, 1880-06-17
Local, and News Items.
Read Prof. Fran els notice.

DIR. Minor passed Carlin. Nevada, on
the 14th, ENRoUTE to San Francisco.
A LARGE number of passengers came to
the Sound on the steamer Idaho this week.
Miss Huffman, we learn, will soon start
for Findlay, Ohio, where her relatives re-
side.
Miss NJ. Foster teacher in the public
school Of this city, is about starting to Ore
gon to visit relatives.
THE London Spectator" is amazed at
the rapidity with which the U. s. govern
ment is paying of its war debt. ..
For all kinds OF Cal. tIuit. such as cher
ries. apricots, oranges, lemons, figs; also,
green peas, ETC., call on o. II. Holconlb.
The schooner Perkins arrived In our
harbor on Monday morning with load Of
oats and wheat tor Messrs. Waterman &
Katz. ..... ... .r..s t...
IT is said that p. b. johnson, Of the
w. W. "Union."is one of that Dumer ous
class spoken OF BY him recently, In eastern
Washington, who are anxious to be struck
by delegate lightning. H ,
THE number of the "Scientific Ameri-
can" for May 22d contains an illustrated
article descriptive of the new steamship
columbia belonging to the o. r. s. N.
Co., and now en- route to Portland from
New York.
The Chicago Drover's Journal recently
published table giving the average price
OF wool in the New York market tor SO
years, from 1925 to 1877, both included.
The highest price--70 cents per pound
was paid in 1865, and again In 1879 and
IN 1873. The lowest price--19 cents per
pound--was paid in 1913. The average
price for the SO years was 40 cents per
pound. At present wool has downward
tendency.
PAINFUL AcCIDENT.-On Tuesday az
ternoon when Mr.. Frank Hastings, Of this
place, was attempting to spring over
fence, one pf bis feet slipped and his
ankle turned in sucl, a way as to either
break 1t or sprain it very severely. DIR.
Gassaway was summoned Immediately,
but the ankle was so swollen that 1t was
impossible to ascertain the extent of the
injuries. Mr.. Hastings will probably be
detained indoors for several weeks.
CUT HER THROAT Clarke, one
OF the prisoners In our county jail, await
Ing trial on q charge Of the murder OF
Michael Padden few months ago IN
Whatcom county. made an apparent at.
tempt to take her life on Saturday last BY
cutting her throat Her little boy, who Is
a prisoner on the same charge, grye the
alarm and the fire bell was rling by some
excited individuals who conld think of 10
better way of calling peoples attention.
DIR. WillisOn was. s.summoned In hot haste.
but ascertained upon arrival at the jail.
that the injuries were comparatively
slight. The wound was found to be mere.
ly aslight superficial cash. The woman
is recovering rapidly.
The national greenback labor party
convention at Chicago, dominated Gen.
James b. Weaver. of Iowa. for President,
and B. j. Chambers OF Texas, for vice
president. They favor full issne OF green
backs for currency as legal tender, speedy
payment Of bonds, no national banks. un-
limited gold nd silver coinage, eight hour
labor law and protection of labor. abroga-
tion Of the Burlingame'treaty with China,
forfeiture Of unfulfilled railroad grants,
denou,ice n,oDopolies, favor legislative
control Of transportation, graduated in
come tax and Just taxation aud no re-
striction Of suffrage. The Pomeroy ring
OF the party, nominated Ia March. also
met in Chicago and didHot act with the
others. .t...
THElatest fish story Is that mermaid
has been washed ashore in the county
Clare, Ireland. It WAS tound dead when
1t came on the beach. and in a slight state
OF putrifaction. 1t is described rs being
about the size Of an ordinary ak year cid
boy, and to the waist or middle Of the body
resemblcd boy in every particular. Its
face, head, neck. arms and bust, az well as
hair, were as perfect in appearance as
those ofa human being. There were no
fingers on the hands. but coarse, moppy
hair, like the frizzled end oia whalebone.
supplied their place. The tower portion