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i i o 'A- o . -4 1 DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, AN 0 THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. ' aBBSi, , sssssssims'mma ' """ " ' - - o - , n o o o O C o ;f O ; o s o o r o r , O VOL. THE IS IB LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE Farmer, Business Man, Family Circle. ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY. FRATNTIv S. DBIENT, paOPRIETOR AND PUBLISHES. OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CLACKAMAS CO. OFFICE In Entkrprisk Tinildln;:, one aoraouth of Masonic fi-uildins. Maia St. Terms of Subscription Single Copy One Year, In Advance Six Months " Term of ArtvertUlnprt Transient advrtlsnints. including .$2.50 .. 1.50 All l-yal notices. square 01 lweivi- linos one wck............... ....... $ 2.50 1.00 For each subsequent insertion.- One Column, one year Half " " " - Quarter " " Business Card, 1 square, one year... SOCIETY NOTICES. 1-20.00 110.00 40.00 12.00 OREGON LOW; 12 SO. 3, I. I. O. t. Moots every Thursday j" eveiunat7!i o oloeK, in tue oau teiiows Jiau, luam street. Members of the Or der are invitetl to attend By order N. CJ. i::ii2CCA ii:nuiiE lodgu no. 3. I. O. O. F., Meets on the Second and Fourth Tues day evenings each mouth, at 7ii o'elnck. ill the Odd Fellows' Hall. Members of the Degree aro invited to attend. MULTNOMAH LOW; 12 NO. I, A.I'. A A. M., Holds its regular com IllllUK Third at 7 o t.AMl M o'clock from tlie 3)th of March to me 20th of September, brethren in good standing are invited to attend. I(y order of W. M. 1'ALLS I2NC AMPMI2NT NO. l,I.O. O. F.. Meets at Odd Fellows q q Hall on the First and Third Tues day of each month. Patriarchs - in good standing aro invited to attend. n u s r x bus card s. a. . hover, m. d. J, w, xanms, n 3Lovi:u so isroitiiif, r;i vsicnvs and rncBt.XH...., ltynrHv ITivStalrs In Clurman's Hrlck, Main Stn-et. lr. Hover's r siil foot of clitT stairway rv-Third strei t. at st rei t. ti X)R. .TOIIT WELCH D 2 U T 1 ST, OKFICK IN' 1 ' k4 oar.aox city, ohegox. 1IIxH.t Price Palil for Cou; Or.ler. ity KUSLAT& EASTHAW1, ATTORNEY S-A T-L A W- PORTIiXI)-I.i Opitz'n new l.riek, S First street. nnrr.n t ity-ennrman s wru-ix, u;- stairs. e4-f joHNSon & pccown ATTORNEYS AND MOSELORS A T-L AW. Orsgon City, Oregon- 3 Will practice In all the Courts of the State Special attention given to cases In tn U. S. I-ad nic- at Oregon City, o 5aprlS7'2-tf. 3L,. T. BARIN ATTOn?iSY-AT-LAW, OREGON CITY, : : OREGON. Will State. practice In all the Courts of the Xov. 1, 1875, tf H. E. CHAMBERLAIN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OHEGOVCITY. OCle in Enterprise Rooms. JAMES 13. TJPTOlSr, At t ornoy-at-Law, Oregon City. Nov. 5, 1875 Af e 11. HIUllFIELD. HttUava ln.c tthf Itl sin ml. Nam Street, Oregon lity, t)rr?on. An assortment of Wat hes. Jewel- r.v.und Seth Thomas' Weight Clocks . all oi wmcn aro warranted to be as 1 represented. KJrlVpairin done on short notloe, and IIianKIul lor past paironase. JOHN M. HAC0N, IMPORTER AND DEALER tr. nwkks stationery. lVrfum- ete etc. - awAah j , - - i Oregon City, Oregon. R.At the Post Offlce, fide. Main sts?et, cast TO FRUIT-GROWERS. miiH AT.ItEX FRUIT PRESERVIXQ JL Company of Oregon City will pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE lr.T'MS. PEARSaml APPLES. Mr. Thos. Charman is authorized to pur chases for the Company. , I 1. C. lATOURETTE, q President. TITOS. OHARMAV.-Serotary. Oregon City, July 2S, 1875 .-tf MILLER, MARSHALL &C0.. PAT THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR WHEAT, at all times, at the Q Oregon City Mills, And have on hand and FTOXJTi to sen,, Rt market rates. Parlies desiring J-ecd, must furnish sacks, novVJtf ations on the first and Saturdays in each month, 'clock from the limb of Sep. . . r tn tint ioth of March : mm MODKSTY. 'Kiss nie, dear maid, to seal the vow Of love that you have made." 'I hava no right to kiss vou now," The modest maiden said. ' "If you can find it in vour heart My first wish to re fuse, Perhaps 'tis best that we shotiid Kro we our freedom lose." part "Although to kiss you I demur. iev picarse m reeoiieei lliat, it j'ou choose to kiss mo, sir, tirse, I can't ohjeet." Of course, A Spelling Match. The lamps w ere just Iiglite! in the Town-ball, each tin reflector doin? its best to emulate tho dignified glitter of silver. The audience were assembling by twos and threes. Behind the green curtain which hid the platform a dozen boys and as many girls stood beside a table on which were placed the prizes for which they were about to compete in the great spelling match an event which had convulsed Dnxbury Cor ners to its centre, had set the sewing circles in a flutter, and caused Web ster's and Worcester's dictionaries to take temporary rank, with the yonng people of tho town, as the mot enthralling works in the Eng lish language. The prizes were three in number. No. 1 was of course that inevitable "Kogers group," which, for unknown reasons.is always selected as a reward for champion spellers in the rural districts. No. 2 was "The IVanties of William Shakspcare," a fat vol ume in red and gold binding. No. 3 consisted of "A Thesaurus of English Words," in bine and gold, gorgeons also, but, as befitted a third prize, less gorgeous than "The Beauties of W. S." It was upon the "group" in gray plaster that the eyes of the girls were most admiringly fixed: the bovs liked the books as well. "They're splendid, all of them," remarked little Carrie Powell. "I do admire statues so much !"' "Perfectly splendid! elegant! mag nificent!" echoed chorus. "I Won.ler who'll get the first?" asked Dafsy Lee, in a half whisper. "Oli, Hay, of course. He's taken two first prizes already." "My father snvs it" isn't fair that Bay l'elham should compete again," said John Sfaokpole. in a surly tone. "IIe.fi the bst speller in this county every one knows that. And now he ought to stand off and give some body else a chance. " "lie's real old. too 'most nine teen!" added a little boy of ten. "John's right; it in't fair. Ray oughtn't to 1m in the match at all," cried two or time others. "None of us '11 have tho least chance if he is," muttered Carrie. "Oh, but. do von know, I think it it is fair,', said Mary Alger: "Bay's the champion now; lie. holds the belt. Of course ho m ist HjcM every body who tries against him. There's al ways a chance in spelling. Really gooil spellers are often tripped up by some easy little word which you'd think they could spell in a minute." Mary ended with a, sigh, for this had been her own fate. She was a "really good speller," and had twice just failed of a prize. She did not seeRiv, who bad enter ed as she began to never particularly 'peak. II noticed had Mary .Vlger before. She was not a pretty girl, judged by the Puxbnry stand ard, though an artist might l ave found something to admire in the lines of her head and throat, in the exiuiitly fine pale skin and deep-set gray eyes. Neither was shea favorite. Her reserve and shyness were taken for pride, the depression of knowin; herself misjudged made her awkward, and her ordinary manner was cold and silent. She -seldom made so long a speech as on this occasion. And the girls opened their eyes as they listened. Ray wasamazed also. He was not a stupid noy, ami it dawned upon him that it was an impulse of generous justice in his behalf which had unlocked tho lips of this usually tongue-tied Mary, and her face for the first time struck him as pretty. The other girls chattered on, nut Marv had said her sav. and stood silently looking at the plaster group. Ray saw that she admired it intense ly, and a half wish crossed his mind that fehe might win it only a half one. for to the successful sue cess becomes indispensable, and the desire to be first was Aery strong upon the ambitious young fellow. Presently an avalanche of camp chairs, followed by a prreession of sqneaking boots, announced tne arrival of the "Committee of Refer once." Tlie boys and girls ranged themselves in parallel rows. Mr. Ashe, principal of the academy, ap peared with a formidable MS. roll i . -. m. , ii... in nis hand. Tlie curtain rose: iub audience clapped. "Now, my young . - r " . . . Ml 1 inenus, i beg that yon win spean. as distinctly as posible," said Mr. -vsue. With that he nonsuited lus roll, gave out. th first won!, himio- potomus," and the strife commenced. Twere vain to tell what steeds gave o or. As swept the fight" over the orthographical plain: how an elderly youth of some sixty snm- uieis, wku a preconceived theory as to the word "Ind ian " 'roliicli ho vpn- dered thus, "I-n-j-u-n," was the first victim, ana a tmv rni-l nf W the, second; how. thousands, how Mary Martin fell 52n0t0 CMie" iln1 Augustus h,?rV Protesting that appellation" had but one I in it the ranks thinned; the vanquished finding what comfort they Si b numbers, lined the wings, applaud W,SdWiy ' comrades. nnarivic. " 1 i . .-xigw was left the only girl, opposed to three boys, of whom Ray was one Five minutes, ten-it seemed a,s though neither of the OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, four would ever miss. The excite ment became interne. "I-l-l-e-g-g-i-b-l-e," spelled John Beach. "Wrong," said Mr. . Ashe; and John, crestfallen, creaked his -way off the stage. Each of the three competitors now left was sure of a prize. The question was, which prize? Mr. Ashe had exhausted his roll, and produced from his pocket a deadly little volume, full of what a sportsman would call "croppers." Aha! Owen Rryerly tripped up. The word "benzoin" proved too much for him. Only Ray and Mary weie left. The audience held its "breath as first one and then the other tri umphantly surmounted wordswhi-h sounded fatally difficult to lees in structed ears. It is at such crises as these that manly nerves win the day. Out of tho corner of his eye Hay saw the flush rise and deepen on Mary's cheeks, and her fingers clasp and pinch each other. She was getting flustered; in another moment she would blunder. Suddenly a gener ous impulse took possession of him. She cared, so very much for this plaster thing! Why not for once give in, and be content to tome out second? It all passed through his mind in a flash, and his resolution was taken. "Pentateuch," gave out Mr. Ashe. To the unbounded astonishment of the audience, Ray Pelham rose aud spelled tlie word thus: "P-e-n-t-a-y-t-u-k-e." There was a roar of laughter, in which every one joined except tho bewildered Mary. Her wonderment lasted but a moment, chased by triumph and pleasure. . Mr. Ashe placed the "Union Refugees" in hor arms; the boys and girls crowded round her. "I'm real glad, Mary," said Ray, heartily. "Are you, Ray? That's good of you," she said. Her cheeks were flushed with excitement, her eyes sparkled becomingly. Several "old ladies went home declaring that "really, now, Mary Alirer was 'most a haudsonie girl. She looked as pretty as a pink with them iiggcrs in her arms. It was a pity she was so dull and stuck-up, for she wasn't so bad-looking, after all." Ray was of their opinion, only he didn't agree with them as to the "stuck-up." That evening of the spelling match dated a change in Mary's life. She did not know how it was, but people seemed kinder and life easier and the world pleasanter from that time on. Were the bovs and uuls really more friendly ? l)id the fiiu shine more than it used to do? Were les sons easier, and was her own shy st illness more m inageable ? Or was it that Hay, with his frank face and good-natured ways, seemed to turn up at her side every where, doing things for her, explaining, cheering, bringing her, as it were, en r;tj t with herself and with other people? I do not know; Mary could not have explained; but souuithlwj must have been at the bottom of this altered world, with its pleasant chain of se quences; and certain it is that in the course ff a few months she and Ray grew to be great friends. N. more spelling matches were held in Pnxbury. but the memory of this famous evening did not die, and R iv had to b-jar frequent references to his blunder. Roys who envied or did not lile him, or wore temporari ly disau'ected with something said or do:?e, were apt to soothe their souls by dragging the word "Pentaytnke" in:o the conversation. Ray bore these small shafts philosophically: his friends felt them more keenly. "How did you come to make that darned mistake?" indignantly de manded Harry Piatt one day, drag giug him off under cover of the woods which bordered the ten-acre lot thev were mowing. "Itiiles me like anything. There's that little whippy-snappy Jack Pomeroy al ways at you with 'Pentaytnke' in his teeth, ilow did it happen, Ray? You're the best speller of us all " "E isy enough to make a mistake," replied Rav, whipping1 a mullein from its stalk with a blow of his scythe. "Pshaw! not a mistake like that. Why, little Peter Potter knows bet ter. And you " "Hal, if you give me your word not to tell, I'll sav something " "Well, I do. What is it ?" "I did know better. I'm not such a fool that I can't spell 'Pentateuch.' I missed on purpose that night. I had a reason." "A reason '.-what?" Rut Harry demanded in vain. Ray explained no farther. After a while they walked back to the hay field. Their conversation had an auditor an unsuspected one. Mary Alger was perched in the tree under which the boys stood as they talked. It was an oak-tree, low, broad, easily climbed, and bearing alof t, . ten feet or so from the ground, a gnarled bough whose crotch made a com fortable seat. Tor years it had been Mary's habit to come to this spot and there study her lessons, read or dream; but it was a habit which she carefully conoealed. She was far too big to climb trees now, said her mother. Mary admitted it; still she climbed. . ,f She made a pretty picture, half sitting, half lying, among branches, the summer winds waving the folds of her dress, her face full of the puzzle caused by Ray s over heard confession. Why had he "missed on purpose?" What was the "reason?" A sudden flood of red broke over her face at last. Had she guessed the truth? She could not rest till she knew. When a woman wishes to carry a poiut, she usually takes the offen sive. Mary took it. It was the very next evening. Sho and Ray COURTESY were walking home from tho choir practice. "Ray," she said, turning upon him, "why. did yon misspell that night at the match misspell on pur pose ?" "I I What makes you think I did?" stammered Ray, taken off his guard.1. "I liww you did. Tell me about it." "Yon can't know," said Ray "Well, if you won't tell: me, I'll tell you shall I? You saw that a girl wanted the prize very much and you felt generous. And so, be cause you were a 'man Oh, Rav, it was very good of ybufbnt yon must take the group back. I can't keep it I cau't indeed: You must take it." "Now, Mary, don't get excited," said Ray, guiding her toward a mossy log and seating himself be side her. '.'We'll discuss this mat ter. Suppose it was as you sav (which I don't admit), the prize would be yours all the same." "Not a bit; it would be yours. You're a splendid speller, Ray, a great deal better than I am when you don't miss on purpose. It's your right to be first; I'd rather be second after you; really I would a great deal rather. I'll never forget what yon did. Ray never; but you ought to have tho -Refugees,' and must take it." "Very well," said Ray, his eyes lighting up with an odd twinkle; "I will. Rut it's on one condition, Mary." He grew very red. "I'll take it if you'll .own it in partnership with me. What's enough for one is enough for two plaster groups particularly. I'll call the 'Refugees' mine if you'll call it yours, and if yon let ma call yon mine. What do you say Marv? Isn't that about fair?" I sujpose Mary had a ray strong sense of justice, for she blushed, trembled, half smiled; then she put out one hand timidly to Ray, and then The rest may be safely left to the imagination of the reader. From Astoria. A stoma, Feb. 11, 1870. EoiTon Extkkpkise : Winter is nearly over in this quarter. It has been the mildest winter Astorians have experienced for several years; yet it has been the stormiest ever known, but nevertheless little dam age has been done. In many places in the surrounding country, acres upon acres of huge forest trees have been laid low but we have enough left to keep us in lumber and fire wood until the next centennial. The outlook, in a business point of view, for the coming summer was never more encouraging. Every body is getting ready for the salmon season, and already the several fac tories along tho river, as well as those located here, aro busy making cans and otherwise preparing for nn enormous business. Nearly all -the salmon that can be put np is already contracted for at paying prices, so that tho contractors are sure of fair profit. With you everything de pends on wheat with us, salmon is our main dependence; so you hear scarcely anything else talked of in this locality. Tho four factories in this place will put np over a hun dred thousand cases, requiring the labor of nearly a thousand Chinese and several hundred white men. Tlie summer tourists who visit this section will enjoy a rare sight in be holding a fleet of about a hundred fishing boats under sail, starting every afternoon for their night's task. R. Hume & Co. have j ist pur chased Ferrell's mill, including his valuable water front. The price paid was 10,000. This company is going to erect a canning establish ment on the front of this property. The piles are already driven and the buildings will be n in a few weeks, as the timbers are already framed. This property joins the site lately purchased by the O. S. N. -Co. Improvements continue to be made in every part of tho town, and new houses, both residences and busi ness, are going up continually. How long this state of thiugs will con tinue it is impossible to say. Some think it is only the beginning of the end, and that that end will he mag nificent in proportions. But let all that be as it may, Astoria is grow ing and will continue to grow. It is inevitable, and whether it hurts or not, wise men will admit the fact, and shape their course accordingly. Your correspondent has been read ing and hearing a great deal in the past twelve months about Alden Fruit Dryers and their wonderful work. He saw the first fruit dried by the process a few weeks ago. It certainly looks and tastes very good, but how about the price? They ask here 20 cents a pound retail, or 17 cents wholesale for apples dried by this procoss. Too much! The peo ple won't use the fruit at these figures. Apples dried by the com mon jirocess are only 8 centsaponnd. Why the difference in price? Some say "that by the Alden process you o-pt more fruit to the pound. Per haps so, but the people don t uee n. The price will have to come down Kfw 41, o fmit is very extensively ! used, although it is very neatly ' packed in well finished boxes. But ; the mass of the people don't care j about the boxes or fine looks; they ! want cheap fruit, and if the A den .,rmot. ho sold cheaper, they will continue to use fruit dried in. tho old way. OF BANCROFT LIBRARY, FEBRUARY 25, CONGRESSIONAL. SEXATE. Washington, - Feb. 10. Anthony submitted a concurrent resolution that reports of Congressional records shall be accurate transcripts of the proceedings and debates of the two honses of Congress. Kelley called np the Senate bill for the sale of timber lauds in the States of California and Oregon and the Territories of the United States. Kelley said the bill was a copy of one passed by the House last session and lost in the Senate for want of time. It had been fully considered by the committee on public lands and re ported favorably by that committee. It only carried into effect the recom mendations of the land office on the subject. McMillan submitted an amendment to the second section, so as to pro vide that any person desiring to avail himself of the provisions of the act shall, in addition to other require ments mentioned in the bill, declare he has not executed any mortgage or other instrument'upon lauds, or any part thereof, by or under which the title may be vested in any other per son. Sargent, Oglesby and Sherman fa vored the passage of the bill. Pending the discussion, Edmunds moved to lay aside the pending bill and take up the Pinch back case. Morton opposed the motion on the ground that several Senators were absent, and said he desired to have a full Senate when the vote was taken. The question being on taking up the resolution, a division was called for yeas 2(3; nays 21. Logan demanded the yeas and nays. The motion to take up the resolu tion was lost yeas 30; nays 33. Feb. 17. Wright introduced a bill to reduce interest upon tlie public debt and provide for a safe and elas tic currency; for tho speedy appreci ation of the value of treasury notes and national bank notes to that of coin, and to guard against panics and inflation of bank notes; referred. Anthony called up concurrent res olution submitted by him yesterday, with regard to printing tlie debates in Congress in the Congressional Rec ord. He moved that the resolution be carried to the committee on print ing; so ordered. The Senate then took up the bill to provide for the sale of timber lands in California. Oregon and the Terri tories of the United States, the pend ing question being the amendment of McMillan, providing that any er son availing himself of tlie provisions of the act shall, in addition to other requirements mentioned in the bill, declare that ho has never executed any mortgage or other instruments on said land, or any part thereof, by or under which the title may be vest ed in any other person. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, moved that when the Senate adjourned to day it lie to meet on Monday next; agreed to. After some discussion the amend ment of McMillan was agreed to. Sargent submitted an amendment requiring any person availing him self of the provisions of the act, to declare, in addition to the other re quirements mentioned in the bill, that he had made no agreement or contract by which the title he might acquire for tho government of the United States, or any right in said land or timber thereon, should inure in whole or in part to any other per son, A !. ; agreed to. Pending the discussion the Senate adjourned until Monday. HOUSE. Washington, Feb. 10. Stone in troduced a bill fixing the rates of compensation of railroad companies for the transportation of the U. S. mails. Southard, from the committee on Territories, reported a bill to amend the act of Maroh 3, 1875. for the ad mission of Colorado as a State; refer red to the committee of the whole. The House thereupon, on motion of Southard, went into committee of the whole. Blackburn in the chair, on the Colorado bill. The only changes made by this bill in the enabling act of last March are, a pro vision that all qualified voters unde the laws of the Territory shall lie en titled to vote on the ratification or rejection, and a provision appropri ating 20,000 to pay tho expenses of the constitutional convention. After a long discussion the committee rose and the bill passed, without yeas and nays. The House then took up as the speoial order the bill to reorganize the judiciary. Several amendments were offered, and without arriving at a vote the House adjourned. Feb. 17. The House opened this morning without an occupant in the Speaker's chair, Kerr being absent on leave of absence, and omitting to appoint a Speaker pro tem. The duty of electing that officer devolved upon the House, and as soon as the chaplain had concluded prayers, Randall nominated Cox. Clymer moved to amend the motion by substituting the name of Black burn for Cox, but Blackburn request ed his name to bo withdrawn, and Cox was elected. Garfield moved that the oath of office be administered to the Speaker pro tem., aud made an argument in favor of his position. Randall contended it was not nec essary, and cited numerous prece dents. Kasson suggested that duties were imposed on the Speaker such as sign ing bills, approving the journal, etc., which no unsworn officer had a right to perform. The discuasion was continued-at considerable length, Ran dall's position being supported by Jones, of Kentucky, Reagan and Dennison, assailed by Blaine and 1876. Wheeler. Finally a vote was taken, and the motion of Garfield was re jected 02 ayes; 124 nays. The House took up the bill for the reorganization of the judiciary. Af ter some discussion Say lor, of Ohio, moved to lay the bill on the table; rejected. House adjourned. Feb: 18. The House took up the consideration of the bill to reorganize the judiciary of the United States. Garfield made an argument in support of the amendment to the bill, which proposes, instead of hav ing a conrt of appeals at Louisville, to have it sitting successively at Louisville, Cincinnati and Clevland. Knott, chairman of judiciary committee, closed thediscussion with a speech in favor of the bill. He appealed to the members not to en danger tho passage of the bill by rivalries of localities. Personally he had nothing to do with the fixing of the places were courts were to be held; that question had been deter mined with almost entire unanimity by the committee, and the decision and approbation of the judges of the supreme court. Lawrence submitted the following points Of the bill: 1st. The bill will relieve the su preme court so it can speedily decide all cases which may come to it. 2d. The court of appeals is provid ed for each circuit to finally dispose of cases ivolving less than 10,000. This court will be more convenient to tlie bar and suitors than the su preme court. 3d. The court of appeals will have jurisdiction to reverse judg ments in criminal cases, There is no provision for review. 4th. Tlie bill requires that the circuit court be held at every place where a district court is held, ihis will add to the convenience of the bar and suitors. 5th. The expenses are reduced by giving tho same jury to circuit and district courts, unless when the business requires two. Cth. Expenses will be reduced by reducing the number of jurors, the distance of trawl for jurors and witnesses. 7th. The bill provides for making new parties to writs of error in the supreme court, without requiring a revision in the court below. These are all improvements and advantages in the law Summary of the Babeoek Trial. St Locis, Feb. 10. Upon opening the U. S. circuit court this morning, ex-Attorney-General Williams ad dressed the jury in defense of Bab cock. Ho devoted considerable time to the argument of the proba bilities of the case, and to criticism of the evidence for the government, assuming that what the government had offered was competent evidence, which was by no means admitted. General Williams said the case might present some suspicious circum stances, but by no means a ground on which to base conviction. He then proceeded with some explana tions which would throw a different light on the communication between Babcoek and the ring. At that time he said Joyce and McDonald were trusted officials, men of influence and possessing confidence with good people. Babcoek, on the other hand, was a warm hearted, confiding gen erous man, who did not give up a friendship once cemented, for the whispers of calumny. Everything presented by the prosecution was incomplete, and could not but leave a painful uncertainty in cvry minu as to whether it was to convey a proper suspicion or simply indicate a weakness of judgment, to which every one was liable. The quan tity of this evidence, said Williams, avails nothing. He then traced Babcock's military career from West Point, which he eulogized as the place where honor and honesty were inculcated, and (not) where thieves and robbers were educated. Ho told of his ser vice in the late war, and he rose to be chief of engineers in the 9th array corps, and afterwards to be aid to Eieut. Gen. Grant, with the rank of Brevet Brigadier General. He then went on to explain the different telegrams and the corres pondence carried on between Babcoek and McDonald under cover of Major Ginnis. He closed with the follow ing: "Evidence will be adduced to show that Babcoek had no part in inducing President Grant to revoke the order transferring the supervis ors and revenue agents; but by the President's own deposition it will be proved that this revocation was ordered in the presence ami through the representations and influence of Supervisor Tuttle." Gen. Humphreys, chief of the engineer corps, U. S. A., was put on the stand, and testified to having known Mr. Babcoek since 1802. His evidence was highly complimentary to Babcoek. David Mahon, first officer of the U. S. treasury, and Jas. G. Bennett, ex-mayor and ex-postmaster of Washington City, and Gen. Banks, M. C, all testified to Babcock's in tegrity, and high standing among his acquaintances. Alexander Fulton, supervisor of internal revenue for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and District of Columbia, testified that be had known the defendant since 1SG1. His evidence tended to prove that it was owing to informa tion given by him to the President, that the order to change the officers in the different districts was sus pended. Generals W. T. Sherman, J. II. Simpson, W. J. Harney, and Stear gis; Capt. Babbett and Hon. A. E. Borie, testified favorably to Bab cock's character. A dispatch was read, purporting to NO. 18. ; have been sent to Babcoek byJoyce, j but though it was admitted to be in j the handwriting ofcJovce there was no proof that the defendant had re ceived it. From the testimony of James Mc Gill, a letter carrier, it was learned that Joyce had induced him to open a letter box in order to get back two letters which had been mailed to W. O. Avery and O. E.CBabcock. Wh en McGill asked Joyce for a re ceipt, Joyce said, "It's all right. Ita only a blind!" By this the defence wanted to show that Joyce and McDonald pre tended to be carrying on a correspon dence with the defendant, in order to inspire their hirelings with confi dence. The President's deposition was then read. It denies that Babcoek tried to influence the executive in, any investigation of alleged whisky frauds, and declares Babcock's repu- tation to be good. With this the defence close their case. Feb. 18. To-day the case was de clared closed, so far as evidence tras concerned. Judge Dillon asked if the counsel had arranged in what manner the closing arguments should be made. Judge Porter said the defense in tended raising a question of law looking to the direction of a "vjprdict aud r.sking permission to address the court, it was grunted. Judge Portex1 spoke at cousiderablo length, giving the grounds on which he asked the court to direct at this stage of the trial a verdict cf acquittal. The. right of i : Ivy jury he held to be a right guaranteed by the constitution, and one to be upheld, with all its; force and all its sanction. In this case, said Judge Porter, upon the undisputed facts we submit there is no question but for the court to acP quit the defendant. The evidence was then passed'in review, very care fully and slowly, and after their re view Judge Porter haid: "We now ask for the acquittal of theQlefendant at the hands of the court." After argument by Col. Brodhead, Judge Dillon decided adversely to Judge Porter's motion. Some discussion then took place as to the order in which arguments should be made. The rule of the court has been for the defense "to. open, and be followed by the prose cnticn. But both Judge Porter and Mr. Storrs thought the opening should by the prosecution. oTho case rested on circumstantial evi-. dence, and it was but just that tho defense be advised as to what portion of the great mass cf testimony which had been adduced, aud of the large part which had teen rendered irrele vant since its introduction, would be relied upon by the prosecution. As the prosecution had the advan tage of the closing argument, hoy should "not complain of being re quired to disclose their case so as to give the defense an idea of what they would have to answer. Judge Dillon did not think the rule a good one, and in view of the circumstances ifc seemed to both himself and Judge Treat but just that the prosecution be required to open in order that the defense might not waste time in guessing on what portion of the mass of testimony the prosecution would rely, and he would therefore suspend the rnle as a matter of justice to tho defendant. Dyer said he had not expected this and had not irepared his argument, He therefore asked for an adjourn raent until to-morrow. Judge Porter joined in the request as the defense was equally unprepar ed, and Judge Dillon acquiesced, and the court adjourned. Rejiaiikable Rainfails. Mr. J, Pnckle writes to Nature that he once registered at Bangalore, in the My ore Province, in India, an inch and a quarter of rain that fell in twenty minutes. He also states that 7 and 8, and even more inches, have been gauged in that elistrict in a rain of twenty-four hours. About the year 1S5G, when particularly disastrous floods occurred in India, Mr. Puckle declares that, at Madias, more than 23 inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours! and that. more than 7 inches fell within six hours. This was gang-, ed at the Madras Observatory, and. registered every hour. "A coffee planter on the Western Ghauts of Mvsore," continues Mr.Puckle, "told mo that at Hoolikul, he had gauged in August, 1S71, 13 inches in ona da-, and 103 the next. He describ ed it as a sullen, intermittent, con tinuous downpour, tho monotony of which was very depiessing. At Ma hableshwar, on the same line of Ghauts, the average fall is 240 inches, chiefly in the four0 or five months from May to September inclusive; while, at the Cherrapoorji Hills, not very far from Calcutta, the average fall is over COO inches, or (say) 17 yards of rain" . -o-. The foreign fashion of wearing colored underclothing is fast being adopted in New York, and most trousseaux contain sets of ecru of rose-twilled silk chemise, drawers, and skirt elaborately trimmed with insertion and lace. This does not, however, exclude the fine linen batiste and percale underclothing now Mom by women of wealth. "Mr. Busbee says you needn't send the paper to him any more." said a little urchin who stnek his head into the santum. "All right." "An' he said to tell you he wouldn't a-stopped it only you didn't say nothin' about the big hog he killed last week," continued the youth; and then he slid down the banister into the street. Fulton Times Michigan pays its Governor only SI, 000 a year. No poor man ever runs for that office. o 0 ' O O o O o