The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-27
RECENT EVENTS.

War between Russia and Turkey is
imminent, though an adjustment of diff
fculties is still possible.
Snow has fallen in the mountains near
Salt Lake City within the past four
days to the depth of two or three inches.
Francis P. Blair, venerable journal
ist and politician, died on the 18th at
his residence, Silver Springs, Nd, aged
81 years.
Since the breaking out of the small
pox in San Francisco, 995 cases have
been reported, with 275 deaths. The ep-
idemic is fast disappearing.
The cash receipts of the Centennial
for the week just closed are the heaviest
of the exhibition, the number of admis-
sions footing up 614,725 at ten cents
each.
Work has been commenced on the
new lighthouse at Point Bonita, San
Francisco Harbor, for which an appro-
priation of $4,000 was made by the last
Congress.
The Treasury Department has issued
circular requiring sound cars to be
used in transporting across the conti-
nent unappraised merchandise subject
to import duty.
The President of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children
in New York City is looking for
some one to adopt the little acrobat
rescued in California.
Senator Morton on the 23d addressed
the largest assemblage that has gathered
in Union Hall, San Francisco, since the
Ralston memorial meeting. The build
ing was packed to its utmost capacity,
many ladies being present.
The loss by the recent whaling disas-
ter in the Arctic seas is upward of $400-
600, exclusive of oil and bone taken on
the cruise. Agents and insurance COM
panies decline to give statement of in
.surance at present, though it is known
that the ships were all insured.
The society of the Army of the
Tennessee visited Mount Vernon
on the 18th as the guests of the citi-
: zens of Washington. A munificent
collation. was supplied on the boat
3 by a committee of citizens of Wash
: ington. On going down and coming up
the Potomac River, salutes were fired
from Fort Washington.
The board of Bishops of the African
Methodist Church convened in annual
session in Baltimore on the Goth to ar
range details of a programme for theil
; annual visitations to the different
> churches under their charge, and to con-
fer with the boards of education, mis-.
sions, finances and publication, which
bodies were attending the session.
4 The Tri6une'S Washington special
q says: Later returns from the Ohio can
/ vass reveal astonishing Democratic
J. frauds. There can be no doubt thai
o Banning was elected by his 70 majority
over Stanley Matthews through fraud
} Information has reached here that one
}. man offers to prove that he was to b.
,e paid 81, 900 for having one man to vot,
% sixteen times.
IS The Centennial Park Commissioner
L held meeting to decide as to whethe
the main building should be permitte,
~ to remain permanently in it's position
lu After discussion a resolution wa
) adopted authorizing associ atoms of cit
) zens to take possession of the mai
a' building and employ it for purposes
s. permanent exhibition. Much satisfaC
> ton is felt at the final decision to retail
~ the building on the grounds.
ID The agent at Fort Peck, Montana, te
is egraphs to Washington that Sittin
el Bull and his braves want peace. Th
n following reply was returned: 'Inforl
nd Sitting Bull that the only condition {
O. peace is his surrender, when he will
he treated as a prisoner of war. Issue L
W. rations except after such surrender an
of when fully satisfied that the IndiaI
or can be held at the agency. The militar
or will cooperate as far as possible"
OF The whaling bark "Florence" arrive
at San Francisco on the 2lst from til
ng Arctic Ocean with 100 men on board, b.
On ing part of the crews of the Arctic wha
Id ing fleet, twelve of which were lost
mt the ice with portion of the crews. tt
remaining survivors have gone to Hol
'OO olulu on the bark 'Three Brothers
he All of the vessels are undoubtedly 10
N by being carried away to the northwe
l9. in the immense ice pack which clost
RI them in for miles around.