The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-15
HOME NEWS.

The Cnapel Ol TIE IlOly luuoc6nlSt
Upper Astoria, has sent ten dollars to
the Rodney Morris Memorial Fund.
The Glider" arrived at San Francisco
on Sunday evening at o'clock, having
left her dock here at o'clock on Friday
evening.
The funeral sermon of the late An
drew Hurgren was preached at the Con-
gregatiOnal Church on Sunday by Rev.
DR.. Atkinson.
The Oregon State Horticultural Soci-
ETY. will meet at the Council Chamber
i'm this city on Saturday, the 18th inst,
at l o'clock P. NJ.
Sherman & Hyde's agency, on FRS
street, is brimful of new pianos, new oTt
gans and new music. Everybody is in
vited to call, examine and select.
Mrs. F. F. Victor has added painting
to her many accomplishments and eX-
hibits a fine picture of Mt. Hood re-
Gently finished, to her many friends.
Boats for Astoria and Kalama leave
their wharves i'm this city at 6 o'clock
A. NJ, instead of o'clock as heretofore
a change which travellers will appre-
ciate.
The wife of Anderson, the recent
smallpox patient of East Portland, is
down with the disease. A yellow flag
betokens the presence of the unwelcOme
guest.
The bark "Garabaldi'' has been pur-
chased by Corbitt & Macleay. There is
a probability of her being dispatched
for China or Australia with a cargo of
lumber.
The choir at the Baptist Church, led
by Mr.. c. c. Morse, is one of the best
in the city. Mrs. Morse presides at the
organ, DR.. Rex is violincellist, and Mr..
Rider viOlinist.
Mrs. Charles Tichnor has opened
varied stock of fancy goods corner of
First and Salmon streets. Read adver-
tisement, and call upon the lady at the
place designated.
Mr.. w. S. Ladd has again gone East
in quest of health. 1t is hoped that he
will return in the spring greatly bene-
flied by travel and treatment, which
latter he goes to seek.
The new Catholic Church in East
Portland will he dedicated on the 25th
inst. The building is neatly and taste
fully finished, and, when furnished,
will cost about $4,000.
The Hayes and Wheeler Club have
appointed as committee to secure
speakers to address the club during the
campaign: H. d. Sanborn, DR.. Wat
kins and DR.. PilkingtOn.
Rev. D. J. Pierce, pastor Of the First
Baptist Church, will return to his
charge soon, his health having been
greatly improved by a sojourn of sew
eral weeks in Eastern Oregon.
Hon. J. II. Woodward has been.
chosen President of the Hayes and
Wheeler Club in this city. The Club
will meet on Saturday evening of each
week at the Orc Fino Theater.
The fall stock for the "White House"
will soon arrive with the usual variety
and magnificence for which the pop
ular firm of Lewis & Strauss is noted
Merchants in the interior, take notice.
The foot-race which was engaged in
at East Portland trotting park by B. p.
Collins, James Day and r. H. ThOmp-
son, was won by the latter. Distance,
sixty yards time, y seconds; purse,
$3.50.
Bishop Morris returned from his semi
annual visit TO the churches east of the
mountains a few days since. There
have been a total of thirty-siX persons
confirmed in this portion of the mission
this year.
Rev. c. V. Anthony, now stationed at
Oakland, California, succeeds Rev. DIR.
Bentley as pastor of the Taylor-street
NJ. E. Church. The latter gentleman
has been transferred to the California
Conference.
Z. Cahalin, successor to Cahalin &
Goodman, offers great bargains in boots
and shoes. Read advertisement in
another column, and call at the corner
of First and Stark streets and examine
and price the goods offered.
General o. o. Howard has gone to
Washington on business connected with
the military department over which be
has command. He will be absent
a month or more. Col. H. Clay Wood
has command during the absence of the
General.
The Liberal Association, at their regu-
lar o'clock meeting next Sunday, will
consider the following questions: as the
human will free ?" In the evening, al
1880 o'clock, DR.. Harvey will lecture
upon the Materials and Forces of the
Universe"
Government authorities have con,
tracted with the Good Samaritan Hos
pital of this city for the treatment o
all sick seamen of this port who havt
Ddlu blGll llOSpildi huGc. All bucu Cdl
receive certificates of admission by ap
plying to DR.. Strong.
Neimeyer & Utter, the popular mer
chant tailors, give complete satisfaction
to all who favor them with their pat
ronage. They keep constantly on hant
boys and mems hats in the lates
styles; also, gents undercl othing
First street, between Pine and Ash.
The parties spoken of in connection
with the pugilistic encounter at Albin
last week, have been, with the exceI
tiOn of Palmer, some of whose ribs wer
broken, tried. Cullens pleaded guilty
and was fined five dollars. The sec
Onds were, for want Of testimony, dis
charged.
Hon. J. F. Caples, the popular Super
intendent of the Hall-street NJ. E. Sun
day School, was presented last Sunda
with an elegant gold pen and holder b
members of his school. This was
token of the regard which his untirin
labOrs in behalf Of the school we
merited.
The need of an asylum for the treat
ment of inebriates is almost daily fel
and never more urgently so than re
Gently in the case of Mrs. StanfielC
who was, after having paid the usus
fine, discharged from the Police Coul
in this citY on Monday Onlv IN h