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Show IDAHO NOTES. Frank Fordyco anil helpers passed through liellovue last W ednesday with two flocks of sheep, uumbering lii.OOti. They will stop awhile at Little Wood river, and then proceed to Soda Springs where the wliolo lot will lie shipped by-rail by-rail to Chicago. The sheep and owner come from the Weiscr country, in western west-ern Idaho. The waterspout that bursted down rMiake river-last Friday, near IheSileoit ferry, did an immense lot of damage, and on the lower hinds water stood fully one foot in depth. A number of cattle were drowned, many young orchards, raspberry patches and strawberry straw-berry beds Hero totally dcslroycd. Parties w ho witnessed the destructive scene estimate the ios.s to bo not less than xiliH to SlO.ti'H). The lioise (lnt---miu:l MY: "The government gov-ernment assay ollice did a very good business yesterday. It shipped to the Philadelphia mint gold of the value of $ ;.'i,;l;i:.oi;. It received iu retorts from the Cold Hill Miniug company $10,-VU'.'.b.!. $10,-VU'.'.b.!. and from (jnartzbarg ifii.sihl.OI. Hesides these, gold was received from Custer, Lemhi and other points sulll-eient sulll-eient to make the sum total of tiie receipt re-ceipt w ilhiu a small fraction of i.'U.WiO. |