, 1884-02-02

The Short Line track will be laid 70 q.
Snake river bridge near Huntington by mex,
Tuesday.
The Salt Lake Tribune saws large ,,,.;..
are outhttins in that city fog the Ceu,
dAlene.
Complaint is made that the quality G,
coal imported here is getting poorer and
poorer.
Fears sre entertained that the coup house
will attract all the loose men in the country "a
Walls walla
Father Duffy, as usual. in all affairs of lii.
erality, is one of the foremost in relieving the
Necessities of the needy.
The farmers in the vicinity of Parnell's ca.
tate in Ireland plowed fifty acres Of his land
as tribute of esteem.
We rise to again remind the ladies that this
Is leap year and that the city is full of hand.
some and eligible bachelors.
VIM. Benderhas purchaseds place in Coeur
dAlene City and will leave for there on Mon
day next to open and run saloon.
Much work is going on and by the time
spring opens everything viii be lively as sew
eral new brick buildings are to be erected.
The reporters of this city will thank some
body to fall down well and break his neck,
or get up dog fight or something exciting.
The bankers and merchants of this city saw
that Just at present money is little close
not close enough, however. to be within reach.
The Chinese act amendment. are COLL pletely
showed under by other bills. and there is small
probability of its getting off the f'es at this
session.
Scme o. the embryo Ceur d'Alene editors
will find ere the snow fails that it is impos.
sible to run aper on wind and mountain
sc' merry.
In the Mutt trial at Pittsburg, the Ladies'
and the prisoner were excluded from the court
room while the famous letters from Dukes to
Capt. Mutt were read aloud.
The Primeville Ners, burnt out last No
vember, IS again to hand, ard under date of
Jan, PC, brings US the old time news OF the
escape of Eifus and Owenby.
Messrs SchelIworth aud Lux have received
the first shipment Of two car loads of lumber
from Dayton. This is the earliest shipment
ever made at this season Of the year.
Daniel Morris, an aged Mormon with three
wives, hanged himself in shed Immediately
after reading the message of Governor Mur-
ray. His head was level.
Father Brouillet, the old time missionary
Of the northwest, is lying at the point of death
in Washington hospital. He lost his eye
sight In the spring of last year.
Frederick Billings writes from Woodstock,
Vermont. under date of Jan. S, to the kitti,
tass LOco'i,,r, that railroad work up the Yaki-
ma Valley will be continued
Senator Edmunds entertairs no doubt of the
constitutional right of the government to con
struct telegraphs, but he is strongly opposed
to the purchase OF existing lines
Washington Territory will probably be ad'
mitted into the Uni n as state, hy this Con
gress; but il will be at the next session, after
the presidential election shall have passed by.
Gradually our law makers andfaw dispensers
are building sbout our liberties great wall Of
restriction. A South Carolina judge has Just
fined a woman s. for eating peanuts in court
The county commissioners meet in regular
session next Monday. and parties having bill
against the county are requested to present
same to Auditor Painter on or before that
date.
Rrsyity is a lost art; but it is the fault ol
time that writers and speaters cannot be brief.
There is too much to say, because too many
things have happened since this world Wa
started.
The whatcom grand jury, composed OF eiSn'
men and eight women, made s strong assaul'
unon the whisky element in that TON, inaict
ing almost every man engaged in the business
for violations OF law.
Tbos. P. rage is up from his Umatills ranef
for day or two and informs US that "inlel
wheat is looking well in that county, ana 'ha'
the weather wss such that farmers were abe
to plough up to Christmas.
The assertion that the Sisters Of mercy re
ouired labor to be performed IN return fol
food supplied is altogether wrong; they mad'
no terms and freely supplied all whe required
food. Altogether they gave meals To III
people.
Tickets for the soup house will be sold al
the rate of eight for 81; at this rate citizens
can easily invest 50 cents and when men apply
at private residences for square real they
can be stood off by means of soup ticket.
If you have the Crur dAlene fever pump
water on your head and wait three months
Attached to three meals If pork snd besn'' ana ..
AZ NIGHT the cold side Of plank at Ceur d
Alene. the.e is an expense Of S per day.
It's rnmored that Peck is going to drama'
IL. hi, "bsd boy" Peck should measure the
voupgs.er for coffin and bury him. Inc DO,
ia too wicked for this world and the history o'
hi, later exploits is horribly thin and unin's;
esting.
The steamer .'Gold Dust, so long IN can
mission .t The Dalles, will soon be placed On
the route between The Dalles and Cascsaes'
to connect with the steamer Little oaieih'
which will ply between Portland ani lower
C..c.dss touching at ali the landings 70
accommodate passengers and shippers
greatly to the credit of the sisters OF d
Mary. Hospital that they have furnished s'a,
,ri.ors,v 1l1 meals to destitute applicants II
II. l... FIVE days. Several charisAbly disposed
citizens in the suubrbs are also very hoerA N
this respect and have done great deAi 70 ni'''
;,.ts the sufferires of this unfortunate ciAs~
Among the gifts received by Mrs Niea0is o.
her marriage Monday, was 3 deed to iAcom'
real estate. valued ct several thousand oonA,s'
from her father, Mr. W. c. Bardsiey, sn' n
upplemented the gift by check for sio,V-v'
The brother of the bride also gave SET oi oeu.
rocm furniture valued as s50l Mrs. N'eh'l'
u.. the recipient of other valuable siffs ff0"'
L. s.,h., r-.v;ou, TO the marriage.