The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-24
APRIL 24, 1879.
HOME NEWS.

Moses mas brought the government TO
terms aud has got his reservation.
Hamhill street is 10 be improved by
macada miZing, force of men being now
employed thereon.
Owing TO the superior finish aud excel
lence OF work, Abell stands pre-eminent
as photographer. Give him a
call
Election Of officers az Portland Lodge
]. o. O.. T., on Monday evening. the 2sth
iu.t. a full attendance of members is
desired.
The Portland Water Company will re-
celve one hundred tons Of new mains
from Philadelphia by the ship "F. y.
Thayer."
a bargain 10 secondhand sewing ma
chimes is offered at l49 Front street.
Prices, from $ 10 SIS, aud all kinds
warranted.
The remains Of the wife Of Donald Nc
Cieay have been placed in the splendid
maus0leum erected for their reception
in Lone Fir Cemetery.
The National Employment Bureau is
at the cottage, lO7 Morrison street, OPP
p0site the post oflie. Mrs. Eli Jones
superintends the ladies' department. J.
Russell Jones, manager.
up ia a reliable manner, also faded hair
colored equal to new, at Mrs. Wass'
hair store, 64 Morrison street, Port
land.
Prof T. II. Crawford, city superin-
teudent of schools, will shortly compile
q history Of the public schools Of Port
land, from the records Of the same in
past years.
Those connected with the Sabbath
,hool Of the Hall-street N. +. Church
intend TO have May party excursion
20 the Cascades on the first Saturday in
May, the weather being suitable.
Hundreds Of passengers arriving by
the Great Republic" are left entirely
destitute. The public will most pr0b-
ably levy kindly tax upon itself to re-
lieve their most urgent necessities.
Mrs J. Stephenson, whose exquisite
millinery goods we noticed last week on
Firs. street between Main and Madison,
has taken large invoice OF the same and
established a branch store at Hillsboro.
a. Ferrara, First street, keeps the
finest and best assortment of teas in the
city. He procures them direct from
Japan, and warrants them to be what
they are represented. We have sampled
them, and add our testimony in their
f8vOr.
Having obtained the process Of TAX
ing pictures with lightning rspidity
10y Lambert's PATENT, Joseph Buchiel
is now prepared 10 do work better than
heretofore, and assures the public that
none but the best work shall leave the
gallery.
The Odd Fellows OF this city are MAX
1 y preparations 10 celebrate i'm grand
style, with procession, music and reunion
az Odd Fellows Temple and ball at Turn
Halle, the siXtieth anniversary of the
Introduction of their order into the
United States.
a large number Of the passengers af-
fixed their signatures 10 q card Of thanks
20 Captain James Carroll Of the "Great
Republic" the officers and crew Of the
''ShubTick," "Cauby," "Brenham"
and Columbia" for their untiring en-
ergy iu rescuing them from the stranded
ship.
Maguire's dramatic company started
for Victoria and Sound ports on pro-
fessional tour, on Monday. Miss Ey-
tinge will take the steamship Dakota"
for San Francisco from the former place
next week, and will proceed from thence
10 New York and London, at which lat
ter city she has two years engage
meut.
Prof r. A. Clark will be the recipi-
ent Of a complimentary benefit at Ma
sonic Hall on Friday evening the 25th
inst. The entertainment will consist Of
songs, Duets, chOruses, reeitatious, tab
leauX, plays and marches and will, we
are assured, be both interesting and
unique. IL will be repeated on Satur-
day afternoon at the same place.
City grocers will please take notice
that the large stock OF canned corn i'm
store at the ware-ruoms Of Allen &
Lewis is going rapidly, and they would
do we'll 20 order as largely as possible
while it lasts. The corn is grown and
canned by L. c. Cline & Co, Of Howell
Prairie, and il is universally attested that
those who try il will use no other
brand.
Mooney * Valentine show a stock Of
millinery goods That is at once elegant
aud complete When artisticalIy ar
ranged by the deft fingers Of their taste
lul miliiner, their hats aud bonnets are
perfect maFvels Of beauty. In the ho-
s'efy hne' also, their stock is immense,
ana contains all grades, shades and
cnl"r7 Their prices are extremely low.
Remember the place, First street, be-
tween lamhill and Taylor
Mrs. Phillips will succeed Mrs. NJ. B.
Virgil as matrOn of the womau's home,
on Columbia street, next mouth. The
latter lady has been extremely efficient
and faithful In the performance Of the
arduous and constant duties of the DO
sition for the mast eighteen months, aud
will welcome the change and rest that
her retirement will give The first
named lady is competent and obliging,
and the society congratulates itself upon
securing her services.
The well-known Wholesale house oil
Fieischner Mayer & Co. continues Ia
offer superior inducements 20 the trade,
everything in their line being cheap ia
price aud good in quality. The atten-
tion Of milliners who read the New
NORTHWEST is especially directed to
their immense assortment Of summer
goods, selected in New York with par
ticular regard to the wants OF his Gus
toners, by Mr. Jacob Mayer, who is
well known as superior judge OF mil
linery goods.
We are in receipt Of a circular. Issued
by command Of General Howard, setting
forth the particular Instructions Of the
war department in its laudabIe attempts
10 prevent desertiou I'm the army, and
prevent the evils that too often arise
from the abuse of power by non-com-
missiOned officers. General Howard l.
az humane as he is brave, and as mag
unanimous as he il just in all things.
We doubt il the army will ever be able
10 look upon his like again after his
earthly warfare is ended.