The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-02-01

monument to the memory of Mrs. Lydia
llun;lcy Sisourncy. 4
o." I'ARyUM has purchased the poisoned pill
Mrs. Wirz attempted to pass from her own
mouth into her husband while kissing him,
for the purpose of saving him from the gall
lows. r.
WHEN the news of Captain Cooks death,
t 0wyhcc, came to England, the poetasters
OF course FASTENED to imp'o the occasion.
One of the rcsu is of their enthusiasm was a
monody beginning: "Mncrva, in heaven,
disconsolatc mourncd the loss Of her Cook"
An opening sufficient to upset the gravity Of
the great navigator's dearest friends.
4 ShoRTEH NAIL LINE TO MONTANA A
scheme is on foot to take the mails from the
States to Montana from the main Overland
Line al Fort Bridger, on Bear River, and
tnrty them direct to Virginia City. THIS
would shorten the time firm the States to
Montana about three days us the mails now
go to Salt Lake City, and are then taken
north hy tleiroutc running up the west side
of the Great Bend of Bear RIVER, thus going
near three hundred mi cs ont of the way.
TIVE en- 'erta nmcnt to be given for the pur-
pose of assisting in liquida ing the debt of
tie Congregational Church, will come off at
Ghapin 5 Hall this evening. Arrangements
haze been made to render this occasion one
that will amply repay those who may at
tend FOR their expense and trouble. The
irogrnnine Il intc'sperscd with a variety Of
Eleasiug features, and taken together with
The object Of the entertainment, should com
nand the attendance Of n large audi ory.
sItf' r. ~ ,H----------------- 'I.a
Tne steamer Iris is reported to be in
precarious condition Mt her bc til at tn
month Of Chenoweh Creek She WAS shift
ell from her mooriugs by the ice crowdin
against her, and Is now fast aground at he
bow and stern, with deep water below he
midship section. The wa'er is rapidly fall
ing, so that the diIirul es of her positio
continue to incroa;c. The Hd$saloe is ais
snground in Ghenowcnth Greek. The stenmcr
20. 0atonfa and Idahp are considered scenr
against damage where they are now lying
the 6rst Mt the incline on the railroad, an
the other in the month Of Mill Greek.
...s.,r.."
: THE FntsiitT FROM TuR NORTHERN SLoP
or THE BLUE MouNrAINs.-Th sudden ria
Of MI the creeks running out Of the northor
Slope Of the Blue Mountains was caused l.
sChinook wind, which swept the snow fro
tthe face of The mountains and the pair
.,bofasrihs on them. . ,... .-,l
, In the Umatila the rise of water was vel
/>{rapid, and proporlonably as grca, as on Il
DGs Chntes. At our u'est informal on fro
there, tho 2gj Of January, it was feared tn
the idges all along the river would be ca
iied away, as the water was still rising.
gam At Butter Creek tho rise Of water was j
comparabiy greater than ever before know
Fences, hay stacks, and All the convcnicnc
Stout nearly every farmhouse on the crc
were injur d. The water came into sever
toqses to'the, depth of three and -four. feo'.
The same circumstances attended Il
freshet on Willow Creek. The injury do
amounts III the aggregate TO n very IA
.sdm.I The e'roads:haveBbtc so much cut
pieces by tho melting SHOWS t'atItrAyel
very, mushAiapsdcd, anu 70 whtssledEshiel'
is entirely imprnc,icable.