, 1878-06-01
News Items.

The run al salmon THIS year Ill the 10
lumbia is unusually light
Judge Greene, of the Supreme court ot
this territory, has been re-anpointed and
confirmed
The bill providing for the sale of timber
lands in California, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington territory has become a law.
Pretended Russian emi.rants are passing
through Germany, believed to be seamen on
their way t" America, To man cruisers
The Socialistic Labor party of New York
have issued an appeal to the people of the
United States, stating their AIMS and objects.
The new steamship OIrgon beat her own
time on the last trip down t" San FrancISc"
from Portland, making the run from dock
to dock III fifty hours
4 dispatch from Const"ntinople reports
that the RusSians have again advanced their
entire liue slightly, without, however, vio-
latIng the neutral zone.
4 terrific rain storm and flood occurred liz
Colorad" 4 few days since, dong great dam
aye IN beaver and on the railroads IN that
section. Several lives We're lost.
Col Lnsenbeel, an old army officer is
clear headed and logical. He says the Sioux
are the worst Indians III the business, be-
cause there are more Of them.
In New York, = sow days ago, Peralta ac-
conpIished his feat of RIDING 305 miles IN
fifteen consecutive hours, IN Il Enurs and Il
E.;ont"s-having ~ minutes to spare.
The news comes from Ottawa Canada,
t-l.to tie :n.ninlon government has been no
titled by the Imperial government that wa,
between England and l.uSSia is inevitable.
In the constitutional convention to be
held III June, a name viii he chosen for the
new state. The Seattle Ti-;b"ne says: SO
far as We can ascertain, Columbia is the ia
vorite, and Columbia 1t probably Will be.
Hon. 4. p. Washburnr, ex-ministcr to
France, Is visiting Oregon. All the Port
land sn"Ls and tutt-hunters are highly elatei
over the prospect OF being able to do hom-
aye to 81 distinguished citizen. The
usual trip to the Cascades, is a matter OF
course.
Seattle had a chance, says the Afeiiyence,,
in the early spring not only to reassure but
to insure her fortunes AMI commercial pres
tige by q maSterly push ON the line ot the
Seattle and Walla Walla railroad. That
ought never to have been allowed to lag or
drop.
Last week, while hunting near st. Helens,
in Oregon, Judge Dennison raistook his
brother, ID. {. DeuniSon, for a deer, dis
charged two shots at him before discovering
his mistake-the last only taking effect, in
the tieshy part of lis thigh. intiictinga very
painful but not fatal wound
\ Washington telegram. dated May 25th,
says: Senator Mitchell to-day offered his
bill making an appropriation of 500, 900 for
continuing the construction OF the canal and
locks at the Columbia river cascades as al
amendment tn the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, and gave notice that on Mon
day next he viii address the senate on It's
purport.
\ very remarkable and highly favorable
example of Indian justice comes to Us from
Dakota territory. According TO the state
ment Of the dispatch al Indian buck com
mitted M outrage upon an aged squaw, and
IN retaliation she killed her abuser. The
friends of the dead HAL held council upon
the matter; decided that the woman had
done right; and instead Of taking revenge
upon her they loaded her with gifts. and
sent her IN peace 10 her home