and he says they wii overtake ! crew of pi do setter?-. Col. Al. Thompson his snrvev ing eontra'-t:- ia'.s for fh.Mel lt'1't .yesterday ::f teri.oon . : b matilla slave for Sult-nT. Or j where lie will meet Mrs. ihrn: lacy jnb mav not to n t or l;C back IMS bei. We are requested to state tint fare return tickets wiil be sohl fr: '.n all points on the Northern I'.KuC Railroad to persons who desire to attend the Oregon State Fair at a lem, beginning October 11th. 'He trip from Tacoma to Salem, on this occasion, w ill cost 8' 75. The steamer J. C. Libby bror.djt up from Muckiiteo last night barrels of salmon, for shipiijcr.t ca the Salvador to San Francisco. 1 his is a part of the present seasons catch of the Puget Sound Salmon Company. Newcastle, tho town where the mine of the Seattle Coal Cenipain' situated, now possesses a pepiiMj tion of 400 souls, including working men. Seattle now provides its cit; 7x-r. and Ft rangers dwelling therein wiOi light trom 13 street lamps. The recent census reports Vc the population of Seattle at bel aud of the whole county, 2'd4. One hundred and twenty-six csr loads of tea passed Corinne last oo. for the East. The thermometer has been nnur.? the nineties for the past live days st Walla Wah'a. The revenue from citv licenses in Salt Lake is 8100,000. It is now announced that Sj-O' '1 Tail won't consent to sell the 1-1 Hills country. He'd rather in or gage it on long timeat ten per cent- Young hoppers are hatching0' by the millions on the Madison .vj' Stinkingwater. They will .... 1 ; v i 1..t- .rr,TS bctO1'' grow oig enougli 10 t t i they are killed bv the frosts cf Mil- icy 4lmnS!llld 1 1 V. C ! ,1 I,,,VC Pist b-tU IIP"1 uusut'is 111 iiiaiiiwi j . delivered at South Mountain, Jdi. All the mechanics in Olymnja hc more work than they can .ttel;,J and there is not an idle one m to ; Carpenters arc all engaged, r" up new buildings and '"M0 others.- The merchants have 0o doing a lively business of 1 several firms have found it rieic . to hire additional assistance, boot and shoe manufacture rs overrun with order?, e ic they have been unable to nil on count of not being able to obhui required help. All the hotels lia a large run of customers, ana b of them are overflowing with ll ers. V s o
