Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-02-12

Martn NolllnS Is III Town from atreus'
The post office inspector is now in town.
The Snake river Is now at good boating
stage at this place.
Lawyer King, of Asotin City, was in
town this week.
This last snow gives stock men some anx-
iety for the immediate future.
Jim. Crooks, from Grangeville, paid lew.
iston flying trip this week.
The Idaho Register says that expanding
$50, 600 for a capital buildings at Boise City
is throwing money away.
Mr.. c. Weisgerber has recovered from his
attack of sickn ness. aud is able to attend to
his business again.
Miss Bella Grostein arrived home last eve.
from Colfax, where she has been on visit
for the past six weeks.
II arrangements can be conveniently made,
the L. B B. Minstrel Troupe will perform
at Moscow, Saturday eve., Feb. Is.
The last ballot in the senate for senator,
Feb. 0, gave Hirsch rs votes a majority of
the republicans in tine senate of Oregon.
Engineer T. A. Clark and family returned
to Omaha Jan. 30, from an extended visit to
New Y ork and other points in the east.
Mrs. c. f. Faunce is prepared to cut and
fit all kinds of masquerade suits at reasoi1-
able rates She has secured a variety OF
well selected patterns.
About ten inches of snow fell in Lewis.
ton on Tuesday night and Wednesday morn.
ing the deepest Of the SEASON in the same
length Of time.
Miss Amy Wheaton. aged IS. and daugh.
ter Of Cen Frank Wheaton, died in New
York City On Feb 4, where she has been
attending school,
A rumor reached here that one of the
Beck boys had bothof his legs broken by the
falling of tree, at the logging camp up the
Clearwater.
Fire broke out in McDonalds furniture
store in Colfav, the night of Feb. 10th
The building and entire stock was consumed
Loss. $4,000, insured for s., 200
We are pleased to note that onr worth,
townsmsn, A. Benson, who has seen suffer
ing for sometime past with a severe attacl
of sickness, is again able to be out on tn
street.
It is reported here that Calvin Pierce
who killed young Mr.. Curtis at the mout
hung by the miners at Spokane for killing
somrade with a pick.
The Statesman eulogises Secretary prid
for securing the passage of the bill, while tn
Democrat seems to dispute that the credi
should be given to Pride. For the honor @
Pride, we hope the Democrat is right.
The Almota, under Capt Baughman
''fired up" last Saturday at Whites ferry
where it has been launched for the past tw
months, and steamed up to Lewiston.
departed on Saturday for Riparia.
Mr.. Neil. of Murray, l. T., who was der
utized to convey the county records fror
Pierce City to Murray 1.-THE county seat 6
ShOshone county, returned from Pierce Cit
on Saturday last en- route fer Murray, ha,
ing in charge all Of the county records.
Khartoum has been taken by the rebe
Arabs, and Gen Gordon killed, and abon
1000 of the English force slaughtered
TseAchery inscamp, the cause. Gen Stew
art was betrayed and killed on an Island
The English at London greatly excited an,
depressed at the result.
Jim Boyd reports that the body Of Chris
Christopherson, the young Swede who wa
reported lost up the North Fork of Clearwa
ter few weeks ago, has been found by tn
Indians, frozen in the ice, below the forks
He was identified by the roll of banket
on his back. This fully corroborates tn
suspicion that he must have stepped through
a, hole in the ice aud been drowned while ol
his way between the two camps. The In
dams did not disturb the body. MIR. Boyt
apd Alb. Anderson start up to-day to &c
DE hodysout Of the ice and bury it.