, 1878-07-06
FOURTH AT MADIsoN.-The cele-

( bratiOn OF the Fourth at fOf5 Ma0l-
son was a grand affair in all its de
tails. ample preparations had been
made previous to the event, and
when the. day arrived everything
was in order to carry out the pro
gramme. The town was thronged
with visitors from all parts of the
Sound, and we have yet to hear any
other expression but that OF perfect
satisfaction at the treatment recelv-
ed from her citizens. First IN order
on the programme was baseball
match between two local c!ubs-the
Excelsiors and Hyacks in which
the former, on the 18th inning, was
! declared the victor. The Excelsiors
comprise some of the finest speci
mems of young humanity upon the
Sound. and If they had the practice
of some OF our clubs they could not
be beat. Some of their playing yes
terday was magnificent: The ora
ton. by Judge Hammond was eio-
quent and practical, the spread
eagle" style having been laid aside
bv that gentleman. The dinner was
sum ptuous and free to all. After
dinner came the various sports of
the day, which ~wele INDUCED by
young and old to their hearts con-
tent. The ball in the evening which
was filled to overfiowing with the
youth and beauty Of the town and
visiting strangers, was all that conld
be desired. Like all the other
amusements the ball was free.
In letter to the Statesman Mr..
Mister. living in the northern part
of Marion county; who was charged
with having whipped boy to death,
writes: Il did switch boy by the
name of William Kinsey; said boy
has lived with me something like
one and a half years; his father
lives somewhere above SubliE.ity.
in this county; the boy is pretty
bad boy. so much so that I could
not stand him any longer. After
switching the boy l sent him to his
fathers but did not abuse him. |
am generally known throughout
this county and am here at home
attending to my own business, ready
at all tim IS to answer to my fellow
men for my conduct" We gladly
publish this statement for the pur-
pose of exonorating Mr.. Mister.
Who conld have put the report in
circulation that he had committed
so shocking crime?
\ NEW PsPEE.- We have received
number one, volume one of the
Resources Of Oregon and Washington
"a monthly journal just issued in
Portland by Dana c. Pearson. The
new paper has for its object the dis
isemination of all needful informa-
ton relative to the condition and
prospects of life in Oregon and
Washington. Mr.. Pearson who has
been for some time travelling cores
pondent of the Resources of CalDor-
nio, is eminently fitted for the man
agement of such paper. The aim
OF the journal is a good one, and We
wish it all the success which its evil
dent merits deserve. 1t is published
monthly at l SO per year.
LARGE YIELD.--After all the
boasting of California Editors and
Californians generally, can this
golden state beat our noble, modest
Oregon? In examining the reports
of the State Board of Agriculture
last year. we find some prodigieus
yields of agricultural products in
Oregon. j. B. Dimmick of Marion
county, raised 1876 bushels of barley
on acres, nearly 100 bushels to the
acre. p. NJ. Rinearson raised 74a
bushels of white Belgium carrots on
one-half acre. 1884 bushels to the
acre. His onions, yellow Danvers,
yielded at the rate of 1.065 bushels
to the acre; his corn, 1O6 bushels to
the acre. Resources.
POTATO CEop.-From every quar-
ter we hear complaints made that
one thing or another is effecting the
potato crop. yet the quantity planted
this year is much larger than ever
before At Dungeness complaints
are being made about worms; on
WILDLY dry rot has set in; on the
marsh lands the cold nights have
hurt the crops and on the rivers and
high lands the continual dry weather
has materially injured the potato and
oat crop.
COOP LANDs.-A settler On Green
river informs us that there is room
in his neighborhood for at least 90
more families with good bottom
lands, with great producing quail
ties and easily cleared. The lands
are easily accessible and convenient
to navigable waters connecting with
this harbor.
QUESTION is there any one ap-
pointed by the Land Office of this
District to receive applications fer
pre-emptions and homesteads? Yes,
! ". NJ. Tirtlot at Snohomish City,
and Howard Lewis at La Conner.
/ The ship Ell Dorado who arrived
on the 3rd inst. lis discharging freight
and ballast at Yesler's wharf previ-
GUS to loading 1900 tons coal.