The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-06
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6, 1879.
HOME NEWS.


Woman Suffrage Convention at Ma
sonic Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
OF next week.
Miss Rodney, OF st. Helen's Hall, had
the misfortune To fall down stairs re-
Gently and break her arm.
Governor Thayer granted a respite,
on Wednesday, to Johnson and Brown
until some time I'm March; date not fixed.
Owing TO the superior finish and excel
lence OF work, Abel stands pre-eminent
as a photographer Give him u
call.
My wife and 70 have never enjoyed
better health. We are now using the
third bottle Of Plumbers Oregon Blood
Purifier.
Professor J.. J.. Rowland, late State
Superintendent Of public instruction,
sailed for San Francisco on the Oregon
on Saturday morning.
Temperance meeting as usual on Sat
urday evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. ball.
Good music, singing, speeches, recita-
tions, etc, will be furnished.
The weather at present is perfect
Bright days Of sunshine are succeeded
by clear frosty nights, leaving the
chronic grumbler without occupation.
Fever and ague instantly checked
aud soon cured with few doses of the
celebrated Willamette Fever aud Ague
Mixture
The passenger list Of the steamer
"Idaho' was increased when thirty
hours out from san Francisco by the
birth of twins, a boy aud a girl, to J.
Taylor aud wife.
DR. Payton, Of Salem, is sojourning in
this city temporarily, for the purpose
of giving a course of lectures on "Hu-
man Physiology to the medical class Of
Willamette University.
DR.. Brenan gives description, far
more characteristic of himself than his
subjects, of the criminals now under
sentence of death in this city. His
opinions are weighty-with himself
"Home, sweet home" is not COM
plete without bottle OF Plumbers
Oregon Blood Purifier. II is truly a
home remedy.
Mandates for the execution of Brown
aud Johnson were issued by Judge Bel
linger on Tuesday. Faint hopes are
still entertained that stay OF execution
and final commutation Of sentence will
be granted.
The two men, Archie Brown and
James Johnson, who by stern edict of
law We're TO yield up their lives to-mOr-
row Friday, are scarcely beyond their
youth, neither having reached bis
twenty-sixth year.
A city reporter, commenting upon the
comparative musical talents aud attain
ments Of two young ladies (sisters), is
"glad to give il as his opinion that the
mouth of the elder has descended on the
younger" Truly 4 remarkable de-
scent.
"Baby minen las improved so much 4
SINCE commenced giving her PfUnder's
Oregon Blood Purifier. II is so nice for
the little ones.
A. Ferara, First street, keeps the
finest and best assortment of teas in the /
city. lie procures them direct from
Japan, aud warrants them TO be what
they are represented. We have sampled /
them, and add our testimony in their
fsvor
A little son Of NJ F. Mulkey, Esq, /
was run over by a scavenger cart on F.
Tuesday and severely injured. The |
driver Of the cart was intoxicated, and /
was placed under immediate arrest F.
The boy'- injuries are painful, but it is /
hoped not fatal.
A special term of the circuit court
will be held ia Clatsop county some
time in March The last regular term
opened at Astoria on Tuesday morning,
and closed on Friday evening of last
week. A half dozen criminal cases
were disposed Of in that time.
Mrs C. B. Plummer and Miss Burn
ham we're appointed to fill the vacan-
cies in the teachers corps Of the Harri-
son-street school created by the resig-
nation of Miss Anna Shelby aud Miss
Gurtis. The first-named ladies entered
upon their duties on Monday.
jackson Grant, the Indian who is to
yield up bis life on the gallows. is but
- years Of age. His wife, sorrowful
looking woman of perhaps half blood, is
au inmate Of the Woman's Home on
Columbia street She is soon TO become
"a mother, and desires 10 remain near her
husband until the end.
Il has been said that the closing OF
the variety theaters, Of which mention
is made elsewhere, was not due 10 COM
plaint OF the moral or religious portion
Of The community, but upon that of saloon
Keepers, whose business suffered 10y the
large attendance upon these places. ia
each of which one or two bars added TO
the advertised ''attr2ctionsn
Valentines Day one week from Fri
day. Show windows, as a consequence,
are gay with gargeousiy painted monde
scripts by which shallow -patei men and
women will covertly vent their spleen
upon each other, and curiously devised
love tokens, which hashful lasses and
love-lorn youths will get behind to say
soft nothiugs 10 each other, and then
wish that the rec cpieuI "only could
know" who did it.
Manager Maguire viii at a great *
peuse aud with infinite care place "The
Celebrated Casen on the boards Of New
Market TheateT, with Miss Aunu
Adams. the great emotional actress "a.
"Alrienue." Little Maud Adams, the
wonderful child actress, will appear ia
perfect performance Of her part. The
play will be produced with magnificent
scenery and grand costumes.
The annual report Of the Portland
Library Association shows the same e
be in healthy condition financially
and otherwise At the close Of ls7i
there were S, 724 volumes iu The library
The register shows az the close Of 1878
9 $50 volumes an increase during the
year Of 426 volumes. The hooks loaned
during the year are classified as follows
Fiction, II, 752; miscellaneous, 696; tTav'
els, 90I; biography, 60l; history, 462
poetry, 2l5; science, 459; religion, -
bound periodicals, IS; Jurisprudence anC
government, s.