Evening star., 1877-09-19
Gen. Sherman Heard From.

WALLA WALLA, Sept 1S.-Generdl f. d.
| C:--Arrived To day, briI giug or wagons
/ over The COur d'Alten mountains by the
Mulau road. The first for some years; will
Portland Oh Thursday; meanwhile would
| like o hear that all is we'll with you.
lSisned w L. SHEKNAN, General
Gel eral sherman and party left Nissol'a
| on the 4th of September. A private letter
| from one of the party dated at MlssDuls,
Sept 80. says they han pleasant time ever
Dakota and Montana thoroughly. iuc u ling
the National Park. From Portla Il the
| parry expect 10 come overland 10 san Fran
| cisco, and reach Washington about the mid
| die OF Oct0ber.
TIE PRIZE RIFLE sHoOTING AT CREED
MooE-Tte rifle shooting II Creeimonr. L.
L., Yesterday, was for the SpiTt: Of the Tines
divide purse OF 81 900 gold for The best IN IL
NiOual shOts, the principal pIize being - -
There were seventy Sc, en- entries, inclu Hing
| the british and American teams the CraS-
cent CITY Club ard several Canadians. Tne
shooting was at 500, go and ,0G9 yards. Fol-
| low ng are the complete scores at the three
rams es In lhe aggregate: WaShburne, 2G7; &.
+. Ilydenhureh. 2D6; T. Lamb jr., 2n5: Orange
JuGd, .o6; dudley Selph. POS; William r. igby
f0i; I. II Gray, 2O4, T. s. Dakin. 204; w. NJ
FarIon, ZOl. l. l.. Hepburn. 20I; Frank Hyde
2S; Il. Z. Coleman, 199; j Giynn, jr. I9a
| VIM. Ferguson, 1913; Lieut. Feuiou 10; T. X
Miner, 10; Sir Ii -nry Hsiford, 197; Johu
Bodine, ly7; $. Coulin, 1876; {. Z. Over
bsu=h, 1876; L. +. Denyar, les; ". NJ. Aims,
II; a. L. Hum phrey, l93: e. H. Sargent, iT};
| X. Fathbone, IG3: II. II. Knapp, I9is JOSEPH
Mason: f2; ~ a =. aiIdehrand, 122; F. T. Pig
euLt, !, = W. ii Glider, l9l: Col Fenton, / o.
Ali of The above are winners OF prizes in
their order. The winner of the first prize was
Nathaniel WaShburne, of Hartford, Conn,
who vas ore OF the reserve on the A .nerical
t.am or lSi6. After the close of the firing all
The rIfiemen hurried away To attend the
eTald aihering AT GiImOre's q arden aud
witness tie presentation of the trophy to the
Amt rlcan team and The Distribution of the
prizes won MOI day and Yesterday. The
Gel enn'al trophy was presefte to the Amer
lcan lie team at GilmOres Garden. in the
presence OF thousands of people. Tee other
plizts won at CIeedmoor we're then distrio-
ut6d.
Col. gro. p. KANE, who has been conf ned
10 Dis room for two week, was greatly i'm
proved yesterday, and expects TO come into
Town on Thursday. Col. Kane was bitten
above The LETT ankle by a dog while getting
mo car on German street, In front of his
cfhce, SIX weeks ago. He had the right foot
on The car step, and the other was lust ra tsei
from tbe ground, when one of the nu umerous
ours hlth have had the freedom of the city
this summer bit him. Very slight abrasiOns
were left on both sides of the ankle, but IL
was deemed prudent TO cauterlze the places
10 neSlroy any possible virus which may
rave been left from the dogs teeth Col
kahe kept on his feet for some time after
this severe treatment, the wounds in the
nlesnl me becoming very painful. so much
SO, indeed, that he was finally Obliged 10 re-
main in his room. Yesterday he was i'm ex
cellent condition, and promises himself
Bat. Sun, 17h.
AMERICAN WRIsKLEs-The British rifle
team VIII have seveIal new wrinkles 10
carry home with them. They have seen the
supero-ity uf tIG breech- 10 tders over their
raMrods, OF the back position In firing and
Gers OF the telephone, by means OF which in
formation was given with regard 10 shots.
ana communication held W th the referees
in the bomb proofs of the butts Tne Old
HletilOO OF communication WnulH hos,
qulrCd display of flags and throwing up
All tne discs, with a loss OF considerable
nme IN sailoping backwards aud fOrwa DIS
between the targets and the firing point
They lave seen, TOO, that rapid shooting
gets the letter of the weather vane and thai
Il The evil wind lis Is right for one shot, the sooner
tor aho'her bull's eye Phaa Ledger.
FOoLING JERsEY.-A sharp dodge was
perpet In Woodbury., Gloucester conn
ty: couple of glib tai kers visited the little
Nniage, and commenced mailing square bits
, OF I'm, duly but oddly numbered, on the
houses on the main street, for which they
wou!d tax the occupants twenty-five cents
each, stating that they had been authorized
was an ex-judge, whose residence, nearly
opposite tue Court house, and where the
to4,t was IN sess.on, was duly labelled and
pa.d for. The game was wo,h,ns prohtably
20 the swiDdlers, until they insist II the num-
per OF one house was 81, and the oue adjoin-
ing on the same side OF the street -. This
they are langutsning in Woodbury. Jail for
the want of 81 500 bail"-NeWark C6uier.
THE GREAT STORM AT GALvEsroy-A
very severe storm Of wind ami rain visited
the entire coast of Texas, Monday. The rain
and high wind prevailed all day Sunday and
Sunday night; increased in severity from I
O'Clock Monday morning until noon that
day; the wind blew at the rate OF fifty miles
per hour, and rain fell in torrents The water
In Galveston bay raised In some places to a
level OF the wharves, and the lower and more
exposed portions OF the city were under water
for twOo or three hours. The railroad bridge
across The bay was badly damaged. IL will
be several days before trains can be run reg
uiarly A Necos special from Rockport says
the storm AT that point was severe, and the
propeller Myrtle ls missing. A dispatch
nom Brazos Santiago says half OF that island
is subner
TIE CRUSADE AGAINST THE CHINESE
IN CALIFOKNIA.-Monday night the entire
Chinese quarters OF Grass Valley, Cal, were
burned over forty buildings were destroyed.
a supposed incendisry attempt was ma ie To
accomplish the same purpose a few days
ego. Yesterday morning body OF armed
men left Rose Vile. placer county, aud r,ro