, 1882-07-28
CLIPPINGS.

Mr. BRENTs' speech in the House. on
the 18th of June, covered twelve pages
OF the Congressional RccOrd 1t was
full of information, al d was Il powerful
argument in favor of the admission of
Washington Territory into the Union as
State.
RESIGNED, Capt. Geo. j. Ainsworth,
superintendent of the river division of
the .. h, II n. CO., has rendered his re-
signation, to take effect the first of Octo-
ber next. About that date he will re-
move to Pagodaville (the j. Ross Brown
farm, near Oakland, California, and as.
sumo the management Of his fathers
business enterprises in that state.
NORTHERN PACIFIC APPOINTMENT
Mr.. Herman Trott is appointed General
Land Agent, with office at st. Paul,
Mimi, in place of r. NJ Newport, resign
ed. Mr. W. j. Brokaw has been appoint
ed Master Mechanic of the entire con-
struction department of the eastern
division of this road, with office at For
sythe, Montana Mr.. Brokaw was re-
Gently Master Mechanic of the Mexican
National Railroad in Mexico.
The Mission Board of the North Pa
citic Baptist Association met in Portland
last Wednesday. Among other business
transacted was the appointment of Rev.
Crawford, formerly of Albany, to the
charge of the field at New Tacoma, and
Rev. Bailey, lately of Marshfeld, to
Lewiston. Rev. James A. Wirth. of Sc
attic, was appointed General Superin-
tendent Of Sunday Schools. ls.-POSt-Intel-
Hgencer
A TRAVELLER speaking of the wonder
full inventive genius of our countrymen,
said he was most struck with the ma
chine which was able to grind common
field turnips into excellent horseradish
We are not, however, without rivals
abroad. OF 100000 gallons of cotton
seed oil shipped from New Orleans in
1879 80, not less than 80 per cent was
sent to the Mediterranean and France
With no other change but an increase
in price, it comes back to us as pure olive
oil.
The government has seized large
number of logs in the Yakima river be-
longing to the Northern Pacific railroad
company, and Jas. Mcknight has gone
over to protect the company 1t seems
that the logs were cut from government
land by parties who sold them to the
company after they were in the river
the purchasers being totally unwarned
of the fact The conviction and long
detention of the logs would work ex-
treme hardship to the company.-Post-
ntelligencer.
The Sunday law is practically inopera-
tive in this city, or at least is so far as
the class it was particularly intended to
reach is concerned. They pay no regard
to it whatever, and conduct their bust
ness about as openly as on other days OF
the week. The absurdity of shutting up
one-half the places of business and let
ting the other half keep open is great,
and will not be tolerated much longer.
A new and better Sunday law will evi-
IDENTIFY be enacted by the next Legtsla-
ture.- Post t-Inteligencer.
HANK BLoDGETT, who for the past twen-
ty years has followed sea-Otter hunting
on the coast above Gray's Harbor, w. T.,
says that he now averages 100 shots for
every otter obtained. In early times,
when an otter was shot it would come
ashore, but the animals have become so
shy that, unless killed instantly, they put
out to sea. They cannot be approached
now nearer than 600 yards. Blodgett
uses Q Sharp's rifle, forty-fve caliber,
carrying 120 grains Of powder. The fur
of the sea-otter sells at from $40 to $50,
and is becoming more rare every sea
OregORidn.
New YORK MAILS. The total number
Of letters and other articles mailed at
and passing through the New York post
office during tho fiscal year just closed,
exclusive of those for city delivery, was
504, 1853, ,4SS. The total number Of sacks
of domestic and foreign mail matter
made up was 1885, 0,225, a daily average of
1910. Papers and packages to the num-
Der of 265,243 imperfectly directed were
forwarded after correction OF their adj
dresses. The average weight OF mail
matter received and sent daily by the
postOfiice was l4O tons, OF which 45 were
received and % despatched The heav-
lest weight on any one day was l25 tons
despatched and 60 tons received, and the
lowest weight on any one day was ~ tons
despatched and 81 tons received.