Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-10-27
NORTHWEST NEWS.

Patsy Cardiff, the pugulist, lie dy-
ing in the Portland hospital.
Springfield, Oregon, our corres-
pondent says, Is now known as a
suburb of Eugene, and along with
Paramount hopes soon to be includ-
ed in the city limits.
The Corvallis Times says the o.
p. road is now without a superin-
tendeut, laborers are eight months
behind with their pay aud a three
million dollar obligation, due next
Tuesday,is staring them in the face,
with nothing to meet it but cheek
to ask for further extension of
time.
The Chinese of this city held
their annual session of the Masonic
lodge at the opera house last Sat
urday night. OF course their de-
liberations were secret and they
worked in the mysteries of Chinese
masonry until the sun rose Sunday
morning. About 90 Of the heathens
participated in the ceremonies, some
coming from Portland, Salem and
Albany, and IA of the ceIestials
were initiated into the order.-COr-
Wallis Times.
The knitting factory at Waterloo,
Is well under way, and it is thought
the wheels will be running about
Jan. lst. The factory, it is said,
will give employment to about 200
hands.
Brownsville is now grading and
graveling her streets, the expense
being borne by the property owners.
Several new residences have been
erected of late, and altogether the
town has healthy and prosperous
look.
Coburg, i'll Linn county, is rejoic-
ing over the opening of the new
lumber mill at that place.
A. J. Oglesby and Lon Hash, Of
Benton county, have just returned
from weeks hunt. They succeed
ed in killing one elk, three bear, and
seven deer.
The Albany Herald says: The
scheme of the Oregon Democracy to
throw the Democratic vote of the
state to one of the Peoples party
electors comes too late to be effec-
tive. Besides there are too many
men of integrity in both the Peoples
party and Democratic ranks to per.
NIT themselves to be bargained and
sold like cattle on election day.
G. r. Smith, of Kennewick, an
engineer of the irrigation bitches in
that section, is exploring the head
waters of the Big Klickitat and ele-
vations at different points, in view
of taking water by the ditch across
the Simeco mountains to irrigate
thousands of acres in the great
Horse Heayen country. The ditch
would have to be about 60 miles
long.
1t is said that the new Astoria
railroad will be known as the
astoria and Ogden" the stock for
the company having been subscribed
by capitalists of Ogden, and that
instead of being built to Oswego as
formerly projected, it will not go
anywhere near Portland.
Corn raised near Waitsburg this
season, yielded As bushels to the
acre.
Chinese pbeasants imported into
Umatilla county, have done well
this year. The young ones have
been noticed in several places.
The contract, il is said, has been
let for the erection of a two-story
hotel. on Big creek, near Newport.
1t will be finished and furnished to
accommodate guests next season.
The gross assessment of Union
county, is 81, O29,32o. Total taxable
property, $3,579,635. There is more
property this year than last, but
large number of mortgages have
been Cancelled which Were issued
last year.
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