The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-25
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.

The State Grange met in Salem on
Tuesday, the 22d inst.
Another einnibar ledge has been dis
covered in Jackson county.
The "Dakota" took from Victoria on
her last trip sixty-five passengers and
$4,000 in gold.
Exchanges state that the McGibeny
troupe will soon be at Jacksonville,
homeward bound.
The camp-meeting for McMinnville
circuit will commence on June 7th, on
the Hibbs camp ground.
A bridge costing $1,000 is to be built
across the Coast Fork of the Willamette
ut or near the Swaggart ferry.
A camp-meeting at Rock Creek will
embrace the third Sabbath in June,
commencing Thursday, the 18th.
Astoria now has population of about
1000 souls, among which is represen-
tative from every nation in the world.
The California and Oregon Stage
Company have changed to fast summer
time. The roads are in good condition.
Wheat on the Wasco county hills is
now between four and five feet high,
and will yield about 35 bushels to the
acre.
Fifty cases on the Douglas county
Circuit Court calendar-siXteen GRIM
inal, eleven foreclosures, and six divorce
cases.
Seattle, according to the L1teLhgenceT,
has forty-five licensed saloons or drink
ing-hOuses, paying into the county ex-
chequer each six months about S5,OOO.
The Ashland Ty1ingS speaks in favor
able terms of the prospects of the grain
crop of Jackson county this season, and
thinks that it surpasses that of any for
ner year.
George Patterson, of Eight-mile
Greek, Wasco county, has a steer that
is six and one-half feet high, and weighs
1900 pounds. Isn't he the largest yet
reported?
DR.. Goings, a veterinary surgeon, ..
S. army, was drowned while attempt
ing to cross the Grand ROnde River
with the WallOwa expedition some
weeks ago.
Mr. B. F. Dowell, of the Jacksonville
Sentinel, has been presented with pet
rified oyster shell found in September,
1875, on the summit of the Rocky
Mountains.
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started from the seed eighteen years
ago, now measures seven feet, two
inches in circumference, five feet above
the ground.
The Catholics of Gervais have selected
suitable plot of ground about half a
mile from the town for cemetery. A
number of members of the congregation
are busy clearing it.
San Juan Island has a population Of
$50, and about 100 land owners. There
are two schools. At the lime kilns
about 20 barrels of lime are produced
daily, employing 10 or 20 men, and run
ming at an expense of 81 200 month.
A little daughter of Mr.. Meuse, re-
siding near HiIlsborO, was burned to
death a few days since. She was play
ing on the hearth when her clothing
caught on fire. She was shocklngly
burned before it could be extinguished.
A camp-meeting will be held by the
three charges, Eugene City, Springfield,
and Creswell, at or near Gosben sta
tion. six miles above Eugene City, to
commence Thursday before the Second
Sabbath in June, to embrace the second
Sabbath, and perhaps the third.
Thomas Harper, of British Columbia,
passed through Umatilla county last
week with 1900 head of large steers,
four to six years of age, en- route to the
East. He had them divided into two
bands of 600 each, one band travelling
one day ahead of the other.