The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-12

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ter.
A colony Of one hundred families will
soon leave Kansas for Washington Ter
ritory.
The Dalles Nomtameer, neutral in
politics, has finally concluded to sup
port Grant and Wilson.
The Oregon State Teachers Associa-
ticn will meet at Eugene City on the
18th of August next.
The catalogue Of Christian College,
Monmouth, Oregon, has been received.
The institution is in a Touring eondi-
tion.
The Portland Free Discussion Club
have their weekly meetings every Sun
day at o'clock p. N. at No. 50 First ST.,
up stairs.
Farm hands are in demand at Walla
Walla. There's a chance for a few of
the Portland bummers who are growl-
ing about hard times.
Mr. Nesfeld is to be the recipient of
a grand complimentary benefit tonight,
in which the best musical talent of
Portland will be represented.
An extensive ledge Of cinnabar has
lately been discovered by Mr.. Frank
Cooper, on the headwaters of the Mo-
lalla, about fifty miles northeast of
Salem.
The Linn county Jail has not had a
tenant for three months. The reason is
probably because it affords too little
shelter against the inclemency of the
weather.
Mr.. Coggan, proprietor of the Column
bia River and Olympia Stage Line, has
perfected arrangements by which pas
sengers can 90 from Portland to Olym-
pia in one day.
Work ON the tower of the new light
house now in procession of construction
at Cape Foulweather has been Temporal
rily suspended till the iron shall arrive
from San Francisco.
There will be a Spiritual Grove Meet
lug on August ID, 1872, opposite Pt.
POlalla, and one mile and a half or two
miles below Candy, at railroad bridge
No. l9, on Mr.. Parrots land.
The Linn county Treasurer's report
shows that there had been received from
all sources the sum of S3s,O7S 81 during
the fiscal year ending July /, 1872, and
had been paid out during the same time,
the sum OF SS2,766 Il, having a balance
in the Treasury of 8, ,32O. The county
is out of debt and plenty Of money in the
Treasury.
Speaking Of crops and the late rains,
the Farmer says: "The grain crops are
safe and hay much inn ioved, and gar
dens are as promising as could be de-
sired. There is one thing learned from
this season, and that is the necessity OF
sowing fall grain. Most fall grain is
very good, and always is in Oregon.
Much Of the spring grain is only moder-
ate. Oats fair crop.
Captain Reed is now getting out tim
bers at Coos Bay for a propeller of five
hundred tons, to be built in San Fran
cisco, for the Coos Bay trade. Another
company has sent to the east for pow
erful propeller to be used for the Same
purpose. With these additions to the
sailing fleet the exports of the Bay cal
be shipped without the delay which ha:
heretofore been so great drawback e
its prosperity.
A letter from General Sprague t,
Marshall Blinn, relative to the terminus
of the Northern Pacific Railroad il
published, which rejoices the Olympi;
press, and contains this paragraph
''Said line Of road runs to the east sid
Of Budd's Inlet to the Billings or Wyli
donation claims, said claims being il
section ., 26, 35 and sc, in township
n. 10 y. range , w, i'm this Territory
and a point will be selected on one o
said claims for freight and passenge
depots where said line will terminate.
John Mortimer Murphy, Esq, wei
known to the journalistic profession O
this State, has prepared for the press
work on Washington Territory, whicl
embraces its area, resources, commerce
geology, botany, shipping interests, ant
all other subjects which would interes
the resident or the seeker after a knOwl
edge Of the grand and magnificen
Northwest Coast. We doubt not tina
the work will be n most interesting one
az Mr.. Murphy is very well fitted {,
write such a book, his style being con
denscd, yet comprehensive.
Tbs o. & c. r. r. Co. have announce,
new schedule, which went into effec
on the 9TH inst. The train bound Soutl
leaves East Portland at $50 O'Clock, d,
", instead of at 1:30 p NJ, as formerl,
Il arrives at Salem at IL o'clock A. NJ
at Albany at l2:l5 p. NJ, at HarrisbuI
at l:23 p. NJ, at Eugene at 2:17 p. NJ. an
at Oakland at 7:3O p. N. The fare
Oakland is Sl3. Coming North, II
train leaves Oakland at 4:50 A. NJ. al
arrives at Eugene at 9:57 a. NJ, at Ha
risburg at 10:47 A. NJ, at Albany at l2:
T. ", at Salem at l:29 p. NJ. and at Por
land at 4:l5 p. NJ. instead Of 1l:15 A. )
rs under the old schedule. The passeI
ger trains will run every day. I'll
opening of the road to Oakland saves
miles Of stage travel.
A young apple tree in a garden ne,
Walla Walla has INDUCED in a remarl
able freak this spring. A few weeks al
it blOssOmed as usual, and is now co,
cred with apples the size of a hickor
nut. A few days ago the owner w:
surprised TO observe upon the tree