, 1877-07-27

idence in being able, in accordance
with recent instructions from Wash
ington, to raise force of excellent
quality without trouble for service
in the Idaho war.
The "Colonist" says q Mr.. Shear
er, of Cassiar, reports that a com
pany on McDame Creek had picked
up a 73 OF. nugget. McDame Creek
promises to pay well in its banks.
1t is q stream thirty miles long, and
may rival if not eclipse Williams
Greek in richness.
In the Dayton, w. T., "News,"
we find the following communica-
ton written to that paper from Pat
aha prairie, w. T.: "All Of this por-
ton of Columbia county is being
rapidly filled up with an enterprising
class of people. 1t is estimated that
the increase of voters this side of
Tucannon since the last fall election
is $50, and immigrants still coming
in.
And now they say man on the
Pacific slope has brought peace into
his family circle forever. Recently
he moved into a new house, con-
tanning a bay window and twenty
three closets, and he bought his wife
nine miles of clothes line, a cord of
clothes line props, and one hundred
and twenty-four dozen clothes pins.
And now the angels just come and
sit around on the back yard fence
and envy that woman's happiness.
The growing sympathy which the
public have felt for I've ID will be
fully appeased by the discovery OF
100000 to his credit in Europe.
Information to this effect reached the
Attorney. General of New York on
the Goth of June. The news comes
from supposed good European su-
thority, and also credits the "Bos"
with having already matured plans
for extensive speculations in street
railways in Madrid Immediately up
on his release.
The Portland "Standard' describes
the political situation, as viewed
from a Democratic standpoint: Tie
Hayes papers are saying, 1--WE will
gain as many Democrats as we will
lose Republicans; a certain element
in the Democratic party admires the
course and policy of the President"
The Republicans will have a great
many Democratic votes up to the day
of the election ald then will be mag
ni6cently disappointed, Democrats
made their fight inside the party.
New fountains Of petroleum have
been tapped in Pennsylvania. The
report OF wells flowing 1000 barrels
per day has discouraged many oil
gatherers who have been pumping
but few barrels during the same
time. The anticipation Of new and
greater developments, has reduced
the price of crude oil to nominal
sum. While our grocers retail kerr
osene at 80 cents a gallon, in the pc
troleum regions it is quote less than
that sum = barrel
BY recent decision of Supreme
Court, of the United States, "if a
settler on public land give a mort
gage on the land, and then enter the
land as a homestead, the mortgage
may be enforced by the court. This
reverses tho constructions and the
rulings of the General Land
Office, made on section 1896 of
R. S., which reads as follows: "No
lands acquired under provisions of
this chapter, shall in any event be-
come liable, to the satisfaction of any
debt, contracted prior to the issuing
of the receipt therefor"
Advices from Key West, dated
July Is, say that a gentleman who
has Just returned from Havana SAYS
it is reported that on the 9Th of July
Gems. Maxine Gomez and Vincent
Garcia, leading very large forces,
have forced the Trocha and invaded
Cinco Villas territory. The battle
was fought at the crossing, in which
over 600 Spanyards are said to have
been killed, among them Brigadier
General, supposed to be Mendinna.
Since then another heavy encoun-
ter has taken place, and considera-
BILE trepidation prevails at headquar-
ters. Three men-of- war put to sea