, 1878-05-25
News of the Day.

Mr. Chandler, of Illinois, goes to Idaho as
surveyor general.
In the territoria, asylum there are now ~
patients, 5S males and IA females.
Names Greenbackers will endeavor to
| settle the universe, June D.
The Emperor of Russia still holds out for
war with England, and will not yield SIN
gle point.
1t is to be toped that the efforts OF GER
tain Oregon papers to stir up an Indian war
Will not be successful
The Nez Perces prisoners at Fort Leayen-
worth have petitioned to be liberated, prom
Using to be good indians.
1t is reported that an earthquake recently
| occurred in Venezuela, by which SIX hun
dred persons were killed.
In San Francisco the German'speaking
section of the Worhingmen's party have
repudiated Kearney
The British squadran on the Pacific sta
ton is to be reinforced by the turret-ship
| Thund.rer and the corvette 1enedos.
Prince Louis Nopoleon was drawn for
service in the French army. He obtained
exemption as the son of a widow.
The steamship California, recently built
at Philadelphia, for the Oregon trade, has
been sold to the Russian government.
James B. Mix of Rochester has informed
a correspondent that Mrs Tiltons confession
is part Of conspiracy, and that Beecher Is
innocent of the crime charged.
A marriage at common law is valid, nc
. -k.,tf flaS Sfafs.
provide. At least the United States Su
preme court says 50.
Over seven feet of water fell on the Rus
sian River valley, California, since Novem'
bes last. The result has been very detri'
mental to the fruit crop, the soil being toe
wet.
Deadwood keeps up its reputation as the
murderer's paradise Scarcely day passes
without one or more shooting serapcs, and
In the majority Of instances both OF the
combatants get killed.
| A gentleman, who few days ago travelled
over the Dalles and Sandy wagon road,
states that wagons can pass from Portland
| to the lower end of the Cascades, and thai
the road is an excellent one and in good
condition.
Arizona and this territory are absorbing
most of the idle element Of California Lat,
advices indicate that there are but few idle
men outside of San Francisco, and the most
of those seem to prefer poverty IN the city II
| plenty In the country.
A young man tried in Louden county,
Va, recently, for shooting into a crowd who
visited him the night of his marriage as 9
calathumpian band, thereby killing one oI
the party, was sent to the penitentiary fol
eighteen years.
Only one cargo of Pacific coast wheat ar
rived at Liverpool during the past week.
There are now thirty cargoes of wheat
| en- route from California for Europe, and
thirteen cargoes atloat from Oregon for the
same destination, making fifty earsoes In all
The Kearneyits in San Francisco have ap
pointed committee to wait npon jaime:
! Flood, to ask HIM to give them the moderate
sum of forty thousand dollars wherewith IL
establish white laundrlcs. We scarce re
quire to I've told what the answer given t.
this deputation will be, bat We suppose thai
a refusal Will subject Mr. Flood to all man
ner OF abuse at the next sand Let meeting
! Those who are insanely talking about re
ducing the army would do well 10 remem
ber what must be apparent to all, that com
munism is increasing rapidly in all of the
large cities of this country, and in order tC
suppress it an increased force will be re-
quired. Communism, within the pas
twelve months, has been eagerly reinforced
by importations from Europe, and has ef
feeted something like a general organization
1t is believed by those whose means of in
formation are the best, that the presen
summer viii not pass without witnessing ;
more desperate and serious uprising thai
| those OF last YEAR