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ICol.... nv $1 2 4 7 12 00 50 00 OS 00 13< $2 50 4 00 7 O0 12 00 20 00 3 M |6M TTr“ $4 U0 $7 00 »1205 20 00 7 00 12 00 35 00 12 00 20 00 65 00 20 00 35 00 35 00 G5 00 120 00 Notioes in local columna 10 cents per line* for each insertion. Yearly advertisements on liberal terms. Professional Carda (1 square) Í12 per annum. Correspondenee. 3 •* — Our Washington Letter. (FROM OUR REGULAR OOBBEBPONDENT.) W ashington , July 12,1879. Fearful and wonderful are the works of nature, and so was the base ball playing of the red and blue-legged female nines at Eagle Park a couple of days ago. For a lofty independence Of character that utterly disregard the narrow and technical requirements of the science for incomprehensible va­ garies- in pitching and batting, for thorough and universal fielding and alrangly erratic, but interesting, •atching, the game deserves honorable mention in the record of famous en­ counters on the diamond field. I re­ peat “ though, rough and universal fielding” for the players took notions in tumbling all over the grounds with­ in the diamond lines, and were the game repeated they would probably cover every inch of the ground. Probably three thousand persons, in­ cluding many ladies, were on the grounds, amused, and interested Veteran base ball players saw what they had never seen before, and they were given hints in every department of the game, which were original and unique, if not scientific and technical. The crowd was unusually harmonious and good-natured, acted impartial and cheered the girls with such good and kindly words as to put fleetness in many a fatigued feminine foot, and and force in many a feminine fist. Their dress was a picturesque costume, Consisting of a tunic or blouse, blue or red, according to the nine to which the wearer belonged, with* skirts ex­ tending to the knee, and belted at the waist, a jaunty base-ball hat with a rosette on the side, and base-ball shoes. The hardest thing for a wom­ an to master is the art of throwing a ball. Not even the female champ­ ions are exceptions to the rule. Wo­ man has a way. of doing it peculiar to her sex, which amuses men, but gives eminent satisfaction, no matter wheth­ er the ball goes in the direction she aimed it or not. It consists in bring­ ing the ball to the shoulder, then mak­ ing a desperate push with her hand, giving a little jump at the same time, and, after expending energy enough to shoulder a Srartoga trunk, propell­ ing the ball on a curled line about fif­ teen yards. Reports that the President at any time seriously thought of calling Con­ gress back here the 1st of September, ©r any. other date previous to Decem­ ber, are incorrect. It was suggested io him, but be thought some way could be devised to keep the Marshals of Courts on duty until they were provided for by a deficiency bill in December, which would be better than to afflict the business interests of the country with Congress before that time. The President stated repeated to those intimately associated with him here that, while it was it was possible an emergency might arise re­ quiring him to call Congress together in extra session, he had no idea such would be the case and had dismissed the matter from his mind. A specimen sheet of the new silk fi­ ber paper on which our Government i3stw~sre~to be provided hereafter was shown to me to-day in the Treas­ ury Department. The quality of the paper is much superior to that which the greenbacks, &c., have been printed upon for years past. The fiber-red, green, blue and other colors is sparse­ ly scattered through t^e paper, and will hardly be discernable to the ordi­ nary handler of money, after it comes to be printed on both sides. The silk thread, intended to be run in a straight line through the paper, will the same a more distinctive charatter, perhaps. The price to be paid to the contractors is thirty-nine and three- tenth cents per pound or only a few cents more .than one-half the sum paid for years past to the Glen Mills Paper Company, near Philadelphia, for the inferior article on which our issues have been printed. Fronq what can be learned here it would seem that the report about yel­ low fever in the South has been much exaggerated. Nothing has been re- ceived in official circles which confirms the report that the fever is epidemic, although several members of the Na­ tional Board of Health express the fear that the fever will become epi­ demic at some time during the sum­ mer. One good result that has come of the recent reports however, is the energy with which the District offi­ cials here are overhauling the city. The garbage and other nuisances in the vicinity of the river front are suffi­ cient almost of themselves to start an epidemic, and if the yellow fever should break out and a case of it reach Washington within a week of two before the District engineers get to work,.there is no telling what will be the result. A delegation of promi­ nent citizens called upon the commis­ sioners to day and succeeded in ob­ taining the assurance that the city would be thoroughly cleaned and all nuisances discontinued. The reported ■ yellow fever epidemic is not without a ludicrous side. When the National Board of Health organized, one of the first things it did was to resolve that it would give no information of its operations to the press, or to any one who would be likely to give the in­ formation to the press ; is that when they first read all about the outbreak at Memphis in newspapers, and then rushed the messenger off to newspa­ per offices to see if they hear Anything further about their speciality, there was a sort of general laugh at the ex­ pense of those very gentlemen. Senator Lamar, who but recently returned from a visit to the South stated to a friend yesterday that the people pf his state were beginning ta be troubled by the negro exodus. As soon as quiet is restored to one neigh­ borhood, he Baid, the excitement be­ gins to rage somewhere else. The farmers are tho only white people, thus far who Luffer from it, although there is no telling what would be the result in the long run. The Senators did not speak as lightly of the sub­ ject as some of his colleagues are wont to do,and it was clearly evident from his manners and what he did say that the Southern people are beginning to realize the dangers of the exodus movement. Neither Senator Lamar nor anybody else, however, can sug­ gest any way to stop the flight. A ugust . . Description of McKenzie Hot Springs. EXTRACT TOOM A PBIVATE LETTER, OIVINU A MONMOUTH OIB l ’S VIEWS OONCBBKISO THE SPRINGS OF THE MCKENZIE. pense, it might be made a very attrac­ tive place of resort, as I have no doubt it will be some day. Some have great faith in the water, and people are here now with all manner of complaints, but with the exception of these who have rheumatism, I am afraid there-is not much virtue in it. The mountain ait is better than the water for me.-. There are some nice people here and I am enjoying myself. A cornp'a- ny of young gentlemen from Eugene, were here last week, who brought a violin and guitar, to which we list­ ened with delight as we all gathered around the huge camp-fire of an even­ ing. Croquet balls and mallets are beard almost constantly during the day, and afford a great deal of amuse­ ment. A company - is going up on the mountain some day this week too get a fair view of the “ Three Sisters.” I’m not homesick yet and think I can spend another week here very pleas­ antly. We feast on fish and venison. Three men brought in seven deer last night and they'catch fish by the hun­ dreds. Yours in friendship,! “ F ine M ouche .” Here we are with our tents pitched among the rocks, enjoying the- pure mountain air, over a hundred miles from home. It does’nt seem possible that we have come so far, although we were a week on the way. . I can only give you a mere outline of our trip now, and save the little incidents and details until I can run across the street, and talk with you face to face in our old, pleasant, “ chatty style. Our first day’s travel only brought us a little this side of Albany, to my uncle’s, where we found ourselves so tired that we were glad enough to stay over night. Starting early the next morning, our road followed 'the windings of the Willamette almost all day, passing through such beautiful country and by splendid farms. Surely California Christian Woman’s ie farmers of Lane county will be Home Mission. V" ——— eased with abundant harvests this S an F rancisco , July 16,1879. year. Editor Messenger : Thursday afternoon we came to the About seven months ago you pub­ mountain read, and found it about as lished our first report, and believing such roads always are, rather rough and rocky. We camped that night in that something more on the same sub­ a little settlement, where people, have ject would interest you and your cleared off a few acres, and made them readers, I submit the following : “The “California Christian Wo­ homes. I was surprised to find it so thickly settled after reaching the man's Home Mission ” is gaining mountains. Every few miles little strength. Members are added every huts are to be found, built, I imagine, week, the interest increases con­ after the style of the first houses of stantly, and though money seems to Oregon, and almost all of them have be very scarce everywhere, Christians nice orchards, showing that they have are awakening to their obligations, been occupied a number of years. I and the small coins so willingly given couldn’t help wondering why people to the cause of our Master, with his would creep away off up there, where blessing upon them become, like the they are shut out from the rest of “ five loaves and two fishes,” food for mankind as long as they could find a many hungry souls. The children of our Sunday school foot of ground in the valley. Queer tastes, or unfortunate circumstances! in this city began a habit of monthly We woke up Friday morning to find missionary contributions last fall im­ t he rain pattering down on our tent, mediately after the organization of and were doomed to listen to the same our society, and have kept them up music almost all day : so we remained ever since excepting in December. On Sunday evening of the 6th inst. stationary. Saturday morning dawned fair and we had a Children’s Missionary Meet­ we came on. There are Borne beauti­ ing in the church, and it proved a ful views along the road. On some of very pleasant and profitable occasion. the high grades, where the high rocks The audience was unusually large rise almost perpendicular on one side, and happy. The children gave some immediately below on the other rush­ very pretty and appropriate recita­ es the rapid McKenzie, now dashing tions, and sang some beautiful songs in white foam over the rocks, and then of praise. There was one good An­ flowing peacefully in one little chan­ them rendered, and the whole congre­ nel where it is apparantly many feet gation joined in a few familiar songs deep, and again spreading out with an and hymns, awakening echoes in the angry sweep over the stones and bowl­ old wall that may have slumbered ders, while just across the stream, ris­ there for years. es one above the other, are high moun­ Sister Linton read an interesting tains, looking bo grand and imposing ' and condensed account of general But the scenery grows somewhat Foreign Mission work. Sister I Lin- monotonous, as there is so much same­ ton is an active home worker, and ness about it, that the eye grows tired showed a familiarity with the field of looking. which only a lover of the work could We reached here Monday morning have. We wish she might have and found more than a hundred peo- health according to her zeal and pie on the grounds. I was disappoin­ knowledge. ted in some respects in the place. The Sister Pearre made a few remarks accommodations and improvements to the school about what children are not equal to my expectations, the have done and are doing for the buildings being of the most primative spread of the Gospel in our own land style, and the grounds rough and as well as for foreign land». Many uncared for. The Spring is quite a large ears listened eagerly to what curiosity as it boils up out of the rock was intended only for the little ones. and runs down in a copious stream,4 -Bi»t& tEeprre is Well known to the steaming all the way. This is not a “ Woman ’ s ~ - Board of Missions ” in the very pretty place* being right in the East' and we hope to know her better side of a mountain, but with some ex- by her woik among us. NO. 31. Bro. Coe read a short essay on the Missionary Spirit in the Christian Age.” r It was very inspiring coming from a heart full of reverence for • the great commission and zeal in its obedience. Bro. Kimball made a Stirling ad­ dress, in which he exhorted both oki __ and young to go on in the great work of converting the world, and not to forget to appropriate the salvation,- as freely provided for us as for thé heathen and the stranger. It was very brief, but pleased all, as might be expected from a man of Bro. Kimball’s experience. In the report of the Society’s work, it appeared that the Mission Church at Sacramento City has had thirty- three additions since last October ; fourteen by baptism and nineteen by letter and otherwise." It now num­ bers over one hundred members with a good congregation of hearers. The attendance at prayer meeting is from twenty-five to thirty, at Sunday school from sixty to seventy, and all the prospects good. The sum of our Sunday school col­ lections for the support of the Mission jg nearly $20.00; the collection at this meeting was $6.80, making in all about $27.00. The church here will scarcely fall behind the Sunday school this year. At our State Sunday School Con­ vention last May, in Santa Clara, the Missionary work was incorporated as a department of the Sunday school work. Many noble brethren and sis­ ters espoused the cause there, and carried it into their schools and con­ gregations. We can only say here that a full report of the work all over the State in the present year will be collected and classified for publication after the State Meeting. We desire the prayers of all Chris­ tian people for guidance and grace. L viha F. L use , See.— o « Literary Notices. 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