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lefty for Ovens river valley, where it il
believed they were severe.
PORTLAND, April 1.-THE Dalles Dem.
ocratic State convention nominated John
W. Burnett, Of Benton county, for Con.
gresham on the sixth ballot.
The steamer Oriaamme arrived this
morning and will sail again on Saturday
evening. She experienced very heavy
weather. The steamer California sails
for the Sound on Tuesday next
BosroN, April l0.-Edwiu Forest has
passed the crisis in his disease which for
several days threatened fatal termination.
He is now rapidly recovering.
New York, April 10.-A terrible &C.
cident occurred on the New Jersey and
Midland railroad to-day. The bridge over
Saddle river, two miles and half from
Hackcttstown, gave way precipitating a
pessehger train into the river. j. r.
3}oremus, brakesman, was instantly killed.
The conductor was fatally injured aud rs
or 30 passengers were taken out more or
less injured The water in the river was
very low at the time Of the accident, or
none Of the passengers would have been
saved.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Mr. Hill, from
the Post-office committee, reported bill
providing for system of penny postal
cards. The bill directs the Postmaster
General to furnish cards at cost not to
exceed one cent including postage, size
three and half inches. The face is to
be used exclusively for the address and
the reverse side for communications. All
cards containing vulgar, obscene or sour
rilous matter, will be excluded from the
mails and the sender be punished BY fine
or Imprisonment. The bill, after discus
sion, was amended by requiring the Post.
master General to advertise for proposals
to furnish cards, and to award the contract
to the lowest bidder. Also by providing
that cards shall have clasp or cover.
The bill was then passed.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Thc following
resolutions were passed by the National
Telegraph Moore Association this after
noon:
WHEREAS, The House of Represent
atives has placed their hall at the disposal
of this assembly for the purpose of holding
IuCC'luS III uOuuT Vi Odulucl
+. B. Morse, on Tuesday, April 10th, and
prominent members of both houses of
Congress have consented to address the
meeting; and whereas, the telegraph lines
have been freely placed ut the disposal Of
this Association for the evening; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the municipal authorities
of cities and towns in the United States
are hereby invited to hold meetings of
public character in their several localities
ON the Same evening, in order that the
meetings may be in teleeraphic commune
cation, aud thus simultaneous expression be
given to the national grief on the occasion
of this irreparable loss.
CAIRO. Ill.,, April 1.-THE steamer
-Oceanus, bouna from, the Red river to St.
Louis, when near Books point, thirty miles
above, exploded her boiler blowing her
upper works almost entirely away. I'm.
mediately after the EXPLOSION tho boat took
fire and and burned to the waters edge.
The Oceanus had on board forty cabin pas
:senscrs and thirty-fve deck passengers,
persons altogether, about eighty Of whom
are to have been lost.
LATER-The first engineer and mate were
saved, also thirty-two others.
NEW YoRK, April 1.-THE tugboat Daven-
port exploded her boiler when opposite Cunard
docks, Jersey City, this afternoon, killing the
engineer, three boat hands and two boys.
SAN Francisco, April lith.--Sailod, barks
Tidal Ware, for Port Madison; Brontes, for
Utsalady.
We had II slight touch o: an earthquake at
2 o'clock to-day.
SAN Francisco. April 7.-Sailed schr.
W. H. Meyer for Victoria via Port Gam
bic; ship Commodore, Nanaimo.
Arrived, bark Aurcola, Nanaimo; bark
POmhatan, Port Gamble bark Norhwcst,
Port Gamble.
April S.-Arrived. bark Caroline Reed
from Freeport bark Riral from Columbia
river.
Sailed, bark Glimpse for Port Townsend
bark Martha Ridcout for Port Blakely.
Flour, S5250625; extra wheat, 81. 80
(02.00; barley, choice brewing, l.65.
CoRINNE, April S.~A Cheyenne spe.
.cial says the Sunday train from the East
arrived on time, but Was held on account
of snow blockade west of that point.
PORTLAND. April 10.-The steamer
Calfornia arrived from Sound ports to.
day. She is advertised to sail to. day for
Port Townsend, Seattle, Steilacoom, Olym.
pia and Victoria, but on account of not
arriving sooner, it is likely she will be
postponed until next Friday or Saturday.
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