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The Ooasb Mail. .SATURDAY, JANUARY M. 1K7JI.J TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, Fai.i.i:nTimiii:u anii Fiiii.s. From nil pailsof the country onmo reports if t;r'rtl iloMtinuliciti nf Miulicr by the! "hit icsided about littir iiiiIcm from late heavy gale, and iih this onufl io-.Ihto on Isthmus sloughnm! (omul inu is generally heavily limbered, liitn 1" u very bad condition, and ap llioiv ispiobnbly no toriilory of equal j patently near unto death. Tho neigh extonlou Iho coast whore n greater Istrs weiosuiuinnnoil, anil Dr. Golden wmoiint of limber was dost roved. Wo soul for, Itut More the doctor arrived hoard an experienced mill nntu say t lie oilier day, Mint tho timlier which was hulled to the giouuil Ity (hat wind would Keep all the mill tin (he biyhilogs for ten yew. This can baldly hiNnlil to bean oiaggerateil enti mate. Tlio present lots Ity this de nt ruction of limber is of course very Kii'At.tiut the ind'neet evil which is almost certain to follow is mote to hit dreaded. Heretofore a large portion of oiir limliuicd laud has heen so free fioin fallen trees and eomliiistilile inn lerial on the ground, thai liie would iiol run through it, hut there is now limbs and tiees enough upon the ground almost everywhere, to make, when dry, such a lire as the country lias never seen. This is sure to come, ftooner or later, nod the only piccau t inn Ibat can be taken against it is, for every farmer to see thai the piles .if tree tops in the vicinity of his buihlingsiuid fencemm! burned up or ivmoved before the great holocaust ! jurives. I.et nothing prevent this ' fijivfur hh surely as the seasons fid low their usual course, u great and , .lotruetivc II ie is in sloie for ibis ' couro. a. .. .... ... ... I lltoM UVIIIINKII. I lie riiuiiiltnlri- iaidiier corro-nondent sivs the! e, tin-jury iinpannelled as a jury ( ' niiiumr lorn "ponoi in hji iini . ,.,...'. " i I f tin- be true, she .urn Id have been Md.oo.uMS .. It. Isnh, llagv, and ,. , of m-iuest ..,,., the body of illiam I . . . ' . . . l,,k. were towed to tlu month of the A.cher. deceased, af.era (borough ex- ,7 "J; ' '" ' j" nvcr on the ISM,, by .he ,,,,, .uuina.ion of (he ly of sai,nVilliam , J "f wtnt,,cr .V,rM, Ar,,. and are avvai.ing ' Areln-r. and after hearing (he testi- l k'" "' '" !' "' I he (ug from Kinuire In lake them ' '"""' ' --urgeons and other persons j Saii.kii. The following schooners nut over lliu bar. , as to the circumstances and eaue of . left the Hay with cargos during Some lowlived scoiiudiel, as is sup- bi" dealh.do lind (hat said William the week : Thursdry ; ('. II. Mrrcltmit, nosed cut Mr. John f ovum's boom Archer deceased on Isthmus slough, i .irnuV Strllu, M. W. Titjt and Spur loie again, as the marks of an av was i Nns county, Oiegon.on the 'Jiith ofjrt Friday; lmwmut,Vbmt l.iijht. found in howral i.lacis on the wire ' lope. Mr. Win. Itced had about "i.KD feet of Lies in the Uvoiu at Mm time.1 mid they all cfcapcd, but weie after- wards c.iuglil. t Ynjui.vi llvv. The liirrtniilt Iisk the fullowiiig: We le.nu thai iluriug llie bile Cearful galo a portion if the Oitclin mills, on Y.iiiiiua Hay, was Id own, and our prinlislical ..,,,, , , , ... I ml I'li-r.ir ami luliti 1 .tit id friend liurt. Aloe that a number of houses, darns, etc , were destroyed, and con ridf ruble stock killed. This is claim ed lu do a perfect (.'oil-send lo the In dians, whoclriiui to bo ntarved by the ..gents, and who feasted in g Uhp , e.i.1 cattle, fished on. of, be Silet ' nud Yaijnin.i. 1.III.IIAUV. Tin? piogniu.iuo for next Wednesdav ei cuing, mi far as iorf'cleil, is as follows 1st, Dch.itc: If I. ...I (I...I V ...f... .11, ,).., I. ..,.! III Sll.l III ...ItL .1 llll III I MlimilMIM ' , .. , L. ovidenco of the oxistonco ol a. hit- jiieme Heing, than Revelation ; Hlllr - inalivo, Win. Hall gativo, A. I.o - diev. 2d, recitation by Annie Web- der .'Id, reading by Hos Dunbar. Ith.rccilatiou by Ihveii Short, fith, leadinjt by Mrs. Rotitor. fith, recita - lion by Sarah Hall. 7th. duet by Miss daSmilh and Mis. Tower. Ui'ii.dimi Scows. Wo are inform- d thai the North Item! mill has cut tw lumber for the scons which will I... rc.piircd lo transport rock from ,, i:. ....... I... l l I. ii V mm it it it to l lie 1 1 ;u. hit niiui t net ' ii-ii l.k 1utlintllsil It' iititi rn tt fif In til I I nil ! ti I'Ulli ttt iani'lii H" f mi l he following dimensions: There jro lobe four of them, of live feet dcpl It with four feet M.tuchious, making the iota! height eight feel, eighty feel ding and twenty or thirty feet wide, with capacity for carrying about .'100 Ions of rock. f miii: Saimnii, Tlio Slmuluril of thc2lsisays: On Monday las',, while coiuing into hurlter n( Astoiia, the American bark North Demi ran nonius j Iter track, the main boom of the Iturk earrvingawaya small portion of Iho iipperdock starboard railing and tear. ingawnj' ndesk in the purser's ollico, The damage done was trilling and was nlirely due lo the carelessness of J Jhosp In charge of tlio bark. m jm iivrci nrriiuvinv-1 no njipruv- rdiihdHofthoHiirvovof thefolow-' ' -. . .... ing described lundrt have been filed . in the HoHebtirg Land Ollico, all(! ..... , i t hottlrrji thereon have ninety days within which to file pre-emption I'laiuiH: SeetionH -I, 5, H, !, 10, 15, III, 2!), :ii,:W, and S. W. 1 of See. .'!!!, in Township :!."i South' ol Range 1 I West. Fiiom Sltsi.AW. Mr. A. J. Moody ar- lived on Tuesday from the Himl.tw been at woik preparing pumps to take j extensive aid bo not promt ly and lib where ho is doing business. Ho re-1 Mm water from the sunk schooner jcrally forthcoming. The distress daily poitsagood many settlers pornian-' Fmma I'.iUr, It is proposed to pateli i increases in nrea and iuloiisity, and it utly located in lh.it legion and room . for moie, boss oi' bin:. Seven passengers desidos lb i emw wont down in (he rehoouor, Mar,, IK W,m w hiuh was gonllonion who look .urt iu tlm do-1 1,T,IK1!,"',,I,I,,,"" ,M,l1ln,l,',', Jmw aoceptablo to all sections of the par wurked oil' th..H...st of No.ihern fal-! !. Weduosday evening are spo- j wll bowellof Mas.,aohusels envoy ,y A,M( it is luVessary that a ifoinia a short liiiiesiuoo. W...I. Hiwi-Mii-W,. are info,. nod that woik will be lesumed iu Mm ICastporl mines uet .Monday, the company having agreed to the tonus nf Mm miners as to tlm prioe of labor. Hllisoniiiiifoi (ho.M in SUDDEN DEATH OF WILLIAM ARCHER! ?,V)ST MOHTKM IIXAMIXATIOX ASI IMt'i:ST ! Lust .Momliiy morning ft. Lapp call t'thtl I ho house of William Archer, A roher was dead, never having spoken after Mr. I.aiiit.s arrival, except to say ,. .. . . .i . . "Yes o soinequcs ion that win ask- cd. There was a paper found on a Initio, on which there was written a few disconnected sentences, to Iho ef fect that he had Itoiij'lit a pistol to shoo! some one, hut revenge was not his, and he had ahaudoiied this pur pose; he hoped the proper punish ment would come in time; that this poison was the cause of all the trouble -it was not signed. There was also found in the house a small vial coif taining a ery liltle laudnuin. The , possibility of suicide or murder pre- i sontcd itself. and funnier Mackey was summoned ; an inquest was held and h ;hm( mortem examination of the body ordereil. Mrs. Golden and Steele made the examination of the body. Iludiug all the orgsn coiiiparntively healthy, except the lungs, wlneli were badly congested. They express the opinion that death was caused by thin emigration, and tin oongoMinn was piodueed by imtural causes, Nothing was found in (he stomach indicating death fioin KliMiiiing. In acenrdaiice with the testimony, tl... ill.-l' 11. .1.1. .(-.Ill II 1'iir.tll.t tl H l.lllfltt'id J'".' " '--" ""..111wl,.ii...i- i.w.,,.w.,l "inoary. i.sho, ami nun (lie cause oi hisdeath was congestion of the lungs Signed, W. 11. 'i:tski.i., .1. 1,. Smith, I. II. 11 vu.. I. II. Atkinson, T. IlviiKmi, Jos. Aniikicox. William Archer was about eighty- ..i ii i...... :.. ' .' h . . . , , Ireland, bul migrated to Scotland " wnena ...tv.uente ... "" from there lo (he I tilted States. He has been for ton years a .resident of thiscountycnjoyu.g .he reputation, ...... . i . i i ol a gmul eiti70ii. no leaves a mil m Si"rrn r8,.v- Cnl- "",1 " '';'"" in ( '"'- "" ,'u" ''" " l"'1 1 ulnl If.. u' HI III, .111.1 III ill,. . ill. Illl.ll. I.IUli I i , ,, ,, , ,. , , , , of old ago, and has (ooliidily difpoxe " of the litdo property ho had aeeiimu lated. He left a will, boUoathing ev dm' llii. ii. In. I. tt.l In Mrs PImxiIv l.ill.li " ''' ., . I , , the wife of a neighbor, ( fvi'Tvis l.ii.u:in:u, of the V. S. , Kngineers has arrived on Mio Day lo superintend the harbor work. Judge Watson and wife have re- Icoiitly roluriieii fnuii a visit to San ' Franci-co. .,.,. m(M, ,mfrtnc.ilmen in the ! country this winter are mail carriers and road supervisors. Tiik i.ridges washed away in Doug- . iM .,,, v ,lriiig the present winter ; , ,'. P,,(,r).( tor ,. tl,.,,, f,,. iliWI I Wi: call the attention of persons 1 wishing to purchase a farm to an ad vertisement which appears in anoth 'or column. Wi: aie pleased lobe able lo state that Mrs. l.owe, wife of "fuelo Tom my" l.owo, who has leon ipiilo ill for some time past, is much improved in health, Sros'i:for filling in the cribs is to bo taken from W. 1). I. F. Smith's plaoe at the Folks of Coos River, and the preliminary work will soon lie eom niencod Racki.iiVs new gristmill at Myrtle Point on the Coipiillo has uboul 1,5(HI bushels of vvhoivt on hand to bo ground, and is turning out an exoellcnt tpinhty 'of Hour. o( A s "' mrwiwii, ivq ij.. ........ ,i:. i. ...,.!... i i.iu ...r;i i..mi Uui " " " ':'" ' ;" " 'vlay by a fa ; ho .s, however, got- villi; iikiiil: ih'ii. " . ........... Tin-; Sonoonor rrre irtuiew loaned iv ilh lumber in the foqtiille, and the .1im- is taking on her eargo of fisli and , varioiihiuoilueo. They depend upon I the tug Tiinnm of KlleiHlnirg lo tow : theill to SOU. Hans Reed and f. Olson have any openings In the bottom with can- vass ami pump her out and raise her f possible. - ... . ... J nu: poriormancos oi uu young 1 ken of as having boon very croililanie. j'1'1"' J'""".iilloo con.pli.i.e.itcl the i,li,,'i'"'li ""I ooing in uoum as 10 whieh side wasontllled to the deels- ion , 110 decision was announced, J. II. I'liilerwoud, of Kugouo ('ity is sick. . J A Wont) F AVaiimnii. There is Tim iXmv I'ruta .llnlnc. now some five or six feet if folid snow , , on the Coast Range of mountains. 1 1 followln ilmimlolicii indicate It will melt one of those days, and if tlio ltunlIoii of the adverse part.es In it should chance to he taken oir by n ! " ,,(!' J1'0' ""?' b ho ' ot,1,e warm rains Mm settlers along the rlvl l ,oi,r ,liUl,,) ""'ly witliotil Mood er bottoms will see higher water than "Ulf 1,Mt U ,0k threatening '. they ever dreamed of. Xo precaution AraiWA, .Jan, Ul.-Matters are l.,.i tl.i. ,..,..ii..m.....v .i,.,i,i i,v, 'lito hi this city. '1 he fiiHionlslM still deemed unnecessary. "A word to the wise." Nkw M.viazini: Vo have just re ceived tlio firnt number of tlio "Cnl ifornian,"iinow magazine Htarteil Ity A. llomiin t Co. of San Francisco. It in Minitnr in tlan to the ''Overlanil i ., .. , . . , . .. . , . Monthly" which was pit 1 is he I by . . ' iii- riuin: iiiiuru r-oiuv i.un .mo, mil in n periodical well worthy of u lib eral Hiipporl. Yearly subscription .'I.(K). Single numbers', 25 els. i-misosvi..-o acknowledge " pleasant call from Mr. T. Dinimick, ol hcottsltiirg, who is on the Kay look ing at the facilities for u tannery , Mr. Diminiek has a practical knowl. edge of thai business, ami we hope h may lind such eiicoiiragemenlas will induce him to locale among us. Wlimxd Krnooi. Mr. I). V, Fonts will o)ien a writing school at this place, commencing with a free lesson next Tuesday evening. His (erms are one dollar for a term of twelve lessons, to be given three nights in a week. The class will meet in the Academy building. Tilt: Duncvk Tlio Stamford rays (he steamer Alrr. Dnncnn left .San Francisco on Thursday (Mio 22d for Ihii and way ports with a full freight. The steamer while at San Friiucioco was thoroughly overhaul ed and relitled, and her jiast-enger ae- rrrmirr aim i.vutnm. Tin: .Ircriffi, which sailed Thursday .... :...! .1... i-.ii : i ." ' , '"""mK ".'",, ' , j;i is : . n. .iereiiiiiii, vvne iviiaiignier, Fred. Kuhl, ('has. Forslund and wife, Thorp, John Jorban, Henry Room hull', Win. Nevvinnn, Dan. Mel.eod, John Hripps A wife, Ceo. S. Him-dale and Capl. lnn.-oii. IVcI's Floral Cuiilr for 1S.S0 is at hand. It is a beautiful work of 1(H) pages with .W illustrations de-crip- y, f owor- nn ,,,,,.,,, 1Vr( w,m U)V . h fhU m. sl(onlil h0ii(, n fiw ccU hb ( cent stamp James Viek, Rochester N. Y., and receive this little volume. Tm: (;, 3VA.,Vlcft (he Hav for San Franoii-o Thiirsdnv with a cargo . - of eoal and Win, Nelson, .las. PaiH-o, Durnell Cesar, Miss footie and J. M. Davis -is passengers. 'A. T. Sim.i.v, who has been on pros pocling tour in Jackson county, arriv ed here lat Siindav-. He has some interest in quart., whicl ho hopo will prove of value. Dit. Stki:i.K, wlio has been for some weeks pat attending to profoxsiounl business on the Day, returned to the Coipiillo yesterday. Tin: last instalment of our de layed mail eame in by way of the l'mpUa yci-tciday,soiiiuof it a mouth old. Tiik Palace Saloon in this place, whieh has been run by Y. K. Moore for some time tast, closed yesterday. AmilVKli. Thosohoonors.lierY.M. , Girl and hi Uironilr arrived, in ballast, Thursday. J. ,fc J. II. Fi.axaoax, of Empire City, have dissolved partnership by mutual consent. Prfsmi Wni nml I'roapccilYc I'uiiilnr. It is seldom that the "N10 ontheeonifortaiidhappinesssof licr people; the laboring population of i:gan.l are unable to live and imv tll0 lIB,, ., 1B,llllV0 ,,,, ;,-. ed by the greedy landlords, nndsoine ; measures musl ho minuted for their , T, . i,.,,..,,,.! : h,m ........ .listressine. A Dublin disimtel. of ,..,, .Huhsavst It is now admitted ,,,, ,0 iAn ; iroaIi j.s f !U.to n mt exeenlioiml cbarncler mid enr. tain to involve aelual blarvation if nceins almost impossible to avert, tin Ml next harvest, nboliito famine iu verv inanv plaoos. ' . ..r.i. ....:..... : .. r t i..... . iiiiiiii i ions iiiuiwiis in i.iiKiiii. lint v yniiiiniiil leis lieen divided luis nn- . ... ... , . . ,.,. . n , ,, 'Ulmium "',s ovu oiMin.li, u.is nu j head, and when the keeper been in a condition to oal so loudly I nminreil (hat in the future no in s on- . , , , ,, ... ; , noiinciuin.u in mo iiiiuri no on. ion ,)u0 , , l0 monun ,0 was a corpse. for sympathy as at Mio present. nri-Hliall bo allowed to res do n that , . . . i e i- ! r, . ,. . . . . .. , arv smut oc aiioniii m il nu in uiai ,j ,m0 ,v stateinoiit befoio Ills' liroat distress exists in portions oil H)rtiiiii of tlio country for the safety , . ,. . , ...,,,,. ', , ., poriiouoi mo ioiiuu nu im ..uii.v j s mnoeeiico, ' Spain, caused by Hoods and crop fail. ,,i ...i,;,,!, i10is rcnons ib e. Theooun- , i i -. i, i . , r . i oivviiuuncihrL.piui.ii.il. iiieiuiiu j j aeciising one Ah Wing, l.rnri KtUri II I. III n .lulii ill III. id. i. ., (v ... ..... w, n r "v ' """"" '" try over wnion iioitu io,uu e.ereises :,,, Mll, ..-:. i..,, .i. fc!iv i, i!,.. lanco anil ilangerthat has groat elleet -.iiiidiiii!iiii. nun iinnisn., i""'i"''s;tt0 convention w oonvoneii to up lentiary to England; John W. Foster Jn( .i,,),,,.,,,,,, , ti, National Con 01 iiiiuiiiiii, .iiniisiri 111 iiiissiii, nu - . 1. ..11 m:..i ..... ... ii... :.. . 1 ,, eiiis Faiivliilil of isoousui, .Minister to Spain; Philip II. Morgan nf Louis iana, Minister to Mexico, and r"li H. .Murray of Kentucky, (Jovernor of Utah Terriloiy. uiake show of authoiity, hut make no disturbance. Samuel A. Holbrook has been elected State Treasurer. .Sawyer, fusionist, Secretary of Slate, has appointed a Chief cleik and Dep uty and announces: "We have re turned to first principles. We have a pine tahlu mid chairs. The great seal of the State is in posensiou of the legally elected and pta!il!cd Secreta ry of State." Ucncral Uhainbeilain disapproves tlio action of (lovernor Davis in shutting out from the Slate House the fusionist Legislature. Mil- illrv companies are kept at ; ar,llor,.M as a precautionary me tlieir precautionary ineaHii re. Ai;ii-hta, Jan. 22. The Stale House is still guarded and Mm local litltilin lovniiiiinn iiiiihiiiij ftt Ij i ', : . , , . , , , mory. Jhe fusionist legislatuie met this morning. ArnoT.i, .Jan. 21. Hot li I,cgila tdrcs have adjourned until Mfiuday. The fiisionisls have voted to submit thciucstious of iliHoronos to the Su prciiic Court. Kvery military cuiiipn- ny in Maine is under arms. A com- jMtiy of troojis and a gliding gun aie garristned at the State J louse. (ov- eruor Smith stronglv hints that the Republicans may yet get nil the llght i.w.it Ti. ...... : .. ..-,.., i .1....1 ,.r ...ii.i in i.... t. m... Tub Mavor of l'or.la.,.1 has ,,eclin-1 ''lf; MnsHacl.i.scttH, given a clto furnW. suitable accomodation ' fclrf"1 rt'conl "f 1,,e ! lost in the for (he fusioni.sl legislature in that I fisheries from that port ami of the verf city. They have a telegram inviting eels wrecked (lurinjr the past year. them to take ujt quaiters at Hiddle-' The statement, so far sia the loss of ford. The two legislatures aie on ' life is concerned, is entirely unpre friendly terms, (ioveieor Davis has (ilentel in the history of the busi well defined plans respecting the fu-' nL..s. Scarcely a week durin? the. sion body if it continues to as.emble. j vearhut luis witnessed some destine- i Smith has stated that if they had j tion. Thirteen vessels went down,! possession of the State House the lie - publicans could not get it again with out bloodshed. Tin: Republican leuislalori aie talking seiiously of taking measures to arrest the whole batch of fusionixt ollieialson acluuge of trea-on IiiI(1i: It. IK. Slock Sold. It is announced that a syndicate of eastern capitalists have purchased oil (XX) shares of the Central Pacific Rail road Stock, which bin caused coiim- derable t-peculation as to the future ...f.i ... ,.. f I iiiiiiiiieniuui oi me propeny . i.euiiiu Sauford, being intervicivodon MiomiIi- , j'eel says : " I do not know that the sale will oaiiec any ehange of policy. The amount Fold was not such as to indicate any change in the control of the lino. The slock was sold without any speeial object in view ; but simply in accordance with the desire of stock holders to put the s-tock on the mark et and lo enable them to sell at fair price.. The sto.ik has been on the Isiard before, but 1 do not know that any was sold. I would like to see our 'own people take stock and keep it at homo. The road is in snob a condi tion as to pay 0 per cent per annum without any trouble. Dy dispersing , the stock into a number of hands, there will bo a largo number of per sons taking aotivo intorojt in the com- puny. I 'I'n i-nt-.l ltiti-lmi'iiiu. scale are now in active progress on An exchange gives an account of . the eastern shore of the Celestial Em mie John Dunn, an Englishman, who' pi,,.. It was also currently reported some years ago went into the Zulu couiilrv as a trader, and has been con- Vl;rtodtobarbaiisu.. Ho lives the life . lf . .....,,, ijikinir to himself a n-oio ' j(lf wjv,,iIin,i having nearly a hundred J ohihlreii. Assiiiha man must noo- cssarily become, ho was one of the most inveterate enemies the mission- aries had lo encounter in their at- tempt to fhristiani7o the people. John Dunn, who has boon appointed bySirCarnetWoolseyasarulor over one of the thirteen districts into which authority, comprises Mint portion of . x,,,,,,,,,,,'! whk.h is only .separated j from Natal by thoTugola. Aiill-'I'llileu. ' Those who claim thatTilden is the coming Domooratio oaiiiiiiiiuesno.ini note the spirit of the Now Yoik I- illiteracy. Alan anti-Tildon mooting in that city on the 21st, a resolution was adopted alllriuing the undoubted riglitoitne itonioorais i lejcci. a ; uoiuiiiatiou made by a party conveii- tion,iii aeanuiiiaio wim iiumuiimiu m a consiilorable body of the patty, but I wo see nothing in the past or present j eireunistancosof tlio paity iu this 1 Slate to prevent its uniting upon a i-audiilalo faiily nominated, who is ..U,j(), OiTieiAi. ArooiXTAiiNT. Hon. Ren .Simpson o( Porlland has reooivml the appoiulinent of I'. S. Pa-tul Agent for()rei,'iiiiauil Winliingtiiu Tenilory. 'I'lie 'litni'se tii'Mllon in 'n- gnsM, A bill is pending in the House of, Representatives to icstrict Chinese i iniinigration. It has received a favor-1 able report fioin the Committee, and , the ftiosieet of i(n insage seems , good. The Washington S(ir says: I j' The members of Congio fioin j the Pacific States aie unanimously in favor of the bill. The ijueslion of par- ' ties does not enter into their support of this measure, and they unhesita tingly decline thai no party can re ceive the electoral vole from the States they represent Hint opposes this bill. Tin newspaper of these Slates, with out regaid to party, reiterate this dec laration, and in face of the l'l eviden tial cleelion it is easy to icalic how much influence this annoiiucemeut will have upon Congress. The States of California, Nevada and Oiegon, have twelve electoral votes; more than enough in a tolerably clo'o con. test to decide the choice of the Presi dent." The Star is of the opinion Mint I the lull will pass the House; but, a ! . ' . . s Senators are not m free in e.piesing themselves upon pending measures as Representatives, the editor thinks it next to impossible to predict the fate of the measure in the Senate. He re marks : " Enough has been develop ed, However, to Mimvunu ineoiii iigni j ,jvcr tIl( (.,i1)er!(. ,luU!,tion is to be req ueued, and that it will wax very warm befoieit is over." 'An Unfortunate Fleet. I A earefullv prepared report from ! I-);; men were ilrowned, .j(5 women' were widowed and 1 "( children made fatherless by a single February gale- j The overwhelming calamity could . nol fail to awaken generous sympa thy, and f2S,21l) were contributed to feed, clothe and shelter tlio survivors t of the lo'-t mariners. The February rale, however, furnishes but a part of the dreadful history of (iloiicctcr, fisheries of 1S7D. In all HO vessels, j aggregating l.fl.SO tons, comprising. over one-tenth part of the fishing ton- "ago ot the port.valueil at ."HIJjw.VJ, r i l . ......... .,rt m.c, ...,.l o in r.iiivi i juimii nu muu, unu -.u lives were lost, leaving 8S widows and 215) fatherless children. Alliance of ! !, The complicated charactcr'of Itus nia's relations with other powers and tlio war prospect between China and Japan have, it is said, created an alliance between the two former. The Japan G'axrtte, published at Yoko hama, in its issue of December 12th confidently expies.-es the opinion that, in view of probable contingen cies, nu alliance ollensive and defen sive has been concluded between Russia and China, in consequence of whieh the Riis-ian force in Jnpano-e I waters will speedily bo reinforced by I the powerful ironclad, the Minion and ; ! a number of smaller vessels. The , jsame journal states that systematic I warlike pieparations on an extensive that a council of war was shortlv to ,w.i..iilit ..i l'.ilrin '" 'I'lio WiiIIom CIuni'l. ! Wang Fook, the Chinaman who was sentenced to hang in Portland on the 20th, thought ho could do the business bettor (ban tlio ShoriH', and nud IniiiL' himself the liiL'lit before in h- u 'oi,,.,., wore i.,.0 -manls , waU.hinj, lljnli )mt ti,ov fell asleep, , lln,i ,uM.uin.;t fastened a silk scarf, ,.., , ,,i! ,.,. ., ,',, ,i11ri.111i (ll .1,11111. ..- .. . HUM ...V ...... ..-. -r .- ,Si:xvrou Lvumau's condition is eaiising miudi uneasinos among his, friends. Congressman Singleton tol- ographed from Jackson, Miss., ns fol-, lows: "l.nriunr was slightly parali.ed, but is better now. I am with him." T, j,mm,,iju, cause of the attack i tlioitlit t bo the excitement at-, tendant upon the b.illoting for Soiia-' (m. m ,, MU.eossor. Uriuor had' JM,, lli;,iR.lut lK, (,0 olcctiou of his i 1art i,0i-,VtiI l Imll ,ln t Daiksdalo loads; sinlotoit 001110- net, and Wall hall (j,;,.,! ' . A Seniors Misivki:. The Portland , fee, says : '-Two bull-headoil police-, men drugged two men out 01 Mioir bod in a hotel, and escorted thoiii to I jail, oharging them with the larceny , of a ease of eoal oil. After remaining iu prion a day or two, it wiu iisoer-1 tniiioil that Ihoy know nothing about coal oil and none had boon stolen. A suit for false imprisonment is being arranged. 1 11 n 1 1 1 -m niMi.w Tut! MrrtHty hajj optniuil uiit in l'oitluiid. 'rline unit 'iihiiI(I-m. San l'ranciseo, Jan. It). William dross, while out hunting with a fri"inl on Telegraph avenue, Oakland, yes terday afternoon, saw what he thought wnsn wild cat in some bushes about seventy-five yards of I'. He borrowed his friend's gun mid fired, shooting a child about nine years of age, fatally it is supposed, and also wounding n young lady of about twenty, flross doliveted himself up lo Uje authori ties and is now in jail. Reno. Jan. It). honis 1'iey, aged 12 years, son of Joe Frey, hung him sell at Franktowu this morning with n baling tope. After a quarrel with his biother about some kindling wood, he went on the side hill and jumped to the end of a slack in the rope, breaking his neck instantly. Oswkoo, X. Y., Jan. 21. David Ronnell, Sylvniius Reynolds, Lafey ctlc Ingersoll, F. (Jib-on, Lucy Inger m11, Ida Ingersoll and l.nvinn J,ook were aireslcd last night while nianii fncuturing siurious coins. Metals, dio, acids, etc., besides .$ 7(x) in coun teifeit American and Canadian coin were sei.cd. Domiiav, Dec. 18. Details, of the lighting ntCiibul show that the poo pie of the city and villages vied with each other in murdering and mutil ating stragglers and wounded of the British army some being actually murdered within 200 yards of the walls of Shirpur. .Sax Fuaxcisco, Jan. ."!. Cha. I)e Young.of the S.in Francisco Chmniclr was arraigned on a charge of assault to murder Mayor Kallock and enter ed a plea of not guilty. I'kiaii, Cal. Jan. 21. A man nam ed Cordon was shot this morning by a man named Logan. The shooting was justifiable, as Cordon had been hunting Logan with a shot gun, and fired the first shot. Sax Fn.vxnsi-0, Jan. 21. F. W. Clarke, w ho is in the city prison on a charge of embezzling r2,.iX) from the estate of his father, was this morning charged with the murder of Zelot Rccdin a shooting atl'rav at El So- brante Raneho ten years ago. Two grand juries have previously refused to indict him on the same charge. Clarke, some time ago, presumedly accidentally killed his father. The embezzlement ca-c against him, de veloped the fact of horrible cruelty practiced by him toward his mother for the purpo-e of getting full control of his father's estate. Thcleeling is very strong against him. St. LoriSjJan.i."), A special from Springfield says that Sciger Will iams, a young man from Texas, vis iting his uncle at Cave Spring, near Springfield, on Thursday last, in a playful mood, pulled a chair from under his cousin (ieinina Williams, letting her down on the floor and then ran out in the yard. The young lady became very angry, seized a ri lle in the room, followed Williams and shot in the forehead,killing him instantly. .Iltiicriil Kosoiiim-om or.VlnsUii. The San Francisco Rulletin says of Alaska : The gold of Alaska is still iu Mio ground, all save a few thousand ouncos gathered here and there from the more acceptable veins and gravel beds of tlio islands and the mountains along tlio coast. Rut the cause of the seeming barrenness of the rocks of this northern region is not far to seek, for in the first place,, even the coast mountains have not been explored lo any appreciable extent. Probably not one vein or placer in a thousand has yet been touched by the prospeotor's pick, while the interior region is still a virgin wilderness all its mineral wealth is about as darkly hidden as when it was covered by tlio ico man tloof the glacial poriod. Hut light sooner or later is sure to come. Thous ands of sturdy minors, graduating from the ledges and gulches of Cali fornia and Nevada, will push their way over the whole Territory and make it toll its wealth. What the de velopments are likely to be we can only guess. For in our present state of knowledge of Iho ways of gold, the quanity contained in any formation, however laboriously explored by the geologist, can novor be surely counted. AVo have reason, however, to warrant the opinion that Alaska will bo found at least moderately rich iu the prec ious metals, and that gold mining notwithstanding Mio disadvantages of climate, heavy vegetation and beds of glaoial drift, will come to bo regard ed as ono of the most important and reliable of her resources. A Waiiixotox dispatch of the 10th says: Tin- House foiuniittoeon pub lie land to day agreed to report favor ably to the Mouse and urge the pas sago of a bill authorizing the Presi dent to select from the public lands of the I'liitod States iu f hliiornia, tracts on whieh are growing either tlio red wood or big trees, or both of said timbers, us he may deem proper, not oxoeoilinu- m the aggregate two towiifchipiol laud, to beset apart and dedicated n public- parks for the benefit ami enjoyment of the people; said parks lo bo uiulor the exclusive oolitftil of Iho Swirutnry of the lulu-riur. GENERAL NEWS. Tin: Portland Standard favors the building of a new City Hall. Tin: track of the West Side railroad is laid ns farasCorvallis. Skaoit coal is ilcehircd to be equal toCiimberlrnd coal for blacksinithing: purpose. Mr.. Meykii, n prominent merchant of Salem, died in San Francisco on (he 12th instant. Tm: Treasurer of the Irish Limit Lcnguo Association of Chicago ban forwarded to Ireland .fl700. It is announced that the son of the late J'rank Leslie will contcrstthe'will by which the eilate is disposed of. Tin: total lumber product of the principal Pugct Sound mills during 180 was 120,000,000 feet. Owixo to the cold weather and ex posure, there is much sickness among: the British troops nt Cabul. A max was lynched in Lcndville a few weeks ago and his wife brings suit against the county for $20,000 damages. Tub steamer City 0 Peking has sinnll-pox on board, and has been placed in quarantine in San Francisco harbor. A nii.i. is pending in Congress to abolish the Klamath Indian reserva tion, and to open up the lnnds em braced tberin to settlement. ItiCUAnn Xolvx. who died nt Tho Dalles recently, was a "powc-mon-key," (but 13 years old) on Admiral Nelson's ship in the battle of Trafalgar A Moxtaxa paper complains that large tracts of Mio best land in that territory arc being purchased by spec ulators under the desert land law. 'Ejirniiorc Noktox." a strango character who has figured in San Francisco for many years past, drop ped dead on the street a. short timo since. Mn. II. Y. Si'CKsnoitF, of Portland has been appointed .Superintendent of the Census for the District of Oregon ; the appointment is said to be a good one. It is stated that on James L. Ray's farm, iu Lcwis-and Clark county, Mon tana, this season, one acre yielded 102 bushels of wheat, the largest yield of wheat ever recorded. Wiiitki-avv Kniw sent nltout -10 homeless New York children west, at his own expense to secure places. A sensible idea. (ten. A. Gibson hits been elected U. S. Senator from Louisiana to succeed Kellogg, whoso term expires on March 4 1SS3. J. 0. George has been elected U. S. Senator from Mississippi to succeed B. K. Bruce, whose term expires March 4, 1SS1. Coxsideraulk anxiety was felt for the safety of the men who were at work on Tilamook Itock at tho timo of the late heavy gale. They arc re ported all safe, having a secure place inn rock fissure ono hundred feet above sea level. Ciiaki.es Coffin of Orcas island, o." years of age, is supposed to have per ished frwi the severe cold. He went out to hunt a cow and not returning, his neighbors after several days, made thorough search, but have found no trace of him. Thk Senate has confirmed the fol lowing Col. C Williams, consul of tho United States at Swatow; Chas. E. Darber, engraver at the mint of tho United States nt Philadelphia ; W. A. Flanagan, iwstmaster at Fort Renton, Montana. A Cuci.vr.o Journal Washington special says : Colonel Keogb, secretary of tho Republican National Commit tee has just returned from North Caro lina and reports the Republicans prospects of carrying that State in November to bo excellent. A uttu: more than forty years ago nil the table cutlery used in the Unit ed States eamo from England. At present, out of an annual consump tion of nearly $3,000,000. worth, Eng land supplies but eight per cent, and this country not only manufacturers nearly all that is needed at home, but ships large quantities to South Amer ica, Australia and Europe. Lieut. Earle, in attoinpting to pass between Camp Howard and Lewis ton recently, became bewildered iu the blinding snow storm on Mason prairie. He was out three days and nights, and was found by a parly who was sent in search of him, in a help less condition. His feet and bands were badly frozen. He was taken by j ambulance to fort Lapwai. Explained. Somo Mine ago 11 Chinese alter was found in the Palouso country, It boie the marks of luiv- I iiigboeu buried for ages, and bow it j over eame Micro was a mystery. The I Lowiston Toller explains by saying that the Amorlean Indian is notliun; more than a Chinamen, who crossed I Dehriug'rt Strnit iu a canoe or on the 1 ice and brought his alter with him, but has since cached, bis alter, and ' now worships other Gods in tho form 1 of scalps of Indian Agents At Empire City, January 2S 1830, Frank K. son of Thomas a,m! tyhj Floyd, aged one year,