, 1881-12-30
ALI Sorts.

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The "Pogt-Intelligencer" wants his
salary raised instead.
ARIZONA devoted $4,000 to immi-
grafton purposes-Washington not
one dollar. Immigration and edu.
cation are at discount in this Ter
ritory.
"What terrible dust in q wet
country does the Port Townsend
ARGUS kick up. and all out of agony
over a defeated measure in the LIST
session of the Legislature relating to
pile Isl"
The Portland "New North west"
issued a splendid sixteen.page Christ
mas number. 1t is closely filed with
we'll written reading matter and does
credit to Portland and to the entire
northwest.
SENATOR Slater, of Oregon, has in
troduced into Congress bill to ap-
portion the Umatilla Indian reservs
tion smoug the Indians, so as to open
over half of it subject to settlement
by the whites.
GONG TO DIsCovRRY.-Mr.J ]. ].
Hicks, who has held the position of
master mechanic in the Tacoma mills
for several years past, has resigned
and accepted g similar sitastion at
Port Discovery. Geo. w. Bullene
has succeeded Mr.. Hicks as master
mechanic at the Tacoma mills.
Thy census statistics show that in
1860 the value of annual product of
wooden goods produced by American
mills was Sol, ,s95,217, or slightly
less than 81 worth per capita to our
population at that time. In 1880 the
American mills produced woolens to
the value of $237, ,5S7671 about "a so
per capita for our entire present pop
ulation.
In THE Show BUsINEss.-A gen.
tleman writing from the East to a
friend In this city, sums up the Gui-
teau trial thus: 'lThs United States
has gone into the show business, at
Washington, with but two animals
On exhibitions baboon and an ass
the baboon in the prisoners box
aud an ass on the bench."-"Post-
Inteliigencer."
TIE Philadelphisns were SO elated
at the success of their Centennial
Exposition that they resolved on
it permanent. For some
Eve years it struggled along with
but all the time unpromis
ing. fortunes until at last it has been
closed out. The main building was
sold to Western spectator for
$4,000, and some of the appurtenan.
ces for $40 600 more.
IT must be hard on Gorham to be
left out in the cold while Riddleber
ger gets a seat in the Senate. But
the defender of the Star route thieves
and the libeler of Garfield will not
get office under Arthur, unless the
President desires the disruption of
the Republican party. Garfield |
thought it necessary to unload dead |
wood of Gorham's kind from the
ship, and Arthur will not |
care to risk his administration by |
loading up with it again.-Portland |
STANDARD"
WHEN such an authority in the
Shipping world as the New York |
MARITIME REGISTER takes up the
subject of the abuses prevailing in the
matters of pilotage, towage, wharf
aye, etc., on vessels entering the
Columbia river, and presents them in |
The light in which they are presented |
in an article recently published, it
ought te awaken every person hav-
ing an interest in the prosperity Of
Portland or of Oregon, to q sense of
The critical position in which they
are placed.
TIE sawmill at Tacoma is to be |
greatly improved in the next few
months and although the power will |
not be materially increased, the out.
put is expected to be twenty per
cent. greater after the contemplated |
work is accomplished. The feed |
mill has also been moved closer to
the lumber factory, so that now it is
run by steam power from the large
engines. /, Is also the intention of
Mr.. Hanson to have the electric light
put in his mill as soon as the contem-
plated changes are 6nished.-"Post.
lntelligencer."
SAN Francisco SHIPBUILDING.-l
The new steamer for the Mexican
trade, nov building by Dickie Bros.
will be Nil ready for launching on
January 18th. A barkentine for J. J.
Smith will then be started on the
same blocks, and it is calculated that
she will be comnteted On anrii 15th