The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-22
GENERAL NE.

The Egyptian obelisi has arrived \
New York.
New York City had a 100000 fire las
Monday night.
Jackson, Miss, has quarantine
against New Orleans.
Judge Lawrence is now First Comp
troller Of the Treasury.
The Democracy will try 20 raise
$1,000, 900 campaign fund.
Two cases Of varioloid were discovers
in San Francisco on Tuesday.
The postmaster at Richmond, Va.
has overiIaWn his account S4,396
a shock Of earthquake was felt il
New Hampshire Tuesday evening.
The City Hotel at Flint, Mich wa.
burned on the 18Th. Loss, SlOO.OOD.
A drunken policeman shot a man a
Denver, Colorado, one day last week.
a whiTlwind swept over Hanover
y. II , last Friday, doing great damage
General Hancock's letter Of accept.
ance will hot be ready for some time
yet.
Reports from the South are favorable
to health. There is no fever at Mem
phis.
The Irish National Republican Con-
vention az indianapolis was attended by
80 delegates.
There has been another oil-fre in
Peuusy ylvania, which destroyed oil
worth $4,000
Spotted Tails tribe have appealed 10
tile President 10 depose him and appoint
a new chief over them.
General Chambers, Greeuback candi-
date for NicePresident, will Withdraw
on account Of ill health.
General Grant recently lost 500
worth of iewelry aud some money in a
Mauitou Colorado hotel.
J. ID. J. Lopez, postmaster at Anton
Chico, New Mexico, has been arrested
for riiling registered letters.
The total value Of domestic bread
stuils exported from the United States
during June was S2s,0i9, $50.
Caleb T. Fay, 81 san Francisco, has
filed a petition of insolvency. Liabili-
ties, S92 900; assets, nothing.
y terrific rain storm occurred at
Carlisle, Pa, Sunday night. Water
ran four feet deep In the streets.
The City Council Of Omaha have
awarded a contract for the construction
Of wsier works, 10 cost $3.50 600
Total values of exports Of domestic
breadstnffs during twelve months end
ing June so, lSS0, were S2T7, ,32G, ,272.
T.. c. Fellows, Assistant General Su-
perintendent Of the Central Pacific Rail-
road. died in Oakland on the 20.h inst.
Chastine Cox, the convicted murderer
Of Mrs. Hull, was hanged Ia the Jail
yard Of the TOombs, New York, on the
10Th inst.
Republicans hope to carry some
Southern Congressional Districts In
Virginia, because Democrats are not
harmonious.
At Phoenix, Arizona, Dan Delrich,
Of the firm Of Morgan & Co , was killed
by Indians at hi= store ou the Gila,
south Of the city.
An excursion train from Toledo to
indianapolis was ditched last Sunday
night One person was killed aud nine
seriously injured.
The Republicans claim that they are
going 10 carry Connecticut next Fall,
aud that the next Legislature will elect a
Republican Seuator.
Senator Coukliug has declared bis i'm
teution Of actively supporting Garfield,
and says the report Of uis dissatisfaction
is without foundation.
A freight train on the Connecticut
Valley Railroad was thrown from the
track on the 2Oth. killing the conductor
and severely iujuriug the engineer and
the fireman.
The White River Agency has been
visited, aud the remains Of Agent
Meeker buried in suitable manner.
The Indians say they are hungry aud
peaceable now.
Judge Stephen T. Logan, Of Illinois,
died in Springfield last Saturday morn
ing. He was one of the most prominent
lawyers Of the State, and a. one time a
partner OF Abraham Lincoln.
70 Is shown that a great deal Of sugar
brought from the West Indies Is doc
tored 90 make 10 pass at low grade aud
pay small duty, aud then refined easily
when entered iu the Uniied States.
Tine intercollegiate f,ur-oared race
between Cornell, Columbia aud Uni
versity of Pennsylvania crews was
ro"ed on Lake George on the 10th
inst, aud Resulted in an easy victory
for Cornell.
ANe hlNt convention OF enlnren men
ever held 10 Illinois convened al Spriur-
HELD on the 2Olh. One hundred and
t"eniy-six delegates were present, and
resolutions strongly endorsing the Re-
Plnl'cah party were adopted.
Eleven Thousand bogus medical ,ii,,lo.
ma %tlas nave been ISSUED by R1cbausrf.
oogu- college Al Philadelpbia n,s1, -
them ante-dated, aud tht. li-t III
published with directions how 10 ~ oe
fraud. They were sold al f.a d"iisct iiiscl
apiece. ''o''AIs
/ a caisson leading 10 the entr,ro. 81,
/ the Hudson River tunnel constructs,i y,
/ sixteenth street, Jersey City, caved H.,
I on the morning Of the DIST inst, carry
I Ing with u an immense quantity of
earth. Tweuty-two men lost their
lives, while eight bad almost a miracu-
/ lOus escape.
The Secretary OF State has addressed
a letter to the Commissioners aud alter
mates, stating that on the lO.h Of Au-
gust he will call together at New York
the International Commission for The
purpose Of etleciing permanent organ
l iEaiion Tor holding lie International
Exhibition in 1852