, 1879-03-15
Concentrations from Exchanges.

On Horse prairie, In Montana. cattle are
dying OF "blaek leg" Down here, black
legs xiii some of our greenhorns.
A writer in the Teller pricks the bubble
anent the PAlouse gold fields He SAYS the
mines were worked out years ago, and We
know the same for fact
! The tremendous storms continue In the
south of France, where hundreds of people
are thrown on public charity by the destruc-
\ ton or inundation of their houses.
The governor general of Canada, in his
address to parliament, says he will press fo-
! the most vigorous prosecution of the con-
struc.ion of the Kansas Pacific railway.
Flour must be scarce in Lewiston, for the
last steamer brought up large quantity for
| the merchants. If this is not carrying
'lcoals to Newcastle, we would like to know
what the. call it.
The young prince imperial writes to
Rouher that he intends, ont of gratitude to
England, who has given him assistance and
Ia military education, to help her in subduing
the Zulps, The war may be considered as
ended
From our Montana exchanges we learn
that the bills introduced into the legislature
to exempt the Utah Northern from taxation
we're defeated by large majority. Only
two members voted in favor Of it. Twas
well and nobiy done,
Mr.: James Smith, OF silver Star, in Mon
tana, undertook to make a trip in a severe
snow storm. and became snow blind. He
then walked into a well Is feet deep, con-
tanning seven feet Of water, and remained
there seven hours, and is now getting well.
From Montana comes the glad tidings
that the miners are enthusiastic over their
prospects the ensuing season. We hope
that every blessed one Of them, from Captain
Mills. of the North West, to Tom Baker, of
the Mddisonidn. viii strike million lead
with the rest of the good fellows.
st. Louis exhibited case of swift justice
on the l4th ult James Beck, baggage
master Oh the Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad, was charged with robbing tie mail,
arrested, tried. convicted, and sentenced to
three years imprisonment III the penltentiary
the entire business being accomplished IN
four hours.
On the evening of the 81 inst, Restriction
Bill Hayes was burned in esigy at Oregon
City. The cremation of the usurper presi-
dent of this republic was witnessed ty 4
vast assemblage of people. and tn unanimous
VOICE was strong against the WGrkingm ems
enemy and Chinese lover.
General Banks thinks the salary OF the
Massachusetts, United States marshalship-
S25, 600 year-is about what he deserves,
and is anxious to be confirmed. II he would
,,r,,E,ll h.rnvarl
somewhere, he would have the satisfaction
of earning the first honest money he ever
earned IN his hfe.
Captain B0ynton. while floating down the
Ohio river In his rubber suit on the 9th
ult., was caught in 4 gorge near u ellsvilie,
O., and nearly crushed to death. His gun
filed with water, and all attempts to fire
distress signals failed He finally succeeded,
however in eXtricatIng himself from his
perilous situation
Dispatches from Fort Benton state that
Black Catfish at the head OF 1000 Yank-
| ton Sioux warriors are camped in tine Little
Rockies, l20 miles north from Fort Benton
They are well known to be hostile fact are
| the worst marauders on the frontier. They
say that tle buffalo have deserted the coun-
try, and some of the tribes are almost IN a
starving condition.
Lo, the poor Indian comes to the front as
a MINER. The Palouse Gd-ene says that an
Indian Is ready tn show the whites where
gold can be gathered by the sack full. That
country was pTospected for gold years before
there was head Of grain raised there. We
advise the settlers to leave the thing alone
They viii make more money raising golden
grain than gathering golden sands.
Some of our exchanges are censuring Gov
ernor Thayer for practicing law while IN
Office Well, if the Governor Is poor man
we don't know his financial condition
can't support family in the style OF gov,
ernOr of sovereign state" on $500, and
is necessarily compelled to carr money, or
steal it Ike Woods, and i he is willing to
work, hadn't we better let lim--Coos Bay
Ee,-S.
The election of General Chester A, Arthur
as chairman of the republican central COM
mittee of New York, by unanimous vote,
is taken as an Indication that Senator Ccnk-
ling is still master of the situation IN the
metropolis; in other words, that he still
has control of the party organization. The
New York ReruH concludes from tins fact
that his partisaIs will have 1t Ill their power
to control the next republican state conven-
ton.
ID. H. Stearns 4 Co, of Portland, have
lately published, in pamphlet form, the ac-
count of the growth and progress OF Oregon
for the last ten years. 1t says that Portland
in 1868 contained population OF 6,IlI, now
it is Il, ,225 Then the census OF the whole
state was 90. COS, now 1t Is s56VO0. In
1868, they reported $4,000 bushels OF wheat
last wear IT amounted TO 5000, 600 bushels,
The pamphlet contains much information re-
speeting Washington Territory 1t viii be
mailed to the outside world OF intending im-
migrants for 2j cents
A New Orleans dispatch says: The In
dietmepts found ssge time ago by the grand
iury against j. Madison Wells and A r.
Dumas, proprietors OF the bonded warehouse,
have been filed but not gwen To the public
1t is stated that Wells as ahsrsea y,th ac-
cepting bribe for procuring office for GER
tain party. Dumas is charged with having
offered 20 bFibe IN officer OF the government
to procure an office Deputy Collector An
derson was to-day arraigned before the
court, aud ordered to produce the pay rolls
of the custom house before the grand jury.
Colonel Trowbridge, member Of the New
York assembly from Kings county, has
scheme to take the place of the numerous
propositions and bills offered in the legisla-
ture regarding convict labor and protection
of honest industry, which excites curious
comment His resolutions call upon CON
gress to set apart Alaska, or some other
portion of the common territory, for penal
colony, to which the several states may ban
ish their convicts, under proper conditions,
each state maintaining its ovn criminals.
He says that by making Alaska penal col
ony, we shall free the country from convict
labor, find useful employment tor many
army officers, extend our territory. and open
new channels of trade leading to the devsi-
ooment of mines and other resources ~ that
region.
p-;,oa L on;, Nanoleon and retinue sailed