The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-20
LOOhL NEWS.


Vigilance Hook and Ladder Company
wants horses provided for tle Hayes
truck.
The Mechanics Pavilion has paid a
dividend Of 10 per cent, and has money
in the treasury.
Mr.. John Rock, Of the Oregon City
Enterprise, gave the NEW NORTHWEST
Office a pleasant call last Friday.
1Ir. T. B. Merry, Of The Dalles Inland
Empire, has been nominated by the
Democrats for the Office Of State Printer.
Owing TO the superior finish and excel
leuce OF work, Abel stands pre-eminent
as q photographed. Give him
call.
DR.. WA. Weatherford, one Of Ore
Eou's widely-knowu pioneers, died in
this city on Monday. His age was 50
years.
The name of the Oregon Railway
Company, Limited, has been changed
20 the Oregouian Railway Company,
Limited
Mrs. Mary Morgan, wife of Mr.. II.
Morgan, eX Chief Engineer Of the Port
laud Fire Department, died in this city
on Tuesday.
Mr.. w. A. Mcpherson, who is well
known in the newspaper profession, is
in the city, and favored Us with q call
on Saturday.
Joseph Buchtel is the prominent Re-
publican candidate for the office OF
Sheriff, and Ben Norden is favored by
the Democrats.
The appropriations being exhausted,
u is said Government buildings will be
in darkness tonight, and until Congress
makes provision.
a great success is Plumbers Oregon
Blood Purifier. Try a bottle Of it; il
will place you in that condition desired
by every oue-goOd health.
The boat race on last Saturday be-
tween the crews Of the Willamette
Club will be rowed over as the Judges
have decided it dead race.
KnotCs new ferry will be ready for
service about July 1st. She will be
modern boat, with numerous convent
ences, and will cost S20,O00
n. c. George delivered a mastery
speech at Turn Halle last night. aud /
the Republicans are fully satisfied I.
that he will be our next Congressman.
Governor Thayer has appointed W. p. /
Ready, Of Corvallis, Stale Printer al in /
term Mr. Ready will hold the Office 1
unii. The meeting Of the Legislature this
Fall.
Mrs. Duniway lectured in Vancouver
last evening, and will speak there again
tonight. On Monday evening last, she
addressed the Open Temperance Meet
ing Of East Portland.
Dr. r. c. Ebert, an Oregon boy. has
passed an examination before the Medi-
cal Army Board of New York aud been
recommended for a commission as as-
sistaut surgeon in the army.
The cases Of the State Of Oregon /.
against ex-G0vernors Grover and Chad
wick and their bondsmen have been
postponed, on motion Of defendants al
toneys, ulti The lith Of June.
From the report Of j. N. Bacon, Sec
rotary of tIe Grand Lodge Of Old Eel
laws for Oregon. 10 is learned that ST.
3l5 - has been expended the past year
ln assisting The widows OF - members.
AlF. c. ". Parrish has written Nr.
JOSEF D Simon, Chairman Of the Repub-
iic3n Stale Central Committee, pos
lively declining the nomination for
Prosecuting Attorney Of the Fifth Dis
tr.ct.
The Oregon Navigation Company,
Limited, has been Incorporated, for tie
purpose Of running steamboats, on the
Willamette, Columbia aud Snake Riv-
ers. The Company has purchased sew
eral boats
Those who wish an excellent suit Of
clothing, guaranteed TO give perfect sat
isfactiOn as 10 price, quality and 1t,
should call on W. II. Utter. with W. J.
Quinn, who has re-opeued at his old
stand, 2s Stark street.
Mrs. Ellen D. Conway has been CON-
mitted to the asylum. She was living
in Washington Territory last January,
when the big storm came on, and her
house was blown down. Since then her
family has become scattered, and she is
driven insane.
II. w. Scott, accompanied by his vile
and three sons, sailed on Tuesday morn
ing for San Francisco, whence he will
proceed 90 Chicago, TO attend the Ma
tional Republican Convention. Mrs.
Scott Will visit her Pennsylvania home,
and viii not return I'LL August.
Heresfer Mr.. George H. Hines will
publish Mercantile Guide and Ship
ping List Macdonald's Guide aud Ship
ping Gazette having failed TO appear for
the last four publication days. Mr.. H.,
in connection with Mr.. T. +. Swanwiek,
viii endeavor 20 make the list valuable
to the public.
Last week, in mentioning the injury
received by Mr.. Phillips, purser Of a
river steamer, by the explosion OF dy-
Mantle in a cigar given him by a
stranger, il was stated that an attempt
was probably made on his life, he being
witness in a criminal case. As this is
unjust 20 the other parties in the suit,
the NEW NORTHWEST denies any in
tention Of saying anything for or against
Phillips OF other paPties Interested.