, 1878-08-03

FIRE AT EAST PORTLAND "A large uTo
occurred at East Portland, in the:central
portion OF the city or Monday morning,
commencing at 4 o'clock. The losses
we've as follows: Frank Bode. bakery,
loss on building and stock, $2,0OO, in-
sared for $500. Charles Bartel, saloon,
loss 81, 900; insurance $500. John De-
boest, saloon. 1000, no insurance that
we couid learn Of Adam Lope, saloon,
loss, $500, insurance $500. Mr.. Cougili,
variety store, loss, 5000; No insurance.
W Gordon. stores and stock of tin
and hardware $1,000; no insurance.
Judge " W Thayer, dwelling house,
loss, $4,000; 10 insurance. Postoffice,
in which the postmaster, Call 5 VIII
hams kept stock of stationary. etc,
loss about Si00; no insurance. \ few
stamps and envelopes were saved as
was also portion OF the mail matter
and one mail sack. The Office records
were destroyed, as were also the locks
and keys belonging to the department.
w : Smith, grocer, damage to building
anG by removal OF goods. 81, GOO, fully
insured. Doua & Newali, by removal
of goods and damage to building, ST.
coo, fully insured. In addition to these,
Messrs. Prettyman & Cricht, intelli>
gence effice, Mr.. Riley, bootmaker, Ed.
Hyde. barber. and Mr.. Neppach, butch
er, sustained small looses by the reno.
val of goods, agsregating perhaps $500
while the damages to the streets and
adjoining property will amount to per-
haps, 81 900 more, the total loss being
about SIG, 900 on which there was an
insurance of about So. 400 only. The
burnt district looks decidedly dismal
and the loss to East Portland is one
from which she will not soon recover.
Curious Academia valuable
horse, belonging to Schwabacher
Bros. & Co.. has been missing for
some time, and it was supposed he
had strayed off or been stolen. Yes
terday he was found out in the woods
back of town, astride of a large fall
len tree, and as dead as a mackeral.
He is supposed to have attempted to
jump the log and getting astride of
it in this peculiar manner, was una
bic to extricate himself, and starved
to death.
AeEouND. The steamer Olympia,
which left here yesterday morning
at 5 O'Clock, run aground on the
spit at Port Gamble and lay there
all day yesterday, until tloated of
by the high tide in the evening.
She then resumed her trip down
Sound and is expected back some
time tomorrow. We understand
no damage was done to her.
Coal. The amount Of coal land
ed in town this month IS consi9era-
ble more than for any preceding
one. During May the average per
diem was 500 tons, and this month
it comes fully up to $40 tons. One
day last week the railroad brought
in 800 tons. the largest amount ever
got out in one day. and the average
for last week was over 600 tons,
| Il .--.:nG that the railroad. with the
present force of locomotives and
despite accidents. is fully prepared
for the transportation of all the coal
the mine can at present produce.
LAUNCH D.--Capt. Gore's handsome
new Stern-Wheel steamer was launched
from Blgelow & Tierney's ship yard at
Bell Town last evening. at 6 O'Clock, in
the presence of a considerable crowd,
who assembled to witness it. She was
christened the "Gem," the traditional
bottle of chaApagne being broken over
hefs bows bows bf Miss Bigelow, daughtersoi
the builder.\ Refreshments were hand
somely provided a7by the liberality OF
l Capt. Cove, and nuA erous tosts were
drank to the future 'sperity}o of the
little clsaft.