The new North-west., 1872-04-20


Miss Grundy writes from Washingtt
Among our winter visitors is Gail Hamilton
VIII" spends several months of her time ~!
III" guest Of her cousin. Mrs. Blaine. wife NJ
the Speaker Of the House. As is we'll kmOwr
the real nam cot this clever writer IL Abigail
DMge She IL u native "f Wenl,x:,. a smnI
town aiMu twenty miles from Boston. bu
her home is in Hamilton, Massachusetts
The Authorization Of her given name and til.
,'amc Of the town in v wiicll she resides sug'
gcstcd her nom de plume. Miss Dodge cn.
tered the field Of letters while residing il,
Washington. She first came here rs gov
crness j" the family Of DR.. Bailey. of the
-N"fi0mot Err. She is remembered hy those
VIII" knew her then as shy. timid, scnsi
i've little girl. VIII" could scarcely bc in
duccd :" NIX at xll in s''cie'y. Struck by
her brightness and originality. Dr. and Mrs..
Bailey vainly endcavored t. induce her t.
see their visitors and make nc4usinisnccs.
Presently the Er" received spark ling articles
from an unku"wn writer, signiOx Gal
Hamilton" These were. of course. publish.
ed, and their authorship never suspected by
the Bsileys. who discussed before the shy
paper. After some time Miss Dodge &C.
knOwlet1gcd herself u l,c the writer, and
WAS greatly encouraged by her kind friends
She continued I" write for the Era. and
~ lu.,, >l,.. ,,,,Ll;cl,..d h.,. f..s I>L :. ...
under the auspices IF Dr. Bailey. by whom
s''r Was i"tr.'ducvd I" u publisher. Miss
D"igc. while she is not handsome. is rem
dere'i attractive hy her pleasant manners
and great vivac,ty uf conversation.
ALL-FOoL's DAY.-The Chr onicle tells
how the day was spent in San Frsncisc":
Monday being lI.F'n'l's day, numl'erlrss
Dra"ks were prscticrd "n unsuspcctin. citi-
zcns hy wsygish Idlrrs. In the afternoon
the figure Of man WAS s.en to leap from
the top of the Ali'a"'hria building aud fell
O the sidewalk. with u sickeniny thud.
The l'y ISLANDERS rusl'e.l paralyzcd io the
sish. but were immensely dissus,ctl on Ills
covering that II was dummy aud that
they hal l'een badly sold. An old gentle.
man Was much xslOnishe.i in walking along
NJ ""tg",ncry street I" lind himself amusing
every group he passed. The lx,,r inn.ccnt
lr'rc y label Oh lis cmt inIl marked .. Three
for b." Several saloon KEEPERS enjoyed
themselves by setting "ut u tempting array
Of d"ughnuts. which. like Dead Sea
fruits. that tcmp;s the eye. l,ut turn Ia ashes
IN the lip" were fraugh, with m'r,ifca,ion
to all VIII" hcc.:Iessly parttx'k. They were
filled with t1't'"" and Cayenne pepper.
Miss H""g. ut Evanston. recently died
very suddenly. - her friends imagined of
Tier physicians were If n
different opinion. and decided I" hold post.
I'DrirM examination. The result showed
hat piece Of needle had bccn driven into
hc heart. and il explained by the fact that
he lady, when seven years ut age. received
! fall. breaking needle in her left breast.
How it worked into the vital organ and how
he victim lived 50 lung. isa mystery even
. the medical faculty. The strangest part
# the affair Is. that the needle. which was
x'rac'ed hy Drs. Blsney ana DcLaskie Mil.
er. Wa nm inch snd an eighth III length.
md of large size - -CAic0g0 Tribune
ROUTE OF TuE N. p. r R-The Van.
Ouver w. IT, Norih,osstern Home says
hat the Northern Pacific Railroad 10 to
ross the Columbia At KalswH. thence up
he river 10 Columbia city. thence in an mir
Inc u Portland, thence nearly east. crossing
he Cascade Range al"ut five. miles south
t the summit 1T Mount Hood. and running
)alles; thence souih Of Wslla Walla, just
eepi"g on the Oregon si.le ut the line. and
''ntinuing on in ~ direct . line ~ possible