The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-27
GENERAL NEWS.

The American rifle team to 90 20 Ire
I land has been selected.
Cullom is the Republican nominee
| for Governor Of Illinois.
Alabama Republicans have elected
Grant delegates TO Chicago.
Minnesota and New Jersey Democrats
60 ju CinCiuut.i uuiustructed.
Hayes has appointed J. 0. Putnam, Of
New York, Minister to Belgium.
Chicago's houdeddebt is about OueO one
hundredth Of its taxable property.
The chances for an adjournment Of
/ Congress by the 3Ist are decreasing.
The Illinois Republicans have in
structed for Graut for the Presidency.
The NJ. Z. General Conferences will
hold it, next meeting in Philadelphia.
Tho p nnsylvania Democracy are as
diyIC- as the Republicans Of the same
State.
England favors the holding Of an
international sanitary commission in
America.
a cyclone did much damage in Mitch
ell, Dakota, yesterday. Several lives
were lost.
The steamer Monterey was wrecked
on Monday about three miles south of
Fort Ross.
Some 100000 is to be appropriated
for the three unfinished irone.ads in the
, navy yards.
Congress appropriates $50. 600 for con-
tinuing work on the Lighthouse at Til
lamoOk Head.
The Louisiana delegates to Chicago
stand seven for Grant, seven for Sher-
man, and one for Blaine.
Congress- attention has been called to
the filling upof San Francisco Bay, and
action TO prevent it is urged.
/ California Democrats 20 to Cincinnati
uuiustructed, except to vote as a unit,
aud majority are for Hldeu.
! The PfohioitiOnists Of Pennsylvania
/ have lest the matter Of naming delegates
| to the State Central Committee.
/ Whiteaker has introduced a bill 10
/ reduce the price Of land to actual settlers
within railroad limits to 81 . an acre.
Mrs. Breimann was murdered in New
/ York on last Thursday by her husband,
I who left note saying he had killed
her.
Robert Kreig, Secretary Of the Ssu
/ Jose Savings Bank, committed suicide
on sunday night. No reason is as
signed.
There is 500 tons of silver coin in the
I u. =. Treasury, and, il the coinage is
not stopped, the authorities cannot take
care OF &c.
a census Of the Society Of Friends
shows that it has about IS 600 members,
Of whom SO. $50 are in the United States
and Canada.
II. c. Carr, Courtney's attendant at
Washington, says the race was sold,
and that COurtuey's sickness was a
bare-faced fraud
The British Government has courte-
oUsly acknowledged the receipt of the
CONSULTATIONS cargo for the relief of
irelaud's sufferers.
Il is believed that uine-tenths of The
fires on cotton boats at New Orleans are
lncendiaryi the instigatOrs being the
mauipuiatOFs Of protection boats.
The POuca Indians are suing for pos
session Of their old reserve, which has
teen given to the Sioux. The case will
determine the legal status OF the Iu-
dians.
Tie New York World is making a
dght against Tilden's nomination, and
says his connection with the Oregon
bribery case IS enough to defeat him if
nominated.
wounded Alice NJ. Arnold iu San Fran
cisco on the 24th, and then treated him
self IN the same way. She bad refused
20 marry him.
Senator Davis has refused to accent -
second place on the Presidential ticket
with Iiiden, and his friends think it an
indication that be will get the uomina-
tion for the first place
Rev. DR.. Peltz, Of jamestown, \. Y.
has been eXOuerated from the charge OF
adultery, but Is requested TO abstain
from preaching until he has recovered
from The effects Of the rumOr.
Mayor kslloch OF San Francisco has
filed answer to the impeach ment suit.
and wants to be tried IN department
No. TO Of the Superior Court, Instead of
in No. .. But it cannot be.
Delaware Democrats are for Bavard.
Twenty hundred miners at Lead
vile have struck for an increase of
wages from 50 TO 81 dollars per dav.
They have the arms Of several military
companies.
The strikers at the Omaha smelling
works induced the negroes who were
70 WORK 10 return 90 their homes in
Kansas by paying their fares. Then the
)roprietofs advanced their rates aud the
uen went 10 work.
An unknown schooner went TO p:eces
'H Point Reyes on Friday last while
ahoriug in heavy sea, aud all hands
IRE supposed TO be lost. California iour-
lals are informed that Point Reves is
lot at the mouth Of the Columbia.
The Navajo Indians of New Mexico
ne getting restless, aud an outbreak is
eared \ crowd of them recently rffed
he u. ). mails in stage near Blue
Water. Ii they join VictOria's Indians,
hem.
On Sunday last, a frightful railroad
ecldeut occurred near Santa Cruz, Cal,
bout a score Of persons being killed
nj twice the number wounded. The
rain was running at a rapid rate
round a curve, when two cars jumped
'om the trestle work.
Last Friday and Friday evening, 10
lches of rain fell ia and around Column
ns, Ga, 81 inches falling in ten hours.
u railroads are broken up and stopned.
.ivers rose 10 feet i'm two hours. 4
iilrOad accident resulted, bridge be-
g washed away, and four persons were
HE'D.
VIM. L. Chandler will manage
laiue's campaign at Chicago. Frye or
-ale will place him in nomination.
onkliug will personally lead the adj
lirers Of Grant. Garfield will present
herman's name. Senator HOar will
rObably he chairman of the Convention,