The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-28
GENERAL NEWS.

A second census of st. Louis is being taken.
Snow fell in Albany, y. " on the 24th inst.
In New York City there are 2l6,929 registered
voters
The registration of voters throughout the coun-
try is very large.
During September, 54,s75 immigrants reached
the United States
In Chicago there are but ia Chinese and not
woman among them.
The Republicans claim to be able to carry New
York by about 23,OOO.
The general Episcopal Convention will be held
in Philadelphia in 1888.
Mrs Lucy II. Ryan has been appointed post
master at Sumner, Pierce county, w. T.
During last week, slS,99O standard silver dollars
Were circulated from the Treasury Department
Sarah Bernhardt, the French actress, arrived in
New Yorl, on the 26th, bringing her own company.
The big railroads that have been "cutting" pas
senger rates in the South and West have COM
promised.
a trans-continental military telegraph line has
been completed from Bismarck Dakota, TO Day
ton, w. L.
The san Francisco Workingmen have with
drawn Enos, candidate for Congress, in favor of
ROSecrans.
General Grant presided at political meeting at
Utica, New York last Monday, and made an eX-
cellent speech
The Episcopal Convention has chosen Rev
John Adams Paddock Missionary Bishop to
Washington Territory
In Denver, the registration books show l7,035
voters, which is double the number entitled to
vote Each party accuses the other Of fraud.
The Clearing House exchanges of the country
during last week aggregated Sl,l35,OOO,OOO, or
Sl3l 100000 more than during the same time last
year.
Since January 18TH the Treasury Department
has transferred S6OOO0,O00 to the New York assay
Office with which TO pay for foreign gold bullion
and coin.
The Ansonia Watch and Clock Works, Brook
lyn, are burned, throwing 1900 operatives, half of
whom are women, out of employment. Loss,
SlOOO,00O; insurance, $4,000.
Michael Conner is the name of Phiadelphian
who has Just buried his seventh wife after making
her will her property 10 him. They had been
married but short time, and her body showed
frightful evidences of brutality.
Rev Dr. II. W. Thomas, Of Chicago, whose
views are hardly orthodox enough 10 meet the ap-
proval Of MethodiSts generally, will hereafter
preach To the Metropolitan Church, a society
which has just been organized for him.
Mr.. :. b. Chittenden, Of Brooklyn has offered
5000 for the arrest Of the man who forged the
Garfield-Morey letter. \ detective has traced the
matter to Kennard Philip, editor of the Truth,
and he is being prosecuted for the forgery.
The Apaches under Nictorio have been routed
bv the MeXicaus, and the chief was among the
slain. There Were go warriors and Is women and
children killed. and 6S women and children were
captured. Thirty Indians escaped but force OF
L. =. troops j, in pursuit.
Because the Hff0i0 opposes irIdcc, the Demo
cratic nominee for Mayor of New York City, the
EreHing Eyprcss announces that it will publish
the "life and escapadeS Of james Gordon Bennett.
The Hcr0id replies SEQ ahead some seusa-
tonal and disgusting articles viii probably result,
. and trouble may cn~ue.
The letter committing Garfield 10 the advocacy
of the immigration Of Chinese is the most stupid
forgery Of the campaign. II il said mo- Employers
Union ever existed at Lynn, and no such per-
son as II. J.. Morey was ever known there. The
postmaster at Washington tc-tiiie- that the stamp
with which the envelope Is marked was not
brought into until three months after the mis-
sive is claimed To have been written.
The Episcopal COMMITTEE on the state of the
+ Church. has reported TO the Convention con-
demning the policy of giving the Indians all
the church benefactions, % the exclusion OF
the negroes of the South II censures the
/ "nterest sympathy and charity of the church
i'm practically ignoring "four million colored
men. now clothed with the elective franchise,
eligible To all places of trust, to legislatures, to
seats i'm Congress, or acting i'm many instances as
/ teachers OF the young