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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
VrriTfotf rnn Paudon. A petition
is being circulated in this county for
tho pardon of .lames Gibbons, who
was convicted of (ho crime of man
slaughter ill this county mul sent to
tho Penitentiary for ton years, in 1875.
While wo mo not willing (o concede
that tho evidence in hiH oaso wan in
milltciitiit to jiiHtify tho verdict, wu
havo no desire to oppoo his paidon.
Ilin I'omliii'l while in tho Penitentiary
is saiil to huvo been exceptionally
good, and fronrtho circumstances de
veloped nn tlio trial it scorns proba
lih that Edwards, who was sentenced
for life for tho samo eiiino, wan tho
principal nutor in robbery and nutr
tier of Noble, th.it. Gibbons' co-opera-tinn
in tho ciiino was of u passive
character, ho being iindur tho inllu
once of liquor at tho tinio, whilo I'M
wards planned and executed tho vil
lainy. llohiiH alroady hoon in dur
nni'o for something over four yearn,
mill is in declining litMilth. Under
tho eireuins'imccs, tho ends of justice
oan hardly ho said to call for his fur
ther confinement.
Poind l)i:.D. Last Monday, ns 11.
P. Whitney and (Joo. M. Dyer wore
coming up Jtho coast, thuy discovered
tho hotly of u man lying on tho Iwnoli
tihoiil four miles from llantlon, hy the
ntdcofalico root, whoro ho hail ap
parently lain down and chilled to
death. On examination il proved to
he tho hody of an old man named
Arthur Boyd Scott, (better known ss
'Hunter Scott) who has hecn forborne
yearn past a icsidoiil on tho head
waters of Flora's crook. Ho was ccun
passing JIandon tho evening hefore
with a horce, which was apparently
loaded with a light pack, anil it ap
pears probable that night overtook
him there and ho laid "down to his
last sleep." .Mr. Scott was a man of
eccentric habits, and prohably sixty
live years old; ho had, so far as we
have boon ablo to loam, no relatives
in thit part of tho country, hut ho
lived a lonely life in tho hills anil en
joyed the good will of his neighbors.
" rM'i.KKsANTsnss." I'riday of last
week, (!. W. Thomas (" K'ontuck ")
and V. S. Wheeler, had a little dilli
culty about some plank used hy .Mr.
Thomas for crossing tho creek, which
Mr. Wheeler s-iid ho would throw
down when they were in his way. Mr.
Wheeler says Thomas wanted to shoot
him with a Ilonry rillo, anil Thomas
Mys Wheeler had a desire to string
him on a piko-polo. Whedler got
hold of tin' gun which Thomas had,
anil broke it over a plunk, which tor
niinatcd tho light. Wheeler had
Thomas arn-sted and hound over for
assault with a dangerous weapon,
bonds being fixed by Justice Song-Ktai-ken
at $250. Thomas furnished
the required hail. As I ho matter will
be examined by tho (iriinil .Jury, wo
ub.ti.tin from comment upon tho mer
its of ihe case.
lcoply Injured.
Tho -'loading editorial" of tho News
of this week consists of what might bo
mistaken foru malicious and iiuwnr
ranted attack upon tho County Court
of Curry county, and particularly up
on tho Coiiuly Judge. Ilul such Is
not tho character of tho articlo; it is
thu fixing of n great soul, stung to
frenzy by a deep and cruel injury, an
expression of just resuutniont for a
(orriblo outrauo. The writer of Hint
article has wrongs at tho hands of tho
Curry County Court that would "stir
a fever in the blood of ago, and make
an infant's sinew Htrong as stool." The
only wonder is Unit more forcible
means of icilressaro not resorted to
b) the injured parly, and should he
proceed with the threatened "investi
gation" ho will certainly have tho
sympathy ol a large circle of friends.
The injury which has called forth
this nbii o from tho AVici, consists in
an older niailti by the Curry county
court whereby tho Coaht Mam, was
designated to do certain printing for
tho county, and to that ex tun t became
tho,'ollloial paper" for said county. To
add to tho enormity of this olloiisc, it
wiih done without tho knowledge or
consent of the AVir.t num. It appears
tint tho iWi's has a claim of Mime kind
upon all things of thisoharaolor,(prob
ably a right of discovery) anil there
fore tho just rage now exhibited. If
the injured party, by this high-handed
measure, docs not annihilate all who
had a hand in it, lie will bo entitled to
great credit for leniency and forbearance.
CORRESPONDENCE,
Is Jail. IC. ha Selles, formerly of
Cm ry County, anil more recently of
Gardiner, has boon arrested in Rose
bore for forging an order or eortillealo
for .ft", a protended balance duo him
f'r teaching school. Ho vn discharg
ed on a technically but was rearrested
foi trying lo obtain money under false
pieiense, and was held to answer, bail
being fixed at $150. Ho was unable
to furnish the required security, ami
has gone to jail. This is tho follow
who wrote WagslnlPs editorial de
nouncing Judge Woodruir of Curry
County, and ho is still sustaining the
character ho acquired in' that and
other lranaotious in good stylo.
l.i:m:u List. The following is tho
Jistof letters remaining in tho 1'oslof
lice at Marshl'iulil, March 1st : Thos.
llering, Addio Jones, S. Judkins, An
drew Johnson, duolOets., Marg. A.
Krang, K. Mortimer, Moat Huildor
Mackey, Mary K, Moltr, J. 1). Moran,
Chas. II. Smith, Solph, W. Strau-
herg, William Strong, duo 10 cts ,
John Selin, Richard Vincent, 2; Jay
Wiggin, Bardie West, Willie Wobstor,
held for postage.
A.NABiiuitii.P. M.
FitoirTitiinR. 0. Howe, tho Dora
iiursery-nian, will ho on tho Hay next
week to 1111 orders for trees. It is now
u good time to put out trees, ami he
hopes to meet all his customers ready
to take the treouoll'liis hands without,
delay.
Tin; "Ci'itr.s." We are informed
by Capt Hum! of Norway that thu
utoanier Cvrc is ready to receive her
machinery which has late boon or
dered from San Francisco, llo ex
pects to have thu boat ready for duty
by tho 1st of April.
G. A Hhnnktt, who ban been absent
in tlui interior some monlhtj past, ar
rived on tho hay htbl week, ho looks as
though ho had been well treated
abroad.
Wi:jiii:n Bltos. have been painting
and refitting the interior of tho Cen
tral Hotel hut it doesn't add a cent to
the price of hoard. Give tlio.ni a
call.
Wi: call (ho atteuliun of road Sup
visors tonconiniunieallou from. lodge.
Koflor, onthueuhjeot of road work,
appearing in another ooluwn.
COQUILLE ITEMS,
Dim. Steele and Augell have gone to
Sixes river to examine a Mrs. Kate
Wilson, whom il is said is insane.
Till: schooner Free Tmtle wna towed
out on the 21st of February, and the
JoSr on the 22d. They are both ex
pected hack.
Miss Nannie Ranaomo of Myrtle
Point, who has been attending school
hero has been quite hick for tho past
few days, but is now convalescent,
At the annual school meeting at this
place, the following ollleers wore elect
ed : (i. Mold, re-elected, Director;
W. 1'. Wright, Director to fill vacancy
canned by resignation of J, Niuburg ;
H. K. Huek, Clerk.
A report caino up on tho steamer
to-day, to the cUocl that the dead body
of W. A. Scott ("Hunter Scott") of
I'orl Orfortl, Curry county, was found
on the beach below Lewis' place.
The question is frequently asked,
"When and where will the Republican
County Convention meet?"
Coqtiillo City, March 2, 18S0.
Another Ticket.
Coouin.i: Oitv March 2, 1SS0.
Mit. Kniron : I would suggest tho
following candidates for county olll
eers on the Kchuhlican ticket :
State Senator, II. 11. Jones; Repre
sentative, Win. .Morris : County Clerk,
Alex. Stand' : Sheriff, Hob Simpson,
Chas. Olive or Joo Gilbert : County
Treasurer, David Morse, Jr. : County
Commissioners, S. Rogers and Dan
(lilos: Assessor, 1). Drew, or 1.. Her
locker: School Superintendent, I. II.
Atkinson: Surveyor, J. J. Clinken
heard : Coroner, Dr. Steele.
1 am a Republican of the 'old school'
and I would have at tho head of my
ticket the name of J. Ci. Itlaiuo. for
President.
Coqviu.k City, Oh.,
March hi, 1880.
JCd. Mam,: Hinco the Into Hlorin
I lutvo frequently l)eeii nuked the
qtioallon by road supervisors: "Can
Wo, under tlio present roml luw,
make double (issoshiuuiiL of road la
bor in our respective dintrioUi, in or
der lo open tlio rotuls blockaded hy
fallen liinbci'V"
In answer to tho above ititorrogn
torioH I need only refer to .Sections
28 it .'II lload Iaws of Oregon which
iiiiny opinion gives road siipervin
or full power and authority to
cause the roads in their roflpootive
dislrielH lobe put in good repair; and
I think where roads have boon once
opened and travelcil,it makes it oblig
atory upon HttpcrvisorH to open the
Hiune, and in case of failure to do so,
tho supervisor is liable to indict
ment by (he (Irand Jury.
Sect. 28 ways if the labor in his
district, iihkcbkciI according to Hect.
22, that is, two days work and one
for each II, (XX) assessed for Slate and
for that purpose, then he shall have
county purposes; is not sudicient
authority lo assess and call out etc.
Woareall moruor loss interested
in having good roads in the county,
and no good citizen would object to
double assessment if it is made uni
form and equal, 1 would therefore
recommend, under tlio present cir
cumstances, and taking into consi
deration the condition of the roads
throughout the county, that super
visors adopt the double ascessnient
plan Ihe present year as tho present
assessment is inadequate in many
districts to open Hie road3 for travel ;
by so doing we will have better roads
than we over had, heller markets
and enhanced value of our property,
and we will scarcely miss the time
Let us have roads.
J. IT. Nosier,
Co. Judge.
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wn
Z'M IIMT.S,
Mi!Nitoi:'s drugstore sports a new
sign; Toiuplo was the nrlisl.
W. Klliott has opened a blacks mith
hop on Xasburg's wharf.
Tin: Juno makes two trips to Um
pire daily morning and evening.
Tin: health of Mrs. Senator Grovor
is reported to bo improving.
Snow about tho dopth of three in
ches, fell hero Tuesday oveniug.
Win. Riaciir.UT has been repainting
his saloon iiilCmpire and everybody
goes their now for boor.
Woiticon tho scows at Umpire City
has been suspended during the week
in consequonco of had weather.
Rkv. It. Vr.oMANs will preach in
Umpire City, next Sunday morning,
and at Marshlleld in the evening.
Kmimimi'h lenn of public school,
taught by Mr. Welch, expired on
Thursday lust.
A piitVATK school, wo understand,
is to 1)0 oponod in Ibis place about
tho 1st of April, by Miss Ltivello
Cliukonbcard.
It is announced that Jerry Iluntly
is mentioned as a candidate for Coun
ty Judge by the Doiiioorais of Curry
county. Tlio Democratic party could
not probably do hotter than to nomin
ated him.
II. 1'. Wiiit.viiy is keeping up bis
stock of fresh inontto tho beat pos
sible standard, notwithstanding the
umitml severity of tlio winter, llo
drove some ilno' catllo from down
the const this week,
Mr. M. Mai.ahki:v lias opened a
candy ktore in thu room adjoining tho
Pioneer Saloon dn Front Street. As
.Mr. Malurkoy is disqualillcil from
performing notivo labor, wo ha
upeali for him a liberal pjitiuuagu in
tlio line whiqli liu bus uliOiuu as a
UJOJMi of livelihood.
Our groat progress in journalism is
shown by the fact that in 17"o there
were in tlio United States less than for
ty newspapers ant! periodicals, whoso
aggregate issuo for that year com
prised 1,200,000 copies ; now the united
press publishes over BOO daily newspa
pers, more than -1,000 weeklies and
about 000 monthly publications ; of
the dailies that existed in 1S70, about
S00,000,000 copies were struck off that
year; of the weeklies, about 000,000
000; and of other serial publications,
about 100,000.000, amounting in all to
100,000,000 copies. And to sum the
matter up yet more forcibly, it must
ho stated that the United States pub
lishes newspapers, with greater com
bined circulation, than all the other
countries of the world can boast of
having. The oldest paper of uninter
rupted publication in this country is
the Harford Coiirant, which has al
leiuly attained the hoary ageof 110
years. In regard to its last birthday
it plaintively says ; "We believe that,
with tho already announced death of
a New Hampshire paper, recently, at
tho age of 111, wo are left in a condi
tion of absolute isolation. The hwt of
our early contemporaries is goiie."-AV.
I'rcslilriit lul (.'iiiitllilufes.
All oyes are turned in oxpcctnncy
toward the railroad operations in
Kastern Oregon and Washington,
laborers, mechanics nnd producers
alike anticipating with delight an
era of prosperity which plenty of
work indueos. Tho Moitntalnr.cr of
last issuo says : Work on tho lino of
railroad between Cclilo and nnd
Wallulii is progressing, but tho force
will bo quadrupled within a. very
short lime. Mr. Frank Z. Taylor,
of Walla Walla, has received Ihe
contract to board tho hands engaged
on tho work. Ifo has established
one camp about ono mile above Cc
lilo, whoro a forco of 120 men are
engaged in blasting and grading.
Four oilier camps havo been ordered
established immediately. Two will
bo nearly opposite Columbus, and
the other two about twenty miles be
low Wallulu. The Chinoso contract
ed for have not yet arrived, and the
only force at work is the ono men
tioned above. A full force will bo
putonassoon as preparations for
hoarding are made, nnd tho work
will boom right along toward com
pletion with all possible speed.
'I'lio Ciinitl.
A dispatch of tho 21th says : jr. Do
Lesseps and some of his engineers ar
rived to-day from Panama. The can
al route has been thoroughly studied,
its dilllculties investigated and prac
tical plans laid for their successful
treatment. The prejudices in the
minds of some of the members of the
commission have been removed as to
the practicability of a tide level canal.
Tho whole work, including every
eventuality, is fct down to cost 813,-
000,000 francs or $lo8,000,000. Sever
al members of the commission believe
that the entire enterprise will not in
volve an outlay of moro than f 150,000,
000. Time allowed for tho work, eight
years.
Sober .lion ICi-qn ti-cd.
The chief engineer of the Oregon
Railway 'and Navigation Company has
notified the Superintendent of con
struction that he must discharge
from his employ any man who carries
liquor to the workshop or into his
camp. As a further precaution, that
the failure of gang foremen to report
any eases of disobedience ol thisorder
will be regarded as sufficient cause
for their dismissal. Tho reason for
this stringent order is that none hut
careful nnd sober men should bo em
ployed, and there is no reasonable
man that will think this order to
severe. F.xcha.igc.
A IMfttrcNMliiK I'leliirv.
A correspondent, writing of the
condition of tho pcoplo in Oalway
county, Ireland, uses the following
language :
"It is a terrible slate of affairs.
Fifty families here cko out a miser
able existence. Their bouses arc
small heaps of dirty stones, their
land is rock and soft bog, and hun
ger and want arc everywhere appar
ent. The pcoplo go nuked and with
out food. Many are slowly starving
to death. Such scenes of appaling
destitution I never before witnessed.
Every step we look brought before
our view a new and more fearful
picture of destitution and suffering.
The moro we saw, the more certain
did death from starvation appear
inevitably to be the fate of every
man, woman and child in theisland.
Gaunt, thin and pale were the faces
of men who were naturally of her
culean build, and the features of tho
women and children were overspread
by the ghastly palor of hunger. In
many of the cabins children crouch
ed shivering and almost naked
around tho fire, and when I entered
they sprang behind their mother,
whoso single garment, a thin dress,
was but the slightest protection
against the wind which blew through
the broken roof. On the ;firc was
the dinner, a pot of brown-green
seaweed. It is certain that unless
Ihey are well cared for dozens will
die of starvation."
A 'lYxiiN unit .Tlo.ilcun ICall-irny.
A lato dispatch pays tho Ifouso com
Licutoimnt Hnbcrghnm has mndd
mittco on railways and canals has ",s r(-'Port of l" """'oy of tlio Ump-
ngreed to roport favorably on tho bill ! rlUft river wilh ,l viow t0 i'uprove
authorizing the Secretary of wur to mc,lt' "u il nppci" Hint tho only
mtitrnni with tbn Ran Anfnnin nnd ' improvement deemed practicable is
Iloslon jiiul her IcoIc.
Tho New York World expressed
doubt as to Mr. Tilden'.s being a can
didate, whereupon the Sun replies :
Wocan answer the World: Mr- Til
den is a candidate.
Mr. Scymoro is a candidate.
M. Hayard is a candidate.
Mr. Thuriiian is a candidate.
Mr. Samuel J. Randall is a candidate,
lion. Hancock is a candidate.
Cen. John M. Palmer is n candidate.
David Davis is a candidate.
Sanford K. Church is a candidate.
Stephen J. Field is a candidate.
IMilui 1J. Wahliburno is a candidate.
Roscoo Conkling is a candidate.
Win. M. F.vnrts isa candidate.
John Sherman is a candidate.
James G. Ulaine is a candidate.
Mr. Hugh J. Juwott is a candidate
Ceo. Crant is a candidate.
Of coureo wo know nothing in par
ticular about Mr. Tilden's candidacy;
but wo know that thorulo, once a can
didate til ways a candidate, has never
had nn exception.
An oxehango says: The informd
brutality and disgusting coarseness of
the Morman religion wore fairly ex
hibited at a Salt bake funeral last
Sunday. John Taylor, the President
of the church, preached tho sermon
ovor tho remains of a young man who
had left tho church, hut whose mother
and sisters are still members, Tho
latter were present when Taylor said
that "he died a drunkard, and will till
a drunkard's grave. Jlo has gono to
hell, anil that is whore ho deserves to
go." Tho poor mother and sisters,
believing in n spiritual power of tho
wretch who uttered tho above lan
guage, were overcome wilh anguish
nnd carried fainting from the church,
Quiutv. If the snow on the sum
mit between hero and Hosohurg was
uovoii foot in depth beforo the storm of
the present week, what it is now?
School Mrctino. At tlio nnuiinl
uhuol mooting huh! hint Monday eve
ning, Wm. Hall wmro-oleoted director
uud Q. WtiUMer olwk.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
A Mian y, Feb. 25. A fire to-night
destroyed the Delevan block. The
loss is estimated at over .fl.OOO.OOO.
HAituisiit'ito, Feb. 25. John Wal
lege, a negro barber at Mount Joy,
yesterday fatally shot his wifo nnd
slightly wounded his son, aged 15
years. Cause, jealousy.
AfiiUKN, Feb. 20. Herman Galli
gher, who murdered a school teacher
named Wilson near Penryn, some
months since, was to-day found guilty
of murder in tho first dogroe, the ju
ry nllixing the ponnlty of imprison
ment for life.
M Ait ion, O., Feb. 20. An unprovok
ed murder occurred last evening.
F.noch Young had a fight with two
boys in a saloon and was badly pun
ished. He left, threatening vongenee
and soon returned with a knife nnd
stabbed twico Israel Ronsley, who was
not concerned in the fight, instantly
killing him
Tho labor agitation in California is
attractingattention in tho East, nnd a
Into dispatch says that tho New York
Herald has a vigorous article on the
threatened trouble in San Francisco,
wherein Kalloch and tho sand lot con
stitution are handled without gloves.
The writer takes the ground that tho
President has the right to interfere
immediately, oven without the con
sent of California to enforce national
treaty obligations. Tlio artiolo closes
thus: "Violation of treaty by Calfor
n'u is'an act of rebellion against Fed
eral authority and should bo vigorous
ly put down like any other rebellion.
If local powers refuse or neglect to af
ford protection, it is tho duty of tho
President to supply it, nnd all reason
able citizons will rejoice to fco the
sand lot demagogues taught a neoded
lesson,"
This is the way the Cincinnati Times
summarizes Boston : There is no place
in tho country whore so much time is
spent in study ns in Uoston. If is an
old city, as cities go in this country,
nnd it has accumulated wealth. Men
havo leisure, and women, too, for
study and reflection. They have a
splendid public library, and the Athe
mvum Library. They have a Music
Hall, and a grand organ, and Mr. Jo
seph Cook lectures to them once n
week omnibus rebus et quilusdam
aliis. Their young men have the look
of scholnrs. They give breakfasts once
in n whilo to Dr. Holmes, and the Doc"
tor writes pleasant stanzas in which
the wisdom of age is finely mixed with
the vivacity of youth. The Atlantic is
still printed there, though the North
American Jleview, since it took to dis
cussing fcturdy problems, has gone to
New York. The genial Mr. Higginson
vibrates between Uoston and New
York, exuding sweetness and light
and culture.
Hut, after all, the virility of the Bos
tonese is called in question, nnd by a
question which every good Bostonian
is taught to respect and read. "We
have culivated our minds so much
that they havo grown stale" this is
the complaint.
Itevcnuc of the United States.
It is announced that it is thought
at the treasury department that the
total receipts from customs this
month will be nearly 115,000,000, and
from internal revenue about $9,000,
000. Taking this ns a basis, it is csti
mated that tho total customs receipts
of the government, for the fiscal year
ending June 80th next will be about
$15:!,000,000, and from internal reve
nue, $117,000,000, thus making a to
tal inconio to tho Government, in
cluding recipts from miscellaneous
sources, of about $300,000,000. It is
calculated at the department that
the total expenditures, including the
sinking fund and interest on tho pub
lic debt, will foot up between $275,
000,000, nnd $273,000,000. This would
leave a profit to the government of
about $25,000,000.
Mcxicnn Border llnilroad Company
for the immedinto construction of a
railroad from San Antonio to a point
on the JtioGrnndc.nt or near the town
of Alcrdo, for the purpoo of es
tablishing n postal and military high
way from the United Slates military
headquarters at San Auto lio, Tcxm,
lo the Mexican border. The bill pro
vides that tho Secretary of tho treas
ury, for and in tho name of tho United
States, shall endorse nnd guarantee
the bonds of the company to the ex
tent of $15,000 per mile of tho whole
road to bo constructed, but not ex
ceeding a total issuo of $2,100,000, tho
bonds to bo made payable to tho
United States. The entire line from
San Antonio to tho Rio Grande shall
be completed within two years from
the signing of tho contract with
the Government; that the Govern
ment shall have the preference in
the matter of service, and the right to
withhold payment therefor until nil
advances of money to the company
are repaid, the amounts earned by the
company for transport of supplier,
etc., for the Government, and for the
carrying of mails, to be credited to the
company, and no money to be paid
out of the treasury for service until
tho whole amount guaranteed for the
company shall have been paid.
IIoiv Long Aniiuul I.lvc.
The average age of cats is fifteen
ycar3 ; of squirrels and hares, seven to
eight years; rabbits, seven; a bear
rarely exceeds twenty years; a dog
lives twenty year's, a wolf twenty
years, a fox, fourteen to sixteen ; lions
are long lived, the one known by the
name of Pompcy, living to the ago of
seventy. Elephants have been known
to live to the great age of 400 years.
When Alexander tho Great had con
quered Poms, King of India, he took
a great elephant which had fought
valiantly for the king, and named
him Ajax, dedicating him to the sun,
and letting him go with this inscrip
tion, " Alexander, son of Jupiter, ded
icated Ajax to the sun." The ele
phant was found with this inscription
250 years after. Pigs have been
known to live to the ago of twenty,
and the rhinoceros to twonty-nine ; n
horse has been known to the age of
sixty-two, but averages twenty-five to
thirty; camels sometimes live to the
ago of 100 ; stags arc very long livers ;
sheep seldom exceed the age of ten ;
cows live about fifteen years. Cuvier
considers it probable that whales some
times live 1,000 years. The dolphin
and porpoise attain the ago ol thirty ;
an eagle died at Vienna at the age of
101 ; ravens frequently reach the age
of 100; swans have been known to
live 300 years. Mr. Malcrton has the
skeleton of n swan that attained the
ago of 200 years. Pelicans are long
lived. A tortoise has been known to
live to the age of 107 years.
A Woman's Collcjre.
IVovr
Voi-lt I'roii ounce
fa I'll III.
(or
Tho Now York Republican Conven
tion mot at Utica on the 25th nit. Tho
session was somewhat stormy, and
ended in pledging thoNow York Del
egation for Grant by a vote of 217 to
180. Tho following porsons wore
named as delegates at largo to the
National Convention: lloscoo Conk
ling, Aloiuo 11. Cornell, C.A.Arthur
and James 1). Warron.
Wk Alii: informed that Owon Pel"
hnm whoso disappearance from Um
pire last week gavo rUo to tho four that
ho hud committod suioide, has turned
up n county uIimixw at Gwpiille City.
Si-'jMCituix forth Aluu
A dispatch from Battle- Mountain,
Novada, states that an organization
called tho Nevada Northern Railway
Company has been ell'ectod, the object
of which is to build a railroad from
Battlo Mountain to Oregon and Idaho.
The proposed rotito of this railway lies
through some of tho richest mining
districts and best agricultural lands
of tho country. Robert L. S. Hall is
President, and Lillian Bridges chief
ongineer'of the company. Surveys of
the route will bo commenced at once.
Supt. Clark announces that the
U. P. railroad will immediately com
nienco a broad gauge road from Choy-
enne to Yollowstono National Park,
with a Deadwood branch. Another
road will bo built from Kcho to Park
City, Utah. It will bo completed by
August.
An oxehango says managers of tho
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany havo put in forco a good sanitii;
ry regulation. They deduct fifty cents
per month from oaoh man's pay, nnd
that fund goos to equip n hospital and
pay services of an attondaut surgeon
Mh, Lash, tho Kastern Oregon cat
tlokiug, has purehasod nt least 10,000
head of eattlo in Umatilla county,
which ho will drive east in the early
summer.
Du. Gamih!i:m, who has boon prac
ticing in Roioburg for somo time pnst
line gono ISnst, it in sfud, to apply fur a
position in tho army.
Si'ttetti for the Maiu
The Board of Trustoos of tho Willa
metto University have taken the pre
liminary steps to establish a now de
partment in that institution, to be
known as "Tho Woman's College"
of tho University. A Committee ha
been nppoiuted consisting of Clms. E.
Lambert, E. J. Xorthrup, R. P. Boise,
J. II. Itoork and W. II. Odell ; which
committee shall hereafter be annual
ly appointed at the yearly meeting of
ihe Board of Trustees, and if thoy suc
ceed in raising the funds ncccessary
for the formation of said department
and the maintenance for tho space of
three years from Sept. 1st 1SS0, out
side of the present source of income
of tho University, i. e. tho property,
and tuition fees of the Academy and
Collet of Liberal Arts; the College
is to be stablishcd. The following nro
among the duties of the committcoiu
organizing this department :
1st. To provide a coarso of social,
moral and art culture for tho young
woman in attendance upon the Acad
emy nnd College of Liberal Arts of the
University.
2nd. To provido suitable porsons
to have charge of the different branch
es of tho above, work, viz : a lady Dean
or Principals Prof, of tho Art De
partment and a Prof, of Music.
3d. To provido a suitable building
for tho residence of such students of
tho Academy and Collego as may not
rcsidouts.
Tho enterprise is ono woll worthy of
success, and wo hope the amount re
quired to put this now department in
operation may bo readily securod.
W.M. Ri:in, Donald Macleay and
Ellis G. Hughes of Portland, havo in
corporated tho "Orogon llaihvay Com
pany, Limited," for tho construction
of a railroad from Portland to a point
at or near tho north ond of Goose
Lake, the routo to be across the Cas
cade Mountains somewhere near the
middle fork of tlio Willamette. The
capital stock is $2,000,000, and tho
priuoipal olllco is nt Portland. Mr. 1).
II. Stonrns has been appoint! to
locate tho routo.
tho romoval of three bars between
Gardner nnd Scottuburg. Wo print
tho following extracts from the report:
Umpqun Bav from ita entrance to
its head, is eight miles long, and J.f to
yt miles wide. On portions of both
sides marshes, intersected by tidal
sloughs, extend to the hills. These
lands cover about 1,800 acres, which,
when reclaimed by 'diking, will be
valuable. Tho bay is perfectly land
locked, affording a sheltered nnchor
age of 1,500 acres, with depths rang-'
ing from 14 to 30 feet in low tide.
It is the deepest just below Gardner.
Tho entrance to Umpqun Bay pre
sents the same principal features and
general outline as the sea. Rugged
hills, covered with fir timber on the
south ; a long line of sand-fpits strewn
with drift on the north ; tlio channel
running westward to the bar, which
lies a mile outside of the general
shore line.
No change of importance is percep
tible in the form and position of the
bar, as shown by tho U. S. Coast Sur
vey of 1852.
By tho courtesy of Captain Hill, of
the tug Vearlens, I was cnnblcd to
make soundings across tho bar, nnd
found 13 feet least depth at low tide
The distance between the 18-200 feet
and the width of the channel 300 feet
at its narrowest point. Inside, on tho
south side of the channel near the
second headland, there is a dangerous
rock, shown on the map, a wnshout
at low-water. On this a small wooden
buoy, not easily visible to those unac
quainted witli its exact position, baa
been placed. Two buoys are needed,
one on the bar, the other inside, near
Winchester Head, the promontory on
the south side of tho entrance. Sail
ing vessels provided with pilots who
know ihe bar can enter in favorable
weather. Generally the outward pas
sage should not be attempted without
a tug.
This survey was requeued by the
citizens of Scottsburg for the purpose
of ascertaining tho feasibility and cost
of removi lg the obstructions to navi
gation between that point and Gard
ner. These consist of three bars, ex.
isting at Brandy Island, Echo Island,
and the mouth of Deane's Creek, and
of a number of rocks in the channel
just below the steamboat landing at
Scottsburg. They are shown in de
tail on the accomanying map, to
gether with the works considered ne
cessary for their removal.
These bars have been formed recent
ly, as within a few yoars schooners
drawing 1)6 feot ascended to within a
mile of Scottsburg. They are compos
ed of sand, mud and gravel overlying
rock, with a ruling depth of 2 to 3
feet nt mean low tide. The materials
required in building jeities to increase
the scour are found in abundance in
the vicinity. In the absence of a pile
driver, the jetties may be built of fas
cines and gravel, tho lattor confined
in sacks (a plan successfully employed
in building dams on the Upper Will
iamette), with ciibj filled with stone
and riprapped at their extromaties.
Tho estimated cost of improving
tho throe bnrs is ns follows:
At Brandy Islnnd, SOOfeot of jotty ;
at Echo Island 1,100 feet of jetty;
Deane's Creek, 1,200 feot of jetty.
Total length, 3,100 feet $2 50
por foot $ 7,750
3 cribs, 15x10x0 feet, $500 eneh. 1,500
Romoval of S5 cubic yards of
rock' $10. S50
Engineering and contingent
expenses, 10 per cent - - 1,010
Tun Prince of WaIm belong to eve
ry siurut society in lttiflnm! wteept
tho flood Totapiiuv.
Total cost of work - $11,110
The first town of Scottsburg was
built one inilo below tlio prosont one.
and was carried away by the disaster
ous Hood of 1S01, and afterwards built
on its present site. It was formorly
tho principal dopot of supplies brought
from San Francisco for the wining
districts of Southern Oregon. Since
tlio establishment of communication
by rail and stage bctweon Portland
and San FraneUeo it lias declined,
this section of the country being thin,
ly settled.
The soil of tho Umpqun valloy is
better adapted to grazing than agri.
culturo; and its propuots, principally
wool and hides are shipped by rail to
Portland The improvement of the
river below Scottsburg would benefit
only the local trade, which at present
is considerible. At tho same time it
is advisable to move the rocks from
tho vicinity of Scottsburg a- they nro
dangerous; and if the shoaling on tho
bars, which has been progressing for
soveral years past, continues, it will bo
necessary to improve them in order
to keep open tho only routo through
this section of the State whioh U
tnuuitablo at all seasons of the yoar.
Tun Sluwlanl uays an incendiary at
tonipt to destroy I lie West Uniui
school hoiiM in Washington county,
wm mado last .Monday. The pu'tia
who mmlo thu attempt curried out of
tho buildiug all the books and piled
them carefully awuy. Suapiekm 13
to the perpetrators is tery hwig, .
nnd the next frond jury will nratMbly
grt after litem-