The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-10
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ANY amount Of balls, parties, and lit
erary and musical entainments on the
tdpis.
Our Irish citizens are making active
preparations for the proper observance Of
st. Patrick's Day.
Continental ball by the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic at
Turn Halle tonight.
The McGibeny family gave several
concerts at Olympia last week, of which
the press in that city spoke in fiattering
terms.
NJ. C. George, Esq, delivered an able
and interesting lecture at East Port
land Lodge, I. o. G. T., on Tuesday
evening.
Orders left at the office of the hack
stables of the Oregon Transfer Com
pauy will receive prompt attention, day
or night.
Pruners are busy throughout the city
in preserving the symmetry of shade
trees by Topping off their superfiuous
branches.
The best fresh bread, cakes, crackers,
etc. ETC., always on hand at McGinn's
Bakery, First street, between Main and
Madison streets.
After a few deceitful days of sunshine,
March has assumed his proper role, and
dismal winds shrek loud accompani-
ment to torrents of rain.
The seeds furnished by Hacheney &
Stemme can be relied upon as being
fresh and genuine. This is true alike of
flower, field, and garden seeds.
Leave orders for wood at the Pioneer
Wood Yard, foot of Yamhill street, and
they will be filled promptly, and in a
manner to give entire satisfaction.
A magnificent invoice of mems and
boys clothing was received by Fishel 4
Roberts this week. Invest in your
spring suits, gentlemen. Now is the
time.
Jacob Mayer has returned from San
Francisco with an unusually large aud
fine stock of millinery and other goods.
Look out for his advertisement next
week.
Geo. Coggan, mine host of the St.
Charles, is prepared to serve the guests
of that popular house in the most regal
style. Corner of First and Morrison
streets.
Grand assemblies for skating every
evening in the week at Woods Museum.
Wednesday evening exclusive to ladies.
Come and see the 1000 new attrac-
tions, receive instructions, and have
hearty laugh.
A number of the friends of DR.. Linds-
ley and his estimable wife paid them a
surprise visit on Monday evening. Re-
freshments were furnished by the guests,
and most delightful evening was
passed by all.
Those whose failing sight requires the
aid of spectacles should call on John A.
Beck, 109 First street. These, together
a fine assortment of clocks, watches,
and jewelry he offers at prices extremely
low. See advertisement.
An old man named William Southey
died of heart disease at the Good Sa-
maritan Hospital on Friday morning.
He had been at the institution but a
few hours, and, so far as known, had
neither friends nor relatives in the
State.
The result of the coroner's jury on the
body of Joseph Reilly, who was found
dead in his bed on Friday morning, was
a verdict of "valvular disease of the
heart" He was buried from the Cath
Ollie Church on Saturday, under the
auspices of the Hiberuian Benevolent
Society.
The report of the clerk of School Dis
trict No. l shows the number of pupils
enrolled in the public schools during the
wear to be ], ,64I, of whom 856 are boys and
785 girls. Number of teachers employed
%, of whom are men. Estimated
value of the houses and grounds owned
by the district, $67, 900.
DR.. Aldrich, of this city, removed, q
few days since, large cancer from the
breast of Mrs. Downing, of Marion
county. It was removed by process o1
the doctors own invention, not a surgi-
cal instrument being used in the opera
tion. The recovery of the patient prom
ises to be speedy and permanent.
Sherman & Hyde, the well-knowr
music firm of San Francisco, have
opened branch establishment on the
corner of First and Morrison streets, il
this city, where they are prepared to dea
with the public on reasonable terms
Special attention is called to thei
advertisement, published elsewhere.
The members and friends of the NJ. E
Zion Church (cOlOred) will give leaI
year festival on Wednesday evening
March Is, 1876, at the room formerly oc
cupied by Mr.. Milwain, Oil First street
near Alder. The proceeds are to b.
used in repairing their place of worship
Tickets, % cents. All are cordially in
vited.
The Good Templars of this city an
East Portland have no dearth of socis
reunions and amusements. The pres
eut week has witnessed receptions q
Portland, East Portland, and Nonparit
Lodges, and fraternal visit of MultnC
nah to Nonpareil. 1t is needless to ad
that these occasions were severally an
collectively enjoyed by all.
A scow used in removing obstruction
from Umatilla Rapids, was blown u
with terrific violence on the mornin
of the lst inst. Seventeen men were o
board at the time, thirteen of whol
were instantly killed. The report ws
distinctly heard at Wallula, distanC
of twenty miles. The cabin and b.
longings were literally torn to atom
About seventy-fve pounds of the e.
plosive compound used in blasting wt
in the cabin of the scow at the time, bI
Just what caused the explosion wi
probably never be known.
Our colored citizens celebrated in q
appropriate manner, on Monday evel
ing, the 106th anniversary of the deaf
of Crispus Attuck, the colored mart,
whose blood was shed by British Sc
diers on the 9Th of March, 1770. Shol
eloquent, and fitting speeches were maj
by Hon. Geo. P. Riley, Gen. o. o. HOY