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OREGON CITV, OREGON, AlT.i ST 1, lSTc!
THE
o ..The
Silver
Question
Urouclit
iioine. i
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Human beings, very much like the '
Vrrtl (J'jl ftl n film-. rf . 1 . ... 11. J
they
are
trodden npon. but scarcely before
wi m x, J uttoie-
While the silver question was a-itat-
ia u0uut
ing congress, and the bankers and
brokers only, the depreciation of sil
ver's purchasing worth was not felt
by us, and we paid comparatively
little attention to the topic. But now
that wo see notices in our stores that
trade dollars will
UU,J ue iawen Ior
1. 1 . I
ninety cents and other silver at the
market discount, tho subject is
Drought Lome to us and is forced
tipon our attention with no pleasant
frequency.
Wo might write a long article on
what Senator Jones thinks of tho
silver question, or on Mr. Bogy's
opinions, express onrself on "demon
etization" and the "double standard,"
but we prefer expressing our own
single thoughts, backed by the ex
pressions of Dr. Linderman, the Di
rector of the U. S. mints.
The depreciation of silver we at
tribute to the immense quantities
being taken from the Nevada, Utah,
Arizona, and Colorado mines; just
as any article falls in pri;e with an
increased supply. At this juncture
the real losers by the tnmble in silver
are unfortunately not the rich but
the poor those working for wages.
A laborer who heretofore got $15 a
month, since tho trouble with silver
gets only $10 50. That is, if he takes
his $45 to a store to make family
purchases he finds that the present
rates of discount leave him but
$i0 50 to invest. This is on the hy
pothesis that the man is paid in sil
ver and in these days of its super
abundance and lack of sympathy for
"the poor is pretty safe. Not only is
3 it a hypothesis, but we actually hear j
of capitalists buying silver every
month with which to pay their hands.
Out of this dilemma we see but two
exits the one, that the employers,
when they pay in silver, add the ten
per cent, discount voluntarily; the
other, that tho laborers force upon
the capitalists the payment fully and
truly of the sum for which they have
agreed to work by striking. Such
remedies of course would be but
temporary; tho final 'settlement of
so grave a question, according to Dr.
Linderman, should be made a matter
of international conference. The
members of the convention could
agree upon the relations which gold
and silver shall in future bear to each
other in the coinage and legal tender
systems of the principal countries of
the world, and then all would go as
merry as tho oft quoted marriaged
bell.
Our Next Senator.
As the Democrats hold a majority
"on joint ballot in the coming Legis- j
o
!at ure, the successor of Senator Kelly ;
will undoubtedly be one of thai par
ty unless of course there are "mar
ketable" gentlemen among the Dem
ocratic members u thing not impos
sible, but rather improbable. "Who
will he be ? "That is the question."
Governor Grover, it is generally con
ceded, will go into caucu3 with a
majority of the votes, but whether
ho will have enough to elect him is
entirely a different question. Blaine
led the votes at Cincinnati in the first
ballots, but Hayes received the nom
ination. Perhaps the next strongest
candidate for Senatorial honors is
Col. Nesmith. He, it is said, hopes to
roach that high calling by using tho
disaffected Democrats and lukewarm
Republicans. He will endeavor to
keep his supporters out of caucus,
a resort which we notice is strongly
condemned by the Democratic press.
ChadwicV lurks in the outskirts wait
ing and watching lest in the struggle
between the bear and the lion the
coveted prize should fall to the
ground. Judge "Whiteaker and J. H.'
Slater of La Grande are mentioned
as candidates, but we presume their
chief force lies in the possibility of
cither of them being taken up as a
compromise in the event of the fight
between the Grover and Nesmith
Members becoming too bitter to be
Bettled.
The Turkish Troubles.
Advices from the war region are so
contradictory
that it is difficult to
decide which of
the combatants has
the advantage so far, in the conflict.
It is pretty safe to predicate from the
fact that both parties invariably claim
the victory that as yet no decisive
battles have been fought. At one
time we hear that Russia and the
Khedive of Egypt are supplying the
contestants with troops, while at an
other it. is alleged (by special tele
graph from some sneeze-like sound
ing place) that the "great powers
have made up their minds to look
calmly on and see the Servians and
Turks fight out their quarrel. The
same "great powers" n hich have so
watchful and anxious an eye to the
welfare of Europe, have, it seems
allowed the Turks to commit the
roost inhuman ravages and outrages
in Bulgaria without tho least indica
tion of disquietude on their part
JL he "great powers are a very severe
et, and don't "care a fig" how many
Christians are murdered, if "the bal
anco of power is not disturbed."
1 - .T&
PHILADELPHIA LETTEH.
PniLAbELrniA, July 18, 187G.
Editor ExTr.nrr.isp:: Started out
from San Francisco on the 15th of
last month and arrived hero on the
2Sth, just twelve days and a half
whirling across this grand old conti
nent. The trin was very pleasant,
i . n . i
ami our car contained a jollv crowd,
n i -i n -i ;i
: all bound to see the Centennial.
As for the "beautiful scenery
along the route, such as "1,000 mile i
tree," "Devil's Slide," "Laramie
Plains," deserts, etc., your readers
have, perhaps, had so many writers
depicting their grandeur, that I will !
not alterant
to describe them. No
j joubt a 'good" description of them !
! WOuld be very acceptable to some of j
y aece
your readers, bnt the fact is I do not
feel capable of doing the subject jus
tice, especially as I took no "notes"
.while the scenes were fresh in my
mind, and now, after "doing" the
Centennial, my usnally vivid imag
ination is rather mixed.
The confounded heat we are at
present enjoying does not tend to
brighten a person's mind either
way up in the nineties. Here is the
place to "sweat out the old whisky,"
if there is any such place this side
of Arizona. From ten to twenty
people and eighty or ninety horses
dropping dead every day. How would
the average "Webfooter" like that?
For oue, I have enough of it.
Philadelphia has the reputation of
being a model city, for cleanliness,
but she must have obtained it under
false pretenses. From almost every
square rises a suffocating stench to
offend the olfactory nerves of at least
the new comer. Often yon-will rind
a filthy stream runniner across the
sidewalk into the gutters from the
stables, etc.
As for the Centennial, I can but
echo the St. Louis girl's sentiments
to her ma: "Dear mother! Oh! Oho!
Oho-o-o," etc. It is a big thing,
and gets away with me in attempting
to describe, so I leave it to those
who can do the subject justice. Ou
account of the heat thero has not
been near as manv visitors as was
expected. "Whether our grand show
will pay or not, there is no telling.
Stockholders are considerably dissat
isfied, and it seems to be the impres
sion that Gen. Hawley is "getting
too many plums out of the pie." As
I am not loaded down with Centen
nial stock at present, I am not grow
ing at all anxious.
An everyday scene is to sit in the
shade by a creek that runs through
the grounds and watch the ladies
divide their lunch with the decoy
ducks that are anchored just below a
little fall. "Why they won't eat!"
and down they go to see if the poor
ducks are not sick. About that time
there will bo a general ha! ha! from
us brutes, aud tho way they go up
tho hill again is a caution.
Oregon's showing looms away up,
thanks to your commissioner, A. J.
Dufur, who cannot bo too highly
praised. Thero is not a State that
can make a better, if as good show
ing of natural products. It will be
the means of sending a largo emi
gration to your State, judging from
the many who are already talking of
going out west to see the country
which raises such fine wheat, oats,
etc. Mr. Dufnr and his assistants
have been untiring in their efforts to
make a good showing for tho Web
foot State, and we must say they
have succeeded beyond our expecta
tions. There is a crowd in the Ore
gon division all day asking questions,
and it keeps Dufur aud his three
assistants busy a good part of the
time answering them and showing
Oregon's exhibits. In fact Mr. Dufnr
has worked so hard that he had to
give up until old Sol's rays moderate
a little, and he is now up in Vermont
recuperating.
The city still has a gala day ap
pearance, flags, streamers, Chinese
lanterns, etc., on every street and in
almost every window, and soldiers
and music can be seen and heard
from morning till night. It seems
as if the Fourth we used to wish for
when a boy one that came every
day had arrived at last.
Oregonians are beginning to wend
their way westward, and I am wait
ing eagerly for the time for our party
to start for the Bay city. B. S.
Dem.ocb.vts 'Throwing Stones."
Unsatisfactory as the St. Louis xlat-
form is in its declaration of the Dem
ocratic policy in regard to specie
payments, it does not hesitate to ar
raign the Republican party for not
having secured the desired result.
Its language on this point is: "We
denounce the financial imbecility and
immorality of that party which dur
ing eleven years of peace made no
advance toward resumption, no prep
aration for resumption." The impu
dence of such a declaration would be
apparent coming as it does just be
fore a demand for a repeal of the act,
passed by the "imbeciles" referred
to, to secure specie payments, and
pronounced by a convention which
nominated a man like Hendricks for
the second place on its ticket even
if the Democratic party had itself
been making a valiant fight during
all these eleven years to secure the
payment of the overdue government
notes and to re-eptablish
standard.
a specie
Congress has apparently perfected
a law that will kill the straw-bid
swindle in the post-office department
it requires all bidders to give strin
gent bonds, allows the department
to re-advertise, and punishes with
great serverity, as guilty of misde
meanor, bidderswho undertake their
contract and then back out.
'"X
1
Impeachment Trial.
ISelknap Acquitted.
Washington. Aug. 1. Belknap
lias been acquitted the vote standing
35 for conviction and 25 not guilty
less than the required two thirds.
At noon the Senate began to vote
upon the articlos of impeachment
against Wm. W. Belknap, late Secre
tary of War. Upon the first article
of impeachment 35 Senators voted
guilty, 25 not guilty, for want of
jurisdiction.
Those who voted guilty were:
Bayard, Booth, Cameron of Penn
sylvania, Cockerill, Cooper, Davis,
Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds, Gordon,
Hamilton, Harvey, Hitchcock, Kelly,
Kernan, Key, McCreary, McDonald,
Herriman, Mitchell, Morrill, Nor
wood, Oglesby, liandolh, Ransom,
Robertson, Sargent, Saulsbury,
Sherman, Stephenson, Thurman,
Wadleigh, Wallace, Whyte and
Withers.
Those voting in the negative were
Anthony, Allison, Boutwell, Bruce,
Cameron of Wisconsin, Christiaucy,
Conkling, Conover, Cragin, Dorsey,
Eaton, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Ham
lin, Howe, Ingalls, Jones of Ne
vada, Logan, McMillan, Paddock.
Patterson, Spencer, West, Windom
and Wright. Jones of Florida
declined to vote, ou the ground
that the Senate had no jurisdiction.
The presiding officer announced
that two-thirds had not voted guilty,
and therefore the respondent was
acquitted of the charge in the first
article.
On the second article, 36 Senators
voted guilty. Maxey, who did not
answer on first roll call, voted guilty
upon the second article. Those Sen
ators who voted not guilty repeated
their reason for doing so for want
of jurisdiction.
When Booth's name was called on
the impeachment vote, he said if the
question of jurisdiction was propos
ed he would vote against it. He
was clearly of opinion it was com
petent for the Senate, by a majority
vote, to assert jurisdiction, and such
decision having been made, it was
the law of the case until reversed.
When Booth made this announce
ment thero was some applause in
the gallery, but it was promptly
chocked.
Sargent gavo. notice that if the
demonstration was repeated he
would move to have the galleries
cleared.
Jones, of Nevada, said he did not
mean to vote on tho question of the
guilt or innocence of the accused,
but he voted not guilty on the
ground that the accused was a pri
vate citizen, and not liable to im
peachment, but like any other citi
zen liable before any ordinary court
where he had been indicted and was
now awaiting trial.
Upon the third and fourth articles
tho vote stood as above 3(5 voting
guilty. 25 not guilty. Before the
roll call on the fifth article was fin
ished, Morton, who had been de
tained on account of a severe fall
this morning, came in and voted
guilty, the vote on the article being
37 guilty and 25 not guilty. Two
thirds of the Senate not having vot
ed in favor of sustaining the articles
of impeachment, it was ordered that
a judgment of acquittal be entered
and the Senate sitting as a court of
impeachment adjourned sine die.
Tilden and Hendricks at Saratoga.
Accounts differ as to the resnll of
the conference between Tilden and
Hendricks at Saratoga. It is agreed
that the two governors came together
and had a talk, but beyond this no
two reports tally. From one paper
we learn that the interview was har
monious; that tho head an tail of the
Democratic tiger will pull together
ou the currency question; that Til
den was agreeably disappointed in
Hendricks, and that Hendricks is so
thoroughly infatuated with Tilden
that he believes ho will run ahead of
his ticket in Indiana. From other
sources it appears that the candidates
talked and talked, but got further
apart on the financial plank the long
er they talked; they endeavored to
reconcile their differences sufficiently
to allow them to write a letter of ac
ceptance which would satisfy both,
but at last gave it up in despair and
parted unreconciled, and that there
is a possibility that Hendricks will
decline tho candidacy in favor of
some one whose soft money tenden
cies are less pronounced. There is
much curiosity to learn the exact
truth of the matter, but this cannot
come until tho appearance of their
letters of acceptance. That Hendricks
left Saratoga and returned last week,
certainly gives color to the latter
story; it looking very much as if
influential Democrats had interceded
with him in the meantime to try just
one more interview with Tilden and
that for the sake of his party he had
complied. This week will probably
tell the tale.
Statute to Horace Greeley.
The committee of tho International
Typographical -Union appointed ,to
attend to the business of erecting a
statute to Horace Greeley, report
that a bronze figure will be cast (a
collossal bust) by September 1st.
It was first proposed to make a stat
ute of type-metal, but it would not
stand exposure to tho weather for
any length of time. Several thou
sand pounds of old type received in
1873 will be put in the monument in
some way. The total contributions
thus far received toward the monu
ment amount to $3,232 7G.
Chairman Hewitt of the Democrat
ic national convention says Mr. Til
den's letter will not be made public
until after Congress adjourns. Cau
tious Uncle Sammy!
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
TELEGRAPHIC .NEWS.
Eastern. ,
Saratoga July 28. Tilden arriv
ed this evening at the U. S. hotel.
He was soon called on by Hendricks
ami they, with Lieut, Gov. Dorshei
rser, went out riding, returning in
about four hours. They seem in
full accord, having a good under
standing with each other, and em
phatically deny all reports of disa
greements. It is reported on -good authority
that Tilden has informed Cox and
other prominent Democratic Con
gressmen that he will decline accep
tance, and leave the party without a
Presidential candidate, in case the
House passes any bill to repeal any
existing law providing for resump
tion of specie payment.
New York, July 28. Republican
papers are incensed at the action of
the House in keeping Goode in his
scat.
It has transpired that the seating
of Goode instead of Platte, as mem
ber of the House from West Vir
ginia, was the result of a bargain be
tween Southern friends of Tilden.
Goode is a member of the currency
committee, and voted with the soft
money men until recently. The
Tilden men have been working with,
the Southerners to stave off any ac
tion this session on the resumption
act, and the Southerners agreed not
to vote for repeal of the act if Goode
was seated. At least but one of this
committee absented himself, and
will not act with the soft money men
again it is understood at this session.
Under the circumstances the Tilden
men were willing to give Goode his
seat, and their votes for him consti
tute the consideration for his non
action on the resumption act. The
bargain is so secure that Tilden finds
ho can trust to it. and will accor
dingly give his letter of acceptance
early next week, probably Tuesday
morning.
The WorUTs Toronto special says:
Dispatches have been received by
the Dominion authorities at Ottawa
to the effect that tho Sioux Indians
in tho United States recently made
overtures to the Sioux and Blackfeet
tribes in the Canadian northwest ter
ritories for an offensive alliance
against the white race generally.
These overtures were rejected with
out parley by the Canadian tribes,
whereupon the messengers from tho
American Sioux announced they
were instructed by the consul to ask
the Indians of British North Ameri
ca to join their tribe agaiust the
United States. It is believed, how
ever, tho Canadian Indians will re
main neutral, although many of them
are of the Sioux who perpetrated the
Minnesota massacre in 13(12. The
Creeks, Sioux and Blackfeet in the
Canadian northwest number 12,400,
are well armed and supplied, and if
they were to join the tribes now
fighting in the United States noth
ing on this side of the line could
prevent them. The Canadian force
in the northwest consists 250 mount
ed police at Fort Pelly, and less
than 100 militia at Winnepeg.
Washington, July 21). 321 re
cruits are to be forwarded to regi
ments in Dakota and Colorado, .ind
41 to Gen Terry's command. Three
hundred soldiers lefve New York to
morrow for the Indian country. Tho
Secretary of War has sent to the
House a dispatch of Gen. Sheridan
recommending an increase of the
companies of the 2,1,3.1. 4th, 5th,
and 7th Cavalry to 100 men, as it
was before, two recrimonts on the
llio Grande, and submits an estimate
for men required in addition to the
2.500 men authorized by law. The
number required to till regiments of
cavalry on the frontier and in Tex
as to the maximum of 100 men for
each company will be 2,500, and ex
penses 8, 034, 700. Gen. Sherman
prefers regular enlistments to volun
teers. A proposition will be made to
frame a compromise river and har
bor nppropriat on of $5,000,000. A
large lobby is here working for that
bill. Senate appropriations com
mittee, acting under instructions of
the Senate to revise tho river and
harbor bill and reduce its aggregate
to $5,000,000, have to-day prepared
a bill, which will be reported Mon
day and passed without amendment,
or else fail altogether, unless the
present determination of tho Repub
lican Senators is then changed,
which is extremely improbable.
This bill contains only the following
for the Pacific coast: $00,000 for
furnishing training walls and deal
ing between at Oakland harbor.
$15,000 for tho improvement of
of San Joaquin river, $15,000 for
Sacramento river, 820,000 for Up
per Willamette, 315,000 for Unper
Columbia and Snake rivers, $20,000
for the Columbia river below Port
land and $00,000 for a canal and
locks at the Cascades of the Colum
bia.of which $10,000 is to bo devoted
to purchasing the right of way. The
House items of $30,000, for Wil
mington and $12,000 for Monterey
harbor are omitted. Wigginton will
endeavor to save them in the
House, but they have no chance of
reinstatement by the Senate, especi
ally as Monterey was dropped from
the former bill by a vote of the Sen
ate, and Jones opposes any approp
riation for Wilmington on the ground
that it would be of no benefit except
to C. P. roads. Other reductions
cannot be successfully opposed in
view of tho general reduction
throughout the bill. The provis
ions for surveys at San Luis Obispo,
Coos Bay, Coquille river and Mc
Kenzio river are left untouched.
Tho ultimate fate of the bill is still
uncertain.
Final action on the Chinese ques
tion for this session has been taken
this week, as foreshadowed last Sat
urday, by the Senate passing House
bill applying $75,000 for expenses
of the Congressional investigation
on the Pacific coast during recess.
The national Repnlicm committee
have printed 25,000 copies of Sar
gent's speech on the evils of Chinese
immigration which will be distributed
throughout the country' as campaign
documents. Sargent will himself
distribute 5,000 of them. He has
already sent out 5,000 copies previ
ously printed at his own expense.
Washington, July 31. Post office
name changed. Clear Creek, Clack
amas county, Oregon, to Viola.
Postmasters appointed Jerry Hunt
ly, Ellenburg. Curry county, Ore
gon; Drvid Hinman. Forest Grove,
Washington county, Oregon; P. P.
Halmer.Scottsburg, Douglas county,
Oregon; T. J. Loveland' Mill Plain,
Clarke county W. T.
The Senate military affairs com
mittee have reported very emphati
cally on the petitions asking Con
gress to grant the Dalles Militarv
Reservation and buildings to the
State of Oregon for the purpose of
an insane asylum, indorsed by Gen.
O. O. Howard, with a statemfent that
he thinks no better disposition can
be made of it. The committee, after
referring to recommendation of the
war department made to Congress in
1854, that the property should be
sold, and after quoting report from
Secretary Cameron that grain can be
raised in perfection, and that the
buildings are of value, says they see
no special reason why this portion
of the public domain should be
granted to Oregon, or why that
State should receive such donation.
Any other State might with equal
propriety expect any other portion of
the public land within its bounda
ries. They therefore report a bill
providing that the reservation be
sold by the interior department for
cash at not less than appraised value.
Representative Cox's action to-day
in offering a proposition for a com
mission to investigate the silver
question and financial topics gener
ally during the recess of Congress,
indicated that Gibson and other
opponents of the pending silver bill
have gained Democratic strength
since last week, and that their move
ment for postponement of the whole
subject till next session will probably
prevail. The position now taken by
Cox gives additional reason for cred
iting the rumor that Tilden has sig
nified to him a determination to de
cline the Presidential candidacy if
the House passed any bill to rejjeal
specie resumption act.
The committee on the part of the
Senate to investigate the Chinese
question on the Pacific coast, will be
composed of Senators Morton, bar
gent and Carpenter,
leave for California in
mediately after the
Morton will
October, :m
Indiana State
election.
Gov. Axtell, of Nov Mexico, will
take part in the campaign in Ohio
by invitation of Ohio Republicans.
There seems to be no indication of
an adjournment this week. The
Senate will have a long discussion
over the Belknap verdict, and the
House is likely to have 11 investi
gating committee reports to act on,
each of which will provoke more or
less discussion.
F'orcign.
Ihverpool, July 27. A leading
grain circular says tho supplies of
Fnglish wheat the past week have
been rather larger. The tendency
of prices continue in favor of buyers,
who have restricted their purchases
to supply immediate requirements.
Prices generally have been some
what lower than last week. Cargoes
on the coast now number 10, reduc
ed principally by withdrawals.
Trade remains very dull in this aud
neighboring markets. There has
been a more active demand which
has sprung up since Tuesday, the
weather having become unsettled,
with heavy rain and low temperature,
and fair business has b?en transact
ed in wheat, at better prices. Maize
has alo been held at full rates.
Tho improved ton was still more
apparent in to-day's market, millers
generally being rather short of stock
and purchased largely. Spring ad
vanced 2d per cental, for both rod
and white. Flour is dull and un
ci) an god. Corn is in good demand at
an advance of six pence per quarter.
Madrid. July 20. The Bank of
Spain has been instructed to issue
two and one-half milliards reals in
mortgage bonds. The nomination
of Jose Bazanalhird as minister of
finnneo is announced. -
London. July 20. Yoderhawn. a
maritime town of Sweden, Mas al
most totally burned on the 22d inst.
Great local distress prevails; damage
many millions.
Vienna, July 31. The Sultan
Mnrad has signed his abdication.
Paths. July 31. It is reported on
information contained in special dis
patches that a nnmbev of Turkish
desperadoes in Constantinople at
tempted. to blow up the French Em
bassy in that citv.
Rev. Samuel Butcher, Bishop of
Wealth, Ireland, has committed sui
cide. A Madrid dispatch says Queen Is
abella was received by King Alfon
so, the Princes of Austria and nu
merous military and civil officials.
Pacilic Coast.
San Francisco, Aug. 1. In the
police court this morning Dr. Bar
omids, who recently made out a cer
tificate of death from scarlet fever
in the case of a man dying of mali
gnant smallpox, was placed on trial.
It was at once evident that he was
one of those ignorant frauds who
swindle the community by attach
ing M. D. to their names. It was
also clearly shown that ho was aware
of tho true nature of the disease, bnt
criminally concealed it. He was
convicted, and will be sentenced to
morrow. It is expected that the
court will make an example by giv
ing him the full benefit of the law.
A billiard tournament, to last dur
ing the week, between the noted
players, Gamier, Slosson, Daly and
Sexton began at Piatt's Hall last
night, when tho two former played a
game at GOO points. To-night Sex
ton and and Daly play.
The billiard tournament was con
tinued to-night by a game between
Sexton and Daly, 000 points, three
ball. The former won on the 31st.
inning, beating Daly 77 points.
Greatest run, Sexton, 110; Dalv,
1S4. Averages, Sexton, .19 11-31
Daly, 17 13-30. After the game.
Gamier gavo another exhibition of
his wonderful fanev shots.
The views of Gov. Hayes expresses
about the civil servico form the most
comprehensive, most clearly defined
and in every respect most satisfactory
civil service reform programme that
I ever saw uttered in a few words;
and that programme is accompanied
by the pledge of an honest man that,
if he is elected, it shall be faithfully
carried out in its completeness, and
that no personal ambition shall inter
fere with the work. Never had civil
service reformers a better opportun
ity to fight with a chance of real suc
cess I mean the success of the cause,
and not only the success of a candi
date or a party. I shall support Gov.
Hayes heartily and actively, and I
have never felt more clearly conscious
of doing the right thing for the best
interests of tho country. C. Sclinrz.
SUMMARY !' STATE SEWS.
Halsey will build twenty houses
this summer.
Trotting race at East Portland
park Saturday afternoon.
Late sown grain in the vicinity of
Halsey is taking the rust.
A brother of Gen. Lane is on a
visit to Oregon from Indiana.
The damaged bridges in East
Portland are soon to be repaired.
The peach and plum crop in
Douglas county is below average.
The new boiler for the government
cutter has been tested and accepted.
1,000 sheep were sold in Douglas
county last week for $1 37 per
head.
The house of Mrs Carmin of Eu
gene, was burgalized three times,
last week.
Yamhill and Dallas merchants
have agreed to take silver at Port
land rates.
Indians are- numerous about Ba
ker City offering to sell, swap or
trade ponies.
Norris Humphrey has purchased
the Underwood block at Eugene
City for $G,000.
About twenty-two emigrant fam
ilies from Canada West, settled about
Weston recently.
Mrs. Humason and family of the
Dalles have taken up their residence
in San Francisco.
Three thousand five hundred dol
lars were disbursed at the Umatilla
Agency last week.
It is reported that the Grant
county Express will suspend publica
tion in a short time.
Two young men from Iowa are go
ing to put up a saw mill in Douglas
county on yellow creek.
The body of Anderson, mate of
the City of Sparta, was found last
Thursday by his shipmates.
On the last trip of the John L.
Stephens to "Frisco" she carried
down $37,000 worth of salmon.
The cargo of the Macleod, for
Liverpool, was valued at $120,945,
being the best that ever left the liv
er. A fish was caught at Chinook that
has legs, and claws, and wings, and
fins, gills, and a face and a nose like
a rat.
George Brown a logger on Smith
river, Douglas Co., was crushed to
death between two saw logs last
week.
A pool of 25,000 pounds of wool,
at the Farmers' warehouse, Albany,
sold a few days since at 10 cents
per pound.
A party of Quakers bought 700
acres of land recently in Chehalem
from John Williamson, paving $14,
000 for it.
The residence of Jos. A. Straw
bridge of Portland was burglarized
on the 28th ult, and $100 worth of
silver carried off.
It is rumored, that a well known
citizen of Salem has e loped with his
sister-in-law. He leaves behind a
wife and three children.
Joseph and Stephen Meek, sons of
the late Joseph L.Meek, are stricken
with tho small pox a few miles north
of Itillshoro, Washington county.
Jacob Hoover, of Washington Co.,
has sold the south half of his dona
tion land claim, consisting of 318
acres, to J. C. Weatherford, late of
California, for $7,000.
On Wednesday of last week a storm
occurred at Weston, which was par
ticularly severe. Fences were blown,
down grain in the lie-Ids prostrated,
andall the destructions that usually
follows in the train of a tornado.
The Albany Thnnocmt says: Mr.
E. L. Knox, of Knox' Butte. brought
in the first load of new wheat yester
day, the 31st ef July. It was purchas
ed by Messrs. J. II. Foster & Co.,
of the Magnolia Mills, of this city.
A cinnabar lead has been struck
on Beaver creek by the Emeline
company, which has beeu prospect
ing for a year. The rock is ele
scribed as being very rich. The
lead is located some sixty miles
south of Jacksonville.
A destructive fire occurred on the
farm of P. Peters, near Roseburg
last week. About 200 acres of pas
ture land were burned oyer and four
or five hundred rails ' destroyed.
Supposed to have originated from
the carelessness of a bee tree.
Smith Bros., foundry, of Portland
was burned last Saturday evening.
Some castings had been made in the
afternoon, and it is supposed that
the fire communicated from the
cupolo or core oven. The total
loss will not fall short of $20,000. It
was insured for $10,000. The firm
intend to rebuild and start in again.
Iire at Clervais.
Last Sunday night, about 9:30
o'clock, tho business portion of
Gervais was entirely ilestroyed by
fire. It was undoubtedly the work
of an incendiary, as it started in the
photograph gallery, a place where
no fire or combustibles were kept.
The proprietor of the gallery, on
seeing the smoke, repaired immedi
ately to it in order to get $70 in coin
which he had there, but on search
ing the drawer he found that the
money had been abstracted by some
thief and the building set on fire to
conceal the robbery. The conflagra
tion lasted two hours, and consum
ed Walker & Co.'s grocery store,
Thebadeaus's saloon, Mrs. Larkin's
milinery shop, Suiter's drug store,
Brown Bros.' hotel and meat market
and S. L. Grain's dry goods store.
The latter was insured for $4,500.
The Masonic hall was saved. Every
effort was put forth to lo the best
under the circumstances with the
limited meaus at command. Men,
women and children, including large
arrivals from the camp meeting near
by, worked unceasingly moving
goods. Several of the men fell en
tirely prostrated by overexertion.
Dr. Cusick fell from the roof of a
small building and had several of
his ribs broken. Tho loss has not
been estimated, but it is no doubt
large. Although most of the mer
chandise was saved, jet it was great
ly damaged in thohandliug, Jiee.
TERRITORIAL NEW
Worms are ravaging the
at Port Townsend.
Chas. Clancey is now nia?n
the Annie Stewart. " tCr of
Steilacoom shipped sixty tuon
hoop poles last week. Q'J
Thirty cents per bushel is 0ra,
for wheat at Walla Walla. erei
John A. Davis is wanted by
Nutt, Boulder county, Colorado!
The farmers on Walla Walla riv
are greatly tormented with rabbit
The farming prospects in Easter
Washington are exceedingly fUTo
able. -
The population of Clarke conntv
has increased 150 during the
year.
The Territorial Fair will be
ill wiviupiit uunug wo mot ee
October.
The old steamer Idaho is to U
used as a collier between San
cisco and Nanaiino.
The low prices prevailing forl0r
have induced many camps on t'0
Sound to shut down. 1,6
The Silver City people have suk
scribed $G,100 for the suffering ain
ers of Owyhee county.
The Sheriff at Oljmpia has been
restrained from selling theN. I R i
for non-payment of taxes.
James Berry, of Walla Walla di-J !
the other day of bilious colic, before
medical aid could reach him.' ;
They have a 70 year old man at(V
darville, Chehalis county, who ca
mow two tons of hay per diem.
A French sailor of the Citv 0
Panama was lost overboard off Lim'
Point on her last trip to the Souu
An intoxicated sailor, named Job
Booth, was drowned in Seattle Lar
bor by tho capsizing of a small boat
last week. a''
The North Pacific which is
on the way repairing, will return to
her old route on the Sound in aboct
six weeks.
It is estimated that fully one,
fourth of the fruit trees aloV the '
Columbia river bottom havebtca
killed by the high water.
A theater, after the melodeon or
der, was opened in Seattle last week
and the house is said to have take:
in $1,000 the first evenicg.
During the racesat Seattle billiard
tables were used for beds, arm chairs
reserved for favored guests, and the
ordinary public were compelled to
sleep in the saw tlust pile.
Washington Territory has three
breweries, each of which manufac
ture over 200 barrels of beer ami a!?
per month. The government tax re
ceived from the three amounts to
about $0,000 per annum.
The great race of the series over
the Seattle course was run last Fri
day and won by Bill y Bigham in ho
heats out of three. It was 21 miks
and repeat for a purse of $5H. Ti
en tries were Tom Merry, Cragiebnrr.
and Bigham.
Wm. Maskeyline, the stock man.
whose disappearance from the 1".
canon was noticed last week. La
been found. lie was discovered i
short distance from the city, and
from his general conduct is suppos
ed to be insane.
Olpmpia is improving and beauti
fying liberally this year. Ita.l.
sidewalks, fences aud bnildi::
have been put in good order, ai;!
the ()' 'innpio u claims that no town pi
the coast presents a more attract:
appearance to an artistic eye.
The boom of the Cirran Brother-,
containing a million feet of saw loc;.
that had been brought in by Liu
Washington and anchored at t'.
head of Seattle bay,, broke or u;
broken open early Sunday, and t die
logs all permitted to escape. 11:
owners organized a temporary can:;'
on the beach and are engaged pick
ing up those that did not get ont c!
the bay. They will save the greater
part probably.
m
The North Carolina Republican
have nominated for Governor Tbos.
Settle, president of the republican
national convention of 1S72, and now
judge of the supreme court, and he
will resign his judgship and chal
lenge Vance, the Democratic candi
date, to a joint canvass.
Another Opportunity for M t
lielief of the Afflicted.
The Sursreons of the National Sur-i- ;
cal Institute, bieated in Indian:;!'.'''''
Pacific Division, Alhambra OuiK!:"-- .
JUish Street, San Francisco, Iiaveyid.i- .
cd to tho manv u. gent appeals lr
their patrons aud friends in
and W ashington Territory and ai.i :
ing regions to revisit JVrtlaiul. i'
former visit was highly r s'"81?' "
and encouraging, many of 0e.l-11'' '
then accepted for treatment boinjr
cntirelv recovered, while nearly all" j
great lv benefitted and in a W!rwn '
recoverv. Three or more oi tl e 'v :
goons will be at the Cosniopohtai Jj
Pel in Portland, Oregon, from M1" ' :
the 2Sth dav of August, until :tur o.
the 2d September, 1n(J, six dajs ;
elusive. A, . ;
n,nv will have with them a
amount of surgical apparatus. "1 1
ances, etc., and competent a. -and
workmen to change, tit, J'(1 'irt,l.
such apparatus as may Ix ri i (l
Thov will come espociallv proi'an
trp'it .n iirri-.ii cases: a . .
ncil, .HI .-nif;n.iii . - - ., - xnwir
Tuf-n-;ti.is of the i a . i
and Limbs, Diseased Joints, i'i
Eves. Catarrh, Private Di-sj'a?;
Fistula, etc. All who wish W ,he
themselves of the advantaps
Institute, without the long J?,nU
San Fiancisco or Indianapolis,
do so at this time. N? .c:,fC!!' cf n"
undertaken without a lair iupy ifr
lief. II is needless to say tJia
stitution is entirely resins ui, th.,
flic largest and most lMI'UI;ir,n(i,n:i
kind in America, curing thoiis-o. -
nually. Kemembcrthc .umYo the ln'
ami come earl v. Gsena .in
stitute for circular. 'l
HARDING ft HANSEH.
PAINTERS.
nVi
.at
to
coast. Orders ion ai ".."" ,,.,nil ii
drug store will be prompt J
frT-KMlsomining "d C
Specialty. , , ,r
Oregon City, August 1, 1.0.
' - . . ni
kinds of I'iimtinp at yy - ...mm'"
reasonable prices, una WI,r., Pn "
do as pood work as an) ,fnriiins
in.