The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-12
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The surveyors will start on the Dalles
portage railway tomorrow.
Hon. c. NJ. Cartwright of Hay Creek
is registered at the Umatilla house.
Work has commenced on the Fossil
Touring mill, and there is great JOY in
that city.
From the Capital Journal we learn
that Hon. J. d. Lee of this city was in
Salem last Friday.
car load of material for the con
struction of the new boat has arrived at
The Dalles. The rest of the material is
being prepared at the contractors shops
in Portland and when ready will be
shipped here to be put together.
From the Fossil Journal we learn that
b. Kelsay of that town left few days
ago for Kent in this county to superin-
tend the shearing of the large bands of
sheep belonging to himself, brother and
sons. After shearing, Mr.. Kelsay will
take the clip to The Dalles. He expects
to have 10000 pounds for sale.
The assessment roll just compl eted for
taxable property in the district, exclu-
sive of Indebtedness and exemptions, to
be 81 ,529 ,93S, an increase of $50 1888 over
last year. At six mills on the, dollar,
the rate levied at the last annual school
meeting, the taxes for this year will
amount to IS, ,179, ,63, an increase of $343,-
So over 1890. A
Last Saturday morning at O'Clock,
the astronomy class of the Wasco Inde-
pendent academy and several friends
gathered at the building to view the
transit of Mercury across the sun.
About, 80, through the telescopes "a
dark brown spot was seen on the SUMS.
disk, nearly two-thirds of the way across
appearing to be crossing from the south
to the north.
Company D., Sd regiment o. N. G. held
an election Saturday night last at Hood
River to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of first lieutenant Stranahan.
Second lieutenant A. Winans was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant and sergeant
Laurence Blowers was unanimously
elected second lieutenant. These selec-
tions are first class in every way. We
are personally acquainted with nearly
every man in company d, and we un-
hesitatingly say that we don't believe
there is finer body of men anywhere.
From repeated conversations with mem
bers of the company we know they take
peculiar pride in their connection with
the o. n. G. and are making every eff
fort to make creditable showing at the
next encampment. The boys are drill
ing hard and we shall be surprised if
company d, falls far behind the older
companies.
Henry Parr the prisoner from the Cas-
cades who is awaiting trial for having
engaged in duel with Pat Mccormick
is fast developing judicial qualifications
that may one day land him on the bench
if he don't take care. He has decorated
the walls of the Jail with written code
of laws not SO much for the government
of the prisoners as for the imposition of
fines on new comers to supply depleted
exchequer with the funds necessary to
keep himself in tobacco. Henry has
constituted himself judge of the s'Kan-
garoo Court" and from his decisions
there is no appeal. His code imposes a
, fine of from % cents to $500 on all new
corners according to their ability to pay
and makes it misdemeanor to spit on
the floor or deface the walls, subject to
fine or punishment at the option of the
!, judge. The punishment is restricted to
cleaning out the cells or the option of a
number of lashes on the bare back,
which latter, owing to the limited power
of executive authority never goes farther
than threat. The writer was present
the other day at the trial of half crazy
new conner who submitted with becom-
ing meekness to the sentence of the
court OF fine of "a dollar and six bits,' :,
which he devoutly promised to pay in
tobacco when, '.Curg' would let him out.
The judge had visions of honey dew and
climax, but alas for the best laid plans
of mice and men he has been looking
ever since for plug of tobacco that
never came.
Postponed Until Evening.
The meeting of the ladies of the Con-
gregational Sewing society, which was to
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