regou Statesman
.AMD UNIONIST.
SALEM, FRIDAY,
OCT. 15
' The Chinese Question.
We liavo never yet made a special effort
; wp. tb!s great question that vexes and dis ;
turbea the leaders of Democracy so much,
but as it iavolves a conrfderatio'n of the,
valne of labor, ead a the importance of
'tbe controversy depeads -entirely upon 'the-'
ability of the eittoens of the soil to profit
by the wse x sb ap labor if it sao be had,
end rise a step higher by its use, it is appar
ent that there ar two sides "to this as to
very vther question. Joofino it to the in
quiries : Shall we opdn our doors to pagans
nd the lowest Taces and classes of Asia,
and permit them to have equal social and
(political 'lights, retaining and maintaining
tbe practices of heathenism ; kttlag them
taarry'Vith the white race and make heath
eiis"6f bur. own people! Shall Asiatics
3som a'.. preponderating element of polit
''jcal' yowert Shall the millions of Asia
pour across tbe, Ocean, and by competition
drive all white labor from the field, or re
'. duce U to the lowest grade f poverty and
ignorance! Confine it to this range of in
quiry and show for a moment that any dan
ger exists that such results may follow, and
we will join heartily in the effort to drive
the Chinese from our soil. We have no de
sire that the Chinese shall ever become the
social equals of the citizens of the United
States. We should bitterly -oppose their
i residence among us. if we thought it possi
ble, as a consequence, that the white labor
ing class woald thereby become degraded
or impoverished. Oar sympathies are ex
clusively with our race when we consider
the possibility of any conflict of interest,
and we see no reason why Asiatics or their
children should ever have the ballot. But
it we need the labor te develops our coun
try, and if the commerce of Asia is worth
competing, tor, we must reciprocate favors
and privileges as has been agreed upon by
treaties made with that Empire. Looking
around us we see many Democrats employ
ing Chinese house servants, and Chinese
labor generally isusefal hi menial positions,
enabling capital to carry on public, enter
prises that would otherwise have to be
abandoaed. We do not see that any white
persona suffer .or ore idle because these
Chinese are nt work, and following out the
natural inference, we judge that cheap
labor wola eable many men to prosper
who cannot do so with labor at exorbitant
rates. Can our families do without help I
Can our public works be earried on at the
usual prices of Jab or? Let us ask still
further, if the introduction of a race that
are willing la be menials and anxious to
act as such." will not give tbe white man a
chance to rise a step higher in the scale.
, We have o sympathy with the man who
Tears that fhe Negro or Chinaman may yet
rule America ; our faith in Anglo Saxon
progress forbids so cowardly an apprehen
sion. Whenever it becomes necessary to
legislate against Chinese, the people will be
very apt to Cad it out, and very sure to do it.
. "Extinction of National Debt
It is estimated that tbe total expenses of
of the Gacernnent, with the interest on the
. National debt and the sums paid for boun
ties, pensions and all other purposes, will
amount o zvu,uuu,uuu, ior tne present
.fiscal year, one quarter of which has elaps
ed. .The total revenue of the Nation during
that year, is estimated at $370,000,000,
which will leave one hundred million dollars
applicable for the extinction of the nation
al debt; a Bore rapid reduction ot the debt
perhaps than, would be necessary if we
' could be assured of peace and prosperity
for tbe coming quarter of a century ; but
we have no such assurance of continued
peace, and tbe only safe and sure way to
continue to hold our place among tbe great
powers of ttw earth and be able at any time
to. cope with formidable alliances, should
such be formed against us. is to place our
national credit oa such a firm financial ba
sis, that our ability to wage war can never
.be questioned. Let the nations of Europe
percieve that our debt is a galling yoke, and
that its reduction Is beyond our power, and
oar prestige aud influence would immedi
ately be gone.; our ability to maintain
-our commerce would be impaired, and
tbe danger of txrelga war beiug forced
, -upon us would be imminent. , There are of
the National debt as light a burden as pos
: eible. This generation has fought the bat
tles of freedom, aad has probably demons
trated the problem of free government for
all time. We have shown that we can maia-
-and too, when that war has been largely
sustained by foreign sympathy. We have
" ''not yet proved, for time alone can furnish
the proof, that tbe citizens of this Eepub-
1!a will vffh mafUnria roo f ha faKt vriih I
K III TV til W JM MUavuvw t"J W WUU
which national unity was secured, and that
they will permanently decline the Demo
cratic remedy far taxation repudiation. !
While we do not doubt that the masses
who rule will scam the .projects of schem
ing repadiatars and boaestfy maintain the
national faith and credit, still this has to
be proved to foe world, and it becomes an
object of immediate Importance to give tbe
Jie to all aspersioas of National honor, to
ahow tbe world, as we are s successfully
' -doing, that we cave theetoeuglh that comes
rom a great national income, and the power
to fight battles ia the future as we have
- ought tbem in the past. To-day our National
credit is depreciated, our National currency
ia below nar, simply-because the Demo
cratic party premises repudiatioa,aad the
capitalists of oar own and otter cations
Are disturbed by tho tbmat. :
Ems Bvaou iScivDAt. A randsoa of
Lady Noel Byren, Lord Wentworta, has
published a letter attenptinf to discredit
the statements made by Mrs. Stow, but in
it be makes no direct denial of tbe charge
that Byraa was guilty f Uunet wUh his
ister,The most positive assertion contained
in bis letter is tbe followiag - ."Icaaao al-
low that Mrs. Stowe's statement is substantially-
correct However anoleasaat it may
w nave to oeueve mat toe grcc.
English poets was a vile fellow, t&ere is
Uttle room left Cor as to doubt that be was
ereat scamp and that Mrs. Stove lias told
the train.
. .Crops ot Hoxtixa. The papers f tbat
Territory are jubilant ovr the fiae crops
'raised there the present year. It is estima
ted that the average y'teld of wheat will
Web Zi tmabefci per acre. Major Farbeai
whose farm Is within sight of Helena City,
raised Sit baskets from 17 acres, aa average
f 48 bushels per acre.. One selected acre
's yielded 5 bushels-, la all farm products
tix jicld was fjreliSe a& tke quality good.
Second Day of the Fair.
FORK.voox.
The attendance np till the tithe of clos- b
iog, last night, as indicated by the receipts
at tbe gates, was not more tifan 1,5011, but
early to-day tne current set in wrong auu
things are beginning to wear a "gay and
festal" look. Hackmen do not cry in such
frantic tones T3r some one to give them I
"two bits, twenty -five cents or a quarter of 1
n'finllar " Showmen have their faces ex-1 a
tended laterally instead of the longitudinal
'development exhibited yesterday, and every
nn nrpdicu that the Fair will be a success
in every respect.
MACHINEUY
Is arriving in such numbers and of such
various kinds that the miserable sheds de
voted to this department, and to the dis
crace of the Society, cannot shelter the
o '
half of them. There is room for every.
thing here, bnt the agricultural department
That, the ostensible object of the institu
lion, and one that is a credit to our fetal e,
seems to be. as an ill-natured fellow says
of woman, a side issue." The display of
implements is already fine. Walking plows
of every pattern, many of them excellent ;
sulky and gang plows too numerous to
specify, each claiming merit in some re
spect Among which we noticed a roughly
made one, tne uuuaer ot wmcn says ne
-lives on i-ong lom, votes lor jacsson ana
understands plows;" and he evidently
does, for his plow, though rough, is sure to
do good work. The eh-foot plow has a tcrin26 seconds, the half in 55, with Port
great point in its favor, as it can be made iand closing out a little daylight every leap ;
to run oat of the ground instead of being on the home stretch, both riders used the whip
lifted up by main strength. But mention I and passed the stand amid a storm of hur
can hardly b made without being invidi-1 rahs. The announcement from the judge's
ous. Tuen we have barrows, drill, culti
vators, reapers and mowers, threshers
straw-cutters, cider mills, fcc. In short.
there is a constant fund of information for
tbe farmer, the machinist and tbe amateur
who is interested in agricultural, labor-sav-
ng machinery. The show of
STOCK
Threatens to be a failure, excepting always
the horses. The premiums are certainly
liberal enough ; there are quite enough
classes both of cattle and sheep, and also
of hogs, and we know that there are plenty
of good animals in these classes, but tbe
difficulty seems to be that every one came
to see his neighbor's animals. Those that
have arrived seem to be good, but tbe num
ber in by yesterday afternoon was small.
Many people make their calculations to
reach tbe Fair grounds on Thursday even
ing, and do not send their small stock
ahead. There was a very lonely looking
pair of fowls and some turkeys, but they
were alive, which was a sad drawback to
their usefulness and beauty.
I.V THE VAVII.IOX
Tbe ladies still are taking the lead ; works
of art, both those called fine and those
called useful, which are really tbe fine arts,
preponderate. We remarked , some very
fine wax -works, some new arrivals of leath-
er-work, which is ahead of the last, and a
"iurmer s wieatn," composed ot farm and
garden products principally seeds very
skillfully composed into a grand pictnie of
a basket and wreath. The needle work, I hides of every shape, size, hue and pat
embroidery and all that sort of thing is a I tern, and on nearing the gate, the throng
very fruitful theme, speaking volumes, not
only for the skill and taste, bnt for the in -
d us try and perseverance of the fair sex of
Oregon. But when we come to the floral
department we find a still finer display, and
one' that must have cost fully as much lime
and trouble as the needle work or drawing.
If the lillies toil not, those who rear them
and their fellows do. The display of
VEGETABLES A.N'D GIULV
Was very meagre until quite late in the day,
when there were some valuable accessions 5
among others a Mammoth squash that, but
for lhe untimely gathering in by appreci
ative bogs, might have far excelled its pres
ent weight of 100 pounds. The specimens
of corn show that the past dry season has
been good for something, while tbe wheat
and barley show that it was bad for other
things.
FRcrrs
For Oregon do not look very well. There
are quite a number of apples on display
and well arranged for once, but they are
"no great ehakes." Some large quinces,
good pears, and grapes that a few years
ago would not have been expected here.
Mrs. Price, ot this county, has a second
crop of Bartiett pears, the first crop ripen
ed about the last of August, and the sec
ond ia in very good condition for eating
now.
! ACCIDENTS AXD INCIDENTS
Were Mike angel visits, few and far be
tween." One gentleman, however, met
with a reception which was unexpected,
lie bad tied his horses to a bush on tbe
grounds, loosed them from the carriage and
was engaged in assisting a lady to alight,
when a great commotion of the horses hur
ried them along a little ; be started toward
them but met some of the yellow jackets
whose precincts were invaded, and he re
treated, took another look, meanwhile the
poor beasts plunged furiously in their tor
ment nntii one of tbem was untied and the
other succeeded in breaking loose, and
started round the track regardless of the
fact that the riders were up. but was stop
ped before he, with his yellow jacket, got
in tbe way of Bed Jacket aad his rider.
Damage a broken harness, a man with a
black eye and a couple of horses badly
bunged tip.
Another horse tied to a wagon, after eat
ing his feed climbed .into the wagon after
his master's dinner, and succeeded in failing
backwards on bis thieving poll without
cracking it. A wrestling match terminated
in a great deal of profanity, but no bones
broken. A man engaged ia putting up
shed bad bis arm hurt by a plank falling.
Put. Smith got too near the mother of bis
"Pathfinder" colt, f and received a kick,
wbicb did not prevent his being out to see
his horse trot, .
Tbe grumblers, who think criticism con
sists of faultfinding, say the fair is a fizzle,
lhe crowd is nothing, tbe grounds are out
of repair and shabby (and so they are) but
meanwhile the people keep coming in, the
days are fine, and the nights light aad beau
tiful,and the receipts greater tban ever be
fore at this stage of proceeding.
Races.
TaOTTISO MATCB.
- Mile beats 2 in 3, for a purse of $100. Pat.
Smith named Pathfinder, bk. st ; Jerry Welsh
named Richmond Mare, b. m ; Jimmy .Welsh
named Oregoa Nell, r. m. Oregon Nell was
withdrawn. Richmond won the inside. Path
finder next.
The horses got off well together at the first
rial. Richmond soon drew ahead and passed
the quartet pole in 46 seconds, the horse a
length behind ; passed tbe half-mile ia the
ame order in 1:33. Pathfinder now began
to work, and gradually closed the gap, until,
on catering tbe,.hcme streteh they lapped.
From here out the pace was good, the.borse
gaining steadily and the mare inclined to
break. Pathfinder reached tho stand in 3:06, I on
Richmond two lengths behind. Fifteen min-
ute for a blow, and off at the first trial airain,
t th m - wag d hil tna vwu vad
jugt got to work be was a distance ahead at
the quarter, and made matters wore all the
way round, winning the heat and race in Z:45,
amid the cheers of the crowd. Last year
Pathfinder made it in 2:461 in sulky; this
time, drawing a heavy buggy and carryin
an extra hundred weight of flesh, he made
ntue better tune without tho least meonve-
nience,
The crowd dispersed to collect again at 4
c1k wr me running mated. Mngie aasn
for $75.
This was
TUB RACE OP THE DAY.
It. Everest named Yamhill stallion ; VT. O
Scoggins named Portland ; Wm. Uird named
Red Jacket. On being called up, the horses
were stripped, and each greeted heartily by
his admirers. Red Jacket, clean limbed,
with his legs well under him, looked as cool
as a cucumber ; Portland, a little fleshy, but
showing good training, well warmed by his
exercise and ready to make a good run
Tho riders weighed, and the rules read, the
horses came up fjr. a send off. Portland's
rider, Bill Tompkins, came to'tbe string a lit
tle behind, and as he saw Rod Jacket pass the
string without the word, Bill pulled up. But
just at this instant, one horso being ahead of
the string and the other behind, rap ! went
tnejaage'g cib, and away they went, Red
Jacket gaining a hundred feet in the start.
b,u mct his fate gallantly, and rode for life all
lhe way round. Red Jacket passed tho quar-
Btand that it was Red Jacket's 'race, in 1 :5t
was received with a jell of curses from thi
losers. Many coinplaiued of unfairness in the
starter, as Tompkins evidently waited for the
word " go," and the other rider did not, but
it was probably an accident. However, the
rule should be enforced, that no horse is to
start without the word
The track is in good order, there are plenty
cf horses, and if wo have fair play, the lovers
of this sport may expect to enjoy themselves
RECAPITULATION,
At 2 o'clock, p. m., trotting for horse, mare
or gelding, mile heats, 2 in -3, to harness and
to rule. Premium, ?iuu
First heat, time..
.3:0fi
,2:4a
V-
Second heat, " ...
Put Smith's Pathfinder
1 1
Jerry Welsh's Richmond
Jerry Welsh's Oregon Nell
2 2
0
At 4 o'clock, p. m., running for horse, mare
or eeldins, single dash of one mile. Premi
um, $75.
Time, 1:54.
Wm. Gird's, Red Jacket
W. G. Scoggins' Portland
Third Day of the Fair.
I Every promise of success has been, or is
in a fair way of being, redeemed. No one
can ask to see a better representation of
the " fair women and brave men " than is
here assembled. As one approaches tbe
I grounds, from any direction, at quite a
I considerable distance, the prospect begins
I to brighten. Every road is dotted with ve-
I increases, as each road and turning-off
1 place yields its tribute to the main stream,
until it seems to be a stationary mass of
I variegated colors bright and sombre.
J heavy and gay. commingled in a pleasing
and striking manner. To day there has not
been the undue proportion of the masculine
persuasion that was a noticeable feature of
the first two days. The ladies were scat
tered about tho grounds promiscuously,
lending a charm to even the bare weather-
beaten board sheds and walls, that up till
to-day gave such a forlorn and deserted
look to tbe grounds. ' For this reason there
has been much less if any complaint about
tbe appearance of the grounds ; in fact the
grumblers have disappeared those loud
est yesterday in calling the whole affair a
failure, to-day are obliged to admit that, on
the contrary, it ia great success.
The opening address was at too early an
hour to be well attended, and yet there
were more than could hear it This sug
gests
A GROWL.
It is a pity that there could not be a stop
put to the interminable yelling that clit s
one's ears at all times and in all places
There are a great many young men who
call themselves gentlemen, pnd yet. when
out of sight of their mothers, act like idiots.
This is. perhaps, done with the hope of
"looking big," but on the contrary results
in their looking ridiculously small. We
noticed, too, a number of persons suffering
from the too frequent use of "soda water ;"
one man, who "felt so bad for brother
Jones that be could not stand," snoozed
away by the fence very decently ; another
who used very bad language was summari
ly ejected, but he broke off a plank, exe
cuted a flank movement, and was at the
Pavilion, insulting the ears of all decent
folks with his obscenity, before the Mar
shals were well out of sight. These cus
tomers must remember that the officers 0
the Society are armed by the law, and it is
to be hoped that tbey will exercise their
authority by making sn example of a few
offenders to-day for the benefit of the bal
ance. But these small things are but tbe spice
to render more palatable the. enjoyments
of the day ; everybody came to be happy;
they smiled, others of course smiled back,
the Heavens smiled overhead, nature smiled
around us. and as a natural sequence every
one tons happy. Having come to enjoy
themselves, all readily drift to the places of
AMUSEMENT,
Which, at every interval between the legit
imate business of the Fair, strive to attract
the public attention by every means in their
power. The Great World Circus, which
is a standard performance, comes in for its
full share of patronage. In the afternoon
they have a fair house and at night a crowd.
Tbe best time to see tbem is at night, but
tbe best time to see the lions is in the after
noon. A good many leave the grounds at
nightfall and come to Salem to see Carter's
troupe and Reed's Theater both worth
seeing and both will lie seen this week by
all who know what is what. Tho little
shows, if all combined and well managed,
would be worth patronizing, but farmers,
and all sensible personssoon tire of paying
a tax, first to see a woolly calf, next to see
a Llama, then to see a pair of antelope.or a
few birds, or stuffed animals. These things
are all proper to be seen and would make
a decent menagerie, and do better for the
proprietors than as now, cut up into a doz
en "shows." The swings turn a pretty
penny, but what takes the eye of. the boys
is the velocipede school, which is a never
filing source of fun to those who are not
in danger cf falling, because they are not
in the ring. A good many, too. take a free
look at the "very correct and striking pic
tures in front of tbe various booths. What
idea thev must take away witn mem 01
what is on the inside 1 Still others visit the
-fish Dond" and try their luck, sometimes
Wv , j'nrnni .-,. At jl o'clock J
the attraction was out to the center of the
npifi to th
- FARADS OF STOCK,
And. of course, the parade tooK place at
two. When they, did turn out, lovers of
horse flesh could see about seventy animals
of all ages, that were well worth looking
at and studying. The display was a credit
to our young State, all tbe different styles
of stock being well rep'esented. To well
describe any one of quite a number that
could be named, would require more space
than we can allot to all. A draft horse re
quires to be on one model, a running horse
another, trotting another, horse of all work
still another, and so on ; and yet all were
there, and each possessing points ot ex
cellence. In short, Oregonians may rest as
sured that while we sell many of our best
hcrses to our California neighbors, w re
tain enough of them to keep up the stock.
The cattle made a fine showing, though
from the difficulty of parading them in
good order, none lut an enthusiast or a
professional could get a good view of them.
One prominent beast was splendid bull.
owned by Mr. Puckhart. of Linn ; another
was a Uttle fellow from Devonshire, owned
by B. E. Stewart, also a yearling of the
same atonk. The cows averaged better
than the other bovines. perhaps from the
fact that tbey are easier tested. Any one
can tell a good milker by trying Ler, and
no matter what stock she miv be, tbe
-points" are sure to show.
The swine and sheep were not paraded.
though there are a good many .especially of
the latter on exhibition. Some of the
porkers, though too big to walk, was de
serving ot a ride. Some of Cross', in par
ticular, would have been a load for a team
There were, too, some Essexes. large and
small, tbe only fault with which is that the
people didn't see thein. This breed of hogs
pays every one who takes rhem up, aud for
that matter so does any breed, other than
tbe windsplitters, who reach through a
fence and root up tbe second row of pota
toes.
There are a good many lots of sheep
some of them good and some below the av
erage, but very few have visited them, and
when any one docs stray that way there is
no one to give any information about the
stock, nor ia there even a ticket to distin
guish tbe lots. Why will a mati take, a
splendid lot of sheep to the Fair aud then
neglect them any more than he will ahorse.
indensahe? After the parade things set
tled down a little until 4 o'clock, which
was the liveliest time of the Fair so far,
This was
THE BKJ RACE.
Mile heats, 2 in 3, for horse, mare, or
gelding purse S100. J. G. Basket named
ch. h. Jeff Davis ; William Gird named wh
in. Snowflake ; and W. G. Scoggins named
si. h. Jack Miner. The appearance of the
horses, which aro well known and great
1 eal favorites, was the signal for intense
excitement. Betting was very lively and
strange to say, without much system. Jack
Miner seemed to have the noisiest backers,
but ' Snowflake money was not scarcv, the
partisan of each horse backing his favorite
even against tho field. On being called up
to start, the horses presented a fine appear
ance. Some one remarked that Jeff was too
fat ; he was restive and quite difficult to
start. Snowflake (who is said to be an Ore
gon nag after all) stood like an old profes
sional, husbanding her resources, wbil
Jack seemed all eagerness, but perfectly
under control. Snowflake won the inside,
Jack next, with Jefl last. After one 01 two
false starts, they got away rather poorly,
the mare ahead, the other two lapped.
Reached the, quarter in 24 seconds, where
the sorrel parted company with Jeff, and
brushing up to the mare, closed the day
light all the way to the hoine-strelch.
Here the race Beomed to begin agaiu, but
Snowflake was (00 quick, and won tho heat
ia 1:5 1 Jack second and Jeff a poor third.
The excitement was tremendous. Snow
flake stock up to 400 per cent., with takers
scarce ; in fucs. betters thought they bad
enough invested already. Jack Miner hav
ing started a plate, half an hour was
allowed between beats. Time'up the hor
ses got away at the tap of tbe drum all in
a ( huddle; some one called foul riding but
they soon got clear, Jack and JefT a little
ahead of tbe mure. At the quarter tbe
mare was with Jeff and Jack close be
hind, all running well. In the next ten
seconds the horses all got together and
came to tbe hoine-stretch in this way. Here
Suowflake and Jack left the chestnut and
struggled hard all the way out, lapped all
tbe time, first one aheaj, then tbe other. In
the last hundred yards the mare got away
from him, passed the string a length ahead,
winning the heat an'd race in 1:54 again,
which seems to be the standing time for
this season, but it ought to be bettered, as
everything is favorable. So closed the day's
sport on the tracks. Tbe Committee had
extended the time for entries to 5 p. m.. by
which time the Pavillion was well filled,
the machinery so plentifulthat almost all
of it is out of doors. During the forenoon a
DISASTROUS COLLISION-
resulted in rather serious consequences
though it might have been worse. It seems
that a hack, driven by Eli Vaugn, while
going toward the Fair at a great rate, ran
against the animal that Mr. Lewis Miller,
of Sublimity, was riding in the same di
rection, knocking down the horse and send
ing Mr. M. over his horse's head sprawling
into the ditch, but not seriously hurt. The
horse got up and started towards Salem at
a furious rate, and after running through
tho crowd several hundred yards, he met
a horse driven in a bnggy by Mr. Scoffins,
of French Prairie, the two coming together
with such tremendous force as to hurl both
to tbe gronnd one dead and the other so
badly hurt as to live but a few moments.
The buggy, of course, went to eternal
smash, but Mr. S. though buried in the
wreck, was almost miraculously unhurt.
ANOTHER RUXAWAT
Had occurred about the same place, a lit
tle earlier in the day. which resulted in the
demolition of a wagon ; and again in the af
ternoon, a young man, walking in the mid
dle of the road, was hurled to one side, out
of danger, by a buggy wheel striking him
in the rear. There were some very
fixe Tcnxocw
At the gronnds duriug the day, among
which Wilson's night gray horses was a no
ticeable feature ; some teams from Portland
which must have rich owners, and some
farmer's teams, which tbey are entitled to
be proud of; but the turnout of tbe day
was a basket-car jaunting-car, or some
sort ot basket or car a miniature of
really handsome finish, occupied by two
ladies who, a bachelor friend says "graced
the turnout," and drawn by an elegant lit
tle span of deep bays.
Many visitors of distinction are here at
tending the Fair, who, of course, lend an
other charm to the interest or the occasion.
Fourth Day of the Fair.
To be enthusiastic at all times is to run tho
risk of being called indiscriminate, and yet,
on this occasion, one is compelled to resort to
very poor artifices to avoid the charge.
THE WEATHER,
For instance, is a subject on which we all are
often in the habit of exhausting our vocabu
lary of deprecation. If moist weather contin
ues nny length of time, it is too wet and mud
dy, and if it does not rain, every one com
plains of their webs getting dry and cracked.
It is almost always too hot or too cold, too
wet or too dry, or too something for somebody,
but this week no such complaints are heard.
The rains of last week UiJ not Zy the dust,
but made solid grouud of it ; the fine weather
since bus dried up the mud, and it cannot be
ground into dust again in time to inconveni
ence any one. The mornings, it U true, are a
little raw and foggy, but, if it were otherwise,
no one could stand the monotony of good
weather day and night. It clears up about
10 o'clock each mroing and the sun shines
just warm enough through tho remainder of
tho day, and ,sets ia red anil gold at niht(
leaving tho moon a clear cm ft and h.'t of
pleasure seekers who need her gentle liht
It was a i-ooii stroko 01 policv 111 wuever
calculated tho Fair week f r the Kcmil ijuai
ttr of the October in.ion.
People keep coming in from all directions
until a crowd is now a t'oiiinmnpluee a"air,but
the best thing of ull is lU.-it every tmo is well
pleased. A hamlrfd jeron from li!ler-nt
parts of the country, 11)10:1 l eiu ijiic.-iiupcd
jtcrday, gnvu their pinin that this is the
best Fair, in every respect, ever held in Ore
gon.
One gentleman, from Caiifnnii.i, says there
are more people here than atien le l lhe late
State Fair at Sacramento, ami that in many
respects we arc ahead of our neighbors, al
though we don't have either public painhling
motketocs, or hotels that charge $0 a night ior
accommodations.
Things yesterday looked a little more agri
cultural. AVhile the entries wer not all in,
no one but those directly interested in a par
ticular subject seemed to care for anything
but the amusements. I'ut as soon as the va
rious committees got to work,
"AWARDING THE I'tlFMIl'MS,
Piople seemed to remember that the object of
all this is to develops and improve the re
sources, both of tho country and its inhabi
tants. Learning i a pill that requires a good
ileal of Mtpir coating at nil times ; none more
eo than in this particular ease, as the learning
required is that which will cause us to step
aside from the paths of our lathers, from the
forgotten ages to the present time, and the
paths in which we ourselves are accustomed to
travel ; and the coating is, of course, very
plentiful. But amidst all tbe fuss and all the
nonsense there is some education fjoing on all
tho while, as is very evident to those who
. have been in tho habit of attending these an
nual gathering!.
Particularly iB this tho case in tho stock de
partment. In every case tho nimals taking
premiums werej worthy of them. Of course,
some dissatisfaction is to be expected, but as
a general thing the awards have been such as
to please the bystanders. A great many very
coon horses
Were to be fecn wearing the coveted ribbons,
and, of course, a great many more without.
When tho premiums are awarded, we shall
publish a full list, and it would take too much
space to enumerate now tho beasts who won
the honors in every case.
One instance however, might have been
avoided by attention to tho rules. Alter tho
award for roadsters, it was discovered that the
blue ribbon was on a horso owned by one of
the judges. Another comtnitteo was put on
and a new award made, the first premium
being given to a horso not broke to harness.
This, though unusual, might not have excited
remark but for the previous cireumst;rnco : af
ter that dissatisfaction was a sr.rc thing, oth
erwise horso matters went oT smoothly
enough. Many of tho premium horses have
already been mentioned during the week, the
rest deserve it, but we can only name one
fpan of "Emigrants," which took thrco rib
bons, tho first for matched carriage horses,
and the first and second for roadster stallions.
A "Sampson" colt, called Homestead, two
years old, 15J hands high, a large powerful
bay, will be worth money t his owner, Mr
Powers of Eugene. Charley IJ.icoii exhibited
a matched span of bri jlit bays, exactly alike,
beautiful animals. 10 bunds high, and weigh
. ing TZ cwt., together. TI10 Committee will
continue their labors to-day. Tho test of
draft horses is to take place at 9, a. m. This
is something of interest to all aud should be
well attended. The Committee on ,
CATTI.K
""Found less difficulty in deriding, from the fact
that there were seldom more than one in a
Class. This often results in giving first pre
miums so stock that is not over average, but
there were some very good beasts on eatry.
Mr. Buckhart's Durham bull, mentioned yes
terday, of course took u blue ribbon, but was
almost eclipsed by a heifer of Mr. Fisk's.
Durhams well repay all trouble and expense,
and we want many moro such in the country.'
Mr. Fisk had a very fine lot of stork and de
serves the thanks of all who paid any atten
tion to stock for the handsome part his cattle
made up of the show. The Devonshire bull,
credited to B.'E. Stewart yesterday, is owned
by Mr. Wilkins. Stewart's stock are from
California, out of imported. Those who dealt
in
SHEEP
" Had call for tho exercise of discretion. There
were quite a number claiming honors at their
hands. Mr. Naylor.of Washington, had some
very fine French and American Merinos, out
of Patterson's imported stock. Minto's Span
ish Merinos were also, excellent. The peculi
arities of the different races of Merinos arc as
well marked as those of different breeds.
Minto had nearly 50 bead of sheep, all
worthy; among them were feur fat fheep that
don't look as though this stock was too small.
Bnt those who call Merinos small can be cured
by looking at Jeso Parrish's pure Frcneh
yearling buck, or, indeed, any of his sheep,
ten in all. Kalph Gecr had the South Downs
to himself, but could have taken a prize any
way. Davidson bad tbe only imported buck
on exhibition, a "Patterson" Spanish, with
his progeny.
HOGS
Were easily settled, though some of Crosi'
200 pound yearlings would be hard to unsettle,
bnt he bad tbe big, fat Woods stock, and the
only other swine was the very fino pen of lis
sex. Speaking of swine, we hope that people in
the Pavilion to-dBy, will "take tho right."
This is not a very hard rule, and by sn aoing,
all can pass through with ease and enjoy the
tighU. Otherwise thos who get there first
will get jammed again, and keep the rest out
to say nothing of incommoding those who se
lect the narrow passage, to have a friendly
chat. In the afternoon everybody went t see
the
RACKS.
The appearance of tbe gronnd at racing
time can te we'd compared to a hive bees
twarmng. Th; stand, track, :ence, every
thing lined with life, for fully ooe-tbird of
mile. Yesterday was devoted to trotting. The
first match being for Oregon colts, 3 year old,
2 in 3, for $.. Wm. fiird named bk. m.
Black Bess ; Jas. Bates named b. h. Bill Fifer.
Ejss won tho pole, and the horses started
fairly, ran lapped to the half-mile in 1:50;
hero the mare began to draw ahead, uutil near
ing tho homestretch, she broke, hut came
lown very fairly for a colt ; but Bill bad im
rovtd tho occasion to oome alongside again.
Half way down the homestretch, she broke,
but got at her work speedily. Bill Fifer kept
up a good stride, gaining steadily, and passed
tbo string a length, ahead in 3:ofi. After
twenty minutes, they got away well together,
but the nunc was blown, and lost steadily all
tho way round, and came in a long way be
hind, Bill F'ifer winning the heat and race in
ItF.CAI'ITI I.ATIOX.
First heat, time
....3:30i
...:i:xi
... 1 1
.... 2 1
Second heat, "
Bates' b. h. Bill Filer
Gird's bk. m. Black Bess ...
At 3:30 took place fhe trotting match for
Oregon 4 year olds. Tom Richmond named
Richmond; J. Smiley named Mystery. The
horses were both in fine trim, and the crowd
expected true sport ; but in coming up for a
send-off, after a good deal of jockeying, Stui
ley pulled up by mistake just at the tap of the
drum, and away went the horse hall a dozen
lengths in the lead. Mystery seemed inclined
to do well, but lost grouud on the back stretch,
broke badly on the homestretch, and barely
saved a distance, Richmond taking the heat
in "r.Wi. This put a damper on tbe spirits of
the spectators aud betters, but the next heat
was worse. They started well. The horse soon
took the lead, kept widening the gap all the
way around, tbe mare breaking badly. Rich
mond won in 3:012, the mare close behind in
a dead run.
First bent, time
Second beat, time
Richmond's b. b. Richmond
Siniley's b. m. Mystery ,
AS ACCIDENT
...3:003
...3:lMj
... 1 1
Happened in the Pavilion during the fore
noon, which, no doubt, spoilt someone's Fair.
A very fine specimen of wax work, represent
ing a vae of flowers, fell or was knocked
down nnd was utterly demolished. Those
shattered pieces of wax cost more trouble and
time, and were, no doubt, harder to lose than
the best premium on the list.
During the trial of roadsters, Mr. Gird's
sulky collided with another and threw him
out. The sulky righted itself and Gird clung
to the lines, thereby saving a valuable horse
from being spoilt.
Wilson, of tho circus, bought of Mr. AVis
wcll, for if.'SOO, a pony five years old, from
Humboldt, and sajs he will make a tack
horse.
Good order prevailed on tho grounds. 'Peo
ple are generally careful about their driving,
but boys riding to and from Salem are in the
habit of going in squads and at full spied.
This will be likely to furnish us an item yet
before the Fair is over.
To-day 'the plowing match is to take place
that will be a fine sight to any one. The
committees will fini.-h the awards on mnchin-
cry and in the Pavilion, and if every one will
oniy take a good look at -the prize ai tides, n.t
lonrcttimr tbe hecn. hoirs. poultry. Ac. ask
ubout their antecedents and strive to profit
thereby, there is no danger of any Fair being
a failure.
In the Pavilion
It is so easy to read what the labor of the
reporter has developed ''and made plain,
that few people stop to consider what his
labors and trials were iti tbe preparation of
bis statement. Going to bud at midnight
after a' day's work of prying into every
body's affairs, and getting up at early morn
ing to continue the investigation, is one of
the privliges accorded bitn. Such was our
experience yesterday morning, when, hav
ing reached the Pavilion by the first convey
ance on the road, riding through a palpable
mist that had packed Kwn the dust of
Wednesday ns part of the solid road bL,
we found the fair grounds all enveloped in
the shrouding log. the multitudes waking
grudgingly to tbe days experience of ex
citement und the (loots of the Pavilion bar
ricaded. It takes 'unusual bolts and bars to
stop a reporter, so we lound a way to get
inside, and pencil in band were soon master
of the situation. We went early to be in
advance of the crowd, and scan the fancy
and art work of the Pavilion at leisure, and
without being shufiletl hither and thither by
the multitude of idle gazers. x
AKT AMI FANCY WOKK.
The show in this department seems to us
far in advance of any success attained in
former years. The ladies Jiave. with pa
tient ingenuity ami assiduity, toiled to pro
duce an entirely new and tasteful assort
ment of work in their line. Let us enter
and turn to the right, as directed, ami on the
walls of the central stand we find beautiful
things crowding thickly upon us. A small
frame of shell work sets off a basket of
mosses, beautifully arranged as a boquet.
which is only excelled by a mote elaborate,
larger and elegant specimen of the same
work a little further on. There are picture
frames before us executed with great skill,
being wrought from shells, or" cones, and
acorns, while one is curiously ornamented
with kernals of corn, seeds and nuts. Much
of the fancy worjc we shall mention is
framed in this quaint and beautiful manner.
There are baskets made in the same style,
and one hanging basket, ornamented with
cones, contains a beautiful selection of ev
erlasting flowers, beads of grain and of
grasses, that have been flipped in alum, and
are so tastefully clustered as to present a
most unique appearance. Many of the pret
ty things near the entrance are said to be
the handiwork of Miss S - of our city,
and two of the most attractive objects are
reported lo be the rival workmanship cf
two fair cousins wjio live not far from
Spring Valley. Werefertotbe "Farmer's
Wreath,'! and its companion piece, each in
tbe same style. These beautifully made
wreaths, wbich are handsomely framed and
set in glass, upon close inspection prove to
be etitirely made from seeds, and one recog
nizes with admiration that very beautiful
work can be perfected with only such sim
ple material as common seed.
There are wreaths of shell work ; many
varieties of shell frames 5 a etand, under
glass, of artificial fruit; a framed basket of
the same, und a flower wreath, handsomely
cased, all constructed in wax ; two cases
of flowers in worsted cannot, of course,
vie in benuty with some others, but are in
genious ; a Minple frame' made of straw
stems, encloses a boquet of pressed flowers,
one a moss rose, perfectly preserved, and
there is still another similar bouquet iiswell
preserved, and made of more lragile mate
rial. A nut frame ia curious, four hand
somely cased bair wreaths are particularly
interesting, while a smaller one. very pretti
ly woven into fairy forms, is said to have
gathered its material from five generations,
and must be a valuable family memento.
Two wreaths of flowers.done in featherwork,
are very delicately beautiful, and challenge
our admiration in comparison with any
work on exhibition.
Theieateanumberof drawings and painM
ings, some of which possess merit. Tbo
Crayon sketches are "Love, the Pilgrim,"
and an "Oriental Scene," bearing lue im
print cf -The Academy of tho Sacred
Heart;'' and two Irish scenes, the "Head
of the Killeries" and "Cork River' from
"St, Mary's Academy Portland," all tear
the finish taught at those schools. The two
last are large drawings and seem the best
on exhibiiion. The "Head of the Killeries"
is a scene in the mountains, lit by tbe cold
light of the crescent moon, nnd therefore
deep shaded and romantic. "Cork River,"
is a bright bttr'scapo. a brond river with a
castie built on a jutting point, romantic
bills and showing the tints of sunlight.
Tbey are a strong contrast anil of equal
merit. Cork river is called u "Sand paper
thawing." Among the smaller pictures ure
u penvil skntcb. Barefoot Boy..'' in li
keeping with ti e popular verses of tiiesiu-
name we lately published. "Tl'e Two
Friends." in eravon. shows a little girl and
her pet dog. An ode. "Immortality," is fine
ly written within it sc-roli,done in India ink.
surmounted by a delicately drawn leavs
and roses. Two oil lunikscap.es and a snow
mountain (Mt. Hood) challenge admiration,
aud lend good effect ' to the collection. A
monument of shell work, a frame of excel
lent photographs, suiiie fplcudid work in
book binding ; another frame ot superior
printing, cauls, etc.. with tie mammoth
State Fair poster, done by Siinson. are lo
cated among. tl.e article we have describ
ed, and finish the libt of "ait and fancy
work," unless we include a case of very
excellent dental wuiktbat stands inquir
ingly by, seeming to invite everybody to
undergo bodily torture at short notice.
M.I.I.'.K WOUK.
So we made our way by fog light through
the regions of art and fancy proper, and
approached the viciuicy of womau's sphere
the real domain of "woman's rights"
where deft lingers hold sway, and the pa
tient needle works miracles. About this
time, the accommodating guardians of ti e
Pavilion responded to the clamor from
without, and threw open the doors. There
are many inscrutable and unmentionable
garments created by the needle, that pass
in polite -ocie'y by the genera ' ciHssitiea-
tion of "piliuw cases" at least we chal
lenge our lady friends to deny that the
pillow case is the general denomination tor
needle work done when gentlemen are
around that is. when cotton cloth is in
band and worked upon. There were genu
ine pillow casts there, braided and runlet,
and very elegant chemises, too. passing by
these proper names, showed careful stitch
ing and hemming, wit tatting trimmings.
There was a prolusion of crochet work and
tatting, some ot the latter being of rival
fineness with thread l ice. There were socks
and stockings, made of cotton and wool,
fine anil coarse, long anil short. One pair
was very cleverly darned for a premium,
a"u " v ",J "'H say mey were tne
Crudest pair of socks in si'jld. Otie pair
j -a by-stander said-had the appearance of
having been worn a week and so they had.
Baby dresses wen; embroidered in silk, and
elegantly so. as well as in worsted. There
were night dresses in suits, calculated to
awaken bachelor curiosity ; a petticoat too
nice looking to be kept out of sight ; night
caps and satchels, elegant slipper patterns,
pincushions ot very diverse patterns, and
handkerchiefs that were exquisitely embroi
dered. Several dresses embroidered in silk
were particularly fine work, and were very
handsome. Tuen there were gentlemen and
boy's shirts, coverlids, and spreads, and
quilts; two counterpanes challenging the
world for superior stitching ; smoking caps
and Buck Gloes were also stitched and
embroidered into elegance. There were
handsomeiy made winter dresses, knit
shawls, and ladies cloaks, and serviceable
carpels id' domestic manufacture. Time
fails us, mid we have not room to tell of all
that was worth seeing and telling cf in the
dour.iin of needle work, but we feel war
ranted in saying that in this, ns in all other
respects, the Fair was a success, greater
tLan ever before achieved.
Not lhe least among Uie beautiful things
nianuf. ctured by the needle is to be men
tioned the three cases in wbicb Were exhib
ited rival millinery. Where all excel, it
would be, invidious to particularize. A
case of Meus.sdorii'er's Hats maintained the
balance of power between the sexes by
claiming ('qual prominence. Wo have lor
some time occupied very dangerous
grounds. This region of fancy neeille
work .is one where an editor might easily
meet shipwreck, arid not anxious to closely
criticise, and less anxious to become lhe
subject ot criticism, we pass on to mention
tbe products -of gardeu, orchard and field
THINGS WOHTII KKKIXU.
But we must let the apples and potatoes
test awhile aud take a look at some superb
saddles and elegant bridles that occupy a
corner ot the main Pavilion. The show of
saddlery is not large, but the quality is
good. Near the front door is a specimen
of fine gn:ni!e. to show what our quarries
can do ween tbey really have to furnish us
building stone. There is, not far off. 11 pal
ace of singing canaries, gay and and beau
tiful in song und pluniaga, and in strona
contrast with the cage of joyous life, there
is a fine collection of stuffed animals nnd
birds and preserved insects, forming a val
uable, collection. The work seems to be
well done and the specimens, wbicb nre
very beautiful, show that the exhibitor, Mr.
C. Hoop, of Silverton, is, as ht claims, a
uattiralist. The collection includes a bea
ver, squirrels, a villainous looking rut, and
a number of other animals of Oregon
growth. Many stuffed birds are in a glass
case; among others we se the magnificent
plumage of lhe African pheasant and Eng
lish swallow, parrots, bats owls, and a sep
erale ca;;e contains a multitude of insects as
beautiful as varied. This collection forms
oue of the most attractive objects to be
seen at the i'air. Near these are two full
rigged sbips, in model, forming a great
attraction to the youngsters who never saw
salt water as well as to those who have
seen it.
CAKKS, JEM.1KS A NO TUKSKRVEA
The woman's kingdom begins again as
turning the corner out of th? main Pavilion,
you encounter on one side ot the rear
building a perfect wilderness cf edibles
and bibiblos ; jellies, jams and preserves,
wine and vinegar, catsup, pickels. dried
fruit aud piles of cake that would tempt
one lo be an epicure, even if epicureanism
was not natural. The jelly business runs
in large lots. A lady from Lane county
has forty varieties. A side window has
before it a temptiug array of thirty-six va
rieties that came front near Milwaukie,
und the window beyond it has almost as
many, lurnished by a Salem lady ambitious
to obtain a silver cup.
There is a good assortment of dried fruits
of Fplendid quality, excellent prunes, and
veral lois of tomato figs, pear pickles,
dried plums and much excellent provender
of that kind is competing Tor the premium
ship. There are many entries of bread.
but tbe assortment of cake makes one 8
mouth water to look at it, quite ns much as
it would cause trouble to the digestion to
eat it. The ladies have come out strong
this year in the line of sewing, knitting,
embroidering and cooking currant, black
berry, raspberry und grape wine are on
the shelves and in all refpect ibis por
tion of the Fair is a great success.
WHAT WK CANNOT PWUM. IT!
The fruit is in good assortment but not in
great wbiuidance.we cannot find time to-day
to dwell upon the fruits, the vegetables, or
the flowers. There is a good display of all,
and the premiuni squash, -raised on tbe
Chitwood place, and which was torn from
the parent stem by a pig a month ago, and
long before it had got its growth weighs
just precisely oue hundred pounds). Tbe
flowers surpass in extent of display and
elegant variety anything ever known in the
historyof State 1- aits in Oregon. U e could
write coiuinin about llie fruits, vegetables,
and llowt rs. and may write tbem to-morrow,
but we cannot get it iti type if we try to
write it to night.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Polk County Times has, seen rasp
beries of thoecond crop one inch in diam
eter Some Democratic lady has bud a
boy b tby bora and the 'Jlme.t makes tbe
mild assumption that the boy will live to Le
11 Democratic' voter t. G. Richmond
will run a daily stage to Salem all Fair
week.
Nothing of any local importance occurred
at Jackson county till last week. If there
did any thing happen the two Jacksonville
papers forot to tell it.
Koseburg elaitns to be the healthiest town
in Oregon, only one death in two years,
litid three other cases of sickness;.
C. W. F'itch, of Eugene City, while on bis
way to Empire City, shot at a panther with
a revolver,' when from some cause or other
one of the chambers exploded, tearing one
of his fingers.
St. Marys Hall, Corvallis. a boarding and
day School, to be conducted by Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. lilake, under the supervision of Rt.
Rev. Bishop M orris of the Episcopal Cburch
promises to lie a valuable auxiliary to the
educational force of the Willamette Valley
St. Helens Hall, nt Portland, under the im
mediate supervision of the Dishopn already
most successful and is ably conducted. We
congratulate tbo people of Corvallis afad
vicinity that they are able to command eo
good a school and to offer it so considerable
a support as is already promised. A hand
some building is being erected by liberal
citizens of that place, and when it is com
pleted more boarding scholars can be well
accommodated.
Tom Thvhb. Tom Thumb and his troupo
of littlo folks appeared before the public last
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and again in
tho evening at S o'clock. The ball, wbere
they exhibited, was crowded bv spectator
from all parts of the country,' of all ages,
sexes, and conditions. The-whole performance
was a success. Tho littlo pigmies all dis
played intelligence beyond public expectation,
while Commodore Nutt achieved a decided
reputation by his drolleries and witticism.
One could not help wondering at tbe audajeity
of such littlo souls in coming so long r jour
ney through a. country like 'this. .Vowmcf.
Poim.AM). The Oregoniau says a dairy
man named Shepard. living across the river
from Portland, found his hired man miss,
ing the yther day, and about $000 iu coin
was also not to be found. Tbo police aro,
1 on the track of th robber.. . . . . ne Chits.
ljiiicU took French leave of Justice ISulPs
court last week, and started for the Sound.
The Sheriff al Monticello was telegraphed
to arrest him and attempted to do it. but
was frightened by the threat of a revolver
shot, and let the fugitive go rather than
have a row with him .Tbe HvrnUl says
all tbe suspicions characters have left that
town to peace and quietness, and intimates.
that the people of Salem hat! best keep up
a good look-out The Oriflamme was
to have left San Francisco for Portland
yesteiday morning, and may lie looked for
Saturday The O. S. N.' Co. aro mak
ing arrangements to sell through tickets
from Portland to nny point in the Eastern
States Fare from Oregon City to Sa
lem, during the present week, by the P. T.
Co.'s boats has been reduced to two dollars
for the round trip, limits are to run daily.
V school of thirty Chinamen aro
learning to read at the rooms of the Young
Men's Christian Association. : The 7cr-
ill says the story published by it and in
this paper, of a fatal allray at Harrisbnrg.
a short while since, is tyie. and that tho
Ihmorrat. who denies it, has been badly
' so'''
Por.Ti.A.n. The State tax due from Mult
nomah county ibis year will not be far from
thirty thousand dollats. says the Oregonian.
Tl.e be tdqu trt ers of the 23d U. S.
Infantry has been removed from Vancouver
to Portland The Hemll's Astoria cor
respondent has the following : Gen. Hol
man. in charge of the United States Build
ings at present being erected in this State,
has just received further instructions from
Washington concerning the Custom House
at Portland. The -additional instruc
tions' wh. n executed, will udd greatly to
tho beauty and expense of this building.
A dome is to be erected on it which w ill'
cost at least 830.000. According to tho
present plans, it will take at least three or
lour bund rod ih iusanddollars.undfourveais
thne to complete Jbe work The Port
land papers contaVu a correspondence be
tween ofli'-ers of the Immizrntion Aid So
ciety and Bi n. llnlladny. President N. 1. T
Company, mid that gentleman bus givin!
assutauce thuf ht ieali.-r emigrant rates of
passage shall be 1 educed lo SI2 from San
Francisco to Portland. The rates Lave
heretofore been .s'io The Portland
Library now contain. .', lot; volumes of mis
cellaneous books.
1'oitTi.AM.. We get tbo following from
the Commecrciai : During tho .past few
days the total aggegato .. real estate trans
actions amount to $l :VJ 1 .... Theschooner
Adeline E'.wood loading with wheat for
Liverpool. England, till pail a week hence.
A Chinese school is in hiiccosnful op
eration, about forty celestials are in attend
ance. They are making progress in their
English studies The Commercial thinks
that the military post at Vuocouver will be
abandoned.
Tho Ureqonbm bus these items : Albert
Derreinger. accused of robbing Knox: Jt
Abrauis, near East Portland, a few day
since, was arrested at HilMioio. He doe
not deny the theft, and has turned over
$ZU to Marshal Saun.U -in The nchooner
Wal-ej Raleigh, consigned i Hawley. Dodd
&, Co., of Portland, ban arrived from New
York ia l!)4dnys The burkAlphOoo
tons measurement, will le.iv Liverpool
England, on the UOih for Victoria ami Port
land This is .1 year ot second ctoiir.
C. M.j Wiberg, near Porl.iud. has raspberry
vines I v. hicn have borne the ocond crop.
)Tbe walls of the L". S. Custom House"
Maiding has began to rise.
The Democrats of Siskiyou county have
not yet interfered with the "Chinese at
work j on tl e Oregoa Hailroad. On the
coutrary, they admit that tbe road ought to
be built and that Chinamen , may do it,
thereby creating additional opportunities
for white men to find jirpfltable employ-menUT-lpeaZ.
j
The orchard of Dr. H. A. Ltfvlns, at the
Cascades, has produced a pear of tbe
'Pound'' variety .which weighs tjiree pounds
and two ounces.
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