The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-15

Fossil Horse" will be given March 22d
Arth,a's Home Magazine for March i:
just at hand. 1t is very interesting
number.
Next Monday is st. Patrick's Day
It will be appropriately celebrated in
Portland.
Considerable dissatisfaction about
mail facilities exists in Washington
Territory.
The college at Albany, under the
management of Prof. Warren, is in s
flourishing condition.
There are four hundred and forty
school children at the Dalles. The num-
Der OF each sex is precisely equal
Upwards of $4,000 of the endowment
for the McMinville college has beer
raised by the Agent, Rev. r. G. Hill.
The people of Portland seem to appre-
ciate lectures. Several are given every
week, and are generally we'll patron
lied.
Mrs. Miller will repeat her lecture on
"Man-his past, present and future"
next Saturday evening in Philharmonic
Hall.
Col. Joe Meek will lecture in Portland,
at the Court House, March 10th, on
early days in Oregon. Let him have a
good audience.
Attention is called to DIR. Aborn's
wonderful cure of a case of palsy, the
particulars of which will be found in
the Special Notice column.
The ChiJdrefs Ho,a. is the best iuve-
nile publication extant The March
number lying before us amply proves
the assertion we have made.
Hon. J. f. Caples lectured before the
Washington Debating Society last Tues
day evening on the "Battle of Life.i'
The subject was ably handled.
Five prisoners escaped from the Eu-
gene City Jail a few nights ago. Linn
and Lane counties seem to have poor
accommodations for Jail birds.
We understand that Mrs. Victors
new work, "AIl over Oregon and Wash
ington Territory" will soon be issued.
We predict for it a large run of orders.
If you want good remedy for rheu-
matism and kindred ailments, try DIR.
J. w. Muray's Magic Oil. 1t is highly
recommended by those who have tried
it.
The Republican Convention next
week viii probably nominate JOS Will
son for Congress, although Photograph
Dowen has Southern Oregon pledged to
him.
Rev. Thos. Condor will lecture before
the Young Mems Christian Association
next Tuesday evening in the new Ma
sonic Hall. A rare treat may be ex-
pected.
The United States Assay Office at
Boise is now in full operation, under the
uperintendency of John R. Mcbride,
formerly a member of Congress from
this State.
Persons wishing to dispose of or in
vest in real estate of any description
should always consult VIM. Davidson.
He viii give you the best bargains in
the market.
One of our city subscribers wants to
know why the Youths Literary Society
don't get up a course Of lectures, or a
benefit of some kind, as the Society is in
need in funds
A dispatch from Attorney General
Williams announces that the State title
to swamp lands has not been confirmed.
This eontradiets dispatch sent recently
by Mr.. Gilfrey.
EdwoOd Evans and A. S. Abernethv
have been appointed Commissioners
from Washington Territory to the Cen
teunial Anniversary, to be held in Phil
adelphia July 4,lS76.
The Washington county delegates to
the Republican State Convention, which
meets in Portland next week, are in
structed to support w. d. Hare for
Prosecuting Attorney.
Mrs. Lizzie Mcneil, one of our warm
est personal friends, and well known in
this city, was recently married TO Mr..
Chapman Yates, of San Jose, Cal. The
ceremony was performed in San Fran
cisco. May joy attend the happy couple.
Senator Corbett states that he has
succeeded in getting the Committee on
Commerce of the Senate to insert in the
River Appropriation bill an item of $780,
900 for the construction of a dredger to
operate in the Columbia and Willamette
rivers.
Under the head Of ''enternrisep the
Dallas RepU6liean says: "Enternrise
Our real estate agents of Portland saop,
to be fully alive to the necessity of fur-
nishing information to Eastern neo,,1a
concerning our State. None are taling
more interest in this matter than W.,
Davidson. We have just received from,
him a map Of the Northern Pacific Poll
road, showing the connections and nri,,
cipal points on the route. Mr.. David
son has published maps and descriptions
of Oregon, some Of which may be found
at our Office, and has taken pains TO cir
culate them extensively fhorouphont
the whole world Many have been pub-
lished in German, and sent to keen
watch on the Rhine for stray immi-
grants. Such efforts are sure TO meet
their reward