, 1879-03-08
Concentrations from Exchanges.


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I All the senators from the Pacific coast wer
unanimous in their support Of the aati-Chi
nese bill.
! Green grass and spring flowers have airead
put in an appearance on the Umatilla river; 5
saws the Weston Leader,
/ We are informed that Messrs. A. Mctireyor
John Brearley and some capitalists of Sal
Francisco, intend soon to start wholesale mer
camille house in Lewiston.
Flamariau. of Paris, believes the moon To b
inhabited and says he will construct tele
scope large enough ta prove it, If one million
francs are placed at his disposal
So far rs we can learn, not more than thre
per cent. at the stock within 75 miles of thi
valley have died from the severe winter. Mos
of this has been in COWS and calves
Wooden corks are new article of manufac
ture. The wood is first made soft and plan
by being deprived of its resinous and glutinau
properties by process known only to the in
ventof,
The st. Louis Glotc-Democat puts Oregon
down among the States whose delegates to th,
next National Democratic Convention vii
vote for S. j. Tiiden the candidate for ia,
Presidency.
The ChicaS, Times calls the Mississippi rive,
Improvement commission bill "this giSanti,
scheme of southern rapaeIty." How is it about
that back-pension grab of 500, ,OO0, 900, which
is exclusively Northern affair.
The damage done to the Lewiston ditch b,
The thaw is estimated at $500; The mill com
pany have suffered about $500; the Iapwa
damage to the agency will be abcpt eight thou
sand doliars--1eiter.
a. C. E,lmmds. the Oregon mechanic, was
stricken with paralysis recently while speaking
at public meeting in Woodland, Yolo county
California His left side is entirely useless
he has lost the use of his left eve, and is suffer
ing great agony at his residence in that city.
The governor of Arizona has signed what the
dispatches term - the iniguitnus railroad bill.
\ large mass meeting was heii and stirring
speeches made denouncins it. The sense OF
the meeting was, that 1t was an Infamous job,
and virtually bankrupts Maricopa and cripples
favapai counties.
The Idaho legislature ilas adjourned As we
fcresaw, the Utah NorShern railroad company
tried every plan to get their road exempted
from taxation, but ,he members, if not possessed
Of supeTahun'iance Of talent were shrew,l
and honest men, and their agents had to return
sadly holneward very unsuccessful.
Unless attacked, the British forces in South
Africa will confine their operations to the
maintenance of the strate.etical position on the
border until stongly reinforced Two hundfe,l
volunteers from Port Elizabeth will relieve The
SSth regiment at King WilliamStOwn, so Is to
permit the latter 20 go 20 the front.
Rich strikes of gold and silver bearing quartz
ere continually occurring in Boise Basin. The
last were in the Forest King" near Idaho
city, which is from four to six feet wide and
will mill from $50 to 500 per ton. Another
was in the " Belshazzer mine on Fall creek,
the ore is decomposed quartz and will yield
- - to the pan.
The Baltimore papers contain accounts of
the elopeInent of Lieut.. Fletcher Of tn navy,
aged 40 Years and a married man with wife
and two children, and Miss Baily, 4 society
belle, aged Is. The affair creates much ex-
citement in society circles Lieut. Fletcher Is
citizen of Washington, and his wife bei3nss
to one Of the best families here. He is q
brother of Lieutenant Fletcher Of the 2,st In
fantry.
The New York HcruH thinks the telegrayls
rerar,lin; the situation IN Alaska, AMI British
sunboats appealed to to protect the American /;
there. mast be delightful news to the econom-
ical Congressman who see in this unprsce-
pairing aad Scrapn9 down process 20 which The
naval estimates have been subjected dnring the
past several years. The country .--i' re. en-,
ahiaI to sae how ecnnnn,y- -,-sFei'Sthens national
bo,,nr ,,ben v.~,-s,tly applied t. national pol
In 4 recent engagement in Central America,
between the government troops and Tevolu-
;iouilt<, - men We're killed The revolution
lists had rather the worst Of the battle. The
state Of Cauca Is invaded by 5000 AntioquianS,
and the neighharins states are called upon for
men anl arms to rerel the inyade4s- Some
hard fighting and the expenditure Of a million
Or more of money will he necessary to restore
order The national troops in Panama vii! he
at 20) men 60 preserve the integrity
Df transit, menaced by the revolutions fire.
aueutly occurring.
Col. Green, of Fort Boise, closel the cele-
bration # the 22d of February with his com
mand, by firing thirteen Shells after dark, in
hoGor If the oil thirteen States of the Union.
The gun WAS elevated 1T IN angle of about II
le-,rees, and the fuse was made so as to burst
the shell when it had sped to its greatest
height, full 5000 feet. The bursting of the
shells WAS beautiful sight viewed from Boise
City. The shell could be seen when it left the
gun, and the report reached us about three sec
nndS after; then followed the report OF the
shells five seconds later, which gave the I'LL
preston that two guns were being fired off.
Immense dana ,e has been done in Northern
Idaho and the Palouse country by the freShets.
The Teller says: OF She damage done we have
had but partial reports. At 3 o'clock P. NJ, on
Monday, the saw and grist mill at the Lapwai
agency, with considerable quantity of wheat,
were undermined AMI swept away into and
lown the Clearwater. Two men, Nicholson
1 49,
gave way, were swept out into and down the
'iver about ons-and a half mills before they
:nulji be rescued, and their ultimate escape
roTa death, was almost miraculous. Much
'ther damage was done along the l.apwai cree K
The Boise Statesman If the 18th inst. says.
Hon. J. FL. Slater, u. 5. Senator elect from
)r,g ,gon, passed through this city Sunday night.
N r0ute for Washington Mr.. Slater was un
lerstood to say that he did not think there
vas any probability If an extra session of con-
,ress- The object of his visit t. the national
.apital at this time is to'look after the inter
sts Of 4 railroad to connect the Columbia riv.
With Eastern Oregon-presumably the Column
ia river and Blue Mountain road. In former
lines Mr.. Slater was interested in placer min
NJ near Auburn, Oregon; when Julr- 4.
Heed If this city and J. II. Wickersham.
hief clerk of the present house, were his neigh
'bIS anu lelioW ulUeTs-
The Columbia Chronicle says: In the record
f mysteries we have one more to chronicle
Dir. j. y. Thompson, Of this city, recently dis
overed one of his milk cows refused to ca. and
ave strong symptoms Of sickness, and re-
NAMED in this morbid condition for several
lays when she died the gentleman desiring to
:itisty himself u the caus- OF his loss, made
Internal examination, the result of which was.
e found 4 twisted hair-pin penetrating the |
eart; it had, when discovered penetrated 10
he depth Of over an inch and a half i; entering
ear the base of the heart and directed toward
he left auricle, doubtless reaching that cavity.
Around this hair pin, modification had taken |
lace when examination was made. This is a !
act to which there are many witnesses. though |
he teachings of the vitality Of The heart would |
ead many to disbelieve it The animal swal- |
owed the hair-p while eating and it doubt |
es found its way through the Rsophagus
swalloml to the heart
A POINT FOR GIBBoN.-Here Gibbon |