The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-18

Railroad work is progressing rapidly
above Cello.
The sheriff Of Grant county collected
5,4i5 taxes ia February.
There IS a daily mail between Walla
Walia and Dayton, w. T..
General Sprague will build a Summer
residence at SpOkan Falls.
The wreck of the Diharree lies near
that Of the Great Republic.
There are I.362 children Of school age
in Whitman county, w. i.
Dean & Co.'S sluice-b boxes, in Southern
Oregon, were robbed last week.
Folsom's blacksmith shop at Penile-
ton was blown down last week.
Ii is proposed to establish library
and reading room at Colfax, w. T.
Thomas Dimick, Of Scottsburg, in
tends to erect a cannery at Marshfeld.
A lodge Of old Fellows viii probably
be organized at Cottage Grove, Lane
county.
The local railroad from Walla Walla
to Walluia is being thoroughly over
hauled.
The Monumental mill in Eastern Ore
gon is running on full time, crushing
rich ore.
Mt. Jos. Hume expects to have a new
cannery at Astoria ready for business
this year.
The Teachers Institute at Forest
Grove was marked by many interesting
addresses.
The Walla Walla Statesman predicts
partial failure Of crops ia that vicinity
the coming season.
Harry Bristow was shot dead at Lang
Geek, Grant county, on the 4th inst.
No particulars stated.
Farmers Of Polk county are at work,
and it is expected that a large acreage
of Spring wheat will be sOwn.
Domestic solder may be used on tin
cans for export without losing the draw
back. Fish canners will take notice.
a hoy Of eight years, under his moth
er's orders, shot a mau near SeAOme,
w. T., last week, causing his death.
Coal of good quality has been found
near Cold Springs Landing, opposite
Noudon Island in the Upper Columbia.
A new truck has been ordered for the
Alert Hook ami Ladder Company of
Salem, at "a cost Of 1915. It will
weigh l 500 pounds.
Geo. Campbell, Charles Sargent and
John Lance, iu prison at Eugene await
ing the action Of the Grand Jury, made
their escape last week.
Articles Of incorporation Of the WascO
Independent Academy, to be built at
The Dalies, have been filed in the Office
OF the Secretary Of State.
Four hundred aud fifty dollars has
been subscribed for building a bridge
across the South Paiouse n the foot Of
Wall street, at ColfaS, VT.
Smith and Burlington, who were ar
rested at North Numbill last week on a
charge Of robbing livery stable, have
been completely exoneratei.
Hon. J j. Henderson bought 55 bead
OF horses in McMinuviiie last week for
the Northern Pacific Railroad, for
which he paid nearly 5000.
A little child Of Mr.. DeShieIds, living
in the Spokan country fell into tub
Of hot water last week and was so Sc
yerely scalded that death ensued.
Dean Blanchard, OF Rainier, has con-
tracted for a new tug boat to take the
place Of his worn out craft, the Jane
West. The new boat will ue fast and u
beauty.
Mr.. Searight, cattle king, has pur-
chased nearly all the cattle in Umatilla
county, amounting to several thousand
head. He will drive them to Cheyenne
as soon as grass is good.
By the result Of the trial in the Dam
iels divorce at Albany, wherein Mr.. l..
L. Williams, of R0seburg, was impli-
Gated and charged with elOping with
Mrs d, he has been fully e1Onerated
from the charge.
On Monday evening, at Albany, Chas.
Taylor was shot and killed by Frank,
son Of Hon. Jason Wheeler, a highly
respected citizen Of the place named.
The circumstances appear TO be in young
Wheeler's favor.
The grasshopper eggs, deposited in the
Walla Walla country last Fall, were
not killed by the frost, as reported some
time ago aud it is feared that with the
sun they will develop into a
devOuring swarm.
The Democrat says the Oregon Rail-
way Company offer to extend the Day
ton * Sheridan road to Albany, if the
citizens Of that place will bridge the
and dOUate SIS 600. This
is considered as too high.
The Buffalo ledge on Granite Creek
has recently developed spleudidly. The
tunnel has reached rock which assays
$4,000, nearly all goldi though they are
down or rather iu bat $50 feet. The
ledge is coutiuusiIy increasing in size
and richness.
While lIr Videte aud family were
crossing the Alssa River on a load Of
hay last week, his wife, with q baby in
her arms, wss thrown of into the
water and the little one drogued Mrs.
Viiete was rescued with great difficulty,
D. r- frsaho rfH has-sr a- hnf ono o-ws
Mr. B. Herman, OF Roaeburg, while
,rossiDg the Umpqua Mountains last
week, would have been compelled to
spend the night in the mountain fast
nesses had not his wife thoughtfuIly
slipped q candle and matches In his sad
ilehags, by which he was enabled TO
ind his way to shelter for himself aud
horse.