, 1876-09-22
OREGON.

Legislature OF that state on the lHth
instant:
"The last six years have been dis
tinctly a period of organization in
this State. Within this time we have
constructed the new capitol, in part
finished and now occupied. We have
built a permanent penitentiary, and
established it upon the most approx
ed system of reformed discipline and
sanitary arrangements. A State Uni
versity has been founded, and is now
open for students. An Agricultural
College has been instituted and sue
cessfully maintained for four years.
Institutions for mutes and for the
blind have been established and sue
cessfully conducted. The asylum for
the insane, though in private hands,
has been greatly enlarged and we'll
adapted te the most humane care
and treatment of this unfortunate
class. A vigorous and well adjusted
system of common schools, with a
superintendent of public instruction
has been inaugurated and sustained.
In aid to commerce, encouragement
has been gived to the establishment
of steam tugs at the entrance of the
Columbia river, which assistance is
no longer necessary on account of
the growing Importance of the COM
merOe of the State rendering further
assistance unnecessary. Our laws
have been carefully codifed and
published in form available for gen.
eral use, and many other matters
of public benefit have been accom-
plished which are incident to a set
tied condition of society"
The total number of patients now
in the Oregon Insane Asylum is 21S.
Sixteen prisoners have been par
doned out of the State penitentiary
during the past two years, out Of 210
admitted during that period.
Astoria is rapidly improving. The
Astorian estimates that at least
$350,0O0 will have been spent in
buildings this season, and this does
not include Upper Astoria.
NJ. Pinant, a French scientist, who
has spent a long time on the Pacific,
says that the ancient Oregon Indian
was a cannibal.
Levi Leland, "The Hermit" is
in Douglas county delivering tenn
perance lectures.
CALIFORNIA.
The small pox is still raging in
San Francisco. A late telegram
says: Fifteen cases have been re-
ported this morning, including two
Cinnamon. Six of the above cases
were in one building occupied by
Chinese.
A fight occurred in a Chinese
gambling house at Stockton on the
10th instant, resulting in the death
of two Cinnamon and seriously in
juring two more.
The corn crop of Southern Cali
fornia is rapidly ripening and will be
large but not equal to promise of the
early season.
Judge Cole, of Eureka countY,h has
decided that no alien could acquire
any title to mining ground in the
United States until such ground had
been patented to an American citi-
zen, and that an agreement between
an alien and citizen, by which the
former is to secure through the latter
a patent, cannot be enforced in the
courts, as it is an evasion of the law.
The Land Office at Washington has
decided that mining claim, sold to
an alien, cannot be patented until
such alien shall have taken papers of
citizenship. California papers say
these decisions will have very dis
couraging effect upon the influx of
capital from foreign countries into
the mining districts.
A very successful experiment has
been made near Santa Cruz this year
with the tobacco plant.
NEVADA.
Flood and O'Brien are about TO
establish a branch of the Nevada
Bank in New York city.
1t is alleged that the city jailer of
Virginia City has been in the habit
of outrageously insulting female pris-
oners and cruelty beating the men;
he has also been accused of stealing
$40. Three other officers in connec-
ton with city affairs are charged
with clubbing and insulting citizens.
Much indignation is expressed by
the people.