The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-10
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dergoing repairs.
Rutherford B. Hayes is President elect
of the United States.
There are but four cases Of smallpox
in this city at present.
Republican majority in this State is
between 1000 aud 200.
Rev. T. L. Eliot is still in London.
His health is improving.
There were eight persons admitted TO
citizenship in the County Court. on
Monday.
The tax-roll of school district No. !,
shows total valuation of assessa ble pro-
perty to be S7,697,6 so.
The lectures of DIR. York at Good Tem-
plars' Hall on Sunday afternoon and
evening were we'll ATTENDED.
The monthly report of the public
schools of this city for October show the
average daily attendance to have been
1858.
The Bishop Scott Grammer School IS
soon to be incorporated as college. IL
has 81 pupils enrolled, of which y are
boarders.
One hundred and nineteen arrests were
made by the police of this city during
the month of October. "Drunk anu uls-
orderly" SO.
During the month of October 40 pa
tients were received into st. NlncenCs 5
Hospital. Up to the first of November,
453 patients had been admitted.
Senator Mitchell returned to this city
on Friday evening from Eastern Ore
gou. He did effective work in the
campaign in that part of the State
Vigilant care is exercised over the
health of pupils attending the puoilc
schools. Children are no doubt SAFER
from contagion in the school than lhey
would be upon the street.
feathers Artificial Stone, Is meeting
with great favor with responsible men
Over S5OOOO worth of this stone has
been contracted for by parties in tins
citv. II has so far withstood every ap-
pliance made for testing its durability
Election day in this city passed of
quietly. The six city precincts polled
total vote of 2,7l7. OF these Hayes
and Wheeler received 1918; Tilden and
Hendricks 1,l39. Republican majority
in the city, 439.
The ladies composing the woman $
Band of Helpers" continue to hold
monthly meetings aud work constantly
for the aid of those for whose benefit
they banded together. They will ulti'
mately accomplish much good.
Miss NJ. A. Hodgden, of the High
School, delivered an interesting addres.
upon the "Centennial as an Educator
before the city Teachers Institute oT
Saturday. It's evident that this lady
visited the Exposition with her eyes
open.
Miss Clara Smith, the child lecturer
delivered two lectures at Good Templars
Hall last week to fine audiences. She i
said to possess remarkable powers, anC
to have acquitted herself well. She il
but IA years of age, and claims to re
ceive aid from spirit-land.
A musical and literary entertainment
will he given in Cd Fellows Hall
East Portland, on Monday evening
Dec. llth, next, for the benefit of tb,
East Portland Catholic Church. 4
number of the leading amateur musi
clans of this city will assist.
One of the trausparencies furnishe,
by the Young Mems Hayes ant
Wheeler Club, and borne aloft by
sturdy citizen on Monday evening, was
"The Democracy. What Great Princi
pies has it ever advocated ?" 1--WE Civ
it up" remarked lady, after regardin
it thoughtfully for moment.
Prof. Halpruner has organized dane
ing school which meets on Tuesday an
Thursday evenings of each week at Cit
Rifles Hall, First street, between Tay
lor aud Yamhill. He is an accom-
plished instructor in the graceful an
delightful art of dancing and should b
well patrOnized. SOirees every Satul
day evening. Be sure and attend.
Willis S. Duniway, who has bee
foreman in this Office for several veal
past and has set type on every numbt
of the NEW NORTHWEST that has goI
to press until the present issue, took h
departure for San Francisco on La
Saturday He will probably not agai
return to his native state except as a
occasional visitor. The good wishes
many friends accompany him to b
new home.
The Harrison-street school closed i
doors to pupils for Que week on la
Monday. The attendance, owing to I'll
fact that several cases of smallpox a
known to exist in the southern part
the city was much diminished, and
crafty the evident solicitude of patro
the doors were closed. The building W
be thoroughly fumigated, and unla
new developments take place, studi
will he resumed on Monday,
A dispatch received from Washingt
on Saturday, announced that Preside
Grant had on the day previous sign
the pardon of Frank ThOmpkins, (
ward Hansen, William H. Bramlet
and John w. White, the four men W
were convicted of rObbing the Unit
States mails in Antelope Valley in JuI
1872. A subsequent trial of other pi
ties established the innocence of the
hence their release after four years, 1
just Imprisonment.
The grand Republican rally on No
day evening was the largest and M
enthusiastic gathering that every
sembled i'm this State. The processi
numbered in its ranks about one tho
and persons, very many of whom W
the most influential, respected, and
telligent citizens of the State. Tn
brass bands, with "sonorous metal bic
ing martial sound" accompanied
enthusiastic torch bearers, rockets W
up at short intervals, and ever and al
the host sent up a a shout indicative
the patriotism that possessed them.
women were out in force, thus dem
strating the fact that they too too
deep and abiding interestin the MORO
conflict. aud hundreds spoke in tone
mingled sorrow and indignation
their unjust disfranchisment.
speeches at the close of the demons
tion inspired all with, if possible, q