, 1879-01-16
TeIeJraphiC Summary.

WASulNGroN, Jan. l2.-The fol. F.
lowing postal changes have been
made during the past week: Office
estabIished-Pataha City, Columbia
Co., Washington Territory, Chas. +.
Stiles, postmaster. Postmaster ap .
pointcd-Jas. T. Berry, ChehaIis,
Lewis Co., Washington Territory.
SAN Francisco, Jon. lin the
Senate yesterday Mitchell made a
speech in advocacy of the bill ap
propriating 100000 to commence
the construction of breakwater
and harbor of refuge at some point
between the straits of Fuca and the
AID parallel, to be selected by the
board Of engineers of he Pacific
coast.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Jan. 1l.--Dis-
patches covering the stats from the
extreme north and as far south as
Santa Clara and Monterey counties,
report fine rain with heavy fall OF
snow on the coast range and Sierra
Nevada, extending low down on the
foot hills.
PORTLAND, Jan. 14.-The steam.
ship Oregon arrived fr ON Willow
Bar, Monday, and will sail Friday
for Frisco.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA report
of the condition of the American
tron trade of the past year has Just
been completed 1t states that the
production of pig iron in the United
States in 1877 was 2,3l4,5S5 tons
and in 1878 2,3S2,000 tons.
PoRrLMOUTH, Jan. 12.-Commo.
dore John Guest, commandant at
Portsmouth Navy Yard, died to-day.
BosToN. Jan. 13.---It is feared the
steamer Homer is lost. She has not
been heard from since leaving here
for Liverpool Dec. 18th.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-General
Frisbie, formerly of California, is
about establishing bank in the City
of Mexico, and also contemplates
organizing transportation and
banking company there enabling
American manufactures to compete
with French and others who deal
with foreign countries through the
medium of their bankers.
LONDON, Jan. 13.-THe Italian
bark Luigi Olivari, from Philadel.
phia for Siloth, has been wrecked
near White Haven. All but eight
of her crew were lost.
THE HAGUE, Jan. h3.-Prince
Henry, of the Netherlands. brother
of King William, died to-day.
NEwBuRYPoRT, Mass. Jan. g.
Caleb Gushing died last night.
BosroN, Jan. 2.--Gov. Talbot was
inaugurated to-day. His message
shows that the funded debt of the
state is $4,000, aga, and that there is
low no temporary loan.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 3.--Scarlet fever
is decimating miners at Silver lslets
in Lake Superior. Sixteen out Of
160 have died in week.
CHICAGO, Jan. SIN the first FIVE
working days of the new year Sec
retary Sherman sold $2S,0O0,0O0 of
the four per cent. bonds, a fact un
precedented in the history of fund
ing operations. Banks which have
six per cent. bonds on deposit with.
the treasury, to secure their circula-
tion, are Withdrawing them to sell
before the premium drops off and
replacing them with four per cents.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.--Represent
alive Cox to-day introduced bill
providing for taking census in June.
The schedules Of inquiries at the
tenth census are the same as those
contained in the act for taking the
census of 1850, with some additional
provisions. Three million dollars is
fixed as the maximum cost Of the
census. The bill proposes the sub
yention to any state or territory
which, during the intermediate five
years, may take census and report
TO the Secretary of the Interior, the
government in such case to pay half
The cost.