The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-23
NEWS ITEMS.

California raisns sell in New York and Bos
ton at the same price as those that come from
Malaga.
A wild cat four feet long was killed by 4
policeman in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
on the 18TH
The Worth street fire. New York, crippled
several insurance companies and advanced
the rate of insurance.
Gold mines in San Louis Obispo county are
exciting much attention and people are flock.
ing in from various quarters.
The California mine has made very good
showing for the past year, having paid out in
dividends alone $1,020,00O.
The L. S. district attorney of Utah is al
Washington arranging for vigorous nforce
ment of the law prohibiting polygamous mar.
riages.
Weston started on the 18th, in London, from
the Royal Exchange to walk over highways
two thousand miles in one thousand hours
and deliver fifty lectures.
A plea has been made to Hayes to protect
those women now joined in polygamous mar
rages, for they would be destitute if thrown
off now with their children.
The new commodious and elegant steam
ship State of California will sail from Phila.
delpha for Portland direct. with passengers
and freight, on or about the 10Th Of February
y OF. itttti udicu llii
says that collision occurred on the Warsaw
Railway, 80 miles from st. Petersburg, on the
10th inst, by which 20 persons were killed and
81 injured 81 dangerously.
The number of miles Of railroad constructed
in the United States last year exceed by 2,6Ss
any previous yearsince 1878. Minnesota, Iowa
Missouri, Colorado and Kansas made the
greatest progress in railroad building.
On the 18th Miss Walker, residing at Brecon
Mills Ont, suddenly expired. Her bethrothed
Edward Cousins, hearing of her death, cut his
throat, and Miss Walkers mother, on seeing
the corpse of her daughter, dropped dead.
dispatch from Phillippolis states that a
railway train fell into the river Arda Satur..
day, and that Russian general and several
other officers and two hundred men were
drowned. The accident was caused by the
breaking down of bridge.
Troy Dye, public administrator OF Sacra-
mento. who caused the murder OF citizen
named Tullis early last summer in order that
he might obtain the fees allowed by law for
administration upon the estate, has been found
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
Garfield has prepared a substitute for the
army bill which meets with much favor. OH
GERS of the line below the rank Of major ex-
cept in the medical corps, shall be transferred
from one arm OF the service TO another. The
army is To consist Of 5000 men. Twenty in
IAntry regiments, ~ eAfairy anu al diiciy.
Atacabinct meeting on the fth, Secretary
Sherman again called attention 70 financial
matters. especially to the success attending
the resumption Of specie payments. He read
letters from assistant tressurers stating that
more gold is coming in than going out, and
showing preference by the people for green
backs.
wonderful natural mammoth cave has
been discovered near Columbus Cal. 1t has
been explored to the extent Of q mile, and yet
its terminating recesses are unknown. The
scenery in the cave Is grand and beautiful.
Some Of the chambers are sixty feet long and
thirty wide. Crowds Of people are visiting
the cave daily.