The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-01
HOME NEWS.
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oi boots and shoes at low prices.
Go to the Aurora Restaurant for
square meal at twenty-five cents.
Captain Jack Crawford made a speecl
IN favor Of temperance Saturday even
ing.
The steamship "Idahon sails Saturda,
afternoon at four o'clock for San Fran
cisco.
At Riders Morning Star Restaurau
you can get twenty meal tickets fo
s. 90.
Ladies, go and see Miss Menefee'i
samples before you decide upon you
spring purchases.
A new brick building will shortly b,
commenced on First street, between
lamhIll aud Morrison.
Alisky d Hegele keep premium candy
and fresh Shoalwater Bay oysters FOL
their numerous customers.
Mooney & Moxley are in receipt o.
new goods by every steamer. They are
reliable firm and do a heavy business
Don't forget to give them a call.
The entertainment Wednesday even
ing at New Market Theater for the ben
eft Of the Good Samaritan Orphanage
was largely attended and is highly
spoken or
The Kiralby troupe, with the "Black
Crook" and "Trip to the Moon," will be
the next attraction at New Market
Theater. They will open on or about
the llth proXimo.
Capt. Jack Crawford will be rendered
benefit by the citizens Of Portland
next Tudsday evening at Masonic Hall.
4 number Of amateurs have volunteered,
and good entertainment is promised.
Fishel d Roberts are receiving an i'm
mense invoice Of spring goods. Why
viii mothers persist in making suits
for their growing boys when this firm
can furnish them so cheaply, ready
made?
The dancing school conducted by Pro-
lessor Halpruner on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings at the hall corner Of First
and Taylor streets is still well attended.
His S0trees on Saturday evenings are
very enjoyable affairs.
The Progress Minstrel Club give the
hrst Of a series Of entertainments this
FRIDAY evening. The club is composed
OF local talent, but the rehearsals are
spoken OF in the highest manner. A
matinee and Saturday evening perform
auce will also be given.
a compromise was effected last Sat
urday between the Oregon Steamship
and the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
panies by which they have both returned
TO the old rates Of travel aud freight.
viz: twelve aud twenty-five dollars
passage aud three 10 four dollars a ton
freight.
Mr.. Frank G. Abell, Of San Francisco.
has reopeued 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,
i've and six dollars per dozen.
The Ferrotype Gallery, opposite the
post Office, is doing a thriving and i'm
mense business. All pictures are fin
ished In ten minutes, and you have but
10 get yourself 10 position f0ran instant.
when the operator turns his crank, and
behold there are three dozen images Of
you which you can have for twenty-five
cents per dozen. Now that pictures Of
ones family can be had for three dollars
the gross, nobody should fail to secure
them. The gallery is crowded daily.
Small children a speciality.
On Wednesday evening an immigrant
family was discovered on the O. ). y.
Company's dock in extremely destitute
circumstances. The children were cry
ing for bread, which the parents could
not supply, and the mother was trying
in vain to sOothe them to sleep, when
the watchman, attracted by the disturb
ance, made inquiries resulting in the
above discovery. A little purse was
made up for the family, who departed
yesterday morning for the home of
friends in Ciackamas county.
DR.. James Keck, the inventor and
healer, gave an address in Good Tenn
plars' Hall on Sunday evening, which
was well received. The Doctor is a
close thinker and analytical reasoner.
His subject, chosen by committee in
the audience, "How shall the race be
benefited physically >" was considered
from the invisible protoplasm of the
universe 10 the formation of the organic
cell, and from thence through the mol
lusk, fish, reptile, bird, aud mammal
stages, up TO man. With practice the
Doctor viii make magnificent speaker.
The mammoth wholesale house Of
tleischner, Mayer q Co. is in recent
by the steamer Glider" Of a magnificent
stock Of spring goods which have been
secured under the most favorable aus
pices, and are offered to the trade of Ore
gon, Washington, and Idaho at prices
quite as low as the same goods can be
had ID san Francisco. These gentlemen
are noted for enterprise aud fair rdealiug.
ana we speak advisedly when we assure
our many readers who-are in trade that
they Will find it to their interest TO Give
up the idea Of going to San Francisco
Tor their stock. They deal heavily in
every variety Of staple aud fancy dry
goods, including cotton, woolep. and
linen Fabrics, from gauze to duckipg
from beTage to blankets, and from
damask to burlaps. In fancy goods
their stock is immense. In hosiery
gentiemen's furnishing goods, prints
musiiins, aud oUerythiHg, they have no
IlN"i- Aud last, but by no means Least
We can me attention Of our Old friends
tne mliliners, to their immense. attrsc''
i've lashlonable, and reasonable stool
OF mil lllnery and straw goods W. ~
wise the trade to order largely and orJer
early. \ big run depends 1r,o,, = 80.
stock. II you are afraid 10 ventnre ,.,,s3 os
had better not 60 10 sea; so, If 80, Sou
afraid to risk a good business i; ~ ~ t'1. are
ter not to attempt il at all.
RTre Admiral DabTgras, 49,,