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JCHE 0RE30N STATESMAN: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER -A. 187. FEOM TUESDAY'S DAILW Davis' Si ictde. In the cell ia which Joe Davis hanged himself at Marvsviile, C!. the following note was found, in imperfect construction and orthogra phy, written on a large cardboard : "Poor Alto died, God knows how.' She ed a natural death. All is gone with out oar lives. A bigger book coald not bare been printed than the life and ad venture of Joe Da via and Alto Dawson. We died for each other. Oar lives were ixA one. The other coald not lire with oat tbe other. Good-bye to all on earth. Officer Finn has treated me like a man. 1 bare to die in bis cell, bat I cannot live without Alto." In order to commit tbe act be bad torn the mattress in the cell into strips and fastened several around.an iron bar in the window. Then after se curely fastening his feet together, be in some manner got on top of an old stove in tbe cell, placed bis neck in the noose, sad kicking tbe stove from under him ended bis life. When fonnd a handker chief covered bis face, and the muscles id not show signs of much suffering. Tbe theory is advanced by the officers that Davis killed tbe woman and after wards suffered remorse which deranged ' bis mind. The Comxiumos Wiss. In the suit brought by the state railroad commission against the O. R. & N. company to com pel defendant to refund to E. J. Soromer ville til of $65 paid for freight from Pen dleton to Portland, alleging that amount to be overcharged, Judge Walker has made bis decision. After a lengthy oninion. he sums no as follows: "From these conclusions it follows that the rec ommendation made by the plaintiff to defendant that it refund the excessive freight charges was a lawful order of tbe board ; and that obedience to such rec ommendation may be enforced by the board in a court of equity ; that the complaint does state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action and that tbe court has jurisdiction ; therefore, the de- mar roust be overruled, and it is so or dered. Tbe case will in all probability be appealed. SUNDAY SERVICES. Arrhbifhop Gross at the Catholic ChurchOther Visiting Ministers Prohibition Meeting. Sunday morning Archbiehop Gross, ojon whom the dignity of the pallium has recently been conferred, preached an able sermon in tbe Catholic church to an audience that crowded the seating ra pacity of tbe church to its utmost. The sermon was of an hour's duration, and its central idea was the necessity of making the most of the probationary period of the present life, in order to prepare for the eternity to come. In the evening the bouse was again crowded. Archbishop Gross took for his ubject "Confession," and endeavored to show in a logical ad dress of nearly two hour's duration that the practice of confession existing in tbe Catholic church obtains its sanction di rectly from tbe Bible, and enlarged upon a number of scriptural quotations bearing upon that ioint. The attention of the speakers' hearers was maintained throughout the dbtconrse, and the subject was bandied in a masterly, scholarly and convincing manner. Rev. Win. Rollins preached bis initia tory rermon in the M. K. church Sunday morning to a large audience. I lis text was from Mark 12:10 "Thetorra which the builders rejwted is become the head of the corner." Though suffering from evident embarrassment, Mr. Hoi linn discourse wan forcible and thoughtful snd gave evidence of considerable ability Mr. Rollins i a young man, and his con greiration so far id much pleaHed with its choice of )astor. Kev. wm. 8. Holt, of l'ortland, oun pied Sunday the pulpit of the livsbyte nan church. His morning text was "She shall hring forth a son, and thou sbalt call his name Jenua ; for he shall nave his people from their sins" Matt 1-21 ; in the evening, "Tbe effectual fer vent prayer of the righteous man availeth ranch" James 5-1 . Mr. Holt is an interesting and original speaker, and does not disdain to give a humorous tarn to any point which lie wishes to aptly illus trate. He never preaches a dull sermon and his audiences Sunday had reason to feel that thev had been even more high ly edified than on the occasion of Mr Holt's former Bormons in this city. Rev. John Rosenberg, of Portland preached two interesting sermons Sun dav, exchanging pulpits with Kev. Tost Rev. Mr. Mell. a young preacher from Des M.iine. lows, very creditably filled the ppit of the Evangelical church on Sund.iv morning. Wl.i!e pjeHking of the visiting minis ter" and their discourses, it should not be omitted that resident ministers in other ch'ircties preached to their usual atten tive imgreuat ion. Kev. II. A. Newell dedicated on Snn day morning the pretty new Presbyterian chun h at McCoy, in the presence of an audience that filled every nook and cor ner of the auditorium. Many people failed to gain admittance, and remained outride during the exercises. Mrs. G. W. Belt, of this city, lent the aid of her voice ts the ocean ion. The opera houe was crowded, op stairs and down, Sunday night, to hear the address on prohibition delivered by Gen. Campbell, of Kansas. Most of the churches of the city had adjourned in time to allow their'congregations to at tend. Gen. Campbell is probably the best exponent of the doctrine of prohibi tion that has yet appeared in Salem. He argued that the purchase of a glass of liquor was a mere business transaction, and that the only proper and effectual way of squelching t hi traffic was to prevent the transaction. This could be done by pre venting Uie sale, and not the purchase. He also gave a history of prohibition legislation in Kansas. Gen. Campbell i a forcible speaker, and presents bis points ia such manner that they can be easily grasped hy his audience. j The blue ribbon club in the afternoon held very interesting meeting. Car acteristh addresses were mad by Jen. Campbell, and Rev. Win. H. Holt. Miss Addie Scriber delivered a fine recitation. Tke attendance was large. IU5EEAL OF FATHER WILBUR. Services held at the M. E. Churth- Bnried beside bis Wife, in Lee Mission Cemetery. ' Tbe remains of Father Wilbur having been brought np on Sunday night, from Portland, where memorial services were conducted in tbe morning, tbe funeral services were conducted in the presence of a large congregation, in the M. E. church, yesterday morning. - Many of the audience bad known the deceased in former years, and had been co laborers with him in his pioneer mis sionary work in this city. Recitations were dismissed at Willamette university, of which throughout its entire history, from its struggling infancy to tbe com paratively prosperous present. Father Wilbur bad been the steadfast friend and substantial supporter, and the stu dents were present in force. The services were conducted bv Rev. Wm. Roberts. Rev, II. K. I lines, and Rev. I. D. Driver, for many years intimate friends of the deceased, assisted by Rev. Sam. Driver, Rev. N. Doane, Rev. W. S. Harrington, Rev. J. L. Parrisb, and Rev. C. Alderson, and the regular choir, under the leader ship of Dr. Hall. Messrs. Roberts. Driver, and times in turn paid tribute to tne memory of the noble pioneer mis sionary, whose entire life had been spent in suHtaimng by his energy and money the early civilization of the northwest, and in Christianizing the untutored In dians of this then savage country. In this work he had been more er less aided by each of the three gentlemen, whose recital of the early hardships undergone by the self-denying pioneer minister scarcely less affected themselves than their audience. The remains were at 12 o'clock followed to Lee Mission cemetery by a long pro cession, the church bell tolling solemn! v tbe requiem of him who had spent fortv- one years of unselfish effort for tbe good oi ms leuow men. l ne services at tne grave consisted of the rental of the Methodist ritual by Revs. Hines, Rob erts, and Doane. Mr. Wilbur's body was interred by that of his wife, who preceded him so shortly to the other shore. It is intended to bring np from Portland the remains of the daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur, who is bnned in the same lot as the Taylor Street M. E. church, and inter them beside those of her parents. James Hiram Wilbur was born in Lou- ville, N. Y., September 14; 1811; was licensed to exhort June 27. 1840: was ordained a minister of the M. E. Church January 4, 1S42; came to Portland, Or Jnne 27, 1846. and from that blessed day to the day of his death he has ever been a faithful minister of bis honored church, and, like his Master, "went about doing much good." His first charge was at Sa lem, where he built the first church. He also built the first churches in Portland and at Oregon City. During his useful. pure and holy life on this coast, tbe good lather helped to build not less than nine church buildings and seven parsonages He annually contributed about $3300 toward church and charitable purposes He was tbe founder of the Portland Fe male academy, and of the Wilbur acad emy at Wilbur, Or. i-aiuer niinur was a ounuer snu a tower of strength in his church, and his life was as pure as that of a saint. He held the honorable position of educational agent ot the M. K. church of tbe Colum bia conference from 1861 to 1882; wai instructor and Indian agent at Fort Sim coe, W. T., during the same period, going to Walla Walla in 1S82 and remaining there ever since. Father Wilbur was the son of an honest farmer, who was a deacon in the Presbv terian church. When the venerable old man returned to Walla Walla recently from his wife's funeral in Salem, he re marked to Rev. Sam Driver, "She will no more than get settled in beaven. when I, too, shall come to meet ber. He kept his won), and now the aged couple nave met on vender shore, to part no more forever. 1 1 is death was no sur prise to his many friend, for ever since the death of his good wife he had no tie sire to live any longer, and awaited death calmly and with that perfect peace and resignation which only the righteous enjoy when the parting hour draws nigh Father Wilbur left an estate valued at $45,000. In his will be bequeaths $10,000 to the Missionary society, f 10,00(1 to the church extension, and $8,0iX) to the Freedman's Aid society, and the residue, $17,000, to the Willamette university. AUMSVILLE items. wU t Farmers wanting rain. Ground too dry to plow. Fine time for digging "taters," if you've got 'em to dig. Miss Kate Addleman has returned from Albina, where she has been spending the summer. On next Friday evening the three pro posed amendments will be discussed at this place by the people in general. Isaac Coy will sell bis personal prop erty and go to Eastern Oregon to remain one year, luring uis ausencc mt. v White will run the farm. On last Wednesday evening the bouse of Mr. Mothorn near here was entered by about twenty-five of the nearest neigh bors, each armed with a well-filled basket of good things to eat. Mr. and Mrs. Mot- 1 .M iuwitiLt(<i (.kan Vi w .1 pnri but gracefully surrendered and turned thintrs over to their guests, whereupon very pleasant time was bad in conversa tion, singing and testing the contents of those aforementioned baskets. As usual, the hungry man was there, and after dis pensing with the running gear of a few chickens, the cake disappeared before him like snow before a Chinook wind. Shortly after 10 o'clock the guests took theV departure, wishing Mr. and Mrs. Mothorn a successful and pleasant jour ney through life. They have been mar ried only about one month, and have just moved ooto their farm, which Mr. Mot horn purchased a few months ago, II. Peas is Md. Do you understand that the finest cabinet photographs are still $4 per doaen at CnemnirUm a new iihotozranb gallery. Commercial street. new Ban block? Babes' and children's pictures a speciality. w2t a - - FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY. Lead ajcd Silver Mixes. The Port land lied -ict ion Works, to which David McCnlty, of this city, brought from Wal lowa 500 pounds of ore to be reduced, not te i nit able to do the work at present, Mr. McOnllv has sent the ore to the Ban FrannA Reduction Works, where it is expected that it will he reduced soon. W hile in Portland recently Mr. JlcCcllv had an assay of his ore made, and tbe re port of the aasayer was $ti8 93 of silver and lead to the ton. It raret be remem bered that the ore assayed was hardly a fair sample of what might be expected from the mines, as it was entirely surface Dtckings. A force of men are working day and night digging a tunnel to the lead, and the hole will be 300 feet in length. A depth of ever seventy feet had been reached when Mr. MuCully left Wallows ten days since, and it is expect ed that tbe tunnel will be finished in February. The Wallowa mines produce lead and silver similar to the famous Leadville mines, which yielded so rich ly, and Prof. Harnett, the miniiing ex pert, who has been examining them, ears that the surface indications are the rich est of the kind he ever saw. Awoistkents. During the past week Gov. Pennoyer has made the following appointments: Notaries public J. Sil- verstooe, Portland ; A. Bieber, Lake view; H. V. Matthews, Salem; N. E. Beatty. Medford; Willard Crawford, Medford; Barnett Y. Roe, Portland; G. G. Gammons. Portland ; C. C. Linden, Willaminar F. A. Cogswell, Lakeville, S. L. BurreH, Adams; T. R. Cornelius, Cornelias, Washington county; William uallowav, of lamhill, member state board of ajrrlcu.ture, vice J. L. Hallett, resigned; Frank J. Coveung, commis sioner of deed, New York, A Home Ixdcstry. A. Strong & Co. now keep constantly employed making candies two competent hands. They have all the latest improved machinery necessary to torn out first-class goods. Thev are supplying the Salem retail trade with nearly ail the candy sold here, and are shipping considerable quantities to other points. The dealer in this sec tion buying of them has th Advantage of as low prices as though he bought in San f ranciscoor Portland, saving IreigM and risk, and getting fresh good. They are prepared to fill all orders as prompt ly as any wholesale house on the cox-:. A Characteristic Incident. An inci dent of Father Wilbur is related, which took place on his voyage around J he Horn to this coast. He was one day talking to some men on shipboard, who were painting some portion of the ship, and began helping them in the work, when the scaffolding gave way, and Mr. Wilbur was thrown into the sea. He was picked up an hour later. He was an accomplished swimmer, and he had been floating on his hack, singing hymns. He was received on board with great toy by the band of missionaries and his estimable wife. A Boom for Gervais. The following is from a mend ot the ctatebmaji at Gervais, dated yesterday afternoon: 'uervais is really experiencing a boom. A heavy real estate transfer was made to day, Mr. Maurice Goodman, son of N. Goodman, of this place, having pur chased the Engle tract, near Gervais ; consideration unknown. Mr. Goodman expects to set out a Jarge orchard of Bartlett pears and a variety of other fruit trees. He alo expects to raise hops, and sweet potatoes as an experi ment. Success to you, Maurice; but look out for the prohis." Carriers' Report. During the month of October the following mail was col lected and delivered by -the two carriers: Delivered registered letters, 119; mail letters, 8483 ; mail postal cards, 1 195 ; local letters, 517; local postal cards, 86; newspapers, etc., 8411; collected let ters, 6881 ; postal cards, 865 ; newspapers, 2S4. The report for September was. delivered mail letters, 6796; postals, 104'); drop letters, 140; papers, 7706; collected letters, 5131; drop letters, ;6; postals, 539; papers, 661. Agaix at the Asyli m. Richard Ryley was yesterday appointed by Dr. Lane to a position at the asylum, and will assume his duties this morning. Dick, while making a good warden, is one of those handy fellows who is invaluable in get ting up concerts and entertainments, and, in fact, in doing almost any thing else. The asvlum authorities are always glad to avail themselves of bis services, In addition to his regular duties, he will have charge of the amusements of the asvlum. Contracts Let. At the regular meet ing of the board of asvlum commissioners, held yesterday, the bids for furnishing wood for that institution were opened and the contracts let as follows; Lewis Sav age, fifty cords of body oak, at $3.50 per cord, and seventy-five cords grub oak at $3.50 per cord ; Geo. Goodhue, 150 cords body oak at $3 69, and 525 cords grub oak at $3.74. A. Gesner was awarded the contract for furnishing the entire amount of fir wood at $2.47 45-100 per cord. Easy Terms. Land all around the Sam Brown place, a few hundred yards east of the asvlum. is being held at $150 to $300 per acre, without improvements. - . a That place, of fifty-six acres, will be sold by Hendricks & Saabert, real estate agents, for $100 an acre, with good house, barn and orchard. Only $2000 down ; balance in three annual payments. This ts a positive bargain. Mreet cars will run out near there some day, and it will be worth foOO an acre for town lots lAQi'txA day salvox. salmon are now quoted at as. 40 a case lour dozen cans in the New York markets. Some of our cannery men sold, early in the sea- eon, for less than $5 a case, which tickles m all over, because they won't nave so much coin to carry over to next sea son. Of coarse there is room for more or less levity at this juncture, bat a sore finger prevents ne from exhibiting undue high lanty. Newport News. National Bask or Commerce. This office is in receipt of a prospectus of the National Bans of Commerce, of Taeoma, W. T. This is a bank in which Coolidge it McClaine, of Silverton. are largely in terested, owning a majority of the shares of stock. The capital stock is $200,000. F. M. Wade is president, and A. F. Mc Claine cashier. THROUGH THE EAST. An Interview with T. McF. Patton. Col. THE ENCAMPMENT AT ST. LOUIS. Baseball, Foraker, and Natural Gas The President in Ohio An Interesting: Talk. Hon. T. McF. Patton, who on Monday night returned from a six weeks' visit east, was approached by a Statesm an re porter last night and reqaested to render him an account of his doings and travels while in tbe eastern states. Mr. Patton good naturedly acqu'.esced and began : "Well I left Salem on Monday, Septem ber 19th, and went via the Northern Pacific through St. Paul and Chicago to St. Louis, where tbe national encamp ment G. A. R. was to be held, beginning on September27th. I was one of 325,000 other visitors, and with them enjoyed tbe four days of drenching rain which damp ened the order of soldiers and spectators, and spoiled tbe success of the encamp ment. Talk about rain! It rains in Oregon, but never so dismally aod con tinuously as during those four eventful days. The grand parade was postponed from one day to another, and when it was held about 25.000 men marched cour ageously through the drenching rain, and miserable mud, that is meaner and dirtier than ever any Oregon mad could be." "Did you stay in St. Louis until after tbe president's visit?" "No, I passed the presidential party in Ohio, after I bad left St. Louis, visited Cin cinnati three days, and started for Pitts burg. We passed them in the night time. It was a standing joke with Ohioians that Grover slipped through the Buckeye state in the dead of night, to avoid the fiery Foraker. From Pittsburg I went by the Pennsylvania, Central road to Philadelphia. I remained in tbe Quaker city three days, yUiting various objects of Interest, and looking after book affairs. While there, I called on two brothers, both physicians, of Hon. R. P. Earhart. From there I went to New York, where I remained ten days." "Was anything special going on during yonrstay?" ' Was anvthmg going on 7 well, l hould say so. V hy, the Detroit and St. Louis clubs .played two games of base ball, and I saw a part of one of them. I thought the whole town bad turned oat to see it, but I am reliably informed that there were only about 15,000 present. Then there's stocks. All the people of New York talk about is base ball and stocks. "What place did you visit after New Y'ork?" "From New Y'ork I returned to Ohio. At Cleveland I visited my mother and sister, and then I left for my boyhood home at Findlay, in the heart of the nat ural gas region. Well, sir, that has worked more complete revolution in Ohio affairs than you could possibly imagine. AH Ohio people can talk about is Foraker and natural gas. The one has created about as much stir as the other. I left Findlay thirty-seven years ago when it was a mere village, but now it is a city of 35,000 inhabitants, having obtained a large part of its growth since gas was struck. Land which was two years ago bought at $50 an acre, is actually selling for $1000. Factories upon factories have been built and are being ran by gas. I could talk for days of the changes that have been made since my last visit there, of the phenomenally small cost of heat ing and lighting bouses and stores. Now a man is not compelled to rouse out of bed on a dark and cold winter morning, clnthed only in his airy unmentionables, and almost freeze to death before he gets fire started. No. sir; he can turn a crank, and the house is lighted ; another and the fires are burning, and bis rooms are warmed. I tell you, it's a marvelous discovery." "How were politics T "Ohio is in the midst of a stirring state campaign. Democrats have given up all hope of defeating Foraker, who is the most aggressive and eloquent speaker that ever went on the Ohio stomp. They a pa rrmr tptnnn (a aoinM fha lon ai I u t n ram ' io aiwv J a 1 o wwxuav ssav tvs,inMui v "How about national politics 7 "There's no disguising the fact that Blaine is by far the first Republican choice, especially in tbe eastern states. Kxcept for some slight misgiving about his ability to carry the election, there wouldn't be any doubt of his nomination Lincoln is much spoken of in the West ern states." Mr. Patton related interesting incidents of his trip, speaking of his accidental meeting of two old friends he had met in Japan ; of the blustery and disagree able weather at Chicago: the Indian scare on his return from the Crows un der the impudent young chief, Sword Bearer; and others which the reporter regrets the lack of space to relate. "loucan sav." said Mr. Patton, as the reporter took np his hat to depart. "that I was very elad to get home. Alter all, Oregon's the best place." Jaxe L Aoaik Wiss. Jane L, the Ore gon mare, has covered herself with glory by winning a trotting race of eight heats, lasting two davs. in San Francisco. Five heats were trotted Saturday, and Jane won only one of them. Monday the race was continued, with Wells Fargo a hot favorite in the pools, because she had won two heats in Saturday's race. The first or sixth beat. Black Diamond took in 2:20. but the seventh beat Jane won in 2 :22 by three lengths after a hotly contested race. Jane was now a hot fa vorite, and took the last and deciding heat in 2 4. The race was probably the hardest she ever trotted. A Sad Case. The case of Mrs. Louisa Cambridge, who was brought to tbe asylum Monday night by Deputy Wood is a particularly sad one. 81e is 65 years of age. married, and resided in Portland for twenty-eight years. The cause of her insanity is deerepitnde, destitution and disappointment. She re fused to accept the aid of tbe county, and long attempted impossible efforts to gain a livelihood. Some five years ago she married a worthless fellow, ex-Policeman Cambridge, who has since deserted ber. She at one time kept a lodging house and made a food living, bat since her marriage to Canabride bas gradually gone down until she bad to be supported by friends. She has also been ill for a ; kmg time past. FROM THURSDAY'S DAILY. WHEAT, HOPJi ASD OATS. Recent reports of tbe condition of tbe foreign market are decidedly encouraging. Quotations for valley wheat have lately been made altogether upon tbe demand for milling in California and elsewhere. It was feared that when the crop began to pour into San Francisco, prices would drop to tbe basis of the foreign market, but the decreased price of charters and the healthier tone of the foreign market indicate that tbe quotations for shipment will meet those for milling. The Salem markets are very quiet, and there is no prospect that it will be livelier before tbe river raises. Undoubtedly if the waters were higher, outside quotations would warrant the payment in Salem of 70(72 cents f. o. b. Farmers are impatient for rain, so they may do their fall plowing and sowing. Quote bops at 10c to 13c per pound. A lot of over 20,000 pounds, three car loads, sold at Gervais this week for 11c net there. These were shipped direct to New York, as they were bought for a house of that city. Some have realized a higher price than this by consigning them to New York commission mer chants. There will be from $53,000 to $55,000 brought into Marion county this year by the sale of her hop crop. Most of this money stays here. Very little of it is sent away for machinery, or labor. It is mostly clear profit. Tbe hop yards of this section are contributing more and more every year to our general prosperity, wealth, and advancement. It is an in dustry that should be fostered and in creased year by year. The Statesman will furnish a closer estimate of the yield of this countv and section soon. A Brital Assault. On Tuesday after noon, J. W. Grim, Jr., son of Hon. J. W. Grim, of Aurora, was assaulted and badly beaten by one Myers, a resident of Butte ville, in tbe following manner: Grim had been to Butteville and when about to start with his team, on his re tarn to bis home near Aurora, he was ap proached by Myers, who asked if he could ride as far as F. X. Malthieu's. irim consented, and the two set out. When nearly to Matthiea's, Myers ac cused Grim of being the author ot a cer tain article containing an insinuation against his character, which appeared in tbe Sunday Mercury, with the Hubbard items, about three weeks since. Grim strenuously denied the authorship, but Myers, who is a large man, suddenly threw one arm around bis companion, and held him tightly, while he beat him terribly about the head and face, knock ing out several teeth, blacking his eyes, and battering his nose. He then jumped from the baggy, and went on to Mat thien's. Grim managed to turn bis horses and return to Butteville, where his wants were attended to. Myers came back to Butteville shortly, and declared that Grim had fallen from the boggy. No arrests have been made. Home Aoaih. T. T. Geer, of the Waldo Hills, arrived safely borne, Tues day evening, from his six weeks' trip through the eastern states, having gone and returned via tbe Short Line. Mr. Geer attended the G. A. R. encampment at St. Louis, and was rained on with the remainder of the participants and visit ors. He was also in St. Louis during the president's visit, and saw the great Mo gul and wife in propriis personis. He spent some time in Illinois, visiting rel atives and the cities of Bloomington and Springfield, seeing among other thiugs at the latter place the tomb oi the immortal Lincoln. He went from there to Ken tucky, and slept in the same room in which his grandfather was horn, eighty years ago. lie saw Clays tomn at Isl ington. He spent a few dava at uiocm- natti. and attended a typical county fair at Vincennes, Ind. He visited relatives in Missouri for a week, and then returned home in company with George Loft aod wife, of tbe Waldo Hills. In common with others who leave Oregon for a time, he was very glad to get back, and eery- body is glad to see him. "Bcftalo" Recaptured. The Chi nese convict Ah Lam, otherwise "Buffa lo," who escaped from the penitentiary several weeks since, while engaged in pamping out water from a flume in the night, and while his guards were peace fully sleeping, was yesterday morning brought up from rortiand ny Detective Barry and turned over to Superintendent Clow. Buffalo had been spotted a day or two before by Deective Barry, and on Tuesday evening, in company with an other officer, he followed him across the river from Portland ami to the car shops above East Portland, where the escaped con. was nahitaung wiui some leuow Chinamen, who were running a garden They went into the Chinese residence and demanded Buffalo. That individ ual made no resistance, but strenuously insisted that he wasn't tbe man. They knew him, however, and took him along with them: and now Buffalo is back again in his old quarters and will have to finish the remainder of bis three years sentence, to which will We added his time while gone. He was incarcerated last February, from Multnomah, for burglary Fizzled Oct. Tbe Oregon real estate and stock exchange, of Portland, is going to wind up. It has been opened four months, but bas not recorded a single sale in that time. Members wouldn t at tend, and preferred doing business in their own offices. The exchange spent a few hundred dollars on furniture, and ran at a monthly expense of $300. Total known to be spent, about $2000. Tbe to tal receipts were between $4,000 and $5,000. The difference is supposed by the Journal of Commerce to have been ex pended n chalk for the blackboards. Great S.iaexs! This was the excla mation of a prominent gentleman, who is a connoisseur in brashes, upon being shown tbe elegant stock of hair and tooth brushes received by 11. W. Cox. druggist, at 100 6Ute street. Get Loonen's solid back brush, the best in the world. THE SPECIAL ELECTION. List of the Reimlarly Appointed Jndr-j and Clerk Similar la a General Election. The special cic. twn to be held next' . Tuesday will be conducted as nearly aa possible like a general election. The same judges and clerks appointed by the commissioners court in January, 18S6, to serve for two years, will officiate. If, when the polls are opened, it be found that a vacancy exists in any precinct,, either of jude or clerk, it shall be the ' doty of the electors present to fill such -vacancy. A duly qualified voter can cast his ballot at any polling place in tbe state. Election paper must be obtained of the secretary of state. That official has so arranged it that it can be obtained -from McKercher & Thompson, Portland. The first three names for each precinct . are the judges; the last two the clerks. 5alem precinct John 12- Wilson, John. Knight, f L. Golden ; Frank H. Aliiston,. W. G. Westcott. East Salem W. B. Culver. Wm. Waldo, Robert H. Thompson; Geo. A. Peebles, F. N. Gilbert. North Salem W. L. Wa le, J. A. Huff man, r.. t. walker; J. II. Mccormick, Duncan Ross. South Salem J. W. Jory, T. H. Mc- Intire, Geo. H. Croisan; W. II. Arm strong, James Godfrey. Jefferson R. O. Donaldson, J. B. Ixoney, Charles Miller; F. M. Johnson,. iui urn. Marion Martin Bailey, Sidney Rus sell, H. D. Osterhoudt ; A. H. Cornelius, W. T. Clark. Mehama F. V. 1 1 nil, Marion Tavlor, . Pres. Hamilton ; R. A. Pratt, James Ger man. Stayton W. H. Cootwr. J. H. Howell,. Uriah Whitney ; S. A. Jones, W. W. Elder. Sublimity Alex. Downing. Chas. IT. Briggs, PhilipGlover ; Frank Wrijihtman, Henry Tarker. Lincoln H. . Smith, David Craig, J. . Howd; Alva Condit, W. H. II. Darby. Turner John McKinney, L. M. Iler- ren, r,. w. Kooertson; v . m. imu-ary. John Mcintosh. Howell Prairie .1. H. l.aughmnf.Wm. Sapningfield, B. F. Fletcher; J. W. How ell, Ed. Shield. Silver Creek T. K. Hib -nr I. M. J. Adams, A. F. McClaine; K l. Alltnl Nathan McGcwie. Garfield A. Moser.Charie railvhurft. F. M. Shepherd; S. T. Holwrt, John Scott. Abioua Columbus Cieaver, Win. Glo- - ver, 31. H. r-etliemeir ; J. iv. nue, J. S, Shanks. LaBish W. G. Evan, R. II. Ssyers, James Finney; S. T. Northcutt, V. H. Egan. GervaM L. II. 1'onjade, lxui. l.emery. xmis Seguin; E. . Maniuit:, David Harris. Woodburn G. W. Wbitnev, Samuel Layman, John McCormick; A. I Hall, W.J. Ray. Hubbard Amos Clleason,G,r;: Wol- fer. John Pernell; W. T. Grim, II. C. Col well. Aurora B. J. Grim, George Link, Mar tin Giesv; II. K. (nesy, A. h. Beaty. Butteville W. E. Her, D. J. Pendle ton, F. X. Matthieu; W. L.Tooz, Frank Feller. Champoeg J. ' C. McCrea, I-eonard Briggs, II. L. Ebberhard ; John W. For syth, W. T. Ceman. St. Paul K. C. lomerov, J. v. Smyth, F. Tl-.eo. B. Brentano; J. L. Cook, Si mon J.Conner. Fairfield John Fkaife, S. J. Kerr, John Well rum; G. A. Miller, L. A. - Byrd, Jr. In the notices of election it is directed that nnon the tickets of the three proposed-' amendments to le voted on first, tbe prohibitory liquor amendment; second, the one empowering the legislature to regulate the salaries of the ntate officers ; and third, changing tho time of the gen eral election from June to November there shall be written or printed, first, "Prohibitory Amendment ;" second, "Amendment to Salaries of State Offi cers;" and third, "Amendment to Time of Holding Genera! Elections, with raa" - ' ' r 'no" after each, as the voter wishes. New Wharf and Elevator. At the last regular meeting of the stockholders and directors of the old Salem Ferry company, held Tuesday night, the sec retary and treasurer were directed to ex ecute to the Willamette alley & Coast Railway company a warranty deed of the property, lying on the river front between State and Ferry streets. The consideration is $800, and it is expected that the sale will be consummated in a day or two. The Willamette Valley & Coast Railway Co., otherwise the Oregon Pacific, will erect upon the property pur chased a first-class wharf and elevator, the latter to be used as a public ware bouse. No details of the plans of the ' building or the intentions of the railroad ' company have been received, but there -is no doubt that the elevator and docks - -will be finished in time to make a bid for the early spring trade of 1SKH. The cost -of the building will be $15,000. The foregoing transaction was the one re ferred to in the Statesmak several weeks since, it being then stated that J. II. Albert bal purchased the property of "Thos. Holman and the 8alem terry company in tbe interest of parties who would erect thereon a commodious ware- -boose, wharf," etc. The psrties re ft i red to were the railroad company. The Overlasd Emit let, receiver and manage to whom was sent a several days since, asking posed excursion front Sni .. R. Koeh--f the 0. & C, . -ommunicatioo that tbe pro-' Francisco tor Portland, expected t.imigh here m the course of several w-be stopped in Kaiem long enough be appropriately received by the et: e authorities and tbe citisens of Salem, as written to parties- in this city that h has no official knowl enge of the excirrion, but nevertheless, has referred the matter to Charles F. Crocker, vice president of the Soathera Pacific, which road will have the excur sion in charge. (ov. Penuoyer bas also stated that it wouid be j-erfectly agree able for him to remain in Salem, ana be present at the re-eption. There would eem to be no good reason why. the re quest of the citizens of Salem should not be granted. If so, it would befit them to tender to the visitors such a reception as the importance of the occasion merit,