Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-10-23

lliear, "a years old, has lived in Oregon
sixty-fise se years.
The wheat crop of Oregon, Washing
ton and idaho this year aggregates 10
23,O00,O00 bushels, as against 1900.
900 bushels for last year.
Judge Deadly has granted the o. 4
z. railroad authority to cut rates from
Corvallis to San Francisco, TO meet the
opposition of the Oregon Pacific.
A material reduction has been made
by the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Ccml any III the l.rice of their lands
in Oregon and Washington Territory.
The Brown case cost Klamath county
several thousand dollars, and the ex-
pense of building the new bridge,
which will amount to considerable
sun, will swell the Indebtedness of the
county to about $4,000.
Cinnamon are leaving Portland fast.
All the berths on the ship Coloma,
which sails about the Goth, were taken
long ago. About 100 Cinnamon left
for San Francisco few days since with
tickets for Hong Koag by the Pacific
Mail Steamship company's steamers.
It appears that nothing is to come
of all the talk about the lease of the
lines of the Oregon Railway and Nav
igation Company by the Northren Pa
cific and the Union Pacific. The Ore
gon Railway and the Navigation Com
pany's earnings show a constant in
crease, and its directory Is satisfied to
let well enough alone.
It is stated on good authority in
railroad circles that the Oregon Pacific
proposes tocommence work in month
on its eastern extension to Boise City,
]. T., there TO connect with the Chicago
and Northwestern from the east. The
opinion prevails to some extent that
trains will run into Yaqnina City,
overland, on June 18th next.
Bob Atchinson, an Irishmanof Yam
hill, has family that is fortune in
itself. His three grown-up daughters
are beautiful specimens of the natural
oddity called Albino, so indispensable
to the museum or side-show. The
girls are as white as lily. Their
quite heavy hair is almost white, eye,
lashes and eyebrows eolorless, eyes pink
and their skin is as soft and yelvety as
it is white.
According to the census taken by
the Assessor, Jackson county has a
population Of over $1,000 Ashland
has about 1900, Jacksonville 900 and
Medford 500. These figures are as
correct as they well can be; but it is
the general supposition that there aas7e
many .hendred more people in til,
county than reported. To take tht
e:t'ilsaass 81 ftsas accurately and fully severa
months should be exclusively devoted
thereto.
The RosEBURG REVIEW may consol.
itself with the reflection that it is in nt
way responsible for the extra session
of the legislature. It iabored long ane
earnestly with the Governor, exhortins
him 20 stand firm against the councils
of the bad men who want Republican
Senator elected; but it is another case
of cloves labor lost,s and there is dan
ger of the "REvIEw" "sonring" towart
the Governor who wouldn't place him
self under the protection Of lis friendl,
direction. Tidings.
Seven years ago, in Connecticut
Miss Alice Cheney let gentleman
friend take her ring, on the inside o.
which her name was engraved. HI
went West and lost it. Recently
Colorado lady found it in the pos
session Of Chyenne Indian, aid b,
writing to the Cheneys of South Man
chester, Conn, succeeded in restoring
it to the owner. In a novel, wh,
would not have laughed at the romanc
that might have been built ON such al
lncident2- Hartford Post.
The Raleigh On. C) News Dem.
is one of the many Southern paper
which Loyalty support the President II
his reform policy. 1t says: "The view
of the President on the subject of civil
service reform will coincide with those
of the.great mass of Democrats through
out the country. The President vii
be sustained in this matter, as has beer
in all others of importance so far, b,
the members of his party without con
siderable exception" The Washington
Post lDeni says: "That Mr. Cleve
land will be upheld by the serious ant
patriotic sentiment of the country is
conclusion not to be escaped. "
Mr. FL. Kenton of Albany, who ha
recently perfected sluicing machin,
for separating fine gold from the blacl
sand of the ea-coast, is now trying i
on the Yaquina beach. The machin,
consists of series of sluice boxes, linet
with copper, and armed With magnet
beneath the copper The black san,
consists principally of iron, which be
Ing held by the magnets, affords al
easy means of separating the gold from
it. The machine has been tried il
Southern Oregon with most satisfactor
results, and in the test upon the sand
of the Yaquina beach, which are know
to abound in fine particles of geld, th
experiments will be regarded wit