The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-03
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.

435 head Of cattle were sold recently in
Deer Lodge for $50 per head. ..
Oregon oysters are being transplanted
at Richardson Bay, California.
Boise City is to have ga university
building and school Of the highest or
der"
Senator Mitchell has finally secured
material increase in Oregon sppropria-
tions.
The interest on the irreducible school
fund for Lane county amounts to So
G4O So. -H
Large quantities Of wool are going
below almost every day from Umatilla
county.
The Senate has passed the bill for
building a bridge across the Willamette
at Salem.
= The eampmeeting near McAIinnville
last week was attended by upwards of
5000 people.
Thomas Gerrand will be hanged on the
18th Of August in Salem, for the mur-
der of T. J. Hubbard
A company has been organized in
Olympia TO enter upon the salmon fish
cry and canning down the Sound.
A party are making arrangement for
trip 10 Mt. Hood some time during the
summer-probably in the latter part Of
July. ~
The Congregational Association oi
Oregon and Washington Territory, will
hold their next annual meeting al
Seattle.
Denver has seventeen brickyards run
ming in full blast, making over a mil
lion per week. They are worth s. to SIS
per thousand.
Delazon D. Smith and G. w. Quivey
have leased the material and purchased
the good viii and business Of the office
of the Benton Democrat.
twenty-five thousand pounds Of WOO
were shipped at Olympia OH "Wednesday
night last, for Victoria, there to be re
shipped for San Francisco.
The Denver Neags Of June 18th, says
another lot OF eight emigrant wagons
passed through Denver yesterday, from
Kansas, Ell route to Oregon.
Prof. Maerum, of Oregon City, has
resigned his position in the Seminary
at that place, and it is said he win be
Deputy Sheriff Of Clackamas county.
The recently elected county official.
enter on their duties July lst. The new
district judicial officers, however, do no
take up their honors until the Septem
Der term.
The teachers elect for next year in tn,
Oregon City Seminary, are Prof Mich
olson, principal; Prof y. w. Randall
Miss Kate Hunsaker and Miss Emm,
ChenOwetb assistants. CID
Colonel w. w. Chapman, who ha
been at Washington looking after tn
proposed Portland, Dalles and Salt LAX
Railroad, will return to Portland abOu
the 18th of next month.
The Good Templars have .chartere
the steamer Annie Stewart for an exeul
sion trip to the Cascades on the Fourt
of July. Suitable music, Grafton an
other exercises may be expected.
The official vote of the State gives L
Dow a majority of three hundred an
two. Dawne is beaten forty-twO vote
Burnett beats MOsher for the JudgeshiI
IN the Second Judicial District, sixty
nine votes.
Arrangements have been perfected fc
a course OF lectures 10 be delivered j
olympia in behalf of the railroad
Ihe opening lecture of the course will b
delivered by Rev. DR.. Lindsey, of Port
land, whose ability as an orator is 5
well-known.
At meeting Of the Board Of Trusta,
OF the Pacific University, the first of IN
month the salaries of the College Pro
iessors were raised 500 EACH or :
Sl5oOO per annum. The salary of IN
f5an f55alnclpai oi the Academy was raise
$500, or TO 81 800 Der ani,uno
The Alumni Association, of the WI
lamette University, elected Officers =
I4r me ensuing year at the meeting Ia,
" eIhesGayi as follows: President, Pro
Treas, Miss Maria f. Smith; Fxecntiy