, 1864-04-09
miscellaneous Paraera.

into the Indian country along the gold re-
gion of Eastern Idaho.
VIM. BANFIELD, formerly an Indian
Agent on Puget Sound was recently muir
dered by Indians on Vancouver Island
The Greek fire used at Charleston has been
pronounced by some of the Union Generals
complete humbug-owing to the fact that
it takes fire and explodes the shell before it
falls.
GEN. GRANT is a strict temperance man.
-Erchange.
We are glad to learn that change has
come over "the spirit Of his Dreams" Du-
ring the time that he was A. O. NJ. at Van
couver he was so strictly temperate that he
never touched glass of water when he
could get "commssary"
HEAVY snow storms have prevaiSA1 in the
Boise mountains for the past fou- eeks.
A correspondent desires to knotg whether
it is "Liar Hill" or some other liar, that
runs the Portland Union? As near as we
can learn, the delectable sheet is run by an
association of liars, but which is the head
devil, we are not informed -MOuntaineer.
KANSAS papers are all in favor of the
nomination of Lincoln for the next Presi-
dent
A REBEL prisoner at Chicago, was asked
what he thought of the rebellion. He re-
piled that che thought it was rich man S
war, and poor mans fight"
SEWARD has again prophesied that the
war will be closed in ninety days.
AT Fort Smelling, Mimi, the mercury
stood fifty degrees below zero on the End
of Feb Such intense cold had only been
reached twice in that region since 1921.
A MOVEMENT is on foot in the Ohio Leg
islature to establish Soldiers Home in that
State for persons permanently disabled in
the present war. M
ONE thousand three hundred and ninety
miles of railroad have been added to the
completed roads of the United States the
past year. OF the completed roads "a ,427
miles are in the loyal States, and 1892
miles in the States now in rebellion. The
total cost of the completed roads and their
equipment i'd the United States, is 81 ,266,
100000
A BILL has been introduced in the Sen
ate by the Committee on Public Lands to
consolidate the Land offices of this Terri
tory into those of Oregon.
A GREAT many Cinnamon areysnow pass
ing up the river en- route for the Columbia
river and British Columbia mines
AN expedition by military force will
probably go from Fort klamath to the Owy-
hee country this summer
Mr. H. e. JOHNSON, of the City Book
Store is acting agent for the Sanitary Com
mission during the absence of Mr.. e. E.
Kelly.
A BILL for daily overland mail from
Salt Lake to the Dalles will probably pass
the present Congress-
A BILL granting lands in aid of a mill
tary road from Dalles to Owyhee has passed
the Senate
CAPT. CRAWFORD has again gone east to
take charge of the emigrant escort to the
Pacific.
THE Standard says the contributions of
the people of this Territory to the Sanitary
Fund amount to $14, 1916 SO, or more than
81 to every man, woman and child in the
Territory.
A Coal vein has recently been discoy-
cred near Idaho city.
The Secretary of War has decided to
purchase Lime Point, San Francisco, to be
used for the purpose of Notifications. The
price asked by the owners is S125,000.
HORACE GREELEY has written a history
of the war entitled the "American Conflict.
Thirteen thousand copies of the work have
been ordered in advance of its publication.
VICTOR SMITH, late Collector of Customs
has filed with the Attorney General an ap-
plication for the removal of Chief Justice
Hewitt of this Territory. Victor alleges
that Judge H decided suit against him
in the Port Angeles town site case, in fa-
vor of one Stanton, whom he charges with
disloyalty. This is about fair specimen Of
Victors fairness-self always being the pre-
dominant rule of action with him. He is
one of the 'little great men" who would
force the world to endorse his opinions, and
will one day awake to the knowledge that fol
his pains he has only caused those whom he
would govern to despise him.
THE Oregon Union Convention which
met at Albany on the 3lst nominated Rev
Henderson, of Lane county, for Repre-
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