The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-02
NEWS ITEMS
.lAr. Axp rEanIroaIAL.

Union is now "a city, with Hon. sam
Hannah for mayor.
Tacoma had not been visited by frost
up TO the l2th of Decemoer.
A post Office called Novelty" has
been established IN King county w. i.
There are 100000 feet Of logs in
the Suobomish River waiting demand.
General Joseph Lane celebrated his
7Tth birthday on the l5th Of Decemoer'
Young lady comnl-. Jprs are EN-
p.ose e1 Iu lAe a-.s paper Offices at 10
IO-ia.
Report says that there are about 2,OJu
head of cattle being wiutered In oprag ue
River Valley.
Hop-growers Of Puget Sound DO not
find profitable year, owing, TO the dull
uess OF the market.
Much land has been taken ry settlers
along the rivers putting .alo Puget
sound during the past year
a quick~i ser lode which promises TO
5e very .i-. Nss recently discovered
near Olkiaud, iu the southern parl "i
tile State.
The cold weather has caused The
Squaw Laae D.tch CouPany to ~us-
prud cleaning up, every thing being
frozen hard.
Butter is worth 40 cents a pound az
Bose0urg. Many settlers 80 Eastern
Oregon own so many cows that they
cannot afford butter at all.
The Columbia opposite st. HeIens
was covered with ice half an inch in
thickness on Monday morning, but the
force Of the current soon broke it.
The rains OF last week enabled the
miners in Southern Oregon 20 COM
meuce work, but the cold spell now
prevailing has caused a temporary sus-
/ pension.
Messrs Kinney Bros, of Salem, have
got their flour aud wheat from the
sunken steamer, -. r. Church, ," though
in d damaged condition. 10 Is thought
tbat . oliOOOwIiI cover the loss.
The Whitman seminary at Walla
Nulla, under charge of Prof w. ID.
Lyman Is In tOurishiug condition.
Special attention is paid To students de
string 10 Go themselves for college.
The Walla Walla Statesman, sus-
pended ON the death OF the proprietor,
W. IL. Newell, has resumed publication
under the direction OF the widow. We
wish her success Iu the laaoriOus enter
/ prise.
Diphtheria still RACES ia portions of
/ UmatIlla county. Toe wife and two
children of @. q. Bean, Of Milton, died
recently OF the disease, the children on
the same day, aud the mother eight
/ days aiCerward.
| The sessions Of the Teachers InsG-
tute, held at Oregon City on Monday
ana tuesday OF this week, were largely
attended. The Institute met in the
basement Of the Baptist Church, and
tue work OF teachers showed great
earnestuess in their calling.
/ A widow lady named Thacker, living
IN 4amhIil county, was recently burned
out OF house aud home, aud with her
nve small children, made her wav 10
Sheridan On loot. Their condition was
destitute 10 the extreme. They re-
ceived generous aid IRON the people of
Sheridan.
/ There are teu ueu under sentence of
death lu this Slate-l0ur Indians at
/ Peudieton, for the murder of George
Co-gau last summer; James Johnson
aud Archie Brown, tor the murder Of
the iud Louis Joseph In this
city, Charley and An Lee, for tIe
murder of tie Chinese lad some time
ago DO the Juss-hGIse in Portland: ].
ID. whitney for tile murder of Onver
dIoerJnear Suoilmityi aud James Cook,
Tor the murder of George Craig i'm the
jali al The Dailes