The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-17
HOME NEWS.
Printers picnic next Saturday.

Dr. Ellis, well known in this city,
died on Tuesday afternoon.
The rebuilding Of the steamer Ohio
viii be completed next week.
Several residents of Oregon City en-
joyed Remenyi's concerts by telephone.
Halstead, the Turner station mer-
chant, is said to have gone to San Fran
cisco.
Morse, the pickpocket. has been held
to answer before the Grand Jury in $500
bonds.
Parsons, of Engine Company No. 8,
won the ice pitcher at East Portland
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Bronaugh cele-
brated their silver wedding Oh last Fri
day evening.
DR.. Chapman has gone to Albany to
attend Mr.. Sig. Fox, who is dangerously
III at that place.
P. Van Fridagh, a First-street mer-
chant, has failed. His liabilities are
said to be large.
Mr.. 5. G. Reed aud family and Hon.
John Whiteaker are passengers on the
incoming steamer.
Lane, the forger, plead guilty, and
was sentenced 10 three years in the pen
itentisry on Saturday.
Miss Matte Lingow, formerly Of this
city, was married in San Francisco last
week to Mr.. II. p. Terry.
Mr.. J. b Fithian, lately on the local
staff Of the Daily Bee, has purchased
the Clackamas Democrat.
Bumgardner, the embezzler, was
sentenced on Monday by Judge Bellin-
ger to five years IN the penitentiary.
Mr.. J. B. Knapp and Mrs. Sarah c.
Canfill were married on the l4th, Rev.
Mr.. Cruzan performing the ceremony.
Owing 10 the superior finish and excel
lence OF work, Abel stands pre-eminent
as a photographer. Give him a
call.
Mr. Geo. Sears, the County Assessor,
desires taxpayers TO make out their
statements and hand them in without
delay.
Mrs. Florence Williams, formerly
Miss Dodge, Of this city, was married
last week in San Francisco to Mr.. NJ. /.
Lowry.
The funeral Of the late Charles Duport,
who was scalded in a vat Of hot lye at
his soap works last Saturday, took place
yesterday.
The fourteenth anniversary Of Multi
nomah Lodge No. y, /. o. G. T., will
be celebrated tO-night at Good Tenn
plars' Hall.
The Burton House has been attached
for $1,000. The proprietors claim that
they will pull through if the creditor.
will exercise leniency.
Victoria and Sau Francisco crieketers
will probably play a match game al
Portland, our city being equi-distauI
from each and neutral ground.
5. c. Mason, formerly of Hillsboro,
has newly fitted and furnished the Ma
son House. 249 and PSI North Front
street. Everything first-class.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company have mortgaged their prop
erty to the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, New York, for S60O0,0OO.
Hon. w. r. Dunbar, P. w. c. T. o
Good Templars was married on the 9Th
inst. at The Dalles to Miss Susie Dudley
They at once left for Goldendale, w. I
The stockholders Of Oregon City
Woolen Mills have reelected r. Jacobs
I. Jacobs and w. ;. Ladd directors
The capital stock was increased from
Sl00 600 TO 100000.
In the baseball game between tn
mines of engine companies Nos and
last Monday, for the prize bat, the latte
were the winners, which places thea
second in the contest.
The National Employment Bureau j
at the cottage, l0T Morrison street, Op
posite the post oflie. Mrs. Eli JOne
superintends the ladies' department. J
Russell Jones, manager.
Ward the railroad contractor VIII
left Independence last Saturday, an
was said TO have absconded, has beel
arrested at Seattle He is held, waitinl
a requisitiOn from Oregon.
Mrs. DIR. Burr, who has been practic
ing medicine in this city for som
months, has established herself at WALL
Walla for the Summer. She is able an
energetic in her profession and eonse
quently succeeds well.
The running Of the steamer Ale1
Duncan, Captain James Carroll, iron
Astoria to ports north and south oil tn
Columbia, will open another avenue
trade for Portland. She will make wv
trips per month-One north aud on
south.
Mrs. 2. Annetta Peckham, the ten
perance lecturer, after visiting the al
ferent towns of Washington Ierfitor
and British Columbia, has returned
Charles. She speaks highly Of the Ell
couragemeut she received.
Two men, who arrived in this city
few days ago, reported that they wei
the only survivors of an English vesse
called the Pauline, wrecked north Of th
Columbia last week. Ii is thought th
report is a hoax, and shat the me
wanted a free passage from Astoria.
A wealthy Chinaman, who died s
Astoria a few days ago, was buried hel
Yesterday with the usual mummerl
one feature Of the mourning was, that
little child was constantly pinched, an
had q burning pot Of some vile stu
held under its nose, to make il squall.
The Hyers Sisters have been deserte
bv their agent in Reno, Nevada. The
claim it is a case OF embezzlemen
while others say the agent acted und,
instructions Of the Redpath Lyceum
Boston, with whom the Hyers Siste
had a contract, the terms Of which the
broke.
A ruffian named Brady assaulted
man named Rennicks on the l2th (,
having a piece Of orange ribbon in b
button-hOle, and brutally beat him. II
was let of with five-dOllar fine by
Justice Of the same faith as himsel
without the injured mans having a
opportunity to file complaint.
Mr.. Buehtel, the popular phOtogri
pher, has refitted and beautiied his ga
iery, corner First and Morrison street
HIS skylight is the finest in the Stat
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