The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-26
JULY 2G, 1872.
FRIDAY.
HOME NEWS.

Crops in Claekamas county are re-
ported good 10y the Enterprise.
The statement that Joab Powell had
become insane is contradicted.
Count Elinsky, the Polish exile, lee
lures at Philharmonic Hall tomorrow
night
For choice reading get Godcys Maga- .
zine for August. 1t is unusually inter-
esting.
II. r. Kincaid, of the Eugene Journal,
is expected home from Washington
shortly.
Don't forget the lecture tonight by
Stephen Maybell, the Poet-Laborer Of
Portland.
One sawmilI is just finished at Tilla-
nook, and another is in process of con-
struction.
General Hooker, of well known fame,
is snow visiting various points in Oregon,
his old home.
The Pittsburg Pa Commercial grave
ly announces that Oregon is a tea
growing state. That's news.
Ashland, in jackson county, and For
est Grove in Washington county, have
both been created money order offices.
There are many invalids ut the Soda
Springs, in Clackamas county, and the
mineral water is curing some Of them.
John 4. Simms has been appointed
Agent al the new Indian Reservation
recently established at COlville, w, I.
a large area Of brush land in the Will
lamette valley is being burnt over this
season preparatory to being sowed with
timothy.
The Portland Free Discussion Club
have their weekly meetings every Sun
day at 8 o'clock P. n. at No. 50 First St,
up stairs.
The Democrats in Washington Terri
tory are agitating the question Of hold
ing another Territorial Convention some
time in October
The Willamette University has re-
Gently had printed in New York some
very fine diplomas for the graduates Of
that institution.
Hon. VIM. Il. Claggett, present dele
gate in Congress from Montana, has
just been renominated by the Republi-
cans Of that Territory.
Senator, Corbett returned to Portland
last Wednesday morning. We presume
he will pay some attention TO the Ore
gon Senatorial question.
Crops in the Payette valley, Idaho,
We're seriously injured by the heat on
the 10th and lith inst. Late wheat and
oats look rs if actually scorched by fire.
Twenty dollars per ton is the price de-
manded for baled hay in Kalama. The
wild hay on the Columbia bottom is ex-
pected to furnish a large yield the pres
ent season.
There will be a Spiritual Grove Meet
lug on August ID, 1872, opposite PIT.
Polalla, and one mile and half or two
miles below Candy, at railroad bridge
No. -, on Mr.. Parrots land.
Two hundred and twenty-five appliea'
tions orappointments as Notary Public
have been made to Gov. Grover during
his terIQ Of Office. Sixty-fve Of thest
We're from Multnomah county.
AMarion county farmer thinks whea
will not reach one dollar 4 bushel thi
year, and that ninety cents will be abou
the ruling price. Oats will be abund
ant and will be worth no more thai
forty cents.
,,,;,,o l.o- too,, ,l;s,J,,.,r,.1 OF
Conner, W. T., the ore of which, say
the Courier, bears traces Of silver col
per and iron. The discovery created til
usual excitement, and a test Of the OF
will be made at an early day.
The Tlrough-Lile, a paper devoted
the interests Of the Portland, Dalles an
salt Lake Railroad, is before us. 1t
ereditably gotten up, and will, no doul
be an able champion Of the railroad il
terests il Is intended to subserYe.
The fall term Of the University at s.
lem will begin on the 9th of Septembe
In addition to the branches taught, tn
institution will have department spet
tally devoted to the art Of telegraph
under the direction Of a competent ope
atOr.
The Washington Territory Pilot Con
missioners have appointed Mr.. Hu
bord, late of the L. :. Coast Surve
and Mr.. johnson, Of the Astoria Pill
Company, as Territorial Pilots, and tn
have entered upon the discharge of tn,
duties.
Thos. smith Of the Empire Hotel at t
Dalles informs the OregOHial that
report that he is about to take the Cl
meketa Hotel at Salem, is all mistal
He will continue to dispense the &c
things Of this life at his old stand,
Empire, at the Dalles.
On last Monday the ship Ocean !
press sailed from Port Townsend
Callao, Peru, with a cargo Of one mill
one hundred thousand feet Of lumb
Her cargo valued at the mill at Sll,'
while at the port of destination
value will be S44, 900, the ruling rates
charters Of ship Of the capacity of {
being $50 per ton.
4 young man by the name of Til
Root died at TillamOok on the 9Th
July. He had a disease some call
smallpox, and had recovered as he 81
posed. Hewent out hunting and wa,
or forded Trask river, laid out all nil
=, I,is ,,-at oIofbas foo1- cold OH 1