The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-31
GENERAL NEWS.

clioW ieNeT ls spItauiuE.
Michigan's wheat crop will be so OO0,-
600 bushels.
The Louisiana Constitutional Con-
veutiou has adjourned.
An aged couple, named Defor, were
murdered in bed near Atlanta on the
18th.
Yellow fever is spreading, aud almost
all Southern cities are quarantined
against others.
On the 25th, at Chicago, Sleepy Tom
made the fastest pacing time on record
"a mile in 2:l2i.
There was s., 366 fj7 in national bank
notes redeemed al the treasury in Wash
ington during the year.
Henry Miller, a negro, was hanged at
louisville, Miss, on the 10Th, for the
murder Of Henry Murphy.
"Try, try again"-Butier has an
nounced his Willingness TO contest for
the goveruorship Of Massachusetts.
There is a growing hostile feeling
toward corporations I'm New York State,
similar 10 the dlstrust in California.
Gen. Donald Mcleod, a veteran Of
the battle Of Waterloo, died at Cleve-
land last week, aged over 100 years.
The money appropriated for river and
harbOr improvements will not be with
/ held, but will be expended this year.
II. :. Tibhey, engaged i'm Dupont
street and Montgomery avenue frauds
/ in San Francisco, is out on $50 600 bail.
/ Secretary Evarts has received dis
patch from Minister EvaTts stating that
/ his resignation has been forwarded by
mail.
J.P. Krieger President Of the Broad
way Savings Bank, -. Louis, has been
arrested for embeZzlement of funds Of
the institution.
Two brothers near Columbus. Ohio,
named Henry aud Aleck Covert, had a
shooting atiray at breakfast yesterday,
and both were killed.
The total value Of exports Of mer-
chaudise from the Uuited States for the
year ending June 30, 1879, is S2ji, ,636, ,G02
in excess of the imports.
The Public Lands Commission will
meet az Omaha August 18th. They will
visit Denver, Salt Lake City, and other
points, i'm discharge Of their duties.
a gravel train on the Northwestern
Railroad, in Illinois, was ditched on the
9th by backing over a COW, killing sew
~
An inceudiary fire at Hartford on the
9th destroyed a good part of the ma
chine shop Of the Hartford foundry.
Loss, about 5000; insurance, $4,000.
James Ord. son Of General Ord, was
arrested on the 9th at san Antonio,
charged with completely in the crime OF
murder, but was subsequently released,
The English bark Becherias AM
bariiass, Of Liverpool, proves 10 have
been the vessel wrecked at Barclay
Sound All hands were saved and have
arrived at Victoria.
a railroad collision occurred on the
northern branch of the Reading Rail-
road on the 9th in Pennsylvania, COM
pleteiy wrecking botn trains and injur-
ing several passengers.
There are about 15 600, 600 grain sacks
, pooled IN San Francisco. The mauipu-
lators expect to make an advance of
four cents, which will give a profit OF
5000, ,O00-a clear loss to farmers.
A farmer named Kranz drove into a
lake in Wisconsin on the 2Sth 10 water
T his horses. The latter became fright
Z ened, got into deep water, and the
farmer and five children were drowned.
The coinage Of standard dollars will
fall $500, 900 below the minimum fixed
2 by law this month, owing 20 the fact
/ that there was no silver bullion at san
Francisco or Carson on the lst of July
Another treasurer, Geo. b. Durfee, oI
the Mechanics Mills, Fall River, ha.
lost about Sl30 600 in speculations in
{ cotton, though he put up but S35, 600 a:
q margins. His relatives will settle the
I matter
A contract has been signed with the
Delaware ship-building works for an.
other steamer for the Oregon company
It will be the largest in the company
8 fleet-352 feet long, 3sl feet beam, auC
t. 5000 tons register.
Pennsylvania was visited by a storm
on the 26th, which destroyed man,
] houses and damaged railroad property
Y There is but one death reported a
g caused by the storm, Mrs. DALEY
O Growing crops were greatly damaged
Professor Chantiler, Of the New Yorl
Health Board, says that scarlet feve
caused more deaths in New York Stat
% last year than yellow fever did i'm tb
e South, and yet failed to excite puhli
Is apprehension or TO make people oriina
n rily careful to prevent infection.
A ship canal, II 600 feet long, is pro
: posed between Newark and New Yorl
" hays. IL will enable vessels to load a
s. Newark for foreign ports. and wouI
If create great shipping and e-hous
business. General Newton, the Unite
" States engineer who blew up He'll Gate
e says the plan is feasible, aud the rout
IS is to be surveyed at once.