Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-12-11
NEWS ITEMS.

Shiek .Abdulah is harrassiug the Persian
frontier again.
Mauna Loa, the Hawaiian volcano, is in a
state of eruption.
The Nevada mines are now running on the
winter schedule.
The Jacoby block. Minneapolis, has burned.
loss s25 600; insured.
Over 100 horses died from pneumonia in
San Francisco last week.
Nine ocean steamers are overdue at New
York and it creates anxiety.
The census shows the total population of
Nevada to he just about GG,Coa
Johnny Davenport says he is certain to find
out the author of the Morey letter.
Judge E. u. Taylor has been elected
Gen. Gartield's successor in this Congress.
Revenue collections for October were greater
than almost ever before know in some dis
| tricts.
Republicans will probably contest both
! seats in Congress from Florida on account. oil
I fraud.
| The Schroeder murder case goes on SLOWLY
at San Francisco, as there is great trouble in
forming the jury.
Fire broke out in the barber shop of the
House of Representatives, at the National
Capitol, and did considerable damage.
Benton Jones, cashier of .Quartermasters
Office at st. Louis, has disappeared. His &C
counts are mixed somewhat and possible sui
eide il intimated.
! 1t is thought the movement Of gold is SO
serious, from Europe to America, that the
Bank of England will use its great power to
prevent it, if possible.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail.
road is to complete connection with the
Union Pacific at Omaha and 80 compete
with Chicago and Northeaster.
Several Of tho officers of the steamer Simeoe
wrecked on Lake Michigan, have been saved
and brought to land The vessel foundered
ON the oath Five were saved in the life
boat.
A number of Mussel Slough settlers have
been put on trial in the United otates Circuit
Court at San Francisco for obstruciing Unit
ed States Marshal in the discharge of their
duty.
Buchanan, the bogus diploma dealer of
Philadelphia, is acquitted of the charge OF
using the mails to defraud the public, a.
those who purchased the diplomas knew they
were frauds.
; Gen. Sherman dosn't believe that old
officers who do their duty should be retired.
At the same time crowd Of younger officers.
: hungry for promotion, and thsn their friends
: urge retiring the older cues.
, James Stevenson. just returned from New
Mexico. claims that :. he has discovered an
other remarkable prehistoric city there which
extends for miles. houses being built in the
cliffs of canyon for miles, within forty
miles of Santa Fe.
:. The Official canvass Of California agrees
with statements pnblished hitherto Til,
Secretary of State had it in his power to de
clare the State for Garfield, a. some return,
were defective, bat he did not He did bet
ter. he tslegrapbed the persons 1t fault an.
IL had the returns corrected
-; ltis thought ths ceaning eAost session o
Congress will be oae of stret -st&cn,an !,
business b. both parties. -sEsa,s-gszsra.- opir,
" Ion % thstno sxts2 session xin Be nee1ed
% Neatber party win dare to ignore the chines
il Treaty quession, whici, has hesens too il
rs;s.. - is.one.
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