, 1883-02-22

Waugh, passed up the Sound, on his
way to East Portland where the next
series of lectures will take place.
THE Gray's Harbor people want light
house, and buoys on the bar, where there
is Is feet at low water and straight
channel. All of the San Francisco cap
tains speak we'll of the bar and say it is
the best north of the Golden Gate
The grounds belonging to the Fair
Association at Olympia were recently
sold under the sheriif's hammer, bring
ing 5000. Mr.. G. A, Barnes, until
recently engaged in the banking bust
ness at that place, was the purchaser.
The Chehalis Valley Tidette says:
We have it from reliable authority that
300 teams are now on their way from
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska to the
Chehalis valley, where their owners pro-
pose to find homes.
A TELEGRAM received at Union Pacific
headquarters, announces the completion
OF the Oregon Short Line to Shoshone
junction, sixty miles south of HALEY, in
the wood country, Idaho, distance of
32l miles from Granger junction.
The .Astorian mentions the death Of
M. w. Gallick at that place few days
ago, aged about % years, Deceased had
gone there from Portland, where hsi pa
rents reside, and had established himself
in business, making many friends.
C.P. II TERMINUS 1T is stated that
the Canadian Pacific Railway Syndicate
intend to construct branch line from
some point in Fraiser river to Belling
ham Bay, which will be one terminus Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway. How
will that suit British Columbia:
PRoMINENT lumber men of Snohomish
county have concluded to construct a
flood dam, 200 feet long and & feet
high, at the outlet OF Stevens Lake, about
miles north OF Snohomish City. BY
the construction of this dam will be
utilized 669, ,l27 600 cubic feet of water,
which will help to move 3O0,OOO0OO feet
of lumber. The cost OF construction
will be about $500.
ASSASSINATION OF DIR. GIENN--Dr.
Hugh Glenn, the California grain king,
was fatally shot few days ago by a
worthless scamp by the name of Miller
whom he had discharged from his en-
ploy for drunkenness. DR.. Glenn came to
California in 1Si9 with no capital except
yoke of oxen and five dollars. He fin
ally owned 5000 acres acres of fine farm
ing lands, 1900 acres Of which We're in
cultivation.
A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature Of Texas to punish by fine
the use of "profaue or vociferous Ian
guage in the vicinity of dwelling,
house" Maybe the author thinks man
is going to get up in the middle of a
cold night, when the bedclothes get I'M
tucked at the foot, and go half a mile
out on the prairie to free his mind of
certain ideas conceruinG the event.
Boston Post
In 1883 there will be four eclipses,
two Of the sun and two of tho moon
On April 22l, there will be a partial
eclipse of the moon, which will be visible
on the Pacific coast. The next eclipse
will be that of the sun on May s; it viii
not be visible in this country. The third
is that of the moon on October 16, anC
can be seen all over the United
States. The last is that of the sun ant
occurs on October Both, and will only b,
partial on the Pacific coast.
The immigration to the United States
during 1882 from all countries, at al
ports, amounted to $4,000, against 7l9-
GOO for 1881, an increase OF 10000 owe
the previous year Germany contribu
ted 2320O0: England and Wales, $1,000
Ireland, 10000; Scotland, 17OO0Sweden
$4,000 Norway; $1,000; Canada, $4,000
and all the other countries, 100000
During the last three months Of the pas
year the immigration fell short of that o
the previous year and in the judEnen
OF those who have observed the huctua
tions of the tide, immigration ha'
reached its maximum. The influx o
Germans was considerably less than
that of 1881. A heavy immigration is
however, expected to set in from Russi,
this year, and the Russians upon arriva
Immediately start for the West and builC
new homes. r'
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