- ' "" .i i , ,,, The Coast Mail. t-unttaiiED EVERY SATURDAY nY WEBSTER, HACKER & LOCKHART, THE INTERE8T8 OF SOUTH ERN OREGON ALWAYS FOREMOST. Marshflcld, Coos Co., Or. Terms, Ono vcnr HI i months -Three mouths The Development of our Mines, the Improvement of our harbors, and rail roadcommunication with the Interior, specialities. Vol. 2. MAESHFIELD, OR., SATUEDAY, APBIL 247 I88O. 3SIO17. OFFICIAL PAPER (IF COOS CO. tub The Coast Mail. i"iiASJrl1 'kritoaBh l A I I rz . dssssi isim bsss m vawajfiia bk busb tbumsmsst r i iiiai f fin rrr isns sum ssmm bdsbi bdsbi a ms y m r m k i Mzmrmafrz w m j xx . r. j rfEAJPAim?, -- -- -a - - .. la Advance. . f rj ' 1 GO 1 00 I CH! OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. State of Ortgon. Governor, W. W. Thayor Secretary of Stato, It. P. Earhart Treasurer, K. Hurah Supt. Public Schools, J. L. Powell 2d Judicial Diilrict. . Judgo, J.F.Watson District Attorney, 8. II. Hazard Coot County, County Judge, J. II. Nosier Commiisloncra, Rhcriir John IConyon )R. C. Dement A. Q. Aiken Alex. Stau ir I). Mono, Jr John Lano Clerk, Treasurer, Aer, School Superintendent, Coroner, J, F. Moore T. C. Mackoy C firry Coun'.y. County Judge, Commissioners. Dolos Woodruff P. Hughes (J. A. Coolcy A. H. Moore Bhcrift", Clerk, School Supt., Treasurer, Coroner, Walter Sutton A. M. Gillespie M. II. Gibson Thos. Cunningham Charade. My firit U & lUrk m midnbtht, When lights are completely o My second ia not very light riien lights are completely obscured; second ia not very licht All attritions of tirao liaa endured. My whole wu aa wtae aj a uw llio greatest expounder of lair. Will Huntlxv. Mas i Carloalty at Bembnj. Bombay Timet Thero iaat prcaent in Bombay a liv ing object that may rightly bo claaaed among the moat curiotia phenomena of nature. At a homo in Mazsgun may be accn a tuir of female twins, separate in every respect, but from the lireaat bone to the lower part of the ab domen, which ia joined. The upper lireaat of each infant ia joined into (ho other, the outer akin covering Iwth trunka. The twina are joined front to front; shoulders, arms, lower limbo and feet perfectly formed, and development healthy, while thehcada nro well ahaped and the faces really pretty, with beautiful oyca, large and bright. The twina are air months old, are in perfect health, and mean uro twenty inches in height, ono ap pearing, but in a. very trifling degree, larger than the other. Doth have vigorous appotitca, and take kindly to the feeding bottle, are extremely lively and appear good natured. The pulsca lcat in unison ; thoy generally fall aalcop or keep awake together, and their actions are usually simultaneous, though some times oiiu would cry while the other waa quietly drawing at the mouth piece of ita bottle. The atrangcly united pair wero born in Dapooli, in the Ilutuagherry Collcctoruto, the father being a Mohammedan and a aea-faring man, while the mother had beside a pretty little daughter about ten. The infanta feed aeparately, each having a bottle to itself, andjdraw vig orously at their nourishment. Tho doctor declared that it would be im possible to separate them without ex tinguishing life. Tho twins have up to this time never been ill, and to ev ery appearance are likely to grow up. Aa Important OrcraBlaatloa. An exchange says: An enterprise of considerable international import ance and special interest to Ameri cana has juat beon atartcd in New York, in the organization of a corpor ation with a capital of $1,000,000 to carry on and develop tho American exchange in London, of which Henry F. Giltig waa the founder and has un til now beon aolo proprietor. Ameri cans who have been in London of late years aro familiar with the exchango and its multifarious functions. It is the headquarters for citizens of tho United States in Europo, and for such as choose to avail themaelvea of ita fa cilities it ia a faithful guide and help er through all tho intricacies of for eign travel. It in a't onco a club-room and reading-room, a bunk, a steam ship, railway and uowspaper agency, a forwarding company, a storage room, a commission house, aland mid emigration agency, besides being a mino of information in regard to Am erica. Mr. Gillig who scoitib to havo a geniua for his undertaking, appreci ates tho importance of stopping slow ly and safely in extending his con nections and intercuts. Tho Howies Bros, made a snmcwhnt unfortunata failure in a similar enterprise sovoral yotra ago. It remains to bo aeon whether Mr. Gillig will succeed. A windy orator onco got up and said : "Sir, after much reduction, consideration, and examination I havo calmly, and deliberately, and care fully come to the conclusion, thai in those eitics where tho iiopuluttnn is very largo, thero aro a greater num ber of men, woman and children, than in cities whore tho population s less." WMTTKN Toil TUB C0A8T MAIL. HISTOniCALSKETCHES Of Orfgon'x Noullicrn Connt. NlUinKK XV. JOUIINAL OP L. L. WIM.tAMB CONTIN UED FflOM LAST WKKK. From the positions thus assumed, they opened a rapid flro from all Bides at onco all running in one direction, mysolf in tho center; thoy ran aa I ran and dodged aa I dodged. What could a poor follow do in hucIi a fix as that? I made many efforts to bring myself in reach of aomc of them, or near enough to strike. But whenever a movement was mado in any direc tion, the Indians before mo would swiftly glide away, keeping just out of reach, while the others were firing their arrows from both sides and tho rear. Feeling much more disheart ened than ever, I turned my face to wards the limber and run for dear life without any hope of ever reaching it alivo feeling that I had already re ceived a mortal wound, but was yet alive, and naturally had a desire to escape, if possible, and die in quiet under somo treo in the forrcst near by. I was chared furiously for somo time in this manner, a perfect string of nr rowa flying ut me from all aides at onco; many of them aticking into me, and many others glancing from the different partaof the porson. Al though covered with blood I did not feel that I had received but tho ono very severe wound. I was aoon very much surprised and somewhat reliev ed too, to auo all the Indiana except two abandon me and fall back toward the river; each of whom were armed with bows and full quivers of arrows while one of them carried a rifle that had been tukcu from one of the men. Juat at thin timo I noticed Mr. Dohcr ty a abort distance off, and almost di rectly ahead of me, chased by a half dozen Indiana, and a dozen arrows or more sticking in him Irom every side. Ho very soon fell, and tho Iaat timo I looked in that direction, he was prostrate upon the ground, tho In dians filling his body with arrows, and beating him with clubs. I bore a littlo to tho left, hoping to avoid thoso Indians who had killed poor Dohcrty, so that thoy might not join in the fight against me. Thoso two with whom I was now contending wore swift of foot and at once placed themselves on each sido of me, about ten feet off, firing their arrows with a speed not easily realized by anyone who has had no personal knowlcdgo of the manner in which these weap ons are handled b an expert. I aoon concluded that under this condi tion of things it was utterly impos aiblc for mo to reach the timber ; and desiring a change some how, I made a furious rush toward one, but as. be fore observed, ho cunningly kept a few alcpa in advance, whilo the other, never but a few feet away, would fire hia hateful arrows at mo from behind. A sudden turn on my part, and a has ty pursuit on theirs, would not change the condition of things in tho least and all tho time productivo of tho same result. My only clothing to start in with, was a rigged ahirt and pair of pants, and as if to render my chances of escape more hopeless, just at this time tho fastenings gavo way and my breeches fell down under my feet. It did not appear (o bo ft timo for a fellow to bo vory particular about his toilet. And as dangerous aa tho circumstances wero, I was obliged to disontanglo mysolf, and kick tho old breeches off. I was now only dressed in a bob-tailed shirt, and I felt a littlo more sprightly for a time, but tho Indians wore in no greater dangor than before. Thoy wore do ing all tho firing, while I waa receiv ing all tho punishment. Their constant cross firing whilo we wore chasing each other hack and forth rendered it almost impossible for mo to dodgo ninny of their arrows. Why I was not completely riddled in this long running fight across the prairie is more than human tonguo can tell. My only weapon, tho gun barrel, nlono prevented them from closing in upon mo ; they could play all around ma but were careful to keep out of its reach, I felt this to bo tho moat dangerous position sinca tho fight began, and possessing tho many advantages over nio that thoy did, I would gladly havo exchanged my position for that earlier i.i tho fight, where I was contending hand to hand in tho center of n body of a hundred Indiana all aa well nrmed aa those, My fuco, oyca, mouth and porson wn covered with blood. I felt as if I was almost dead. I had ubnndonod all hopo of csenpo. My mind was firm, hut my nerves wero in an indesorib abloBtnto of agitation. Tho Indians still had several arrows loft, nud the timber was somodislanco off. I hoped apparently against all hope that somo lucky accident would placo ono if not both in my power. All emergencies havo an end, nud this ono camo in a manner tho least ex pected by me. Upon arriving at a point about twenty-fivo yarda from tho timber, I turned my eyes from tho Indians to sec whether it would be possible for mo to enter the tangled mass of brush and briars along the margin, in caso I should bo ablo to reach tho limber, -when, stepping in a littlo hollow, I stumbled, pitch ing forward headlong on tho ground. Tho two Indians determined not to loso this opportunity, rushed upon mo and tho one who carried my comrade's rifle, dropped his bow and arrows, cocked the gun, pushed the muzzlo of it airuinHt my breast, as I was in the act of rising, pulled the trigger and it snapped, Tho gun waa a good one, and I knew it to be loaded. It was never known to miss fire; and ns I saw and felt the muzzlo thrust against mc, I toll a sickening sensation per vaded my whole system ; but it was suddenly dispelled when I realized the fact that tho gun had failed to fire. I felt new life infused into my system, and was on my feet in an instant, rifle barrel in hand as usual. Tho Indian, instead of running, us had invariably been the cose before, met mo face to face with the breech of his rifle drawn. Tho critical moment of the whole affair seemed to have ar rived, and of courso I knew it to be the last final struggle, and henco be came, if possible, a little mora des perate than ever. Ou tho first pass I failed altogether, and received some blows in consequence Hut in the second I waR more fortunate, and brought tho heavy iron gun barrel down upon hia head, killing him al most instantly. During this short interval, the other Indian was at his post not over eight feet away firing his few remaining arrows with all possible awif luces. My first impulse waa to jump over the dead Indian, pick up his bow and arrows and defend myself with those weapons, but before I had time to do so, I changed my mind, and snatched up mycomiade's rifle, drew it to my face, directed it at my tormentor, and was ngrecably surprised to hear a quick and sharp report, and still more gratified to see my last remaining pursuer stagger back and fall down a corpse, with a bullet hole through the center of the lower part of his breast ; as ho thus fell back tho hut remain ing arrow fired from his nimble fin ficrs glanced upon tho sido of my head. This terminated tho fight. Whilo I was really tho victor, I ox peeled to die at any moment from my wounds. I looked back toward the river, and saw tho Indians in a large body, swaying back and forth and keeping up their infernal whoopiqg, howling and yelling, any like a cor rect description of which never enn bo written. It was a satisfaction to feel that I was now ablo to strike out into the thick woods unpursucd, where I still hoped to find some safe place from tho Indians, to die in penco and quiet ; myself supposing that ev ery ono of my comrades had been massacred. As I reached tho timber, Mr. Hcd den, who had escaped unhurt, pop ped his head out of tho junglo about a hundred yards above mo, and called ma toward him. We hurried our solves as fast as possible into the thick and tangled forest. Ho had been disarmed and badly pounded with clubs at tho first onsst, but dodging away, ho fled back som dis tance, closely pursued by two or three Indians, who, alter firing several ar rows nt him, turned bnck and joined in tho general conflict. Ho thus made his escape across tho prairie to the timber without further molesta tion, and halted in an obscure place and watched our movements; from which position ho witnessed tho death strugglo of poor Dohcrty, and all tho latter part of tho conflict in which I had beon engaged, without any pow er to render mo assistance, when at lost ho saw it terminate in my favor. (To be continued ) FitoauEss or thk IlMMtOA!). The Mountaineer say a that tho building of tho Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's road is being rapidly push ed. Thogradiug from Celilo toop poaito Columbus will bo finished this month, The building of tho bridgo that crosses tho DoHchutcs river is progressing finely. Thore nro now twelve hundred men at work on tho lino of tho roud between Celilo nud Wnllula. Lnrgo quantities of rail road mntorinl pass through Tho Dal les ovory day on its wny to the front. From present indications tho road will bo completed botweeu Tho Dalles mid Wullula in timo to move this year crop. Hcnntor I2lmnnI. Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, is assuming prominence us a candidate for President. A lato Washington dispatch says : Tho growing promi nence of Senator Edmunds as an availublo candidate of tho Republican party for President, is attracting in creasing attention here. Tho friends of both Grant and Hlainc acknowledge his high character and tho sterling quality of his Republicanism, and profess that they would rather have him nominated than any of the other so-called " dark horses." Another, to tho Utica Herald, says: Intimnto friends of Don Cameron, who havo been working with him in tho movement for the nomination of Gen. Grant, any that tho chances arc now all in favor of Edmunds being tho second choice of Cameron and his co-workers, and their first choice in case it is determined for any reason not to present Grant's name. Infor mation from various parts of New En gland shows that the proposition to unite on Mr. Edmunds is rapidly gaining strength. Tho suggestion of his nomination is received with great favor among Republican Senators. A Indian Fight. A Santa Fc, New Mexico, dispatch of tho 9lh says : Information receiv ed at military headquarters says that General Hatch, with a part of the command, attacked 300 Indians in a camp near San Andreas mountain. Tho fight lasted six hours and tho In dians retreated, leaving their dead be hind them. Captain Henry Carroll, of tho 9th Cavalry, and seven soldiers, were severely wounded. A large amount of stock was captured from the Indians, who nre supposed to be Mescalcro Apaches, as they retreated toward the Mescalcro Apache agency. Hatch, with his command, is in pur suit. A IKltznrdoun Leap. A Cincinnati dispatch of April 12th has the following: Thomas Boyd, yesterday, in tho presence of about a thousand people at Mulfordsvillc, Kentucky, jumped from the railroad bridge over Green river, a distance of 120 feet to the water below. He sprang off the bridgo headforemost and struck the water in that position, and in a moment ho appeared swim ming. Ho was picked up by a boat's crew, and when brought ashore passed through the crowd receiving what money was offered. Ho was not in jured in tho least. Two of Secretary Evarts's daugh ters havo lately become engaged Miss Louise, tho youngest daughter, to Dr. Scudderof New York, the home physician at Dcllcyuo hospital, and Miss Bettic to Mr. Perkins of Boston, who is studying with ox-Attornoy-Genernl Hour. Both couples aro very young, and the marriages are not ex pected to take place for a year. Mr. Scuddor goes abroad for further pro fessional study this summer, and Mr. Perkins has yet to bo admitted to the bar. The biggest renl estnto salo ever mado in Minnesota wns the recent nurchnso of tho St. Anthony falls wa ter power in Minneapolis by the man agers of tho St. Paul Minneapolis nnd Manitoba railroad for $12o,000. This property has lain in an unproductive stato for some years, but its 7000 feet of frontagoon tho Mississippi river is capablo of such grand possibilities that Minneapolis looks forward to a population of 200,000 and tho develop ment of tho largest manufacturing interests of any city in tho country. A Washington special says that Levi C. Wade, a representative of Roston capitalists, has received tele graphic information from the City of Mexico that Dinz has confirmed tho grant of a charter for tho Mexican Contral Railroad Company of Boston. Ho did this in accord.inco with rec ommendations of the Mexican minis ter here. Ovor a million dollars havo beon subscribed to build a lino which is two hundred miles in length and runs northward from tho City of Moxico. The daughter of Spotted Tail, a tall ungainly young woman of eighteen, is studying in tho Government school for Indians nt Carlislo Rnrraoks, Penn. Sho has lately married tho half-breed interpreter employed at the barracks, nnd whon sont to do somo scrubbing thoothordayhor lordly husband in torferrcd. His wifo was of royal blood, ho remarked, the daughter of a chiof, and ho wanted her .to learn only what tho whito ladies do. James Goiioon Bennett's ftvo-yonr-old herso "Muscndin" won the rnco for tho Park htirdlo handicap plate nt tho IConipton pnrk(I.ondon) recently. Ornnt at the Time or I.I ricoln'fl ANNitftwInntion. From J. Russel Young's Book. " Tho darkest days of my life," said tho general, "was tho day when I heard of Lincoln's assassination. I did not know what it meant. Here was tho rebellion put down in the field and starting up in the gutters: wo had fought itas war, now we had to fight it as assassination. Lincoln was killed on tho evening of tho 14th of April. Leo surrendered on the. 9th of April. I arrived in Washington on the 13th. I was busy sending out orders to atop recruiting, tho pur chase of supplies, and to muster out the army. Lincoln had promised to go to the theatre arid wanted mc to go with him. Whilo I -was with the President, a note came from Mrs. Grant saying she must leave Wash ington that niglit. Sho wanted to go to Burlington, to sec our children. Somo incident of a trifling nature had mado her resolve to leave that evening, I was glad to have the nole as I did not want to go to the theatre. So I made my excuse to Lincoln, and at the proper hour started for the train. As we were driving along Pennsylvania Avenue, a horseman rode past us on a gallop, and back again around our carriage, looking in to it. Mrs. Grant said " there is the man who sat near us at lunch to-day, with some other men, and "tried to overhear our conversation. He was so rude that we left tho dining room. Here he is now riding after us.' I thought it was only curiosity, but learned afterward that tho horseman was Booth. It seems that I was to have been attacked, and Mrs. Grant's sudden resolve to leave deranged the plan. A few days later I received an anonymous letter from a man, saying that he had been detailed to kill me. That ho rode on my train as far as Ilnrvc do Grace, but as my car was locked, he could not get in ; he thank ed God ho had failed. I remember tho conductor locked our car, but how true the letter was I cannot say. I learned of the assassination as I was passing through Philadelphia. I turned around, took a special train and came on to Washington. It was the gloomiest day of my life." A Sacrameato Woman on the Wnrrmth. A Sacramento dispatch of the 12th has the following : The assembly chamber came very near being the scene of another sen sation this morning before the open ing of the session. It seems that several days since a member of the House said in the prcsenco of several persons, that ho would contribute one hundred dollan toward a fund to transport Mrs. F. R. Fitzgerald, wife of tho proprietor of an ephemeral newspaper in this city, out of Santa Clara valley. Mrs. Fitzgerald deliver ed a lecture Saturday evening nt the theatre hero, and had been upon tho floor selling tickets, and a member stated that he thought sho should not bo allowed in tho chamber. These remarks came to tho knowledge of Mrs. Fitzgerald, and this morning she appeared in the assembly chamber with n black-snako whip concealed under her cloak. Sho sent a messen ger to tho gentleman who had made tho remarks stated above, to ask him if she had been correctly informed The centloman from Santa Clara re plied that he had said so, whereupon Mrs. F. stepped up and informed him that unless ho immediately signed a retraction, to bo published to-day, sho would horsewhip him. Tho member looked into the gleaming eyes of the irrato female, glanced around to see that his means of retreat were some what circumscribed, and then sat down and penned a satisfactory re traction, to the intense disgust of sev eral who had gathered around to see tho fun. An Ancient Bell, In tho belfry of tho Episcopal Church, nt Ellicotts villo, N. Y., thoro is a bell which was cast in Moscow in 1703, and was ono of a chinio for tho cathedral which was burned during Napoleon's Rus sian campaign. Along with other old metal this bell was brought to Now York by a sea enptnin, as ballast for his vessel. Eventually it was car ried to Troy, and became tho property of a well-known bell-founder of that city. It was there discovered by n mombor of the Ellicottsvillo parish, who purchased nnd gavo it to the church. Its condition is sound and its tono still good. In tho Ciroult Court nt Washington Judge Cox refused tho motion of Sen ator Hill's counsel to striko out the. caso of Raymond vsIIill from tho docket, nnd hold that iuasmuoh as Miss Raymond had stnted in open court that sho authorized tho institu tion of the suit-, the case must be tried. ToUlo' Great Fire. Tho Japan Gazette giver the follow ing account of tho destructive fire which occurred on tho 9th of Decem ber, and by which over 200 persons lost their lives. The fire brpko out at 12 o'clock in the central part of tho city, closo to Nihonbashi. It was blowing a galo at tho timo, and with in thirty minutes of the outbreak, tho city waa on fire in seven different places; burning shingles were flying about aa thick as hail, and were car ried long distances by tho wind, set tling on other houses, setting fire to them. The scene is said to have been tcrribfe. Strong men wero running about in a state of bewilderment, with old men, old women and children on their backs; mothers dragging their littlo ones, bent only on saving their lives. All day the fire raged with ut most fury. The whole of the build ings on tho Island of Iskikawa, at the mouth of theSumida river, including the dock yard and priron, were burn ed. So rapidly did the flames travel that it was with difficulty tho streets were cleared of the people before the houses ignited, and in so many places was the fire raging that they knew not which way to turn. Anxious to save futons and wearing apparel, the poor creatures sallied forth from their homes with bundles on their shoul ders to fly they knew not whither. The streets became blockaded with the surging masses ; women and children were trampled under foot; many who fell in the crowd never rose again ; the little children were seen looking for their parents, parents looking for their children, while the air was rent with cries of rage, an guish and dispair. Still they clung tenaciously to the fe worldly pos sessions they had succeeded in bring ing from their burning homes, there by almost completely blocking up the narrow streets through which the masses were threading their way. At length the police interfered and caused numbers to throw their bun dles into the rivers or anywhere else out of the way, so as to facilitate the escape of the people from the fright ful death which threatened them, and was gaining on them fast. The native papers say that the 63 streets, containing 11,664 houses, were burn ed, rendering ovtr 40,000 persons homeless. A relief fund was started toward which their mnjesties, the Em peror and Empress, subscribed 2,000 yen each. Long before the fire reach ed the foreign settlement Tsukiji, the residents felt anxious and began to pack up. But this appears to have been an almost needless task ; for for when the fire did reach them, there was no one to be found to convey their goods and chattels away. Everything had been got ready for flight, hut had to be left in the house, as no cool ies were to be found willing to under take tho task of removing even the boxes of clothing. TheAmerican lo gation was in imminent danger for some time, and Mr. Clautaud's hotel ignited several times but each time the flames were successfully suppress ed. Tho residence of Bishop Williams of tho American Episcopal Mission was buroSuV IFrwtjtho property of tho JCffehop, and was uninsured ; pqrsdhareffects saved. The Metho. dfst Episcopal Church, partly insured was consumed. Ventilating Beduooms. A simple device is within the reach of every one having an ordinary window in his room, by which fresh outer air can bo admitted in small quantity with such an upward current as will prevent its being felt as an injurious draft by tho inmates. It is particu larly adapted to sleeping rooms when tho weather ia to cold to admit of an open window. Thus start both top and bottom sashes of the window half an inch, which is not quite enough to clear tho rebate or stop beads at top and bottom, but which leaves an opening of an inch be tween tho connecting rails, through which a current enters, but diverted upward by tho glass as it should be, so as not to fall directly to the floor, as its coolness might otherwise induce it to. It thus becomes well mixed with tho nir of tho room, without being felt ns a drnft. Jessie Raymond is said to have left Washington, having compromised with Ben Hill for $ 3000. A young man advertises in n city paper for a placo as salesman, and says ho hns had n great deal of experi ence, Having been discharged Irom seven different stores within a year. When a man of varied talent hns reached tho ago of 80 years without having decided preoisely what he will be, ho may as well settle down to the conclusion that he is not going to bo nnylhing in particular. Taklsaff the Ccana. The following, is a portion of tha official circular of instructions relat ing to taking the census : The ap pointments should bo mado with reference to nhvaical activity, and to aptness, neatness and accuracy in writing and in the use of figures. Thcso requirements are scarcely more in the interests of the census than in the enumerator himself. Unless the officer bo fairly proficient in all cleri cal exercises, he will find his duties very trying and hia pay very meagre. To appoint old or broken men to this duty as supervisors will on all sides, be pressed to do, would not be an act of charity, but of cruelty. The census requires active, energet ic men, of good address and readiness with the pen. Only such can do the work with satisfaction to the govern ment or profit to themselves. The superintendent is nware of no reasons existing in law, for regarding; woman as ineligible for appointment as enumerators. Each supervisor must be the judge for himaelf wheth er such appointments, in any number, would be practically advantageous lo his own district. It is clear that in many regions such appointments would bo highly objectionable; but the superintendent ia not prepared to ay that localities may be found where a canvass of the population by women could be conducted without any dis advantage being encountered by rea son of the sex of the enumerator. The enumeration must be made du ring the month of Juno and in order to secure the completion of the can vass within the prescribed limits, tho enumeration districts must be mode small enough to allow the work to be done thoroughly and in time. To this end supervisors will be expected to exercise their beat judgement, and compliance with the law will be rig idly insisted on. In most coses every town, township or other prominent civil division of the country will bo considered as constituting an enu meration district, if the estimated population exceeds seven or eight hundred inhabitants. The number of inhabitants who can be enumera ted within the time allowed by the law, will vary greatly, according to the geographical conditions of the dis trict and the density or sparseness of its settlement. The compensation allowed super visors for the completion of the work in their districts has been fixed at 500, with such an allowance for clerk as the superintendent may think neces sary. The enumerators aro to be al lowed f 6 per day, or a certain fixed sum per name, which shall not ex ceed the aggregate the per diem al lowed by law. Iu cities of over 10, 000 inhabitants the timo for making the canvass is limited to two weeks, while in small towns and the coun try, from the first Monday in June to July 1st, twenty-six working days are allowed, and it is therefore evident that only experienced and prompt men should.be appointed enumertors. Tho amount appropriated by con gress for the entire census of the coun try' is 13,000,000, and for printing and preliminary expenses an additional sum of $250,000. In addition to tho enumeration of individuals, arrange ments will be made for gathering com plete statistics or the manufacturing, mining, agricultural and other indus tries of the country. A well organ ized effort will be made to obtain accurate and rcliablo vital statistics, something which was nerer done in former censuses. On this point the superintendent says : "Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in life insurance in this country with in tho last thirty years, and yet we have not even an approximate life ta ble of the United States. Insurance companies do not know how much they should charge to soil insurance at its fair value. All parties are and have been operating in the dark in the matter of interests involving enormous expenditures and receipts, for lack of information which only government can supply, and which in almost all other progressive countries government docs supply." The law provides that any person refusing to answer any questions pro pounded by census enumerators shall be liable to be punished therefor on conviction und subject to pay a fine not exceeding f 100. An Immense Gikl. A Russian peas ant girl, ten yean old, weighing four hundred and eighteen pounds, is now on exhibition. Sho is accompanied by her mother, and is engaged by a Jewish manager, who pays to the mother for tho girl's services $70 monthly. This gfgantio girl when traveling, is put in the baggage car, as she cannot pass through the door of -the passenger enrs.