, 1878-06-29

D"AJ VI VeuutS 'dy.
LUMBER.-The ". W. Wctchnao.
says: 1t is surprising what an
amount of dry and dressed lumber
is shipped from Portland up the riv-
er to tnis city, and yet the buyer
saves ten de-. sa thousand n, !. !,
Wnen the Seattle and Walla Walla
railroad is complete, lumber can he
transported from here to Walla Wal.
Ia Tor the difference in price between
thls and the Portland market. and
save $40 a thousand, now the cost
OF freight from Portland. AT the
present time it is estimated that
io,ooO acres of forest trees are ex-
naussed annually to supply the lum-
Der used west of the Mississippi riy.
II. extending to the foot of the
Rocky Mountains. With railroad
connections Puget Sound would
meet that trade half wav. With the
railroad completed to Walla Walla
II Is no exaggeration to estimate the
uemand Tor lumber for that section
70 equal IN amount all now produced
for hSe export on Puget Sound: saw
5W. 100000 which would rive q
railroad deportation of loo 900
daily. N00
OCEAN TRAvEL.-This, o: all 9th
ers, IS the season to make q VOYAGE
on the boandless ocean. The seas
are now as placid as the waters of
our inland lakes, which insures per-
tect freedom from sea-sickness, and
renders voyage enjoyable in the
extreme. ladies. particularly, who
contemplate visiting San Francisco
or elsewhere on the Pacific, should
by all means sail at this time. We
notice that nearly all the ships which
now arrive at this port have more or
less ladies on board, who hnve taken
advantage of the season to visit their
friends and relatives. In this con-
nectlon it may be well to state that
the Pacific Mail Steamship Compa-
ny ha redaced their fares to $40
cabin, so - a little money will
carry one a long ways.
RAILROAD Row. We learn that q
rumpus arose among the Chinese
gre. es on the narrow gauge railroad
last Friday, and that the coolies
went for their bosses with pistols
ETC., in a style that was ild-li
and "gland;" but the N lee ended
without bloodshed. The Celestials
struck for higher wages nd the re-
suit was they got ''tired out" after
which they cam" up tnis way and
went to grubbin. They came with
a whole fair grol nd full of trars on
Saturday, and hen tncy str, out
alongside of flock Of sheep vi the
road it was difficult to tell by the
din which were the S ,eep and which
were IL 9 Chinamen.-IamAM Re
porter.
STRANGE BUT TRUE.-The family
OF Judge Waldron, near Weston,
was sorely afflicted with that dread
full malady, dipttheria. Among the
victims was grown daughter, W 10
,7sfementfy prayed for ice. Tne
doctors forbid it; said it would kill
her the moment she eat thereof. Bat
vixen the tender father thought she
was lost, and desiring to let her suf-
fer for nothing, and to grant her
last request, he mounted a horse,
came to this city, procured the ice
and returned tc the bedside of his
dying child. She grasped it and eat
it like rock candy, and when she
had her fl she felt better and final
ly reco, eied.-W. ". WMchman.
RUBBIsH.-In another column will
be found an ordinance, passed at the
last session of the Common Council
which provides az " for depos
itlpg rubbish of a., kind in any
street or alley in this city open fol
travel. This is q necessary enact
ment, as many people are in the
habit of depositing their rubbish in
the streets and in the alleys, to the
no small inconvenience of the trav-
cling public. As the population oi
the city increases more stringent
laws will of necessity be enacted te
regulate its sanitary condition.
HEAVY TRAvEh.-Perry Hyde,
who has just returned from trip to
Ochoco, reports that sixty wagons
ofimmigrants passed him on his way
home, in four days. all bound fol-
the Palouse; also 10000 sheep, be ,
sides a goodly sprinkling of other
stock, and immigrants bound for
other points. He reports the road
by way of Mckenzie bridge, over
the mountains, in excellent condi-
tion for travelling and being work
ed and constantly improved. Port.
Telegram.
GUsH1NG.--The " w WatcAman
gusher over Mrs. Dunniway as fol-
lows: cat 10 o'clock, A. NJ, last
Tuesday. the Convention was called
to order, and Mrs. Dunniway, intro
duced by Col. George, read me-
mortal in favor of woman suffrooo