1
r-o:i txji;:day3 daily.
C -stekcs CbKinmo. Gowraor Feo
zt yesterday commuted the sentence
; J, O. Eobeson, who wu sentenced to
' -rboniseot for life from Clatsop
-ty for tbe murder of J. W. Eobb, in
; I, Ecbesen hu been in failing health
; r tlie pt Tr, and it was upon coodi
that be leave the state that bis sen
; - -s was coromaied. The circumstances
cl the murder which Robeson committed
r; re veil known at the time of the event.
XLb was lawyer of Aatoria, and bad
c;a Bobeson's attorney in aome pecun
iy transaction. The story is that Robe
oa discovered that Robb bad swindled
out of all be bad, and, frenzied with
tz- he one day went op to Robb's office
asd shot him dead. In the trial which
ensned. the provocation which be bad
was evidently taken into consideration by
the jury, for he waa convicted of murder
la the second degree and sentenced to
Imprisonment for life. His petition for
rass was signed by s large number of
r --rninent citizens of Astoria. Bobeson
t i released yesterday, and to-day leaves
for Portland, whence he will in a few '
,.!-ti go east to bis family in New Jersey.
Ilk is said to be a relative of ex-Secretary
Ecbeson. , .
AStaioca Accidkst. Saturday even
ing Jas. K. Seara, of McCoy, started from
&is city to his borne in Polk county with
bis old-fashioned threshing machine,
which hadjust been repaired at Drake's
fjcndry. Ti npne was drawn by two
horse, driven by an employee of Mr.
Bears, while that gentleman followed in
- his dog-cart. All went well until a hill in
Polk county, abont two miles from Sa
lem, was reached. While making the
ascent, the double-tree of the engine
broke, sod the ponderous machine fell
back against the horse and dog-cart of
Mr. Sears. The horse turned to one side,
asd the engine smashed against the dog
cart. Mr. bears fortunately escaped with
out any serious . injunes, but somewhat
braised. The horse ran a distance, drag
ging the cart, and jumped off a bridge, a
distance of about twelve feet. He was
sot badly hurt. The engine turned ovei
asd waa considerably damaged. Both
were brought to this city for repairs.
Estbies Closed. The entries for all
the running races of the coming state fair
except two, closed yesterday. These two
exceptions are the consolation and welter
weight races, which are made up daring
the fair. The free-for-all trot also closed
yesterday. This is the big trotting race
of the fair, the premium being $700. The
horses which are entered for these races
are extra good, and some fine exhibitions
ef speed are expected. Inasmuch as sev
eral days must elapse before Secretary
Gregg will receive all the entries from
the different parte of the states, a com
plete list of the horses entered is not ob
tainable now.
A Hippodboxe Race. The much
i j talk ml of km between I tan. the Astoria
f anrintnr. arwi Miniutr a tva.l flMt feint nt
' I unsavory fame, took place yesterday in
r ' ...
City View park, at Portland, Monday.
The betting in the pools waa about ten to
tii a a at .a a fa 1
M il Skinner was wonted, bat at the
MirrwnA Ham rn 1 Ia-! nn wif H Mrrtflrk taKl
VUkVVUlV IW VWUVV4 a m v k i
rapidity and the race waa declared a draw.
This announcement was the subject of
considerable controversy, the time an
nounced was 10 seconds. Of sixty-
seven persons who witnesi-ed the race.
sixty-four, when their opinions were
asked, thought Kae won the race.
Work Pboorjchsi.nu. The work on the
improvemeuta at the woman's college, in
the university yard, is progressing. The
building has been raised np to its proper
height, and the basement is being pat
"?rnnuer. it is inienuea 10 nave me duiki
y ina finished and ready for occupancy by
Heptember 1st. In addition to this.
scaSoldint; has been erected around
the cuDoia ' of the university, and
it is being painted. Prof. Van Scoy
has been traveling over the country for
the past month, and he states that the
indications are that the attendance at the
university will be larger than ever be
fore. Orrsssiva. There are many out houses
and cesspools in Salem which are sorely
"offensive partisans." They are espe
cially conspicuous to the sense of smell,
and they are disseminating broadcast the
perms of disease. These places are found
- . . a
not only near the Dusiness streets, oni m
various places throtighoot the city. It is
a verv easy matter to stop these disagree
able stenches. Disinfectants, sut-h as
chlorate of lime, carbolic acid, carbolic
rwwtler. cU;.. ran be found at alt the drug
VMJrcr? sail IIIVH Piivuiu w-w
i compulsory, in the interests of public
- - I I. atlwutl.V Ka
health.
" i i - i
A Swtu. Wkiiijiso. tan Wa, the wel
known Chiuee contractor, was married
Saturday evening amid the neoal din of
I Mcb ever.ts antong Mosgolians. The
name of hi wife is too long a string of
noa-ennlioti.oos svIUbles to he printed.
bat as it w ill bo San Wa hereafter it
mttr l.nl.. The eremDnv was at
tended wih the mual eclat and firing of
- bombs. Th. bride was conveved from
thedenntit the finest Ixw in the city,
and the woddimt was a very swell affair,
) J Albany Herald.
t LocATsn. F. lvi", well known in
! this section, has located at No. 0 Kdly
' street, San Francisce, where be isen
I asmd ia tha hosiness of aseaver and
t metallnreuvL He does cold and silver
' 'melting, makes practical mill tests, ex
amines mi na. etc On receipt of letter
aftkinir information, instructions will be
renL lis mAes experimental tests ami
discriminations of all kinds of res and
: minerals free of charge.
Wirs BcATta. It is reported that
man on Piety HiH, in this city, whipped
his wife several times yesterday. If he
repeats tha offense, the Stattuiaji wil
doata a ke of tar and a bas of feathers
v to the party that will ride him oat of
term on a rail, the party to furnish US
own rail and danbias brush. Will the
wife-beater please take notice? -fit;
Civu. SsavicE ExaiWAiiw.A "civil
i -nice examination will be held lo Port
I 1 Friday, August 19. commencing t
' a. ra., nobler the super iioa of John T.
Tcjle, of Warrington. Lm-al members
i f thm Tminn l,nrd are H. P. Steph
rsperinteadt'nt of lter carriers, acd I
1 '.v Jas LadJ, chief roaT.ing e'erk. . .
t w e
HeSisIfj XHtdttll Puvixso tie Eas
iness mi Eeii Estate cf Ka .
ninskj fa, Gemis. ,
, McKiniey Mitchell, of Gervais, jester
day bought out the store, warehouse,
and dwelling boose, business sad good
wiu of AL Kamtnaky. Mr. Mitchell will
consolidate bis present boainess with s
large stock of general merchandise, and
will carry on an extensi ve boainess of all
kinds. He will not make the change
until January 1st, 1888. After that date
Mr. Kaminaky will remove to Cheney,
w. T., where be has a store, and will
devote bis attention "entirely to bis
interests there.
Mr. Mitchell has been in business at
Gervais for a number of years, and few
young men of this section are more
widely or favorably known. He is s good
square business man, and chock full of
pluck and energy. Gervaia is a very
good business point, and McKiniey
intend to pat in s $20,000 stock of the
best goods in the market, and make
things hum. He will also continue to
buy everything in which there is a show
to turn a few honest pennies, and his
fine warehouse will help him in this
part of his business. The merchants of
Salem and other points in this section
will have to keep their eyes open if they
v oaKs of Art. Mrs. Blum's visit to
Salem, although intended only as a social
one, has not been devoid of pleasure to
herself and friends in other ways. She
has been engaged upon flower and land
scape sketches in oil, and has a number
of pieces upon ber easel nearing comple
tion. The gardens of Kalem have fur
nished ber many beautiful floral subjects.
In crayon portraits ber execution loses
nothing by comparison, and continues to
earn for ber the long-sustained reputation
vi m imuiButfciiiic uiu lauuiut artist, in
this line she has recently done s charm
tog lancy piece, which needs to be seen
to be appreciated. It is shown in the
window of Messrs. Lunn & Brown, along
with two portraits, one a brother of Mr.
and the other a sister of Mrs. Frank C.
Baker. Our worthy state printer is s
man of rare jodgment in matters of art,
and delights in honoring the true artist.
A portrait of a little child in an adjoining
window completes the display. All are
free-hand crayons, a class of work requir
ing natural artistic skill to execute, and,
t. erefore.quite different from ''retouched''
or solar prints. It is hoped that Mrs.
Blum will exhibit ber flower pieces before
returning to Portland, and still more to
be wished that she will conclude to pro
long her stay here indefinitely, or soon
return to do so.
Tus Railroad Coxxissjox. The rail
road commission met in regular monthly
session at the state capitol yesterday. A
complaint of overcharge which was made
aome time ago by W. II. Biggs, of The
Dalles, against the O. R. A N. company,
waa dismissed, the difficulty having been
satisfactorily adjusted. Mr. Biggs
shipped some cattle from The Dalles to
Portland and the company made a charge
of $54, when the schedule rate was $27.
The matter was referred by Mr. Biggs to
the- commission, and when the latter
called the attention of the railroad com
pany to the overcharge, the company
promptly refunded $27. On the afternoon
train the commission started for Astoria,
where they will be in attendance at the
railway- convention to be held there on
August 3d.
A bo it Ready. The w Are house of
Wm. Ilerren, which has been in the
course of construction at the corner of
Union and Water streets, is nearlv fin
ished. The millwright is through his
work, the machinery which is the best.
is in position, and the warehouse will to
day be ready to receive grain. The di
mensions of the building are ouxBO feet,
and it has a rapacity of 50.000 bushels.
Mr. Herren is ready to receive grain, and
he will do business in accordance with
his preparations.
Bakx Bi knt. On Saturday a barn be
longing to a Mr. Vickey at Fairfield,
down the river from Salem, was burned.
The origin of the fire was undoubtedly
incendiary. Th km is about $400, with
no insSrance. Not lonir since a house
and barn near Ray's landing were
burned, and the on inn of these fires was
incendiary. The foregoing would indi
cate that there is a Kn of house and
barn burners infesting that imrt of the
country.
Booxixo tub CocxTaY. The Southern
Pacific railroad has already commenced
to boom Oregon, and the country will
soon begin to feel its good effects. Nearly
every prominent town in California u
filled with posts containing such an
nouncements as this : "Only 39 hours to
Oregon for $ ." It is the intention of
the comnanv to build hotels at several
points along the line in Oregon and Cali
fornia ami possibly in roruana.
Cii.riAtx ArroixD. lieutenant-Col
onel Smith, of the 2nd regiment, yester
day appointed Rev. Frederick H. Post
chaplain of the regiment, with the rank
of captain. Rev. Post is rector of the
St. PauPa Episcopal church of this city,
and his appointment will no doubt give
rreat satisfaction to the members of the
iruard, especially in Rose burg, his former
home.
CojrraAcr Let. The board of trustees
of the M. E. church has let the contract
for shingling the bell tower to Amxi Litr
tell for $200, and ne nas airesay sianea
a fare of men to work upon it. The
hifr and such rrts of the spire
need repair will also be tinned so as to be
waterproof. The contract for painting
has not been let.
IThvoca Vau.ky Peaches. A Rose-
bnrg correspondent writes the Oregoniaa :
Thomas Farquar. of this city, is beating
California all hollow on peaches this
. Ilia neaches are nearly, if not
quite, as large again as California peach
es, and are folly as fine flavored. Rose
burg climate cant be beat for fruit and
vegetables. ..
Cacqht Fibk. Yesterday the grass in
Wilson avenue in some way caught fire,
and was with considerable difficulty ex
languished by the number 1 peot le twko
were attracted to fight the fire. A lare
tract was b'irnt, - .
iiatirrAS? t
JIotioji Otexxcixd. In the two
of E. McDonald and Joseph F. Kelly vs.
the Salem Capitol Floor MiSs company,
et aL, and the First National Bank of Sa
lem vs. B. McDonald, Joseph F. Kelly,
et si, Judge Beady on Monday overrated
the motion of Kelly and McDonald to
remand said causes to the circuit court of
Marion coonty, for the reason that their
plea in this behalf was insufficient to
warrant such removal. It will be re
membered that the case of the First Na
tional Bank vs. McDonald and Kelly was
commenced ia the United States circuit
court about four months ago, and the ease
of McDonald and Kelly vs. the Balem
Copitoi Flour Mills company, et al., was
shortly thereafter commenced in the cir
cuit court of this county and removed to
the United States circnit court on motion
of the defendant in order that the two
suits might be consolidated, if possible,
and thus hasten the termination of the
matters in litigation in the two
A CaazY Gxsjcas.- Yesterday morn
ing. Constable Scott Taylor, of Gervais,
brought up for examination a German
named Anton Henry. The German had
been arrested by Mr. Taylor the day
before, being evidently in a demented
condition. He imagines that some one
is trying to poison him, and will eat
nothing offered to him, unless the intend
ing donor first partakes of what is offered.
Henry was examined yesterday before
Judge Shaw and District Attorney Belt
and by Doctors Jessop and Henderson.
lie would give no intelligible, account of
himself, but from his disconnected words,
it was msde out that be bad been work
ing on s railway construction in Wash
ington territory, where be says he was
swindled out of pay for seven and one
half days' work. He is a powerfully
built fellow, 35 years of sge, and dressed
roughly, lie was taken out to the asy-
nm in the afternoon.
Costxact Let. Col. Lee, superinten
dent of the Indian training school at
Chemawa, let the contract yesterday for
73,000 pounds of beef for the current
year, to D. C. Howard, of 8alem, for 7
cents per pound. The bid of E. 0. Cross
was 6.3-) cents per pound, or sixty-hve
hundredths of a cent per pound lers than
the Howard bid. This would make a
difference of $474.50. Mr. Cross was in
formed that his bid was "incomplete, '
but was not enlightened in what respect.
Mr. Cross bas furnished meat to tho
school for about three years, here and at
t or est Grove, and hu bid this time was
made in the same form in every respect
as the former bids, aad contained a certi
fied check for $-00, the amount required
in the advertisement. These facts are
stated simply as a matter of news.
Portland's Hotel. The city of Tort-
land is determined to have a hotel befit
ting its importance as the metropolis of
Oregon and the northwest. The board of
trade of that city has made a definite offer
to any capitalist who will undertake to
build and maintain a hotel, to advance as
a cash subsidy one-fourth of the total
amount to be invested. No offer involv
ing s total amount of leu than $500,000
will be considered. It has been decided
to place an advertisement containing the
offer in the principal eastern papers. An
Omaha capitalist has already made over
tures to advance the money, and bas sent
for the plans and specifications. It is
proposed to buy what are known as the
"VUlard ruins," and build upon them.
Goiso to Ecbopsv On Thursday Geo.
Watt, of this city, will leave via the Can
adian Pacific for Montreal, New York,
Philadelphia, Washington and Boston,
which points he will spend a time in vis
iting before be takes his departure for
Europe. Mr. Watt will go to Liverpool.
thence to London, Paris and other points
of interest in different parts of Europe.
He may enter the university at Heidel
berg, and take a course of instruction. In
that case Mr. Watt will remain abroad
several years, but otherwise be will be
gone from one to two years, as he says,
for sight-seeing, and for education by ob
servation. O. N. G. Election. Company K held
a special meeting Saturday evening in
Portland to elect a captain to fill the va
cancy caused by the promotion of Capt.
C. F. Bee be, to the colonelcy of his reg
iment, tirst Lieutenant Wm. 51. Ladd
was unanimously chosen captain. Sec
ond Lieutenant II. L. Wells and
First Sergeant W. E. Thomas were pro
moted to first and second lieutenancies.
The election of non-com missioned officers
resulted as follows : First sergeant, W. L.
Garrettson ; fifth sergeant, J. P. Carson ;
corporals, John Eninger and II. C. Strat
ton. Cabbies Report. The free delivery
carriers yesterday made out their report
for the month of July, and it will be for
warded to the postmaster general. From
the report the following is taken : Regis
tered letters delivered, 68 ; letters deliv
ered, 6,101 ; postal cards, delivered, 858 ;
newspapers, circulars, etc., delivered,
5 .802: local letters collected, 306; mail
letters collected, 4,316 ; mail postal cards
collected, 2o2; newspapers, circulars, etc.,
collected, 588.
, Nor abiks ArrocrrxD. Gov, Fennoyer
during the past week hss appointed the
following notaries public : H. E. Cross,
Oregon City; John U. Smith, Astoria;
Joseph McKsy, Express, Baker county ;
I. N UmlL P&ntin- Onok mnntv; 11
K. Bryan, La Grande ; W. W. Bretherton,
Portland ; Thos. A. Stephens, Portland;
J p. Watson. Da v too. Yamhill countv :
J. J, Alcuraw, roruana.
Asornn AmM2rnixxT.--Dr. M. W.
Ellis, of Albany, who waa recently ap
nointed surgeon of the second regiment
by Lieut.-Col. Smith, has designated
Geo. W. Piper, sergeant of Co. F, as hos
pital ate ward, with the rank of sergeant
major. Mr. Piper thus becomes a mem
ber of the staff of UoL Smith.
New PBeTOGBAra Gauxbt. It takes
experience, skill, and a good photo
graphic outfit to make fine photographs.
F wm nnt that kind, coma riizht alone.
T.!V" wn't nuks fine rnetorea. so von
need not expect much talk from me, but
fine pictures you snail nave, uajiery in
new Bank block. T. J. CHixaisorox. 2t
Whitman coonty has seven weekly
papers and another will be ad.kd to the
list. -
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Lm4 Wj tr - sii ii I i sjsj
The Story cf tie AsssjkU cf TFn.
Trasler Upon His WiTa -He is
About to Leave.
Yesterday, Was. Traaker, of Piety HQ,
taking upon himself with excellent judg
ment the charge of wife beating made
against a demises of Piety Hill in yester
day morning's Statxsxax, called a re
porter of this paper into his place of
business to bear a "refutation" of the
charges from Mrs. Trasker's own hps.
But Traaker's justification from his wife
was hardly sufficient to indicate that he
bas not abused ber in s most shamefal,
not to say. brutal, manner.
The facts, as near as can be gleaned,
are as follows : On Monday, Mr. Traaker
started to punish bis younger boy for
using profane language. Mrs. Trasker
interfered, stating to ber husband that
the boy could not be blamed for doing
what he bad learned from his father.
This so enraged Traaker that be turned
upon bis wife and, catching her by the
neck, gave ber a posh and shoved her in
the doorway near which they were at the
time. Mrs. Traaker, either from the vi
olence of the posh, or . because she
tripped in the doorwsy, fell heavily to
the floor. She had hardly risen when
Trasker folio wis g her, again grabbed her
and a second time violently pushed her
down. Mrs. Trasker again arose and be
fore she could escape through the sitting
room of their small boose waa for the
third time thrown brutally to the floor.
The heavy falls and the language of
Trasker attracted the attention of several
of theneigbbers and quite a croad of
small boys, who gaxed upon the boose
awestricken, fearful of the consequences
of the actions of the frenzied husband.
The melee then quieted down.
The attention of the neighbors has
been attracted in times past by the mer
ciless punishment which this man Tras
ker inflicts upon his children. And
Mrs. Trasker's lot hss been any thing
but s happy one. About two months
since, in one of his senseless fits of rage,
Trasker choked her until she was black
in the face.
Trasker is ordinarily a quiet appearing
man, and is mannerly enough to his
acquaintances. But be is nothing more
nor less than a tyrant at home, where he
considers he ought to liave undisputed
sway. Mrs. Trasker is very lady-like,
and told her story to the reporter with
tears streaming down her face, and with
an air of sincerity which left 4b doubt of
its troth. Her husband is making his
preparations to leave. And it ia well
enough that he is going, or a small mob.
a la Kelty lynchers, might be organized
in that neighborhood.
THE MANDAMUS CASE.
The.Deeision of Jndge Boise in
Bondsmen's Liability and
the Costs.
the
Judge Boise was engaged yesterday, in
the afternoon, in hearing at chambers
the final arguments of the attorneys in
the mandamus suit of Bush vs. Giesy,
with the facts of which case the States
mas readers are already familiar. The
Judge decided that Mr. Bush was enti
tled to recover $15,555.54, with legal in
terest from May 16th. the date of the
issue of the coenty orders, for the reason
that Mr. Bush believea when be let
Coonty Judge ShsNr have the money that
it waa a loan to MaSion coonty to defray
current expenses, and consequently he
should not be made to suffer the loss of
his money because of any misappropri
ation of it by the county authorities.
The Judge declined to pass upon the
question of the court's right to donate the
money to the city of Salem in the way it
was done, to assist in building the bridge
across ine wuiamene a uua cuy, oui
found that Mr. Bush was not, according
to the testimony, cognizant that it would
be so appropriated at the time the money
was furnished to Judge Shaw on the two
original warrants. He also found that
the action of the ittanty judge in paying
out the money to the city of Salem,
instead of delivering it to Mr.
Giesv, the county treasurer, was ir
regular, and that Mr. Giesy was
justified in not recognizing the warrants
as valid claims against Marion county
until the matter was determined by the
circuit court and himself and bondsmen
released by a valid order of the court
from any liability in case the funds were
not found to be properly disposed of to
the city as by law provided.
The Judge found that Mr. Giesy bad
acted in good faith in the matter, and, in
fact, complimented him for his prudence
and caution as county treasurer, and
ordered the payment of the war
rants, but denied the motion
for costs against Mr. Giesy. This is
probably the final dicjosition of what baa
proven in many respects a very compli
cated and difficult case to adjust. Mr.
Bush will thus receive all the money doe
him, and Mr. Giesy and bis bondsmen by
this judgment of the court will be pro
tected from any further liability on -account
of the payment thereof.
TO PBESEBVe'fBCIT TREES.
Fonnula for a Wash to Prevent Scab
or Blight on Fruit
Trees.
The Willamette alley Fruit com
pany furnishes the following form
a la for a wash to prevent scab
or blizct on appie, pear or oth
er frait trees:
TftkA thrm Doaodso! wbaleoil soawaad
six gallons of water and bring to a boil;
five ounces lye (American concentrated),
three fourth pound snlpbar, mix with
one quart of water and boil until lhor
OUguiy uiaeuiTOU , um uia un i iv
getber and boil half an boor; add nine
using some modern machine that gives a
inorougn epray. iwn fwfwruw tumj
be increased or diminished, according to
the amount of work to be done. Apply
about the time the fruit is forming sad
ssv twice afterwards at intervals of two
weeks. ,
TW mt4t wfeiek bmhs aeesHfaQr
bat aMtertel 4iaorra, la Ayers Ap Car.
ltima. surely vecetatt anmommA. aad saay
UiM eitbr Mr amy etfeer 4sayrwi
iacredieak Warraaied to ears ebUls sa4 fever.
TZOH TJJTJT-CDAY'3 DAILY.
Wheat Cxors oat thb East Side. Mr.
C N. Scott, leceiver of the narrow gauge
read, and Mr. W. E. Spicer, of the firm
of 8picer A Mcintosh, Silverton. who op
erate fourteen warehouses on the East
side division of the narrow-gsnge, bare
lately made a tour of inspection througn
the country along the East-fide division,
says the Oregoniaa. They visited every
farmer ia the country tributary to tlte
road on both aides, from the forks of the
MKenzie to the North Rantiam, and
were astonished to find how tnocb more
cultivated country there was than what
they knew of. The valleys running off
from the Willamette open oat into other
valleys, and include s targe and fertile
territory. The crop is a good average, in
many places thirty bushela to the acre.
The best wheat seen was on the Waldo
hilla, but there is a great deal of fine
wheat all along tlte line.
Orr roB Gebhabt. Omega Port, of
this city, will leave withbs the next five
days for Germany, where he expects to
spend several years in a school of ana
lytical chemistry. Mr. Port has not def
initely detei mined just what route he
will take to the other aide of the globe,
but be baa made partial arrangements
for s passage oo the A 1 barque, "Glena
roo," which sails for Liverpool via Cape
Horn. The journey by this route will
occupy about 130 days. Should he defi
nitely deckle to go this way, be will have
an excellent opportunity of studying op
on the German language and chemistry
text books. After spending a time in
England, Mr. Port will enter the chemis
try department of one of the great univer
sities of Heidelberg, Leipzig, or Berlin.
He will determine which when he
arrives. He will be gone about three
years.
ReiiDEJcx to Be Moved.-
H. Al
bert has let to H. L. Hatch the coo tract
of moving his residence on Court street
to a half block situated on the sooth ex
tension of Winter street in Albert's
addition, which Mr. Albert has reserved
for himself. The work of removal will
begin next week, and by the first of next
January Mr. Albert expects to have his
residence in its new location, entirely re
modeled, with a basement and modern
improvements, and ready for occupancy.
Meanwhile he will occupy the house
south of the Catholic church. Besides
Mr. Albert's residence in his addition to
Salem, others will be -built by II. L.
Hatch, K. 15. Fleming, and Mrs. U. V.
Snyder, besides others which are in con
templation.
Distinguish tD Abbival. For a single
man, "Curley" Strickler is a prodigy in
the selection, of useful household articles.
He has just received from the east a bis
shipment of buckets, pans, new patent
porcelain preserving kettles, cash boxes,
toasters, and many useful articles in
cooking. He has some novelties that
every housekeeper should SCO . All the
single ladies of the city who expect to get
married especially should call upon Cur
ley, not simply because he is a single
an. but because he has many useful
articles in his store that are indispensable
to domestic happiness. He is selling
them at astonishingly low prices, so you
cannot afford to be without them.
Strickler Bros., next door to sirs. F. D.
McDowell's.
Nxably Recovxbbp. Miss Julia
Chamberlin, who was so seriously ill st
Seattle, and concerning whose recovery
anxious fears were felt, is convalescing
rapidly, and with her sister Ellen has left
Heattle lor batcom, where the qntet and
the bracing sea air will doubtless soon
restore her to complete health. Miss
Chamberlin will return to this city about
August 20th, and on the first of beptem-
ber will resume the teaching of music in
the pleasant suite of rooms being especi
ally fitted up for her in the Bank block,
above the store of E. L. L. Johnson. The
plasterers sre now at work upon the
rooms, and they will be ready for occu
pancy in a few weeks. Miss Chamberlin
was unusually successful in her teaching
during the past year, and there is every
reason to suppose tbst she will be none
the less so during the coming year.
A New Mlxiwq Rroio. Mr. 'T. L.
Brophy, formerly of Washoe, where he
was prominently connected with the
mines for twenty years, but Jately of
Wardner, Ceur d'Alene, was in town last
week, showing some very fine samples of
ore from the neighborhood of Joseph,
Wallowa county. The samples include
silver, copper, zinc and tin, and assay
very highly for surface rock. To these
minerals, Mr. Brophy adds another dis
covery, likely to be particularly valuable
to Portland, viz: white, black, and vane
gated marble, as pure as ever came from
the celebrated Italian quarries. The re
port comes to os in perfectly reliable
form. The veins on the surface show
as well as in Oeur d'Alene. iOregonian.
Boi.vd Over. Sun Sing, the China
man who assaulted and robbed Toy King
on the place of Frank Dusky, between
Woodburn and Champoeg, was examined
yesterday before Justice O'Donald. The
facts developed upon the examination
are as stated in yesterday morning's
Statesman. Sun Sing assaulted Toy King
with intent to rob him. about half past
eight Saturday evening, at the grubbing
camp on Mr. Husky's place. lie cut a
part of bis lip off and robbed him of
$62J50. He then ran away and went to
Portland. The wounded Chinaman.with
his friends, went to Portland also, and
on Tuesday found the robber and bad
him arrested. He was bound over in the
sum of $300, which he will not be able to
f Ornish.
Tbb Bio Kacx, The free for all trot,
best three in five, daring the state fair,
has filled. The following horses are the
starters: Blacksmith, entered byCoaart
C. Brev, Portland; Fred. H amble ton, by
L- ll:il..wMM. IT'.fs. T
ef IV rwjrr( iiiueuvivt iwih ajtuvii,
by B. It. Acker, Portland; AlmonetteU by
J. L. Hallett, of Spring Hill farm. The
entries cUjeod August 1st. It was thought
by some that this race would not fill, and
bortemen throughout the state will be
glad to bear that the starters will come
to the scratch when time is called. It
will add many visitors to the crowds ex
pected. .
Wm. Herren returned yesterday after
noon from a trip to Albany and Eugene.
KILLED BY A EUSAT7AY.
C. B. WilcoT, Formerly of osebarr,
.a ai m a a.
tne ikuui ia a Kunawaj Accuent
at lutlmait, W.T.
Word was received ia this city yester
day that C B. Wilcox, formerly of Rose
b'irg, and well known In this city, was
killed at Pullman. W.T., Saturday even
ing, in a runaway accident. Ho further
particulars of bis death are known. ,
Mr. Wilcox was a bright young man of
great promise. For several years he
held positions of trust ia the county
governmental departmenta of Douglas
county, having been deputy clerk of that
coonty under Geo. W. Kimball. In 1885
be was sent to the legislature, from that
county, and his record made in that body
was above a queetioo. lie supported
Hon. Sol Hirsch for tlie U. S. senate
during the memorable fight of the regu-.
lar session of 1885. Mr. Wilcox, after
his return to Roseburg, pursued his law
studies, sod waa admitted to the bar of
Oregon in 1886. He then went to Pull
man, nashington territory. A short
time after that, Mr. Wilcox and Miss
Marv C. Lawrence, of Salem, who for
several rears officiated at the delivery
window of the postofiice in this city, '
where they first met, were joined in
marriage at Moscow, Idaho territory,
where she went with him from Tacoma,
Washington territory. They were mar
ried on February 22, 1887. They began
housekeeping in Pullman, and be was .
appointed representative of Staver A !
W alker, of Portland. A short time aince ;
their house caught fire in the night, and
Jlr. and Mrs. ilcox narrowly escaped
with their lives.
Mr. Wilcox had many friends all over
Oregon who will read with regret of bis
untimely demise, and who will join in
most sorrowful condolences to bis young
wife.
Removals. Prof. McElroy bas begun
to remove his household effects from bis
residence on Center street to that lately
occupied by R. S. Wallace, just north of
the stale house Hon. G. W. Webb,
the state treasurer, hss bought the resi
dence property belonging to Eugene
B rev man, situated at the corner of Church
and Chemeketa streets, and will move
therein as soon as the house is fitted np
to suit him Wm. Wolfe and family,
who have occupied the residence bought
by Mr. Webb, have moved to the sooth
west corner of Commercial and Division
streets.
A Fatal Accide.tt. II. Allen, of the
Waldo Hills, lost a valuable horse, a
few days since, under very peculiar cir
cumstances, n hue cultivating corn, the
animal stepped on a stick, about five
leet long and one inch square, one end of
which flew op in such a manner as to
strike the horse in the region of the scro
tum, penetrating the same abont eight
inches severing an artery, which caused
death from loss of blood in about thirty
minutes. (
Fine Farm Sold. On Monday D. S.
K. Buick, of (he real estate agency of
Buick A Benjamin, at Roseburg, sold the
Tom Brown Place," the finest farm in
Douglas county, to N. Curry, of San
Francisco, for $35,000 cash. Through the
efforts of Mr. Baick a number of capital
ists from California have located in Doug
las county during the past few months.
making land purchases amounting to
more than $70,000.
The Sirnxas Sold. W. R. Boone,
who has been conducting the disreputa
ble street sheet called the Oregon Sittings
in Portland for some time, bas disposed of
it either to J. A. Austin. A. T. Ambrose,
or the McGuire Bros., of the Vindicator.
Mr. Boone has sold the paper, but to
hich of the three foregoing parties is
hard to determine, from the conflicting
reports of Portland papers.
Night Ikspectob. John G. Egan, late
city editor of the Portland News, hss
been appointed night inspector by Uol-
lector Abraham, and has assumed hie
position. Mr. Egan is a genial gentle
man, and his appointment gives general
satisfaction.
Four hundred men will be employed
in tbe construction of the Northern Pa
cific snow sheds.
Nveathkk report.
VCLV, 1W!7.
During July, 187, there wm no rata at this
point. There were 16 clear, (fair and S eloodr
dajra Daring dy tbe kjr wu obscarad by
mok.
The mean temperatnre for the month waa
CUM dec H ig heat Jail jr mean temperature for
ue moDia 71 aeg. on mi uiwai aaiij mesa
temperaturs M deg. on th Hth.
Mean temperature for tbe month at 2 o'clock,
p. m., 7 deg.
uif nta wnvemora ior lur nnun on aeg.
at 2 p. m. on the 6th and Isth. Lowest tempera
tare tt deg. at 7 o'clock a. m. on tbe 14th.
Tbe prevailing winds for tbe month were
from the Muihwet during 1 day, north 27 days
and eontb I days,
Dnrlnr inly, 1AM, there were 4 rainy dart,
and 0.24 lncbe of water; 30 clear, fair, and 1
cloudy day.
Mean temperature for tbe month 7.Sfdeg.;
highest daily temperature for tbe month SOdeg.
oa the IS; fowert daily mean temperature for
the month, 17 deg. on the d.
Tbos. Pbabce.
Eola, Aug. 1, 187.
A PERIIXIL'S POSTPO MEM EJCT.
To postpone, wbea tbe duty far immediate
action is clear. Is always anwiaeC especially la
It so wbea lacreaalng 111 health calls for a re
sort to atedloation. Diseases of tbe kidneys aad
bladder are often of swift growth always ef
fatal taadeney if not combated at the outset.
We have aU ra taoae of as who mr- not re
markably well Instructed beard som- ling of
be danger attend log Biigbt't disease, if tbetea.
and other diaeaaee of the kidneys fr Madder.
Let ooooe be foolhardy enough In tfVreti
nate if he pereeivee tbe renal orgs- W be In
active. Hostetter s Stomach Bitter re pecul
iarly adapted to overeome this Isae I- n, to suf
Seientty stimulate, whhoot eseltiua. the kid
neys aad biadSer. Infinitely to il.U Iturvtie to
be preferred to the Impure and f err dmulanta
of commerce, which prove the wo nnwary
Kraons with a tendency to eaal trouble,
ey are likewise lneomparat tor dyapepsia,
debility, fever and ague, and h'Ho uatm.
EKT81PELA s
Aad obxtlaate Ulcer. Boll-, Carbnaeles, and
Running Sores ef every kind are eleanaed, Uia
the noiaowcerms deatrored. and a speedy euro
efleeted by wring Darbys frnphyiaetie Fluid.
"I nave neea amirtea wita tae arytipcias.
Nothing would beat the sore or atop tha rnar
ning. I naed Parbys Proyhylaette Paid and!
found a speedy ear. tlaiv tried t ia eev
eral her ease and it proved effectual." (S.
P. Greer. ,
t John Henry pteaded with Annella.
And ad bis paasioa tried to toil her.
She said. "John your words yon waste.
Your breath offend me, so I say
" t'se SOZOPOST or stay awsy.
V our ana astray a wui oi laaxe,