The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-07
APRIL Z, 1876.
HOME NEWS.

Vacation in the public schools this
week.
Tickets for the Centennial week will
be good from July lst to July llth.
Judge Sawyer will leave San Fran
cisco for this place on the 10th inst.
The Arcadian and Pioneer base ball
clubs propose TO contest for the Centen-
nial medals.
The demand for Professor Bray's 1.-TWO
Orphan Schottische" has been so great
as to cause a second edition to be gotten
out.
1t is reported that Goodall, Nelson &
Co. intend shortly to put a line of
steamships between San Francisco and
this city.
The address of Hon. A. ]. Dufur dur
ing his absence from the State, will be
Centennial Room No. 904, Walnut
street, Philadelphia.
We received a pleasant call from Mrs.
n. Buford, of Forest Grove, on Tuesday.
She reports everything lovely and
lively at the ''classic shades"
The attention of ladies who wish their
spring suits made promptly and in style
is called to the card of Mrs. AchilleT,
under head of "New This Week"
The 81, ZOO reward offered for the ar
rest of ShepardsOn was divided as fol-
lows: Sheriff Dale received $500; Dep
uty Sheriff Gaunt, $500; Mr.. Carney,
$500.
Ninety-six arrests were made by the
police force of this city during the
month of March. OF these, fifty-eight
were arrested for being drunk and dis
orderly"
Visiting the ever-popular "White
House," we find a bevy of fair ones
employed in the millinery room, trans
forming straw, lace, feathers, ribbons
and flowers into marvels of beauty and
taste
Half-fare tickets will be issued by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
from Victoria and points on the Sound
to this city during Centennial week.
Tickets will be good from June 29th to
July 9Th.
DIR. Dillon was the recipient of ben
eft at Odd Fellows Hail in East Port
land on Monday night. The entertain
ment consisted of an old folks concert
and ladies' festival, and netted seventy
nine dollars.
Grand assemblies for skating every
evening in the week at Wood's Museum.
Wednesday evening exclusive to ladies.
Come and see the 1000 new attrac-
tions, receive instructions, and have a
hearty laugh.
The school election which took place
on Monday, passed off quietly, and re-
suited in the reelection of Captain j.
G. Ainsworth as Director, and Mr.
George w. Murray for District Clerk.
There was no competition.
Messrs. G.. w. Walling & Sons, of
Willamette Nursery, OswegO, offer to
immigrants who are desirous of plant
ing orchards, young and thrifty apple
trees for nothing for the next ten days,
if they will call and take them away.
Oro Fino Theater was densely
crowded on Sunday evening to greet the
McGibeny family on their return from
the Sound. Many were unable to OBJ
tain seats, or even standing room, and
were compelled to turn their steps in
other directions.
An entertainment consisting of "Songs
of Seven" interspersed with beautiful
and appropriate music, was given by
the ladies of the First Congregational
Church on Tuesday evening. A large
audience greeted the performance, and
every part of the programme was carried
out to the delight of all.
Two bound volumes of the Star and
Times, relics of early journalism in Or
egon, are in the possession of Mr..
George Hines, of this city. They were
published respectively at Milwaukee
and Portland during the years 1850 and
1854. These volumes contain many in
teresting records of early times and de-
parted pioneers.
The grand opening at the elegant mil
linery store of Mrs. @. H. Clarke began
yesterday. The throng of visitors began
early and continued till a late hour
many ladies being eager to secure choice
goods before others should make selec,
tiOns. Mrs. C.'s millinery is quite VI
to that of former years, which is higt
praise, as her stock is always fine.
miner from Stickeen, who arrived
at this port by the California" fel
overheard as he was stepping ashore
and was drowned before he could be res
cued. He had a quantity of gold dust
together with large navy revolver il
a belt at his waist, which caused him t.
sink as once. The name of the unfortu
nate man was Joron. He was a Cana
dian by birth.
Miss Jennie Macnamara's grand open
ing at her fashionable emporium, No
Il First street, will take place on Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday of mex
week. Her stock comprises one of tn,
most elegant displays of millinery eve
offered to the Portland public. AS al
artist in her line, Miss Mcnamara i
unsurpassed, and her popularity is uni
versally conceded.
DR.. Sloan will lecture before the Lib
eral Association next Sunday. Subject
'The Vicksburg Campaign and Siege.
DR.. Sloan commanded a regiment o
brigade during the entire campaign an
siege, and will be able, no doubt, t
make an interesting and instructive lee
ture- relating what he saw and {
which he performed a part. He wi
give much valuable information nc
found in any history. Admission fre
to all.
In making up your lists of periodical
for 1876, don't forget the West Shore, tn
only illustrated paper published in Ore
gon, devoted to literature in general
and the resources of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory in particular. Th
ablest writers in the State are contribu
tors to its columns; the engravings an
executed by the leading artists on th
coast. AS family journal 1t stands 8
the head of Pacific Coast publication.
as paper to send to friends abroad
has no equal-a single copy will Civ
them a better idea of the Pacific Nortf