The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-07
HOME NEWS.

It only costs fifty cents TO go to Asto-
ria just now.
The Annual Conference of the NJ. f
Church coavenes in this city on Wednes-
day the 18th inst, Bishop Merrill pre-
siding.
4 special term of the Circuit Court
will be convened in this city on the 18th
of September, 1874, by order of the Cir
cult Judge.
The Ladies Temperance Alliance held
their regular monthly meeting i'm the
basement OF the Presbyterian on Tues
day of this week.
Eighty-three arrests were made I'm
this city during the month of July. OF
these, hity-seven were arrested for being
drunk and disOrderly.
bradley, Marsh & Co. offer great bar-
gains in dry goods. Call at their estab-
lishment, corner OF First and Stark
streets, and be convinced.
The Madam Anna Bishop concert
troupe arrived in this city on Monday
evening from the Sound They have
apartments at the st. Charles.
The moonlight excursion to Vancou-
yer on Saturday night last was well
patronized, and we learn that those in
attendance enjoyed the occasion with
peculiar zcst.
United States Marshal Malarkey was
so seriously injured by the late runaway
accident that he is not yet able to be
out His right wrist was so badly
Spralned that lac cannot even make his
mark.
Next Monday the Clerk of School
District No. will proceed to sell the
property levied upon for the delinquent
school taxes for the year 1873, unless the
parties come an before that time and
settle up.
Rev. Mr.. Bradford delivered a lecture
on temperance at the Congregational
church on Sunday evening. The energy,
ability and eloquenee of this gentlemen
are rapidly winning for him golden
opinions among the people.
The Willamette River Transportation
Company have suspended their efforts
TO navigate the Upper Willamette, and
their boats, with the exception of those
employed on the route between this
city and Astoria, are laid up.
Mrs. Addie L. Ballou lectured i'm the
Good Templars' Hall in this city on
Sunday morning and evening. There
was a good attendance at the first lee
ture and a crowded hall in the evening
The lectures were powerful aud well de-
hvered, and apparently as well received.
The officers of MultnOmah Lodge,
/. o. G. T., were installed for the ensuing
term on Saturday evening. After the
Lodge had been closed, an ice-cream
for the quarter show the Lodge TO be i'm
a prosperous condition, there being a
considerable increase in the member
ship.
Conference camp-meeting is in prog
ress this week at Candy, on the line of
the Oregon and California Railroad.
Half-fare tickets have been issued by
the Railroad Company, and every meas {
ure taken to promote the bodily comfort /
of those who 90 in search Of spiritual
food. The meeting will continue over /
the coming Sabbath.
Rev. Mr.. Pierce, the new minister in |
charge of the First Baptist Church in |
this city, preached his first sermon to /
his charge on last Sabbath morning. a l
cordial welcome was rendered him at I
the church on Friday evening preced- 1
ing. Mr.. Medbury, the former pastor,
left on the Stephens. His destination 1
is Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The first Of the Madam Anna Bishop
concerts came off according to announce /
ment on Tuesday evening. 1t was mod |
erately well attended, aud the audience |
was highly pleased. The programme /
for the second concert was unusually
varied and attractive, and the perform
ance one of superior excellence. The
third and last of the present series will
take place on Saturday evening. There
should be q good house.
The Albany Express was thrown from
the track u short distance above Cane
nah on Tuesday morning. Upon turn
ing a curve at that point, a COW was dis
covered upon the track but few yards
ahead, and before the speed of the train
could be checked, the unfortunate bO-
vine was caught in such manner as to
throw the engine from the track. This
was speedily followed by the tender, two
box cars and express car. After bump
ing along for a few yards, the locomO-
tive Jumped off on the river side, and
most fortunately struck against a very
large stump which happened to be
there. But for this it is probable that
the engine and tender, and most likely
the entire train, would have been pre-
eipitated into the river, where the water
was not less than twenty feet in depth.
Strange as it may seem, no one was
hurt, though the escape-particularly OF
the engineer and fireman-wOuld seem
almost miraculous. The whole thing
transpired so quickly that it Is said
there was not time to be frightened un-
til it was done, and then there was no
need to be. Special trains were imme-
diately dispatched to the aid of crippled
express, one with force to repair dam
ages, the other to convey the passengers
to their destination. Work was prose-
cuted with such vigOr, that the road was
repaired sufficiently to allow of the pas
sage of the regular afternoon trains at
the usual time. \ few minutes more of
time given to rounding curves might
often save serious damage to trains, and
frightful Jeopardy of human life.