The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-11
REnENT EVENTS.


ing nominees of the Republican caucus
Democrats and Republicans voting for
them.
The New Jersey Legislature was or
eanized on the sth inst. by the election
of George c. Ludlow President Of the
Senate, and John Egan Speaker Of the
House.
The HeraIds Washington special says
that the President will not send in any
nominations for New York. His friends
saw the matter has degenerated into a
mere squabble.
Samuel Bowles, editor of the Spring
field Republican, had a recurrence OF
serious effusion at the base Of the brain
Saturday night, and now lies in very
PROSTATE condition.
Colonel Shafter, a member Of the sub
committee on military affairs, recently
stated that there was less stealing on
the Texas border during the past year
than in any former one.
The Tri5me's Washington special
says the impression in diplomatic cir
cles is that the President and Cabinet
will soon, possibly this week, decide
favorably concerning the recognition Of
Diaz.
Mrs. Hayes first reception at the ex-
ecutive mansion January 5th was nu-
merously and brilliantly attended by
the diplomatic corps, army and navy
officers, and private citizens. Many la
dies were present.
Hon. Nathan Porter, a prominent
member of the San Francisco bar, and
member of the State Senate from Ala
media county, died on the morning OF
the 9th inst, at Sacramento, of neural
gia of the heart, aged sixty-two years.
The subcommittee of the House COM
mittee on ways and means, of which
Wood is chairman, on the sth further
considered the internal revenue and
tariff bills upon which they are now
prepared to report to the full committee
Governor Conner, of Massachusetts
j offers facts that there has been but one
] conviction in Maine for murder since
| the abolition of the death penalty, il
D refutation of the argument that car
nival of crime would follow such aboli'
f ton.
: a Washington dispatch Of January
D sth says: "This afternoon Lincoln Hal
4 was crowded with spectators, principally
= women, at the opening of the Woman
Suffrage Convention. Mrs. DIR. Lozier
d President, read the annual address
It Speeches were made by Mrs. Hooker
b and Mrs. Harbank."
e Dispatches from various points il
:, New England show that the cold ha
d been intense the past week, ranging
from 249 below zero at Nashua, New
n Hampshire, 10 below zero at Fort Fair
ID field, Maine. Along the Hudson th
fl thermometer marked several degree
v below zero. In New York City it wa
J. I49 above zero on the 9TH, and becoming
i colder.
It Special agent Nudge, of the Treasur,
department, has filed a report with Sec
n retary Sherman charging a violation G
,s law, gross carelessness, and incOmpe
p tency upon the officers appointed to in
n spect bonded goods for shipment from
- New York to inland ports of entry. H
- is Of the opinion that the United State
- is defrauded yearly of millions Of revenu
by this carelessness.
~ a bloody fight took place few day
ago on the south side of Red River, il
the panhandle Of Texas, between hunt
. ing parties of Cheyenne, Pawnee, an,
= Arapahoe Indians. Thirty Cheyenne
and twelve Pawnees are said to havu
! been killed. The loss Of the Arapahoe
is not stated. The cause Of the fgh
was the trespass Of the Pawnees on tn,
hunting ground of the Cheyennes.
Representative Dwight, Bremen, anC
Knapp, subcommittee of the Hous,
: committee on coinage, etc, have agreed
that in the event of the enactment o
the Bland silver bill they will repor
favorably upon the pending bills for tn,
= establishment of the mints at st. Louis
= Cincinnati and Quincy, Illinois, and fo
re-opening the mints at Charlotte
North Carolina, and New Orleans.
The HeralFs Washington speeia
says: "Persons who claim to speak will
a knowledge of what is going to be don,
when the Senate again meets, asser
: that Senator COnkling will either offe
Is himself or will have offered a carefully
y drawn resolution, reeiting that ther
l. are grave accusations, made upon ap
, pareutly good authority, involving tn,
+ right of the President to the Office hel,
e by him, and that such accusations ough
,e to be set at rest by official inquiry int,
& the alleged facts"
Discussing the silver bill, the WorlC
l. charges that its real purpose is to defea
u resumption next January by keeping
. the question of the gold payment Of th,
II bonds in doubt, and thus preventing re
funding or the securing Of gold enough
to resume upon. This indirect preven
II ton Of resumption they expect to follow
by an unlimited greenback imitation
and extravagant national expenditure
= in order to make an outlet for green
|" backs, and, as they say, start again tn
wheels Of industry.
u
ar The editor of the WOmdn's Words,