The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1867-04-13
NEWS ITEMS.

ST. Louis has population of EOS, 900.
ABOUT THIRTY sTEAMERs are advertised t.
run from st. Louis to Forss Benton this season
Tue tunnel in Gold Hill, jackson county
Oregon, shows flattering prospects.
A LEvEE is to be constructed along the
banks OF the several sloughs about Stockton
California.
ErGHF oHfNAKEE were frozen to death IL
trying to-cross the Blue mountains over the
Meacham road, during the late cold weather
The Mountaineer says the bulk of the
travel from the Dalles this season is to to the
John Day mining country.
THE Owyhee Avalanche learns that paper
is to be established at Baker CITY. Oregon.
by practical printers.
TIE sunken hull of the ship wrecked near
Astoria In l849, is to be raised. Her timbers
are sound as ever they were.
In THE New York Legislature bill was IN
troduced to license and regulate prostitution
in the city of New York. 1t was summarily
rejected. .k. Taa 49, s..slaeFe y5oz ss,f
AT TORONTO, Canada, and at other places,
the authorities prohibited the Hfbernian So
cietiesfrom parading on ST. Patrick's Day.
AT Quebec the day was grandly celebrated.
ALANsoN Human an ultra Radical, of For
est Grove, Oregon, has been appointed Col
rector OF Astoria, at the mouth of the Column
bia river k&fE8 9f
CORD. COOPER of Linn county, Oregon,
beat farmer named Warren nearly to DEATH
and ran off. He was captured and lodged in
Jail to answer. S'sla 49,
From the Mobile Advertiser of March I'd,
we learn that Gen. Robt. b. Toombs of Ga.
had few days before landed in New Orleans
from Havana. TtE TIv 49, r
The RBv. John GLIFToN.of Roseburg, and
Mrs. Nancy Turpin, ofsJackson county. Ore
gon, each aged IS years, were lately married.
Bless that happy, expectant young couple.
The SUPREME Court of the United States
lately decided, ina case taken up from Neva-
Ia, that taxes, when sued for, stand as debts,
and are payable in legal tenders, agreeably to
Act of Feb. 25, 1862. .--@S.
AN EXPEDITION to explore the Wind river
country, in search of gold being organized
n Virginia City, Montana. 1t is headed by
oteen, who was one of Stancifer's party of
asst year. Eei
) ISAAC NEWTON, the ignorant old humbug
who was appointed Commissioner of Agri.
culture for having presented Mrs. Lincoln
With some fine fruit, has been removed. and
{. q. @. Kennedy appointed to the place.
HENRY MULKEY of Lane county, Oregon,
vho-wa confined in Fort Vancouver in 1865,
or disloyalty, has comm enced suit to recover
SO, 600 damages, against the officers who ar
ested him.
R. FL NEWELL, better known as Orpheus C. |
Aerr, the humorous writer, has obtained a |
ivorce from Adah Isaacs Menkeu, whom he |
7as sverdant enough to marry few years
go. ~ fse
4 WASHINGTON paper says although the
'apitol Police consists of only thirty men,
here are already FIVE hundred applicants tor
ositions, some of whom have served as brig
der generals in the Federal army.
AT the late city election in Lewiston, 1. T.
Wright was chosen Mayor over R. Hurley
|. W. Stanton, Recorder, over Fl. O. Adams
IAN. McEllvee, Marshal over N. B. Holbrook;
nd Hexter, Treasurer, over D. B. Baldwin.
he average majority was 20. 3ak
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