The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-27
NEWS ITEMS.



STATE AND TERRITORIAL.
There are 629 school children in The
Dalles.
The coast mountains are covered with
heavy SHOWS.
Pnyallup coal is retailei at Olympia
at So 90 per ton.
There are 167 prisoners now ia tie
State penitentiary.
The gold mines recently discover na
the Skagit prospect we'll.
The O. s y. Co.'S boats are masking
r, gular trips 10 Lewiston.
TIE San Juan lime kiln turned out 90
900 barrels Of lme last season.
The delinquent tax list Of Jackson
county is much larger than usual
The students i'm the State University
will have vacation Of one week in April
Several military companies have
lately been formed in Eastern Washing
ton.
The blue ribbon brigade in ibis state
numbers between S 900 and lUtD mem
bers.
The winter crop Of hides in portions
of Eastern Oregon has been quite eX-
tended.
There were forty additions to the
church at Philomath during the recent
revival.
A number of persons from Eugene
City have gone to the Palouse country
to settle.
The damages at Walla Walla by the
late freshet were not 80 great as al first
reported.
Columbia River fishermen will con-
test the salmon law, aud have engaged
their attorney.
Walla Walla will substitute iron pipes
for the wooden ones now in use by the
water company.
Between 10000 and $4,000 bushels Of
wheat have been shipped from Turner's
station the past season.
One hundred and six persons have
I been converted during recent revival
meetings in Eugene City.
During 1878, Puget Sound exported
10000 tons Of coal aud 2OJ,OOOiJUO feet
of lumbe and employed 600 vessels.
Captain Sperry, Of Umatilla county,
/ estimates the loss Of stock in Eastern
Oregon the past winter at ten per cent.
/ Hon. 1. Y. Gilbert, long a respected
resident of Salem, died at his residence
in that city last week, after a brief ill
ness.
\ serious fire occurred at Iudepend-
ence on Friday evening. IL began in q
saloon, and the losses aggregate about
/ IS, 600.
I H. B. Stewart, Of WhatcOm county.
committed suicide recently by hanging
/ himself in his barn. He leaves a wife
and four children.
At the last meeting of the Laurean
society, Eugene City, il was, after much
discussion, decided that women should
be allowed to vote.
Halsey now supports two Good Tenn
plar lodges, and an open temperance al
lance, which holds its meetings on the
second Wednesday evening of each
mouth.
A biography Of General Isaac I. Stew
ems, first governor Of Washington Terri
tory, is being prepared by his son, Gen
eral Hazard Stevens, who is now in
Washington.
March has proven the most favorable
Of all the months for the varied interests
Of Jackson county, farmers and miners
alike having been benefited by its
heavy rains.
DR.. Adams drug store at Hood River
was entered last Friday night by some
person or persons, who succeeded in rob
bing the money drawer of $50 i'm coin,
a gold finger ring, and revolver.
On last Sunday week, over fiftv per
sons were received into tie different
churches at Junction City. On Monday,
notwithstanding disagreeable weather.
Rev. Mr.. Price baptized twenty in a
mill-race near that place.
Hon. w. r. Dunbar has taken up
ranche in the klickitat Valley, and 40
the close Of his present term of Office as
q. w. G. T. of the I. O. G.. T., will for
sake the lecture field aud devote his at
tention to farming and stock raising.
Snow to an average depth Of 20 inches
remained on the ground in the vicinity
Of Deep Greek, Idaho, for nearly three
months, aud great deal Of stock has
died. AT present, the snow has all dis
appeared from the prairies, aud farmers
are preparing for the spring crops.
A teachers institute will be held sc
Albany on the Sd, 4, h, aud 9Th of April.
Teachers in reasonable distance are urged
by the State Superintendent to attend
Half-fare will be granted by the o. d G..
railroad The programme, Gu excesi-
ingly interesting cue, is published.