The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-23
GENERAL NEWS.

fever at Forest City, Arkansas.
Riley beat Ross in the sculling race
at Norwich, Conn, on the 10Th.
There We're l2,47l patents granted
curing the year ending June S0th.
Charles r King, commission mer-
chant OF Chicago, has failed for s3O.OOO.
/ \ State Teacher C,r vention will be
held in san Francisco ID -cember 29lh,
3Olh and 3lst
The Louisiana Republicans nominee
Tor Secretary Of State is n cOlored uau,
Jas d. Kennedy.
Wright, one Of the men shot by the
Mendocino county lCal) outlaws, has
died from his injuries.
Prominent citizens of Chicago have
decided 10 give General Grant recep-
ton on his arrival at that place.
\ Wichits Kansas dispatch says
/ Wild Hog, Old Crow, and other released
Cheyenne Indians have arrived
The shoe factory Of ID. II. Packard d
I Co, at Brocton, Mass, was burned Oh
/ the 18Th. Loss, S35 0)0 Insured.
The Cabinet has been discussing
the Ute outbreak, bot made no change
Of policy Ia regard TO dealing with
them.
The Thurman bill in relation 70 the
I Pacific Railroads has heen decided by
the L. :. Supreme Court 10 be con
stituuOual.
The general terms of convention for
the exchange Of money orders between
France aud the Unitel States have been
agreed upon.
A bridge over Walnut Creek, Ohio,
fell on Saturday into the water, dis
lance Of forty feet; The workmeu mirac-
ulously escaped.
The rebeIling Utes have scattered into
small bands aud gone into various agen-
cies. Ii will be an all Winter task 10
trace out the instigators Of the revolt.
In the match at san Francisco to test
the endurance Of horses aud men, Pima
fore, a trotter, male $50 miles in six
days, beating Westou's record niue
miie.
On Tuesday evening General Grant
attended a brilliant reception al the
residence of Charles Croker, San Fran
cisco. About 700 or 500 guests were
present.
The American oarsman, Courtney,
did not contest with Haniau at Lake
Chataqua on last Thursday. bis boat
gave Hanian the stakes.
Adams, special Commissioner Of the
Interior Department, with "A guard Of
fifteen friendly Utes, will seek the hos
tiles aud eudeavOr 10 get the women
aud children surrendered.
The wounded soldiers. thirteen ia
number, Of the battle Of MIR Creek ar
rived al RaWlius. Wyoming, ou the
Z
Russell. Major Thornburg's body has
/ been sent To Omaha.
4 horrible outrage is reported from
/ Minouk, H., young lady, daughter Of
"A prominent citizen, having been in
/ decently assaulted and mutilated by
| young villain named Harris Debore,
while returning from church.
An express train ran into a freight
I train on the Su>quehana road at One
onta on the l7th, by which the enci-
neer, Judd Mann, and the fireman,
James Mcclure, Of the express train,
were killed, and both locomotives badly
damaged.
The Governors of the thirteen original
States have met AT Philadelphia 10 ar
range fnr the celebration 81 the hun
dredih anuiversarry Of The surrender Of
+ D
I Holiday, Of Virginia, was chosen
chairman.
John Kelly aud party, who have
recently made tour of the State Of
New York, say they are satifieI that
the race for the governOrship will be
between Kelly and Cornell. Kelly de-
nounces Tilden and Governor Robinson
/ in unmeasured terms.
rrrs ? a..
cIusion of the treaty between Spain aud
China on the subject Of celestial resi-
dents is fair 10 both parties, aud will AS
tonish American haters Of the heather
/ Chinee who have regarded Spain as a
narrow and arrogant power.
Several Eastern professional ball
clubs are in san Francisco, aud not one
Of them has yet lost a game with the
/ hOasted crack clubs Of the Golden City.
/ In three games the Chicagoes have
scored a ruas, aud but one club, the
Athletics, has yet made tally.
A man named William Hngg, a
! respected though eccentric citizen Of
Bloomington, H., on Tuesday shot his
daughter who was in the parlor, then
called a little son into the house and
[ shot him, aud then shot himself The
[ boy may recover, but the Others will
I die.
Captain Bailey, Of the L. : revenue
cutter Richard Rush, was iost overheard
I of Cape Fiattery during gale on the
18th uitimo. The cutter brings news
that Winter is settling down in the
Arctic regions, aud will be severe. No
news from the Jeanette or the whaling
fleet
The Indians throughout New Mexico
are depredating A recent party Of cit
liens, who left Messila TO relieve the
settlements Of Santa Barbara and Colo
RADIO, have returned, and report finding
a large number Of bodies Of Mexican
ranchmen and traders killed by In
dians.
The accounts of outlaws in the eastern
portion of Baldwin county, Georgia.
are generally exaggerated. They only
burned the gin aud cotton houses and
fodder stacks Of Mr. Robson for the pur-
pose Of drawing him out Of his house To
shoot him, killed negro man for re-
porting them 10 the Graud Jury.
hnrned the taunery and barns Of Luke
Robinson, aud whipped a colored
woman aud her daughter in Hancock
county Tue people Of the latter county
are indignant al the outTages and deter
mined 10 protect white and black from
further outrage. and inhict summary
Justice on the perpetrators.