The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-03
FRIDAY. ...
HOME NEWS.

School next Sunday evening. Hon. J.
F. Caples will deliver an address.
A handsome monument that is to
mark the last resting-place of Hon. Or
lando Humason in The Dalles Gene
terry is being prepared in this city.
Seveuty-four arrests were made by the
police force i'm this city during the
month of February. AS usual, the
greatest number of these were arrested
for being "drunk and disOrderly."
Rev. DR.. Bentley, recognizing the fact
that the worlds workers are not all
men, discoursed at the TaylOr-street
Church on Sunday evening concerning
"The Working Men and Women"
Six persons indicted for keeping
houses Of prostitution in this city were
brought before Judge Shattuck, of the
State Circuit Court, on Monday. A plea
of mot guilty" was entered in each case.
The w. R. T. Company's steamer
Beaver" has been placed on the route
between this city and Dayton, Lafay-
cite, aud other points on the Yamhill
River. She lies at Lafayette over Sun
day.
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 a
hearty laugh.
The concert for the benefit of the Port
land Library at New Market Theater on
Friday evening was largely attended.
The varied programme was carried out
in manner that won the appreciation
and applause of the entire audience.
The Chinese mission school, under the
aupices of the Baptist Church in this
city, has an average attendance of fifty.
On Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
evenings pupils are taught from the BIZ
BILE; the remaining evenings of the
week from books similar to those used
in the public schools.
The government snag-puller, after a
complete overhauling, and the addition
of new machinery, is now ready for an
active and effective campaign against
the snags and other distractions that
impede the navigation of the Upper
Willamette. Operations will begin as
soon as the river is sufficiently low.
After an intermission of some months
religious exercises were conducted on
the street in front OF the Y. NJ. &. A.
rooms last Sunday. The usual crowd
gathered, and hearkened in respectful
silence The rooms of the Association
were, after the close of the street eXer-
cises, densely crowded while the GUS
tOmary Sunday afternoon services were
held.
Mrs. J. DeVore Johnson, late Presi-
dent of the State Woman Suffrage As
sOciatiOn, and present Corresponding
Secretary of the same, has been sojourn-
ing in this city for few days. We are
pleased to note that she is rapidly re-
covering from her recent illness, and is
as usual brimful of plans for the ad
vancement of woman. May she live to
deposit many ballots for liberty and
right.
The McGibeuys left this city on
Wednesday morning for Puget Sound.
They will sing at various points on the
Sound, and proceed from thence to Vic
toria, from which place they will prob
ably sail for San Francisco during the
latter part of the month. We take
pleasure in recommending them to the
consideration of cOncert-gOers, and trust
that popularity and prosperity may at
tend them.
G. w. WalIing & Son, at the Granger's
Market, are prepared to fill orders for
fruit, shade, and ornamental trees and
shrubbery to the entire satisfaction of
persons desiring things in this line.
They have fine lot of black and white
walnut trees of from one to three years
growth. Do not let the month pass
without beautifying your grounds by
selections from the varied beauties of
this celebrated nursery. Prices mod
crate.
We inadvertently omitted to mention
the Sunday School concert at the Hall
street Church last Sunday afternoon, at
which over five hundred persons were
present. The pupils and teachers ac-
quilted themselves admirably. Indeed,
Brother Caples and his co-workers sur
passed themselves in all they under
took. An old-fashiOned protracted meet
ing has been in progress in this church
for several weeks, and much religious
feeling prevails among the people.
Even conservative ministers rejoicing
in the prefix of "Right Reverend" are
compelled by the demands of public
sentiment to discourse of "Woman's
Mission" A lecture upon this engross-
ing topic was delivered by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Morris at Trinity Church on
Sunday evening. Whether the women
of his audience were convinced that
they had "mission," or whether they
at home" to elucidate obscure points in
the speakers discourse, We are not ad-
vised.
The Liberal Association, at their reg.
ular 2 o'clock meeting in Good Tenn
plars' Hall, next Sunday, propose to
discuss the question::
"ResolUed, That Rationalism, or Ma
terialistic Pantheism, is Inconsistent
with the Discoveries of Science, auC
Contrary to Reason and Conscience"
These resolutions are not intended tC
express the sentiments of the Associa.
tion, but to form a topic for discussion
This one was proposed by an outsider
who will be allowed forty minutes in
which to affirm the proposition, anC
will be followed by other speakers, prt
and con. A general invitation is ex.
tended to all to attend and take part.
In making up your lists of periodicals
for 1876, don't forget the West Shore, the
only illustrated paper published in Ore
gon, devoted to literature in general
aud the resources of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory in particular. Th
ablest writers in the State are contribu
tors to its columns; the engravings ar
executed by the leading artists on tn
coast. AS family journal it stands a
the head of Pacific Coast publications
as paper to send to friends abroad i
has no equal-a single copy will Civ,
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