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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1880)
?" The Const; Mail. HATIJIIDAY, FEDHI'AHYiM, 1W). ttmmrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtjnmmiimmmk TOWN AND JCOUNTY NEWS, I.ktUh W.wt. a Liiiiiaiiy. Now is n proper time for llio citizens of ( 1 1 in plneo to lay llio foiliiilntlon for u public cily library. It will require no considerable oulluy on llio part, of the people lo make a basis for an institu tion which, in u few yearn, will lion Konrco of just pride lo all our citizens. There art) vnrioiiH moans Hint can bo iiiMilotoi'ontritiulu to llio sucocsh of Mich an entorpiiso; tlio literary oxer iw;, now a Miiirco of amusement could be made useful in lurnishing a small fund for llin purchase of useful books, without tlio tax being felt liy any one. Every dollar expended in tliis oniiHit Ih invented whore it cannot ho lout, and whore its interest will ho eonllnuully reaped in tlio form of useful knowledge liy all who may ho residents of tho town. Tlio benefit of mioh nn institution would ho felt among thohoyH and girls, who, for want of such reoioation an may ho found in a well selected library, may now ho spending their ovoningH in idleness, if not In vice, or in reading a class of cheap and pernicious itrn lure, calculated to destroy all laxlo for more substantial reading. Lot us have it town lihrary. rnoi'oMiin Ni:w Ko.ui. The set tlers of Ten Mile have raised a liheral Mibseripliou to defray the expense of looking out n road from (lie settlement there to Scollsbuig on the Umpipia, and Nels. Thompson, Win. Huiker, Stupli. Johnson Win. llowren anil (). Benson will Htart out an noun as the wouthor nellies, lo explore the coun try jiinl ascertain tlio iiio.t practica ble route. Tlio distance fiom Lung's place on Hayno's slough to Scolts liurg hy Ciis route in suitl not to ex ceed twenty-two miles, and an open ridge on which a good road can he ojinily huilt the greater part of the dis tance. Coos has alicady n county road, located nearly to the county line, and if Douglas county will locate n wad to meet it, there is no douht that a few yearn will witness n good practicable wagon load on this route. The people of Seotuhurg and vicinity doubtless give the enterprise the en couragement which it merits, as when iwiipletcd it will afford a very Hhort nd cliroot road to the railroad at Dm ill's Station. Tin: Hi.ac'k Ha.vii Inti:hi:kth. Pro fessor Plant, with M ossein, Wood and (!o.v, who bus boon experimenting in wnsliing Mm black sand of the Euglo AI ine (Handol)ih) hy a now pi'oeoss.hus gone lo Han Francisco lo purchase iniiloilul with which lo begin work on a largo scale They hnvo hecomo sat isfied from Ihoiro.vporinionls (hat the process iniroouceii ny ineiu can no made n complclo Hiioeoss.niul on their return they will lake full ehirgoof Ihalmiiie. Wo hope lo hoar that the mini) Iiiih proved u bonanza lo I hu en terprising losses. A HtioMKMH. Tlio mask hall given hv Iho ladies of Empire last Friday night, in universally voted u complete success Tlio attendance was large, and the various disguises wcic a source of much merriment. The prizes were awarded an follows: For the hand somest costume, Goorginn Catumnu ; for (ho host disguise. Win. Saunders "old hlack jot) ;" for tlio ugliest cos tume, Henry I'loegor. Fito.M Flora 'h Check. Alex. Thrift, one of the stock men of the Flora's Crook region, was in town this week. lie reports cattle doing remarkably well on the ranges in his neighbor hood and thinks (he winter will ho passed without any 1i.hi of stock thorn. Mr. Thrift, is titling up his farm for dairying ami will milk ahotil fifty cows next HUinnier- CORRESPONDENCE, A (Jim. i) Drowned. News was drought here Wednesday morning than a little sou of L. .Simpkini, who resides on Willuneh slough, wah drowned Tuesday. Tlio little boy went up to the field with hi father, and, it is supposed, was playing near the creek which rutin through the premises, and fell in. The mother noticed that the dog was running along the hunk of tlio ca'ek in an ex cited manner, and on looking to see what he wasafter, saw her little boy carried down hy the current, llu wui noon taken o.itof the water, hut life vus extinct. The child was an only ho.i, ahont two years old. Tlio par nts have tho symp.ithy of all in their Mid heruavcmuiit. Vamtaih.i: Invention. Mr. Lyman Woodruff, of Curry county, has in vented and patented a now process of preserving fish, which is said preserves the flavor and color of the fish hotter than any process known. Wo have been this week printing testimonials from the ollieors and leading citizens of Curry county, to the effect that meats preserved hy this now process nro superior lo those handled in any oilier manner. Wo wish Mr. Wood ruff success with his new invention. Ki.Kirntic I.nitiT. The steamer 'State of Culorniu, running to Portland, in lighted hy electricity, and a few days mncoMho gave an exhibition of the power of that illuminator to the cit izens of that city. It is said to have heon roinarkahlo. It will not ho long hofoio thostoaniorH running hero will he supplied with the light, and the pilots will ho ahlo to net) half a milo aheatl coming down the slougliH in tlio darkest night. Such is tlio progress of science. A (iooiiCiianck Missi:n. Tlio editor of tlio AVip says ho loaned thocditorof tlio Mail a clean shirt "to attend the MiiMpirudo at Kmpiro last week. If tlio AVtcv man had only put that shirt on himticlf, and sobered up and gone to the party in llio character of a gen tlemen, his disguise could nover have heon detected, and ho would havobeon entitled (o the pri.n for llio most com plot disguise, which was curried oil' by Win. Humidors. Co.vrraiT of Count. "Undo" .lolin Cnmpholl, proprietor of tlio (.iiiUliiii Hitflo Hole, at Umpire, wns a witnoHH in alttllo caso buforo Khi. .ScnjjBlncIcon, this wool:. Ho was pretty " full," nml gnvo DiHlrict At torney Hazard jiik) tlio court (o tin loiHtaii(l that limy "couldn't cross iiio8lioii" him, whereupon llio court impoHcd a fino of 5 for t;onteinit. Jo such it now in a tliflcrcnt ltht . TiiKiinnnal district school nicol ing will luko placont tlio ncitdcniy, u weak ironi next iMonday, tlio lir.st lay of iMiircli,ui(jJ0 I',.m. Ovhtkuh. In addition lo the u-uial atlractions, Hpraguo's Kaloonat ICm piio City Is now furnished with fresh oysters, which ho is prepa.ied to servo up according to the taste of his eu.i toineis. lit! expects to keep them on laud in tho future, am! wc commend the "hungry hrolhcrii" to givo the place a call. Mn.i. roit Ham:. Mr. Thos. Critzer of Koseburg made a visit lo t his county last week, lie is I lying to ell the Punter grist-mill at Coquillo Cily, of which he is now owner. Th proper ty isolfeicd very low and imv person wishing to invest in that kind of prop' would do well to negotiate with him. Fa km Soi.n. Mr. .1. ('. ltoherlson has purcha'e(l the farm near the fork's of Coos river, formerly owned hy Mm. .1. P. 'flipper and lately occupied by John S. .Smith. T ho place embraces iboul forty acres of land ami was sold for a littloovorSOO. Scow I.oht. A hcow with several Ions of coal on Iwartl went adrift from .Vol tli Ilend in the gale of last .Sun day night ami the following day coiilu not bo scon. It is supposed that Mio mink. It was (ho property of Mr. An tiunion of this place. I)i:n,isi:x-Mr. !'. A. Anderson, whose name was mentioned in our last issue by a correspondent, for the ollico of sherilf, is grateful for the compliment paid him, but rctpiests us to say that owing toother business engagements, he cannot consent lo becoino a can didate, S.ui.ni. Tho steamers Arcrtfit and Ttljnir crossed the bar lust Tuesday, and owing tho prevalence of heavy "southeaster" took refuge under the shelter of Capo Araj.;o, till tho storm abated. Tin: " Duncan" This steamer is advertised to run north as far a.s Xn naimo, and south as far as Yatpiina Pout Oiti'oni), Feb. 10, 1880. KitH. Coaht M,wt,: Xoticinj; in tho last, few issues of your paper, reg ular innlallinonlH of Ihu past history of Ibis placo and surroundings, I thought il appropriate lo semi you a liltloof tho history of Iho present. Wo had our shine of (hogalo of last month, but wcro loo modust lo claim credit on that lay until everybody had had I lino In bring In their claims first. It diil hut little harm here, also a lit tle good, inasmuch as it Klimulated some of our folks and our worthy County .ludgo into rebuilding anil remodeling the trail along Brush crook so that the creek need not hereafter bo crosned quifo a dozen times. Our road-mallem mo in u bad muddle. Tho mail southward from hero trav erses a trail or load, which our Itoud Supervisors claim to Imvo no author ity over, ami it Keoins to ho no ones duty to keep it in repair. If it hint not been for tho -iction taken by our County Judge, it would now bo im passible; yet remarks aro made ques tioning Iho propriety of his action in tho mailer. Those are, however, lit tle things; no one hero cares much for roads, hut oveyono cares for the breukwuler. Wo have u dispatch here by cubic from tho moon that this place is finally ratified hy the Hoard of ICngineers for a Harbor of Itofuge. ('fho selection wo niado long ago.) So, now it in order for our wanderers toicturn home, and for everybody lo get ready for I ho shower of greenbacks and .$20 pieces that is going to bo ours. In the meantime the hotel keepers in our city, (wo have discard-, ed the town), nro refitting their houses and getting things in order for receiv ing tho isitors who nro coming to us over the waters, independent of all load.t, or tho want of them. Tho mutter of next greatest interest is the npptoaehiiig election. I am not uwaio that any of the coming candi dates have publicly announced them selves, but tho following names are mentioned : For joint Senator, M. Uilcy of Kllcnsburg, ami Win. Tich ner of Port Oi ford for County Judge. Tho presontinouinbont, I). Woodruff, Capl. Cooley of Kllensburg and A. Carman of Port Orford ; perhaps there are others which I know not. Our townsman, M. M. Hates was reported to bo lying sick at Trinidad, but later news say ho is improving- It has been a severe season for live stock ; considerable having already perished, and as itis snowing at the prosont writing, it looks like another spell of severe weather. Xothing further of interest, Yours respectfully. Oiick in A whim:. Iiiiptirfiint lo I, unil CliiliiiuiitM. The Coinniiflionorof tho (Jonoral Land Office Iiuh instied lo llio din frictofllceH the following circular: Department of the Interior (JcneraU ,.,Jan. f hand Office, Washington, I). C. 17,1880. 'Illco I'l'illllU III tHS'.Sllt ( II riiH, One of the most practicable modes of preventing faUo stateniontiof prop erly being made to tho assessor comes from X. C. Lorentzen.of Port Orford ; ho eay.s : " Reports having boon published Miowingthat tho sum total of exemp tions claimed for indebtedness is far in excess of tho amount given in as tine on account, and as that is tin- loubtcd pioof of fraud on the part of ItcttM. undltcc. U. H. Lund Of Ire Oenllcineii : Kcfcrring (ocircuhirbf April loth, 1870, under Act of March , 1879, re quiring published nolieo of intention to make final proof in lfomoAload ami Pre-emption cases you mo now in structed lo require claimants in nil canes hereafter lo specify, in form Xo. 1, the day ami date on which Ihey will appear with witnesses for tho purpose of making proof, and, in Homestead cases, they inustgivo thooflieial name and resilience of tho officer before whom the proof is to bo made. You will also request each chtimeut lo name four of his neighbors who are able to testify as to his compliance with the law, any two of whom will bo competent witnosoH when proof is made. Such a course will prevent, much inconvcnieiico and delay. The post ofllco address of the wit nesses should bo given in all cases. It is not sufficient lo givo the county only. You will nee that the foregoing re quirement arc incorporated in form Xo. 2. (Xolico for publication) go that such noticcw will hereafter he substan tially in the following form.viz: "Xo- tico is hereby given that the following named tcttler has filed notice of bin intention lo make final proof in sup port of his claim and secure final en try thereof, ami that (.aid proof will bo made before the clerk of the court of Heed county, at tho county scat, on Thursday, the 32d day of April, 18S0, viz : John Doe, Homestead entry, Xo. !!7SI,for tho X. E. ono fourth of sec. ,'i0, T. 10 X K 20 W, and he names the following witnesses to prove his con tinuous residence upon, ami cultiva lion of said tract, viz : John Smith, Thos Dundy, Peter Pinder, all of Jay, Heed county, and Samuel Small, of Hoscoe, Peed county." RnnisTnn. The object of law requiring such no tice is to givo the parlies having ad-ver.-e claims or fillings, or to those hav ing knowledge that the claimant has not complied with the requirements of the statutes, full notice of tho time and place of presenting proof in order that opportunity may bo given them to be heard prior to tho perfection of an entry, l on will use the blanks on hand, making the necessary alterca tions, until you receive new anil re vised blanks from this office. Very Hcspectfully, J. W. AitMSTKoNO, Acting Com. taxpayers, and want of vigilance on Hay. She does not embrace Coos in the part of tho assessors, would it her route hereafter. ANOTitmt Masqwauadi:. Tho party goers of this placo are making arrange ments for a grand bill antique on the 17lh instant. Pi:!isox.W-C. Ij. Mosher, formorlyof the Hosehurg IlV.ilrni Slur gave us a call Wednesday. last 'fin: steamer ..Imim. arrived Sunday. Tin: name of J. M. Siglin is men tioned in llio AVir as candidate for StiitoScnnort. Jami:s W. P.uik'ini, formerly a resi dent of this County, is practising law in Atlin, Modoo county, California. John XAsiiunti has rented tho Pal ace Saloon in Ibis placo and will upon for business in a few days. i in: stcniner nerina, alter being re paired and painted, made her appear ance at our wharves again this week. Woitk' has heon commenced on the cribs for tho breakwater, 'fho tim bers aro being framed at Dean fe Co's shipyard. Wi: aro informed that an elfort will bo matlo to complclo the wagon road from Huinncr to Coquillo City, the coming Spring. An unusually heavy snowfall (about two inohes,)t oecured last Thursday night. It has already disappeared, oxVepton the mountains. Tin: schooner Cunhmttn which was lunched some two weeks since is re ceiving her rigging at Dean & Co's wharf. She will soon bo ready for sea. An u.ntoutuna'I'i: follow was arrested and tried before Justice Seugstackon lust WcduoMluy, for thu larceny of a blanket from tlio Golden F.aglo hotel. Tho jury could not exactly see it, anil ho was ucquitcd. Mil. C. .iniwAir, of Sixes river, was lu town this week. Ho says that while cattle aro tiding lolorably well, sheop aro dying off oiitho lower coast. Tin: tiultillte canio up tho buy last Sunday for tho first timo since lior iu!forlune. not bo well to change tho law some what as follows: 1 Make it the duly of an assessor to write out a full and truo copy of tho asscssntont of all property in each voting precinct having a post ollico within its limits, or if more than one po.it ollico is found in such precinct, (ben ono copy for each post ollico; biiitl copies to ho posted up in the post office for a period of ono month before the original is delivered up, or at least before it is acted upon hy tho county authorities. 2 Attached to to each copy should bo a printed otfor of a suitable reward for information and proof of any tax payer having given in a fraudulent statement of property, money or ac counts due. To facilitate tlio detec tion of such frauds, tho copies of as sessment should givo each item of property in full, such us number of cattle, sheep or horses, household goods, accounts duo, and indebted ness within the State. Also, number of acres of land, and amount per aero at which it is assessed. The above is only a rough sketch of a way lo prevent fraud by tho simple remedy of publicity. Xo doubt some thing like that would do much toward reform, particularly if each County Court would closely watch assessors ami others, through whoso negligence or fraud tho trouble creeps in." The V. I. It. IS. Dalies Kvply. Governor Stanford replies to the Workingnien's committee's request that he discontinue tho employment of Chinoso labor as follows: "There aro now in tho employ of tho com pany within tho city and county of San Francisco, t-avon Chinamen. There is also employed by this com pany a large number of white men many of whom aro retained because they boon heretofore employed by Ibis corporation, but whoso services at this time aro not really needed. The company will ever bo mindful of the laws of this State and will endeavor cheerfully to submit to them as it un derstands them, or as courts may con strue theni. In the managoment of its business it will bo governed under the laws of the land entirely hy con sideration of what it shall deem in its own judgment to bo tho wisest policy, having duo regard for tho rights and interests of its stockholders." Prentiss Shelby, of the Shelby smelting works, returned tho committee a verbal answer. Ho was quile explicit, and told the committco that ho would biro what labor bo chose, and that ho did not recognize tlio authority of any body of men to diotato to him. When the United States forbade him to em ploy Chinoso labor, ho would obey tho law, anil not until thou. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES, Pkoiiia, Feb. 11. Lou McKimicy shot and killed his father-in-law, Ja cob Fryo, on tho public square last evening. Cause, divorce proceedings and family quanols, for which Mc- Kinnoy hold Fryo accountable Doth parties aro well known. Cincinnati, Fob. 12. An atrocious wife murder was committed at Hen derson, Ky., last night. Graham, who had been arrested on complaintof his wife for beating her, hroko jail and round his wife on a wharfboat. He shot her three times in tlio presence of tho passengers of llio steamer Idle whul, killing her instantly, and then escaped in a skifr. Han Fuancikoo, Feb. 11. Shortly after midnight Officer Dyer, while at tempting lo arrest a suspicious char acter on West Mission street, near Twelfth, was set upon by a crowd of hoodlums, knocked down and badly beaten. In tho melee tho officer drew a pistol and fired,bringing down Mich ael Wynne, with a bullet in the side. Ho was taken to the city hospital, wliorc bodied this morning. Locisvii.m:, Feb. 12. Mrs. Ellen Fitzgerald, aged 19 years, committed suicido yesterday hy sotting firo to her underclothes with a match. She was discovered in the yaid with the fire raging over her body, praying for morcy. Her bodv was burned to a crisp from head to feet and her hair almost all singed off. She cannot re cover. She has been insane for sever al years, and the deed was committed while in a fit of depression. Comjmhia, Feb, 5. A negro cabin on the plantation of Captain Wm. Hack, thirteen miles north of Colum bia, S. C, burned Tuesday night. Two men, a woman and six children per ished in the flames, Tho fire was dis covered by a colored woman who ran to tho burning building and pulled off a boartl. She heard one of the child ren attempting to awaken its father, but without success, and before otiier assis ance arrived the house and all in it burned. HousTF.it, Feb. 12. A newspaper war culminated this morning by the fatal shooting of S. II. Drumniett. ed itor of the Enterprise, hy G. W. Carl ton, editor of the Trlajraqh. This morning's issue of tho Telegraph calls Drumniett a horse-thief. At 10 o'clock Hrummctt met Carlton on the court houc stops and asked him why he pub lished those lies about him. Without speaking Carlton drew a pistol and IH(i-jiiiK; Hlocy. A correspondent of the Statnumnn tolls the following story, which throws light upon sonic dark mysteries of past years. The name of the party giving this information is Munsell: Tho citizens of J'olk county, and es pecially in the vicinity of Ducna Vista will remember one William Tubbs, alias William Frankin, who, some timo in the year 1877, married a Miss Drowning, near Duona Vista, anil llio tragical end of tho wedded pair on the 4th of July, 1878. It will bo re membered that in a fit of jealousy Franklin, on that day, shot bis wifo, killing her instantly, and Ihcn killing himself. It appears that the married life of Franklin and his wifo was one of domestic infelicity, and on several occasions separated, only to bo reunit ed. A fewsday before tho fatal Fourth of July, Mrs. Franklin told Mr. Mun scll that life to her was a bunion, that she was wedded to a man with whom she could not live, and that she dare not leave him. She said that in his confiding moments he had told her a history of his life, under the pledge of secrecy, to be paid by tho forfeiture of her life, if she ever divulged his se cret. He said that in his lifetime ho had murdered fifteen men ; that one of them was a negro in Jackson coun ty, from he got -$1,500; that ho was the man who killed Conrad Warnor, near Salem ; that he did it with tho expectation of getting .$200, tho price of a span of horses told by Warner a short time before Franklin said that he knew when the horses were sold, the price, and the time payment was to be made, and he resolved to get the money when paid, and for that pur pose laid his plans; he waylaid War ner on his road home, stopped him in the road and shot him dead, and af ter rifling his pockets, started the team homeward in the road, and then made his way through tho woods and by-ways to Scio, and southward to Linn county, thence acros to the westsitlcof the river into Polk county where he resided most of the time since. Franklin gave bis real name as William Tubbs. Character of Voices-I havn no ticed as a fact that struck me as being peculiar, that the bravest and largest wild animals always have deep voices, and that they were generally melo dious, full of music, as it were ; while the small fry, which run from a com mon cur, had high, sharp voices. I tilttHH Lump IVIcIch. According to a German trado pa per, a now kerosene and spirit lamp has been invented, in which tii2 wick is made entirely of glass. Several advantages arc clniincd for it. Tho flnino clings closely to the wick, so that lighted lamp3 may bo carried about without fear of their being ex tinguished by sudden draughts; moreover, no sparks arc liberated from it. With an equal amount of wick turned up, a much brighter and clearer light is obtained than where cotton ones aro used. Tho smoking is greatly reduced, and at least ten per cent, of oil is saved. There is scarcely any waste of Iho wick itpclf, and the troublesome trimming and cutting to which lamp burners arc accustomed arc altogeth er needless, for no portion of it is carbonized. Used in spirit lamps it greatly increases tho heat of tho flame, and finally it is claimed that it can be produced and sold at a cheap rate Lively Competition. There is a lively competition in pas senger rates between Xcw York and San Francisco liy the P. M, S. S. Co's steamers and the C. P. and Western railroads. The former announces first-class fare between these ports at $75; steerage $3o. and aro paying $. commission each per ticket to hotels. San Francisco is represented as full of Xew York passengers awaiting the de parture of the steamer which sails February 20th. Roads leading west from Chicago have telegraphed the following: "The lines east of Kansas City and Omaha will accept a pro rata per mile upon any rate which the Cen tral Pacific makes, to meet rates made by tho Pacific Mail Co., to Xew York, provided the tickets aro limited to one day beyond the actual schedule time, and to be sold at tariff rates with a drawback on Xew York to the amount of reduction." have hunted with some of the bravest shot Druinmott, the ball penetrating men, the best scouts and the most fa ins head between the eyes. He fell in his tracks and still lingers, but cannot live. Carlton was arrested and locked up. Lateu Drumniett, shot by Carlton this morning, died at 1 P.M. Omaho, Feb. I0.--On January 29th there arrived at Grand Island, C. M. Laurence, an old gentleman from Drattlehoro, Vt., with his son Frank, of Chicago. Tho son claimed that tho father had met with an accident in Iowa, causing insanity. On Thurs day night last tho old gentleman died suddenly and mysteriously. Suspi cion of foul play being strong, tho son was arrested, charged with poisoning his father by administering prussic acid. The symptoms, circumstances and the finding of the deadly drug in the possesion of the son, go to prove that tho old man was poisoned. Xo canso is assigned other than for the insurance on the father's life, there being .$11,000-$5,000 in the Xew York Knickerbocker, and $0000 in the Trav- mous hunters of the west, and I found that they also had heavy tones as a rule; and deduced from this that the highest order of animals, these that were bravo and daring, were also deep in voice, and tint their intonations nover jarred on the ear. When I saw that the heroes in operas wore tenor.it struck me as an odd idea that thin voiced animals were seldom so couag eous in actual life as their deeper toned congeners, and this has caused me to express it here, to see if it is in any way founded on fact, or whether it is a mere artificial system of dis play. Exeh a nge. D.vvitt and Killen, Irish agitators, have visited France and Belgium to collect information with regard to the lands of those countries. In a At the Senate committee investi gation into the removal of the Chey ennes and Poncas, the attention of Brighteyes was called to a paper purporting to be signed by the heads of nearly all the Ponca families, re questing the President to remove the tribes to a new reservation in the Indian Territory. Brighteyes exclaimed : AVhy, White Eagle hns told me a dozen times that he never signed any such paper. Why, that is monstrous." Standing Bear was then shown the paper. Ho read it over, smiled incredulously, made several gestures of disgust accom panied by expressive " ughs," and finally said "that's the white man's way. They write one thing and tell us another." The house committee on territor ies have agreed to report favorably to the house a bill introduced by Delegate Tinslie, of Idaho, which em powers the U. S. marshal of Idaho to employ at hard labor all prisoners con victed and sentenced to hard labor in iho prisons of said territory. It pro vides that the proceeds of said prison labor shall beheld subject to the or- month a deputation from tho Irish (ler of t,lc nf rney general anddevot Land League, including Davitt, will C(1.to t,cfr:,.viK tI,e pciwcs of tho visit the principal places in France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain, where committees are being organ- !..., .1 n..ir....i mi.- ... .-, u, ...lWi.,, iiio son is in jail izo(J (0 rccc;ve theni tQ enHst n.d f0f inniiiiwj, an l-AllllllllUllllll UIl'lllO -llll of February. IMouIIiik: Islantl. Tin: minors of Newport aro on a strike, not on account of wages, but boeuuso of some disagreement between tho minors and subordinate overseers. O. LANimivrii, Ksq., of Coos river has been improving his farm exten sively tho past season by diking and putting tide gates to protect tho low bottom laud from inundation. Tim re is much land in this county, the pro ductiveness of which can ho greatly improved hy this means, 1BDSj1ST. At North Ilend, February M, IfiSO, to Iho wifo of Frank Klrod, twin duiujhtor. Lcsn's mill resumed work last week. Tun lighthouse tender Shubrick wns reported at tho cape yesterday. H. P. Whitney's wharf at Empire that was damaged by tho gale of hist month, has been fully repaired. Wi: print in iinothor column a cir ciilarfroin tho Land Department im posing some now conditions upon settlors in making final proof. Tin: schooner Premier arrived last Tuesday, and tho Goluma, Jennie Stelln and C. If. Merchant, arrived yes terday morning. LiTKKAiiv. Tho following is tho programme for Literary Sooioty no.t Wednesday evening; a leoturo by Prof. McConuiie will tuko tho placo of tho usual debate: Song and chorus; reading by Katie Siglin ; recitation bv Kosu Dunbar; sony; looturo on as tronomy by J. T. McCorniro; song; recitation by Owen Short; roadiiig by Mrs. Towor; song. The Jacksonville, Or., Sentinel says : " Among the many natural curiosities of this county it is not generally known that tbcro is a "floating island." Up in tho "Siskiyous," lving like a pearl in tho great mountain chain is squaw lake, a beautiful sheet of water now utilized by a mining company as a reservoir. For many years the lako has been a favorite and delightful re sort for fishing parties, and contained nearly in its eentor an island, com prising about an acre of ground cov ered with luxuriant grass and a growth of willow and alder. It was nover dreamed that tho pretty little island was not terra firina, but when the bulkhead ocross tho outer end of the ' ttioncw custom house. Tho roof of I.iko dammed up its waters, tho island ! s,,ea & Sou's elevator, containing 20,' rose slowly until it bad been elevated 00 ""shels of grain, was swept oil'. the land movement and for tho dis tress in Ireland. A deputation from the league has held a conference with the leading Irish. and English members of the popular organiza tion, when negotiations were entered into for a scries of popular demon strations throughout Great Britain on tho land question. Cyolonc in Tcimcft!tc. A Nashville dispatch of tho 13th says: "A cyclone, accompanied by lightning, thunder and heavy rain, passed over tho city at midnight. The wind blew at tho rate of forty miles an hour. The spires of the first col ored Daptist, St. John's Colored, and St. Paul's Colored Churches wore blown down, also tho inside brick wall prisons of said territory. This bil is intended to meet complaint on tho part of tho people of the territory that heretofore they were compelled to meet all expenses of their prisoners while the Government received and retained the proceeds of their prison labor. Tin: contract for tho delivery at Astoria of stone, brick and other ma terials for Tilamook rock has been signed by Iho contractors, Messrs. Chuliiiors, Huhniw and Joffroy. It is oxpeglod that the work on tho rook will commence aUiul tlio ll of May. fully sixteen feet above its original level. It would bo n Question for tlio naturalist rather than tho geologist to determine tho ago of this flouting is land, as it is evidently made up entire ly of decayed vegetation. Perhaps at soino remote poriod tho roots of a troo, uptorn by a mountain storm and drifting out into tho lake, formed the nucleus from which tho island has grown, but it seems singular that it remained unchangeable in its posi tion. Tho locality is much frequented by pleusuro scokers who will hereafter notice the increased elevation.- The widow of tho Into Win M. Tweed died in Paris on tho 13th in stant. Col. Xojimitli conducted tho funeral services of Mr. Lute Savago at tho grave. Mr. Savago camo to this State at the (im Col. Xosmith did. Tho third story of tho Edliold Manu facturing Company's building was blown away. The roofs of a largo number of privato residences wore blown off, mid tho damage up to this hour cannot possibly estimated. Tin: secretary of tho treasury givos notice that ho will at noon of each Wednesday hereafter rcceivo propos als for the sale to tho Government at tho Xow York assistant treasurer's of llco of tho following bonds, tho pro ceeds to ho applied to tho sinking fund, the amount of salo each Wed nesday to bo ono million :fl's of 1SS0. C's of 1881, and 5's of 1SS1. Tho pro posals should give full particulars, as heretofore niontioiiod, and methods of proccduro as to roturning guaran tee checks, otc, will also bo as hereto fore mentioned, and methods of pro ccduro as to roturning guraiitoo cheeks, ou?.. will tm bens liorulofojrc. The claim of J. A. Sutter for ?30, 000, is being urged in Congress. The cotton factory of Lehman Hur ra it Co., near Prattsville, Alabama,' burned on tho 11th inst. Loss, $100, 000; insurance, $7o,000. Wagon-makeiis from all parts of tho country met at Chicago on tho 11th and agiejtl to advance the price on all wagons ton poreont. A Portland paper says Mrs. Sena tor (S rover is insane, and is being cared for at a privato asylum in Dan ville, New York. The State Normal School at San Jose, California, was burned on tho 10th instant ; loss-f ISO.OOO, insurunco 50,000. The President on tlio 13th instant issued another proclamation similar to i that of last year, warning intelropers not to trespass on the Indian Territory under pain of removal by tho military if necessary. Mr. Loringof Mass has proposed a constitutional amcndiiit.nt,"that tho right of suffrage shail be based on citi zenship, and the right of citizens to voto shall not be donied or abridged hy tho United States or any Stuto, on account of sex, or for any reason not equally applicable to all citizens of tho United States " FARM FOR SALE ! I fC ACHES OF CHOICE LAND J UU t tlio mouth of Willanch 1 nigh, near North Bond and Marsh Held. Good Iiouko and out buildings. Adapted for dairying or general farm ing. Good young orchard. Ono of the best farms in Coos county. The nlueo, with stock and implomeiitf, will bo told very ohoup. SSfFiw further particular apply ut Iheolliyo of iho Coast Mail "tf
