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BIT 1 fi OREGHS CITY, PRECOX, MAY 13, 1S76. : r Tlie Duty of Our Citizens. Oregon City, owing to her location, for many years has been able to draw a small toll from nearly every pound of freight and each passsnger going tip or coming down the river. This key has given employment to many of her citizens, and has been the cause" 6F distributing thousands of 1 H 11 ?1 o loijais woiuiuy among our mer chants. But progress and the de mands of quicker and more cheap transportation, demanded the open ing of the Willamette, and the mo ment that was done, it whs only a question of timo as to the discontin uance of the line on this side. Wheth er it combined with the other com pany or not, it was just as natural for all the freight to find its -way through the locks as it is for water to find its level. We are informed that the combination of the two companies has been effected, and that all hands, with two exceptions, formerly em ployed on the boats and in the Com pany's shops have been discharged. This throws out of employment not less than forty or fifty men with fam ilies. We may regard this aid to Oregon City as passed away. The close proximity of this city to Portland cannot enable the business men to get even the local trade, as many of our towns-peoplo go off to Portland to do their trading. While we deprecate this, it is nevertheless a fact which cannot be denied. The people in the northern part of the county, anywhere two miles below town, go to Portland to do their trading, and many farmers in this vicinity may be seen at the metropo lis laying in their supplies. Whether our merchants could stop this or not, we are not prepared to say. We are now talking of things as they exist, and these being facts, wo ask our people what they expect will even maintain Oregon City in her present position? It is idle talk to say that wo have the greatest water power in the world, and that capital will soon er or later employ it. The gods never belli thoso who do not help them Bolves. Oregon is full of excellent water power, and even our own connty can fnrnish any amount ont- sido of tho fulls. Albany has an artificial water power, brought into town at thousands of dollars expense, and to-day there is three times more machinery run by water power in (hat place than there is in this city. It was and is the citizens of Albany who are building up their manufac turing interests, and they are not waiting for somo ono to como along and do it for them. Salem has her machinery driven all over town by a water power brought there at great expense, and Corvallis and Harris burg are both agitating tho question of creating water power for their respective towns. Our having the best water power on tho face of the earth and enough to rnn all the spin dles of New England, does no good unless wo make use of it. Wo havo, cit is frne, two of the finest flouring mills in the State, and a woolen man ufactory hi ch, were it run by white labor, would bo a source of great wealth to the town, but as it is, it is of but little benefit to any ono except tho "heathen Chineo"and its owners. There is but one thing left for the property holders of Oregon City to !o, and that is, to put their shoulder lo the wheel and inaugurate some manufacturing interests. There are ix property holders in tho place who would be making money to start a bag factory. We know of nothing which would bo of a surer income, nd which would give employment to more men, women and young girls and boys. Wo use now to market our wheat crop three hundred thou sand dollars worth of sacks annually. This is increasing about one-fourth each year There is no danger of these sacks not being in demand. Tho experiment to ship wheat in bulk has been tried and proved a failure, and hence, as our wheat ex ports increase, tho demand for sacks will increase. There can be no ques tion that tho investment would not only build up onr town, but it would pay handsomely to those who would .engago in it. This business could le extended to a twino factory, oil mill and many other additions which naturally belong to this business. We have been informed by a gentle man who knows whereof he speaks, that less than 840,000 will start a bag factory in this place, with sufficient machinery to supply at least tho de mand of Oregon and Washington Territory. No one need question our ability to raise tho flax, and that of a superior quality. Ave see it stated that Eastern linen makers are soon to commence the manufacture of linen at Jefferson, from tho flax raised by Messrs. Parrish & Miller, and they claim that it will make the Dest quality of Irish linen. If it will pay 'to make linen in Oregon am' compete -with tho markets of the world, why would it not pay to man i i . . . . uiuciuro our sucks, ior which we would find a market at our very "doors, and for which the ready cash would bo paid. We have thrown out these suggestions to our people, and we now warn them in time, that Unless they do something for them THE selves, the darkest day of Oregon City's prosperity has not yet arrived. There should be a conceit of action and the property holders and busi ness men of tho town ought to take tho matter in hand, and if there is any other branch which promises to be more remunerative, than what we have suggested, let it be carried out but something outrht and must be done or our prospects are indeed anything but bright for the future We feel a deep interest for the future prosperity of our town, and hope those most interested will lose no time to inaugurate some enterprises which will at least place us on the R.iTiiH basis we were before we lost tho key of the Willamette Valley. Sargent's Ciiiuese Speech. A Washington disriatch of the Cth inst. has tho following in regard to Sargent's speech tho other day, in recrard to the overrunning of the country by the heathens: Sargent's speech on the Chinese nuestion has excited much interest here. Congressional sentiment on the question is awakening under such efforts and tho discussion by the California press. California was slow to appreciate the drawbacks of Chi nese immigration, and it is not sur prising that Eastern sentiments re spond but slowly. But Sargent's argument and statement of facts evidently expressing the certain fea tures of the degrading influence of Chinese in California, has seemed to startle the public mind into a more careful examination and review of the whole subject. Tho threatened mob violence in San Francisco, how ever, tends to creat6 a reaction against this improving sentiment, and aggra vate the difficulty of securing a con stitutional remedy. If your people are tolerant, there is hone that the Senate may soon initiate a movement looking to a modification of the treaty In the meantime Piper will push his bill securing the rigid execution of tho existing law relative to coolie importation. The theory of Piper's bill is that the law of March, 1875, would be efficacious if Collector Shannon executed it vigorously. Piper therefore proposes to amend the fifth section by adding the fol lowing: "When any two citizens shall file with tho collector of any port of the United States an affidavit stating that they have reason to be lieve that on board any vessel arriv ing at said port there are any persons prohibited from landing by tho act, it shall bo the duty of said collector to make, or cause to be made, the inspection provided for in this act, and every collector or inspection officer who willfully refuses, or neg lects to make such inspection or en force tho provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than 8500 nor more than 83,000, or by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than one year, pro-1 ruled, that this amendment shall not bo so construed as to relieve the collectors of ports from causing the inspection of vessels to be made as provided in tho original section, though no affidavit bo mado as re quired by this amendment." This amendatory bill will be sub mitted to tho House with a unani mous recommendation for its passage as soon as it can bo called for report. The Veto! Grant says in his veto of the bill to reduce his salary that 825,000 a year has not fief rayed his expenses as Executive. That shows how much costlier a President he is than Lin coln or Johnson. The Philadelphia Times, in an article on this subject, says that both Lincoln and Johnson saved money out of tho'S25,000 sal ary, when gold was at a premium of from fifty to a hundred and fifty per cent. And their household allow ances were verv much smaller than Grant's have been. If this be true and we see no reason to doubt, it, how particularly flat falls that por tion of the President's veto message which touches on hi3 "successor." How very magnanimous! We see an almost endless lino of candidates ris- to thank him. Of course we admit, with tho President, that the reduction would not affect him, but he could not approve of it without acknowledging that be had approved aud even allowed his special friends to lobby for an unnecessary increase and had been actually receiving, by his own active consent, a greater salary than a President should re ceive. His veto was, thereforo, to be expected, unless he rated himself worth twico as much as any one who would succeed him. To have signed his name to the bill would have been a confession that 50,000 was too big a salary, which would, in conscience, compel him to make restitution of tho surplus, a thin' that Grant would never do. Mail Agent Underwood in a spasm of economy while at Washington, recommended that the Kelton and Dalles daily mail route be reduced to a tri-weeklv. but tho noliHmns " ' j. and mail contractors got after him pretty warmly and made him recant, and "he promises not to do so any more and is sorry for it." So far as we are able to discover there is no need for more than a weekly mail in that direction, but we presume tho maw of the contractor and politician must be appeased. . . Independent of the excitement usu ally attending our State elections, the additional importance is lent to the one of next month that it is close upon the heels of the great Presiden tial contest in November. The know ing ones of both parties fully admit that the organization which wins in jue oiaie election will, in all proba bility, "bear the palm" in November. In consequence the election in June will carry with it more than the usu al interest of an ordinary State elec tion, and the voters of both parties will turn out in full force. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. Washington, May 6. Senate-resumed the consideration of the arti cles of impeachment against Bel knap. - Conkling snbmittcd the following nuestions to the board of managers: First If two persons guilty of crime in office cease to bo officers at the same time, one by removal and the other bv resignation, and one rather than the other is subject to impeach ment afterward, if any distinction be tween the two cases exists, please state it? Second Is a private citizen liable to impeachment under tho constitu tion of the Uuited States: if his hav ing previously held an office distin guishes him in this respectfrom other citizens does it embrace the distinc tion in the clause of the constitution or to the principle in which it is found: Mitchell, of Oregon, submitted the following question: The constitution provides that when the President of the United States is tried on im- neachment the chief justice shall preside; suppose a late President, were impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, committed while President, and presented at the bar of the Senate for trial, who would preside there, the chief justice or the president of the Senate? Manager Knott was unable to con clude his argument, commenced yesterday, on account of physical in disposition, and leave was granted to conclude Monday. Manager Jenks than read a lengthy argument to the effect that tho senate has jurisdiction in the case, at tho conclusion of which the Senate took a recess of twenty minutes. The item for postmasters was in creased to G,800,000. A long debate ensued on abolishing the letter car rier system in towns containing less than 40,000 people. Without dis posing of tho question the House adjourned. May 5, The nonso resolution ac cepting the invitation to attend, tho opening ceremonies of the Centen nial exhibition and providing for an adjournment from Tuesday to I n dav of next week was adopted. The consideration of the articles of impeachment was than resumed. Carpenter, in response, began nis argument on the question of juris diction. After reviewing the plead- incr in the case, he said he would en deavor to show, first, that articles of impeachment could not be maintain ed against any private citizen in any m . . 1 il l V case whatever; seconu mac wnen ever articles of impeachment were exhibited, they must set forth every fact essential to constitute a crime impeachable. He stated he would confine himself in his argument to to the legal question, and would be as brief as possible and as dry as a stick. Carpentar read at great length from the debates of tho constitution convention. After recess, Carpenter continued lis argument against tho Senate's urisdiction. Proctor Knott followed on behalf of the managers. After speaking somo time he asked for an adjourn ment, as he was suffering physically. This was granted. The Senato then went into execu tive business and soon after adjourn ed. May. 8. The impeachment trial was continued, and Manager Knott resumed his argument. He conclud ed at 1:00 P. M., when Jndge Black, of counsel for the accusal, began the closing argument. At 1:15 Manager Knott was inter rupted in his arguement, that the Senate might convene for regular business. Sargent submitted the following preamble and resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Whereas, It appears that a vast influx of Chinese to the Pacific coast is workinggreat injury to to the mor als and labor interests of the Pacific States and Territories; and whereas the existing laws against the Coolie traffic and the importation of females for immoral pur pesos fail in execu tion for want of evidence of the in tended evasion thereof; therefor. Resolved, That the committee on commerce bo instructed to consider the subject and report fully, placing adeduate restrictions upon the im migration of Chinese to this coun try. At 2 o'clock the Senate took a re cess for 30 minutes. Judge Black concluded bis argu ment about 3 o'clock, when, on mo tion of Edmunds, tLe galleries were cleared and the Senate went into se cret session. At 5 o'clock the doors were reopened and the chair announc ed that the Senate had agreed upon two)orders,wh ich were read as follows: Ordered that until further notice the attendance before the Senate of the managers and the respondent will not be required. Ordered that when the Senate sitting for the trial of impeachment, adjourn it be to Monday next at 12:30 P. M. The Senate then adjourned. HOCSE. newitt introduced a bill in relation to savings banks. It provides for amending the revised statutes so'thafc no stamp tax shall be required on re ceipts of savings banks or institutions for savings having no capital stock and doing no other business than re ceiving deposits to be loaned or in vested for the sole benefit of parties making such deposits without profit to an association or company. The bill was referred to the ways and means committee, and was accom panied by alarge number of petitions from savings banks in New York. The House than went into com mittee of the whole on the postoflice appropriation bill. After recess Hoar begun his argu ment and concluded, after which the Senato adjourned. The House was engaged to-day mainly on private" bills. Among those passed was one granting tho right of way for railroad purposes through the United States grounds near lienicia. The naval appropri ation bill was reported, which was was mado the special order for Mon day. It appropriates nearly 13,000, 000. xVdjourned. Randall offered a bill providing for the coinage of 825,000,000 addi tional silver coin to that already fur nished. The bill authorizes the Sec- retarv of the Treasury to purchase silver bullion with legal tenders; said silver shall be paid out in ordi nary disbursements of the treasury "in j viiouii oviuv uu v ---' - or in exchange for trade dollars at par. The bill further provides that the trade dollar shall not be a . legal tender: referred to the banking and currency committee. The bill is said to meet the views of Bnstow. A resolution was adopted directing the committee on ways and means to make a thorough investigation in the management of the New.-; York custom house, , and of the changes and reforms necessary. The House at 5:30 adjourned with the understanding that no business would be transacted to-morrow, and that the House would merely meet and adjourn. - - ' " All the Pacific coast members were present and voted for the treaty bill. , -; TKI.KGKAPIIIC NEWS. Eastern. Washington, May C. Congress men Page and Piper had an interview with Secretary Fish to-day on the Chinese ouesticn. Ho assured them he was not only willing, but anxious to procure a treaty modification to prevent the evils of which the Pacific coast complains and reiterated his former statement to Page, that ho had already instructed Minister Sew ard to bring the subject earnestly to the attention oi the Chinese govern ment: but he was at a loss to know just what modifications would accom plish the desired and, he, therefore, asks the Facihc delegation in Con gress to consult with each other and the committees on foreisrn affairs in both houses and then saggest to him what they think best, whereupon he will immediately forward the sug gestions and direct Minister Seward to secure the Chinese government's consent to a treaty modification in accordance therewith, if 2ossible. The Postmaster General, at Sen ator Mitchell's instance, has declined to approve the special agent's recom mendation for a reduction of mail service on routes from Kelton, Utah, to the Dalles, Oregon, and from Winnemucca to Boise City. W. il. Upton, of California, ap pointed by the President as an alter nate cadet, has passed the examina tion to fill a vacancy, and has been admitted to tha military academy. The House committee on Indian affairs will report favorably on Lane's bill to remove the Indians from the Umatilla reservation and open it to settlement. The Senate committee have report ed favorably on the Klamath reserva tion lien lands, and the bill to extend the time for the survey and location of tho Portland and Salt Lake rail road three years, and one private bill to issue a duplicate bill for quatermasters' checks lost by France x liosenbaum, of California, and al- owing the court of claims jurisdic tion of the claim of Geo. E. Payne formerly of San Francisco, for dam age done to his Louisiana plantation. The Presidio reservation bill still awaits the approval of the President. Washington, May 7. Ofhces es tablished: Honrell Prairie, Marion connty, Oregon, D. W. Elledge, postmaster, Quinn, Columbia Co., Oregon, Jas. Quinn, postmaster. Booster Bock. Multnomah count v. Oregon, Tylestrap, postmaster, Klik- itat Landing, Klikitat, W. T., J. W. llhamson. Postmasters appointed: F. H. Hirshfield, Coos City, Coos county, Oregon; William Erickev, Huntley, Wasco county, Oregon; George Libbets, Benton, King county, W. T. The amount of silver in tho treas ury department at tho timo of the passage of the specie resumption act, June 11, 1S75, which, according to theSecretary of the Treasury will be used in ordinary disbursements, is 82,500,000. Fokt Laramie, W3'.. May 6. In dians run of! 31 head of horses and mules from Huntoon's ranch, belong ing to Colonel Bullock, of Cheyenne, and a Mr. Johnson, yesterday. Jas. Huntoon, a brother, was killed. His body was found eight miles from the ranch at Goshen Hole and brought into the rauch by J. H. Owens, of Chug Springs ranch, and Little Bat, a hunter and scont. Mr. Tivens' ox train, of Cheyenne, were attacked by Indians on tho 2.1 inst, in Bod Car-ou. They made a strong defense, keeping up a running fight for some time, corraliug trains and righting from be hind wagons aud teams and finally reaching a good point for natural de fense, stopped and drove the Indians oft". One man was wounded and 14 horses killed. San Francisco, May 6. -The Chron icle this morning pnblishea an inter view with Spanlding, in which the latter is reported as saying that he was forced to employ Pinney, know ing nothing of him, though having no reason to believe that there was anything wrong about him. He was givento understand that his retention of his office depended upon the con tinuance of Pinney in his position as purchasing clerk; that his own re-appointment was at Pinney's instance, on the condition that tho latter should remain as clerk; that Sargent ran both army and navy on this coast, and Tinney was in favor with him. He says he will soon wind up his defense, during which ho hopes to bring out the bottom facts. The British steamer Lord of the Isles arrived this afternoon from Hong-Kong direct and brings an ad dition of 1,012 to the Chinese popu lation. Berkeley, May G. Win. Dressaix McCloskey, a member of the fresh man class of tho State University, was accidentally drowned this after noon while bathing in the creek which feeds the reservoir back of Temas- cal. Chicago, May G About 5 o'clock this afternoon a terrific rain storm accompanied by a rotating tornado visited the city and did much dam age to property. The wind seemed to come from above, and dropped here and there over tho city, skip ping some ixu-tions which lay in its course. Houses were unroofed and eight or ten persons fatally injured. The passenger train on the Illinois Central E. R. had the sleeping car blown from the track, aud nearly all the passengers more or less injured. Chicago, May 8. Dispatches from various points indicate that the storm of Saturday was general throughout the State of Missouri and Kansas, aud tho planting of corn will be con siderably delayed. Washington, May 8. The House passed the bill to carry the Hawaiian treaty into effect by a small majori- PniL,APEi.pniA, May S. Great progress has been made since Satur i j - - v, hJlk till i i day in the preparations for theopen- of the Centennial Exhibition. Portious of Memorial Hall are ready, out mere still remains a large quan tity of scaffolding and material in the center of the building. Many cars of the narrow gauge railway are on the track and the managers promise to have them operating to morrow. The French PThiliif nf itVa Jji "been partially uncovered, but tho passage ways are failed with boxes. The English department is progress ing rapidly, and most of the exhibi tions promised to be ready Wednes day. Gen. Hawleysays the grounds of the exhibition may possibly beoien ed on Sunday, but the decision con cerning the buildings is final. New York, May 8. The Ilerald has a letter from Midland, Georgian Bay, Canada, saying boss Tweed and iwo companions spent tho winter on Muskoka river, thirty miles from Midland. It appears that Tweed and two men loaded a small steamer last November, just before the close of navigation with aqnantity of pro visions and went to Parks mills, which have not been running. On the 2Sth of April two detectives left Midland and went to Park's mill, reaching thero Saturday. On being discovered the whole of Tweed s par ty fled on board the steamer by small boats, one being sunk by ice and he getting a duckinsr. Their escape in boats was covered by some four men on the steamer with revolvers, and shots were exhanged with the detec tives who were on the dock. The steamer escaped with Tweed to tho bav: the detectives beinsr unable to follow. They expect to soon cap ture him. The Liberal Republican National convention met hereto-day. Among thoso present were Lieut. Gov Nicholson of California, Judge Clark of Connecticut. Hon. C. S. Dawes of Massachusetts, and others. Col Ethan Allen called the meeting to order and resolutions were adopted calling a convention of Liberal lie- publicans on the 20th of July to meet at Philadelphia. New York. May 9. The Times editorial says: Another man, hither to high in puplic estimation, has fallen a victim to Presidential aspi rations. The moderate conservative Democrats, despairing of success un der the leadership of Thurman, Til- den and Hendricks, had picked out Judge Davis aa the best available candidate. It now appears theJudge has been carrying out a sort of double courtship with the hard-money Democrats and tho ii.llationists. Most of the specials declare that Miss Dickinson's debute was a fail ure, . and the play also. Omaha, May 10. Goneral Crook left to-day for lied Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies in order to discover the feelings of the Indiana and thus de termine what course to take with them during the coming campaign, wheth er to use and trust, or distrust them. The Indians escaping from Crazy Horse's band have joined Sitting Bull and are busy getting together guns and ammunition, and trouble is anticipated from this source. ASiiixoTON, May 0. The grand jury of the Criminal Court of tho District of Columbia to-day found a true bill of indictment against Bel knap for receiving tribes. Iarilic Coast. San FitANcrsiio, May S. The peti tion from the Young Men's Reform Club to deny license to Chinese ped dlers, was reforred to the city and county attorney to ascertain if the board havo power to pass such an ordinance. San Francisco, May 9. The board of supervisors last night pass ed a resolution authorizing the may or to extend a suitable welcome to the Irish patriot, O'Donovan Rosa. The board voted S;,H'U to pay the expenses oi tno anu-tjnineso ueie- gation. Foreign. Paris, May H. General Clusert writes to the (fanlois, denying tho statement, which he regards as an insult, that he solicited a pardon. He says he expected to bo shot, if captured and would have shot ex Preaident Thiers or President Mac MaLon, if he had captured them. New York, May 8. The Herald's Rome special says His Holiness is very feeble in body. He has to be supported by two prelates of the church, and on the occasion of Vati can receptions, he alleges his bodily weakness as his excuse for not going round to bless trinkets or other mat tors which are presented to him. London, May 9. The Mark Lmie JCxpress says thero has been no notice able change in tho aspect of the country, all veeritation making slow progress owing to a prevalent cold wind. Tho season in Scotland is much behind hand; adverse weather caused seeding to be unusually pro tracted. In trade increased activity has been apparent, millers buying more freely and speculators showing considerable interest in the present course of prices.. Transactions for continent at our local markets have been only of a tentative nature. Some small quantities of both English and foreign wheat have been taken for export. Tho export demand for oats having abated, prices declined slight ly, the supply of maze having been sufficient to check any advance. Continental advices, except from France, are fairly satisfactorily as to the coudition of crops, although want of sunshine has been felt there also. Navigation has not been re sumed at Petersburg, and the prices of wheat are very high, both there and at Odessa. London, May 9. An English pe destrian named Vaughn has succeed ed in walking 100 miles in 18 hours 51 minutes and 20 seconds, thus beating O'Leary's best timo by two minutes and five seconds. The British consul at Rio Janeiro reports, by telegraph that a munity broke out on the bark Caswell, of Swansea, for Queenstown.in latitude 1 south, longitude 01 west. All the officers were murdered by tho muti neers. Paris, May 10. A correspondent of the Uniterselle says the foreign governments have forwarded the fol lowing account of the origin of the disturbance at Salvonica to their legations in Paris: The American consul was at the railway station, when his attention was attracted by the cries of a Christian girl. She was surrounded by a score of Mns selmans, who wanted to take her forcibly to tho Mosque. Tho consul took the girl under his protection. ing "While he was seeking information as to her nationality, the German and French consuls were separately in formed that the woman belonged to their respective nations and had been dragged into a Mosque. They conse quently repaired to the Mosque where they were beaten to death. A Paris correspondent learns that the American consul, fearing that the mob would succeed in forcing his house sent the girl to the Ger man consul. The mob in the Mosque compelled the German consnl to sign an order for tho delivery and then murdered him. Lonpo, May 9. A correspondent at Berlin . says it is generally thought here that the Salonica affair will prove fatal to Turkey. Interference of European powers for the benefit of Christians is now considered un avoidable, as it is evident the Port is powerless to protect them against the outbreaks of fanatics. A telegram from Berlin states that the German corvette Medusa, has been ordered to leave Messina for Salonica without delay. Russian and Austrian men-of-war have also been ordered to Salonica in conse quence of an urgont dispatch from tho Chancellor of the French Consu late at Salonica. Additional men-of-war have gone to Syria, where they await insurrections. Tho British Consul ordered a man-of-war from Pirrun to como to Salonica immedi ately. SUMMARV OF STATU SiEWS. Burglars broke into tho county, clerk's office at Hillsboro last week, but failed to open the safe. A wolf club has been organized at Gaston, Washington county. Two young men were arrested at Gaston last week for riotous con duct and using obscene language in the presence of ladies at a Good Templars' lodge." Chinamen were on a strike at the fisheries last week. A steam tug was launched on the Coquille river on the 29th ult. She will bo used at the new mill on that river. George Marshall, a son of tho no torious "Mother Marshall," of Sa lem, tried to suicide last week. More grain has been sown this year in Tillamook county than ever before. On the 1st of Jnly next Lane conn ty intends to bo out of debt and 10,000 in the treasury. Vi . J. Small, and John Dick and wife were drowned while sailing on Klamath river, near Linkville, on the od inst., by the boat capsizing. The bodies had not been recovered at the latest account. The M. E. Church, North, will hold their campmeeting on tho 15th of June, at their grounds near Mc Minnville. Myrtle Point is the name of a new town on the south fork of tho Co quille river. About a dozen persons left Albanv last week for the Centennial. Two Dallas sports challenge anv two persons in Oregon to fish against them in Polk county waters for 00 a bide. Win. Chnmboriin, an employe of Fishel & Roberts for three years past, died at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland last week. 51 fishing boats were on the Bay at Astoria ono evening last week. A little son of Jos. MCune. living two miles from Corvallis, frll and broke his thigh bono last week. A Lane county correspondent savs the crops are anything but promising in that section. Benton county has the revival fever. Tho Eugene boys bet the beer on burr races. A family named Elliott, livincr about twenty from Salem, were dan gerously poisoned last week by eat ing mushrooms. When last heard from they were all living, but three of them in a verv critical condition. Geo. Connor, the Diird and last of the youthful culprits sent to the penitentiary from Multnomah conn ty, was pardoned by tho Governor on the 4th, and bound out to David Swartz, of Marion county. The Democrats had a bier timo nt the ratification in Portland last Fri day. Marshfield will celebrate on tho Fourth of July. Over $2,000 of the stock for a citv hall at Corvallis has been subscribed. W. F. Hill, of Coos f.onnhr 1ms been appointed deputy TJ. S. mar shal for tho district of Oregon by Marshal Waters. The light from the burning factory at Salem last week, was seen dis tinctly at Albany, 29 miles distant. Several new buildings are going up in the Dalles, and old houses and fences aro being repaired. Jos. Yates, of Linn county, lost three valuable horses last week, from what he supposes to have been bots. 1,000 shares of the Luckv Onoen Mine, in Jackson county, have been sold to California capitalists. Two large warehouses and several private residences are to ho built at Oakland during the summer. A young man named Griffith has been arrested at Junction for steal ing a watch chain. The bodies of Smith and Morton, drowned recently in the Santiam, have not been found as yet. Jefferson is rejoicing over an an- propriation for a bridge across the Santiam. S. G. Thompson has been nomi nated by the Democrats for joint Senator for Wasco and Lake' coun ties. A half witted boy named Custer was drowned in the Applegate, Jack son county, recently. Salem has base ball on the brain. The report that Capt U. B. Scott had sold his boats, the Citv of Sa lem and Ohio, to the W. R.T. & L. Co. is denied. Lafayette Lane is expected home about the 20th of June. F., meets at Portland on the "loth The printers of Portland will lmn their annual picnic in June. Crops aro looking well iu Utnatin county. "a The Republicans of Multnotral hold their convention on the lGiij Clrt 1 rr aro v n n r i re i Columbia and fisheries aro well. Sna.kes aro found in the hviWi water at Portland. yarant Tho double headed calf is on it way to the Centennial. ; s t , Uncle Sammy Allen and Hon. j. J. Monroe, of Salem, are dangerous ly ill, and out siigut nopes are eu--tertained of their recovery. Hazlett, tho drunken print, h9 turned up at Astoria - . Al. Cooledge, of Silvertoh, thrown from a horse, the other daj and his foot catching in the stirujj he was dragged some distance and received some severe bruises. Dr. Palmer, of Roseburg, ia oa trial for manslaughter. The Salem woolen mills are to ha rebuilt at an early day. Wolf hunting is the rago at Turn er's station. G. M. Jessen and party left Pori land last week to commence survey ing the mouth of the Columbia. Special term of the circuit court is to bo held in Yamhill county. Ex-Attorney General Williams Las signified his intention of participat ing in the Centennial celebration at Portland. The bodies of W. J. Small and Mrs. Dick, who wero drowned at Linkville on the 3d, have been re covered. Tho body of John Dick has not been found as yet. Wheat in the Farmer's warehouja at Salem has been slightly damaged by overheating. Walter Moffett's saloon at Portland was broken into last Sunday nijjht and 300 cigars and a quantity of try. bacco taken. Capt. Tom Mountain was fined $3 for firing a salute within the corpo rate limits of Portland last. Sunday evening. It is said that Blind Tom, the musical prodigy, will visit Portland, Base bal lists ;;re getting in trim at Portland for the Centennial matches. Tho body of an unknown man ha been found floating in tho river at Sanvio's Island. Tho following is tho Independent ticket of Wasco county: Senator, E. Barnes; representatives, W. Bing ham ami P. G. Barrett; county clerk, R. F. Gibons; sheriff. John Darragb; assessor, Thomas Lister; commissioners, John Irvino and U. Rice; school superintendent, Troy Shelly; treasurer, F. Dc-hm. Ti:iatiT)iti. s:vs ithm. Boi.-e Cit- has voted a 3 for the support of schools. mill lax Mr. Adams, on the CoInmWft slough, was robbed of 50J last Sat urday. Tort Madison boys have been throwing stones at each other, and one of them named Primrose has a broken skull. About 450 miners sailed from Vic toria last week for the Cassiar mint-. Many wero unable to secure passage. Mr. Baxter, of Sehome, who pur chased tho bark Onward at tho Utca lady bankrupt salo for i3,300, nuld her a few days since for 5,000. Frank Donley was killed in tLe mine of the Seattle Coal Miniug Co. last week by the unexpected explo sion of a blast. M. S. Duff, of Walla Walla, killed a monster bear the other day which weighed 450 pounds when dressed. Eggs sell by tho pound at Colfax for six cents. A daughter of Mr. Perkins, of Walla Walla., was thrown from a horse last week and hor collar bone broken. A teachers' convention will meet at Olympia on tho 26th of July. Marengo is the name of a new town sito on Snake river, at the mouth of the Tucannon. Rev. G. W.' Skinner," late from Canada, is the new pastor of tie Congregational church at Olympia. An Indian named Billy was killed tho other . day by a brother Lo at Anderson's ranche, on tho Skagit river, W. T. E. Bunker, of Lewiston, had his leg broken tho other day by a kick from a young horse which he was driving in a sulky. Ah Wun shoved Ah Wung from the wharf at Seattle into the Sound, the other day and nearly drowned him. Ah Wung got mad about such a little thing as that, so they havo Ah Wun in jail waiting for the next term of court. A steamboat company Las been organized at Olympia under the title of Pnget Sound Transportation Co., and the following officers hav been elected: President, Thomas Macleay; secretary, A. H. Steele; treasure, G. A. Ba"rnes. They have negotiated for the construction of their, first boat.. The Walla Walla .Spirit says: "Fresh butter has come down to (zero) 2 cents per pound, and not a great demand at that price even. Dairymen and farmers begin to drop the lower lip and declare they won't make another pound until it conws up to a living remunerative figure." On Chambers' Prairie, near Olym pia, stands a part of the oldest hone probably north of the Columbia river. It was built in 1843 by Mr Charles Eaton, who lived there for somo time, and when thero were hut three other white men iu that sec tion of the country besides himself The dimensions of tho house r 10x10 feet, built of small fir logs about eight inches in diameter. When a loafer enters the sanctno of a busy editor and the editor say?, "Glad to see you're back," what docs he mean? o