The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-12-09
GENERAL NEWS.


Both Houses of Congress met on Monday.
The Hudson and other Eastern rivers are closed
by ice.
Colorado demands representation in Garfield's
cabinet.
Arnold & Sons, New York dealers in coffee, have
failed for nearly Sl,OOOOOO.
During last week foreign gold to the amount Of
s., 100000 arrived in New York
The House has ordered printed joint resOlu-
ton for a siX-year Presidential term.
Census returns place Alaskas population at
near 10000, only about 300 being whites.
New York bank presidents say there is S50,-
100000 of foreign gold in the assay office.
On the 1st instant, several buildings in San
Francisco were blown down during storm.
Lamar of Mississippi, being prostrated with
paralysis, is unable to be present in the Senate.
There is much smallpox in San Francisco
that additions have been made to the pest-hOuse.
The Health Committee of San Francisco has de-
cided to send sixteen cOOlie lepers back to China
Abram s. Hewitt has expressed his regrets that
he was led into pronouncing the Morey letter
genuine.
The Ponca Indians have won their suit for pos
session of the reservation from which they were
expelled.
1t is said that several wealthy Philadelphians
have made up purse of 100000, to be presented
to General Grant.
Minister Christiancy has failed to substantiate
the charge of adultery against his wife, and the
divorce suit will probably be dropped
The report Of the Director of the United States
mints shows that on the lst of November there
was S6l2 20O6O3 in gold and silver coin in crcula-
ton.
An Otero (New Mexico) mob hanged doctor
who had chloroformed and taken improper liber-
ties with girl who placed herself under his treat
ment.
Chicago dealers in butter are waging a war
against Oleomargarine manufacturers They pro-
pose to compel dealers in the bogus article to
label it.
The Court of the Queens Bench has finally ap-
pointed the 2sth of December as the date for the
commencement of the trials Of the indicted Land
Leaguers.
Colonel Hazen has been appointed Chief of the
Signal Office, with the rank of Brigadier- General
Colonel Miles IS appointed Brgadier-General,
vice Ord, retired.
\ London dispatch says Lord Coleridge Chief
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, has been
appointed Chief Justice of the Queens Bench,
vice Lord COckburn deceased
1t is said that President Hayes will not be a
candidate for the Ohio SenatOrship, nor accept an
appointment as Minister to France, but will re-
tire to private life at Fremont.
On Monday cyclone passed over the country
around Carthage and Marshfied, Missouri.
Houses were blown down, timber uprOOted,
and several persons were fatally injured
Seligman, the New York banker, is heavily
interested in DE Lessep's Panama canal scheme,
having first obtained written guarantee that an
American directorate and President should be ap-
pointed
American
gal talent to Ireland to defend the agitatOrs, if
Parnell wants them. Among those suggested are
Jere Black, Roger A. Pryor, Emery \. Storrs and
Matt Carpenter
Virginia Cty's intelligent doctors said several
eases of smallpox were chicken-pOx, and people
took no pains to prevent exposing themselves.
The consequence is that the virulent disease has
spread all over the place.
James Stephenson, i'm charge of the geological
survey of western New Mexico, claims to have
discovered another remarkable prehistoric city.
1t extends for miles, houses being built in the
face OF cliff along canon. 1t is distant some
40 miles from Santa Fe
Buchanan, the bogus medical diploma dealer of
Philadelphia, has escaped punishment, it being
shown that his customers, and not he, used the
United States mails to defraud. Purchasers knew
what they were getting, and bought for the pur-
pose of swindling the public.
Kennard Philip, Josh Hart, Louis Post and
Chas. a. Byrne of the New York Truth have been
indicted for criminal libel of General Garfield
the first for writing and the others for publishing
an article headed, Lying and Sticking to It."
Wm f. Prosser, an agent of the General Land
Office, has made an elaborate report to Commits
siOner Williamson, which charges an attempted
fraud in Oregon of "eXtraOrdinary character and
enormous dimensions The agent saws the Will
lamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military
and Wagon Road Company claims to have made
road from Albany to the eastern boundary Of the
state, and attempted to get patent for 100000
acres of land therefor from the Government, under
an act of Congress of July D, 1866. The states
officers, the strength of afidavts of the Presi
dent and the Surveyor of the company, certified
that the claims were right and that the road had
been made, but the agent finds only about so
miles of it, and that at the western end The
other norton he saws is a mere wagon track-the
| "merest pretence'' of n road-with no bridges over
streams and that il is impossible except at ia
vorable seasons Of the year. Very little grading
/ has been done, and he thinks the company has no
| right to expect land grant. The company has
already received patent for 100000 acres of land
but probably will get more unless the road is
/ constructed properly The agent says the present
company claims to be innocent purchaser
from the original company.
Mrs. Clara Erskine Clement is revising and