The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-26
RECENT EVENTS.

Grant will return home little more
than year hence, ria India and Cali
fornia
Senator McPbersou's residence at
Woodbridge, \. J., was burned on the
night Of the 22d
The export Of trade dollars during
nine months Of 1873 has been ouly ST.
6OO,SS0 against IS, 30, 600 last year.
DIR. Hoyt, grave robber at Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, has been sentenced to one
years imprisonment and payment Of
$1,000
The severest snow storm since 1871
visited Northern New York on the 23d.
and is still raging. Full three feet Of
snow has fallen on a level, and is badly
drifted.
Armed bands ofdesperadoes from New
Mexico infest the FL Paso district,
Texas. and show such signs Of making
trouble that it is feared that the court
cannot be held.
a statue Of Charles Sumner, author
lied by a meeting in Faneuil hall in
March, 1874, was unveiled on the 23d
by Governor Rice. The statue is in the
public garden in Boston.
On January 1st, the secretary Of the
treasury will again issue circular call
ing the attention Of bankers to the four
/ per cent. loan and inviting subscriptions
on terms already published.
Secretary Thompson has cabled to
General Grant permission for some per-
soaal friends to accompany him on
board the United States steamship
"Bichmond" while cH route to India.
The Tribune says that in year the
Northern Pacific Railroad will be in
working order to point one hundred
miles west Of Bismark, on the Missouri
River. This will give easy access to the
Black Hills region.
The movement Of precious metals is
in favor Of this country, notwithstand-
ing the large return Of our bonds from
abroad Statistics show that this year
We have kept nearly all our gold and
imported a little silver.
The jury in the case of james f. Wha.
len against General Sheridan, on tria
in the United States circuit court during
the last three weeks, has brought in ,
verdict for defendant. The suit was 70
the recovery of 100000 for seizure Of tn,
Kiloue plantation in st. Charles parish
Louisiana, la August, 1867, and tn
ejeetmeut Of Whalen, by military orde
Of General Sheridan, who was then mil
itary governor.
The directors of the Mount Sinai hos
pital considered the profier Of $50. 600 10y
ex-Judge Henry Hilton on behalf Of Mrs
\. T. Stewart, aud discussed the com
munication by mail aud telegraph from
Hebrews Of Cincinnati, advising the re
fusal Of the money. They finally voteC
unanimously that the gift should not b.
accepted through Judge Hilton, aud tn
secretary was authorized 10 write a let
ter to that effect
The papers declare that the New
Hampshire tramp law has proved
! great sHccv,-. \ year ago the country
towns we're az the mercy Of horde O
wandering vagrauts, who despoile,
property, threatened lives and sprea,
terror in households. Now lite an,
. property are secure. Women and chill
T dren come aud % ia safety, and the oil,
curse is almost entirely relieved withou
injury to any deserving poor.
Bsyard Taylor, United States minis
ter To Berlin, died at that city OF
Wednesday of last week, ofdrop-y. Th
/ Tri5mc's Berlin dispatch says that tn
deceased gentleman was a universal IA
vorile Tue Emperor, Crown Prince, ant
Bismarck greatly esteemed Taylor
whose appointment as minister to TIL
court was extremely welcome 10 them
Mrs Taylor and her daughter devoted.
5 nursed him duriug his long illness, an
{ their bereavement is indescFibably sad
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