The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-12
RECENT EVENTS.

Commodore Foxhall A. Parker, COM
mandant Of the L. 5. Naval Academy,
died at Annapolis yesterday afternoon.
The President has sigued the bill
making subsidiary silver coins inter
changeable with greeubacks or standard
silver dollars.
j. G. Scovern, an old resident Of San
francisco, leaped into the bay on the
otn inst. from the steamer Alameda, aud
was drowned
4 santa Fe dispatch says two muir
derers, one au Italian and the other a
Mexican, were hanged by u mob al Las
Vegas on "Wednesday night.
Mr.. Murphy recently announced in
san Francisco that 1000 persons had
enrolled themselves as Temperance men
anu women IN the past three weeks.
A scout reports that Sitting Bull has
gone with six lodges TO the Ssskatche-
wan country. He advised his band to
come To terms with the United States
Government.
Ex-AttOruey-G General Williams is re-
ported as wishing Grant re-nominated.
but will support almost anybody. He
considers the Grant excursion to this
coast very injudieious.
Grave charges have recently been
made against Indian Commissioner
Hayt, and will be made public unless
he resigns. \ committee which visited
the President in behalf Of the Society of
Friends denounced Hayt as a rascal.
The Ohio Democratic Convention
nominated Thomas It. Ewing for Gov
ernor. The Greenbaek Convention
nominated General A. Sawyers Piatt
for the same position, and adopted reso-
Iutions declaring against a coalition.
The Washington Post saws NcCra v
VIII never get the endorsement of the
Democratic Senate to his appointment
10 the Federal bench. This furnishes
no reason however, why he should re-
sign his present position out of spite.
The Central Pacific Railroad COMPANY
have commenced the construction of a
bulk-head at Oakland on the north and
south sides Of the present wharf. and the
middle is 10 be filled in with rocks.
The local track will be built on this
foundation.
The stage between Sidney and Dead
wood, Dakota, was stopped on Tuesday
night by five masked men, who robbed
the passengers of their money aud val
uables, cut open the mail sacks and
took the registered packages, and then
allowed the coach to proceed.
A company Of Mexican infantry at
Peydras Negras mutinied on the S,h
inst. and fought their way through the
guard at the gate. About fifteen
reached the Texas side, under heavy
fire from the loyal troops. The desertion
was caused by lack OF food aud the fact
that fInHr a. Ne afs in.
reaTs.
The Convention OF the kearny faction
of the WOrkingInen's Party Of Caiifor-
MIA have nominated W. +. White for
Governor W. r. Andrus, Lieutenant
Governor 4. \. Smith, Secretary Of
State; George Plumm, Treasurer; G. W.
Cross, Attorney General; II. J. Steven
son, Surveyor General; II. d. Trout,
superintendent of Public Schools; r
f. Morrison, Chief Justice. Kearpey
was reelected President Of the party.
The latest rumor, "on what seems to
be sufficient authority" is that the Pres
ident has rendered the position Of Secre-
tary Of War to General Charles +. Man
tersOn, of Nebraska, to succeed MeCrarv.
He is lawyer and enjoys a high repu-
tation for practical ability. He entered
the Union army as a lieutenant, rose
rapidly, and was mustered out as Brevet-
He is reputed to be
well read, Of refined tastes, and a bril- /
liant cOnversatiOnalist.
Two negroes, one belonging 10 an ex-
'ursion party, aud the other living at /
Mcintosh, Liberty county, Georgia, got I
INTO fight at that place, whereupon .
John Randall, captain Of a negro mill /
ia company from Bryan county, on the .
part OF the eXcursiOuists, ordered his |
company to charge, which they did, /
layoneting everybody within reach. |
Liberty county negro Is rallied and drove /
he military company into the cars and I
'pened fire on them, killing four and 4
younding many more, only stopping 4
hooting when the train got out Of the /
way. All parties engaged in the riot /
we're negroes.