The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-18
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The Chester sails FOR san Francisco
to-day Friday.
A teachers institute will be held in
East Portland next Saturday.
Services arc being held nightly at the
TayIor-street N. L. Church in this city.
Some white men have taken to saw
ing wood in this city and East Portland.
The February term of the State Cir
cult Court will convene on the sth proX.
The funeral Of the late Major Henry
Hampton took place last Saturday, and
was largely attended.
A full dress rehearsal was held at the
New Market Theater Tuesday night ln
preparation for "Alazeppa.'
William A. Stevens, an employe OF
the o. :. y. Co, died suddenly last
Monday evening about SIX O'Clock.
An entertainment aud ball was given
at the insane asylum in last Portland
last Friday evening for the beneht oi
the patients.
The west-side railroad company an
nounce their determination to com
mence work on the extension Of the
road in a short time.
The Knott Bros. intend moving their
ferry cable five feet south in order to
make room for the widening Of the ferry
landing, which will be done soon.
Mrs. Randall, widow Of the late Cap
tain Randall, who was killed by the
Nez Perces, has four children sick with
diphtheria. They will probably recover.
The unfurling Of the Bethel flag Sun
day afternoon was attended with inter
faGffmur A fn ! mr. pnnpnmFgn
OF people was present, and everything
passed of in the best manner possible.
The open temperance meeting Satur-
day evening drew its usual crowd, and
the speeches and exercises were of an
interesting character. Large numbers
sign the pledge at every meeting. All
are invited.
From the Let of January, 1877, to the
1st of January, 1878, the city auditor
and clerk issued l,OO6 warrants on the
treasurer, classified as follows: Special
fund, Az; fire department fund, l62;
general fund, 397.
Davidson Brothers, photographers in
this city, are turning out some very ex-
celient work indeed. And the next best
thing about it is that their prices are
very low. Any one wanting good pic
lures cannot do better than to call on
them.
Mr. Frank G.. Abell, Of San Francisco,
has reOpened the Photographic rooms Of
Bosco and Megler. First-class work Of
all kinds at greatly reduced prices
Children's pictures a speciality. Cloudy
weather the best for photographs. Cards,
three dollars per dozen; Cabinet size,
five and six dollars per dozen.
The Oregon Furniture Manufacturing
Company of this city exhibit at one Of
their windows a furnished bedroom
that almost causes US to break the COM
mandment against cOvetousness every
time we pass by il. The furniture is
entirely of Oregon make and native
woods, and would be a credit to the
State il exhibited at the Paris exposi-
tion.
Mrs. Henry S. Lake has delivered two
lectures recently, in Good Templars'
Hall, on the "Science Of Spirituality"
before large and appreciative audiences.
She is to lecture again at the same place
on Sunday evening next The public
are cordially invited. The lady's elO-
quence is of a high order, and her views
upon the subject are neither ultra nor
unphilOsophical.
Rev. Mr.. ElioCs lecture last Wednes-
day evening upon Athens the first of
a very interesting aud important course,
was largely attended, every available
place for a seat being occupied. As a
specimen of word painting we never
heard the lecture equaled. A lengthy
review Of this most classic aud instruc-
tive entertainment is postponed, for
want of space, till next week.
DIR. James Keck, Of Milwaukee, late
of Aurora, Illinois, has called at our
sanctum and exhibited an automatic
contrivance for ear coupling which is
certainly a vast Improvement upon
anything of the kind now in use. II
Obviates the necessity Of employing the
large number of men now required about
the track to couple and uncOuple cars.
By its use the endangering Of life and
limb would be obviated, as there would
be no running between the cars, as now,
TO complete the fastenings.
The announcement that Miss Fanny
Louise Buckingham, with her trained
steed, James Melville" was soon TO
appear at New Market Theater in her
great character Of "Mazeppa," created
quite fUrOrc among the Portland the
ater-gOes, and on Wednesday evening,
her first appearance, the house was lit
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and fashionable an audience greeted the
first appearance of any artist in this
city, however celebrated. OF Miss Buck
ingham's rendition Of the character, too
much cannot be said in praise. She is
a fnely-fOrmed, handsome lady, with "A
good voice, rides well, and fences better.
These are qualities which are indispen-
sable in good "Mazeppa," D." aud she GER
tainly possesses them TO a wonderful
degree. The other characters in the
piece were well sustained, and il is safe
TO say that "Alazeppa" was never before
presented 10 this city in so thoroughly
an artistic manner as upon last Wednes-
day evening. Too much praise cannot
be accorded Mr.. Bert for his untiring
efforts to please the public; and now
that he has secured a legitimate attrac-
tion, we bespeak for him a crowded
house nightly.
We have just received from the pub