The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-31

The California left for sitka this
morning.
Comstoek 6 Pauger continue their
great sale.
The steamer S c. Reed is now on tie
Astoria route.
The spire Of The Catholic Church is
being completed.
The tailors Of the city have formed a
protective union.
The salmon fishing season on the Co
lumbia ends to-day.
Two's and Three's play the next game
for the champion bat.
Quite a colony Of Portlanders are
summering al Ilwaco.
AIr. A. Noltner, Of the Standard, has
been ili FOR several days.
Taylor street is being macadamized
between Fourth and Fifth.
The balance in the hands OF the print
ers from their picnic is sos -.
The bot weather causes the question
of puOiic fountains TO be agitated.
William Mullins, an inmate Of the
asylum, took his own life last week.
To Is said Clarke * Henderson will
soon resume business on "A solid basis.
The McGibeny family were in the in-
terror of New York at the last accounts.
To IS thought jackson Grant will not
live three weeks inside tie prison bars.
Judge Bellinger will pass sentence on
All Lee aud Charley Lee Quoug to-mOr-
row.
Bathing IS very popular, and many
ladies are learning 90 swim-trying 10
learn.
Mr. Plumbers floral park is now es-
tablished at the corner Of Niuth and
Stark streets.
Mount Hood Hook aud Ladder Com
pauy, of East Portland, realized $500 10y
the celebration.
The Coiored immigration Society will
meet 40 1880 O'clock tonight at Good
Iemp.ars' Hall.
san Francisco papers think Port Or
ford will be selected as the site OF the
harbor of refuge.
10 is suggested that it would be "a good
plan 10 connect the cess pools Of the
public schools with sewers.
Miss Ella Robertson is secretary OF
tie Open Temperance Society recently
organized in East Portland.
Frank Kimball was acquitted in the
L. $. Circuit Court yesterday of the
charge Of robbing the mails.
The CIackackamas club, OF Oregon
City, won the ball match with the Cap
italsat Salem lest Friday. Score, u TO l6.
Steamers will leave Portland for San
Francisco during August as follows; 2i.
7th, 18Th, 18th, 22d, 9th, and September
lst.
Owing 90 the superior finish and excel
leuce OF work, Abeil stands pre-emiueut
as a photographer. Give him a
call.
Visitors 10 the seaside are advised to
take warm clothing with them, as well
as linen suits. The afternoons aud even
ings are cool
Mr. Robert Porter has been awarded
the contract for the construction OF The
Harri-on-street schOOl-hOuse, the price
being ~l4 200.
Mrs. Duniway viii return to her home
in Portland ON Saturday next, TO cele-
brate The tWeuty-sizth anniversary Oi
her marriage.
These are samples OF the prevailing
style uf wit: Into what did Paul Pry +.
What did William TeI2 Where does
the devil-fsh2
VIII. Marshall * Co. have opened am
elegant grocery establishment on 3
street, between North First aud North
Second streets.
1Ir. Justice Field has telegapheI tha,
he will leave san Francisco for Portland
on the 18th proximo, 20 sit IN the Cir
cuit Court here.
Griswold has again been defeated 10
his celebrated case,h the jury return
ing a verdict for the same amount a.
formerly, S55. $50.
"The Right Worthy Grand Eucamp
ment Of the independent Order oi Od'
Fellows Of the State of Oregon ha
been Incorporated.
The county jail is said 10 be in
wretched condition, notwithstanding
the efforts of those having 10 in claTg
10 make 10 suitable.
The young man who lost bis falls
tooth while swimming on Monday in
siststhat tleslaug expression TOO ihlh
should be "t0oth-out.n
The Stateof California, which aTrive
Yesterday at san FIancisco, made 90
distance from bar 90 bar in 55 hours an'
45 minutes, the fastest yet.
The Euglishmeu Of the city are en-
deav0riug % create liking Tor crickel
I'm preference 20 baseball. American
boys end the game too slow.
The Oregon made the run from Port
land Co san Francisco iu 35 hours aud 3
minutes-being but five minutes NOR
than the state Of California's time.
Colonel Cook Talcoit, Of New IorI
civ, has been engaged 10 immediatel.
commence the preliminary survey q
the Astoria and Wiunemucea Railroad
NJ S. Hart, q contractor, is charge
with assaultug G.. p. Elwanger, Deput
Superintendent of Streets aud the mat
ter is being Investigated before aJustic
OF the Peace.
Rev. II. w. Axthelm delivered an 10
fera-rinr address at the laying of Oh
corner stone OF the church of the Evan
aeIicaI Association, corner Eighth an
Clay streets
Mr.. b. j. Cardwell, Internal Revenu
Collector, has been changed from Las
ero Oregon 10 the Willamette Vale,
Mr.. Bingham taking his place I'D ia
former locality.
Justice Davis yesterday let a wiz
heater named Neiba uer of with ht
of S. and costs. Judge Stearns give
them the full extent OF the law for az
sault aud battery.
Timothy grows well in the gravell
district known as "the burn" severn
miles from East Portland. The lau'
80 long considered barren, will produC
well when cultivated.
The National Employment Bureau
nj tbe cottage, JOY Morrison street, ol
ff,. r.rsf s.ffa Mrs N.Ii1 inuI