The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-21
NEWS ITEMS.
STATE AND TERRITORIAL.

The celebration at Seattle cost $500.
The new Baptist Church at Astoria
was dedicated last Sunday.
Oysterville, w. T., can boast of as fine
a school-house as any town in Oregon.
The Mayor of Astoria announces that
no cause for fear with respect to small
poX in that city now exists.
The Odd Fellows of North Yamhill
have almost completed their hall and
will soon institute their Lodge.
G. w. Bethers and wife, of Corvallis,
arrived by the John l.. Stephens"
having "done the Centennial"
A quality of clay suitable for the
manufacture of stone ware has been dis
covered in great abundance at Knappa.
The water has entirely receded from
the streets of The Dalles, and the work
of repairing damages is being vigOr-
Ously prosecuted.
The wheat crop of Marion county
never presented a more fiattering ap-
pearance, and farmers are busily pre-
pairing for harvest.
The number of money orders issued
by the Seattle post office during the
quarter ending June 80, was 500,
amounting to SIG, 10 81.
Renton, Holmes & Co., of Port BlakeIy
Mills, have contracted for a complete set
of gang saving machinery, to be built
in the East, the gang alone weighing 80
tons.
Second Adventist ministers are hold
ing tent meetings on Marion Square,
Salem. These are largely attended, and
much interest and curiosity is mani
tested.
The late rains have done considerable
damage to the hay crop on the Sound.
The yield of hay will be immense this
year, disagreeable weather notwith-
standing.
The oration delivered by Mrs. c.
! GoOdchild on the Fourth at Ashland
was, says the IidinqS, "an able effort
and received the highest praise by every
one who heard it,"
Sheriff Coffey, of Clark county, w. T.,
attempted to commit suicide at Vancou.
yer last week-first by taking laudanum
and next by attempting to cut his
throat. He is thought to be insane.
While on their way to Dallas two
! teams got to racing near Monmouth
when in crossing a rough place lady
and her babe were thrown from wagon
| the infant sustaining severe injuries.
The one hundreth anniversary of oul
American independence was duly anC
appropriately celebrated on the Siletl
reservation. The Indians, as well a;
the whites, seemed to be full of the
spirit Of '76, and all appeared to enjoy
the occasion hugely.
In accordance with resolution passed
at a meeting held on the HillsbOrO parl
July 4th, Hon. 7. R. Cornelius, Hon. T
d. Humphreys, Rev. J. S. Griffin, DR.
VIM. Geiger, and Ira E. Purdin, Jr
have been appointed a committee t
prepare a history of Washington county
Oregon, for publication.
To pick the hops of the Puyallup val
ley this season, not less than one thous
aud hands will be required, and that i
the great difficulty TO be experienced il
the production. Picking begins abou
the middle of September, lasts tw,
weeks, and cannot be postponed an,
more than the cutting OF hay or grain
when ripe.
According to the Commercial Re
pOrter'S statement, there was came,
this season, up to July 18th, by the Co
lumbia River fisheries, 2l7,000 cases O
salmon, of which about 40, 900 cases hat
been sent to San Francisco, 1927 T.
Liverpool, and the balance on a vesse
loading for Liverpool and also at the fish
cries ready for shipment.