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2B33H .-... i.imgga.a., ft, n J.q pi w - The Coast Mail. SATIJUDAY, JUNK 10, 1880 J.-J TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, Wim OiammATK. At tlio nioctliig in tlio Hocordor's ollloo lust Saturday ovonlng, it wan determined to colo lirnto tlio coming Fourth in n manner corresponding to tlio fundi) tluil could lio raised, which amounts to about $200. All tlio biiBinoss houses and several irivalo individuals showed their patriotism and liberality by sub Hcribing freoly when called upon by tlio financo committee. Tlio follow ing Ih tlio programme no far as per fected, mid numerous othor exerclsoB of nu entertaining and appropriato character will bo introduced : I. Cannonade nlsunrlso; 2, Proces sion will form in front of Nasburg it Hirst's store at 10 a. in., and headed by tlio brass band will murch to tho ground near tho academy building, whoro grounds have boon prepared for the Oceanian. 3, Hoadlug of tho Declaration of Independence, by 0. W. Tower. !, Oration, (speaker has not yet been selected). C, Buskot pic nicton, coffee, milk and sugar will lie furnished freo. G, Huso ball match for prize of $7 CO game will bo play ed on tho sawdust; time, ono hour. 7, Walking match, go as you please, first prizo. $5 ; second prize, f 2 50 ; en trance fee, 25 cents. 8, Two sack races, prizes $1 50 each. I), Foot rnco, first prize. 5 ; second prize $2 50. 10, Grossed pole extending over the wat er; first prize for walking it, ?5; sec ond prize, $2 50. Ui.oodki) Stock. Somo weeks ago wo made mention that Mr. S. It. De ment, of the Coqnillc, had gone to Oalifornia to procure some good stock. Ho returned on tho Telair, bringing two of the finest animals wo liavo overseen a Durham bull and a heifer, the former thirteen uud tho latter twelve months old. They are of the best imported stock, and Mr. Dement may well be proud of them, as there is no belter breed in the State, unil theso are tho only thoroughbreds that liavo over been brought to Coos coun ty. Tho bull is named "Kirk Living ston," grand sire "Duko of Oxford;" tho heifer, "Uoso of Summer Pansy," iro "Grand Prince of Lightburn." Mr. Dement has been to considerable trouble and expense in gutting theso animals, and wo hope that ho will liavo good success with them. Cuuiiy County Majorities, The following aro tho majorities in favor of the successful candidates in Curry county : For Congress, John While nkor, (Detn.) 31 ; Supreme Judges, Prim, (Dr-in.) 3, Kelly, (Dcm.) 2, Bur notl, (Dom.) 37; Circuit Judge, J. F. Watson, (Hep.) 40; District Attorney Hamilton, (Dom.) 12; State Printer, Merry, (Dom.) 22; State Scintor, Higlin, (Dom.) 21 ; Representative, Von dor Orcon, (Dent.) 0; County Judgo, Coolio, (Hep.) 10; County Commissioners. Jensen, (Hep.) -12, and Caldwell, (Dom.) 53; County Clerk, Sutton, (Hop.) 71; Sheriff, Oauntlett, (Hep.) 31 ; Treasurer, Gibson, (Hep.) 10-1 ; Assessor. Schank, (Dom ) 8'J , School Superintendent, It. Tichenor, (Dom.) 10 ; Surveyor, Fitzhugh, (Dcm) 157; Coroner, Cunningham, (Hop) -1. Till'. KUSULT IN DolKII.AH. TIlO fallowing is tho resultof tlio election in DouFns, iir given by an exchnngo : .Stnto Senntor, I). V. Stearns, (Rep) receive! 113 minority over General Lane; Colvig, (Hep) over Drain .TO. Tlio HoprcfionlnivcH elect nro Hrock way, (Hop) Spencer, (Republican) nml Montgomery, Republican, llanmnl, (I)ein). Slicrill', Ilogan, (Dcm) 50 majority over Wright. County Clerk, Shoriilrn, (l)ein) mnjorily over Ktinlfnll 17G. Com miHHioners, Kiddlo, (Hep) ami Dil lon! (Dem). Assessor Winnofnrd, (Hep) over Hoalmnn, 27. Treasur er, Wright, (Dcm) ovor Hockett, majority '10. School Superintend ent. Strnngo, Hep over Warron. 235. llurlburt, Surveyor and Mc lice, Coroner. Deer Horns. A door was killed by Nelson Thomas last week which pos ncsscd a pair of antlers that, in tho way of an oddity, has novor adorned tho head ol any othor animal wo huvo ovor scon. Tho horns aro in the "vel vet," and from all sides of tho horns proper start small prongs of ovcry imaginablo shapo, and amount to tho astonishing number of ono hundred and eighty-six. Whether theso min ituro prongs would follow tho usual ordor of growth and dovolope into tho averaged sized horn, or, after a cor tain period entirely disoppoar, wo nro unable to say. Arrived. Tho stoamor Quisle Tel fair arrived from San Francisco last Tuesday, with the following passen gers: Mrs. S. It. Harvoy, Miss Flor ence Harvey, John W. Stephens, A. Andorson, A. Olson, A. Dauiolson, W. O. Dauiolson, and John L. Garrison. Passcngors to Port Orford wero, Hen ry Outsen and wife, and Jos. Damo. A Pioni:i:u Gonk. On tho -1th iust. M. 11. Gregory, n, plonoor resident of Curry county, died nt his homo in that county. Ho was a man of exem plary habits, and wns at ono time County Judgo of Curry county, The funeral of Mrs. Housloy took placo hist Sunday, and was attended by a lurgo number of people. LOCAL BREVITIES, Ki Nunnkm, to-day takes tho wheel tin captain of tho steamer Bertha. TiiKttn wns it social danco in Km' piro Inst Thursday evening. Tub Qussie Telfair sailed for San Francisco yesterday. Mu. Smmn'h majority in tho two counties is 37, n close voto. Advertisements for bids for tho contract for kcoplng tho county pau pors will appear next week. It is reported that tho ytrcaia will lenVo San Francisco for Coos Hay to day (Saturday), On tho last trip of tlio Telfair was muilo tho 120th trip of Capt. C. H. Dul ler Into Coos Hay as master of n steam vessol, and ho also waB for years cap tain of sailing vossols running hero. Tin: run of salmon in Boguo river is holding out longor than usual, tho presont season. Thoy aro still catch iug them in groat numbers. Hon. J. F. Watson's majority in tho district for Circuit Judgo is botweon 500 and COO. J. W. Hamilton is elec ted District Attorney by n handsome majority. John Haohuau:, who was assaulted and bruised by Thos. Wells some two weeks since, has recovered a judg ment against Wells for $250 damages in Justices court. Miss S.vait, a neico of II. P. Whit noy, left on tho Telfair for her homo in the Fust, having beon 'visiting relatives hero for some time Tub report that 11. F. Chilsou hud gone to Portland, was untruo ; he has just returned from Gardiner, where lie had been on business, and can now be found at the old stand. Anotiikii little daughtor of Mr. Mes ser, of Coquillc City, died last Monday of diphtheria ; this is the fourth mem ber of that family that has beon taken away by that dreadful disease. The voto for Justice of the Pcaco in this precinct stood : Drown 142; Mc Namara,48 ; Hull, 42. Mr. Drown fills thcoillco in a satisfactory manner and in his election tho voters havo made a wise choice. A candidate for a minor ollico in this precinct was out to the polls on election day without pantaloons; ho probably thought ho would "run" better thus disencumbered. Juikik Watson, and the attorneys who accompanied him to Curry coun ty, returned yesterday, and havo re sumed the adjourned session of Cir cuit Court in this county, which will probably adjourn early next week. Till: tug llarona, that has beon ashore on tho South spit at tho month of Rogue river for somo timo past, has become a wrock, and tho ma chinery hos been removed. She is said to havo boon insured for f 10,000. An enthusiastic ratification meet ing was held at Roscburg over the nomination of Garfield for President and Arthur for Vico President. Hon. H. Herman, L. II. Wells and G. 0. Hoi man mado speeches, which wero enthusiastically applauded. Joseph Knob, an old rerident of Curry county, has been forsomo timo past gradually losing his sight, and is now practically blind. He will soon go to San Francisco for medical treat ment, and it is hoped ho will bo ablo to return with sight restored. OuRcotemporaty charges that tho Democrats of Multnomah county wore hired to voto tho Republican ticket. Wo don't believe it. It is true that Domocrats aro not quite so nu merous us thoy wero two years ago, but it is very uncharitablo to say thoy wero bought, when there aro so many othor good roasons for abandoning tho sinking Democratic ship. Anotiii: ltBMC Cupt. W. A. Cox has received a letter from tho Siuslaw bringing tho news that a pieco of a boat, supposed to bo tho missing boat of tho wrecked schooner Schultie, has boon found on tho bouch above tho Siuslaw river. Mr. Cox hud, up to tho rocoiptof this n6ws, clung to tho hope that his two sons had escaped in tho boat and had been picked up by somo whalor or other vessol bound on a long voyago ; but this intelligence places their fato boyond doubt, and the almost broken hearted father and mother havo now only tho hopo of seeing their lost ones on tho othor shore. Ciucuit Junafis. It nppoars that tho Circuit Judges elect in tho soveral districts are as follows : 1st Dist., J K. llunnu; 2d Dist., J. F. Watson ; 3d Dist., R. P. Roisu ; 4th Dist., Raleigh Stolt, and 5th Dist., L. h. McArthur. Tin: old racing cuU, ropresontinga horso with both fore and hind logs ex tended almost in a straight lino with tho body will now disuppoor. Muy bridge, tho photographer, has demon strated by his photographs takon of horses at full speed and in all posi tions, that no horso ovor gets himself into that shapo. Tho hind and foro legs aro novor oxtondod at tho sumo timo, and tho animal is genorally in a position ontiroly different from that in which ho is supposed to bo. Tho illusion is duo to the faot that motion is quicker than sight, and Mint before and improsslon of any particular atti tude of a racing horso can bo convoy ed to and impressed upon tho brain, tho horso is in miltoauothor position A Torrlblo Nlenm-lnml Acci dent. A torrlblo disaster ocurred on Long Island Sound. Tho stoamors Narra gansct nml Sloninglon colided. Tho Narraganscl took firo and in ton min utes was burned to tlio waters edge. There wero nt least three hundred passengers on board and many wero drowned, tho number is not known, but probably fifty wero lost and per haps many more. Great fault is found with tho officers of the steamer who made few attempts to preserve order or save tho passengers. Tho sccno of horror bafllcs dcsciiption. One young man shot himself. Sur vivors worse takon on hoard tho steam ers Providence and New York. Tho Narraganset went down and ground ed in shallow water, and only for tho firo there would havo been little loss of life. Tho shock of tho colision broke the gas tank which sot all in flames. Somo passengers were in the water for hours when taken up, and somo lost a great deal of money in va lises. Many passengers were saved in their night clothes only, and scones of persons lost in the burning vessel and struggling in the water, begging for help Iroin over-filled boats, aro heart rending. Somo ladios died after being picked up. Pnronts lost their children and children their parents, and somo babies had no one left to claim them. So far tho testimony is very severe afl to the conduct of tho officers. Lizzie Peaks, a passenger, says that everybody wero out of their senses. I asked a innti(ii pussengcr)to save me. He pushed mo nwny and said ho had enough to do to savo himself. Hy that timo the boat was sinking and the wa ter was alroudy up to my knees on tho main deck. I know I should bo burned if I stayed whero I was. The water was gaining on mc all tho time. 1 went to tho rail. Tho captain ntul some other mon, everybody who could help, woro getting tho last lifeboat down. The captain said to the men to hurry up. Thoy seemed to much frightened to help. The cap'nin lift ed me up and put mo in tho boat be fore they lowered her. Another lady ran to get in. Sho slipped and broke her wrist, but she got in. Then they lowered tho boat and as soon as she touched tho water all tho men, cap tain and all, jumped in. No other la dies got in. A lady and her baby, not more than eight months old, weic left behind on deck. Sho begged of us to let her in, but tho boat had flouted away several feet from tho steamer und wo had no oars. She kept on beseeching us to save her. The lust I saw of her sho hud her hands raised, crying for us to come. Wo had to go then, becuuso tho steam er was becoming wrnped in Humes. There was only a little spot left where tho fiio had not reached, and sho was standing there crying. Tho gentle men took their huts und paddled to getaway from the burning Narragan set. In about 15 minutes another lifeboat, not as full as ours was, camo up and gave usapairof'oars. A lady, gentleman and tbrco children wero in the water near our boat. They begged to got in, but we told them no, the boat would capsize. They hung on to tho stem of our boat. 1 don't know what became of thum af ter that. Wo saw two children i boy about six years old und a girl u littlo younger in tho water. Thoy seemed to havo no lifo preservers. I saw thorn sink a littlo disluuco oil'. We rowed up tho City of New York and sho took us in. Wo found on her n good many rescued persons. Some wore injured. A lady, who had been clinging to a rope on tho Narragan set, had lost nil tho flesh from tho in side of her hand, which was open to tho bono. Almost all wero drench ed and wero shaking with chills. Tho passengers of tho City of New York wrnped thorn in blankets and gave, them whiskey. Ono gentleman said ho had lost his wifo and oldest son. Ho had only his youngest son with him. A lady said she had lost three children, and was weeping hard. An other lady said sho hud lost two chil dren. Everybody could havo been saved if tho captain of tho Stonington, who ran into us, had sent out boats, or if ho had sailed up himself; but ho didn't do anything. The work dono by tho Russian Red Cross society in Roumaniu during the Russo-Turkoy war has Intoly boon pie pored and published. Although olov en nmbulnnco trains woro omployed in tlio conveyance of sick nml wound ed, four boing supplied by tho military authorities and soven by tho Red Cross socioty, tho total num ber transported by the trains in 331 journeys amounted to 2,G98 otllocrs, 85,099inon and 1,359 sick or wounded Turkish prisoners. Tin: cathedral of Cologno will bo finished in tlio month of Soptombor next. It has been six hundred and thirty-two years in tho hands of many generations of architects and builders. It was begun in 121S,undor tho Aich bishop Conrad, of Hoehstadon, but its completion was postponed indefinite ly during tho Reformation. A medal will bo struck in honor of tho ovoid. On ono sido will bo piolilos of Fred erick William IV., and of William I., with tho years 1218, 1812 and I8S0. Tho other sido will show tho fucado of I tho eiuncurai. Hntr Nlownrt Itulacd $ffO,000. A letter to tho Chicago Journal of Commerce says: It was during tho momentous crisis (1837) Mint tho won derful business sagacity nnd tact of A. T. Stewart first conspicuously ex hibited itsolf. Upon n enroful exami nation of his n (lairs liu found that it would requiro about $50,000 to meet his maturing obligations and to place his affairs upon n secure nnd comfor table basis, and as no dependenco could bo placed upon tho banks, who shared tho general terror nnd distrust nnd would accomodate no ono nor up on his bills receivable, which were then, of all things, tho least relinble, ho speedily mnturcd n plan which he know would servo his purpose, for re lief, ciibo nnd safoty, ho determined to secure at any sacrifice. So ono morn ing it wns announced in ono of tho leading commercial papers that A. T. Stewart must havo $50,000 by n cer tain day, and to obtain it ho would sell his magnificent goods (such goods, as it wub well known could bo bought nowhero else in America,) at ono half their actual cost. Tho effect of such an announcement was immediate and electrical for such was Mr. Stewart's well-earned charactor for probity and just dealing that every one knew that ho meant precisely what he said. Such a scrambling to buy the ipOst costly fabrics nt very low figures was perhaps never beforo witnessed in Now York, nor perhaps in any other city. Carriages lined tho sidewalk fronting Mr. Stewart's store from ear ly mom "till dowy ove," and a long urray of theso Bplendld equipages would often extend for blocks boyond both north and south. There was money enough and to spare among tho nabobs of New York, as Mr. Stew art perfectly well knew, and he know also the lalismanic secret to call it forth. This "grand rush" continued for sovoral days, but long beforo the timo designated another notice ap peared in tho morning prints nn nounceing that Mr. Stewart, having obtained all tho money ho needed, would now return to his very reason able prices and sell his goods, as form erly, at reasonable profit. This was Mr. Stewarts last "financial squeeze." The ChlnrwR Influx. Dee. This morning about 5 o'clock tho bark Coloma, Captain Noyes, arrived at Flanders' dock, from Hong Kong, having on board 250 Chinamen, most of them intended to work on the rail roads. As soon ns tho vessel was mado fast to tho dock tho Babel com menced, and was kept up without the intermission of a second until the last coolie had left the wharf. The Cus tom House officers took charge of the bark as soon as possible, and com menced, tho Johns all the while jab bering aad clawing like a lot of mon keys. Fifteen of the Chinamen were takon to tho Astoria boat and ship ped to one of the canneries, where thoy will probably havo some Oregon sense thumped into them before they grow much older. The rest,21G, were driven out on tho wharf, whero they stood all tulking at once, waiting for their worldly goods to bo packed on a truck ; and as soon as ono was loaded tho entire mob mado a grand rush for the truck, all intent on riding upon it. Then tho fun commenced between the driver and 20 or 30 celestials, and ended in tho truckman driving oil" with a load of Chinamen and an other load running alongside, for fear something would get away. About fifty young wharf rats added their inito to tho gcnorul confusion by jost ling and dialling the coolies, pulling their pig tails at every opportunity and pocketing everything thoy could lay thoir hands on. Tho Coloma brought 700 tons of merchandise, mostly rice. An Attempted Suicide. In tho county jail of PortTownsend" Micro is n lady who is charged with causing tho murder of Paddcn in Whatcom county. This startling murder occurred some timo ago, but tho incidonts connected with the af fair aro still fresh in tho minds of tho people Mrs. Clarke, tho accused per son, has been lately exhibiting signs, of uneasiness and frequently gave way to fits of despondoncy. Tho strict watch kept on her actions an noyed hor so much that on Saturday sho mado preparations to fly to the "mysterious halls of death." Sho bo canio tho possessor of a razor, and raising tho blade, drow tho keen edge across hor throat, severing the skin and cutting sovoral blood vessols. Tho blood poured out in torrents, and it was thought tho woman hud cut tho jugular voin. Luckily tho physi cian was near and administered prompt and effectual romodios. For tunately tho injuries aro not as groat as first uppiehcmled, and tho woman may survive. Tho authorities will horoufter exorcise a closo scrutiny ond keep a stiict watcti on tho actions of tho lady, so us to provontany more abortive attempts at suicide. We are informed that n colony of some two hundred families nro on thoir way from Kansas nnd intend to locate eight miles below Big Spring, Whitman county, W. T. A gentle man named Mitchell is Piesident of the socioty. ELECTION COOS OOTJHiTTir, w K9 tt9 WWWWWOOiOHr-'OT 1-3 m -X 3 a r 6 g "dm 3o fg 13" o a 3 2 a" w 2 Ol 0 H 15 H (S 66 H O O Ol o b K t (S O !D Ol o HtSUlbll.lbl-'ISOlMISHMHM MIS "CO if.ClBorSM-'lBi'O'lHSWOlHMOlOOlS I I omw'J I i(.lieiotel5H(Sioosa)H M MCoueo MM (tSISOt t-tt-t 4&. ocnuwuu&iUHCnouoi-'-KSostsce M M 05 05 05 MM 4- IS IS Ol M M O. 4. ooiCooicoh'ie4)OHisso,'ioo M M&5 45 4. MW .4.MISOI .WMitO. ooiuowH(nii-i3''itouSH-i(9ocnoioi M M ISCO (COCO M M 4. M ISM MM M M IS M CO 40lSC0tUat0 0airf.M04-ICnOM00liOlJ. I-" MISCOrfkC04MM4MISMMMM MWHU 5. eS is j Siois-coeoMOcootoMcoiioS M M ISCO 0- CO U M M ifc. 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The lady was very anxious to own tho set, but was not able to buy it. In these circumstances Mr. Finch proposed a noycl kind of bargain. lie said that ho would sell Miss Waters tho set for ono hundred kisses, to be paid at the rato of ono kiss daily on each and every day next ensuing from the day of the dato of tho agreement, except ing nevertheless, each and every Sun day thereafter. It was furthermore provided that Mr. Finch was to call at tho lady's houso every morning, except Sunday, to receive his daily kiss, which Mis Waters undertook and promised to fully dolivor to him. This contract was not reduced to writing, but it was fully understood and agreed to by both parties, nnd the set of jot was tendered to Miss Waters and accopted by her. Tho next morning Mr. Finch call ed on Misa Waters for his first kiss, which, as the young lady now main tains, was fully paid. On each subse quent morning, for thirty consocu tive days Sundays exceptod tho saruo proceedings wero had. On tho thirty-first day, howover, Mr. Finch made a formal complaint that Miss Waters was not fulfilling her contract, inasmuch as sho insisted upon per mitting him to kiss her cheok only. Ho maintained that this did not con stitute a legal kiss, nnd ho demnndod that ho should bo allowed to put his loftnrm around Miss Wators' waist and kiss her in tho highest stylo of tho art. To this requost a firm refus al was rcturnod. Tho lady expressed hor willingness to carry outlier agreo mont so far as her cheok was con cerned, and oven offerod to givo Mr. Finch his choico of cheeks, but alio insisted that tho contract would not bear tho construction put upon it by Mr. Finch, and that alio would never submit to such a construction. There upon Mr. Finch, in great indignation; Jolt the houso, and brought an action EETUEN-S. OK.OIOIJLL. KM Old 2.rt o o Si r p.... eSjODQ '0 'H JOjpjoiniAV utio IPPO H A. "OK U. 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J0:pjqtU0J "y HoisuoAipH -ay 'll r e S3 M QD O v. to ni to . o o SI o V. jo.Cq -K D japauiiog -j oojunjt snioi Xoobk 0 "X for breach of contract against the lady, This action raises several new and interesting questions, among the most important of which is, " hat consti tues, in tho eye of the law, akissf The testimony of several experts is to bo introduced by tho plaintiff; but, although these experts will probably start out with tho assertion that a kiss is that which is impressed by ono pair of lips upon another pair, they will subsequently be compelled to admit, on cross-examination, that one pair of lips alone may imprint a kiss upon any accessible object. This seems, nt first sight, fatal to the plaintiff's claim that the defendant did not furnish him with lawful current kisses, but it must be noticed that he gets up the further plea that there is a difference between activo and passive kisses; that Miss Waters promised to give him a certain quaintity of kisses not to permit him to take them and that giving kisses is an act which requires tho use of the lips. This is certainly a strong point, and though the court may decide that there is no one vari ety of kiss which can be held to be the only kiss known to tho common law, it may give an authoritative defi nition of un active kiss, which will be of immense servico to mankind. It is maintained by counsel for tho defendant that there was no contract between tho parties, for the reason that kisses cannot constitute a valid consideration. Tho decision on this point will bo eagerly waited for. That n kiss is something which can bo giv on willingly or token by force, and that it is commonly reputed to pos sess more or less intrinsic value, aro points which tho plaintiff's counsel will eloquently maintain. Ilenco it seems that a kiss may bo a valuable and sufficient consideration upon which to base a contract. On the other hand it is assorted that the courts havo never recognized a kiss as property capable of being stolon, and that when a kiss has been seized by violence the only remedy of the in jured person is an action for assault. It is evident that we havo hero a ques tion which admits of a vast amount of argument, and that its judicial de cision will mark an era in onr com mon law jurisprudence. There- is still another defense upon which tho defendant's counsel is un dorstood to placo great reliance It is claimed that oven if Micro was a valid contract between the parties, nnd if the defondant did break it, tho plaintiff's proper remedy is not an i inn in i I ii iiiiiiipini jiW action for a breach of contract, but n bill in equity for specific performance. Fiobnbly tho plaintiff would liavo been wiso had ho resorted to the lat ter course. In caso of his success, ho would then havo received specified quantities of dofinito kisses of ono kind or another, and would thus havo gained a substantial victory. As it is, his triumph in his action for breach of contract would doubtless bring him only a nominal sum by way of dam ages, and would render it ncccssaty for him to instituto fresh proceedings in order to gain possession of the jew elry. Still, it by no means follows that because ho may have a remedy in equity ho has no remedy at law, and it is reasonably certain that if there was a contract between himself and the defendant an action for breach of it will lio. There are many ignorant persona who fancy that tho law is a dry, pro saic business. This action, howover, proves the contrary. Tho questions at issue in Finch against Watcra como homo to every mouth in tho country. Thero is at present a most lamcntablo vagueness of belief as to what constitutes a kiss, and as to its precise legal status. We shall now have these questions decided, and tho social interests of the community cannot fail to bo vastly benefited thereby. Ah VbUbowh Fnte. Fears arc entertained, says the Bee, by tho friends of Thomas Bell that ho has been drowned. He left last Tues day with Charles Williams, and nei ther of them have been scon or heard of since. Wo must deplore tho fato which has lately taken away so many of our good citizens. A thorough search has been made, and parties who have been hunting for the lost, report no favorable news, as tho caso stands at present it is very ominous and probably the wares have sung their requiem ere this over the bodies of the unfortunate men. Yesterday Frank Johnson brought up their boat, which belonged to Mr. Brakke, in a .'recked condition. It had been pick ed up by Mr. Smith off Fort Stovcns with nothing whatever in it, and thero is but a shadow of a doubt that tho unfortunate men arc lost. Bell was a steady, sober man, much respected, and one of Miff best fishermen on tho river Humors of other fishing disas ters are afloat, which we hopo will not prove true. Thomas Sands and his brother, fishing for the Fishermen'ii Fackinir Company, went out on Tues day, same time as Bell and Williams, and had not reported up to dato. CORRESPONDENCE. Bandon June 15. I8S0. Whiteaker (Dem.) received 94 por cent, of all the votes cast in the Ban- don precinct : Stattff. (Rep.) 83 per cent ; Siglin, Lane and Von der Green about 72 per cent. Several votes were given for men who were not on either ticket, as Andrew Lockhart for Asses sor, and Harry Baldwin, of Boar creek, for School Superintendent. Well they said Harry would like to be in specting the school ma'ms. Capt. Kobinson, of the Dandy, ha been killing lots of sea lions on the rocks off the Bandon beach. We hopo he will do well. John Lewis, of Eoridon, is preparing for the fishing season. His salmon are to be prepared specially for tho London market, by a process tho mo dus opirandi of which is at present reserved. The Free Trade, Capt. Jephersen. lately made tho fastest trip on rerord. from Bandon to San Francisco, hav ing completed, the entire voyage m fifty-nine hours from wharf to wharf. Lots of people down hero on tho Bandon beach with their younger children. It only requires a day or two to makn a marked improvement in their appearance The Champion has been some nays laying at tho Bandon wharf waiting a chance to cetoul. We hope soon to have an end of this kind of business. Wheat crops at and above Walla Walla are looking splendid. The National Democratic commit tee meets June 21st, at Cincinnati. The First National Bank at Newark, N. J., has failed ; rumors of crooked ness. The electoral vote of Oregon will, in all human probability, bo cast for Garfield and Arthur. Thomas and wife, tho murderous pair, have beon removed from Walla. Walla to Colfax for trial. Baker City has two less thieves, having tried that many and shipped them to Salom for safekeeping. The Transcript says Michael MaU uno, of Foster's logging camp, fell off; the car and had his leg broken, A sea otter skin was captured at Shonlwater bay worth $100, boing ono of tho largest evor seen. At Bradford, Fa., lightning struck; a 20,000 barrel tank of oil, which took firo nnd communicated to another tank of the eamo size, which buretcd, ran down the hill and consumed everything in its path. Tho Octavo refining and the Acme Oil Works, ono of the largest works iu the woild, wero destroyod. Tho burning oil ran down to Oil Creek. At last accounts tho firo whs still snrendine and tho total jossreaphedf 2Q0,QOO.