The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-04
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place in the county clerks Office.
H. w. Scott and wife will leave Chi
cago en- route for this city on the 5th
inst.
The bridges of East Portland are re-
ceiving proper attention as the water
recedes.
For the fiscal year ending June Both,
the exports from this port amounted to
S2,486,s74.
Mrs. S. Z. Kerns and family, of East
Portland, have gone 10 Camp Watson
to spend the summer.
The temperance question was dis
cussed by the Liberal Association on
last Sunday before large audience.
DR.. Bentley gave his views on the
Chinese and Indian question at the
TaylOr-street Church last Sunday morn
ing.
c. H. WoOdard & Co. have removed
their fine stock of drugs, medicines, etc,
to the corner of First and Alder streets
See advertisement.
Jacob Mayer, of the firm of Fleischner,
Mayer d Co., now in the East, has Sc
lected an immense and magnificent
stock for the fall trade of his house.
Woman Suffrage will occupy the
time and attention of the Liberal Asso-
citation next Sunday. Discussion be-
gins, without prayer, at o'clock sharp.
John Lawless, the infamous procurer,
has been arrested in San Francisco, and
held to answer to the charge of procur-
ing girls to supply houses Of infamy in
this city.
Notwithstanding predictions of a
sickly season, the health of this city
rrOOn is IA 10 ,.f
that there is less sickness than is usual
through the summer months.
Open air service was conducted by
DIR. Bentley at the corner of First aud
Salmon streets on Sunday evening. A
gOOdly crowd gathered to listen to the
singing, exhortation, and prayer.
The subject for consideration before
the Liberal Association next Sunday
will be, "The equality of human rights
without distinction of sex" Discussion
to be led by DR.. Mary A. Thompson.
The new editor of the Pacific Christian
AdUOcdte is expected to take charge of
the columns of that journal this week.
DIR. Dillon, who has so long, faithfully
and acceptably presided over them, re-
tires to duties less conspicuous, but not
less useful.
The smallpox scare, so far as this
city is concerned, is only scare yet.
An ordinance requires that all cases
shall be at once reported to the Chief of
Police, and that officer says that, so far
as he knows, there is not a single case
in the county.
Mr.. A. Bushwier has disposed of all
interest and control of the Evening
Journal to Mr.. A. Noltner, and the
paper, enlarged and improved, is now
issued under the management of the
latter gentleman, taking the name of
the Daily EUeRing Standard.
On last Friday in the chapel of st.
Mary's Convent, three young ladies'
Miss Maggie Eldridge, of st. Louis,
Marion county, Miss Annie Conner, of
st. Paul, and Miss Alicia Dunn, of
Salem-received the white veil. The
ceremonies were witnessed by a large
number of people.
George c. Sears, whose preliminary
examination on charge of larceny by
bailee of gold watch belonging to Miss
Nellie McPoland, IVES had before JUS
tice erich last week, was held in bonds
of $500 to answer before the next Grand
Jury. Bail was furnished, and de-
fendant discharged.
The steamer "John L. Stephens y
which arrived in this port on Wedues-
day evening, was by order of the health
officer placed in quarantine, it being as
certained that she had on board a Chi
naman infected with the smallpox.
Every precaution will be taken TO pre-
vent the spread of this scourge.
The foundry and machine shop OF
Smith Bros, on First street, between
Salmon and Main, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday evening. The engines
were on hand on time, and rendered
valuable service in saving the machin-
cry and preventing the spread of the
flames. Loss between SIS, 1000 and $50
600. Insurance $4,000.
Arrangements are in progress for 8
grand temperance rally at Mount Tabor
school house, some three miles from
this city, on Saturday afternoon anC
evening. The literary exercises will be
exceedingly fine, while the refresh.
ments will he up to the usual standard
The Grand Worthy Chief Templar will
be present. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended to friends in this city to attend
1t is proposed to raise fund of S., ,2OC
for the purpose of endOwing a living il
the Orphanage connected with tn,
Good Samaritan Hospital in this city
the same to be called the "Rodney
Morris Memorial Fund" About $50
have already been secured. Contribu
tions sent to the editor of the Church
man will be gladly received, and ac
knOwledged through the columns of tn,
same.
A destructive fire occurred at Gervai
on the evening of the 3Oth, consumin,
S. L. Gaines dry goods store, Brow
Brothers butcher shop, Sam Brown
hotel, E. o. Sinters' dry goods store
Mrs. Larkin's millinery shop, and Bee
& Walkers confectionery shop, A
Thibaulds' saloon, and Best & Gracher'
photograph gallery. Supposed to be th
work of an incendiaTy.
Baldwin's expose of the tricks of so
called mediums under cloak of Spirit
ualism drew two immense audiences a
New Market Theater this week. Th
performance was highly amusing, an
showed up to the satisfaction of tn
multitude many of the ways that ar
dark and tricks that are vain, of i'm DOS
tors. Merely as an erpOse of trickery j
was wonderful, but it can hardly b
claimed as a rebuttal of the doctrines {
Spiritualism.
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