The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-18
GENERAL NEWS.

Mrs. OIiNer : suit against - ulou Naui-
eron will come up again in January.
The Democrats of New York got one
State office. Engineer and Surveyor.
The Democrats have over so majority
on joint ballot in the Louisiana Legs
lature.
General Malone has been elected o
;. Senator from Virginia, to succeed
Withers.
Commander Chester. of the L. :
Navy, died at Vallejo, Cal, on Monday
morning.
General Grant arrived at Philadelphia
on the l4th, thus completing his tour
Of the world.
Qnite a sum has been raised by the
House Of Representatives tor the suffer
ing poor of Ireland.
During the four months ending on the
18th, STl Ca, $50 in gold was received at
New York from Europe
Kemhle has resigned from the Ma
tioual Republican Committee, and Don
Cameron is his successor.
Five Cinnamon, stupefed from smok-
ing opium, were burned to death at
Reno, Nevada, on the llth.
Three men were buried by land
slide at PiattsmOuth, Neb., on the I2th,
and were dead when rescued.
c. w Merritt, dismissed from the
Ninth Cavalry recently, committed
suicide at Denver on the 18th.
Chicago has been selected by the
Republicans as the place for holding the
National Convention next year.
Rev. w. II. Pledge, Of the NJ. +
church at Atlanta, Ga, committed sui
eide Ou the 18th. No cause is assigned
for the act.
Sarah Phillips, living in Marion
county, Arkansas, chopped her husband
literally to pieces with an axe, on the
18th instant.
The legal heirs Of Mrs. Sarah Dorsey,
who bequeathed all her property to JEFF
I fersOn Davis, have commenced suit 10
] recover the property.
The old bill to open up Indian Terri
/ tory TO settlement, under the name OF
/ Okalahama Territory, has again been
presented to Congress.
On the night Of the l4th, 70 women
commenced a six-days' walking match
at GilmOre's Gardens, New York, for
the championship of the world.
There has been severe weather in the
/ Red River country, Minnesota, for a
/ few days past, and several persons are
reported to have been frozen TO death.
Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania, has
| been chosen Chairman Of the National
/ Republican Committee, aud Thomas B
| KeOgh, OF North Carolina, Secretary.
A train on the Central Vermont road
ran oil the track near Addison junction
on the 18th, and rolled down an en-
bankment Of 400 feet, killing three men
The negro exodus from Texas to Kan.
sas continues, though quite number
have left the latter State, claiming thai
they were deceived about the country
| Jonathan Whitaker, OF Batavia, o..
has pleaded guilty Of murder in the
second degree for killing his father, ant
been sentenced TO the penitentiary fol
life.
Mrs. Gillis was burned to death in q
dwelling at Little Rock, on the 18th
and her husband aud two children were
severely injured by jumping from q
window.
Col w. r. Cooke, a counterfeiter
was killed on the 18th in Kentucky by
L. ). marshals, while resisting arrest
He commanded a regi ment in the Unior
army during the war.
Lottery men have brought a suit il
the District Supreme Court at Wash
ington to test the validity Of Key'l
recent order fnrbidding the delivery o
mail matter to them.
The police of San Francisco are very
active since the WorkiDgmen came int,
power and Crowley was elected Chic
- { TrrrsF.~E.s.f-
upon POS cases on Monday.
The editor Of German paper a
Rochester, \. Y, is suing the CathOli
Bishop, McQuaid, for SO 600 damages
for having read pastoral letter forbid
ding Catholics 20 read the journal.
Sunset Cox, speaking Of the Tamman,
bolt in New York, says: "Tildel
would not get out of the way, and VI
had to put our knives into him. II wa
essential TO party success next year"
party Of engineers have sailed from
New York for Mexico, to commence thu
construction of a railroad across tn,
Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Supplies hav,
been sent, including tools, cars, loco
motives aud rails.
Samuel Singleton, ticket taker ~ tn,
Grand Opera House. New York, ha
been indicted by the L. :. Grand Jury
for violation of the civil rights law, h,
having refused admission To the theatel
Of VIM. X. Davis, a colored man.
The.new Board Of Supervisors Of Sar
Francisco (Repnbliesn) have made q
good beginning by cutting down salaries
OF highly paid officials and raising thOse
Of the poorly paid, saving about y pei
cent in the aggregate to the tax payers
The town Of Red Rock, Penn, wa,
totally destroyed by fire last Friday
Two tanks of oil near the place tOoh
fire, and rivers Of the burning liquid raI
through the town, entirely Obliteratinl
the village Relief was promptly senl
to the homeless inhabitants from neigh
boring towns.
While Father Quinn, an ex-priest, wa'
speaking on Catholicism in tue Contra
NJ. +. church at Norwich, Conn, on the
evening Of the 18th, vOlley Of stones
was thrown through the windows
breaking the glass and hurting the frag
ments in on the audience. One CIR
was cut about the face, but the meeting
was not broken up.
The Democratic Governor and Coun
Gil Of Election Returns of Maine hav,
counted out enough Republicans to Civ,
the Democrats a majority in bott
branches Of the Legislature. The Re.
publicans have been cut dow from 80 Il
IS memhers, aud the Democrats giver
enough for a quorum, so that busines,
can be transacted if the remaining Re
publicans refuse to take their seats.
Estimates submitted by U. 5. engi
neers for river and harbOr improvement,
include $4,000 for the Sacrament,
River; $50 coo for Wilmington harbor
$50. 600 for Coos Bay; $4,000 for Clear