Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-06
state Items.
TGleanings from State Exchanges.1

MT. ~. r. LaTutaft mas assumed
controll OF the Chemeketa Hotel Sa-
lem.
The. residence of DIR. Saffarrans, OF
Oregon City was injured to amount of
$500 by fire, on Tuesday, of last week.
Maj Cornoyer the newly appointed
Indian Agent at Unatilla Reservation,
has entered on the discharge of his
duties.
Superintendent Meacham has sent
messengers to collect strolling Indians
throughout the State and place them on
Reservations.
The Salem water works company
have begun building their reservoir.
| The Company expect to be able to sup
ply water by the middle of July.
ARRIVAL OF RAILROAD MATERIAL.
Capt. Hoyt, of the Rescue, informs
the Oregonian that on Monday he
towed the ship Panama to Kalama,
where he left her yesterday unloading
railroad iron for the N. p r. r. She
has 800 tons of rails.--The bark Riv-
ais is also at kalama unloading full
cargo Of rails and railroad material
SuIcIDE.-Daniel E. Hedden young
man who was formerly clerk in the
paymasters department in Portland,
committed suicide in Omaha short
| time since.
From the Statesman of Saturday we
take this At Pettyjohn's ferry yester-
| day, just as Mr. Warren was driving
on board the rope broke letting the team
into the river, nearly drowning those 10
the wagon, and only saving the team by
cutting the harness.
In Salem Monday, 81 25 per bushel
was offered for wheat, and % cents per
pound for wool.
On last Monday evening the Commit
| tee, In persuance TO instructions of the
Board of Corvallis College, executed
deed and mortgage, and made the first
payment upon the land purchased of Mr..
| Geo. Roberts for experimental farming.
Farming operations were inaugurated
some two weeks since, under the super
intendance of the President and Profes
| sors.
| We take from the Oregonian as fol-
| lows Intelligence has been received
| by Judge Deadly, from Washington.
| that upon the communication forward
| ed some time ago in regard TO the case
OF Mr. j. G.. Holbert, aud personal ap-
| plication of Senator Corbett, the Press
| ideut has concluded TO commute the
the sentence Of Hoibert TO TWO months
| Imprisonment aud Sl0O fine.
Mr. Montgomery, the contractor for
| the construction of the first % mile
section of the ~ F. r. r.. from kala,
ma northward, is getting things ready
| to resume active work.
| The Bed Rock Democrt has this :
The North Star Ledge. This Ledge
gives every indication OF being big
thing. They are down over sixty feet
| One of the workmen, wishing to go
down to La Grande recently, and being
without funds, pulyerzied 80 pounds OF
this quartz, and obtained therefrom
$50. 1t it all ''pans out" that way its
owners have indeed big thing.
The CARTER DrTcH H-This under
taking is under way again, some 30 or
40 hands being at work thereon and in
few days some 400 cclestials will be
| employcd.
EXPORTS TO CALrFoRNTA.-Th
steamship Idaho which sailed Saturday
evening, took eway the following Ore
gon products 11,42S or SKIS, 1856
half SKIS, (making 3 $50 bbls) -four, 131
bxs apples, 301 -bxs eggs, 175 SKIS pota-
toes, So cs bacon, cs and "a bis WOODEN
goods, II cs merchandise, 2l0 bbls beef,
$50 sks wheat, 10 bbIs cranberries, l
cs and 80 bis furs. 60 kgs dried apples,
437 cs salmon, 400 SKIS bran, cs
shoulders, 2 bbls whisky (return freight
in all 100 tons.
The .Statesmans says Mr.. J. L.
Parrish received from California, on
Monday, two full blooded Angora cash>
mere Goats. The first, we bleye, in
troduced into Marion County.
PREPARING TO ASSIST IMMIGRANTS.
The Scandinavians of Portland have
recently been organizing Plans for pro-
noting emigration OF their countrymen
to Oregon, and for assisting them after
their arrival here, in procuring farms
or employment, as they may wish or
! need. Rev. Mr.. Fridrichsen, who has
lately become the pastor of the Seandi.
navian Church, has been delegated
, to ascertain where lands may be had for
those who may want farms, and means
Of living for such as are too poor to buy
lands. In this he will be assisted by
Mr.. Hanson. The latter is going to
: take trip to the Nehalem Valley tc
sec what advantages it may offer for 0
settlement Mr.. Fridrichsen will look
out In some other directions. Mr.
! Hanson has been for some time CORES.
ponding with papers at the East anc
IN Europe, published in his language
and from advices received, no believe.
TINT considerable number of his neonl.