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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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