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o o c o o p o 0 o O n o O o O O i) THI ORESO.Y ClTr, h7EG(, FES. 25,1S7C CJuide-JIOiinls. The highways of this county in no xfUe interfere with the troth of the saying tbat "All roads lead to Rome," for a traveller, unacquainted with' the country hereabouts, is bewilder ed with such a labyrinth of roads, cross-roads and paths, that, if left to his own judgment, ho is fully ns apt to'bringup" at tbo "Eternal City" as at bis proposed destination within the boundaries of this county. The , trouble is, we want more guide-j boards. From good authority we have it, that there are not over half a dozen guide-boards in tbe county. Even old residents complain of this negli gence, to say nothing of our new comers, and those traveling within our limits. For the benefit of our new)y appointed county super visors, we call their attention to the lawon this subject: 9 "Every supervisor shall erect and keep up at tbo forks of every high way and every crossing of public roads within his read district a guide or finger-board, containing an in scription in legible letters, directing the way, and specifying the distance to the next town or public place sit uated on each road respectively." Nothing can bo plainer than this. It is the duty of the supervisors not only to erect these travellers' guides, but also to keep them up. If mali ciously disposed people destroy them, the supervisors should immediately prosecute them. The law on this subject is very explicit: "If any person shall wilfully break down, injure, remove or destroy any miie-stono, uoam or post, or any guide or hnger-board. erected or placed, upon any road or highway; or shall wilfully alter or deface the inscription upon any such stone, post or board; such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months, nor nioro than one year, or by line not less than ten dollars, nor nioro than five hundred dollars. Having thus called the attention of our , supervisors to their d&ties, and quoted the law for their benefit, wo hopo they will loso no titno in putting up the desired guides at al the cross-roads iu tbe county, thus saving themselves and the traveling public serious trouble. County "fullbacks." O Incrediblo v.i it may seem, there aro men among us who oppose all settlers to our unoceujned lands. They look upon a newcomer as an intruder, and act as if they were be ing robbed every time an aero of laud is "opened up" and cultivated. They lead idle, useless lives, depend ing upo.n their gnus, pigs and chick ens for food, and an occasional cord of wood for read cash. Speaing3f this class, a few even ings since we overheard tbe follow ing from one of our county farmers: "Why, in other States where I have been, an immigrant whs always treated well; the farmers doing all they could to induce him to locate among them, so that by his improv ing new land the value of their own & would bo increased; but here ..in Clackamas county, when a stranger comes, who is ready and willing to clearc&way the brush from a few acres, these old residents try to dis- Buadolaim by discouraging talk; and if ho be determined to 'stick,' why then they 'burn him out,' and all because they want their few miser able cattle to have a wide grazing rango, and because they are the ene mies of anything like cirilization. improvement and enterprise." We havo only to say in this connection that tbe sooner this worse than dead weight to our county is itself "burned out" the better it will be for us all. tMjmouth Church Council. The Advisory Council composed of one hundred and seventy clergy men, who act as a kind of a jury, is now in session at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, for the purpose of deter mining, for tbo final satisfaction" of tbo Congregational Church, the guilt or innocence of Henry Ward lieceher. Nothing lias been left un done to make this a most thorough investigation. Advertisements have been inserted in the New York pa pers, asking all thosa who know any thing connected with the scaudal, U give their evidence before the Coun cil, or evermore bold their peace. Reecher challenges everybody, even tbe Redeemer Himself, to say aught against him. .Now is tho time tboso who "know Beecher to guilty" to get tip and prove it. for bo Variners aud Courts. Iho timoQ fixed for holding the ouuca toques Circuit Court in the net lately signed by President Graut. for Oregon, is tbe second Monday in April and iirst Monday in October each year. By this law our farmers will all bo able to attend court whether as interested parties, wit nesses or jurymen, witnout serioas Oinconvenience, for tbo bulk cf their planting will havo been done by the middle of April, and the harvest is generally over by the first week in October. Farmers are plowing and seeding, o Oregon Agricultural Statistics. From the Agricultural Report for the months of January and February we glean the following facts con cerning OregoD: Average yield of hay per aero in 1875, in tons and hundredths, 1.37; average price per ton on December 1, 1875, 11 07. Average winter wheat sown, com pared with 1874, 58; average condi tion December 1, 100. Area sown with winter rye, compared with 1874, 83; average condition December 1, 98. Area sown with winter barley, compared with 1874, 83; average condition December 1, 100. Average vield of corn Der acre in 1875. in bushels, 27.G; average price per i a bushel paid Dec. 1, 1875, 91 cents. Average yield of wheat per acre for 1S75, in bushels, 17.G; average price mid Dec. 1, 1S75, 87 cents. Average yield of rye per acre in 1875, stated in bushels, 19.5; average price paid per bushel Dec' 1, 1875, 95 cents. Average yield of oats per aero in 1875 in bushels. 35: average price ' W ft. per uusnel iec. 1, lbo, oo cents. Average yield of barley per acre in 1875, in bushels, 29.1; average price per bushel Dec. 1, 1875, 70 cents. Average yield of buckwheat per acre in bushels,' IS. 4; average price per bushel Dec. 1, 1875, 1 05. Average yield of potatoes per acre in 1875, in bushels, 130; average price Dec. 1, 1875, 7G cents. In California the condition of winter wheat is below rerage. InOregon tbe season, up to Dec. 1, was very favorable. Line county, unprecedented rainfall; little seeding done. Benton, rainfall co- pious. cuacKamas, nne growing season or winter wheat. Clatsop, favorable to winter grain. The average advance of wheat on the farm in Oregon has been 19 cents; corn declined 3 cents. The Tbe Oregon oat crop and corn vield were not as largo last yearasin 1S74 After Nebraska, Oregon shows the largest proportion of horses, m com parison with last vear's record. Ore gon is also among the six States which bad the largest . increase of sheep in 1875. Mihvaukie Heard From. Miiavackie, Ogn., Feb. 19, '70. Editor Extekpkise: Just at pres ent tbo sun is shedding its genial rays upon our once glorious (?) town and its surroundings. Every one seems to be as happy as tbe rainy weather and attendent circumstances will allow. Even the melodious frogs have just found out that the sun is shining and are now croaking their melancholy notes in songs of praise to tbe goddess of fair weather. The sound of the woodman's ax is heard in several directions, while the wood, piled"np in long ricks, in dicates that, if we havo a few spare dimes, we need not suffer for that requisite so essential to our bodily comfort. Our little village was somewhat broken of its slumbers, some lime since, by the appearance of the Sheriff, or some other meddlesome fellow from your town, who came down to enquire why a certain goose failed to put in an appearance. There has been several spiritual (?) manifestations here during the win ter, by which some of the spirits from the pale regions were called forth, to convince someof the "doubt ing Thomases" tbat they were, in truth, bona, fide spirits; but every thing was shrouded in nfystery, ex cept tbat one of our citizens bns been vainly bunting for a vest since the departure "of those Jacobian spirits. Hon. J. K. Wait and lady, of this place, have gone East on a visit. It is their intention to be among tbe many visitors at the Centennial. We wish them a pleasant journey and a safe return to Oregon, their adopted home. Quills. A Republican State Convention is called to convene in the city of Port land, Wednesday, May 3d, 1876, at 11 o'clock a. m., to select six dele gates to the National Republican Convention, candidates for Judges of the Supremo Court in the second, third and fifth judicial districts, for prosecuting attorneys for the several judicial districts, three presidential electors, and a candidate for Repre sentative in Congress, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before tbe convention. It is recommended that primary and county conventions in the sev eral counties bo held as follows: Primary conventions on Wednesday, April 19th. and county conventions on Wednesday. April 2Glb. or at such other times as the county com mittees may appoint. While we may expect "bush whacking" motions and burlesnnn 1 resolutions to bo introduced into Congress, it nevertheless is with n feeling of disgust that we read such sheer waste of -time bills as tho fol lowing: Howe presented a petition wlnVh he said, purported to be signed bv citizens of W isconsiu. askinxr for tho passage of a bill requiring tbe treas urer of the United States to pay to every man, woman and child resid ing in the country, without distinc tion on aecount of race, color or pre vious condition of servitude, the sum of tflO a week, such feom to be patf every Saturday night at. the postoffiee nearest the residence of such person. He said there ras a limitation as to the time, but to pre vent any undue expansion of tbe currency, the petitioners thought no more than five billions should be issued in any one year. He was not vcii.nu tuai mis was measure; referred to the committee. a wise finance Summary of the Babcock Trial, i James O. Brodhead closed his ar gument for the government on the 19tb. He examined and interpreted the different telegrams which, have figured so prominently in this suit, and in taking up the revocation of the order by the President, he said that Grant had declared that Babcock did not influence him in the revoca tion of the order transferring the supervisors; but that did not prove that Babcock had not worked else where to that end. The order was suggested originally by the Presi dent himself. He claims it was not intended to discover fraud already committed, but to secure future ben efit. It was held tbat distillers had got into such ruts with old supervis ors that new ones would readily catch them napping. The Colonel repeat ed that the reassons given by Presi dent Grant and Mr. Tutton were not at all sufficient, as they amounted really to no reasons at all. There were other and more powerful rea sons brought to bear, and the exi gencies of the case seemed to be such that tbe President stepped down from Lis high position to interfere with the duties of one of the department officers. Theorder-was revoked, too, by telegraph, which of itself was a strange proceeding and questionable in law. This suspension was made tho day after Joyce telegraphed to Babcock to push things against the weakening enemy. This portion of tbo speech created a profound sensation. Col. Brodhead then referred to the fact that the defense, recognizing tho damning effect of Everest's testimony about tbe letters, placed on tbe stand a manufactured and trained witness named McGill, whose accurate mem ory of every detail of tho circum stance in regard to which bo desired to testify, was remarkable for forget ful ness as to the names of the niany hundreds of other persons to whom ho had returned letters, and whose admission of having committed those unlawful acts, to say nothing of bis suffering manner when under cross examination, proved him a most con temptible falsifier. Storrs, for the defense, said he asked no consideration for his client because of his position, be only ask ed for impartiality. "I charge you, gentlemen, to go through and weigh every word from tht? witness stand and say to me where it is shown that Gen. Babcock had reason to suspect tbat McDonald aud Joyce were en gaged in a conspiracy of this kind? Where is tho evidence? I defy auy man to point to a spot or jdace that indicates that Babcock knew the cor rupt scheme whioh McDonald aud Joyce were engaged in. He is as ignorant of the fraud as Fitzroy evi dently was of tho teaching to be drawn from the story of Ananias and Sappbira. If lie bad known, don't yon know tbat at some point the knowl edge would have leaked out? If there had been such knowledge, they could easily have proved it. But one of these bard distillers who have tronped up, defiling tin's place with their degraded presence, knew Gen. B.ibcock savo by his reputation as a public man." The counsel reviewed the testi mony, beginning with the dispatch of Joyce announcing the death of Ford, and asking the President con tinuously abont bi3 successor, and went on from Ford's bondsmen ask ing for the appointment of Maguire. Tiie President says to Babcock "tell all applicants that the appointment will not be made at present; not till the sureties of Ford are consulted." And now I come tothe first dispatch from Babcock to Joyce "Get Ford's bondsmen to recommend you." Gen tlemen, we have all been in conven tions; have seon a candidate, when it is evident he cannot be elected, worship the rising sun, rush to the front and move tho unanimous elec tion of his rival. So after the Presi dent bad mado-up his mind, Joyce rushed to tbe front and recommend ed Maguire. Then be sends to Bab cock "See tbe dispatch sent to the President. WTo mean it. Mum." Joyce always did attach nioro impor tance to his dispatch than anybody else. Joyce says to Babcock "I join cheerfully iu Maguire's rfppoinlmeut, but don't let these fellows know I have been a candidate." In the pres ence of these facts, I denounce the charge made against tbe defendant as participating in the appointment of Maguire for a guilty purpose, as wicked and cruel. Col. Dyer requested Mr. Storrs to bo permitted to finish his speech Monday, liie court granted the re quest, and ordered an adjournment. On tho 21st, Storrs resumed his address to the jury. He took the ground that inasmuch as Douglass and others in authority did not them selves know that McDonald and Joyce were engaged in whisky frauds, that therefore Babcock must have been equally ignorant. Ho closed with tho following: "Never since I enter ed a court of justice havo I felt such tremendous responsibility as rests upon me to-day. But a few weeks ago I left the home of the defendant. I saw his weeping children gathered round him, and the pure and devoted wife cling to him. I think I see him again, with his wife and children gathered about him, welcoming him back and kneeling in prayer to tbe creat God who has returned him to them without spot or blemish upon his fame. Gentlemen, I leave the case in your hands, feeling aware that after due consideration of the testimony, you will render a verdict tbat will enable the defendant to walk with upright head and free and independent mein along tbe streets of the city for which he has done so much." St. Lours, Feb. 22d. Judge Por ter opened his remarks this morning in tbo closing argument for tbe de fense. He condemned tbe course pursued by tho press towards Bab cock. He said it was an undisputed fact tbat there were various con- spiracies m Louis, in 1871 and C CURTESY OF TTVTT-IT '.'1 r -rfTTtr 1R72 hnt it tvfls admitted the gov ernment, when tbe question was put to them by tbe court, that Babcock had no connection with that con spiracy. In 1873 a new conspiracy wa3 formed, which continued until the order changing the supervisors in tbe winter of 1875. On the argu ment of Supervisor Tutton this plan of changing the supervisors was given up by the President, after due deliberation, for another plan which Tutton recommended, and the secre tary and the President accepted. It was the carrying out of this latter plan which led to ail this exposure. This plan is approved by you, by us, by tbo whole couutry, except Col. Brodhead, who argues tbat tbe Presi dent bad no right to change bis plan. The next step in the argument was with reference to the knowledge at Washington respecting the ring here. In the spring of 1875 Joyce and Mc Donald, for reasons given by them, resigned. Think you that their resignations would have accepted had their connection with the con spiracy been known in Washington ? When the distillers and reetifiers told their story before the grand jurors last summer, the district at torney learned how deeply- Joyce and McDonald were concerned, and they were indicted. But the evi dence against them was not known until tbo latter, Joyce, was indicted in another district for various nial feasancas in offices, aud tried and convicted. In thut way tbe real case against McDonald was concealed. In midsummer McDonald was indicted. His enemies no boubt believer! him guilty, as ho was; but with the fact of his indictment there wore circu lated in the papers the wildest of stories, that the Treasury Depart ment was in leaguo with McDonald, aud even tbo President himself was implicated in these stories. It was natural that in Washington it wa3 believed that these distillers, to shield themselves, had sworn falsely atraiust McDonald. It was not be lieved he was guilty until last No vember, when, on his trial, tbe legal evidence proved him boj'ond all doubt to have been involved in this conspiracy. Judge Porter then proceeded to analyze tho evidence for the govern ment. Ho said they havo not pro duced one single letter convicting him of any connection with the con spiracy. They have not produced one single telegram showing that he ever bargained for, or received one cent of this money. They havo testimony tbat Joyce received it; tbat McDonald received it; that Everest received it; that McKee, true or false, received it: but nothing that Babcock received any. All they have is that in live years he dispatch ed one telegram to Joyce that was dictated by the President in these words. "See that Ford's bondsmen recommend you." During all. tho time Joyce was sending letters and telegrams to tho commissioner to Avery, to the President, or to aii--body else, he only sent six telegrams to Babcock. He only answered the one touching the reported move ment against McDonald, and to this Babcock replies bo has seen the gentleman and bo seems friendly. The other is of th 15th of December and signed "Sylph." And yet Bab cock has been hold to answer to a knowledge of conspiracy when not f ie slightest evidence has been in troduced to prove either it or that he had any opportunity for obtaining it. Referring to tho newspaper as saults which have been made on the President in connection with this matter, tho speaker said: Even the most violent papers had not ventured to declare that the President was privy to the conspiracy, but bad made covert and cowardly insinua tions to that purpose. Now these insinuations should bo brought from their hitting places. Either the President was, or ha was not, in', tbo conspiracy. What a sublime ab surdity it -was that the President should violate bis official oath by conspiracy vrith -Fitzroy," and that within three years these conspirators should havo had the grace to send 500 to his private secretary, to be divided between the two. :The prosecution would havo it believed that tho President, from whom Dyer recti ved his appointment, and at whose suggestion Col. Brodhead was chosen to assist in tho prosecution, was liable to suspicion in tho face of bis injunction to the Secretary of the Treasury "Let no gnilty man escape" localise lie told the facts within his knowledge, that they might be used for whatever they were worth in defense of a member of his household. Who was the man thus assailed ? What are his ante cedents ? Tbe expense of this trial will con sume all the fortune Babcock pos sesses, which is of little moment to him; but it is of great moment to him that he has had to be gazed at for two weeks, a3 a criminal. When ho leaves this court, though be will leave it poor in worldly goods, he will leave it rich in the rectitude of his conduct tho counseiousness of innocence and the testimonial you will have given him by j our verdict of acquittal. That verdict is await ed by every State in America, and every country of Europe, as that of an intelligent Amoricar. jury, and I leave the issue .with you. I thank you, gentlemen, for your patience and attention. The court was adjourned. Col. Dyer will close for tbo prose cution, and it is expected now that the case will bo given to the jury to morrow afternoon. Omaha, Feb. 17. From the most reliable information, it is believed tbat the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arrap ahoe Indians are making most exten sive preparations possible for an out break iu a few weeks. They have been purchasing largo quantities of ammunition and arms wherever they could get them, going as far south as Indian Territory for that purpose. It has been known for some time past that the best fighting men bad de serted tho agencies and have been roving in the Big Horn, Powder riv er and Tongue countries, concentrat ing and arranging for this war. There are at the agencies and reser vations only those who are too infirm, or disabled, to bo of any use, and the families of warriors who have left. So far as known, tbe Indians are likely to strike tbe frontier settle ments, and unless something is soon none they will do terrible work bo fore they can bo overpowered. Ore fjonian. BANCROFT LIBRARY, -vt-i . T- TELEGRAIMIIC NCflS. Eastern. IJCaxsas City, Peb. 19. Indians are very hostile on tho road to the Black Hills. New Yotk, Feb, 19. The work ingmen's party has nominated Peter Cooper for the presidency of the United States. ' Chicago, Feb. 19. Tho Tribune's Washington special sajs the commit tee on ways and means has not final ly voted on the report cf the sub committee tipon tbe Hawaiian treaty. This report in substance says: "That tbe Secretary of the Treasury does not attach great importance v to any loss of revenue that may result from this treaty but believes its ratification will be beneficial to the country." Tbe committee says: "When we take into consideration tho prospec tive commerce of the Pacific, it can not be disjiuted it is of much greater advantage to the United States than to the other party to the treaty. Boston, Feb. 19. The funeral of Charlotte Cushni'an will take place on Monday. Tbe Cusbman school building, named after the deceased, will bo draped, and tho school will attend in a body. Her estate is val ued at 3600,000. New Yokl, Feb. 19. Michael Fin nel, tried for the murder of Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish giant, was ac quitted this morning by the jury, who were locked up all night. A couplo of wealthy gentlemen of Jewish faith have subscribed 85,000 to be used in an endeavor to pro cure a new trial for Rubeustein, con victed for killing Sarah Alexander. The members of the church to which the prisoner belonged, and the mem bers of two societies of which be was a member, are going to add 5,000 more, and most strenuous efforts aro to be mado in bis behalf. He spent last night and this morning iu al most constant prayer. Philadelphia, Feb. 19. Wm. B.. Reed, for many years district attor ney here, and ut ono time U. S. minister to China, and also for sev eral years past ono of the editorial writers of the New York World, died in New York last evening, in his 70th year. Helmbold has been declared in sane by a commission on lunacy, ap pointed by the court here, and will be placed in a proper asvlum. Richmond, Feb. 19. R. I). Ruffin, colored member of tbe house of dele gates from Dinwiddy co., was ex pelled to-day for abstracting money from the pay book of the sergeant-at-arms. Washington, Feb. 19. Post offices established Geo. Tatoni, Rickreal, Polk Co., Oregon. Geo. W. Siferto, Skippanon, Clatsop Co., Oregon. Jas. P. Cameford, Tualalij, Skoko mish, W. T. Discontinued Grass Ridge. Linn Co., Oregon. A strong effort will be made at the present session of Congress to practi cally restore a double standard of gold and silver, by the coinage of a full valued silver dollar to bo an un limited tender with gold, except for debts specially payable in gold coin of the present standard. Helena, Fob. 21. A party of ten men arrived at Bozeman, Montana, on the night of tho 18th, from Fort Pease, at the head of navigation on the Yellowstone, report the Sioux encamped in the vicinity of the fort, in large numbers. Washington, Feb. 21. In justice to Minister Schenck, the President will not accept his offer to resign un til investigation of the Emma mine scandal, ordered by the Democratic House, is concluded. It is now charged that among par ties who participated in the half mil lion dollars expended in Washington in connection with Fremont's Mem- 1 . . Tit T -k 1 i puis ami jiii jaso ouuy j-ears ago, were several of tbe present members of Congress and Geu. Schenck. ' Gen. John F.. Miller, president of the Alaska Commercial Company, arrived hero to-day from San Fran cisco, lie comes to appear volun tarily before the ways and moans committee for tho purpose of offering them every facility for the examina tion of tho company's books and papers. Mitchell made an argument before the Senate military committee to-day in support of bis bill for tho con struction of the military signal tele graph from Cape Disappointment via Fort Stevens and Astoria to Portland. Mitchell ha.-: obtained a favorable rscommendation from tho war de partment and expects early similar action from tbe committee. Sargent's bill respecting pre-emption claims provides tbat they shall not be defeated by reason of canceled mortgages. In Senate, petitions for the repeal of the bankrupt law were presented by Sherman, Windom and Key, and all were referred. Chicago, Feb. 22. The Times St. Louis special says telegraphic com munication was kept up all day yes terday between the District Attor ney's office and Washington. The subject is Brodhead's remarks on the President which are said to have raised a worse breeze than did Hen dersons. All the news that has readied Washington is to tbe effect tbat Dyer will probably let himself out in closing, and he has been receiving alternate warnings from Pierrepont and hints from Blaford Wilson. The impression is strong that Dver will say something pretty bold. A telegram from Washington states that tho President is greatly enraged at Brodhead and that he proposed to immediately dismiss him from the Government counsel, aud only gave up the idea upon the represen tation of a Western Senator who ex plained how dangerous would be the effect of such an act just now. Catskill, Feb. 22. There is great excitement here arising from a dispute between tho Catholic clergy man and a portion of his congrega tion about the interment in The Catholic cemetery of the body of Joseph Weltz, hanged nearly two years ago for the murder of Harmon Holcher. The body was originally buried on Weltz' farm. Now the clergyman has given permission to inter tbe body in tho cemetery and the people resist. The Bishop has been consulted. 'Providence, Feb. 22. The Pro hibitomsts to-day nominated Albert C. Howard for Governor of Rhode Island. New York, Feb. 22. Moody and bankey are drawing immenso crowds to the old Hippodrome build ing. Richard B. Irwin, former agent of -r.; Afnil RnmsLiD Company UC X luv w" x - - was arrested on the complaint of Rufus Hatch, managing director, of that . company, fUi9 evening.; charge of having embezzled fcou.uw of the property of the Pacific Mail Company. Irwin gave bail in i0 000. '- ' Coi-okado Spbtnos, Feb. 22. The track of the Denver and Rio Grande railway reached Cucharas to-day. Washington, Feb. 22. The National Democratic .. Committee met in this city to-day. The placo in which tbe Democratic Convention is to be held was,..debated-lut.no-conclusion arrived at. Indianapolis, Feb. 22 -Godlovo S. Oith was to-day for Governor the Indiana Republican State Con vention, and Senator Morton was presented to the National Republi can Convention as Indiana's choice for the Presidency. Madison, Feb 22. The Wisconsin Republican State Convention met here to-day. Among other business the following resolution was passed. Resolved, That, while we believe that the choice of tho Union Repub licans will, emphatically favor the nomination of the nation's gifted son, Hon Jas. G. Blaine, yet, in view of the time to intervene before the assemblage of the national conven tion we' deem it-i inexpedient to in struct our delegates; but trust to their intelligence, discretion and fidelity to fairly represent their con stituents in the discharge of this im portant duty. New Haven, Feb. 22. About 200 men were in attendance to-day at the Greenback Convention. It. was re solved to oppose the fixing of a definite time for resumption of specie payments, and that the Government should not dishonor its own prom ises as it now does. 1'oreign. London, Feb. 19. The Ilerzo govinians refuse . to compromise with the Porte. . A dispatch from Vienna says the Danube has overllowii its banks and inundated the outlaying suburbs of Vienna. Telegrams from the Bavaria says the Danube has risen 17 feet. A Berlin dispatch reports that prolonged rain caused freshets throughout Gerinauy, some of which are serious. General Menabria has been appoin t ed ambassador of Italy at London. It is understood that he is given full rank as ambassoador, in expectation tbat England ,will reciprocate the compliment, and raise tho rank of her representative, to the Italian court. , . Max' Muller writes to the Vice Chancellor of Oxford University in consideration of the recent decree of the convocation relieving him from the duty of lecturing. Paris, Feb. 19. Adolphe Theo dore Braaguisst, scientist mid author, is dead. Naples, Feb. 10. Victor Emanuel is here, and will remain during tho Carnival. A grand ball and other festivities will mark the King's pres ence. Americans are arriving to witness the Carnival. St. Petersburg, Feb. 19. An official ukase forbids women execut ing the functions of barrister. Marseilles, Feb. 19. Garabetta has formally protested against the exceptionally rigorous measures of the military authorities in prohibit ing private meetings of Radicals. Paris, Feb. 21. The dispatches of the elections yesterday thioagh out France say that serious riots took place at Careasone, whore tho Bonapartists hooted Gambctta. He told the people to have patience for three weeks, when momentous things would occur. There were riots in Corsica between the supporters of Jerome Bonaparte and Rouher. Tho latter was elected. Of the 709 elections, 123 were car ried; ly .. Republicans .. -of various shades, 17 by Bonapartists, 11 by Radicals, 7 by Legitimists, G by con stitutionalists and 5 by Conservatives. These returns are from the cities and largo towns. Rio Janeiro, Feb. 21. The Bra zilian government has contracted with a Loudon firm for the construc tion of necessary works for supply ing the city of Rio Janeiro with water at a stipulated cost cf 810, 000,000. Rome, Feb. 22, It is announced that the Vatican has informed Don Carlos that he ought to stop fighting now that success is hopeless. Sydney, Feb. "22. Tho submarine cable between Sydney and New Zea land has been successfully laid and oper-ed for traffic. Pacific Ciast. - San Bernardino, Feb. 10. The murderer Mitchell has been captured in San Diego county. Tucson, Arizona, Feb. IS. At a battle in Mexico, between govern ment troops and revolutionsts the former was severely beaten. Los Angeles, Feb 20. Railroad communication is restored with San Fernando, and the mails are again leaving on schedule time. The University of Southern. Cali fornia has incorporated here. Cap ital stock, $500,000: Wells, Feb. 20. An emigrant car was burned up last night at Pequop, a station 20 miles west of hero, burning a man named H03 to death. San. Francisco, Feb. 21 Pav In spector Spaulding is being court martialed at Vallejo. A man named E. TV Smith has been arrested for counterfeiting. Ho and confederates mado Virginia City their field of operations. San Francisco, Feb. 22. Foster won the $30,000 four mile and re peat race m this city, easily in two straight heats. Time 7.3S and 7.o3 In tho first heat he distanced the held, with the exception of Ruth erford. Tho women's centennial committee give a grand ball this evening. p9i P-IIu"tnton. Vice President of the Central Pacific. Railroad, has replied to a letter of tho Secretary ox the-Mexican War Veterans in this city soliciting free transporta tion to and from the Centennial cele biytion on bebalf of the veterans re siding in California, savin h re ferred the matter to iJs associate with a recommendation that this concession be made. The pronosi- dent Stanford. The secretary has also addressod a letter to 7 Col Ihomas Scott, asking for a free passage for tho veterans on his con necting hnos south and west. SUMMARY OK STATE SES O .Prune your fruit trees. Q Deep show at Linkville. ; Salem has a skating tink. The epizootic is in Yamhill co. Spring has begun at the Dalles. Ilillsboro has no music teacher. There are six saloons in Albany. The Salem Tevival closed last San day night. Portland . .has . had- a- centennial "tea right." The latest embezzler .is ? a; Dixie "tonsorial artist." The mind reader is betraying the secrets of East pregoniaus. Eolaites say the Westside railroad will run through their town. O G 300 tons " of Peoria's wheat was, stored .at Albany on Saturday. "All nature is putting on the garb of spring" around Raker City. Q Five year old steers bring as high as $25 a head at Sumner Lake. The Ajax brought up 8G sacks of mail matter from San Francisco. On the 15th of April the, Wasco county Democrats will convene. Th'ire are 354 females between tho ages of 4 aqd 20 years, in Albany. Capt. Miles Bell, of tho steamboat Alice, "was taken violently ill last week. ' David Newsome was in the Oregon Hospital for Insane last week on a visit. Louis Schamblen shot and wound ed L. Bush, in Raker county, last week. It took the Wiliametto Chief nine hours last week to go from Portland -to Salem. " - - - 90 -buildings were erected in Al bany in 1875 at au aggregate cost of $S3;225. 0 " Tbe Washington Guard ball at Portland ou the 22d was a gret success. On Friday afternoon the up-train ran" off tho track at Ease Portland. Nobody hurt. Albany Engino Company No. 1 fired a sunrise salute ou Washing-3 ton's birthday. Mart Brown thinks the man who poisoned his dog is a dog-oned pup py. Cur-rect. II. Y. Thompson delivered a most eloquent oration lefore the Port landers on the 22d. A new steamer, named Restless, will make, regular trips between Gardiner and Scottsburg. Tiie Sl-Umn in says typhoid fever restored U10 sjxiecLi aud hearing of a deaf mule, at Saluni. Whew! Thomas Reynolds, according to the Mercury, received a sausage made of Skye terrieas as a valentine. c' There is some talk of .building a mill at Eola. Whether it is to be ilouriug, woolen, or gin, we cannot say. Jim. McDonnoi.gh, of Fori Lane, Jackson county, had the good for tune to pick up a ,"100 nugget last week. Charles Myer, of Ruena Vista, had his house- broken into by burglars last week, but nothing has yet been missed. . Iu a race from Albany to Corvallis, the City of Salem was distanced, and tho Willamette Chief beaten six min utes by the Alice. .3 Frank Carrol, a boy 12 years old. sent lo the penitentiary last fall from Portland, was pardoned on Tuesday by Gov. Grover. Theatre goers will be glad to hear that Faruw Morgan Phelps has mar-, r ed an English officer aud will ro- tire from the stage. C. R. Bellinger has prepared tho 4th volume of the reports of the Su preme Court of Oregon. It will bo on sale within a mouth. The chairman of the Independent State Central Committee has issued a circular letter "as food for reflec tion" for the Independents. Two horses belonging to Charles True, of Lafaj-ette, died of epizootic just after bo had finished paying for them with work. "Too strange not to be True." . 3 . ; Dr. Pilkington has been lectnr ing to the Portland Liberals on "Tho darkness of tho Age of Reason, as compared with the light of the teach ings of Christianity." The original Jacobs is up to a new dodge. East .week he gave an exhi bition at Jefferson under the name of Do BaUwin advertising to exposo the Jacobs Brothers' tricks. e lnofessors and students of the Willamette University are busilv en gaged reviewing, the 'studies of the term, preparing for the examination which takes place next week. A. C. Schwatka, of the Shtfesman, comes out in a card tlfreatening to uso the law on those persons who started the report that he intended to prosecute the physicians who at tended his wife in her last illness. John Metzler, of Jefferson, who lost several iiugers by trying to pet a buzz saw last week, is recommended to sympathize with Allen Raker, of Lafayette," who met with a similar mishap while attempting a similar feat. Ten tons of wheat," direct from France, have been received by tbo Kinney brothers, of Marion county, which will be distributed among the farmsrs for seed. It is said that flour made from this wheat will bring $5 more a barrel in Liverpool than that now shipped. Elisha Bard well, who has a father and brother somewhere in Oregou, was suddenly killed, Dec. 11?1S75, while engaged in felling timber at or near Section 101, Wisconsin Cen tral Railroad, Wisconsin. Let any one knowing persons bearing the family name of tho deceased, ?11 the attention of such persons to this item, and receive as compensation for tbe kindness tho thanks of those interested and his own self-approbation. WTill other papers pleise copy? For further particulars concerning the deceased, address J. F. Milliken, Damascus, Clackamas county, Ogn. o o o
