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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
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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,
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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
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.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.
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