The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-21
HOME NEWS.

The first lot OF Shoalwaler Bay ovstars
arrived on Saturday afternoo1 fo.
Alisky * Hegele. 'O'
The ship carpenter Of the borl, H.
mine was accidentally drowned on Snn-
day, while out enjoying a sail Ha
leaves q wife in Liverpool.
On her present voyage. the b,ri, por,
land, now here, will carry hence "a noo
feet OF oak lumber on the salem con,
tract, and also a large quantity of fir
lumber nom Weidler's mill.
The Governor Grover was .al,o,, -.
OF the locks last Sunday and put on The
Astoria trade. The opposition betwean
Astoria and Portland is quite sniritsJ
anu person can 90 down and back now
for 81 n 'io"
The anniversary exercises of the For
eign Missionary Society wera hoI,I =.
Inc Taylor street VI. +. Church on sun
day evening. Short addresses were de-
hVered by Rev. ]. B. Hill, Isaiah Vii
son and Bishop Merrill.
The hall Of the new Iipht-drauobt
steamer which has been built at C,1e.
NAH by Mr.. Paquet for Mr.. Scott. was
taken through the locks and brought 10
lllls city last Wednesday for the DurDose
oWi W receiving her machinery. 1t is stated
that the boat Will not draw over eight
inches OF water when she is finished.
The trial of Rev. J. +. DeVore before
the Oregon Annual Conference of the
NJ. l. Church, in this city, last week,
was one oi unusual interest, and resulted
ln The complete yindication of that gen
lieman from the charges that were some
months since preferred against him.
Ohder the general charge of immoral
conduct, the specifications, ten In num-
Der, were voted upon separately by the
conference, aud not one charge was sus-
talned. Specification first was to the
elect that the defeHdent had knowingly
made an eXorbitant award as an agent
OF the Government. Forty voted
against sustaining the charge, not one
IN iaNor OF ii. On the second specifica-
tion, that the defendant had uniustly
charged The Government, of the MEM
DefS voted 10 sustain and b against.
Inifd speciiicatiOn-That he made a
Ialse report as 10 the condition of pron-
erty in arbitration. To sustain. none.
against, Al. Fourth specification
Guilty Of breach OF trust and accessory
10 evil doing. To sustain, none; against.
- ruin specification-Eyi speaking
oi colonel T.. {. kemble. To sustain. {:
against, 80. Sixth specification-Falsely
Naa-e, tAaF Dl SiilU hPmDlth.
To sustain, .; against, 81. Seventh
speciiieation-Injuriously obstructinr
and hinGeriBg the administration of a
United States officer. To sustain. none:
against, 20. Eighth speeification-Ob- /.
tanning names TO petition by making /
false impression. To sustain, /:
against, 81. Ninth specifcation-C'on. I
spiracy and falsehOod. To sustain.
none; against 36. Tenth specification
talsehood. To sustain, none; against.
~. This exhausted the list, and a vote
was taken on the general charge Of i'm
morality. No one voted to sustain the
charge. The vote against was 80. The
Bishop then announced that the sus-
pension OF Mr.. DeNOre from the minis
try was ended. The satisfaction Of the
audience at the result OF the trial was
Intense and seemingly universal. To
the many Congratulations that have
been rendered the honored gentleman {
because of the happy termination of the (
difficulties that have for some months |
beset him, we cordially and most sim I
eerely add our own. May a long life be
ms, and untrammeled opportunity be
given him 10 work for the advancement
OF good, the overthrow of evil and to
thereby promote the best interests Of