The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-02
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FRIDAY..................AUGUsT =, 1872.
HOME NEWS.


he ready for occupancy yesterday.
During the recent hot weather the
thermometer at Seattle, W. r., reached
only hight Of SS'.
Arfhu's Home Magazine and chill
drcn's Hour for August are at hand.
Both are good numbers.
The Statesman predicts that farmers
viii be able to get more than 65 or 70
cents bushel for their wheat.
An illustrated notify magazine will
soon be issued from the Office of the Al
bany Register. Terms, 81 year.
Corvallis has two fire cisterns all COM
pleted and ready to be filled by the new
fire engine, which is expected to arrive
soon.
The Portland Free Discussion Club
have their weekly meetings every sun
day at 3 o'clocl, p. n. at No. 50 First St,
up stairs.
AIessrs :. a. Clarke and ID. w. Craig
have purchased the Willamette Farmer,
Mr.. 4. L. Stinson, the old proprietor,
retiring on account Of i'll health.
The Pluiadcaler says the grading on
the railroad is completed to the river,
twenty-five miles north Of Roseburg,
and the track will be laid to that point
in few days.
There will be . Spiritual Grove Meet
lug on August "a, 1872, opposite Pt.
Polalla, and one mile and half or two
miles below Candy, at railroad bridge
No. 70, on Mr. Parrots land.
Hon. T. B. Odeneal, Superintendent
of Indian Affairs, has received instruc-
tions from Washington to proceed to
the Malheur country and select reser-
walton for the Snake Indians.
In Walla Walla county, w. T., the
wheat crop will be about a two-thirds
yield, but much more ground was sown
this year than heretofore, making the
aggregate about the same as usual
The Baker City Academy building
which about a year ago was burnt 10
the grounds now up, weather-boarded,
painted, etc, and will be completed on
or before the next term Of school COM
mences.
A correspondent of the Orcgoaion at
Eugene City says farmers in the coun-
try around are busy harvesting and bus
mess in town is duh, so that all who
can get away are gone hunting gamcand
berries or fishing.
d. Newsom, writing TO the FdTWor,
says the gardens in liarion county,
since the late heavy rains, are doing
well, but the fruit crop is nearly fail
ure, though the abundance Of wild ber-
ries will partially supply the deficiency.
Prof. T. II. Crawford, one Of the teach
ers in the Portland public schools for
several years past, has removed to Sa-
lem, having been engaged TO fill the
chair of Natural Science in the Will
lamette University. Prof c. is a sue
cessful and popular teacher.
W. 7. Shanahan, Agent for the Grover
and Baker Sewing Machine, advertises
its many merits in this issue. Those
wishing a first-class machine should
give him a a call. He will sell the
Grover and Baker Sewing Machine and
take his pay in installments of SO per
month.
J. NJ. Sutton, No. II Morrison ST.,
announces 10 the public that he is pre-
pared todo all kinds Of plating and gild-
ing-loclzs, bolts, gas fittings, stair rods,
watch cases, spoons, castors, and table
ware plated and gilded to order. Elec-
trOtyping done on short nolice. Prices
reasonable, and work insured as repre-
sented.
The catalogue Of the Albany Cole
giate Institute shows that institution to
be in a prosperous condition. During
the year there were 1l6 students in at
tendance, classified as follows: Juniors,
;; SophomOres, Z; Freshmen, I; Pre-
paratory, 20; Primary, %. Prof. War
ren has only been in charge about a
year, but during that time has given it
areputatiOn as an educational institution
second to none in the state.
Mr.. Stephen ATaybelps lecture last
Friday evening, at the Masonic Hall,
was one Of the best intellectual treats to
which we have ever listened. His Ian
guage was pure, chaste, terse and yigor-
Gus. and the whole lecture was replete
with images Of beauty. His peroration
to poetry was indeed eloquent and his
definition of it the only true and rational
one. We are sorry Mr.. NJ. did not have
the audience which such masterpiece
as his should have secured. Last even
ing he lectured in East Portland. He
intends also lectuTing in Oregon City
Salem, and other valley towns shortly
Success to him, say we.
The Burnt River Ditch has just beer
completed and the water was let in ;
few days ago. The main ditch is about
96 miles long and has a capacity of ., CO.
inches of water. Fer two years it re
quired the employment of from go t
400 men constantly to construct it. The
ditch contains two fumes, one Of which
is 400 feet long and % feet high, the Other
80 feet long and 60 feet high. The cost
of its construction has exceeded S4O0,.
900, OF which the supplies amounting tC
$4,000 were brought from Chicago di.
rect. The ditch is owned bv a con1Dany
OF Eastern capitalists, who are inn.
pressed with the richness of tho mines
Of Baker county.
A Linn county correspondent Of tbe
OregoaioH says: 81 have lust returned
from Finley's Soda Springs. about IS