The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-15
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.

Umatilla River is reported very high.
The State Journal, published at Eu-
gene City, begins its fifteenth volume.
The Boise assay Office is closed, the
appropriation therefor being exhausted.
Measles are. breaking out in Albany.
One family has six cases. Rather self
ish.
A paper to be called the Times will
be issued at Waitsburg, Washington
Territory, in March.
The HlteIIigeHcer says that govern
ment bonded warehouse is greatly
needed at Puget Sound.
The commissioners of Washington
county have required the taxes in that
county TO be paid 10 gold.
James @. Swan, of Port Townsend,
has been given the charge Of the life
saving station at Neah Bay.
John Monteith, an old and highly re-
spected citizen Of Albany, died in that
city last Sunday, of consumption.
William Carter, of Columbia county,
Washington Territory, lost five children
out of seven in the space Of twelve days
by diphtheria.
\ petition is being circulated at Walla
buy new fire engine. They are tired
Of the brakes and want a steamer.
The report that the bridge across the
South Umpqua was washed away by
the high water was untrue, as it is still
standing and in as good condition as
ever.
DIR. Marion, who has succeeded Major
Mallet as Indian agent at the Tulalip
Reservation, has a large force Of Indians
at work grubbiug out stumpsi and will
put in large crop during the coming
season.
Annexation of Northern Idaho cOun-
ties would be of immense advantage to
Washington Territory, as they have al
ready about six millions of taxable
property, and nearly eight thousand
residents.
The Tacoma Lodge Library contains
about 1000 volumes of standard works,
and in the reading-room (which is heated
and open every day, free to all papers
are kept constantly on file from all parts
Of the United States.
1t is stated that the acting Governor.
Hon. :. +. Chadwick, has appointed Mr..
/ VIM. L. Gray, of Salem, ana Mr.. Walter
Y. Smith, son of Hon. J. ;. Smith, Of
l Portland, as commissioners for Oregon,
to attend the Worlds Fair at Paris.
a San Francisco paper says: 1--WE
| understand that the Central Pacific
| Railroad have concluded a contract
with the Seattle Coal Company for one
/ years supply, cay 5000 tons per month,
or more, if required, at price far below
/ anything in that line ever before Con-
summated on this coast" !"
The Walla Walla Watchn7nn saws:
shingles and clapbOards are very scarce,
and yet able bodied, robust, and strong
men will hang around, grOwl and curse
the country and say there is no work.
! Why don't you strike out with ak, frOw
and shaving knife and make shingles.
There is money in it and no license to
pay. Strike out, we say, and do some
thing"
Last Saturday L. 5. Marshal Waters
served papers on the Salem FIGURING
Mills Company, suit having been insti-
tuted against this company in the L.
;. District Court. The complaint is
made by w. ;. Oiiphant, of Salem, and
alleges that the said company have,
contrary to the law of the United States,
and for the purpose of deceiving the
public, been branding flour made at
their mills with the word patent
while they had no authority of the gov
ernment to do so. The complaint goes
on at great length, and finally winds up
by asking damages for the government
10 the sum of $50, 1000. IU is said that in
a case Of this kind, if damages are reeov-
cred, the informant receives One-half
and the balance goes TO the United States
government. J. @. Thornton is the at
tOrney for the informant.