The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20
GENERAL NEWS

The fourth musical festival Is ia pro.
gress at Cincinnati.
Horace Maynard is 90 succeed Key a.
Postmaster General.
Immigrants are arrivinEat New York
at The rate Of y 600 weekly.
A rich strike is reported Ga The New
York mine, at Virginia City.
Sherry won the l2-hour six-day
match at Chicago, making 81 miles.
Hanlon beat Courtney in the race at
Washington yesterday. Time, 36:i9.
The President has approved the bill
for the relief Of settlers on public lands.
Madden's command has made a long
but iruitless search for Nicioria's band
Of Apaches.
Daring April, L. 5. exports amounted
to S2l go l55i same time ia-t year,
Sl4 loo. $50
The House des'rs 10 a}jouru on the
3lst inst, but it is not Thought the Seu-
ate viii concur.
Indians on The San Pedro River, Ari-
zAnai are in revolt. Eight or ten whites
have been killed.
Forest fires in New Jersey aul Penn
sylvauia have done Immense damaga.
They are still burning.
Careful estimates indicate that the
wheat crop OF the United States this
year viii be about the sEme as last sea-
son.
An Euglishman has purchased 81
quarier-sectiOns OF land in Kansas, aud
will Introduce the English tenant sys-
TEN.
A man named Alieudorf reports that
party Of miners were KILLED and cut 10
pieces in Arizona by Utes ou tie 81
instant
On Sunday a sympathy meeting''
for kearney was held at Brooklyn, and
Of course the ag!tator was declared a
martyr.
Hidehan Kawase, Secretary Of the
japanese Treasury, is in New York. He
is studying the civil service Of this
country.
Sergeant w. S Jewell has been or
dered 20 take charge Of the meteoroiog-
ical department OF the Howga;e polar
expedition.
Couderspnrt, Penn, was destroyed by
fire yesterday. Only four buildings
were left standing. Loss, S230,O0); in
surance, SO. 600.
The Nevada Democrats are undouht-
edly in favor Of Tilden for the Presideu-
tial nomination, while those OF Califor-
mia favor Thurman.
Tie President has sent message 10
Congress, reqesting immediate action 10
be taken for maintaining the rights Of
L. ). fishermen in Fortune Bay.
Hay, a writing expert, testified in the
Donnelly- -Washburne case that W. :.
King did not write the anonymous let
ter, and that Finley might have written
it.
The Workingmen's Convention Of
California has declared in favor Of
Thurman for the Presidency, and de-
cided the party 10 be a part OF the Ma
tional Labor party.
The jury which has been trying Dun
can, OF the defuuct Pioneer Bank. of
san Francisco, on the charge Of perjury
Tor making false returns OF the banks
condition, has disagreed.
Senator Booth made an eloquent and
patriot address on the 18Th in support Of
the Nicaraguan canal route. Also.
many points were made in favor Of this
course over the Panama scheme.
The appearances in Illinois are that
Grant will get the delegates TO the IA.
tional convention. However, there is
great opposition, and nothing can be
predicted with any degree Of certainty.
Whitaker, the colored cadet, suspects
/ Mcdonald and Blake OF being the per-
sons who committed the outrage AT
| West Point Experts have decided thai
the note Of warning is IN Whittaker's
writing.
4 large society has been organized AZ
/ Denver TO prospect the Ute reservation.
I II the Government does not afford them
/ protection, they will take care Of them
selves, all being equipped for military
duty.
The revenue cutter Corwin has been
I ordered TO Alaska in search OF the
whaling barks Mount Wollaston and
Vigilant, and TO keep a lookout for the
I Jeanette. The captain is instructed 10
break up Illicit traffic IN rum and fire.
arms with the natives.
The business portion Of Milton, Penn,
was destroyed by fire on Saturday last.
I Nearly 700 houses were burned.
I Thousands Of people were rendered des-
tiiute and homeless Relief was
promtly sent from various places. The
loss is about Sl,75O. 900, with SsOO,OOO
insurance.