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TESE T E ffi S, E LOCAL INTELLIGENCE — 0o»«0 ----— Gko. Sears from Clearwater came down on Thursday. Maj. Hancock from Camp Howard is in town this week. See Starrett's àd. of garden seeds. Send for catalogne. Wheat—H as fallen. In Portland hav ers are offering $1 85 to $1 00 per cental. Holders ask $2 02 to $2 15. Prof. Harmen— Gave two entertainments here this week to good houses. He has gone to Camas Prairie, but will return the 25th and give a benefit in aid of our Libra ry and Reading room. So he informed us. The 22n.— A public dance is to take place ot Clark's Hall on the night of the 22d. A general invitation is extended to those who can sustain the character of la dies and gentlemen. Appointment.— The telegraph says that the President has sc-nt in the name of J. W. Huston to the senate for confirmation as U. S. Attorney for Idaho. A goodYe-appoint ment. Sold.— Many will he interested to learn that J. M. Hunt, of Dayton, and formerly of Salmon river, has sold his Columbia Hotel at Dayton for $7,500, with the pur pose to go east. Grows Thicker.— The muddle among the federal officers and attorneys at Boise City seems to thicken. The Idahoan says the last days of the Supreme Court session are unusually lively, as we suppose in con sequence. Have we a City Government?— If so, let it be enforced to keep loose stock from running at large in our streets, and from disturbing the graves of the dead in our cemetery, and to prevent filth being de posited in our streets. Sdllux.— Some of our North Fork river boys say that a few of the Indians up in that direction are saucy and independent, and call the Boston Soldiers all sorts of names. They express great sympathy for the captives at Leavenworth. They need watching. At Leavenworth.— We are credibly in formed that Mox-Mox, Long John, Stick in-the-mud and Red Elk, who were indic ted as among the murderers on Salmon riv er, are now with Joseph at Leavenworth. The question i? will the government turn them over to the courts to he tried aud pun ished. Gone to Spokane — On Monday of this week, Col. Merriam of the 2d Georgia Reg iment, with one other officer and two pri vates, passed through town en route to the Spokane. The Colonel we learn is to be stationed there in command of the troops which may he sent to that point. Good Grass.— One day last week one of our butchers killed and dressed a five year old steer, which weighed after it was dressed 1,228 pounds. The steer had run out on tlie hills all Winter, had never been fed anything, deriving his substance ot life and growth entirely from the grasses on the range. Perhaps some one elsewhere can discount this, if so let him speak. In Town. —Judge F. A. Shearer and John Mathison Esq., of Idaho county, gave us a call during the week. Mr. Shearer tells us that he had not before visited the place during the past twelve years, but that he finds but liltle improvement in the appearance of the town save in the south part near the school house. New Paper. — We have received the prospectus of the T>»ie.s, to be issued at Waitsburg W. T., on the 1st Saturday in March, and every succeeding Saturday, by B. K. Land Esq., who bas been connected with the Watchman. There is nothing like having and supporting a newspaper in ev e ry village in the country. It tells more for the enterprise and growth of a place than apyother establishment in it. Serenade.—A serenading party hap pened to stop at the Snake river ferry house on last Tuesday eve. It was too bad that th# house was locked and no one there, save a small "purp." Rescinded. — The order to remove Joe Craig from the Indian reservation, through the intercession of Delegate Fenc at Wash ington, has been resciuded and the Indian Agent notified of the fact. Surprise.— On Wednesday eve about 30 ladies and gentlemen, with music aud their lunch baskets well filled, called unexpec ted upon Mrs. Ridgeley, and soon convert ed her schoolroom into a dancing hall, and engaged in genial conversation and dancing till II o'clock, took a luLch and went home. The ocasion was agreeble aud pleasant, and would have been much more so to Mrs.' Ridgeley had she not suffered from a temporary illness. Returned.— E. B. True Esq., who left this place some two years ago for his home in Maine, returned on Friday oflast week. Mr. True finds that North Idaho offers far greater inducements to young men than does any one of the New England States, and he has come to make a permanency here. He was one of the original 50 men who carne from Boston in 1874 to look af ter the Robinson quartz ledges, but were disappointed in not finding them. He and others however found p country which had attractions and True has returned to it and is sure that several others of the 50 will soon follow him. James Gage, James Gage, whose death we record this week, was an old citizen of Lewis ton, coming here at an early day and commencing the business of trade at tho corner of one of our streets, out of doors, as early as 18G2, offering for sale a variety of small articles such as were in demand. This business in creased rapidly and he was enabled to rent a store near the west eud of Mont gomery street, where he kept for s(me time quite a large stock of all kind* of j goods, and sold them at such reasdna- 1 ble prices that he became a favorite, 1 especially to women aud children, |Uc ! afterwards was able to purchase $nd I build on the south side of Montgomery between 3d and 4th streets, two glid wooden structures. One of these jie rented for a while aud afterwards soil, and the other he occupied for his own trading house up to the day of Ijjs death. lie was a great favorite wit! the Indians and during the past fev years enjoyed largely of their tradi lie was a native of the state of New York, and leaves one sister and several j brothers who survive him. He was uni« versaliy esteemed here for his uniform kindness aud many virtue?. His funer al was attended by as large concourse of our citizens as we have ever seen in a funeral procession in this place, and being a member of the Masonic frater nity, he was buried under Masonic rites, which were impressive. Penes to his ashes. Storm. — The severest snow storm | experienced in Boston since 1807occur-1 ed Feb. 1st, and storms raged along th« i Atlantic Coast of great violence, and a ! tidal wave rising five feet higher thau ! ever known before destroyed mauy lives aud much property. \Y« dou't have ' these afflictions in North Idaho. Bet ter come west. J. w. POE, Attorney-at-law, AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY Fur 1st Judicial District. Office in Clark'* block 3d street Lewiston, I. T. Will attend to | business before the Laud Office. I j 1 1 ! I P. VOLLMER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in GENERAL OF ALL KINDS. A General Assortment j | i ! ! ' | I LLOXHIlKi, Groceries, Crockery, AND GLASSWARE. Cutlery, Tobacco .Hiners' Goods Etc., Etc. Lewiston T. T. Jan., 19th. 1878 rar BATED BROS, PROPRIETORS OF THE FLORENCE,WARRENS AND ELK CITY EXPRESS, Transacting business with WELLS, PAR« GO & CO'S., Express. Also carrying th« U. S. Mail from Lewiston to the above named places, and intermediate point*. Always Supplied With The Best Of horses, coaches and "accommodating whips." Never Failing to Go Throngp on Time. TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS, TREASURE COLLECTIONS, ORDERS Ac., M ade a specialty, and any and all business entrusted to them will be attended to promptly. We are making semi weekly trips to and from Lewiston, I. T., with stages. Leaving Lewiston at 4 o'clock A. M., on Tuesdays and Saturdays, aud leaving Monnt Idaho at 7 o'clock a. on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Making weekly con nections with the mining camps, Elk City, Florence and Warrens. The best of references given If required. 1-tf BAIRD BROS. HOTEL DE FRANCE, Corner Second and C Streets, LEWISTON I. T. T his hotel is the stage office and Headquarters for all the expressman to tb© Upper Cumps. THE TABLE Is always supplied with the BEST THE MAR KET AFFORDS. THE ROOM» AMD BEDS Are comfortable, neat and well-furnished, and every want of the guest is anticipated and supplied. RAYMOND SAUX, 1-tf Proprietor. CITY HOTEL, ILEWnBï 1 ®^ MQBl'fflE IIHDAJEI©. riNHE UNDERSIGNED IS NOW LOCATED M. * n tho above named hotel, and baring thoroughly remodeled it, can assure patrons the VKRY BEST OF ACCOMMODATIONS AFFORDED m vmz rai The rooms are conveniently arranged and com pletely renovated, and open to accommodate the public in style not surpassed in Lewiston. A. BITTNER, 1-tt Proprietor. feax seed, A S AN INDUCEMENT TO iltCKEASK the production of flax seed, the undersign ed give notice that they will purchase at the highest market price, or will contract for all that may he offered of next season* crop, through their agents, Messrs Allen A Lewis, of Portland, from whom seed can ho had upon application. John G. Kittle, Manager of the Pacific Oil A Lead Works . Ban Francisco. November 20th, 1877. 7-6-mo. SALOON. ! H. G A L E I I S OPEN AT THE HEAD OF 3d STREET ready to wait on bis customers with neat I ness and dispatch. Drop in tml see. ! 47-3m SEEDS, SEEDS. GARDEN SEEDS e lw°, V y N ,„ ANI) F0R SALE AT THE I Walla Walla seed Garden. Finest quality onion soedfl 50per pound. Send for illus °t? U price 1Ut - G " rden 2 m U" south of Walla Walla. ADDRESS, .. • Geoeo* Stabjuut. Walla Walla W. T.