, 1878-09-14

SA>~>s>-s
a member of the Oregon Conference
now on his way to Wildly Island,
will preach in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church this evening, ut 7:3O
o'clock. The public are cordially
invited to attend.
Work was begun yesterday on
the cribbing along the beach for the
railroad. the workmen beginning at
the head of the bay. This will be
of great advantage in keeping the
railroad in repair, when the track is
moved from the long tressle to the
solid crlbbing.
LECTURE. Rev. John Reed. Pres
byterian minister for Victoria, has
been secured to deliver lecture be-
fore the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation of this city. in the Pres
byterian Church, on Wednesday
evening next. Subject: CDR. Liv-
ingston, the African explorer" Mr..
Reed is fine speaker and will mer.
! it large audience. This will be
the seventh of the course OF eight
lectures announced by the Associa-
tion some mouths ago.
A HARD CAsE.-A terrible ten
year-old child was up before the po-
lice magistrate at Victoria on Mon
day. 1t was proven that he has
been in the habit of cutting the
feet off chickens and picking their
eyes out with pin; of cutting
ducks feet off and making them
walk on the bleeding stnmps. OF
threatening to cut his sisters hands
off and standing over her with
knife almost cutting her throat; of
setting fire to houses, and in short
of always doing something outrage
ous and cruel. He was committed
to Jail preparatory to being sent to
lunatic asylum.
JOHNSON, THE MURDERER.
Besser, of Portland, has received q
dispatch from q San Francisco de-
tective: II have arrested Wilson,
who escaped from your State prison.
Think he is johnson. Do you want
him?" On the last trip of the Re-
public to San Francisco, several
parties took passage from st. Hell
ems and it is thought that johnson
might have escaped in that way.
THE CHIEFS CONFESS. Tho Port
land Standard learns from Mr.. Jo-
seph Weathers that the Indian chiefs
arrested by Gen. Howard at the
council held at the Umatilla agency
on Monday week. have all confessed
and given the names of those Indi-
ans who took part in the late war.
There are thirty-six of them and
they will be arrested and punished
accordingly. we hope. The chiefs
we're all released from custody.
GOVERNOR OF OREGoN.-The Ore
gon Legislature canvassed the votes
for Governor, which resulted as
follows: Thayer, 16.2O1; 'Beckman,
16. 1872; Wilkins. 1882. Whereup-
on it was declared that w. W.
Thayer was duly elected Governor
for the ensuing four years. Gov,
Thayer was inaugurated on We'd
nesday morning.
| D1ED.-In this city this morning.
Eliza, infant daughter of August
and Julia Mehlhorne. Funeral at
the Congregational Church to-mor>
row afternoon at o'clock. Friends
of the family are invited to attend.
The PHoNoGRAPH. = Mr.. Guild
last evening gave an exhibition of
his talking phonograph, at Yesler's
Hall, in the presence of very fair
audience. This wonderful invention
performed fully all that was claimed
for it, although many we're disap-
pointed in the volume of the sound,
forgetting that the machine is yet
in its infancy. So many descrip-
tions of the invention have already
been published in our columns that
we will not again affiict one on our
readers, but recommend all to go
and see it work for themselves.
JUSTICES Court. : In Justice
Snyder's Court this morning, Chas.
Custer, of Newcastle, was tried on
charge of assault ana battery up
on the person of Michael Welsh, of
the same place. The jury, after
hearing the testimony, returned
verdict of not guilty and ordered
that the costs be paid by plaintiff.
as provided for in cases of malicious
prosecution for trivial causes.
A TEIRIBLia fire has been raging
on the Washington Territory side of
the Columbia 1.ver, above Astoria,
burning fences, houses, and what
ever would burn, and endangering
human life. 1t is supposed to have
caught from a fire set for the pur-