The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-08

Salt Creek. He will also stock YamhilI
River.
y vast amount Of wool reached Rose
burg last week, the price paid being
264 cents.
The cornerstone Of the Odd Fellows
I Temple at Walla Walla was laid on the
5th instant.
The Chinese population Of Astoria is
@,O5S-l, l76 IN the main town and 922 in
Upper Astoria.
y 5000 hotel, to be called the Airlie
House, will be built at Dallas by the
railroad company.
The taxpayers Of Dayton, W. T.,
have ordered a 6-mill tax, to be applied
on the school-hOuse.
Mr.. John Hackleman is President
and Mr.. G. II. Stewart Secretary Of the
Albany Hancock Club.
The run Of salmon in the Columbia is
light. The immense volume Of snow
water is the supposed cause.
The Port Blakely sawmill is running
on full time, and cutting on an average
ILL., 200 feet Of lumber every Il hours.
It is proposed to light Walla Walla
with gas. The manager OF the enter
prise promises 20 light up on the 18th
Of October.
The population Of Roseburg within
the corporate limits is about $50. The
total population Of Douglas county is
about $3.50.
Last week an Indian boy was killed
at Neah Bay, w. r. His murderers, a
Hosette aud Clayquot Indian, have
been arrested.
The degree Of "a. NJ" has been con-
ierred by ShuTtliT College, Alton, H.,
upon Rev. W. J. Crawford, pastor Of
the Baptist church at Albany.
\ eamp-meeting Of the ". +. Church
viii commence Thursday, July 18th, Oh
the Willamina, near the South Yamhill,
and hold over one or two Sundays.
The COlfax Tribune says an Indian
came into town last week with a span
of nice ponies and a good wagon. AS
further evidence Of his civilization, he
purchased a reaper and enough ready
glazed sash for several windows.
c. Is. Psitison aud Max Rudd have
been committed 10 the insane asylum
from Linn county, though the Demo
crGt says the former lived across the
river aud was taken to Albany TO save
Benton county the expense Of taking F.
care Of him.
Chief Moses and his Indians claim /
that the Government has acted with I
bad faith with them by allowing parties /
10 drive large bands Of stock into their /
country. No trouble is anticipated, but .
t will afford the Indians an excuse to .
.respass beyond the limits Of the reserve. /
Mrs. Agnes Daniels, the lady to whom
Judge Harding Of Albany arbitrarily .
'efused TO grant divorce from her
worthless husband, although admitting
hat she was entitled to legal separa-
ion, has obtained the desired indg-
neDt in the court of Whitman county,
W. T.
The people Of Schol's ferry are iudig-
iant because an "unreconstructedi'
ebel, who had been honored with the
'0st Of orator for their celebration last
Monday, took occasion to insult their
'atriotism by Haunting his ideas of state
'ights aud "nigger equality" before
hem.
W. y. Mcpherson, President Of the
kansas colony bound for Eastern WASH
ngton, says: about 40 persons have
started for the Territory for settlement
aud are intelligent and desirable penple
About 500 more will start on July 26th.
have no doubt that 10, 600 persons will
.eave Kansas fer the Territory this
summer"
4 gigantic rock fell into the narrow
canon between Rcck Creek and Cham
5erlain Flats, klickitat county, w. T.,
last week, from ledge LOO feet high
Lt struck a band Of % sheep, killing
nearly all Of them then bounded aud
struck the mountain on the opposite
side, breaking in twain, one part flying
INTO the swamp aud imbedding itself
'ut Of sight, while the other ground it.
-eif In pieces against ledge Of r0ck,
making an uubsarable sui lphurous smell
and great heat.