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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1880)
Wrffl ' jfV if j !5WBFTNPFi TX j i Siar'S Tli Coast 'Mail. BATUltDAY, St AY 20. 1880. tz MtMBWM TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, Siuciiiu ok Cait Haotiiiioi'. Cap (nln HngthropiOf tho Hclioonor Clara Lillil, n vessol which has been run ning rci;ulaily to this jioit for some years punt, committed sulcido on board his vessel in Sun Francisco on tho ll'th instant, by Inking hiudnuni. Tho cnuso of this not h Biippoicd to havo bucn llnanoial embarrassment. lie was unmarried. Eas-H'out Mine J. I,. I'oolci owner of tho KiiHlport mine, arrived on tho "GubbIo Telfair" hut Siilur day, accompanied by a sliprintond tint, bltiokuniilh, and engineer fo" Iho mine. Preparations arc bolng made to rcauino tho nhipment of coal, and wo shall probably hco that ,niino in full blast again in a short timo. SlOKNIJSB AT OOfJl'IM.i:. TllO dlpll- thoiia still niRCH ut Coqtillle City. A daughter of J. 1'. Messor, a young lady of nineteen or twenty yearn of ago, died last Sunday, and Dr. An gol's youugOHt child, a little girl, fella victim on Monday. John Na.iburg's little daughter is also mipposod to lie past all hope of recovory. OiTizKNsmi'. During the past wook tho following named gontlomcii woie duly admitted to citizenship In the Circuit Court for tltt county. , E. A. Andeison, 0. C. Evanson, Odon Nel Hon, Jaunts (Jalloway, W. 1 Vox, Win, Hobs. Thomas 11. (Irocn and Daniel J. Taylor. I'ltoaitwri or Civilization. An In dian bearing the distinguished name of Itobcrt Hum, cumu down fiom the Alsoa reservation this week ami filed in tio Clorkiii oflleo bis sworn declara tion ronouueing lii.i tribal lolatlou. lie proposes to have a homestead on the public luud. OOSKTOTHB COI.VMIUA. TllC tllg Feartto wont to the Columbia river Tttusday, taking John Kiuso and a few mouliiiuici) who are to undertake tho repairs of tlio schooner linterpriae. Itissupposod they will bo nbtonl about ti month. (io.ni: to ltofumrwi- Fred Jnrvia, jnail ennior at tliW end of tho louto between hero and Itoseburg, want to lloxobiirg Thursday on businowj 10 lating to the carrying of the mail. Dououva county has a Medical So cietyj Tin: fruit prospect is said to bo son orally good. J, !'. Mooiik, from tho Coqnillo, was on tbu Hay Monday. Hokaoi: M.VYNAnnititoflUcvcedKey u.s Postmaster Gencial. Tin: schooner Norway, for North Bend, arrived butt Sunday. Till', schooners Ttuckeo and limma Utter arrived on Monday. Bit. L. L. Rowland, now in Home, will bo at homo by tho Fourth of July Ex-Uovr.K.vou Foot, aupoiintondent of tho mint at New Oilcans, in dead. Tiiiutv-two fifh per day ii tho aei ngo catch foreaob boat on tho Colum bia at the prosont. Uov. Tiiavku hai appointed W. 1. Ready, of Corvallis, to fill the oflleo of BtatoPrintor till His tilled by election a form and nothing moio. Tin: inspectors of hulls and boilers nre expected on tho Hay. Slonmora mo again midoring loss by their non arrival. HoLVKiisTorr and l'orshbakor are the men who should bo our County Commissioners for the noxt two years j thoyarc "honest und capable." Tin: sehoonor Enterprise, that John Kruno has gono north to ropair, lion waterlogged at Flavors wharf in As toria. Tin: mail between horo and Rose burg will bo carried o:i short tiinoaf tor noxt Monday, going through in ono day. Tiik sohooiicr Mary Swan arrived in this port last Sunday, this boing hor first trip horo, and will take a cargo from Lobrco's mill. It is said that Tom Merry will make thomostof tho short period befoio election in canvassing for votes for Btato l'riu tor. ATTonsnvH V. 11. Willir and A. F. Campbell, of Itoseluirg, are attending tho Circuit Court. Mr. Campbell will go to Curry county. Humu Jk Co. are catching about 1000 aalinon daily in Rogue river, and It icqulroa all the force that can bo mustered in Kllonsburg to tnko care of tbeso fish. Mil. Foixv, roprosontativo of tho Poillaud Standard, Iiuh boon on the Bay during tho week in the inteicst of that journal. Tho Standard is u live papor and should teccho a liberal uuppoit among its political ft lends. Wi; aro in receipt of the Port Or hvtM'ott, whlqbjs issued instead of tho Curry county J'ost, tho prospectus of which was issued by J. II. Upton mid sou some timo since. It is a handsome appealing and lively little sheet j in fact, wo aio inclined to think it la lio best paper over pub lished in Curry county. Succowl CHIVALRY OX Tilt WAK 1MTJI. Tho Democratic WoitII-lic- NlicrlU Coiiimllrt tho crime or ANMimli iiimI JliUtet'y. Last Thursday an engagement oc curred in tho Blanco Hotel between Col. Lane and J. A. Yoakum, tho par ticulars of which, so far as wo havo boon ablo to gather them, aro as fol lows : It appoars that J. A. Yonkatn, of Coos rlvor, who Is a conscientious Democrat, and one of tho many who do not think Lano a proper person to fill tho ofllceof HborifVof this county, had stated some facts that wcro not calculated to Improve Lotto's chances of success, Ho had. wo understand, stated that Luno had expressed a do sire to bo excused from associating with tho workTiiginon at Sumner. Ho had also culled attention to somo grossly unequal assessments that havo been made by Lano, as Assessor. Lano called Yoakam Into tho hotel and asked what lies ho had been telling about him. Yoakam told him ho had told no lies but had told tho truth, which ho could provo. Lano again accused Yoakam of lying, and Yoakam relumed the compliment in Iho strongest terms known to the En glish language. At this stage of tho game Lane struck at Yoakam with his cane and Yoakam caught tho blow on his arm, and the cano was broken. Lano took hold of his pistol but could not get it out, and Yoakam was com mencing to administer corporal pun ishment upou the Colonel with great vigor, when Matshal Khodes interfer ed and put a stop to tho fight. It is possible that if Rhodes bad not been present there would not havo been enough loft of Lane in a few minutes to bo voted for. i:ittiiuiitNti. It appears that when Mr. Upton at rived at Port Orford on his way to Kllonsburg with his printing out fit, ho was taken with tho breakwa ter fever. It will bo inferred from tho following letter, which was writ Ion by n lady of Port Orford to her father in lloiolmrg, that ho has sot his "Post" nt tho former pluco : Pout Oitroni), May U5, 1S80. Dbaii Fatiiku fi Mothi:u. Go firo tho cannon, go ring tho bells, Bhout till every hill gives back tho sound, Port Orford got tho breakwa ter, nor only tho breakwater, but tho navy yard will bo hero also. Tho news wns recoived publicly horo last night, mid tho flags wcro ratFcd and anvils fired till nearly dark. Perhaps you don't think Port Orfotd is coming out. Thero is a print" ing press being sot up in our wood shed, next week the first paper 'will bo published in Port Orford, called tho Port Orford Post. Tho man, his family and press arived in town last night, on his way to Hoguo river to publish n paper at that place, but tho news of tho breakwater located him here. I think thoy arc a very nico faintly, two sons. lie is known in the valley and his nanio is Upton. Look out for tho paper. Tho VatiH ItJiy ISoiiil 1.1111(1 A man!) dutici-lVom.I. C, IlnyncN Kditoii Coast Mail. I want to say to thu votors of Coos and Curry counties that I am in favor of tho Legislature of this Stato taking htops to compel tho Coos Hay Wagon Road Company, or tho owners of tho Coos Bay Wagon Road land whoever they may be, to build and keep up such a. road as tho law calls for. T am further in favor of tho regislaluro taking imtnodiato steps to compel tho owners of that laud to soil it to actual settlors at tho prico required by tho grant. I wish to say that if I am elected to tho oflleo of Stato Sonator I will force tho ownors of that land to sell it to settlors if thero is power to do it, and I havo been informed by good lawyers that Legislature has author ity to do that. llespoctfully, J. C. IIay.nes Whu.n tho people of Oicgon forget the gigantic steal by tho last Demo cratic Stato I'lintcr and ate ready to condole his shameless official pccnla- uion, they will probably olect Mr. Meiry or somo other good Domoorat to that oflleo. U. N. Dui'itnv Esq , of San Francis co, is in attendance ut the Circuit Couit this weok, as counsel in tho equity caso involving tho settlement of the pnrtnorship estate of Flanagan .( Mann, Tin: indictment against CI. W. Thomas consideicd by tho Giund Ju ry, lor tho charge of assault with a dungoroua weapon, was relumed "not u true bill," and tho defendant was dieoharged and his bondsmen wore re leased. K. II. Watson Esq,, of Jacksonville, one of tho candidates for a sent on tho Supiome lionoh, has been on tho Day visiting friouds during tho present week. Ho sustains a high reputation for ability in tho lino of Ids profession and should and will rceelvo a largo vote, in tho coming election. A Kcply to "MlHcr." Wo detest a sneaking coward who can fight only in ambush, but whon he uses notbingbtit mud, which daubs only his own filthy paws, wo havo nothing to four, "Minor" must feel himeoUof somo consequence to think that wo should drop everything and tend immediate ly to his caso. Who is this "Minor" that on tho sanio day the Mail is is sued dales Ids reply from Ilaudolph? The worn out saws with which ho compiles his communications, bis bombastic platitudes, and that pro found syloglsm, gave him entirely away. Within less tliail a inilo of Marsh field thoro exists in a squalid hut a ercaturo still showing marks of ono timo having tho semblance of a hu man bolng. With n solo purposo in view, and institratcd by all the cardi nal qualities which naturo bountifully bestowed, rcquistto for such a charac ter, his life-long efforts havo been to attain tho lowest dopths of degrada tion. It was a boy-day in his oxlst anco whon ho was supplied with a junk of bacon, n snek of flour and a demi-john of whiskey and located on iv " sheen-ranch." whcrCbv hedofraud- ed tho Government out of Ti quarter section of coal land for $1 25 por acre. To cousummato his purposo ho has boon guilty of performing manual la bor, and after grudgingly squander ing as litllo of his earning as possiblo, for bread, tho princlplo portion ho economically invested in gin, always taking a long horn for a short bit, and nover missing an opportunity to "ring in." Hois tho "early bird that goes forth in quest of "tho worm" of tho still. When his supply is cut off and ho is forced to intervals of compara tive sobriety, he brings out bis ma- chino and grinds off a string of Spatks," which tho Xewt with less discrimination than liberality, pub lishes, and gives him temporary ro lief by a donation of four bits. Tosco this "Miner," fatigued by a morning's" prospecting," lay his help less, filthy, lousoy carcass in tho gut ter, thero to fry under the burning r.iys of tho sun, with a swarm of bine bottln flies buzzing about his nasty, bloated flaco, utilizing bis shiny mouth for an incubator, is a sublime spectacle. We notice the thing not from malice, but to show the character of this champion of honor and purity. We have no spite against 'Miner" and do not wish to say anything to provoko his iro. Ho has the advan tage of us. Wo aro big, and awkward, havo held office, and were not educat ed at Millings-gate; havo no gifts and acquirements for ribaldry, besides the English vocabulary does not con tain words todo the subject justice. Wo have heard of thoso "contempt ible school land transactions, notably the Mr. Master's cose, and say that thoy aro a batch of lies mndoand cir culated as a " legitimate means to de feat a Republican nominee." A .IIIntuK'o. The small-soulcd politician, who, over tho signature of'IXPect," in tho last issue of tho Newt foolishly in sinuates that the Mail "condemns" tho Coqnillo rogiou by "innuendo," or isopposod to thoappropiiiitiou for tho improvement of that harbor, dues himself and us an injustice. Thero has never a syllable appeared in tho columns of tho Mail that was nnv- thing else than favorable to that im provement, and wo havo always givon tho proposed work our earnest sup port, as all our readers will admit. There is no business in Coos county that would bo moro favorably affected by tho dovolopmont of tho Coqnillo country than ours, and wo aro highly pleased to sco that thero is a prospect of $10,000 being appropriated to com nionco work at tho mouth of tho river. Hut wo do not think it was at all nec essary for Whiteakor to stop tho woik on Coos Bay, which is already in pro gress, in order to get that pitiful sum for tho Coqnillo; ho could havo secur ed both. Nothing but his negligence or inofllciouoy could havo caused Con gress to noglect to make an appropri ation to carry on tho work already commonccd, and wbioh boing suspen ded may sudor great damage. Tin: Oregonian says it is estimated that immigration from Coos county sinco tho past election has doplotod tho population by 1100 votors. Thoy must havo got that from tho Coos Day News, AlexStauit has boon argued by his frionds in various parts of the county to go out among tho peoplo boforo election. In roply to tbeso im portunities ho says ha would bo pleas ed to do this, but the plossnro of busi ness will prevent; an I ho hopes to merit and rccoivo tho support of tho poople, not by solicitation, but by dilligeut attention to business. This is tho kind of a man who should bo olectcd. Tin: faoU narrated in anotbor col umn, as to a fight between Lano and Yoakam, aro certainly a very unfavor able, comment on tho merits of tho oandldato for Sheriff, Ho cannot whip nor bulldoso tho voters oX this counly into voting for him, nor can ho shut tho mouth of tho many who criticise his merits and qualifications for that olllco. !imjmjniiifl.o.uwjBM'uiitxujijiMia.jiii Vcomim' ' MrftittKC.' In tho last issuo of Iho News Rev. Mr. Yeoman's, who hft.bocn accused of making impr&por advances to a married lady in this place, comes out in a letter admitting tho acts to bo substantially as havo been , alleged, but pleading infatuation aj bin excuso. Ho sums up his defense in tho follow ing language : To tho chargo of improper advances and proposals, tho accused pleads not guilty to that of gross indiscretion, per statement ho knows, and pleads tliathe is guilty. With this be rests bis cause, fcclintr in the chambers of his soul that God's verdict is a verdict of guilty upon confession rendered and yot a verdict subjoined with par don. Ho says ho is not guilty of "improp er advancos," yet admits that he, a married man, proposed marriago to another man's wife, and wnrmly press ed bis suit. Wo know not where he acquired his ideas of propriety; for iiiany civilized community such a proposition is an insult and Its accept ance a crimo. Ho avows his purposo to contimio in the ministry, and speaks of tho suggestions of tho Mail a being "premature." Perhaps those sugges tions wcro premature; but upon ma ture reflection, and after giving full force to all arguments that can bo ad vanced in his defense, wo are moro firmly convinced that they were cor rect. Should ho go to somo other part of tho country where his "indis cretions" aro not known, ho might still bo useful in the ministry, but to remain hero and insist upon discharg ing the duties of that sucrcd oflleo would bo doing himself an injustice, and humiliating this people and do ing the causo to which ho claims to bo an advocato an almost irrcpairablo injury. A correspondent of tho Springfield llcpublican says : Money is a matter of no moment at all to me fcince I went to the bond vault in the treas ury building and held in my baud .$1,800,000, I was informed that the room contained fourteen hundred millions, and that the wholo would make boven hundred cart-loads of gold coin. I walked out meekly, feeling that money was mi incumbrance and a clog, but camo to when I soon after disbursed two one-dollar bills and be came in feeling at least a mendi cant upon tho spot. Tho gold-vault which I had the privilege of going in to soon after and it is a privilege sel dom granted took mo into tho Ara bian Nights at once. I felt liko Ali Daba, and looked round to find Cas- fiini's quartered body. I found $3000 in gold extremely heavy and ,$1000 in silver not fo bo gotten ofT tho floor, and although a frco-boru American citizen and gold lay heaped on all sides, thoy positively let mo go with out offering mo as much ns one gold piece. The :cxt CVllMUH. Thn federal census to bo taken next mouth, it is thought, will show a total population of -17,000,000, an increase of about soven and one-half millions over that of 1S70. The coming cen sus will doubtless show marked changes in tho drift of emigration and in tho ccntor of population. Tho "star of empire" will bo found to have moved westward in a surprising man no r. Tho ratio of representation under tho last census was 131,000. If it should be found that tho total popula tion has increased to -10,000,000, the ratio will bo advanced to 157,000. Un der this change the Bulletin estimates that tho States that aro likely to loto seats- in Congress are Alabama, Arkan sas, l'loncla, JjOiiiPiaua, .Maino, Mis sissippi, New Hampshire, Rhode Is land, Vermont and Viiginia. Of tho seats in Congress which thoy will loso it is pretty cortain that two will fall to tho share of California. Atlam, May 20. Sonator John B. Gordon has sent in his resignation to tho Govornor as Unitod States Sona tor, to tako effect immediately. Tho Govornor bos aecopted bis resigna tion and will appoint a successor at once. Sonator Gordon assigns as a roason weariness with public affairs and pres sure of private business. Cincinnati, May 20. Mrs. Rateinan living six miles up tho river, deliber ately shot Mrs. Slingo with o,doublo barellod shotgun this forenoon, bo caused tho other refused to desist from cutting grass along tho road side. Two men witnessed the deed. Thero is intense oxcitoment and tin eat 8 of lynching. F.tf ink. Rev. B. Larabco, a well known Amorican missionary at Oro Omiah, North Persia, whoro tho fam ine ehiclly prevails, writes: Grain is soiling at olovon times tho ordinary rates. Ryolius lison enormously and tho people are living largely on scanty roots. Robbeiies aro becoming alarm ingly frequent. Roports fiom Kurd istan, received from bolpeis among tho mountain Nestoragus aio equally distressing. Front this city (Oro Omiah) to tho Tigris tho fund no is alike sovcro. May tho Lord havo mercy upon tho laud. 8,280 bend of cattlo woio shipped from Now York to Europe on tho UK, and thoy aro still going at an unpre cedented ratc Mr, Ifnj'HC' Letter. Wo call attention to tho lctlor of J. C. lloyncs In nnolhor column, making a manly declaration of-wlmt ho proposes to do with regard to compelling tho owners of tho Coos Ray Road land to sell tho same to tho settlors as by law required. It is truo that ono of tho condition of the original grant of this land to tho Slate, was ''iat the sanio should bo sold to actual settlers at a prico not exceeding $2 20 por acre. This is a plain practical proposition, and as tho land was turned ovor to to this company by act of tho Legislature, on tho terms of the original grant, it is probably within tho power of the Legislature to compel tho own ers under that law to comply witli it or declare a forfeiture of thu grant. There is no clnp-trap about this movement. Mr. ifaynoa is interest ed in having a good road there, and every voter who desires to see somo action taken on this subject should vote for him. Kvery man who thinks thofo lands should be sold so actual settlors, acccording to the terms on which they recoived tho title thereto, should support Mr. Ilaynos. Tlldcn lifter Another Orcfyon Vote. Tun Telegram learns that Oregon, "tho land of big apples and pretty girls," hath attractions for that old veteran in politics and love, viz, Sam uel J. Tilden. This timo be appears in the double rolo of Democratic can didate for tho Presidency and Inde pendent candidate for matrimony. A Portland belle, whoso name is with held for the present, went JSast about two years ago to finish her education at Va3sar. Visiting friends at New York City, she met and captivated the rich old bachelor. His prospective mother-in-law who was interviewed said to the icportcr: "The night be fore sbo loft tho engagement was made, and you may announce to the Portland public that the wedding will take place iii3ido of two months in Trinity. Mr. Tildon will arrive in San Francisco in timo to catch the Colum bia, and will remain hero a month, perhaps." The young lady is described as, very beautiful, intelligent and accomplish ed, and in due time her name will be announced. Says the Telegram fur ther: "In the mcantimo, there can be little doubt but this is another at tempt of that old sly fox S. J. T. to 8tcal the vote of Oregon, and it will probably bo successful." COQUILLECITY ITEMS. Our town has been again thrown into a btato of gloom by the death of Miss Lou Annie Mcssor, who departed this life Sunday cvo, after an illness of four days. She died of congestion of tho lungs, and expressed herself as be ing satisfied to mako tho change. Sbo bade her friends, good bye, and scut messages to absent ones. Miss Mesr was an estimable young lady, loved and respected by all who knew her. Her death is a terriblo blow to her destitute parents, two more of whose children aro very ill with pu trid soio throat. Monday morning Dr. Angel lost his littlo daughter Edith, who died of pu trid sore throat; tbrco moro of his children are sick, and ono dangerously so. Littlo Rosa Nasburg, daughter of John Nnsburg, is not expected to live. Tho Little Annie failed to mako her regular trip Fridnv, and also to-day, Wednesday. Oapt. Graves is now in command. The schooner Free Trade is still at tho wharf at Bandon. Cause, rough sea. Mr. Hunch has tho mud-sills of his mill in place. SZnllroutl Accltlcmt. A local train on tho South Pacific Coast Railway mot with a fearful acoi dont on the 23d of May, while going at a high rate of spcod on a down grade. It was loaded with passongcrs to the Independent Riflo picnic at Big Trees Thoro wore three open cars, carrying about 125 persons. Just as a curve in tho road was rcachod tho first car jumped the track to tho left, and the second to tho right, the third staid on tho track, passing over amUinangling many persons who had been thrown from tho first two cars. Thoso on tho third car escaped uninjured, and im mediately wont to tho assistance of tho wounded, tho dying and tho dead. Thirteen aro reported killed and oth ers mot tally wounded, and 40 more or less injured. A number of San Fran cisco people wore on the train at the timo of tho accident. Bennett is rich onough to give $100,000 without ovor knowing it, as tho saying is. His incoino is now more than $800,000 a year, tho Herald alono paying more thanjhalf a million. There i.s probably no such nowspapor proporty in tho world except the Lou don IVtiif j. Tho Herald omploys no advertising agents, pays no comnn's sions on advoi Using, has no bills to collect, and novor puts a lino of odvor tisiug into its sheets wbioh has not been paid for in advancoat the tatoof llvocontsa word, or in caso of long ad-vortis'-monts at $100 a column. Whether you buy a column of space in tho Herald for oiu) day or for ono year it is $100 a day. It would seoni that Colonel I.ano's object in eookiug the otlico of Sheriff is to got in a situation so that ho will not bo com polled to uwoyiato with laboring men." Hovcrcly Injured. 1JHBV UVVllllJ. B1IIJJUV k-VIUlU 7 o'clock, says tho ".Standard," tho residents on tho wostcm'lino of Jef ferson street were startled by tho spectacle of a team of spirited horses attached to a buggy, dashing madly down tho street, perfectly ur.con trolnblc, to tho terror of tho occu pants of the buggy, Mr. Frank Car son and his sister Klla, who is engaged in teaching school at For est Grove, from which placo thoy wcro returning. While coming down tho canyon grade, the team of horses, belonging to Goddard's liv ery stablo in thii city, became af frighted and started on a keen run down Jefferson street until reaching Fourth, whon turning the corner, Mr. Carson and his. sister were pre cipitated to tho ground and both sustained severe injuries. Mr. Car son was picked up unconscious. Miss Carson was badly cut about the head, but though severely, is not dangerously hurt. Tho injuries of Mr. Careon, arc more severe. Both wcro removed to tho residence of J. C. Carson, corner of Third and Jcflbrson streets and Dr. Watkinds summoned to attend them. After the occupants of the buggy had been throw out, the team continued its headlong career, colliding with a lamp post at the corner of Fourth and Yamhill streets and demolish ing it, and were finally brought to a standstill by running on the side walk of Thompson, Dc.Hart & Co., corner of Yamhill and First streets, where both horses fell and were se cured. Tho buggy escaped with nothing more than a sprung axle, but both the horses were badly cut about the legs, caused by their fall on a lot of iron. At a late hour last night Mr. and Miss Carson were both resting easily, and it is hoped tnat tnoy will Eoon Le entirely re covered from the result of the acci dent. ArctIcExicHtIoii. The Bcvcnuo Cutter Corwin, a new staunch vessel of 2-W tons displace ment, and built in Oregon, is now re ceiving stores and will sail for Bch ring's strait on the lath of this month in search of the Vigilance and Mount Wollnslon. Tho Corwin will proceed under sail and steam to Oonalaska, where she will coal and proceed through Norton's sound to St. Mich aels, where taking in as much coal as she can carry, she will sail out into tho Arctic ocean, coasting along tho northern shore of Alaska, frequently landing to mako inquires of the Es quimaux, for tidings of tho whalers who may have sought rcfugo there. Captain Hooper will then, as the ice disappears and circumstauces per mit, sail northwestward, and go as far as possiblo along tho coast of Wrangel Land, and when bo is stopped by ice, will uso dog sledges, which he will procure at St. Michaels. Captain . B. Hall will accompany the expedi" tion as ice pilot, as be is an old whaler who has been as far north as latitude 74 degreos, and is familiar with the language spoken by tho natives, with whom it will be necessary to commu nicate Tho distance from San Fran cisco to Ounalaska is 2,100 miles, and St, Michaels is 700 miles from there, or 180 miles from Fast Cape. Capt. Hooper feols enthusiastic in regard to bis voyage, and bis officers havo been selected for their poculiar fitness for such service. The roster is as follows Captian C. L. Hooper; First Lieuten ant, John Brann; Second Liouten ant, W. II. Hand ; Navigating Officer and Third Lieutenant, O. D. Myrick; Chief Engineer, James T. Waysou; First Assistant, C. A. Lewis , Second Assistant, Mr. Owens. There are also a sergcon and crew of Unity picked men. Tho crew have been selected, and only await orders to sail out of tho Golden Gate. "If tho ico is not out of Bebring's straits when tho Cortrisi arrives there, sho will bo on hand to go through as soon as the ico moves. Her yago will probably occupy about four months, and will be fraught with much interest, not only to those who havo frionds on tho ico, but to our ontiro peoplo. At a meeting of tho Houso Pacific Bailroad Couunitteo a letter making charges of corruption and bribery against a Paoifio Bailroad Company, written by J. A. Gorogo, a contractor, was submitted. Tho letter charged that $90,000 iu monoy and $10,000 worth of land grant bonds were paid to a U. S Senator, and that $1,000, 000 worth of lands wore distributed among members of tho House. Tho writer says that ho cm pro.duco evi dence and furnish witnesses to sus tain tbeso charges, and asks for in vestigation. Noaotbm has been ta kcif in regard to tho letter, tho com mittco desiring first to ascertain as to tho responsibility of tho writer and whether he is not merely engaged in a stock jobbing almir. SnriDE. A lady 51 years of ago, Mrs Elizabeth Ramsdon.of Salem, committed suioido by hanging her self, at hor residence on the night of the 20th ; has been an invalid (or ma ny years and had often expressed a d osi ro to rid herself of tin pubis and trials iuccdenUl to thi4 lite. BnarAirnxo of being elected on hi merit, Mr. Siglin and Ida friends ar now holding forth tho idea that he should bo elected because ho is a law yer, and "can draw up a bill." Thi is probably tho first timo n candidal has cvor relied upon so flimsy a clain for support. Tho best legislators that our State has or ever has bad, have been men liko Haynes, who aro hon est, and know tho wants of their con stituents, without tho trickery that sometimes characterizes tho attorney. It will bo an evil day for tho people? when they placo tho legislative pow er solely in tho hands of tho lawyer becauso they can "draw up a bill." BOB1T. On Kcntttck slough, May 5th, 1880, to the wife of W. S. Wheeler, a daugh ter. DI At tho residence of Josiah Bono brake, on Frank Boss slough, May 23. 1880, Mrs. Catherine Boss, aged 8S j cars. Deceased was a lady liighly esteemed by all her acquaintances. Sbo leaves a son, B. F, Ross Esq., and four married daughters in this county, w'io arc among our most respectable citizens. Sho has been very feeble for some years past, and Death came as a messenger to call her from tho scene other well finished labors hero to the Reward of the Just. NOTICE OF FINAL PBOOF. ItosEBwm On. Lasji Office, April 23 1880 Notice is hereby riven that the foHowisg named settler has filed notice of h iatea tiontomako final proof in support of hi claim and secure final entry thereof on tho 20th day of May 18S0, before the Judge or Clerk of the Court of Coos courty, Or. -rat J. A. Itonehrakc, homestead application Ns. 2381 , for the southeast quarter of northeast quarter soction eight, lota 1 and 2 and uk cast quarter of northwest quarter teeMea. nine, township twentysix south, raag& twelve west, and names the following- a hu witnesses viz: F F Rosi, it J Stock, R. Stephens and LD Smith all of Marsheld. Coos county Oregon. 1 8 Wm F Bexjakw, Rcgiaten. wfTcE OF FINAL PROOF"'""" La:d Office, Itosmono, Or., Apr 14,1969 Notice is hereby given that the followiag named settler has filed notice of his inten tion to mako final proof in support of b claim, and secure final. entry thereof at the expiration of thirty days from tho date or this notice, viz: Joseph Enoa, homestead application No. 24G0, for lots 1, 2, 9, 19 and NJ of NW1-4 section S, T 41 S, K 13 w and names the following ns his witnesses, viz: John Cresswell, Wm Kirk, A F Mil ler and A B Cooley all of Chctco, Curry county, before tho Judge or Clerk of tho court of Curry county, on the 9th day et June 1850. 17 Wm. F. Bexjamix, register. NOTICE OF FINAL TROOF. Lasd Oitict, RosEBOito, Or., May G, 189ft Notice is herebv (riven that tho following named settler has filed notice of kia intea tion to mako final proof in support of hk claim, and secure hnal entry thereof on Sat urday the 10th day of June I860, before the Judge or Clerk of the court of Cees county Oregon, ii ; Edwin G Baker, hoaje-, stead application No 2195, for the southeast quarter of southwest quarter and lot 7, aeo-- iion o ana east uau ui iiurtuweab qitatwc section 7, T 25, S R 12 w, and names tb. following as his witnesses, viz: C T Sakh, Wm Gamble, J W Judd ami O B GelekR all of Marahfield, Coos county, Oregon, 20 Wm. F. Besjjlmis, Re gi, ste SU3W0KS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Ore gon for the county of Coos. A. Nasburg and G. Webster tsH.IL Luso. Action for damages and tho abatement of a nuisance. To IL II. Luso said defendant. In tha name of the Stato of Oregon you are hcreby rofj sired to appear and answer tho complawt of tne plaintiffs on file against you fa tie above entitled court and cause on or before " the first day of the next regular term of aii court, viz: MONDAY, TOE 24TH DAY OF MAY, 18SO, and the defendent will take, notice that if ho fail to annear and nnBTmr said complaint tho plaintuT will take judg ment against him for five hundred dotbtrs damages, and the further relief in tkl com plaint demanded. Published by order of Hon, J. F. Wats!, Judge of said court, dated April 10th 160N u. Wr.BSTTK. 15-Ct Attorney.forPlaktijBV,, NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF. IiosEBuna Land Office, April 23, 1 . Notice is herebv iriren that the follotritur named settler lias filed notice of his inten tion to mako final proof in support of hi, claim and secure final entry thereof oa the 29th day of May 1SS0, before the Judge oc Clerk of the court of Cooa county Or., J. M,, Davis, homestead application No. 210$ ferv the south half of northwest quarter aad northwest quarter of southwest quarter see tion twenty three township twentyfive south, range, twelve west, and name the following as his witnesses, viz: Heary Mil-, ler of Empire City, W. II. Noble of Marsh., field, F M Bridges of Coos river, and Cyn Landrtth of Coos river, all of. Coos couftty Oregon. Wm F Bekjamik, 18 Register. NOTICE OF FINAL TROOF. . Land Omas at Rosfjiuro, Obkoos, March 20, IStXK Notice is hereby given that tho followiag named sottler has tiled notice of his inten tion to mako final proof iu support of fc&& claim, and secure final entry thereof at the expiration of thirty days from date of tWe, notice, viz: Thomas J. Stitt, nremptioH, declaratory statement, No. 3247, tor the Ki ofNVl-4,8Wl--4of NW1-4. sec. 2i cadS 1-4 of NEl-4. of see, 3, T 41 Sit 13 wet and names the following as his witneaeav viz: II. L. Johns, J, T, Cooley, D, H. Palmer and J. II. Stitt, all of Chetco Curry county, Oregon, on, the 17th. ky of May, 18S0, at tho U. 8 Laud Ofliee et, Roseburg, Oregon, Wm. F. Brnjamin, Register, NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF. Land Omcr, Rosidubo Ort April 30. 1889 Notice is hereby given, that the followiag nam wl settler has tiled notice of his inte tion to mako final proof in support of hik claim and secure final entry thereof oa the 12th day of June 18SO, before the Judge or Clerk of tho court ofCoos couuty. Oreoaa, viz: Samuel O Braden, homestead apfaee, cation No 2193, for tho uortkwett quarter of southwest quarter section; 23, east ee half of southeast quarter and south quartir of northeast quarter sectkw M, T 27 S IV 12 w, and name the followiag a hi M-iuiees, viz: Henry W Holverstott Thorn Norris, Geoege Norrts and Jeseiet lUikina al) ofFairview Coo county Or. 19 WM.FBEWaKl!Krjiter, 3 t-'rS Jr "m )'i t !3 -V! 3M 'n y ? n f-K - H.i K r " .KJ &M "' J ';Sl .i . s3 f ' ' ' J V ' J&I .1- . " .;;'ii s " vi C . .l4f j W f". "-fi 'f ? 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