The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-09
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IHUBsDAI--.--JANUARY g. 1879.
HOWE NEWS.

Both the "E'der" and Great RepYL
lie.' succeeded DO getting 10 SEA ou sun
day.
The Willamette has been frozen over
al this city four times In the last fifteen
years.
j. *. Mercer was taken 10 Salem aud
assigned quarters Ia the peuiteutiary
last saturday.
The Handel aud HAYDEN soci.fy's
concert will take place on the evening o,
Friday, the l7th.
Business is extremely dull, owing TO
tuesice blockade and the subsistence of
holiday festivities.
Mr.. Samuel Piercy, who is PLAYING
under star engagement at New Mar
k-t Ineater, is winning deserved laurels.
"Aly wife and ]" have never enioved
better health. We are now using the
third bottle OF Piuuders Oregon Blood
Purifier.
Ash. Ball, of the firm Of Ball a Platt,
contractors on thecanal and locks al the
Cascades, died suddeuiyat that place on
saturday
Interruptions % travel and commerce
10y The Ice iu the Columhiaand William
cite Rivers has been quite serious and
annoying
The first snow Of the season fell on
Friday morning OF last week. The fall
was slight, uippiug the auticipations OF
sleighing lu the bud.
Studies were resumed in the public
schools on the u inst, teachers aud
pupils alike having enjoyed their brief
vacation TO the uttermost.
Fever and ague instantly checked
and soon cured with few doses of the
celebrated Willamette Fever and Ague
Mixture.
Remember Abell is not behind, but
ahead. First premiums for the best
cabinets, cards and retouched photo
graphs at the late State Fah.
Two Cinnamon, All Lee and Charley
Lee were, on Saturday, sentenced TO be-
hanged. The execution will take place
on Friday, the 9Th OF February.
The steamer -. T. Church." sunk
some days ago in Gervais slough, has
been iioated of again, and Is now in the
dry-dock at Oregon City undergoing re-
pairs.
"Home, sweet home.n is not COM
plete without a bottle OF Plumbers
Oregon Blood Purifier. IL is truly a
home remedy.
Special attention is called 10 the adj
verlisement Of G.. T. Belcher * Co. .
Their stock Of China, glassware, etc, is .
complete and elegant, aud their prices
are low.
The Oregon" failed 10 reach this city
on account of the ice gorge la the Co .
lumbia above kalama, returning % A. .
toria from that point with passengers,
mails aud freight
During the year 1875, 6,7I2 money orr
ders have been issued and 66j paid at
the Portland post Office. The first ag-
gregated the sum OF Sl34.5 - IS; the
second, sl60,095 80.
W. n. Castle, "a defaulting clerk Of
san Jose, Cal, who was arrested upon
the arrival of the Oregon al Astoria Oh
Monday, shot himself while the officers
were conveying him TO jail
Baby mine" has improved so much
since 7 commenced giving het PiUnder's
Oregon Blood Purifier. 10 is so nice for
the little ones.
Miss Sarah Tuthill, an accomplished .
el0cutionist, whose arrival from the
East We noticed several weeks since.
will give select readings 10 Masonic hall .
on Thursday aud Friday evenings of
this week.
The report Of d. W. Williams, clerk .
Of school district No. ! of Multnomah .
county, shows balance in the bank, 10
the credit of the district, of Ssh -, the
disbursements for the past six months
having been $50. 49O %.
a. Ferrara, First street, keeps the
finest and best assortment Of teas iu the
city. He pr0cures them direct from
Japan, and warrants them 10 be what
they are represented. We have sampled
them, and add our testimony in their
favor.
Sixteen persons were added to the
membership OF the Congregational
Church on Sunday. The ordinance Of
baptism was administered 90 four per-
sons, three boy spriukling, aud one in the F.
evening at the Baptist Church by i'm
mer-iou.
The supreme court convened At Salem .
uu Monday. Fifty-oue cases are flied .
far hearing during the term. Among .
these we notice those Of James Johnson F.
and Archie Brown, now under death sem .
.-nc- for murder in this city. These .
cases win be- called on the 10th.
The police records show ore hundred .
and siNty-four arrests during the month .
of December. OftbeSe, one hundred and .
fnrty--eveu were "druuS and disord- .
eriy-' There We're twenty arrests for
larceny and four for gambling. Had .
Justice been done, there would no doubt
have been number equal TO the whole .
number reported arrested for this latter
vice.
The temperance meeting at the Y. ". +
q. a. rooms on saturday evening was
well attended aud quite interesting. .
The character of these meetings has been .
raised 20 an elevated standard by the
zeal and efficiency OF Judge Caples, aud
the members of the society testified
their appreciation of bis labors during
the past year by re-electiBg him presi-
dent for the ensuing year. The usual
meeting will take place on Saturday
evening, 20 which all, sojouruers and
strangers within our gates, will
alike be welcomed.