The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22
HOME NEWS.

Theodore Tilton will not visit Port
land.
Immigrants in large numbers con-
tinue to arrive by every steamer.
The citizens of this city are invited to
participate in the celebration Of the 4th
at Albany.
The "Isle of Butte" now at Astoria,
has on board 39, DDS cases of salmon, and
will soon sail hence for Liverpool.
The picnic at Vancouver on Saturday,
under direction of the Taylor-street Sun
day School, was a quiet, orderly and
enjoyable affair.
Moonlight excursion on this friday
evening under the auspices of Portland
Lodge, I. o. G. II. Tickets fifty cents.
Children half price.
The English Opera Company gave
their farewell performance at New Mar
ket Theater on Saturday evening. They
will shortly leave the State.
The Turn Verene excursion to Aurora
on Sunday was numerously attended,
and was as eXbilarating as brass music
and lager beer could make it.
The steamer "E. n. Cooke" has been
engaged by the Ladies' Social Union of
the TaylOr-street Church for grand ex-
cursion to the Cascades on the coming
Fourth of July.
Eighty Days Around the World" is
drawing good houses at New Market
Theater this week. Next week a new
sensation, 1.-THE Overland Route,n will
be put upon the boards.
Public school exhibition at Masonic
Hall on this friday evening. Admis-
sion fee OF fifty cents will be charged for
adults, and twenty-five cents for chill
dren. Funds to be applied to the public
school library.
Any dairyman, farmer, or farmers
wife who desires to purchuse a "Granger
Churn" will do well to call at this office
or communicate with US by letter.
Fresh butter at ruling prices will be
taken in payment.
The total strength at the disposal of
General Howard when all the troops
placed under his orders are concentrated
will only reach about 500. The esti-
mated strength of the hostile Indians
is between 1900 and 1000.
The city election passed off quietly
on Monday, resulting in the choice of
Mr.. Newbury for mayor, Riley for po-
lice commissioner, Bachman for treas
cipal fight was made against the chief
of police, and he was worsted in the
contest.
Mrs. BeecrOft, lady who has at
tained considerable celebrity on this
coast as a newspaper correspondent over
the signature of "Vierge," came up Oh
the "ElGer" this week. This is her first
visit to Oregon, and we trust it may
prove a pleasure and benefit to herself
aud those who read her sketches of
travel.
We call special attention to the ad-
vertisemenJ of Dr. Warmers Health
Corset. We will send one copy of the
New NORTHWEST one year and one of
these Corsets postpaid to any address
on the receipt of 81 90. We cordially
recommend the article to our lady
friends, and feel confident they will
appreciate them after a very short
trial.
Examinations in the public schools,
which have been in progress for the past
two weeks, will close to-day. The grad
uating exercises will be held at Masonic
Hall on this friday evening. The
following is a list of the graduates from
the High School this year: Miss Annie
Adams, Mr.. Gaines Adams, Mr.. Perry
Barker, Mr.. Cbas. Cardinel, Mr.. Chas.
Ritter, Miss E. Coombs, Miss Grace De-
Lin, Mr.. VIM. Jennie and Stella Taylor.
}. ). Browne, Esq, will deliver the ad-
dress to the graduating class.