The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-11

Ceptain Matthews, Of Albany, Is dead
lrs. DIT. Casio has been chosen School
. Director 90 New Era.
Seattle loggsrs are hopeful of a pros
porous season for ls50.
/ C. ID. Johnson was elected School Df-
. rector 10 1IcMiunviile.
/ A mining paper, the SE0gH Ntrs, IS
90 he started at Seattle.
Amity has voted % raise $500 bv sne-
ciai tax for school purposes.
The Baptist minister at NcNiuuviile
Immersed ten persons ou ihe - iust.
From January 5th % the 9Th, inclu.
sive 6l Inches Of snow fe!l At Seattle.
The people of The Dalies are discuss
ing the project of establishing an acad-
emy.
A new and substantial bridge hiss
been built across the Toucnet 40 Day
ton. ". T.
The body Of murdered man has heen
found iu The Iouclet, "a Few miles from
Walie Waila.
lIr. L7nmis, of Cla'sop has lost
large mum ber of cattle owing 90 lhe sa-
we're weather.
Miners in Josephine aud Jackson
counties expect to make a profitable run
before the water fails.
The Seattle Coal Company shfnnpl
1893 tons Of coal to California during
the month OF February.
The gold mines 90 Gr8y's Hsrbor. W.
T., are said 20 pay well. The bel OF
black sand is very large.
Mr.. Rodgers, of Coos county, was as-
sauited by buii last week. but escaDed
after being severely injured.
Slater has presented io Congress the
memorial praying fnr an appropriation
Tor harbor 40 Gaquiua Bay.
Barkdeil 81 Kline have discovered n
small vein Of rich Qn1riz in their claim
in Cree Gulch 10 southern Oregon.
a coal train from Newcastle, w. T.,
fell through the trestle over Little Lake
on the 9Th. Que man was killed aud
several injured.
A convict named McComb severely
Injured bis celimate, jerry Weston, at
the pcuiteutiary on Sunday, cutting his
throat with a razor.
Jacksonville schoo! district is in a
prosperous condition. J. r. Neil was
chosen Director. J. II. Huher was re-
elected clerk by acclamation.
Revs. S. Monroe Hubbard and y.
Doane viii discuss the "NOie Of Gospel
Baptism at Sheridan, Yamhill county,
commencing on the 2d Of next June.
The Chinese are unearthing an old
Indian graveyard near Seattle. looking
for coin, % being a custom with the ab-
origines 20 bury their valuables with
them. Some money has been found.
Mr.. w. B. Adair was chosen clerk OF
the school district Of Upper Astoria.
The Directors are Mr.. JAS. Hanthoru
aud Aug. Holmes elect, and Mr.. 3. Gal
iagher holding over.
j. L. Range, of Columbia county. ".
t. planted one acre iu sugar cane last
$ gear, and from the product obtained I12
gallons OF good thick syrup The CI.-0u.
ic't lhlhks sugar cane crops will pay.
c. T. Thomas, Of Astoria, captured a
large sai mon, and on opening il found a
mallard duck, The Ast0riaI saws This
is the first instance recorded where anv-
thing has been found ia the stomach OF
q salmon.
Following is the result Of the city
election Of Jacksonville, held last week:
Trustees, 7. G.. Reames, Charles Nick
Ell, John Ouh; Recorder, j. Nunau /;
Treasurer, Henry Pape Marshal. d.
W. Crosby.
The steamer Fanny Lake, with full
freight for NoOtsack, sank at her dock
st Seattle on Tuesday. Peter Sinclair, a
deckhaud, was drowned The steam
beats fasfenings held her so that when
the tide rose she tilted and filled.