The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-29
The weather is delightful.


scarce.
The waldron Troupe are playing in
Salem.
Earthquakes just now are common in
California.
A Good Templars' Lodge has been es-
tablished at Cornelius.
\ postoffice has been established at
Cresswell, Lane county.
The base ball mania has again broken
out among Oregon youths.
The first municipal election at Kalama
will be held on the lst April.
A telegraph line from Missoula, Mon
tana, to Walla Walla is talked of.
Albany papers deny that there are
any cases of small pox in that city.
The case of the State VS.. S. E. May
has been continued till the June term.
Sylvester Simpson has retired from
the editorial charge Of the Salem Mer-
catry.
Godey's LadyS Book for April is at
hand. 1t is an unusually interesting
number.
At last accounts Mr.. and Mrs. Bates
We're at the Metropolitan Theater, Sac
ramentO.
Lane county reports 2,s77 school chill
dren, Jackson county 2,12S, and Polk
county 2,234.
The Musical Union of Salem are re-
hearsing for a concert, which will be
given in about two weeks.
"Joaquin" Miller has a sketch enti-
tied "a Ride through Oregon" in the
Overland Monthly for April.
About 200 men are at work on the
Locks at Oregon city. How vigorously
work on all public enterprises goes on
just before election!
The Salem Statesman, under the man.
agement Of Capt Crandall, is quite a
different paper from what it was under
the control of Mr.. Clarke. 1t is now one
of our most readable exchanges.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the secretary of States Office,
Incorporating Nonpareil Lodge No. !
s8,I o. G. T., of Portland. Ineorpora-
tors-A. G. Walling, w. 5. James and
Richard Bird.
Just beyond the north end of the first
twenty-five mile section of the n. P. r.
r., says the Kalama Beacon, is a stretch
Of four miles which will require as much
work to make it a railroad as any four
miles in America.
The Oregon Sentinel of the 10Th says
that iron for the track between Cres-
well and Oakland is being forwarded
rapidly and will be laid as soon as the
weather permits. When this is done,
the road will be in running order one
hundred and eighty miles from Port
land
A correspondent of the OregORian at
Lafayette writes that there was much
excitement at that place lately over the
arrival Of Ben Holiday and General
superintendent Thielsen, the burghers
wishing TO know where the route of the
road will be and where it will cross the
Namhill river.
The Lafayette Courier of the 18th says
that the Oregon Central Railroad Com
pany have been running lines through
different parts of Yamhill county for
weeks past. OF course no one knows
where the road will strike the river, vet
considerable speculation is being in
dulged in as to possibilities.
Rev. Mr.. Condon's lecture on the
Fossil Horse" was very well attended
last Friday evening. At the conclusion
Of the lecture a purse of $40 was pre-
sented to Mr. Condor by the audience
substantial testimonial Of the high re-
gard in which his service in geological
researches is held by the citizens of
Portland.
There will be issued from the Bulletin
Job Office, about the 1st of June, a rail-
road Gazetteer" which will contain
description Of every town through
which the Oregon and California Rail-
road and the Oregon Central Railroad |
pass together with timetables. stage
connections, etc. These "Gazetteersu
will be distributed gratuitously on every |
tram going from or coming into town. |
on the steamers of the North Pacific |
Transportation Company, and the Will |
lamette river steamboats,.
The OregOniayl Of yesterday has this
startling bit of news: About seven
miles from Portland, on the Powelps
valley road, two Germans have hereto
fore resided on adjoining ranches, one
having a son, the other living by him.
self The latter hired the two former to
split a lot of rails, which they did, and
were paid upwards of ninety dollars
therefor. AT the time the money was
paid the parties, they discovered that
the man had plenty more $50 pieces, and
they concluded to go for them. The same
evening they approached the cabin of
the man, whom they found asleep, but
in their attempt to force an entrance
awoke the sleeper Divining what the
object Of the intruders was he gathered
his clothes and money and noislessly as
possible slipped out of the house by the
back door, and took to the brush. The
men succeeded in making their entrance
at the front door of the cabin. but found
the inmate had fled. They ransaeked
the house but found no valuables. and
Immediately undertook to find tbe hid
ing place of the man Of money. In the
meantime the man could hearthe vvould-
be robbers in their conversation. and
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