The herald., 1896-02-09

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N. b, Sinnott, proprietor of the Una
tilla house at The Dallcs, is. with his wife
and Miss Sinnott visiting old friends and |
relatives in Los Angeles. An early pioneer
in the Willamette valley, Oregon, he is
full of good stories of early days, but the
one he seems to like best is this:
Nearly twenty-five years ago that bright
but erratic star, George Francis Train, was
wandering about in the wilds of the Oregon
woods, or dwelling in the then prosperous,
but now quiet, town of Portland. One day
he happened to be just below Tho Dalles
when there was big run Of salmon. To
say that the water was swarming with
them gives no idea of their number, said
Mr.. Sinnott, who was present. They were
so thick that the river was almost choked
up with big chinooks. Train said: II
want to be able to say that I once crossed
river on the backs of fish," and without
another word walked down the bank and
literally walked across the Columbia river
on the backs of salmon. This sounds much
like fish story, but it is nevertheless a
fact.
Mr.. Sinnott, like all patriotic people, is
much interested in the question of cheap
transportation Of the products of the soil.
and in this connection said that the com
pietion of the locks at the Cascades would
bo of incalculable benefit to the grain
grower and farmers generally. The gov
ernment twenty years ago commenced
work on the removal of obstruction3 to the
navigation Of the Columbia, and, yearly,
congress has voted generous appropriations
for the purpose. Two years ago ii contract
was let to finish the work, and on the first
of March the river will be naviRable from
hn naItn las To raff nf ic
will be far-reaching. At present the farmer
has to pay ~ 40 per ton for the transport
tation of his wheat to tide water-his mar
ket. After the first of March it will cost
him 80 cents per ton or even less by water
This should inspire the people of Los An
geles county to urge on the work of max
ing navigable and safe harbor at San
Pedro. To them cheap and convenient
water transportation is as essential as it
is to us.
G. W. Bailey, coffee buyer at Rio de
]aneiro, who is visiting friends in Los An
gelcs to recuperate, says that the estimate
of the present crop of coffee at 8 1900, 900
bags was, he thought, much too low, and
that it would not be far short of 1000 900
bags, and that the present worlds supply
was not far from .O00, 900 bags above that
of February last year. With respect TO the
Santos crop accounts were conflicting, but
that it was full average crop was certain,
as the season had been favorable MIR.
Bailey said that the political parties for
the moment seemed to have ceased their
strife, but that the country was making no
material progress III the direction in which
Dom Pedro desired 10 lead it, the educa-
ton and consequent elevation of the lower
classes and the development of the enor-
nous natural resources of the country.
Reckless extravaganza among the rich,
vice and crime everywhere were the dis
result that the country was practically i'll
pawn to foreign capital and paying enor-
nous rates of interest, was becoming rap
idly impoverished.
The suicide of Hon. George Barnard,
cashier of the Fort Stannix National bank,
and formerly mayor OF our city, is q sad
blow to me, said d. +. Burgess of Rome.
N. Y, at the Hollenbeck yesterday. He
was found dead on the third floor of the
bank building last Thursday He had tied
a cord to a door knob, and with a slip
moose around his neck, mad braced his feet
against the door and throwing his head
back, had strangled himself slowly to
death. He had been missing since the
morning of the previous day. The banks
stock has sold as high as 200. Mr.. Bar
nard was not a specuator, and the bank is
all right and its credit will not be impaired.
My letters say that it is believed that Mr..
Barnard has been suffering from brain dis
ease for some time, and that his death is
due to sudden attack of insanity. Mr..
Barnard was q sound Democrat and highly
esteemed not only by his own party, but by
citizens generally.
Clarence Murphy of Salem, Mass, the
absconding bank teller whose arrest was
made in San Francisco few days ago, has
managed to eiude justice for over two
years, said w. j. Sawyer of Salem. just
before noon on Saturday, December 2,
1898, be was called into the private room
to explain discrepancy in the book of q
depositer. He examined it carefully and
coolly and saying, ".lust wait moment,"
stepped out into the bank office. Quietly
going to his place he took $500 out of the
drawer, and then calmly walked to the
rear, jumped out of a back window and es-
capped to Canada, where he was soon after
joined by his wife. The directors have had
standing reward offered for his arrest,
| and the police all over the country have
! been on the alert, but though often hot on
| his trail he always succeeded in avoiding
| arrest. The total amount OF his defaca-
| ton is about 500, 700, which has not af-
! fected the bank in anyway, as they are
amply secured.
| S. L. Burnham of Galveston, Tex, said
that the shipments of corn and wheat from
| southern ports continue to be very heavy
| to European ports from Galveston, New
Orleans and Newport News, and the prob.
| ability was that they would continue for
| some time. He said that he expects to see
| 81 wheat before long, as there was now
| springing up an active demand for flour
| for South Africa, in addition to the de-
mand for milling wheat for Australia. bic
said. speaking OF the San Pedro harbor,
| that it ought to be made the one question
in Southern California, irrespective of
party, just as the construction of the Jet.
ties at Galveston had been. Their con.
struction had resulted in the saving to
shippers of several millions of dollars, al
all expense of less than So 100000. Ocean
steamships were able now to come into the
city without lighterage, take on q full
cargo and proceed to their destination with
out any delays at the bar, which now had
| on it twenty-six feet of water at high tide
The congressional appropriation had not
he thought, been all expended i. was
s6,O0O,UO0. Deep water for the port OF
Los Angeles for the entrance of ships tc
transport the products of Southern Cali.
| fornia was as necessary as was some years
| ago the improvements 10 Galveston harbo,
| which have enabled her to ship her cotton
oil, coke and cattle at cost that was sc
much less than when ligbterage was q