, 1879-05-22
Local and News Items.

REAL estate is said to be rapidly rising
in Victoria, owing to late railroad reports
PORTLAND merchants are trying to
break up powerful dray and truck mo-
nopoy in that city.
SINCE the wreck of the Great Republic
fares have gone up between Portland ana
San Francisco, to $l5 cabin, and $40 steer
age.
ANEW treaty with Mexico is engross-
inc the attention of Congress, and n COM
mittee has been appointed to take the mat
ter into consideration.
ACCORDING to the bill introduced Tor
that purpose, the new custom house and
bonded warehouse at Portland will cost
one hundred thousand dollars.
THE "Oregonian" has received assur-
aaces from one of the trustees that a SUR
vy will soon be made for tlle extension
Of the Olympla-Tenino railroad to the
Chehals river.
BoRN.-In Olympic, W. T., on the llth
inst, to the wife of John Hawthorne
son. Also, to the wife of Clement John-
son, son. In Tumwater w. H., on the
9th inst, to the wife of 5. n, Cooper
daughter,
The "Transcript" is again bulling Hall
blay stock. According to that veraclous
sheet Mr.. Hall is now Governor of this
territory, butt is scarcely necessary to
add-the report needs confirmation. -
"Standard."
The Puyallup Tobacco Company was
Incorporated on the 9th inst, with a capi-
tai stock of one hundred thousand dollars.
Cigar making has commenced and the
people are now almost as happy as If they
were raising hops.
AT the conclusion Of the court OF in
Quiry relative to the loss OF the steamship
Great Republic, the license Of Capt. Car
roll was suspended for the term OF SIX
months, and that of Pilot Doig for the
term OF twelve months.
The grand jury tor Clackamas county,
0gn, has returned a true bill against the
trio, King, Bernard and Fairchi!d. The
Indictment charges these men with being
the murderers of Mrs. Hager, on the 18th
OF February last. The time for trial has
not been set.
We acknowledge the receipt Of the May
number of d. W. Prentsce's Monthly
Musical Journal" of Portland, Oregon,
price per year only 75 cents. Every per-
son who owns piano or organ should
subscribe for this valuable monthly. The
present number contains three pieces OF
choice new music, worth at retail at least
one dollar.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, of
Washington Territory, met in Seattle, on
Tuesday OF last week, John NJ. Swan, G.
NJ, presiding. The session closed We'd
hesday night. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: G. G.. llew-
it, G. NJ; DIG. NJ, w. IL. Pumphrey;
u. W., A. Reiss; G.. S., L. n. Ford; G..
IT. G. W. Hall; G.. r., w. w. Evans.
The Grand Lodge will convene again, for
installation, Oh the 18th Of June.
The Tacoma "Herald" says there seems
'obe a diversity of opinion in regard to
lI'e amount OF hops to be cultivated on the
raciiic coast this season; but nevertheless
MS evidently true that the acreage in the
vest has been quite materially reduced.
ine hop crop in Puyallup Valley will not
yeas large as that of last season. 1t Is
estimated that about twenty per cent. OF
meyars ARE either plowed up or neglect
w. The remaining portion is being cul-
a'ated, but not rs thoroughly, perhaps,
asit was last season. The vines In some
p'aces are quite thrifty.