The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-18

cert given by the choir of the NJ. +.
Church and Prof. Plummer.
For the past year, S45O,OOO in green
backs have been brought into Otah ana
distributed through the mining camps.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop in
Montana this year is so per cent. less
than last, and the Oat crop S3 per cent.
/ less.
/ In Namhill county the late rains are
| said TO have done an incalculable
amount Of damage to the standing
grain.
! According to the new census Just COM
pleted, Denver has population of Il, 800
permanent residents, of whom but $500
are females.
The "IOeal Option" petition for pre-
sentatiOn to the Legislature is in circu-
lation, and is being signed in
| McMinnville.
The Independent Champions of the
| Red Cross intend to hold q convention
in Polk county, sometime during the
/ present month.
The Public school at Eugene City
opened on Monday last, with Prof +. H.
/ Grubbs and wife, and Miss Maggie
| Walker as teachers.
Present appearances indicate the finest
display of stock at the coming State
Fair that has ever been on eXhibitiOnin
the history Of the Society.
Syl. c. Simpson, Esq, has turned
over TO Dr. J.. l.. Rowland, Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, the papers
and books belonging to that Office.
The Public School Fund will be applied
towards paying tuition Of the scholars
of McMinnviIle School District, who
shall attend the College during the pres
ent sessiO on.
An impromptu boat race came off at
Olympia on Thursday evening, between
the Young Ladies' Boat Club and party
of gay young gentlemen, in which the
latter were beaten.
Waseo county has but one individual
or firm that pays taxes on over S36,2OO.
Thirty, each, pay on sums ranging from
$. 600 to the sum named above. One
company pays on S273,50O.
The Institute for the Blind at Salem
will be opened for the reception of pupils
on the DIST inst. All pupils desiring to
attend during the term are urgently re-
quested to be present promptly on that
day.
An absent-minded stage-driver forgot
the Silyerton mails one day last week,
until he had got about five miles past
the Office. He returned for them, and
came in late, cursing men who have no
memory.
Rev. Nyron Eels has received a call
/ from the Congregational Church at
/ Albany. Mr.. Butcher, the former pas
/ tor has resigned, and accepted the pas
/ torate of the Congregational Church at
the Dalles.
The Dalles District School commenced
| on Monday last with the following
| corps of teachers: Professor Matthew
/ Patton, Principal; Miss Lulu Donnell,
/ Mrs. +. Reynolds and Miss MOllie Sny-
/ der, Assistants.
The Good Templars of Vancouver re-
I fuse to endorse DR.. HaskelPs peculiar
manner of temperance work, aud have
appointed q committee of five to draft
q resolution, expressing their disap-
proval of the same.
Governor Ferry commuted the death
penalty of the young man Lyttle at
[ SteilacOom last Friday. From matters
/ that had lately came to his knowledge
he had grave doubts if the crime was
more than manslaughter.
Miss Nellie Meacham, of Salem, has,
according to the Statesman, lust COM
pleted an oil painting of a view in the
/ Catskill Mountains that is pronounced
ga gem ofart." The young lady evinces
much talent for one 50 young.
The Transcript learns from Mr.. Dur
| gin, of Payallup, that the yield of hops
/ in that valley the present season
amounted to 100000 pounds, which sold,
| deliverable at Tacoma, at p cents per
pound, thus yielding 4 gross income of
/ $25, 900.
| The number of students in the College
and Academy at Forest Grove, is greater
than ever before at this season of the
year. The new teachers Prof RObb and
Miss Robinson, are already quite pOpu-
lar, both among the students and resi-
dents of the village.
There will bea camp-meeting held by
the Episcopal MethOdists on the Dallas
Circuit near Dixie on the Christian
Camp grounds, to commence September
2lst and continue over two Sabbaths.
An invitation is extended to all Chris
tian people to attend.
Mart Brown, the newly elected State
Printer took formal possession of the
office on the 1lth. \ competent force of
printers, under the direction of Wilbur
Cornell, one of the most popular men,
bers of the craft, Will be on hand next
Monday to begin work.
The bridge over the Willamette river
at Springfield has been completed. 1t
was accepted from the contractors last
week. This is one of the finest bridges
i'm the State, having cost over $4,000
one-halfOfw which is paid by Lane county,
and one-half by subscription.
The following gentlemen will report
the Legislative proceedings for the press:
Bulletin, w. s. Cameron in the House,
and T. b. Odeneal in the Senate; Ore
gOIlidR, Seneca Smith in the House,
Julius StTatton in the Senate; Salem
Statesman, Frank f. Hodgkin, and for
the Record, the editOr-in-chief
The Willamette University opened
with one hundred and thirty-eight schol-
ars, to which number enough new
pupils have since been added to make
about one hundred and fifty This is
ilattering and gives token that by the
time the classes are fully organized, the
number of students enrolled will be fully
up to any previous year.
The Oregon State Fair will begin on
Monday, October Il, 1874, and continue
six days. Washington County Fair
will be held at Hillsboro, September
2Sth. Five thousand dollars in premi-
ums are offered. Linn County Fair
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