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THiii ClKEGrON STATESMAN . FHID A. Y. DECEMBER 30. 18S7.- FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY. ' Rrvza Notes. The vast amount of water which fell during Saturday night jiad Christmas day may be inferred from the lact that Dp to 5 p. m. yesterday the Willamette bad risen eight feet, and was at that time nearly twelve feet above low water mark. The rise from the rainfall f yesterday aod last night will not reach this point until to-day, and high water may be looked for. At 5 p. m. yesterday the water was in the north end of the O. R. & N. Cos dock, and Agent Ilerren will probably have to move out again. .. . The sawmill is eh at down, bnt not on ac count of high water. It Is "laid op" for the winter. . : . Hirer boats run with great regularity, and the melodious toot of their whistles has become a familiar sound. Chas. AJ Gray, parser of the Hoag, has been laid off in Salem for a few days, on account of a severe cold The Wo. M. Iloag came in last night with a broom at ber jackstaff, having beaten the steamer Orient in to this city, passing her aoont a mile below town. The iloag left Portland two hoars be hind the Orient, j Her claim to being the fleetest craft on the Willamette was fully justified by; last a night's perform ance, and she will endeavor in the future, as in the past, to sustain her reputation. Ax Optortvxr Rcsaway. It is gener ally understood that a stormy day makes hard rustling for the weary re porter, and yesterday was exactly in ac cordance with all traditions in that diree- tion. A Dutchman in the employ of K. 8. Wallace, .however, no doubt appre ciating the itemless condition of the aforementioned reporter, stepped to the front with a nice little runaway item ves terday morning. lie was driving along Court street in a farm wagon, bitched to a team by a set of new-fangled harness, without traces, and when opposite the court house, the king bolt, or the main spring, or whatever vou call it, of the harness gave war, and the horses broke loose, the Dutchman let go, and the horses started for the country through the snow, and the rain, and the wind, at a "git thar" gait. They were capturad about three miles east of town. The damage was nominal. Cropped with a Hatchet. About 2:30 yesterday morning, a half dozen young men, half drunk, called at a saloon in Portland, and, the doors being sbnt and barred, knocked and demanded ad mission. They were refused, and then they broke one of the wooden bars that protected the window. Heimmeti, the '', proprietor, came out with a hatchet, and opening tbe door, he struck two blows with the hatchet, both landing on the head of a young man named John O' Don ne 11, who a rives a team for Cook AKiernan. Heimmeti repaired at once to the police station and surrendered himself. O'Don- nell was conveved to the same place, and physicians summoned. They examined O'DonnelL and found that he had two larire scalp wounds, and that bis skull had been fractured. The physicians think that there are but small liopes for ODoonelL. Steam eb Biii.t. Steamboat Iusiec tor McDennott and Ferguson furnished the following lit of steam vessels built in the Willamette district during the year drawing to a close. The list also includes boats under construction : Resolute, $40,000; tug. bv Simpson, of Coos bar. 35.000; boat, by J. Soreimon, $30,000; J. Kamm'snew boat, $25,000; Wm. M. Hoa.fcJO.OOO; Fannie.' $20,000; Wasco, 18,000; Maria. $12,000; Annie Faxon, $12,000; Tonquin, $10,000; San Juan,$10, 000; Frolic, $7,000; J. B. Montgomery's boat, $.00O; Favorite, $5,000; Alarm, $6,000; Wallnski,$.,000; steam schooner at Kkmnorkawa, $80,000; Puritan .$9,000; Restless, $2,500 : Lizzie Lvnn, $1000; O. K., $2,500; Beaver, $1,200; Moro. $2,500. Total, twenty-three vessel, costing $:71,-000.-Oregonian. A Shotgcs Romixce. Frank Lewis, of Corvallis, well known as a foot-racer, was married some months ago in Cali fornia, a preacher and a shotgun officiat ing, as report savs. He left his wife soon afterward and came to Corvallis, w here he has since been. One day recently be was thunderstruck by the arrival of his wife. ' She had an interview with him, and induced him to live with her, but last Wednesday he skipped out, leaving his wife without money or friends. She telegraphed to California for assistance and money, and u relative has come after her. Lewis was seen in Portland on Wednesday nitht, but since then nothing has been heard from him. Ixwis had a great many friends in Gor vallts, but his base action has alienated them all. Disch a ro rd. The examination of Cash Case, accused of robbing the poet office at Tallman, Linn county, Nov. 30, was held before lT. 8. Commissioner James Walton, at his office, in this city, yesterday, in the forenoon, Hon. L. L. McArthnr, U. 8. district attorney, ap pearing for tbe prosecution, and Tilmon Ford for the defemlant. Several wit nesses were sworn, and testified, but the proof failed to connect Mr. Case with the robbery in anv war, and be was dis charged by Judge' Walton. The testi mony showed that the defendant and his brother Samnel were in Linn county, baring calves, at about the date of the robbery, and, being strangers, they were suspected and arrested; but certainly without sufficient cause, as tbe testimony showed. , - Joke, all a roc.ni. The fishermen of Oregon City have been pestered a great deal lately by thieves, who swoop down ontheir nets at night and carry ofT their wmon. One of them set a watch the other evening, and his rigUance was re garded by trapping one Newton Graham the act, Graham langhed heartily over the matter, and explained that the Jjffairwaano more serious than a joke. Tte fisherman was equally pleased at "is capture, and in a Jocular mood cn"d arrest of Graham for larceny. Tbe justice of the Peace before whom the cul prit was brought was a jolly fellow, ami j n s mirthful war fined Graham for his j exploit, the fine and cokIs amounting i to02. j - , " i Ar BcTTEviLLR. The people of Butte-1 i'ue enjoyed a masquerade ball, which ! expected to be qnite a big affair, last j Freight Schidclx. Tbe freight sched ule of the O. & C. R. 11. from San Fran cisco to Portland has been announced. Richard Gray, general traffic manager of tbe Southern Pacific, and E. P. Rogers have been engaged in working out details of the freight traffic, which they found great difficulty hi barmonlxiag. The new schedule takes effect from te-dav (Dec. 27th). These rates are subject to the old western classification and are ex pressed in cents per 100 pounds, as fol low: Classified rates to Portland, 1st, 80; 21, 70; 3d, 65; 4th, 35; A, 10; B.30; C D and F, 30. Hie special commodity rates will be issued later. The following re the rates of the O. R. & N. company ; 1st, 75; 2d, 65; 3d, 60; 4th, 40; 5th, 30; A.35; B,25; C, Dand F.2G. ItwUlbe seen '.hat the railroad rates are bat five cents higher per 100 pounds than the O.R.&N. . Diphtheria at Ashlaxd. During tbe past week, says the Ashland Tidings, a number of new cases of diphtheria have appeared in town, and the people of Ash- lana have to lace tbe painful fact that tbe disease is here in epidemic form. Tbe physicians report that since tbe first of the week tbe disease seems to be confined to the local centers of its existence at that time. The great majority of tbe cases have been of such nature that the best treatment and close care have been suffi cient to overcome the disease. In the Mayer family the disease has done its Worst. Anna, the eldest child, aged about 14, died Tuesday, after two weeks or more of illness. Only one death out side of this family has occurred, that of a little 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Holmes, which occurred on Wednes day morning. r bom noNOixu'. letters were re ceived in this city vesterdav from Mrs. C. 8. Woodworth, dated Honolulu, Nov, 26th. Mrs. Woodworth reports herself and other lady passengers as in excellent health. 8he was troubled with only one day's sea-sickness, while Miss Applegate escaped it altogether and was elected honorary member of the sailors' guild The Coloma, on which they were passen gers, was compelled to lay or the harbor of Honolulu for fire days, the first expe rience of the kind the captain ever wit nessed in manv voyages. The Coloma sailed for China and Japan on the 26th ot November. While the vessel was lying off the pawengers had the vexation of seeing tbe California mail steamer come out of the harbor and steam away without having a chance to send a letter home. Going to Portland. Frank H. Allis ton has tendered to Secretary of State Mc Bride his resignation of the position he now holds in that official's office, and on January 1st will assume a clerkship in the office of the Northwest Fire and Ma rine Insurance company in Portland The new position which he has accepted is so excellent one, and promotion will undoubtedly open up before him as he becomes entirely conversant with his du ties. Mr. Alliston has been a resident of Salem about four years, and is univer sally esteemed as a straightforward manlv young man. His friends Jiere re- . t" : J . I . ? 1 ; 'a J grri i J is oepsriure, oui wisu uim loerueu success in bis new location. Hois Smasaed. During a heavy wind storm that recently prevailed, Geo, W. Cox, who resides five miles east of Mehama. notice I a large tree which stood near his house leaning heavily toward it, Fearing it might fall during the storm aod catch them asleep, he concluded to saw it down. . By tbe use of saw and wedge he at last had it ready to fall, and taking advantage of a lull in the wind he drove his wedge so as to start tbe tree in the right direction, but a heavy gust of wind struck it and hurled it across the house, crushing it to the ground, break ing the cook -stove, dishes and everything m the house exert one bedstead. Ci'ti.erv Til ik ves Arretted. William O'Brien was arrested by the police in Portland Saturday evening for endeavor ing to dispone of a lot of razors and pock et knives at a second hand store. It snpposed he was implicated in robberies lately committed at Roaebarg, Oakland, Albany, and Scio. The police have sev eral dozen knives and razors at the sta tion awaiting identification. Perhaps some of the parties robbed at one of the towns above mentioned may be able to prove their ownership to these articles and thus lead to the conviction of O'Bri en. The Ktsti Bolt Broke. Yesterday morning, as Drs. J. Reynolds and J. N. Smith were coming in from Mrs. If. C. Wandt's on the asylum road, in the for mer's buggy, the king bolt of the vehicle broke, letting the two disciples of .Escu lapius down with a bump in the mud. They climbed out. however, and after wading around in the mire and rain for awhile, and using a little bad language, they managed to fix up the rig and con tinue tlieir journey to town. From Co lor Arw. John White, who lives not far from Durango. Colorado, and his sister, Mrs. E. Menefee, of Den-, ver, Colorado: arrived at Aurora on Sun day evening, and are guests at the home of their sister, Mrs. John Giesy. Mr. White will remain several days visiting, and Mrs. Menefee may remain on this coast for several ' months. They were most welcome guests to their sister. Mrs. Giesy had not s en her brother for a great many years, nor her sister for five or six years. Aboit Ready. The new state treas urer's office, which has been in course of fitting np during the past month, is nearly ready for ocenpancy. The carpets were being laid yesterday and to-day the furniture will be moved in. State "freaa nrer Webb expecte I to occupy the office by December 1st, but the frescoere were twice aa long at their job as they prom ised ; hence the delay. The Catholic Pastorate. Rev. Fa ther Althoff, of Alaska, who is stopping in Portland,' officiated aa priest at the Catholic church Sunday. Those who heard him were much pleased with his sermon, li la thought that Archbishop Gross will not at present fill permanently the vacancy caused by the departure of Fsfr-er I TVi:e. bnt the rhnrrh wi!l he FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY. Caxx to a Bcttxe Cocxtrt. A couple weeks since there arrived in this city an aged couple, both probably 73 years old, who came from the state of Iowa to seek a new location under tbe mild skies Oregon. Their names are Harmon; they had resided in Iowa for twenty years. and destructive blizzards and bitter cold weather had at length rendered it necee- i sary, even in old age, to seek a more coo genial clime. Fortunately they were well-to-do, and disposing ot their tarm, and a portion of their other property. they started for Oregon, allured hither by stories of its mild and nnrheumatic climate. They have found quarters with Mrs. J. G. Renney, a daughter of Henry Price, and have every reason to be satis fied with their new location. The old gentleman said yesterday that the rheum atism which had afflicted him so in Iowa, had almost entirely disappeared. ie seemed in vigorous health. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon have no children, but an adopted son has sold his farm in Iowa and will move to the "land of big red apples" in the spring. Mrs. Harmon is anxious to learn the whereabouts of a brother, James Andrew, whom she last beard from at Derry, Polk county, sixteen years. .Swamp Lands. Governor Pennoyer yesterday addressed a letter to the com missioner of the general land office, at Washington, stating that Col. Elliott, special agent, has forwarded reports to that office of all his examinations of swamp lands in Oregon, and that Col. Shackleford has informed him that all of hia reports will be completed and for warded by tbe 1st of February next, and asking the commissioner to act at ence upon snch reports and cause patents to - . - ... . a issue to the state of all swamp lands so reported on or before tbe 1st of March next. He also informed tbe com mis- sioner that tbe state relinquished au claims to the lands embraced in list No. 38, rejected by the land office March 21, 1883. for want ot proot. but which lands are vet withdrawn from settlement in the local land offices, except as to such lands w - . . concerning which supplemental proois have been furnished, and asking that, with these exceptions, the lands em braced in said list be opened for settle ment. Blockade ox the Switchback. The Northern Pacific train due at Portland at 12 : 10 a. m. Monday did not arrive till 8:30 a. m., says the Oregonian. It brought back passengers who left here at 3 : 30 Sunday morning for the East via the switchback. They proceeded as far as Weston, and finding that the switch back was blockaded by snow the compa ny returned them here, where they took a new start oyer the 0. R, & N. For wonder hot a growl was heard, and the passengers were well pleased with tbe promptness of the company in sending them back and putting them through via Wallula. It is verv bandy for a railroad company to have tbe choice of two routes when nature is nnpropitious. The block ade extends only over tbe switchback proper, i. e. the eight miles on top of the mountains. Local trains will run as nsual to Weston on tbe west slope and Gaston the east slope, and through pas sengers will come promptly by the Co lumbia river route. Almost a Fire. While the students of tbe Indian school at Chemawa were as sembled in their chapel Saturday even ing participating in their Christmas festivities, a lantern just outside of the door, in the entry, exploded, and the oi spreading over surrounding articles, the fire rapidly communicated itself to great part of the room. Several of the occupants of the chapel noticed the con flagration through a crack in the door, and a small panic ensued, r.ut serious damage, either from the fire or the panic was prevented by the presence of mind and prompt action of Miss Elsie Murphy Quickly seizing a hand grenade she rushed to the door, threw it open, and dashed the grenade directly into the midst of tbe flames. The fire fortunatelv had not obtained strong headway, am the extinguishing fluid proved sufficient to cut short its progress. But for the cool action of Miss Murphy, a disastrous conflagration might have ensued. A Band of Robbers. Sheriff Minto yesterday wrote to Louis Prevoet, at Woodhorn, whose store was recently robbed of a qnantity of cutlery and othe articles, calling his attention to the fact that a man by the name of Wm. O'Brien had been arrested in Portland, with a lot of cutlery in his possession, and asking him to proceed to Portland and endeavor to identify some of the property aa his I tie re is no douot ttittt a Dann ot orga nised thieves exists in the Willamette valley at present. They confine their depredations not to one town, but to many. Almost every town in the valley nas sunerea trotn their midnight raids, and it is time that a stop was put to their burglarious proceedings. It is probable that U Brien is one of the gang. - . . . . . . . . articles r ilid. Articles oi incorpo ration of the Northern Transportation company have been filed in the office of the secretary of state: incorporators. Holt B. Wilson, Jas. Good, Joseph Delav, and J. If. Steffen ; capital stock, $30,000 ; principal office, Portland. Tbe object of this incorporation is the construction cf steamboats, etc., for the navigation of the Columbia river between Astoria and Bonneville, and the Willamette to Cor vallis. Also, articles have been filed incorporating tbe M. E. Church of Burns, Grant county; incorporators. P. F. Stemyer, J. . B. Embree, J. II. Pratt, Amy Brrd, W. C. Byrd ; object, promo tion of Christian religion and spread of holiness. Another Divorce Sctt. In the circuit court Lee Ella Hays has begun suit for divorce against Wm. P. Hays. Tbe com plaint alleges that she was . married to defendant in Missouri on January 27th, 1SS0, and that the defendant lias for the past year willfully and intentionally de serted the plaintiff, and continues to willfully and intentionally remain away, and has wholly failed and neglected and refuses to live with plaintiff as his wife or otherwise wherefore plaintiff prays a dissolution of the marriage contract, Iter' costs and disbursements, and snch other rc?'f as tb rortrt mi ennltahl AJf ALBAXY FIXLE. oar Boildiafs Consumed by Flames A Serious Accident to Dr. Ellis. the About 2 o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke eat in Albany, on First street, in the building occupied by Michael Peyser as a saloon, and Otto Bellinger aa a cigar store. The names rapidly com- municftted to the adjoining wooden build ings aod before the fire could be checked tour had been consumed. While tbe building occupied by Mr. Scott aa a gun store was burning, the cartridges stored therein kept np a continuous fusilade, thereby endangering the lives of the brave firemen and the scores of citizens congregated on tbe scene. A can of powder exploded while Chief Hoffman was passing in front of the burning build ing, the force of which knocked him down, and also shattered the glass front of the Revere Uonse saloon. The losses are divided aa follows: M. Peyser, saloon and cigar store, loss $1000 ; insured. W. B. Scott, gunsmith, $1200; uninsured. T. J. Jones, barber shop, $500; uninsured. R. 8. Strahan, build ings, $1500; uninsured. II. Flindt, boot shop, $100; uninsured. Misses E. AC Howard, milliners, and J. J. Dobrnuie suffered a loss of $100 each by removal of goods. The cause of tbe fire was nn doubtedly Incendiary. During the progress of tbe fire Dr. U U. tins was struck in the eye by an ex ploding cartridge, which destroyed the eve, and lnmcteu a aangerous wouna. Physicians rendered all the medical as sistance in their power, and yesterday morning it was hoped the wound had not penetrated to a depth likely to result fatally, the left eye only being larcerated by the exploding cartridge and the ight destroyed. DR. ELUS'S CONDITION. Albany, Or., Dec. 27, 8 p. m. Dr. M. H. Ellis, who was injured by an explod ing cartridge in the fire this morning, remained in much the same condition all day. The wound is a serious one, de stroying the left eye, but his physicians think it will not prove fatal. Dr. Brown, of Portland, has been summoned, and is expected to-night. Isbtallatioh. The two Masonic lodges of Salem installed their officers for tbe ensuing year at the lodge room on the third floor of the Murphy block last night. The wives and families of Masons were invited, and after the installation a most delicious collation was spread, and hot coffee served. The repast was highly enjeyed by the ladies and gentlemen present. After this short speeches were listened to from Masons present, r ollow ing is a list of officers installed, to serve the ensuing rear: Salem Lodge, No. 4 J. O'Donald. W. M. ; Wm. Miller. 8. W J. D. McCnlly. J. W.; Wm. N. Ladue treasurer; W. H. II. Waters, secretary T. B Jackson, 8.f; C. W. Cberring- ton, J. D., L. F. Conn and r. A. Whit nev. stewards : S. D. Melson. tiler. Pa cific. No. 50 W. D. Jeffries. W. M Geo. G. Bingham. 8. W.; J. H. Roes, J W. ; T. N. McCauley, treasurer ; Geo. B, urav, secretary; r. J. Kahcock, S. li. W.P.Johnson. J. I. ; T. B. Wait and James Chandler, stewards; I. N. Broth erton. tiler. The officers were installed by Grand Secretary F. J. Babcock." A New Scheme. C. B. Trescott, for merly connected with the Willamette Valley Fruit evaporator, of this city, is in Portland, with a ne w scheme n hand He contemplates erecting and maintain ing at some point on the Willamette river a cold storage waretionse. with capacity of 200 tons. The purpose of tbe warehouse shall be to store eggs, salmon grapes, cherries, meals and other ierUh able goods, where they can 1 kept fresh for an indefinite period, ami to throw them on tbe market when they are dear, Eggs can be purchased in summer for ten cents per dozen and ket freMi nnti winter, and then sold for thirty-five cents per dozen. Fish cap be bought for two cents a pound at certain seasons and sold at others for ten cents. Oregon City Sellwood, East Portland and Oswego, it is said have offered Mr. Trescoft good in ducements to locate his w arehotise there Ijie bKirr Mitstery. It has been ru mored that the man Wiggins, of North Powder. Union county, sentenced last spring to a term of ten years in the pent tentiary for rape, promimes to make known the place where the body of Wil lis Skiff is buried providing he would be released from serving his term in the pen itentiary. He claims be knows where the place is. Wiggins, it will be remem bered, was one of the principal witnesses for the defense in the case of the state against Geo. II. Bobier and others who were tried for the murder of Wil lis Skiff. What future develop ments' this new feature in the case may bring about, remain to be seen. We hope, says the La Grande Journal, to see tbe mysteries connected with Skiff's disappearance cleared and the guilty parties, if any there may be, brought to a speedy justice. Probably Lvjcred Fatally. John O'Donnell, the young man upon whose head saloon-keeper Hermann Heimmeta wielded a hatchet with probably fatal effect early Monday morning, was con veyed to St. Vincent's hosoiul, in Port land, where be lies in a critical condition. Slim bones are entertained of his recov ery. It appears that tbe two men were good friends, but the saloon-keeper ws unable to recognize O'Donnell as bis mid night caller. Heimmitzhas retained coun sel to conduct his defense. t The Only One Lett. In tbe case of the United States against William II. Barn hart, under indictment en nineteen counts for forgery of swamp land affidavits. Judge Deady yesterday overruled the demurrer of defendant Bam hart and held tbe indictments good, says tbe News. The effect of this decision will be to pot Barn hart upon trial before a jury of the country. This is the only remaining in dictment against members of the so called swamp land ring, which, nnder this administration, seems to have been pretty badly squelched. 1&3S. The new year is coming, and (nn iimft an botnir atanerYitorc-it at I FROM THURSDAY'S DAILY. WHEAT AID HOPS. During the past two weeks many thou sands of bushels of wheat in Salem have changed hands, mostly at the price quoted, 67 cents. The first of of the year is ap proaching', at which time many of the obligations of holders who received ad vances en their wheat become due, and it has therefore become . necessary to dis pose of their wheat at the price available, or renew the obligations. - The majority of the farmers have chesen the former method. The Salem Flooring Mills hare been shut down for a few da s on account of high water, and they are particularly anxious to resume operations, having bought large quantities of wheat for mill ing purposes. They will not be able to do so, probably, for several days. Eastern markets were yesterday re ported .firmer, an appreciable advance having taken place in the New York and Chicago markets, and a further rise being expected. San Francisco remains un changed. Nothing new can be said of hops. Mr. Ilerren yesterday received a dispatch from Cincinnati stating that three lots which he had consigned to that market had been sold at prices that net to the farmer here 7 cents. Appointed. u.WHkins, commissary at tbe penitentiary, has been appointed by Dr. Lane steward at the asylum, vice W. J. Irwin, resigned. II. J. Ellis, chapel guard,will succeed Mr. Wilkins as commissary, and D. D. Dickey, captain of the guard, will take Mr. Elfis' present position. Mr. Dickey's successor has not yet been decided upon. Mr. Wilkins will assume his position as steward next Monday, when the asylum board will meet, confirm his appointment, and fix his wages. The responsibilities of the position are very great, and the salary ought to be at least $100 a month. Mr. Irwin, who has hi led the position of stew ard with great credit to himself and satis faction to his employers for a number of years, will leave with his wife probably for Washington territory. Mr. Irwin un derstand the workings of that department i a r . i a Oi we asyium macninery penecuy, ana his resignation was caused by the under hand manipulations of a number of petty political malcontents. He saved for the asylum thousands of dollars yearly by his prudent management of the commissary department. His successor, Mr. Wil kins, is in every way qualified by pre vious experience to fill the position satis factorily, and doubtless will do so. U. S. CIrcvit Court. Geo. H. Dur ham. Esq., master in chancery, com menced taking the testimony yesterday at his office in Portland, in the foreclosure suit of the First National Bank of Salem gainst the Salem Oregon Capital Flour Mills Co.. William Stuart, K. McDanald and F. Kelly, now pending in the United states Circuit Court at Portland. This suit was brought by the plaintiff to fore close a mortgage for $30,000, which holds against tbe property of tbe Capitol Floor Mills Co. in this city, including the Santiam water franchise appurtenant thereto; and William Stuart and the other defendant! are made parties be cause ther al claim to have liens airainst . the same nronertv. Tbe testi mony in chief of the plaintiff, and also ot the defendant William Stuart, was concluded before the master yesterday and the taking of testimony as to the . . . . . if , other aeiendants was aujournea unu January 5th. 1SE8. W. M. Kaiser am Tilmon Ford appear for the plaintiff. Oearin A Gilbert for tbe defendant Stuart, and McDongal! A Bower and R. Williams for the defendants McDanal and Kellv. A New Paper Commencing with January, the pupils at the mute school will begin the publication of a monthly newspaper, to be devoted to the interests of the deaf mutes of the northwest in gen era! and of Oregon in particular. The material for the new paper is already on hand, and ready for nse. It consists of several fonts of long primer and advertis ing type, stones, chases, and all other ap paratus oi a printing omce .except a press. The sheet will be four pages, 8x12, and 1.000 copies will be Issued. Every part of the work win be done by the mutes under the superintendency of Mr. Knight except tbe press work, which will be done in town. In tbe course of a month or two tbe paper will be enlarged to eight pages, and tbe price will be about sixty cents per year. The name bas not yet been definitely chosen, there are over forty deaf mute papers in the United States, but this will be the onlr one on the northwest coast. The Carrier Pigiconx. Last week "Champion," one of the carrier pigeons of J. F. McMunn, of Shedd, Linn county, who has for some time been experiment ing with carrier pigeons, flew from Ger vais to Shedd, a distance ot fifty-five miles, in fifty-seven minutes, and tbe same bird has flown home from Salem, a distance of thirty-nine- miles in thirty five minutes. '"Volunteer," a young bird, flew from Eugene to Shedd, thirty two miles, in thirty-five minutes. In two weeks more he will have one lib erated at Portland, as it has already been liberated within twenty-five miles of that city, and the neat stage will bring it there. Mr. McMonn'a birds are doing splendid work and their record is not excelled any where ,a't booth he considers Oregon a difficult country for them to traverse. They are of the best strains obtainable in New York, Cin cinnati and San Francisco. . Released. Cecil Bee be, who was sent to tbe penitentiary for embezzling the money of G. Sturdier A Co., of Portland, while he was bookkeeper for that firm, bas finished his term and now breathes the free air again. He has returned, to Portland, and is reported as looking re markably healthy for a man who was said to he afflicted with consumption a short time before bis sentence. Mr. Beebe U i yonng man yet with a future YAmnt him if hm rirM nn ihm Alahnnimt THE GANG OF THIEVES. Wm. O'Brien Taken to Albany, Mr. Sox-Cutlerj Identified Toe Bobbers. Wm. O'Brien, the tramp arrested in ortland with a lot of cutlery on his per son, has got himself into a box. E. H. Sox, of the hardware firm of Stewart A Sox, Albany, passed op the road last night, having O'Brien in charge. Mr. Sox identified the two doxen knives and one doxen razors found on O'Brien's per son as the property ot himseu ana air. Stewart, and, having a warrant, he qui etly proceeded to take him in tow to Albany. The thief, presumably O'Brien, entered the store in Albany, some time since, un seen by the proprietors, and curled np in a wagon box, aad then waited quietly until the store was closed, when he com menced operations. He took fourteen dozen pocket knives, six revolvers, and three dozen razors, but only two dozen , knives and one dozen razors were found on the prisoner's person at tbe time of bis arrest. O'Brien strenuouslr denied all know- , ledge of tbe burglary, claiming that he sent for the knives to Nesmith A Co.. of 27 Washington street, Chicago, but his story did not make much impression on the police, as some of the knives had Stewart A Sox's private cost mark on them. He stands a very good show of serving a lengthy term in the peniten tiary. Those other stores which have been robbed are Julius Joseph, Albany, whose entire stock of cutlerv and meerschaum pipes was taken ; Sheridan Bros., Rose burg; Louis Prevoet, and anothei store, at Wood burn ; and the store at Scio, from all of which cutlery was taken. In Albany, last Tsesday, a nrmber of tramps congregated at the depot and at tempted to rob the Chinamen wmte at work on tbe railroad. They had a lot of cutlery which they offered to sell to the Mongolians. These fellows were in an probability a part of the gang. TwoThrocoh Trains. Railroad talk now is to the effect that two through trains daily will be necessary to accom-' modite tbe ranidlv increasing passenger traffic over the Oregon and California. This will undoubtedly have to be done in the spring. Despite the Btormy weather, and the fact that travel during December is everywhere very light, business on the O. A C. is reported as very lively. The new freight tariffs are in the hands of tbe printer and will be ready for distribution among shippers in a few days. Through freight trains will not be pat on for sev eral weeks, but any freight offering will be handled by a "swing" train running between Hornbrook and Ashland. Four work traina with 300 men are now em ployed in ballasting the track between Ashland and the summit of tbe Siski jous and are making fair progress. Two Grace Darlings. On Christmas afternoon, three fishermen on the Colum bia started from Skamokawa down the Barbary Coast. When oppxute Three Tree point, the boat was capsized and up to their waists in water they floated in misery for over two hours, benumbed with cold and more dead than alive. John, a young Englishman, aged 24, be came exhausted, floated off and was drowned. Darkness wag coming on, and the two occupants of the boat had about given npall hopes of being saved, when, as the boat was passing near Fisherton, two daughters of Nicholas O'Connor, Miss Minnie and Miss Nellie, saw the boat going by, and, in the gathering darkness, surmised something was wrong, and pushing off a rewboat, the two brave girls were quickly alongside, assisted the exhausted men to their boat, and woo had them by a comfortable fir? where their wants were attended to. The O. P. is Crook Coc5ty. Reports, qnite varying in their character, are still rife as to the probable course of the Ore gon Pacific through Crook county, says the Prineville News. A statement comes to us now that a preliminary surrey is being made, or will soon be made, from the main line on Squaw creek to Lake view. The company dew re to tap the Goose Lake country, even if a branch has to be constructed in order io reach it. Almost a general belief prevails now that the main line will pass through this country as far south as the vicinity of Pine Mountain. In fact Prineville has about abandoned all hope of securing early railroad facilities from the direction of tbe O. P. construction. MvtTERiots Death. Frank Cunning bam, a hack driver, found by two police men on the river dock in Portland, ap parently stupidly drunk, and carried to the station house, died at Good Samaritan hospital Tuesday evening, of paralysis of the brain. Cunningham came to Port land from Ban Francisco, and got on a spree, frequently displaying a portion of $400 be had on his person. He was in duced to leave his money with the clerk of the St. Charles hotel, and, the next thing his friends knew, be was found on the dock. It is supposed he was foully dealt with, as there are slight marks of violence on his head, and an effort was made to obtain the money from the clerk by unknown parties. From Kaxsas. This office received a call a day or two ago from a Mr. Gilly, of Kansas, who is here with his family on a tonr of observation, aod has rented a boose in Salem for the winter. He reports a large nnmber of people in his section as looking tovford , Oregon as a place for building np new homes, and says that if lie concludes to recommend a movement in this direction many will follow. He is a roan of means and in telligence, and from the way he expresses nimseu wun regara to me country so lar as be has seen, a considerable amount ot immigration1 from his country will be induced. . . A Fkroer is Trouble. J. P. Queerwr, who was arrested in Albany recently for forging time checks of the Oregon Pacific ' railroad at Scio, proves to ie a slippery sort of a fellow. After being taken to Scio lie escaped from jiil ami hid in his f:tKra t4frV n,f.t V... 1. . - .1: