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OKEGON. 



James. He aieo participated in the opera- 

 tions which resulted in the evacuation of 

 Richmond. 



After the return of peace he commanded 

 the Departments of California, the Platte, and 

 Texas. In January, 1881, he was placed on 

 the retired list according to his brevet rank. 

 Gen. Ord. on leaving the service, accepted an 

 appointment as engineer in the construction of 

 a Mexican railroad. His health suffered from 

 this severe labor, and he was on his way North, 

 in a steamer from Vera Cruz to New York, 

 when he was seized with yellow fever. He 

 was taken on shore at Havana, and died sud- 

 denly. In personal character, as well as in 

 soldierly skill, Gen. Ord ranked high, and he 

 was always careful for the comfort of the men 

 under his command, especially of the sick and 

 wounded. 



OREGON. State Government. The following 

 were the State officers during the year : Gov- 

 ernor, Zenas F. Moody, Republican ; Secretary 

 of State, R. P. Earhart ; Treasurer, Edward 

 Hirsch ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

 E. B. McElroy. Judiciary, Supreme Court : 

 Justices, Edward B. Watson, William P. Lord, 

 and John B. Waldo. 



State Institutions. The number of convicts in 

 the Penitentiary on December 31st was 237. 

 The new Insane Asylum at Salem was com- 

 pleted during the autumn of this year. Work 

 was begun on the foundation in May, 1881. 

 The building is on the summit of a knoll. The 

 grounds are at a convenient distance from the 

 business part of the city, being about half a 

 mile north of the Penitentiary, and directly 

 opposite the Orphans' Home. There are about 

 107 acres that properly belong to the asylum. 

 The building stands, completed, at an expense 

 to the State of less than $144,000. 



The number of children of school age in the 

 State is 69,076. The State University received 

 during the year from Henry Villard the gift of 

 $50,000 of the first general mortgage bonds of 

 the Northern Pacific Railway Company, bear- 

 ing 6 per cent, interest. 



The university fund, if it were all kept at in- 

 terest at 8 per cent., would yield $5,648.86, but 

 that is not probable. There is probably $20,- 

 000 of the land grant yet unsold, and as this is 

 disposed of the fund will be increased accord- 

 ingly. But it is not likely that from this source 

 it will ever reach more than $90,000. 



The attendance in tlie collegiate department 

 during the year 1882-'83 was as follows: Whole 

 number enrolled, 154 first term, 145 ; second 

 term, 123; third term, 94: average of the 

 terms, 121. Of these, 83 were free and 71 pay 

 students 57 of the former being men and 27 

 of the latter women. 



The number of students enrolled in the pre- 

 paratory department for the year was 63 the 

 first term, 47 ; second term, 53 ; and third term, 

 34: average, 44. Of these. 38 were girls and 

 25 boys 19 of whom passed their examination 

 and entered the collegiate department. 



Indian School. The school for the education 

 and industrial training of Indian child ren has 

 been in operation at Forest Grove for three 

 years. It has an attendance of 150 pupils. It 

 was at first difficult to get the pupils to come 

 to the school, but now many more wish to 

 come than can be accommodated. All the 

 clothing worn in the school, including boots 

 and shoes, is made by the pupils. 



Salmon-Fisheries. There were packed on the 

 Columbia river during the year, 629,438 cases 

 of salmon. Placing the product for 1883 at 

 630,000 cases, the value of the pack foots up 

 $3,024,000. This is at a valuation of $4.80 per 

 case. The following table exhibits the growth 

 of the industry : 



The shipments for the year were : Ca8eg 



To San Francisco 270,174 



To England 2kM XO 



To New York by sea 



Eastward by rail 



6,970 

 25,68* 



Total 641,307 



Commerce. The total value of Columbia river 

 exports for 1883 was as follows: 



