The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-15
RECENT EVENTS.

The President, March llth, nominated
John W. Hoyt, of Wisconsin, Governor
of Wyoming Territory.
It is reported that Sitting Bulls band
is starving, and would gladly surrender
if they could keep their ponies.
Senator Mitchell has introduced bill
authorizing the construction Of a bridge
across the Willamette at Portland.
Afrein Jersey City March l1th burned
out ninety-eight families. Two per-
sons were fatally injured pecuniary
loss comparatively small.
The Cubans residing in New York
and neighborhood have resolved to send
men and means to their faithful COM
patriots who still struggle to win the
independence Of their native island.
In consequence of an alarming spread
of typhus fever at st. Petersburg, many
families are leaving the city. The
number of fresh cases is estimated be-
tween three and four hundred daily.
The Worlds Washington special says
that several Of the leading chairmen Of
committees of the House and Speaker
are united in the effort to secure adjourn
ment of Congress by the 2Oth Of June.
Senator Mitchell introduced in the
/ Senate, March 11th, bills appropriating
5000 for surveying and buoying Coos
Bay harbor and bar, and providing for
the improvement Of Coquille River at a
cost of s25,OOO.
The Hcrald's Atlanta special says
that a tornado occurred there on March
10th. The Episcopal Church was de-
stroyed, and eighteen Of the congrega-
tion wounded. Several other churches
were injured. The City Hall has been
entirely unroofed, and car shed of the
railroad depot unsettled.
A snow storm exceeding in violence
and duration that Of any previous sea
son set in at Cheyenne, on March 7th
and continued till about noon March
9th. But little damage was done in tn,
city. All the trains, however, of the
Union Pacific were blockaded, and the
snow piled in immense drifts all ovel
the country.
A Norfolk dispatch states that tn,
=. United States steamer plymouth ,
now under repairs, has orders to put L
sea as soon as out Of the machinists
hands, deferring all other repairs unit
her return. The plymouth" goes direc
to San Domingo, disturbances Their
having caused the American Consul Il
be imprisoned and interests Of American
citizens to be imperiled.
The Tlibmc's Washington specia
says there are indications that the Pres
ident has abandoned all idea OF harmon
izing factions in the Republican part!
in Louisiana by any appointments h
, may make, and that he has settled OF
the purpose to appoint some man no
identified with either side as collecto
. Of the port Of New Orleans, to be fol
lowed by sweeping changes in othe
3 offices.
Inc Journals Washington specia
= says: "The Secretary Of the Treasur,
has been strongly urged to buy silve
; bullion with gold, but he is not incline
, to do so, believing it injudicious to US
the surplus gold in the Treasury for thi
9 purpose. II is claimed he can save eigh
per cent. by paying gold for the bullio
needed to coin the new silver dollars
The director Of the mint has received
number of offers for the sale Of bullio
to the government in accordance wit
the provisions Of a recent circular, an
from the amount offered it is believe
the present price cannot be mai ntained.