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County History. ;
A bill lias been .introduced and
c passed by Congress , to appoint com
mittees in the several counties of the
United States, for tho purpose of
writing. the. histories of. their. respec
tive sections, to be then deposited in
the Congressional library.
:' At; first flash, xve might be tempted
Lio say "frith Bit Charles Coldstream,
'There's nothing 'in it;" bnt when
we consider the unanimity with
which the .-members of tlie House
voted for the bill, and when we look
into its actual practical usefulness to
the statistician and future historian,
we cannot help congratulating Mr.
Hardenbergh, of New Jersey, on
having introduced one of tho best
bills of the session. .
Our own Clackamas county affords
a rich field for the chronicler of
events;, its county seat, w'tli the
exception of Astoria, being the old
estrsettlenient in tho State. From
those old residents who came here
early in the 403, interesting facts
enough could be gleaned to "iill a
book.'0 The first Legislature ever
held in Oregon was held in this city;
United States troops were in early
day regularly garrisoned here, and
had it not been for the fabulous
figures at which our real estate was
then held, Oregon City would have
been the Lowell of the Northwest,
and the principal city of the State.
And so we might continue giving a
thousand interesting facts about our
city and county, but wc will leave
this pleasant task to thoso who may
be officially appointed.
The Black Hill-
s.
Reports from all sections denote
that thorush to tho Black Hills
mines still continues without abate
ment. Cheyenne is tho depot of
supplies, and one of the principal
rendezvous of the adventurers. The
town is said to present a lively ap
pearance unprecedented since the
time when it was for six months the
terminus of the Union Pacific Hail
road. Omaha, too, is an outfitting
post, and, like her sister city, is
making money out of the gold panic.
"What this stampede will amount
to, we will hardly venture to predict;
but fear that, like the Frazer Iliver
excitement, only a very few will
make it pay, while the great majority
will return to their homes poorer in
purse, if not wiser men. Should any
of our readers feel inclined to go to
these new gold fields, we advise them
to wait till something more definite
and reliable has been discovered.
There will be time enough then, as
mines are not worth running after
that are exhausted in a singlo year.
There have been found indications
of the richest "leads" of gold and
silver in our own Cascades, and we
think the prospect of rich mines in
this Stato is at least as good as indi
cated by any authentic reports from
the famons Black Hills. We think
it would bo safer fo'r our citizens to
confine ' their "prospecting" to this
vicinity, during the coming season,
if they must "dig gold," and then
should they be unsuccessful, they
will not have so far to go to resume
tho "rusting plow."
SorxD Legislation. " Pennsyl
vania legislators," says an exchango,
"have strong horse sense," and in no
way, according to enr humble opin
iou.'Tiave they more clearly demon
strated it than by making it a penal
offense to point a gun or pistol at a
person, whether in jest or earnest,
loaded or empty. A law of this kind
has our unqualified endorsement.
"We venture to say that fully one
third of the people blown out of
existence by fire-arms, in their dying
agony, have attributed their untimely
ends to these same empty pistols.
Keep up the attack, Pennsylvanians.
and give us occasion to chronicle a
bold clmEge on the manufacturers of
poisoned candies and the venders of
toy caunons, and wo will feel .hat
after all Legislatures are of some use
to the general public.
Famous as is President Grant for
laconic sayings, nouo that he has
ever uttered has been more appro
priate, 'or more implicitly obeyed,
th an his last: "Let no guilty man
escape." The whisky rings have been
ferreted ont and tho guilty brought
to justice, without regard to politi
cal antecedents, and many have
como to grief who occupied high
stations. During all these investiga
tions no one has manifested a desire
to shield one who was guilty, on ac
count of partizanship. The investi
gations into the Belknap frauds are
toeingconducted in tho same im
partial manner, ond tho national
House of Representatives has said.
by its vote on Saturday last, that not
as or old, can an official peculator
cover up his past acts and bar all
proceedings against him, by Bimply
tendering uu resignation.
Minister Schenek will arrive iu
New York about tho middle of next
weefc; and will probably go before the
investigating committee of theHouKo
for examination immediately.
'The National Democratic Conven
tion is to be held at St. Louis, on
tho 27th of J une.
Episode in the Plymouth Trial.
Bowea having been requested by
tho committee to appear at Mr. Hal
laday's house and substantiate the
charges; uttered . by him 'against Mr.
Beecher, he complied on the evening
of the 23d tilt., accompanied by two
sons and Dr. ."Ward. On entering,
Bowen was astonished to find forty
or fifty persons in Halladay's parlor,
and Beecher himself secreted behind
the door. He at first objected, but
finally read his statement, which, ac
cording to Mr. White, failed to give
either names or dates, and referred
to scandals ten or eleven years ago.
When Bowen had finished reading
his statement, Mr. Tilney inquired if
he had any other facts to give. To
which ' Bowen replied: "That is all
this evening." As ho was leaving,
Mr. Blair, member of the committee,
said: "I protest against Bowen leav
ing." Mr. Shearman said: ' "Mr.
Bowen, you will not be permitted to
leave tho room."
Bowen stepped toward tho door of
the front parlor,' when Mr. T. O.
Whifo jumped up and locked the
door and took the key put it in his
pocket, and as he saw Bowen looking
toward the door of the other room,
Mr. White called ont, "Lock that
door," and several men jumped to
ward it. Every one jumped to his
feet, but Bowen was too quick, and
got to tho back iiarlor door just be
fore several of the crowd got to it.
His son Henry E. followed, rushed
to the door and called for the press,
thinking they were there. Here Mr.
Henry O. Boweu interposed energet
ically with: "Thinking there was go
ing to be a row, my father was in the
hall, uiy brother "and Dr. Ward in
the parlor, I got on the stoop outside
and called for the press." The Asso
ciated Press reporter and another
rushed up. Mr. Bowen told them of
the occurrence.
Clearing for Spring Planting.
Some pertinent remarks are made
under this heading by the Olympia
Echo, and are so - applicable to our
own county that we cannot refrain
from clipping them:
It has frequently beeu remarked,
in our presence, that a crop cannot
bo conveniently raised from timber
land which is cleared in the spring.
For persons who are contemplating
clearing this spring, for crops, we
would state that they need not be
disheartened by the stories originat
ing from a lack of energy on tho part
of others. In spring clearings, one
works to a disadvantage, of course,
because ho lacks the assistance of
long spells of dry weather, so that
fires can be made more effective. It
is better to have bottom lands cleared
in the fall; bnt for gardens, and
small tracts of land, where carly
crops are wanted, spring clearings
will produce equal to any lands.
Xow is the time to commence the
work. Dig the ground up effectually,
removing all roots and sticks. Iu so
doing, the soil will be made mellow,
and crops will do very nicely.
Iuasmuch as the time for garden
ing has arrived, wo would suggest
that no one need fear the success of
crops to be. raised from lands cleared
this spring. Bdt do not attempt to
clear land in the. spring unless you
intend to make the work thorough.
When the labor is performed in a
pro)er manner, it will bo noticeable
how easily weeds can bo freed from
the land during tho growing season.
Hoots and sticks will be unknown to
the gardner, as the plow and hoe out
the .weeds' down from about the
growing crops. Grub tho stumps
up from all garden spots, as that will
at once put an end to "sprouting."
Lute telegraphic dispatches report
that Orville Grant, brother of the
President, is strongly implicated in
the selling of post-tradcrships. The
person making tho charges against
him is a member of the firm which
held the post-tradership at Fort Sill
before it was soul by tho Secretary
of War to Marsh. His statement,
therefore, may be regard as a "little
thin." The charges will bo investi
gated, and no guilty man should es
cape, even if ho is the President's
brother.
Fi;ankin Piuvixkge. Alfred M.
Waddell. member of Congress from
North Carolinia, has interfered with
tho retrenching tendency of his Dem
ocratic colleagues, by introducing a
bill into tlie House, praying the res
toration of the obnoxious franking
privilege. From this it is very evi
dent that Mr. Waddell cares very
little for public opinion, and has no
Presidential or further political as
pirations. An Assay Offici;. The bill intro
duced by Senator Mitchell to give to
Portland an assay office is a move in
the right direction. Independent of
tho inconvenience that many of our
miners have to undergo, all tho Chi
nese ship their "dust" direct to Chi
na, which Senator Mitchell thinks
would .be stopped, and the money
kept among us if his bill should be
come a law.
. .
On the 2ith nit. tho House public
lands committee agreed to recom
mend the passage of Lane's bill pro
viding for the issue of about 130,000
acres of land scrip to indemnify the
assignees of the Oregon Military
Wagon Boad for its lands now occu
pied as part of the Klamath Indian
ltesorvatiou. The scrip is to be lo
oatable oo any surveyed land of the
United States.
During the wind storm last Mon
uay night, tlie Ajax, off Tillamook
running before the wind with stean
A ll ICIl'rt lrv!nD ,1 -, -
three and a Lalf hours. The smoke
-... tJv,Lco, uiKie xxo miles
in
"." ueany uiown away at one
I time.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE. "
WASHtSotox, March.- 7. Freling
hnvfen called up Senate bill for the
. . . . . ; i
protection oi agriculture against in
jurious insects, : which authorized
the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Smithsonian . Institute
and the Commissoner of Agriculture
to appoint a Commissioner, having
the requisite scientific and practical
knowledge, to investigate and gather
information relative to the Ttocky
mountain locust, chinch bng.r army
worm, Hessian fly, potato bug and
other insects injurious to vegetation,"
in order to devise successful methods
for their destruction, tc. -
Logan spoke in opposition to the
bill.
Edmunds moved to : amend by
striking out the clauso authorizing
tlie Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti
tute and the Commissioner of Agri
culture to appoint a Commissioner,,
and insert, tlie President of the
United States by and with the con
sent of the Senate; agreed to.
Morton moved to amend so as to
make the investigation extend to the
cotton worm; agreed to.
Logan submitted an amendment
providing that the investigation
shall be made by the Agricultural
Department instead of by a special
commissioner.
Sargent argued that the agricultural
commissioner could make investiga
tion, and would accomplish the same
result as if a special commissioner
was appointed.
The question then being, on the
amendment of Logan, providing that
an investigation be made by the
commissioner of agriculture; agreed
to. Yeas, 29; nays. 23. The bill
was then read a third time and
passed .
Hitchcock moved that the bill to
enable the people of New Mexico
to form a constitution and State
government, and for the admission
of said State into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States,
be committed to the committee on
territories; agreed to.
Paddock introduced a bill to
amend section 113 of the revised
statutes of the United States in 'rela
tion to the appointment of army
sutlers; referred. It vests the ap
pointment of post traders in tho
general commanding the depart
ment, where thev are situated, in
stead of in the Secretary of War.
A long discussion took place.
HOUSE.
Washington, March 3. Clymer,
after submitting the unanimous re
port of the committee, read the fol
lowing testimony and accompani
mentdated Feb. 20:
Caleb P. Marsh, one of tha wit
nesses, was duly sworn according to
law. He said:
In reply to your question 1 would
state that in 1870, myself and wife
spent some weeks at Long Branch,
and on our return to New York, Mrs.
Belknap and Mrs. Bowers, by our
invitation, came to visit our house.
Mrs. Belknap was ill during the
visit, some three or four weeks, and
I suppose in consequence of our
kindness to her, she felt under some
obligations, for she asked me one
day, in the course of conversation,
why I did not apply for a post-
tradership on the frontier. I asked
what they were, a .id was told that
many of them were very lucrative
offices; that if I .wanted one, she
would ask tlie Secretary for one. Up
on replying I thought such offices
belonged to disabled soldiers, and
besides tliiit I was without political
influence, she answered that poli
ticians got such places, etc. I do
not remember saying, if I had a val
uable post of ti-at kind I would re
member her. I remember her say
ing something like this: "If I can
prevail upon the Secretary of War to
award you a post, you must bo care
ful to say nothing; to him about
presents, for a man ouce ottered him
$10,000 for a rradership of this kind,
and he told him if he did not leave f
the office he would kick him down j
stairs." Remembering as I do this ;
story, I presume the antecedent
statement to be correct. Mrs. Bel
knap and Mrs. Bowers returned to
Washington and in a few weeks
thereafter Mrs. Belknap sent me
word to come over. I did so. She
then told me that the post tradership
at Fort Sill was vacaut ; that it was a
valuable post. I understood that
she either asked for it for me or had
prevailed upon the Secretary to give
it to me. At all events I called up
on the Secretary and made applica
tion for the position on a regular
printed form. The Secretary said
lie would appoint mo if I could bring
proper letters and recommendations,
and this I said I could do. Either
Mrs. Belknap or the Secretary told
mo that the present trader at the
post, John S. Evans, was an appli
cant for reappointment, and that I
had better see Iiim, ho being in the
city, as it would not be fair to turn
him out of office without some notice,
as he would lose largely on his build
ings, goods, etc., if the office was
taken from him, and it would be
proper and just for me to make some
arrangement with him for their pur
chase, if I wished to own tho post
myself. I saw Evans and found hii.i
alarmed at the prospect of losing the
place. Evans said a firm of western
post traders, who claimed u good
deal of influence with the Secretary
of War, promised to have him ap
pointed, but he had found on coming
to Washington this firm to be with
out influence. Evans first proposed
a partnership which I declined, theu
a bonus of certain part of the' profits
if I would allow him to hold the
position and continue the business.
Wo fiually agreed upon $15,000 per
year. Evans and myself went on to
New York together, where tho con
tiact was made and executed. Dur
ing our trip over Evans saw some
thing in the Army end Navy Journal
whih led him to think some of the
troops were to be removed from the
fort, and he had offered too large a
sum, and before the contract was
drawn it was reduced by agreement
to $12,000, the same being payable
quarterly in advance. When the
first remittance came to me, say
probably in November, 1870, I sent
one-half of the amount to Mrs. Bel
knap, either I presume by certificate
of deposit or in bank notes by ex
press. I should
say a year and a half to two years
after the commencement of these
payments I reduced the amount to
0,000 per year. Tho reason of this
reduction was partially because of
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
Ilia iflmll!tl(i 1 comolaints on the part
of Evans and his partner, and partly,
so far as I now remember,' in conse
quence of an article in the news
papers about that time reflecting on
the injustice done to soldiers at; this
fort, caused by the exorbitant charges
made necessary on tho part -of the
traders by reason of the payment - of
this bonus Tothe r best of v my
knowledge and bolief."tho"nbove is
a true statementf all facts in the
case, and as complete as I can re
member the occurrences of so many
years ago. . The money was sent ac-.
cording to" the instructions of the
Secretary of War; sometimes in bank
notes by -Adams' express. -I think
on one or, more occasions by certifi
cates of deposit on the National
Bank of America in New York.
Sometimes I have paid him in New
York in person.
Question. Can yon state the sum
in tho aggregate, received by you
under the contract with Evans, and
what portion thereof you have paid
the Secretary of War, including the
first and last payments, which you
have stated were not paid to him?
Answer Tho first payment to me by
Evans was made in the fall of 1S70,
at fe rate of 812,000 a year. He
paid at that rate about a year and a
half or t.vo years and since then at
the rate of $0,000. It would aggre
gate about -.L,000. When I sent
mone- by express, I would send him
the receipt of the Company w hich he
would either return market! O. Iv
or otherwise acknowledge the receipt
oi me same, u lien sent by express
I al ways deposited the money per
sonally and took a receipt for it.
After a discussion of the question
as to the impaachability of a resign
ed officer, the resolution swero adopt
ed. The Speaker then appointed a
committee to notify the Senate of
the action of the House. House
then adjourned.
March, 4- The session to-day
being only for debate. House went
into committee of the whole, Saylor
in the chair, on the Ilawaiianbill, and
was addressed by lleagan in opposi
tion to the bill.
Further speeches were made on
Hawaiian .question by Ward and
Jacobs, and by Woodworth on the
bill granting bounties to tlie heirs of
soldiers who enlisted for less than
one vear, and who were killed or
died by reason of such service.
The House then adjourned.
Walling, from the committee on
public lands, reported a bill to
amend the homestead act by author
izing proofs of residence, occupation,
cultivation, etc, to be made before a
judge of any court of record in the
county and State in which the lands
are situated. After discussion, the
bill passed.
Crounse from tho same committee
reported a bill declaring subject to
Stato taxation the laud heretofore
granted to Pacific railroad com
panies. The bill was amended so as
to apply to land grant compauies,
and was passed.
Clymer stated that a subpicna had
been served on him to appear before
a criminal court in the District of
Columbia to testify with regard to
tlie charges against Belknap, late
Secretary of War. After a disser
tation to a great length upon the
hardships attending his being com
pelled to obey tho subpijeiia, Blanc
reminded him that his own privilege
as ajmember, protected him and ther e
was no power to compel him to tes
tify. From Oswego.
O.twhoo Or., March 1st, '7G.
Einroii Entliiiuusi:: Oswego still
jives, notwithstanding tlie fact that
the solitary saloon has been closed
for want of custom.
The Iron. Works are in full opera
tion. They are now engaged in fill
ing out an order for G00 tons of iron
for the C. P. li. It., at Sacramento.
They are also furnishing iron for the
foundry at Gervais.
The school at Oswego, under the
successful management of A. R. Cy
rus, is progressing finely.
The farmers of this vicinity are
hurried with their spring plowing,
taking advantage of tho last few
pleasant days.
Cjuito a number of immigrants
have settled in this neighborhood,
seemingly well pleased with Oregon.
Many have left the land where grass
hoppers do flourish in such abun
dance. They look with wonder at
our largo orchards. A gentleman
who hails from Nebraska says that
at the place where he came from,
orchards fifteen and seventeen years
old have. never borne any fruit. Just
before he came here, ho paid twenty
five cents for our apples. What a
difference! Oregon certainly can
compare favorably with any other
State in this particular.
The Oswego grange now numbers
pome 4.3 members A. R. Shipley,
Master.
Last, may be mentioned the debat
ing club, which meets at the Hazelia
school house. It boasts of some 32
members. There is much interest
manifested in these weekly sessions,
young and old participating. A pa
per is one of the interesting features.
"Tocrnte."
IJancroft's History.
-Okkoon Cur, March 1st, 1870.
Col. W. L. White, agent for Bancrofts
Ili-tory of the Native Races of the
Pacific Coast:
Dsak Sir: I have received the
copy of Bancroft's History of the
Native Races of the Pacific Coast for
which I subscribed. I have onty
had time to give it a cursory examina
tion enough, however, to satisfy me
that it is the most reliable and com
plete work extant on the subject:
The matter is judiciously arranged
th roughout, and tiie subject is pre
sented in such clear and forcible
language that it cannot fail to be
interesting as well as instructive to
the reader. As a literary production
this work will ' rank high and com
pare favorably with any others of
a similar character. The mechani
cal execution of the work is most ex
cellent, in fact, all that can be Wei
sired.
Resp ly yours,
. Tnos. Nicholson. '
TELEGUAP1IIU SEWS.
""v Kahtem.
Washington, D. C, March. 4.
The grand jury will meet on Mon
day, when the indictment against
General Belknap will be found. The
penalty . for this offense, if - found
guilty, is stated to be three years
imprisonment and a fiue of twice the
amount of the moneys corruptlv re
ceived. It is semi-officially stated Gen.
Babcock's connection with business
at the Executive Mansion has ceased.
1 The Democratic caucus last night
was attended by less than half tho
members of that party in Congress.
A number of tliem say there is no
provocation for waisting time in an
effort to effect a general agreement
on the subject of finances, as they
are no nearer - an approach to a
recommendation than they were a
month ago.
. Philadelphia, March. 4 The ex
tensive dry-goods house of Wood,
Marsh & Co., on Market street, was
destroyed by fire this morning. Tho
loss is placed at $200,000.
Chicago, March. 4. Tlie part
which George T. Robinson, of
Baltimore, and George A. Arms have
taken in Belknap s disgrace has led
to an examination of the army rec
ords, which show that both lost their
places through their own scandalous
practices, upon charges by superior
olhcers and after formal court mar
tial, aud not through the instru
mentality . of the late Secretary of
War.
The Tribune's Washington special
says the general inquiry is who
shall follow Belknap into disgrace.
There is a panic, suspicion or unrest
of apprehended corruption here.
Tho best men of both parties are
mournful, and .insist that we have
fallen upon a period of -greet!, so
that others in high places may be
brought low. Secretary Robeson's
name is mentioned, and two com
mittees are working at him. Be these
rumors what they may, two members
of these committees say to-night
that they have as yet found no trace
of crime that warrants tlie rumors.
The most that has been discovered is
irregularity and improper interpreta
tion of laws.
New Yoek, March. 4. A special
from Washington says Blackburn,
of the committee on expenditures in
in the War Department, states that
the committee is in possession of
evidence showing that five other
post traderships, besides that of
Fort Sill, were sold for sums rang
ing from five hundred to twenty-fivo
thousand dollars a year. That an
outrageous fraud has been unearthed
in the disbursements of the million
dollars appro2riatod by Congress
for putting up headstones over the
graves of Union soldiers.
Sr. Louis, March. G The Times
to-morrow will publish, on the
authority of men who have been en
gaged in frontier trading for the past
18 years, some very interesting facts
connected with this business. It is
stated that Orville Grant, brother of
the President, has been interested
with JJelknap indisposing oi trailing
posts for money. drant, shortly
after the appointment of Belknap as
Secretary ot v ar, visited most cf
the posts on the frontier and cancel
ed all the licenses issued by Seretary
Rawlins. Durfee c Peek, extensive
government freighters and merchant
on tho frontier, held the principal
sntlerships at this time, and were
astonished at this unexpected change.
Mr. Peck investigated tho matter,
and found Orville Grant had full
authority from the Secretary of War
to dispose of all trading posts as he
thought fit. Peek applied to Grant
for authority to retain a certain post
where his linn had investid largo
sums in buildings and goods, and
he would agree to it only on the ;
terms of so much cash dow n and a
certain share of. profits, practically;
the same arrangement that existed
between Marsh aud Evans & Co. at j
Fort Sill. Peck refused to eomply '
with these terms, and others receiv- ;
ed appointments at Fort Bradford
and Fort Peck. Leigbton was ap-
pointed sutler upon tho terms pro- j
posed by Orville Grant. The bonus
required was so large that ho lost
money, and afterwards offered to sell ,
to Durfee it Peck. He had first to
obtain permission to sell from Graut
was refused, and made easier terms j
with Leigh ton. j
The Fort Sully tradership was
taken from Durfee & Peck and given
to John T. Athey. Athey paid all
the money he had to get the post, j
aud was obliged to make terms with
Durfee & Peck to run it. The latter
firm leased it from him and carried
on the business for a year, when tho
profits accruing to Athey enabled him
to run the business himself. Durfee
A. Peck had a tradership at Fort Sill,
but it was Riven to Evans & Co.
Durfee & Pock attempted to carry on
business in opposition to Evans &
Co. but tho oliieers of the post were
forbidden to give the soldiers orders
on any but Ji,vans & Co., and they
were forced to abandon the post.
Orville Grant went so far iu his op
position to Durfee & Peck, that ho
forbid thoso to whom he gave ap
pointments, to purchase the goods
or b-iildings belongiug to that firm.
Grant also had an arrangement with
tlie Interior Department by which
he controlled many Indian trading
posts. These ho disposed of in the
some maimer as the" sntlerships, to
the highest bidder. Grant was in
the habit of visiting the military
posts and the Indian trading stations
every year to collect the money duo
him aud his partner, Belknap, and
for this purpose ho had authority
from Secretary Belknap to draw up
on any military posts for ambulances,
teams and such aid as he migui
re" !
quire. LUs authority was generally j
lecoguized, and lie was greatly fear- !
ed by all along the frontier. The
authority for these, statements is
Dr.Terry, for many years past active-;
ly connected with tho firm of Durfee (
reek; and who n-s spent- uiuuu
of his life on tho frontier. He says
the Congressional committee will
open up a rich lead if they will in
vestigate affairs at Fort Buford.
Bostox, March.,' 7. Caleb P.
Marsh, now in Montreal, said to a
newspaper man, he- was preparing a
full statement for the press concern
ing Belknap's affairs.
Baltimore, March. 8. Last night,
between 11 and 12 o'clock, while a
way freight train, with a passenger
car attached, was crossing the bridge
over a narrow passage on tlie Harper's
Ferry and .Valley branch of the
Baltimoro and Ohio railway, 63 .
miles from Harper's Ferry, the mid-
die spau gave way and the engine,
tender and train fell through and
was wrecked. Eleven persons were
killed and six others more or-? less
injured. ' r ". "'' . - ' -.'
; Judge Davis to-day dissolved the
injunction restraining the Panama It.
R. Co. from' establishing a- rival
steamer line to the Pacific Mail;
Foreign.
St. Petersburg, March. 4. The
annexation of Khokand to Russia
has been formally proclaimed.
Liverpool, March. 4. Minister
Schenek sailed for the United States
to-day iu the steamer Abyssinia.
Madrid, March. 4. All the Car
lists submitting to the government
prior to the 15th iust, are to be am
nestied.. ,
Ragusa, March. 3. Asangninary
battle was fought yesterday near
Dabra, in which S0d Turks were
killed.
The placards posted in Ragusa,
promulgating Turkish reforms, have
been posted over-with figures of
death's heads.
The insurgents have" issued" a
manifesto scouting all propositions
of peace.
London, March. 6. A dispatch
from Ragusa to the Times affirms
that the Austrian authorities consider
the pacification of the Turkish
nrovenees boneless. ' Tlie maltreat
ment of the Ilavahs by tho Mussel
mans is increasing, and the position
is becoming more dangerous.
. On Monday adispatOii to the News,
from Vienna says it is rnmord that
a sanguinary conflict has taken place
in Strvia between the Communists
and the military.
Intelligence has been received at
Lisbon from Buenos Ayres by steamer
to Feb. 4th of the treaty between
Brazil, Argentine States and Para
guay, signed Feb. 4ih.- Tlie govern
ment at Buenos Avers agrees to refer
the questions affecting the territory
I otween Pilcomaga and Rio Verde
to tho arbitration of . the
President of the United States.
The treaty gives Cerrito to
the Argentine liebublic, but that
territory must not bo forfeited in
tiAie of peace. The evacution of
Argentine territory by Brazil was to
begin forthwith, u'.id" will probably
be complete before tlie expiration of
the term of five mon t lis, specified by
the treaty.
A Daih) News Paris dispatch says
the sale of tho property of the artist
Corbet to defray tlie expense of res
toring the Veudome column, begins
on the 25th inst. It is estimated
that the property, which consists of
a firm in the department of Dordogne
and a few pictures, will yield 10,000,
leaving a balance of $40,000 due the
state.
Senor Muchain has beeu nominated
envoy of Paraguay to the United
States, and will represent Paraguay
at the Centennial exhibition.
Sr. Petersburg, March. G Late
Khokand - advices state that the
would-be Khan. Fulat Bev. having
i ileil to tlie mountain tribes to rise
j against Russian rule, has beei. cap-
tured aud handed over to the anthori-
I tits
Loxdos, March. C. A special dis
patch from Paris says Da Fan re in
sists that the cabinet be formed ex
clusively from the party of the left.
There will be no Presidential mes
sage when the assembly meet to
morrow.
London, 'March. 7. The Times
says, President Grant has returned
to a custom as honorable to the
United States, as it is ugreeabW to
other countries, in nominating R.
II. Danato succeed Mr. Schenek. An
American minster could bring no
better credentials than the literary
reputation of Mr. Dana:
; l'at ilic Coast.
j Sax Francisco, March. 4. The
I resignation of Capt. Bob Waterman,
; as U. S. inspector of hnlls, is quite
; freely commented on to-day iu con
; neetion with the recent expose bo
: fore the legislative committee of his
; manner of making surveys. The
general impression seems ro be that
j steam navigation o:x the coat will
j be benefited by the change,
j The schooner Nideros, flying the
American Has sailing from this port
; to Mazatlau has been seized by the
authorities of the last named" port
: charged with smuggling.
S Truckee, March. 4. The worst
' storm of the winter set in last night
and still continues without intermis
1 . . . f 1 c i , .
rMuu. vei u leei oi snow nas laiien
with no prospect of clearing up
eax ruAxoisoo, March. 0. A
mi,--. i.jj; t.t mo s-ioeiv-iiouiers or the
lellow Jacket is called for the 15th.
to vote upon tho proposition to cut
up tlie stock.
Con. Virginia and Bdcher have
declared dividends of $10 and 1
respectively.
rAX JJei;nardino, March. 6.
Win. Mitchell, the wife murderer.
nas again made his eseane. Ho and
his brother were canlnred a few days
hiuce and lodged in jail, where they
appeared unusually contented anil
made light of their situation, saying
it was all right, which was verified
in their escape hist night. It appears
that tlie sheriff visited them in their
cell about 6 P. M. yesterday, and
as he ascended the steps to his office
the night guards went down. Tlie
sheriff locked him in for tlie night.
As the guard passed tho inner door
to the corridor he was- felled by a
heavy blow dealt by William
Mitchell, who had left his cell
through an excavation previously
m?de under the cell window, and hit
behind the door; after having knock
ed down the guard they jumped upon
and tied him. He says they first
offered him $500 to keep quiet and
thev would tie him when they were
ready to leave: but ho refused and
tIiey pled a pistol that turns out
to )C a woojen one, to his head and
took arms rrom lUKi gagged
Iiim, and also another prisoner iu
jajj for ,orse stealing, whereupon
thev jn.oceeded at their leisure to
i escape by breaking the locks to the
j outer door without meeting with
further resistance. ... -
Ukiaii, March. G. It began rain
ing Tuesday afternoon of last. week
and is still storming. Snow is falling
on all the mountains. The rivers
are up and still rising. Forty-two
inches of ram have fallen this sea
sou. A man named Chas. Royal started
to go from Warren's Camn. Idaho.
j to tho south fork of Salmon, on the
: Vtl. IT.. 1 1 - 1 .1 1
j uu, no lost ins way,- wanuereu
about and was found on the evening
of the 10th, dead. Supposed to have
died of exhaustion.
I TERRITORIAL rua i-r
jc.i;
'- The ladies of the Episcopal church
at Walla .Walla had a centennial tea
'party last week.
On tho last trip of the City of
Panama I forty-four car wheels ar
rived at Tacoma f or'ihe N. P. qq
Vlheditor of the Walla Walla
Union, Mr. Ross, has retired,, and a
Mr. Johnson takes his place."0
A slight - unpleasantness occurred
between two men at Klickitat, W. T.
last week, in which pistols were
drawn,- but one was -afraid and the
other well, he didn't want to kill
anybody. . U t
. On Saturday last, the Seattle Coal
and Transportation Company filed a
certified 'copy of their act of incorpo
ration. .This was in accordance with
the law passed by the last legislative
assembly of the. territory in regard
to foreign corporations, securing to
them all the rights and privileges ot
home companies. - "
Social parties are all the go as Col
fax, WT. T.
A new saw and grist mill is to bo
built on the Spokane river this
spring.
The new harbor light at Victoria
was illuminated on the night of the
1st inst. for the first time.
The postmaster of Olympia has re
cerved o letter from a professional
- t . , j
to hand it to the most reliable
gambler in Olympia," making in
quiries as to whether a faro game
would pay in that place. Send him
specimens of our tar ard feathers.
Miss Ellen Parr, of Dayton, W.
T., died last week from the effects of
cruel treatment at tlie bands of the
family with whom she was boarding.
There is a strong feeling against the
parties and there is talk of calling
in Judge Lynch. -
A Nebraska print is on his way to
the Black Hills, and is goiug to start
a paper at Custer City.
A Boston company ha3 bought the
Johnson mine, in Mohare county,
Arizona, for 30.000.
Two bars of bullion worth $2,C02
has just been turned ont by the
South Chariot mine, near Silver City.
The Seattle Coal Company convoy
ed 460 tons of coal from their mines
to Seattle hist week. Tlie average
daily transportation is about 400 tons.
To accomplish this work, 500 men
aro kept constantly employed. The
twelve or fifteen vessels carrying the
coal also employ about 150 men.
The farmers of Umatilla county
are "going after the squirrels with a
vengeance."
James Fudge, while attempting to
ford the Touchet, last week, had his
team " drowned, a span of horses
worth 500. .
The Owyhee Atalanclie says opera
tions in the Poorman mine are jiro
gressiug as usual. The workmen are
supposed to be near the level of tho
ledge that runs in the direction of
the Belle Peck, and promising devel
opments are expected soon.
One Maxcy, of California Gulch,
Lake county, Colorado, eloped with
a Mrs. Taber, a few days ago. Tim
deserted husband followed, and in
attempting to shoot Maxev killed his
c"wl'r i T v l fc-" j x - T l T"i w l - n r M f i fit; r
w ife. Maxcy returind the .hot aud
killed Taber.
137.311 in bullion, the product of
Utah mines, was shipped from Salt
Lake, during thelast twenty days iu
February, by Wells, Fargo A: Co.
The weekly product of gold iu
Bingham, Ui.ih7 -exceeds the total
production of the Black Hillscountry.
Tlie Sheriffs of Washington Terri
tory complain of being compelled to
subsist prisoners placed in their
charge on S5 cents per day.
Thomas Frazer has been appointed
route agent between Portland and
Tacoma, vice Chas.E.Coie, resigued.
There is much activity iu t!:e log
ging camps on the Sound, and avail
able timber is in good demand.
The McGibneys are eutertaiuing
the. Olympians.
When the AVZto scratches the motto
of "Total Abstineuce" from its head,
does it echo the sentiments of its
patrons? '
The winter in Idaho Pas been very
mild, and stock of all kinds are doing
well on the ranga.
Three-fingered Jack is in durance
vile at Boise City, fcr horse stealing.
Thero is an increased demand for
Puget Sound lumber for foreign
markets. It is said by those who
know, that more deep water ships
will enter the Sound this year than
any 2revi6us one.
Captain Ainsworth offers to bring
wheat from Columbia county, W.T.,
to Portland for eight dollars per ton.
A man named August Streit was
bound over at Walla Walla hist week,
in tlie sum of 1,000 to answer the
charge of bigamy.
Budolph Bey, who died lately at
Walla. Walhi, left l.'J cents on the
dollar to his numerous creditors.,
A burglar went through Charles
Besserer's store at Walfa Walla last
week, and extracted 80 worth of
oods.
Trains on fjio Vnl! WnTTa. nrul
Columbia Uiver Bailroad commenced
running on tlie 5th, and will make
regular trips during the season.
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The Spirit man calls loudly for
double-barreled shotguns, to protect
Walla Walla from burglars.
; Walla Walla has a white man, a
Chinaman, and a Spaniard?in limbo
for selling whisky to Indians.
Goodman;' who was wounded in a
street . fight at Vancouver last week,
it is feared will die, as erysipelas has
set in in the head. ,
Tho farmers in Clark county are
putting in large crops of grain.
' A Silver City, Idaho, paper says
about forty- tons of Leviathan rock
are lying at the Leonard mill, and
the quantity is being added to at the
rate of about seven tons per day.
The rock slides down the hill from
the mine tow;ard the gulch at a very
lively ratej -whence it is conveyed to
the mill. The quality of the rock i
first-class, and has been greatly im
proving of late. ' The Leviathan bids
fair to become a magnificent bonanza-
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