The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-13
SIX <seaa 1.sort5@a9t.
1s, 1879.
HOME NEWS.

Sherifis Kelly, Of Yamhill, aud Cros-
SEN Of Wasco, each brought an Insane
man to the asylum last week.
Rev. A. :. Coats administered bap-
usm TO flye persons at the Baptist
Church IN this city on Sunday even
ing.
Owing 10 the superior finish aud excel
ience OF work, Abel stands pre-emineut
as a photographer. Give him a
call
An increase Of 200 pupils in the public
schools Of the city last week over the
corresponding week in last year, is re-
ported.
"AIy wife and - have never enjoyed
better health. We are now using the
third bottle OF Plumbers Oregon Blood
Purifier.
The East Portland saw-milI COM
meuced on Monday contract 10 cut
lumber for eighty box-cars for the O. &
&. railroad
Wm. Love, a dairyman well known in
this city, drowned himself in Columbia
Slough on Tuesday while in a nc Of tem-
porary insanity.
Another session Of the convention Of
the state Woman Suffrage Association
will be held this evening at Masonic
Hall Everybody is urgently requested
10 attend the meeting.
Fever and ague instantly checked
and soon cured with few doses of the
celebrated Willamette Fever and Ague
Mixture.
The steamer "Great Republic" which
is loading at San Francisco, will sail for
this port on the 20th Of February. Re
turning, the "Great Republic - will sail
from Portland on March lst.
The respite granted johnson and
Brown extends until the afternoon of
Friday, March l4th, 1879, until which
time at least the "best element" must
hold their eagerness in allegiance.
"Home, sweet home" is not COM
plete without a bottle Of Plumbers
Oregon Blood Purifier. 1t is truly a
home remedy.
The new term of the circuit court con-
vened on Monday. The calendar is
large showing ninety law cases aud
forty suits in equity. OF the latter,
twenty-four are Instituted for divorce.
Judge Bronaugh, Of this city, delivered
a lecture in Albany on last SUNDAY
evening, on Immortality and Second
Advent This gentleman is an able
exponent Of the doctrine indicated by
the above subject.
"Baby mine" has improved so much
since I commenced giving her PfUnder's
Oregon Blood Purifier. IL is so nice for
the little ones.
The several military organizations in f.
this city will celebrate Washington's I
birthday by the usual street parade. /.
On the evening Of the Dist the Wash F.
ington Guards will give their seven F.
teenth annual ball al Turn Halle.
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 F.
them, and aid our testimony in their
favor.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Idaho" which left this port on Sun .
day morning for san Francisco, were .
General Sprague aud wife, Captain NJ. .
{. Wilkinson aud George f. Cole, post .
master OF this city. The latter goes to /
Washington.
Rev. DIR. May will deliver the second /
lecture of the Philomathean course at
Masonic Hall on Friday evening OF this
week. DIR. May is a man of culture, aud
an interesting speaker, aud those who
attend the proposed lecture will enjoy a
rare literary treat
The spring season at New. Market
Iheater opened on Monday evening
with promise Of brilliant success. "Iit-
tie Maud' carried all hearts bv storm.
and Miss Annie Adams won her way
into universal favoran once. The mem
bers Of the stock company labor with
paiustaking care, and as a consequences
win hearty approval.
Notwithstanding the publication Of a
respite to johnson and Brown, and the
stay Of proceedings in the case Of the
two condemned Cinnamon, quite a
number of the "best element gathered
ia the vicinity Of the Courthouse on
Friday, hoping, after all, that the exc
eutiOu would take place. After tedi-
Gus "wait' they reluctantly departed,
mutteriug imprecations upon the gov
ernor
Under the auspicies of the members Of
George Wright Post, Grand Army Of
the Republic, a musical and literary en-
terfainment aud surprise package party
will be given AT Good Tempiar Hall
next Friday evening. The proceeds
will be donated 10 the Grand Army re-
lief fund. A very interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared The most
popular amateur talent Of the city has
been engaged for the occasion.
There were received this week at the
United STATES arsenal at Vancouver, two
breech-loadiug cannon Of the Hotchkiss
pattern. These guns are made OF steel,
very light 10 weight and simple in con-
strucJion, and carry projectile dis
tance of three miles. Being easily
packed upon mules. they are particu-
larly valuable in Indian warfare, aud
Gen. Howard has secured these two guns
the United states government owning
but five in ALTO be ready for any
trouble that may arise the coming
summer.
----7-------a-.--------
A peculiar sickness that seems 10 have
been caused by the disintermeut Of tie
the hodfes of persODs who died of vel