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t J L -V .J 8. A, CLARKE. O. W. SXYDEB. Oregon Weekly Statesman, ISSUED EVEKY WEDN'EBDAY BY 8. A. CLAUKE & Co'., Publlshf rs. U. S. OFFICIAL PAPER. SU iHCMPnON er annum, t2 50; I mo. 11.60. DAILY STATESMAN AND UNIONIST, loll9tied every naming except Monday. 8 inscription, by Ibe year, 9 00. Advertising, per square at one inch per month, l 50. Ad'srt eucut In Daily n I Wkklt, $3 per square ol one inch er month. -. fcrr0!flce in Stewart' BrwH BuUJtng, up stair iju. paim:. HOMCEPTHITIIO-K PRr FEU ring lli.l mild, tfticenl m.Uical treatilit-iit ii . c -nnult nlin at hit cttice, crner of Liberty . ami Cjart streets, i pt.-it USera House n f?oay and nhlap niarntesa Medical a vies and treatment wilt e given tree ol coarire to al. those who are unable to pay for the er v.res of a Physician. juntSI L tv. J. UlDOK,A. JraJute of N Y. University In 1SJ2. .ttlie Me.lical Ci.ivsvaity and Hoapitala Paris, sraour. In 141 auU IMS. Prcytioner on thia coast nee Late A. A Su geon U 8. army. Offloa Patton'a fleck, Beltm, Oregcn Ke.-idenee, CheinekeU Hotel. niay2dwtf. W1LLUH WAbUO, A-ttomiey ut Law, AND REAL ESTATE AG EST. Office i'ln Patton'a Block, BAIEM, ORB80.N, t'iay!2;oaug City JL ii fjj ! t o i J. W. lOVTHER, Druggist a nl Apothecary, Mooree' Block, Salem, Crigon. Aprll'JSlf. ii. uirdTii, h. d. a. t. LBisn, . n. llll'S CAHFJCKTICR fc CHA6K Olllce un Liberty St , SALEM : : : : : : OREGON ralem, Tec 9;b, 11T. JAMfcS A. tut u akajsua, st. u.. (Late of Bellevee Hospital UedlcaJ College N York City. Office in Commercial Hotel, Sali-m, oreon. HealtleMce Joe. Wlii'. Urlck. B" C SIMPS-.S. J. a. WAYM1BS. .A. ttor nej'M At BALM, OREGON. Ofllre In Patton'a Brkk, pp etalm, Inst roon on the front. no22dawtf J. C. OBl'BBS, M. D., Late at Salem, rl'i!iicijiiainnliii';eni. Olfere bia profefeiona! servirei to the citizens of Dullna and vidnity Xov. ldwtf J. r. CAPLKS, J.C. KOULiNlr, . Notary Public CAPLKS A- nOHKLASiU. Attprneyw at IiXAV, PORTLAND, OREGON" Office, up stairs S. E. corner Frjnt and Wash tnglun street fceil. 'l. IWhltu A. W. BKL.T, M. H , Ollice tttid residenee corner L uiou and cmirr i al reels. SAl.EM.OKKliON rdi r e&n lie left at Soiuher's DraT Stort PuWULL . K'LlAiai, Allorni! and (nuna.lora t Laivi and (olcltor Ua Cbawcery, ALi iNf, OKKGOJ :. l ..SOTARY P' BLIC. W"Uectiana and - onveyances promptly attended t- J. L. lOLLIXd. Attorney tit 1.31 . UAU.AS. OUKGON, Prompt atirniii n alien o t.ui: rt. Siec-iuhf Collection ami trans cti-:e In Heal tate Ullic on Itairs In tlte Court iloute. decl4tf B. a. Biwa, - c..lfEBT, Moiary Puhlic. A:torney at Law II A M M V. It A T i. Ii II Y Office over the Hank, BALEJI, - . . OR1GOS KSTATK, lSUKAKCK and CitllrclinK Acer. Kal l-iute in the city ai.d country li-r rale. Abstract of all title ill X irion county. ;alem D.c. 4 Ul'. iiwtl riRFISH A TKIM? .!(, PortUnd. f. W ROYAL Patton's Block, SaUm HOYAL, C W Ileal EstateAget't. City Property and Farm for !. rent and rent cclleciad. Uoue tA ll-1-! JOHN J. DALY, Attorney & Counselor at Law BUKSA TIS-TA, OREGON". Will pmctice In Polk and adjolnln eoonties. UfOoliectiotia at'endil to pronptiy. febl&tl W. LAIR BILL. W. W. IH Yr.R. . WILLIAMS. 'ornerly ot aJcm HILL, THAYER & WILklAMSJ Attornevs L lounsclori-at-Law. Will practice In Federal and rlale Coarts. Oflice--No. 10O Mnl St., (over Pmt ' office), Portland, tlregon. -'"'idawly DH J. C. BKLT, I. ate of Fan Francico, nffe- hi fervlce to th citizen of Haietn an l virinlty. Having had U'n yetr experience in the practice of mediciae, I feel competent to attend all case that may eoaie under my ctiarae. OIHce, at reaent. Cor. rhurr.h and Inlon Sttceta. iuiyi HOTELS Chemeketa House. SALKM, DBEGOJI. Thl new and elegant lltel, inpplied with every modern convenience, to now open for the reception of fueiU. II. r. EABIIAKT, Mayttf. Frcprlfltir Capital House, (Knewa a Capital ReK'aarant, Opposite Che. B-'eket llolei.). - Commarotai Straei, Balem. IlftKORM TKkT'hVBLIC THAT I am prepared to frmifh tha best the ctarket affot da, at tha following low rate. Single meals, from 6 a. m. to It) p m....M 45 e's Red - 25 eis Bm rd per w.-ek (4 On Htt rd and hnlging per week $5 no Coffee. ta oreiu-:olae,wiih cake......MH In it Utrawberrle an I .ream, with eake HI ct -Ojr.ter, rot up quickly In every style, at Can Kranciaeo price. H. ADLER, -Propritor. June2 NOTICE! Portland, - - Oregon. GREAT BEDUCTIOX IX PRICES AT THE St. Charles Hotel. From th first day of Aafftiatthe price of Board and Rooms will be redact! to the Mlowlng rates : Transient rnora ant board pr day (2 00 Transieut fMittes, room and board extra, per day . f2 to $A 00 Pt-rmmnvnt Bkaxle room and bonr-i pr week..... 90 find apward Frrmaoent day board r per wtek.. .$7 Perm neat Suites of Koomt for Families in pro portion - Ued per nl-rht. ...... 75c Tuts being the Only flrit-ctnst Hotel tn the city being built of brick, with Bar and Billiard Rooms on the premises. Table and attendance oniurpsssed on th-s eost, and aH tbe modern Improver-Bents -the subscriber trusts, with (he above eomtlnattoo of advantages, to meet with a proportionate share of patrstmge from the ciU s:BS of Portland and the tiwTelina; pub 1e JOHN J. JACOBS ugtf P'opicior. 90 nOfl ,TVS- DaUT.red i JVjMUU my Shop In 8 ilem. .T. Ttf. l'OH,TF.H. ihi Coibt Jiange and -Kore Lln..' Iq the dfscriptiotia ofHrrgan we have given from time to time tbere u one portion of the Slat8 hich, upon reSf tio. v wtw HUU4 't--Tti'Ub puriioulir notM-thwvw wt re able to' give to it when treating of western Oregon, ot w bleb it forms a part. Vie mean the fust iri,ft3 poyVF'n8 and the shore line of the Pacific. Tbia region-Hforptnt WjVy-eipxj irrder pj M)oal rancbise,Bttd all otbef. political the Slate, its entire'eitent from north to south bus en average tiidth from east to west of ebotrt thirty miles, and contains about 9,000 square miki tfl territory. For half of its extent it is bound by tbe Willamette valley on the est, and tor tbe other half lies across the mouths of the valleys ot tbe Umpqna, Rogue and Coquille rivers. In cHamte it is nearly aa much differ ent from tbe great interior valleys as they are from the E til I more interior plain? of Eastern Oregon ; being of a more even temperature torougb the entire season, especially being much cooler. This is owing to the fact that the district lays more immediately within the influence of tbe sea air, re cti iiig, it dots, the cooling mois ture of tbe prevailing norHi-welt winds in summer, and tbe south-west winds in winter. These winds irti pingiog against a mountain range, tbe soil of which is an absorbent clay loam, produces a forest growth that few regions of tbe globe can eq'jal. It is emphatically a grouina country. It will, cover itself with something, and is found to be remarkably adapted to the production of tbe cultivated grasses and all, plants of the Brasica tribe. Its capacity to produce such crops as cabbage, turnips, potatoes or carrots can hardly be exaggerated by reasonable language. Near tbe sea, in locations lying open to the prevailing winds from the ocean, it is found that their influence is sometimes injurious to such grain crops as.wheal and oats ; a good growth of straw being always certain, hut the graiu sometinies blighting in tbe head and failing to form. It is not believed that tbi-se deleterious influences exist to bucL an extent as to prevent t'ae settlers of me region from supplying themie'ves easily and abundantly with breadstuff, bnt this, joined with the broken char- . acter of the country, together wi'.ti its superior capacity to produce grass and root crops, points to it as the dairy region of .the future Oregon. This new is sustained so far as experiments have gone at Clatsop Plains, which is the oldest settlement within this re gkio, where butter and cheese have always been the staple productions of industry. Tbe same is true-of tl.e next oldest settlement at Tillamook Biiy. Of course in aistricta remote from large markets, as these are, tbe rearing of cattle is always a part of the system, sometimes the leading part, or most important. Next to atock-Taising and dairy farm ing, the region we are describing is destined to be the lumber and oal mining region of Oregon. Lumber has f.ir many years been one of the leading : exports- fiOm the extreme northern and tbe southern portions of the district, and at Coos Bay coal min ing, in addition to lumber, has teen and is an important and growioz in dustry, bat co&l has been found at various points between Coos Bay atid the mouth of the Columbia as at Yaqnica, TillarDO'ik add the XebaU-m river, and there is little douit that as tbe settlements extend into tbe, as jet, almost unknown districts which liy between the few isolated poin's at preeent settled, the country will te foutid to abound in coal, iron, and, in ll probability, limestone indeed the tatter is known to exist in tbe viciuiiy o,f Cape Lookout, twenty miles touth of the mouth of the Columbia river, but for lack of roads is at present use less. The. broken character of tue country will insure i i s being the last to be gobbled up by rnilruad aud other subsidies, and as it is better suited to the man who, from one or two cows, desires to increase his substance tj twelve or twenty than to bim who, from a present stock of fifty to one hundred, desires to increase to hun dreds or thousand; for the latter, Eastern Oregon is the place ; the form er, in our judgment, will be able to find neighborhood, and consequenly school facilities for his children with the most certainty at some of these set tlements of tbe coast range. Of these settlements tbere are several com mencing at the month of tbe Columbia and going' soutfcwurl down the co i'st we bate Clatsop, Tillau-m . V'T'n Bay, Alsea, the month of the Liu. ( tbe Coquille, Coos Bay, Port On jrd and Ellenburg. The varieties of tim ber which form the basis of the lum ber interests of this region are red and yellow fir, hemlock, spruce, pine and cedar in the north coast, and the fa mous red wood is found at tbe sontb. In addition to lumbering, the prepara tion of tanners extract 'might be added" to le products, aa extensive bodies of hemlock timber are fonnd near the mouth of tbe Columbia. London Compared with Otbeb Citikh. Tbe late census of London (rave a total population of 3,883,092. ome idea of the comparative site of the British metropolis may be formed when it is known that its aggregate population is greater than that of tbe eleven largest cities in the United States.' Here are the figures : 1 New York, 2 Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 4 St. Louis 5 Chicago 6 Baltimore 7 Boston , 8 Cincinnati 9 New Orleans 10 San Francisco..... 1 1 Buffalo Total London .. 927,436 .. 673,7215 ... 406,097 ... 312,963 ... 299,370 ... 2X3,070 253,924 ... 218,900 ... 184,68 ... 150,351 118,050 3,828,575 3,83,092 Excels of London 51,617 London has a greater population than the three next largest cities in Europe and America: Paris 2,000,000 New York 927,-ir;6 Berlin : .-. 810,000 Total London .. Excess of London., .y3.7:!7,4:!6 ,..3,83,092 ... 14j,Cafl - Two scavengers were quarreling as to their respective ' working abilities, when one, meaning to silence his mate, said: "Well, Bill, you can sweep tbe middle of the street, but you can't do an. ornamental piece of ot-.It. lib-. .-...J.ff - - r " rl n 1 - - A 1 S-iJ f V. i received direct . tram,, Uo i . i . r . i. 1 1 i . i , i Ri(bt8 Puztfi' fircular aonouauing formstipaof he lVicVoria. League,' M aose " mission jf to. j.uoite lbs pre gresgiYe. portionf Ibe Anierjigan, jpeoj pU injo PUyf Jjorgaaiza$ios4,' yjto into jicUttar; 8.CX grantor telec rights to women and then VhsJarajine- is to march to the polls in bigb top bouts and flowing crinoline, all the men wearing chignons that want to, and all women wearing trousers that da.-e, and -dect Victoria C. Woodhull Sirs. President ot tbe United States. Tbe idea has come upon us suddenly and we are too much electrified to im mediately announce allegiance to Vic. Woodhull and the American Eagle, and we have some curiosity to know how many men sbe intends to marry between now and tbe end of her presi dential term. We may not find time to adopt her 'platform of free love and free votiog, or to remember to vote for her in 1872, bat we beg Woodhull nut to hesitate about accepting the Presi dency on our account. Hon. George H. Williams. It is not often that a new State las :bat a new State la such influence in tbe Uuiled States Senate as Oitgon bad in the li.st Con gress. Both our Senators during that time may rightly claim the respect of our people. Senator Corbett as pos sessing tbe most valuable qualities as a man of energy, of business tact, of unremitting effort in behalf of Oregon, directed by tbe highest integrity and correct judgement. Senator Williams ba3 won for him self exalted fame as a statesman, and has reflected much honor upon the name ofOrpgoD. It was a mark of high distinction that President Gratit conferred on bim with the appointment as one of the High Joint Commission to negotiate the Treaty of Washington. This alone will perpetuate bis name in American history, but bis name is also im perish ably associated with the states manship of the Union ag reconstructed out ot the political chaos which was left by the civil war. Writing for Newspapers Every newspaper bas correspondents who desire to be heard, and in many Id -lances are io hopes of es'iiblishmg a literary reputattou by writing for i: columns. Tbese contributors t'urni h prose and poetry, fict, fiction and f.incy, aud wonder why tbey cannot be accommodated with publicity, fre quently cliurging the silence of pub lishers and failure to honor their pro ductions with apace to iguoraace, prtdjudiceor jt-alousy. Th;3 subject is well handled in an editorial reply in the New York Tribune addressed to aspirants for space in the columns of that paper, and we give a poniou of it to our readers as it covers a subject which we have frequent occasion to consider. Its candor and sense must be apparent to every person endowed with common reason : " The newspaper reading public is immense and continually on the in crease. Ot course to supply ibis reat i mus3 of readeis there tuiirl tie a ors responding Lumber of writers. E ery paper that has influence bas its literary tti.tr upon which it depends mainly for i's malarial. Tbe accepted writers are tho--e who comprehend the spirit, the lotip, and genius of their journal, and when a writer of ideas and facility has c-t"biished his or her connections, the publisher is generally slow to make chitiiges that are not required. There i? a certain style called the newspaper style. Its characteristics are conden sation, incisivetiess, and pith. When an editor picks up a manuscript the tale of it generally hang on tbe first page ; often it is determined by tbe first sentence. The acceptable writer gets near tbe heart of his sul ject in ten or a dozen words ; introductions nd np'ihig":es be discards ; a story or an anecdote may serve as an introduc tion, bat it must be short, sharp, and deci.-ive. Editors generally are city men witn metropolitan dispatch aud promptness, and they are impatient of ail circumlocutions, prefaces, nnd platitudes. One may sy what has been said a thousand tirae before, but, unless a piquancy and a nameless gr ice hangs about it, the editor will call it common-place, and away it goes, sell ing as waste paper in Ann st. at 7 cents per pound ! Sentimentalists and moralizing are of slow sale in the liter ary market ; a style as retnofs as pos sibie from the style of the average ser mon is tbe writing most lik-lyto b accepted. The clerical diction is not sufficiently adapted to the depravity of current newspaper literature. A tew years since the managing editor of a prosperous paper felt a special interest in a young lady of bright faculties, and full culture She was very anxious to have it in her power to earn money at with her pen. He took her nnuu -.(." which had been dashed off with great r.i; i n '. n;l paid an amac- uecsis for copying u -i (1 correcting its grammar, punctuation, capital;, and spelling. After retouchiug its rhetoric" he submitted it to the literary editor. That gentleman replied when banding it hack, '' we don't care bow Lottie Elder cell, it makes no ttifl-r-ence to us or the public ; it doesn't appear from this roantiKTipt thst Lottie Elder knows anything that the public is interested iiijknowinp." S j the paper went to -the waste. btsket Tbe best friend for this young woman is the critic, who will pull her rhetoric all in pieces, 'and show her how to put it together ; who will expose her errors in grammar, strike out ber redundan cies, eitt out her commenplaces, and leave only the pure wheat ot good thinking and fine expression. She may gain many bints by studying the style of the most popular magazine writers. By no witchery have they won position save the witchery of lov ing, and unremitting labor in perfect ing their style. With them every word is chosen with care, and tbe sentences built up without sound of hammer into shapely ediffces of truth and beauty." Rocou os Kalaha. A short time since the-notorious vagrant, Thomas Harvey, was np before Judge Denny. He was convicted, and was allowed to select from two modes of punishment, either to go to Kalama or be sent to j til for twenty days. He selected tbe former, and immediately started for the embryo metropolis, but, strange to re late, be did not remain long. In a few days he was back io Portland, saying that he preferred the jail to living in sach a "miserable place as Kalama." Such being tbe -case, ba was turned over to the custody of. Chief Lippeus, bo wilt furnish him quarters in tbe City Jail for the period ol twenty days. Portland BalUUn.; Probably the Kalamatians will come back on our lively contemporary with the reflection that the severe morality of their town is harder on a Portland scalla wag than tbe horrors of the Port -'v-' 4 "-.; : '- ' SALEM, OREGON Railroad Consolidation la Callfor . nta. . Te hare been ranch flattered and ea conrajred tr: Oregon, of late, by the newVtbat a gigantic railroad "corpora tion) was formed In California, to con struct a railroad through Southern Or egon, to connect the California Pacific Rtilroad of California, with the Union Pacific at Ogden, in Utah Territory ; and also to conueet Oregon: With Cali fornia, direct, and also with the over land ronte. Our only hope of connect' tion to the South with tbe general rail road system tbere existing, seems to be that such a northern route shall be taken bold of by men of sufficient capital to handle tbe enterprise and in sure its speedy completion. We were assured, by parties who bad opportunity to be well informed, that this whole movement was only a stroke ot policy to compel the Central Pacific Kailroad Company, or rather tbe men who control it, to purchase the stock of the California Pacilic Company, which was the only corpo. ration that could be considered its rival in that State. This iofor'ua'.ioa seems to have beeu correct, lor the Central Pacific men have 'purchased tbe majority of the Block of tbe Cali fornia Pacific Company, and tbe two L'jtnpaoies are practically consolidated and all work stopped on the proposed roule through Southern Oregon to Utah. This result bas an important bear ing on the future railroad interests of Oregon. The Central Pacific Company bas now control of every railroad route of any value in California, and evidently has tbe means to handle a'.l its enterprises vigorously. California looks with much distrust upon the schemes of this coporation, and the present election turns practically upon ttie railroad question, both tbe politi cal parties having repudiated railroad influence and denounced the granting of subsidies in any shape to copora tions. California undoubtedly will and Oregon'a j undobtedlv can and al ways should keep clear from such iu. tluences, and prevent spoilers -from reachiug the pockets of tbe prople by. robbery sanctioned by legislation. The Califoraia monopoly is as am bitious as it ii powerful, aud no coubt h is the intention to own the j rofitai.le lii.es of railway from the Columnia river South. There is reason to bc-lii-ve that it will soon show that in f miou, aud we are inclined to think i the best ihitig that could uapptn for our Si au-, it should. One monopoly'is as good or bad as another, and if we ni rd rai'.roads, as we uuuoubtedlv do. waut llienj handled by men able to build tuern, andpossessedof thefiuan cial etui us to hurry them up in the quickest possible time. Oregon owes nothing to any man or mea ia this connection. The most we need accord is simple respect for t'je talent men display in forwarding our enterprises in the attempt to make their own fortunes thereby. We look for monopoly, and we expect the Cen trr.l Pacific Company to come on a monopolizing tour to Oregon, and we expect the exisiling railroads to sell to them ct merire into the grand consoli Jiiion, nnd the sooner it is effected the st on r iil financial daylight shine ri.roujih jiitliern Oregon and bles the whole Willamette valley. Chaos Comb Again. The demoral isation of Democracy in California, m.iy tie imagined when Oregon readers leuru that Pat Malone has turned Ile puljl'can orutr aud has taken the stitnp for Booth. A change must have come over the spirit of bia dream with a vengence. This importaut fact we gather from the Oakland (Cal.) U ail i Srwt. As Oregon Boy at Hakvauu. The following from a correspondence of the Providence (Ii. I ) Journal, describing Commencement Day atllrvard Univer sity, wi;l be of interest to Oregon readers, though we wouldn't wonder a bit if the Oregon bsy's whole oration was'nt a satire which the Eastern folks accepted 83 grave earnest : An unusual storm of applause from tbe boaters and ba!e-ballers greets the next speaker, Silvester Warren Rice There is no getting that travestied into L.tiio. And looking from our young tj lulheruer we see the entirely oppo hits type in the long-limbed, gre'l sbouldered young Westerner who cornea forward. We gazs upon this youthful giant with the usual admira tion of the weak for the strong, aad are not at oil surprised wlen we limr be is from Oregon. Certainly no less a territory could produce such a Sau -sun. Aud in his story of our Indian troubles " be firings dowu the house" two or three times with bis intense earnestness. Tins young Western Samsou look the side of the Iudinn, tid in alluding to the dishonesty of the whites in their mercantile trans actions wUh the red man, he told many facts to prove bis own views to be just. Among those facta be stated, with an unsmiling face and a trem' ns dous power of indignation, that at one time his nefariously dealing couo trymen sent out to those unsuspecting Indiana ' 15i pairt of garter and not a tingle pair of stockings!" The gravity of niB statemeai, hurled out as if al a culmination of indignation, and as tbe last height of iniquity, made the sen sation of the day. The President and Faculty shook with suppressed langb- ter, the girls gvglfd, and tbe Students fairly outdid themselves with applause. Hiatusndom Not Fab Distant. Our contemporaries are re-pnblishing from the Chicago Standard a letter, written by Rev. C. Curtis, from Salem. Mr. Curtis is an old gentleman recent ly from tbe East, and no ffoubt is a good Christian man. We cannot be lieve he weighed the words we quote below, when be wrote them, for if be did be mast have ioteoded-to denounce the eight or ten prosperous churches in Salem, not included in his own de nomination, as allied to heathendom. Tbe last clause of bia letter to the Standard'retdi as follows : If any of the readers of the Stanf ar J are panting for a plate, where tbey can make great sacrifices in doing a pioneer work and we may hope a greet werk l-.r Christ, 1 say to tbem, come to Oregon ; for here, of all places this side ot heathendom, is the place to do it. If jtny of my old friends io Michi gan, or others, have a thought in this direction let me l.tar from them. Coon Quality. Dr. J. C. .Grubb. of Dallas, informs us that the wheat in that section is'very excellent in quality, confirm ing the statement made by Mr. Newsom the other dav, tt,at tbe berry is more plump and full than usual. Tbe farmers of Polk. Hienver!nr '4-e!e harvests yield WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23; 1871. sState IVews. Portland. From the Portland dsiiiesof tbe 15'b An extensive bed of fine moss agates, bas recently been dtscovered in tbe vicinity of the Warm Spring Indian Reservation. The extent of the bed is' not yet known, but there is little doubt as to 'he quality) of the stone. Tbe M. E. Conference adjouined yesterday. - Appointments of pastors for Salem District L. T. Woodward, P. E. Salem and South Salem, L. M. Nicker son ; Silverton, G. W. Adams; Rack Creek, W. D. Nichols ; Dayton, T. A. Wood; Yamhill, J. II. Ally u ; Dallas, J. James j'Buena Vista and Tillamook are to be Bupplied ; Albany, 0. W. Shaw ; Jefferson, John Flynn ; Wil lamette University, L. J. Powell and L. L. Rogers Professors, and A. F. Waller Assistant Agent. The OrifUuime arrived at half past 5 o'clock last evening. She will sail for San Francisco on Thursday August ITih at G p. m. Yesterday afternoon a Chinaraaa engaged iu workiug upou the Street improvement at the corner" ofSecqrvd and Hall, met his death by the caving of an embankment. The Oneonta brought down last night sixty tons of waeatj principally from Walla Walla. On Sunday atternoon, between three and four o'cloek, iu attempting to cross tbe river in a skiff, three men slightly under the influence of liquor were capsized, and had it not been for timely assistance, might have lost their lives. From the Oregoniun of tbe 16th, we take the following : The committee to whom was referred the decision of the award of $300, for the prize essay, fcave decided that ilrs. A. J. Duniway and J. Quinn Thornton have furnished essays of equal merit. R. B. Taylor, formerly conne;ted with the Slimouri Itfpullican in an editorial capacity, arrived on the Ori flamme, and rumor says be is -to be come editor of the Ihrald- 1. B. Uandley, of theHVur Side, hss finished his contract fur surveying the Warm Spricg3 Reservation.. Peace and serenity reign in and around Por'.l.and since Superintendent Meacham had nil the drunken Indians removed. One hundred and futy-four patients are confined in the Insane Asylum, of whom thirty-aine are femalee-. Fine watermelons are reaching Port land from the D.ilic-3. The Oriflamme leaves Portland for San Francisco to day. The grand pow-wow at Umatilla has resulted in nothing. The Commis sioners and other eminent persons in attendance have returned from there. A rran named Charles Kempton was drowned at Canemab on Tuesday. He ell between tbe logs io the boom at Elliott's saw mill, while moving some of ibetn. A Chinese labcrtr was killed at i Portland, same day, by tbe caving io of a bank on street grade. The Pixley troupe are returning to Torllaud. James Pipes alias Stephen Massett, lecturer, etc., is to arrive in Oregon in a few days. The Oregunian learns of tbe death of Judge Shipley, County Judge of Jack son county,- who died on Wednesday last of pneumonia. A new turn table is nearly completed for the West Side Railroad near the bone yard. Ague prevails at Portland on both sideg of tbe Wallamet. The Bulletin says Bishop Morris is adding to tbe already large accommo dations of St. Helens Hall. Tbe pop ularity of that excellent school, for young ladies, causes a great increase in the number of scholars. Grapes of excellent size and Savor, raised at the Dalles, rival in Portland markets, those brought from Califor nia. Eastern Oregon gradually de velops great fruit raising qualities. The number of insane patients, is now 14-1, instead of 154 as vaj report ed. Idaho. From tbe Boise City Statesman o August 12th : The threshing season in Boise Val ley is now fairly under way, uud enough is known io assure us that the wheat crop is an unusually light yield. It is probably tbe lightest average crop ever raised io Uoise Valley. A number of emigrants from Mis souri and Kansas passed through town yesterday, bound for Oregon and Wash ington Territory. George Loyd, formerly of British Columbia, was drowned io Payette river while on bis way to Warren's diggings a tew days ago. A severe frost injured vegetables in Boise Valley a few days ago. W'lIiigtoat Territory. Louisa A. Mullnn has been bailed out of jail, and has left the oountry. The Walla Walla Annual Fair will com mence September 20th, and -continue four days. -- --- New "wheat is rapidly coming in and finds ready sale. The house of O. W. Hartness, near Walla river, was burned midnight of the 9th. The family barely escaped in their night clothes, and lost everything. From the Kalama Beacon of August 15th: Steps have been taken to establish a school in Kalama. . A hotel is going up at Carroll's Point, be luw Kalama. The Methodist Church building will be completed in two weeks. A paTty returnet from the Lewis river mines do not give a flattering report. Work with teams and men is rapidly be ing pushed on the railroad. Yeaton t Cromwell's saw mill at Rainier is rebuilt and has commenced to saw. Terrible accounts are received of tbe famine in Persia. At Yead, some 500 children have been killed and eaten by tbe starving Mohammedan population Smallpox prevails to an alarming extent io tbe chief cities ot Germany. New York devours nearfy a thousand . 1. , , . The pity and County. From oar Daily of Aiujtut . Local BaitviTiKs. Mr. Charles Cart- wrigbt, who has just roturned from Albany, inform ns that their factory lias about 4,009 boxos of soap ready for shipment, lie intends to remove to Albany this week. Capital Engine Company were ont drilling last evening The fire bell is a dice plaything it makes considerable noise The foundation of the Methodist Church is being torn away preparatory to its immediate removal. Our young friend Fred. G. Sehwatka returned last evening from Wet Point." Welcome home The son of Mr. Tbos. Towosend, living about four miles south ef Salem, got thrown from a mule and dragged lome distance a few days since, receiving injuries which are feared will prove fatal. ' Shallow Water. For the last two days tho teams engaged hauling sand from Minto's Islund have driven across the mouth of the slough iu going over with the empty wagons, instead of crossing on the ferry. Tbe water at this crossing has always li-.-cn shallow enough for cattle to cross in mid summer, though not so easily as atprefent. The indications are that the mouth of tbe slungh is becoming shallower, which is probably cnu?ed by Iheonrrent setting more on tbe other siofe of the river'. Should the large body of water constituting the slough abore, become merely a lake, it would be a serious matter to Salem, as the presence of so much stagnant water would be greatly in jurious to public health. The project f.r opening a channel above to tau-e a per manent current to run through tbo.cbaiu of sloughs which form tha Islaud, ia very ea-y of accomplishment at reasonable eien.-e, uud Ibe city should take it into considera tion and secure its benefit uf. an early day. Mammoth Pasurama. Barker's moving panorama of the Four Rivers of the West, will bo cxhiliited at the Opera House this evening. Each sn no is IS by 12 feet. Thcte scenes wera painted on canvas ly Steven Barker, Esq., a citizen of Portland. Tho scciies include views of the Pacific coa?t, Yoseniito Valley, Lake Tahoe, many scenes upon the Columbia river, the Wil lamette an 1 Portland. The mountains i.f Oregon are represented, epocially our favurito Mount llnd. Puet Sound views and the towns on the sound, Victoria, Car rilioo and Alaska, all are reproduced on Mr. Barker's canvas, in the lorty-six views to be exhibited. This Panorama bus only been completed this summer, and has bc-.-n exhibited at Victoria and the cities on Puget Si.und, coininaiidtn from all tho newspapers there the uio.-t favorable, criti cism. It "ia an r.vbibitiou that tnu.-t com mand admiration and respect, "and will soon be taken Eat, where we Lave no doubt tho enterprise wiUjln? fully appreciated ami re warded. Admission 50 conls, children half price. Goon Joke. Mr. Harr, one of the parly that started tn the coast yesterday morninir, had selecte 1 a number of ch'iicc b.ioks and novel to read, tvrnp'cd tlicm up nicely and laid them awny until be was ready to start. But it so happened that a second person fiui;U tl.o bidden treasures ami played a laughable trick iiptm him by re moving bis selected literature and plicing a patent office report, s-veral Germa-i almanacs for ISM and four voluu.es of Clark's analysis of corresponding ae in their stead. Im:iii;e the look of disu-;t that- will hang up . ii his classic brow when he unfolds his trt.-urcd talc of Jove and roiiist:ee and finds these antiquated relies of bv-gone days. Dki.ta. W. T. We yesterday had a call from Uev. J. C. Adams, "alio visits his old home aft.-r attending Conference, lie bas been for a year pas! at tbo town of I'elta, twenty miles above Walla Walla, on tbe Tuuchet, mid speaks with enthusiasm of his new li .me. Tho Touchet country is some what extensive and very fertile. The set tlers are cultivating the hills there with ex'-'.lleiit results, the crops of grain being excellent raised thereon. The town of. Helta (otherwise Wnitsburg) is quite thriv ing, contains ahotit 200 population, has a uiiiulier of a lores, shops and mills and prom ises to become aii( important point, in fact is occ now. Mr. Adams says there still is ro-.ui for mi ro settlers. The Nathan Juvenile Tn.upa arc to visit Salem next week. Mr. Nathan came up yesterday and engaged Ibe Opera House. They will probably commence about Wed nesday. This troupe has been giving very successful entertainments ot Portland. They lately came from Australia, and have been well appreciated in California. They will undoubtedly succeed in Salem as well as elsewhere. Te m pk it A xi"k Lkctcue. Miss Carrie F. Young, M. I., wiil lecture this evening upon temperance, but at what hall it has not been decided, but handbills will bo issied to-day giving full information. Miss Young comes, welt reoemmended by tho prefs and pulpit of California and tho East. The subject is omi of groat import ance, and should be atteuded by soma of tbe young gents of this place, whom wo nre certain could be improved in tlvis re spect beyond comprehension. We will also Solicit the presenco of -our " naber" across the hall. Gkcat IIctfrs. John Williams, who is known to be a great hunter, informs us that he has becn'over on the Coust Rango Mountains on a deer hunt, having as com panion a gentleman born and raised inRogue River, but now residing over in that neigh borhood. They killed twenty-seven deer, about the biggest kill we have heard of thia season. Johns Williams says tho most re markable part of the story is that tie Rogue River man killed twenty-six and be killed all the rest. The Rogue River man is an Indian and has lots of meat dried for next winter, i Wheat is Marios County. Mr. David Newsom, to whom we are often indebted for items, informs us that farmers are well advanced in harvostsng their Fall wheat in this county, and that it yields well say 25 bushels per acre upon an nverage. The berry is unusually plump, clear and fine, equaling the finest wheat raised in early days more plump than for five years past, Spriug wheat is filling well, that i such ns stauds well aud was properly fiirmed. Accident. A son of Mr. Sawyer, of Yamhill county, was dangerously hurt a few days since. One of tbe horses attached to a threshing machine jumped, broke a tug, which struck the young man in the stomach, knocking bim a distance of sev eral feet. He was" picked ap senseless. We learn from Br. McASoe,. who attended bim, that be will probably be out of danger in a tew days. Runaway. -l-A horse belonging to a farmer named Dickinson, took fright yes terday while Standiug near Rclly k Scott's blacksmith shop, broke bis baiter, dashed np street regardless of damage to his bar ae, until just In front of Cunningham i Co.'s store, wbeu be turned into it, mooriug " his carcass among the pots, kettles and tin ware with but little ceremony. Sewing, machines form a staple article of trade, here in Salem. Royal & Smith are receiving additions to their stock every week, and have a large lot, brought by last steam- mm. $2 50 POCEFDIN6S Or TUB TEACHERS ASSOCI ATION. Marion County Teachers Associ!- tion met ot tl.e Cnivern: i b ipel yester day at 10 o'cloek. Considering llio 1 u-y season of the year it was quii.- fully at tended. Tbe following persons were elected officer for the ensuing year : Presi dent, Prof. it. 3. Powell ; Vice President, Prof. L. I. Rogers; Secretary, A. A. Bonooy; Treasurer, Miss Ellen Cham berlain. The following Executive Committee was appointed: Win. Simpson, I. C. Jory and J. M. Garrison. - In tbe afternoon the subject of penman ship and orthography were taken np and discussed, the former being led by Prof. L. L. Rogers and the latter by Prof. Wmi Simpson. Tbe discussions were tusen part in by most of the teachers present, and were quite Interesting and instructive. The exercises of the day were closed by an excellent Sonjr by two little girls. The following is tha programme for to day : Algobra, by E. P. Smith; Reading, by L. J. Powell; Essay, Public Schools, br II. P. Cook. aftkhso-jk. Es.ay, What Shall we Teach in the Pub lic Schools? by Mrs. Eves. Lanara ; Cube Root, by I. C. Jorv ; History, How to Teach It, by Prof. King. The exercises to be enlivened by frequent pieces of music. "We would call attention to the following programtuo of tbe exercises in the Univer sity Chapel this evening: Music ; Address, by Prof. S. W. King ; Music ; Essay, China, by Miss Ellen Chatnberlin ; Music ; Pantomime Exercises, by Prof. W. S. Smith, of the deaf mute school; Closing Song. Oregox Contkbesce. On Saturday the Conference adopted a memorial to the next general Conference, requesting thattubacco using ministers should be deluded from the ministry. The Pacific. Chrintian Advocate was pro nounccd to be financially in a good condi tion. "Dr. Dillon was recommended to be continued as its editor for four years more, and provision was made for the employment of n assistant editor. Revs. G.C. Barger, Win. Miller and Wm. Cornell, local preachers, were elected dea cons in the church. A collection of about $300 was taken up in the evening to aid in building churches in needy districts On Sabbath morning Bishop Jones preached a powerful sermon to a crowded church, aiid the following named rireacbcrs were ordained deacons: Joseph Hoberg, John S. McCain, Thomas Pearne, George Waters, Wm. H. Mcisse, Gordon C. Barger. Win. Miller, Wm. Cornell. At 3 i'. m. Iir. Thomas, of San Francisco, preached to a large congregation, after which the following six were ordained Elders: Clark Smith, John H. Adams, Ilarverd Patterson, Hiram B. Lane, John Howard, James 11. Allen. Nkw Cab. The Lew cab, belonging to Mr. Anderson, continues to do a railroad business and on railroad time. Tbey car ried some passengers cut into tbe country j icvcrul miles, yesterday, and returned lie- forc anybody could have time to miss them. They w ill engage to carry passengers to any point betweeu Salem aud England on reasonable terms. At the Depot. Business iu the rassen I ger line nt the depot was unusually lively i yestirday. All tbo trains came in with j heavy passenger lists, the Portland evening ' train brought np over 100 passengers among j whom wo noticed Col. I. R. Moo res and i family. Rev. Mr. Nic.tcrsnn and family, i Mr. 1". ti. Sehwatka and Miss Georgia 1 Urown. Goon Coffee. Cox & Earhart have an cxeelieut article of parched coffee for sale, put up in pound packages. It is genuine coffee and no mistake, all ready to griud. Families that are tired of parching their coffee can try this to good advantage Smoking Oxen. Mr. A. J. Brown, blacksmith, was engaged yesterday in (hoe ing four yoke of Government oxen, which are to be used for carrying supplies out to Fort Klamath. They will start the last of this week for that place. Cunningham A Co. are receiving large invoices of goods from the East and Europe, direct importations, and are, of course, able to sell them at such rates as to defy compe tition. Shooting Gallert. A shooting gallery bas been opened in the rear of the Brook Saloon. Over four hundred shots were firod on Monday last. Two Government mule teams were on the street yesterday, loading with provisions, etc., for Fort Klnmath and Yainax. Pi-rtm one Deity of Attgutt 17. Local Brevities. Fresh Oregon peach es, and California grapes nnd peaches are for sale nt Lampson Co.'s they are the first of the season Dr. Richardson has removed from bis plaus of residence to the Commercial Hotel..-'.... Drs. Richardson and Ballard performed an operation upon the eye of Mr. Parrish, of Linn county, yes terday There is a letter retained in tbe Postnffice for want of stamps addressed to Mrs. Madelia Grubbs, aud oue without any addrcss A Government team carried out a Turbine wheil and other machinery for a flouring mill at Fort Klauiath Mrs. Tbmnpsyn arrived here from St. Louis in less than two weeks, on last Monday. Disuases op the Eye. There are many cases of diseased eyes in every country, so many that some physicians make a special ty of their treatment, and devote themselves to tbo study of opthalinic practice. Dr. Charles Wilson, now in this city, comes from California, well recommended as a very successful practitioner in eye diseases. He brings an introduction to President Campbell, of Monmouth, from a clerical friend in California,- who certifies to his skill nnd reputation; and that be successfully treated his own son, after several others bad failed. Dr. Wilson operated success fully on several cases in Umpqua. Ho expects to remain here for some time and will bold all examinations free. As will be seen by his card he don't want any money paid unless the patient receives ben efit. That certainly is a fair proposition. Persons living at a distance can address letters of inquiry to him here, and will re ceive prompt answers. There arc, no doubt, many who will be glad to improve so favor able an opportunity. Mrs. Carrie F. Young, of San Francisco, did not lecture last evening as announced. Seeing that no room had been engaged for her, and that many of our citizens were absent, she concluded to return to Salem about October 1st. We were much pleased with Mrs. Young, who appears to be a sensi ble, practical woman. Her lectare at Albany were highly rpoken of by both the paper tbere. The Woman' Journal, at Sioa Jrancisoo, is published by her, and tbe numbers wa have seen show ood family reading. We are inclined to think that when Mrs. Young return to Salem she will be listened to with Interest. - We learn, at a late hour, that Mrs. Young did lecture last evening at the Con grcgational Church, but we Were unable to per Amirm in Advance. Tracbebs' Proceedings. Yesterday's session of the Teachers' Association, In the University Chapel, wae quite largely at tended by the teachers of the county, and tba meeting was quite pleasant and profit able. : Tbe forenoon was mostly occupied in dis cussing tba subject reading by Prof. Powell. Tbe word " Method" was tbe principal topic of discussion, and was quite seal onsly favored by many of the most expe rienced teachers. It is no doubt quite an improvement on the old method. of learning the letters by note at the teacher's knee. ' The Association was favored with a splendid essay by Mrs. Eves, and a stir ring little speech by Major Magone. Tho afternoon was mostly occupied in the discussion of Algebra, being led by Mr. E. P. Smith, and in a spirited discus sion of the subject of corporal punishment in the government of schools. The following is tbe programme for to day : Music; Essay, by P. H. Crook; Music; Geography and School Govern ment; Musio; Gazette, by J. M. Garrison ; Music. . APTKRXOOM. Square and Cube Root, by T. C. Jory ; Music ; Free Schools, by J. A. Waymire ; Music ; Miscellaneous Business ; Music. EVEXIMS. Address, Darwinian Theory for the origin of the Species, by Rev. C. C. Slratton. Exorcises beginning respectively at 9 a. m., 2 p. v. and 8 r. u. Largs Womas. In the Oregoniau of August 13th is an account of a large woman who is now residing in Vancouver. Mr. T. McF. Patton is our authority for making a few corrections in the item. Her name is Betty Stitce ; she was born in 1849, and is, therefore, 21 years old ; she has but one child; her father is living. Last year the families had a re-onion, when there were present 79 children, grandchil dren and great grand children. She was married to a man by tho name of Parker, from whom she was divorced this Spring, he being a " wortb!ess shiftless fellow." Assault and Battery. A case of as sault and battery lyis tried before Justice RignS yesterday in which Win. Royal was complainant and Octa Pringle defendant. The fact as near as we could learn them are as follows : Mr. Pringle had refused to pay bis additional school tax for the pur pose of supporting free schools, when, ac cording to law, a quantity of bay was seized and sold to the highest bidder, Wm. Royal, who offered to sell it back to Mr. P. for the lame as be gave for it, but Mr. P. became exasperated at some remark and struck the complainant over tbe head with a hoe. For making use of this kind of ar gument he deposited $10 and cost in the coffers of the worthy Justice. Whirlwind. A clothes line, on Com mercial street, was visited by a genuine whirlwind yesterday that made it look like it had been run through a threshing ma. chine in a very few minutes. It carried handkerchiefs and shirts several hundred feet into the air, but these were discounted by an inflated skirt -that passed beyond the clouds, and is still ascending for aught we know. . Tbe lady owner of the new depart ure stood gaiiug with wonder at the sud den rising of ber Sunday skirt. Pianos Tcnkd. Those living in this city who have pianos that need tuning can have them attended to by calling upon Prof. Francis, who has paid attention to that branch of business, and taken lessons of a professional teacher. We have no hes itation in recommending him in that capac ity, a we have tested his skill in that respect. Eola Pottery. Mr. John Richardson, of Eola, is carrying on the pottery business there extensively and successfully. His ad vertisement Ibis morning is worthy of at tention. He showed as a sample of his stone-ware, glazed by a method of his own, which is of yery superior jquality. " Pat ronise home industry" has become a proverb, and when home manufacture is as good as Mr. Richardson furnishes, it is a duty to give it all possible assistance. New Church. -'-Workmen commenced excavating for tbe foundation of tbe new Methodist Church yesterday, and the base ment which is the only portion to lie finished this season will be pushed for ward as fast as possible. Tho old church will be moved across the street aud the new one erected in its present site. The plans and sj ecilicotions vent from Chicago were accepted, and the church will be finished according to them, with the exception of being reduced a little in sizo Panorama. The Panorama of the Pa cific coast was exhibited to a very good au dience last evening at the Oprca House, and seemed to give good satisfaction. The familiar scenes were heartily applauded, and tbe evening's eutertaiuinent passed pleasantly by. They will repeat their ex hibition this evening. New Pumps. The celebrated American submerged pomp is advertised this morning, by the Pacific Pump Manufacturing Com pany, San Francisco. Great advantages are claimed for it, as the advertisers state. mplicity, durability and economy ara the most desirable qualities in machinery of any kind and this pump i said to combine tbem all. Diminutive. Dr. Chase had a diminu tive steam engine, of his own make, on ex hibition yesterday at W. W. Martin's jewelry store, which worked like a charm in running a lathe. It U a handsoino piece of work and will be exhibited at the com ing fair. Fi.ocr Shu-best. The Salem Dray Co. were engaged yesterday in hauling 200 bar rel's cf Salem flour to the depot, to be ship ped to Portland this morning. The mills are receiving large quantities of grain daily. It is impossible for them to get any bran ahead, as the call for it is so great. Accident. While Mrs. Nesmith and Mrs. Chase were diiving up State street yesterday their horse became frightened aad ran into the sidewalk, throwing Mrs. C. out of the buggy but doing no serious injury. We ore under many obligations to Mr. A. A. Bonney, a young graduate from tho Willamette University, for daily report of the proceedings of tbo Teachers' Associa tion now i session. Fire. A large tn was raging about seven or eigbt miles east of Salem last evening which illuminated tbe sky in a grand and beautiful manner. Real Enterprise. Wm. Davidson, r.. Real Estate Agent, of ibis city, bas placed a end.r obligation to him for a copy of the iitt of premium for the Ore gon State Fair, to ha hel l at Salem, Oeto. ber next. Mr. Davidson exhibits a real enterprise, worthy of all commendation, by circulating far aad near, whatever of pub Ite document he believes will do good, aud aceoBimodate the people of this growing State. Jay Cooke A Co. acknowledge through a letter Io Mr. Davidson, their obligations for bis valuable maps, and promise in return to do all they can to d. -velojt Portland and Oregon and Washing ton Territory. Christian Allocate. j The reservoir is approaching et.nipletion, and it will not be Ion . beforengiac and fire companies will be a useless ornament in a mrtinn of nor citv. ' Salficrlptieai Die. Quite a number U Weakly swbaef Ibere are still twins for, their snkssrletlaal few the prevent year, which, wttStoeay of thehi is drawing to s close, xfot paid ta thl first six months they ew Are dollars, tot if tbey send tb awaatiitptien price soot, they eaa still have it al tb advance rale,- $2.50, Tn Spring: Vrf tb yea it adult time. for callettoor aad hf Ton have nof yet paid np for yonr paper yets fill osier a great favor by doiag so immediately. No man needs ready aash More than he who publishes a newspaper, and bas cash to pay down for everything. , , , " Prom our DnUf of Amgutt 19. LeCTI'M To-KIGnT. r - The lee tare of Reverent S. C. Adaax on Scriptural History at tha brie Chorea the other evening, is spoke, ef a having been ' both instructive and interesting. By m unanimous vote of those present be will lecture again this (Friday) evening at t o'clock, at Reed's Opera House, which is selected as a more central place. Mr. Adams has spent much time and money in' the work of preparing tbe chronological chart to illustrate his lectures. To-night bis subject will be Profane History, Ancient and Modern. His. desire is to tone tbe minds of tbe young and old to a higher plane by stimulating them to investigate practical truths, and so store them with valuable information. Bis lectures should meet with cordial assistance from all friends of education, and thtt man . should be en couraged and supported by both the press and tbe pulpit, who labors to impart truth. Admission will be free, and a voluntary contribution will be taken from those able and willing to assist ia defraying the ex penses of the lecture room. All are invit ed, and especially the young will be bene fitted by attending. Natban Juvenile Troupe. The adver tisement of this troupe will be found ia the paper this rooming. As we have' no per sonal acquaintance with their performance we copy the following critique from the Orrjouiam after their lint evening in Port land, referring to Petite Marion the lesding performer : " Of the new comers, we do not hesitate to say that no one witnessed the performances of La Petit Marion a -child on'y ten or eleven years without as tonishment at ber wonderful precocity. Her management of the Irish brogue, dra matic conception of the parts ,she essayed, and perfect familiarity of the "business" of the plays, would have reflected high credit upoa ber had aha been an setress of twenty five instead of the mere child she is. Her rendering of tbe patbetio lines in the character of Andy Blake, was a fine as it could have been done by many a veteran. In tbe rolicking humor of tbe piece she was equally at borne. In fact she was the play itself, though Mrs. Nathan did the character of Granny Blake very creditably, and brought down tbe bouse in one passage in her double character of Lady Mountjoy. . Mistaken Identity. We are furnished with a good joke on one of Portland's ris ing lawyers, that happened at the depot yesterday, and is as follows ; When tbe down train from Albany arrived at tbe de pot, a well-dressed young man, wearing a Scotch cap, stepped upon the platform. when he was assailed by tbe proprietor and runner of a cheap restaurant, who imagined tbat be was a wanderer from tbe Highlands and wished cheap board, which the irrepres- sible proprietor offered at " only six bits a day." The wealthy young man succeeded in making him understand that be was nei ther a Scotchman nor looking for cheap board, althongh his outward appearance suggested tbe former. Methodist Church. The services of this chuich, until further notice, will be held in tbe chapel of the Willamette Uuiversty. Tbe old church building Is to be removed across the street, tu the lot opposite, whkh will require several weeks to accomplish, and put it in condition to use. Rev. Win- Hammond, a recent transfer from New York Eat Conference, and now stationed at Eugene City, will preach at the chapel on Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock a. m. For Eugene. J. B. Nichols, in 'tba boot and shoe business on Commercial street, packed up his goods yasetrday aud started with tbem to Eugene City, to open in ibe same lino there We can recommend VI r. Nichols to the people of that place as a good citizen and very clever man to deal itb. Dr. Carpenter informs a that the son of Tbomas Townsen, who wa so seriously in jured a few days since by being dragged some three hundred yards by a horse, is still unconscious and in a dangerous con dition. ' Tbe Lord hath created medicines out of tbe earth, and be that is wise will not ab hor tbem." Eclesiastics XXXVIII. And vTeatherford A Co. have the. ifin'n for all the ills that afflict poor mortals. It At the Depot. Passengers continue to make business lively on the rail, and freight is not fur iu the rear. The i o'clock train brought ten wagons, three of which were for this place, and about thirteen ear-load ot iron and bolts for the front. Hotel Ahrivals. Tbe following is the list of arrivals at the Chemeketa Hotel on Weducs lay and Thursday, August 16th and 17th: Alex Campbell, Godfrey Brown, C. D. Chapman, Rev. A Myers, Edward Cook, M. O'Keofo, 11. D. Hammer, C. W. Par rish, L. Goodman, Col. B. B. Taylor, wife and two children, and Eugene Sample and wife, Portland ; R. 8. Floyd, steamer Oriflamme ; J. C. Davenport, Silverton ; D. U. Howard, A. B. Meacham, City ; S. W. Kiog and lady, J. L. Fithbaek and lady, Lafayette ; Miss Churchill, Monmouth ; Geo. Comegy. Dr. N. Hudson, Dallas ; A. A. Bonney, M. J. Fursy, Gervais ; J. F. Barrows, John Brown, Astoria ; Hon. W. II. Clark, J. L. Cummings, Canyon City ; Dr. C. II. Hall, J. W. Crawford. Grand Ronde ; Maj. Jas. Magone, Oregon City ; Dr. Holraad, Howell Prairie ; W. J. Estncr, Jefferson ; T. L. Dugger, Lebanon ; S. Grube, Yamhill. ' Auctiok. A large quantity of children's boots and shoe will be sold at auction to morrow morning at the store of Friedman I Gosliner. Anybody and everybody tbat does need, or ha any intimation of seed ing at the present or any rotor time any thing of this sort will do well te call early. llfKTiNO Party. C. W. Parrish, Coun ty Clark of Multnomah, I taking his sum mer vacation. He is in town, getting np a party of his nld friends to ga into tha mountains on the Lebanon road, on a bunt ing expedition. Snir-MKXT or Wheat. Tbe steamer Al bany yesterday took down a shipment of 000 sacks, 1200 bushels, of new wheat from Wheatland and Lincoln, on the river below here. This is the largest shipment yet made this ean. DissoLmos. The firm of Patterson k Thompson, Real Estate Ageota, was dis solved yesterday by mutual agreement, E. F. Thompson retiring. J. M-. Patterson coutiuues the business in the same office as before, en Durbin's block, Commercial street, Good Time. The Salem Dray Hack Company hauled over a hundred barrel ef flour to the depot yesterday morning in time for shipment on tbe 9:15 train, which is a specimen of this energetic Company's busine qualifications. , -. Mr. George Holman left on the Southern bound train 'last v"ing Ja vi", the town on tbe line of- tbe raad to aaake ar rangement for the (hipment of new flax seed, which they are continually byufng. The hack are still making quick time to . and fr .m tbe depot. We tried the n bot'l yeerday, and cannot decide which is the fv teT em or who ia the faateawa'rlvr." . ' ' ' . '' I 1' 4 J - C