The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-08
HOME NEWS.

nine drunk and disOrderly.h
J. NJ. Daley, Esq, will promptly at
tend to any legal business imtrusted to
his care. Headquarters at Dallas, Polk
county.
The Howe Sewing Machine Company
have removed their Office to their large
store-room in Beck's building, on Sec
ond street. Remember the Howe is the
pioneer of all.
The English Opera Company will
make their last appearance at New
Market Theater on the evening of the
10Th inst. They are doing well east of
the mountains.
A sailor belonging to the bark "Fal-
kinburg'' fell overheard while intoXi-
Gated on Friday night and was drowned.
He was attempting TO pass the gang
plank at the time.
Semi-annual examinations i'm the
public schools in this city began this
week. They will continue without in
termission until the 22d inst, when the
schools will close for the summer.
The public school at East Portland
closed for the summers vacation last
Friday. 1t is expected that new build
ings will be erected on l. and Thirteenth
streets in time for the next years
school.
Mrs. Ogden, who recently departed
for Washington to fill a position in the
Treasury Department, is a daughter of
Mr.. T. J. Dyer, founder of the OregO-
7iGn-nOt a sister, as the Standard
has it.
Four Nez Perces Indians helped to
conduct the religious exercises at the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday even
ing. Services were conducted partly
in English, and partly in their native
tongue.
Any dairyman, farmer, or farmers
wife who desires to purchase "Granger
Churn" will do we'll to call at this Office
or communicate with US by letter.
Fresh butter at ruling prices will be
taken in payment.
The steamship "Ajax" was again dis
abled wnen a few hours out from San
Francisco by the bursting of her steam
pipes. She put back for repairs and
transferred her passengers and freight
to the "Chester."
Besides giving a number of well-pat-
ronized lectures during his stay in this
city, DR.. Brennan has successfully treated
a large number of patients, many of
whom have been troubled with chronic
disorders for years.
Mr.. George Hill, son of Mrs. DIR. Ow-
ems, of this city, and formerly a typo In
this Office, will graduate from the Medi-
cal Department of the Willamette Uni
versty next week. He will immedi-
ately return to this city and join Dr.
Owens in the duties of the profession.
Mr.. Donald Macleay is having an eIe-
CANT and imposing mausoleum erected
at Lone Fir Cemetery. 1t will contain
eight catacombs for the reception of
bodies, and is being built of brick and
stone, 20XlS feet, and 80 feet in height.
The cost of the structure will be about
Sl4 200.
A telegram stating that Astoria was
in flames caused much anxiety in this |
city on Saturday. The fire was not so
disastrous as was first feared, although |
the city narrowly escaped destruction. |
A fortunate change in the wind stayed |
the progress of the flames. The esti- !
mated loss is $4,000.
Mr.. James Pilkington, father of DR..
J. B. Pilkington, died at the residence
of the latter in this city on Monday
morning. He had nearly reached his
seventy-second year, and was kind,
genial and pleasant gentleman of the
old school. In such instances there is
no death-"whats seems so is transition"
Those superb instruments, the "Whit-
neg & Holmes Organs" can be obtained
at Shanahan's music and art gallery,
recently opened on Morrison street, near
Second. The most favorable terms are
offered, so that no one need longer be
without the exquisite melody in their
homes that these justly-prized organs
make.
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 $4 90. We cordially
recommend the article to our lady
friends, and feel confident they will
appreciate them after a very short
trial.
The bridge question will not down.
A meeting was held on Saturday, at
which specifications and propositions
were submitted by the "Pacific Bridge
Company" offering to build the bridge
for S95, 900. a committee was ap-
pointed to correspond with our Repre-
sentative and Senators, for the purpose
of securing necessary legislation in the
premises. Another meeting will be
held on Saturday.
Mothers, improve yourselves and
daughters. Mrs. Emily Townsend, NJ.
D., of Baltimore, says: "I have never
found anything equal to DIR. Warmers
Health Corset in restoring lost develop
ment of bosom in women, and enabling
them to walk gracefully and easily. Bene-
fits which cannot be secured by any other
article of female attire-especially the
nursing corset for mothers" Depot
Third street, near Morrison, Portland,
Oregon.
When you want vapor bath you
cannot do better than to call at DR..
Laselle's parlors on Third street, where
all the modern Improvements may be
found for putting you through a course
that will bring you out as good as new.
The baths are pleasant, healthful and
invigorating, and for the removal of
current ailments they are uurivalled.
Lady attendants are always in readi-
ness, and nothing is wanting for the
comfort and convenience of patients.
The benefit rendered the "HeIper's
Home" by the Alleghanians on Tues
day evening was in every respect
grand success. Hall expenses were
slight, and printing and bill-posting
gratuitous. There could certainly be
no object more worthy of assistance, and
the events of the past few weeks have