The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-14
HOME NEWS.

\ piece Of Chinese money, 1000 wears
old, is to be seen in the Museum.
Mrs. Addie /. BalIou has gone to
Olympia, where she will delivers a course
of her popular lectures.
Our city front is lined with ships
many of which are waiting to bear our
bountiful harvest to the markets OF the
world.
A little son of w. w. Page, of this
city, aged about eight years, was
drowned at Astoria on Tuesday. The
remains were brought to this city on the
day following.
Opposition between this city and As
toria is quite lively between the boats
of the o. >. y. and w. r. T. Companies
The first named company have reduced
fare TO fifty cents each way.
The Pioneer and Historical Society Of
Oregon are about to erect suitable
monument to the memory of DIR. Whit
man, the famous missionary of Walla
Walla, and an agent is collecting money
IN Portland for that purpose.
The temperance meeting was held
last Friday evening i'm the basement of
the Baptist church. There was tolera-
Die attendance, and pleasant, quiet
meeting. It is announced for the Con-
gregational church next Friday even
ing.
Judge w. w. Upton, who has for sew
eral years presided over the Courts in
this Judicial District, has completed his
ofncial labors, and will, on the 1st of
September, be succeeded by f. d. Shat
tuck, who was elected to the position in
June last.
The Oregon Conference of the NJ. Z.
Church convened in this city on the
18th inst, Bishop Merrill presiding
There IS large attendance of ministers
from all parts of the State, and the ses-
sion promises TO be busy, interesting
and il is hoped harmonious.
Mr.. J. NJ. Murphy, editor and propri-
etor of the Washington Standard, IA
vored Us with pleasant call on Tues
day. He is n wide-awake editor of a re-
liable newspaper, and is withal friend
and advocate of equal rights. May the
Standard he has established be long and
well sustained.
Mrs. Addie L. Ballou again entertained
a gOOdly number of our citizens at
Multnomah Hall on last Sunday morn
ing and evening, with her popular lee
lures. loile lelI TINS city on Tuesday for
the Sound, where she will remain for a
time, returning in season to be at the
Capital during the Legislative session.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Walker, of Skipanon, for a box of
butter, the very sight of which made us
spread lunch with alacrity. Our obser-
vatiOn, not 10 mention our experience,
has long ago taught us that Woman
Suffrage principles were not incompati-
bic with good housewifery, and this last
reminder cOnviuces us that persons
may believe in and work for political
equality, and still excel in the art of
butter-making. We hope our friends
will meet with deserved success in their
dairy enterprise.
Our genial friend $ Lewelling, of Mil |
waukie, made descent upon the NEW
NORTHWEST Office Oh Wednesday morn |
ing Of this week, bearing a huge basket |
of late cherries, aud after 4 pleasant
chat departed, leaving editors and print |
ers with their hands full of delicious
fruit. and hearts brimming over with
good will toward the donor. Mr.. Lew
cling is the proprietor of the Milwaukee
Nursery, where he keeps on hand a
large and choice variety of all kinds of
fruit trees, any Of which he will furnish
10 persons in need of the same at rea-
sOnable rates.