, 1879-03-01
News Of the Week,

died in Paris on Tuesday.
The proposition to tax coffee p cents a
pound was rejected by the senate
Secretary Evarts Will do all in his power
to persuade Hayes to veto the bill restrict
ing Chinese immigration to this country.
The Egyptian budget proposes that the
army be reduced to TO- 600 men and that the
remainder including 1000 officers, be dis
banded.
In the house of commons Sir Stafford
Northcote said that the government has de-
cided not to deal with the Irish university
question.
Field Marshall Halstead thIpks there are
three isms that threaten to finish the repub-
lican party. They are Grantism, Loganism
and Robesonism.
The Hon. n. B. Wiley, of north Idaho,
president of the council in the Idaho legis-
lature has been presented with q handsome
gold headed cane by his fellow members.
Two steamers took $50 Chinese from San
Francisco on the 10Th. They have gone
under contract TO work on the sugar planta-
ton near Honolulu.
Mr. Harrison Hartlep of Silver Creek,
few days ago, killed six deer at two shots
and two at three shOts-eight at five shots,
all inside of minute. This is the best
shooting we have heard of this winter
Pdtousc CARTE
General Howard intends to have the cav
airy companies in thislaepartment ready to
take the field at a moments notice il re-
qured, and to this end has ordered the
immediate purchase of new horses to replace
old and worn out stock.
r. H. Carlton, adjutant general of Gen.
Lee, fell dead at his desk, on the 18th, at
Augusta, Ga, aged 60 years. He was .
graduate of West Point from Virginia, pro-
mo.ed to major in the Mexican war and was
paymaster in Texas before the war.
The republican journals for several days
past have had details of democratic diseord
in Washington The Sun this morning con-
firms the reports, and says fatty there are
too many presidential candidates in congress
for the good of the democratic party.
Mr.. Harvey W. Scott, OF the Oyegoaian has
been celebrating his fathers SEVENTEEN
birthday with many others Of the family at
Forest grove. The STATESMAN wishes the
whole family happiness, prosperity,s and
such pleasant reunions for hundred years
to come.
A dispatch from Rome says that cordial
| letters have been exchanged between the
pope and the German emperor. Concessions
are made on both sides. The cardinals
oppose the popes acceptance of the civil list.
His holiness decides, nevertheless, that the
ecclesiastics must obey his orders.
Secretary Sherman, in letter to the
house states his estimate of the expenditures
of the next fiscal year to be S2Sf, COS, 40.
The estimated receipts are: From Customs
Sl33, 000, 0G0; from internal revenue, 'Sl06,
G00, 600; from miscellaneous sources, SIS,
800, 000; total, S527, $50, ,000-lcasing a
deficiency OF 327,O62, ,H9.
A crowd of 100 disbanded officers of the
Egyptian army, gathered III front of the of
fee of the minister of finance at Caro- and
angrily demanded their pay; the ministers
were insulted, and thirty rioters entered the
building and were expelled The khedive
harangued the crowd but without effect, and
was himself assaulted. Troops arrived who
fired into the crowd and wounded several
PERSONS
1t is reported tha. news has been received
| from ISouIH AlIlct tHaJ tuc HlliNc icNiSS
| serving with the British;have risen en- masse
and massacred their officers. The natives
engaged in the fight of the 2lst ult,, have
massacred their officers, and the bulk OF the
native force along the frontier is deserving
The Colonial secretary referring to the above
report. says: I'VE have no information in
any way confirming the rumor that the Ia
! tiveS have risen against their officers.
G. g. Kent, who hal his examination last
week at Moscow, l. T., for i..iiie:iHs a
wCund on Henry I. Gregory, from which he
died. Was bound over in the sum Of 5000 to
await the April term of court at Lewiston
| In default OF bail he was committed t. jail
| Since our report Of this affair last week, We
ara informed that Mr. Gregory was not re-
moved from where the occurrence took place,
and also there are conflicting accounts rs Ia
which provoked the assault, We will await
the developments of the trial.-PntoH&e
| Gazette.