, 1882-10-27
GEIpPRNG5.

4 SaouING BW TA, is the first
annual report from tac Portland Board
Il lraIo;
In Warren county, Ky, an aesthetic
Gcmii asks a divorce from lrr husband
N the grounds ot "conlugaL lnt1IIcIty,
mutual mcompaubj.Ity.and lmpresNihI!!'
" ofsDul affinity Gosh.
The Salt Lake Tr'ouUr urges tine de-
rcat Of Aiusle, the Democratic nominee
for Delegate from Idaho, because he us
virtually the independent Mormon, can
didate, having no part! endorsement
at ALL and very bad record
The salvation army, a branch of which
is now in San Francisco has sung itself
into notariety in nearly all parts Of the
Christian world, but has mad poor luck
in India. Several Of its members mar
rowy escaped violence in Calcutta, and
were arrested TO prevent riot
Tho Democracy Of King county, have
nominated Thos. Burke, for Delegate to
Congress. The party evidently have q
rrudge against Burke, and want him
politically dead before he gets too great
4 hold on them They have adopted the
surest exterminator at hand, outside OF
a shot gun, WdShiHgtonida.
The recent meeting of the Territorial
Medical Society was very encouraging
one Seattle was selected as the place
for the meeting next June, and further
complimented by having three of her
physicians elected to the three highest
Offices. DR.. II. W. Willard, President
DR.. G. Ii, Merrick, Secretary, and DR.. G..
A. Weed, Treasurer
United States stamped envelops will
be sold to the public after January first
1888, at a reduced rate of ten per cent.
on tn, present prices. The Postoilice
Department. has also arranged to print
special return request notices upon en-
velopes without additional charge, when
ordered in quantities of five hundred or
more, General Hazen states a fact not
generally known, that stamped envel-
opes when spoiled through misdirecton
or other causes, can be exchanged for
postage stamps of the same denomina-
ton at the nearest post Offices
"Upon inquiry of the United States
Engineer, Captain Charles +. Powell,
in charge of the improvement Of the
Columbia River, he informed us that
fishing on the bar, below Sand Island
was first practiced extensively in 1879.
Its effects at once became apparent. In
1879 the depth of water in the principal
channel was 23 feet; in 1880 it had de-
creased to II feet; in 1882 to 20 feet, and
mt preasent it is only 10 feet. During
the season OF 1882 there were from 500 to
700 boats fishing upon the Bar, and fears
are entertained that the channel may be
entirely closed if a stop is not put to
this practice"
The proposition of overaowing the
great Sahara Desert by letting in upon it
the waters of the ocean is, for several
aesons deemed impracticable. The
French, however, are doing the next best
thing to reclaim it. They are boring
artesian wells along its northern border
which, it is said, have already reached
the number of $50 in the Constantine
proviuce alone, and the work is advanc-
ing into the interior. In few years,
with these adjuncts, a journey will be
made across the desert with but few of
eue TlShS vi lllo WHICH nave heretofore
attended it, and to the great advantage
Of caravan trade. 1t is noted as curl.
GUS phenomenon in sinking the wells,
that living fish and crabs are brought up
where water is struck
The PUGET SOUND ARGUS, published
by Hon. Allen Wier at Port Townsend,
w. T., is valued exchange. Its col
umns are clean and its tone good. In
dependent, outspoken and progressive,
its utterances always command the re-
spect OF even those who disagree with its
opinions and conclusions. 1t is never
swerved by popular opinion from the
course it deems right OF course it fa-
yors Woman Suffrage. The WEEKLY
was established in 1871, but tho DAILY
has been published a short time only.
However, it shows marked evidence OF
vitality This notice is Introductory to
an advertisement that appears on our
Gfth page, and it gives us pleasure to
to compliment so fearless paper. Port
land NeiU Northwest.