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Show Tin: AVEST. Work nn the Oregon railroad is being be-ing pushed forward rapidly. The spiritualists are to hold a camp meeting at Dutteville, Oregon, this week. The election for county seat of Wa-h-oe county, resulted in favor of the town of ltenc. The Columbia river is rising, tbe steam navigation eomnany s wharf at Portland being five feet under water on Tuesday last. Thirteen thousand four hundred and forty-one boxes of oranges and lemons h.-id been shipped from Los xVngeles this season to the 31st of May. An unstamped deed for a White Pine mine has been received at the recorder's re-corder's office at Hamilton, the purchase pur-chase money being haif a million dollars. dol-lars. "Admiral Dot," the San Francisco praduction that Barnum has taken east, is one rf the atoms of humanity. He is twelve years old, two feet and one inch high, and weighs fifteen pounds. His parents have gone with him. The father weighs 200 pounds, the mother 170 pounds. "Dot" was born in San Fiaucisco. Two fellows committed a daring rob be'-y a few evenings ago, at the Devil's Gate toll house, Gold canon, near Silver city, Idaho. The toll-keeper was counting his day's receipts when two men entered, having green vads on, and one of them held a pistol to his head while the other robbed the safe of S775 in coin, some small change, and two bars of silver bullion worth $800. They got clear off with their booty. miiiii iiiii 1 1 i m mm i UHJm |