The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-03
GENERAL NEWS.

eral.
Drouth is causing great damage in
New York.
The public debt was decreased Sl5.-
92S, ,O33 in May.
South Carolina delegates to Cincin-
natl are instructed.
! Several deaths from sunstroke are re-
ported from New York.
June 18th is now the time set for the
adjournment Of Congress.
Field and Hendricks is a ticket fav-
ored by many Democrats.
Z. S. overtures for commercial rela-
tions with Cores have failed.
Decoration Day was generally OBJ
served throughout the Union.
Pickering, of the S. f. Cal, is under
arrest for libeling w. NJ. Nelson.
Another expert thinks Finley wrote
the anonymous letter to Springer.
The NJ. Z. Conference did not favor
the election Of an African Bishop.
Mignault won the 72.hour (six-day) }
walking match at Pittsburg; 37s miles.
Reports Of Indian massacres and dep
relations in North Park, Col, are de-
nied.
The impeachment case against Mayor
KallOch Of San Francisco has been dis
missed.
Prince Leopold, Princess Louise and
suites are at Niagara in their tour Of
America.
Five officials of Kern county, Cal,
are being prosecuted for embezzlement
aud forgery.
Professor Davidson argues in favor Of
Cape Gregory or Trinidad for the Har-
Dor Of Refuge.
Sixty delegates from England are in
Chicago to attend the Congress Of mill
ers and grain men.
Ex-ContrOlIer Connolly, one of tue
Tweed ring fugitives, died in MarseiIles,
France, on May 3lst.
Key has been confirmed as U. S Dis
triet Judge for the Eastern and Middle
Districts Of Tennessee.
The colored people want Senator
Bruce nominated for Vice-President on
the Republican ticket.
Annie Sutter, Swiss girl, committed
suicide at Sacramento on Saturday
She was crossed in love.
The civil appropriations, amounting
TO S74iOOO,OOO, are to be paid from the L.
5. Treasury in silver coin.
The steamer Golden Eagle was burned
on the Mississippi on Monday at Mar
tins Landing. Loss, total.
At last Goss and Ryan have had their
prize fight. 1t occurred ia West Vir-
ginia, and Ryan won in Sc rounds.
II. NJ. Plaisted has been nominated
by the Greenbackers and endorsed by
the Democrats for Governor Of Maiue.
A reign OF terror is reported at Shak-
speare, New Mexico, on account of In
dian raids and murders in the neigbbOr-
hood.
The Ward Presidents Of the Work
iDgmen's Party of San Francisco have
adopted a resolution against afIiliation
with the Observation-Disclosures party.
The rumor in Democratic circles. 10 |
the effect that Tilden will be nominated /
at Cincinnati, and decline in favor Of 4
Payne, of Ohio, has weight with |
many shrewd Democrats.
The Court of Inquiry has decided |
every point against Cadet Whitaker
in other words, that he cut his ears, tied
himself and feigned insensibility be-
cause he feared he could not pass the
examination.
In the trial OF NJ. II. De Young for
libeling Mayor Kailoch Of San Fran
cisco, the preaching politicians Kansas
record was unearthed, aud his reputa-
tiOn for truth, honesty and integrity
was pronounced bad.
George L. HOar is Chairman of The
Chicago Convention. The various com
mittees are said to be controlled by
Blaine men. Mitchell, Ireland, Scott,
Tompkins, Geo. II. Williams aud l.. J.
NOrthup represent Oregon.
Bonham, Texas, was visited by ey-
clone on Saturday, aud many business
houses and dwellings were blown down.
Ten persons were killed aud sixty
wounded. Physicians, nurses, medi-
cines, collins and provisions have been
furnished.
A violent rainstOrm in Texas last Sat
urdsy caused the town Of Bracket to be
flooded, except portions on two bills.
In Main street the water was from five
to eight feet deep, and ran with great
velocity. Many houses were washed
away. There were some twenty persons
drowned.
The Presbyterian General Assembly,
before its adjournment at Madison on
the Slst, appointed a committee to pre-
sent to Congress resolutions on the In
dian question, aud also ordered copies
Of a resolution favoring the extinction
of the MormOns to be sent TO President
Hayes, to the President Of the Senate,
to the Speaker Of the House, and TO the
Governor OF Utah.