The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-08

LOCAL NEWS.

tue CITY.
The printing house Of Niles & Besb
has been closed.
Rev. Louis Lajeunesse, a Catholi
priest, died 10 this city yesterday.
Portland police arrests FOR June. 100
percentage attributable 20 liquor, So
Mr.. A. J. Marshall is serving hi
fourth term as Deputy County Clerk.
The body Of DR.. Fowler, Of St. Jobn,.
has been picked up 10 The Willamette
James N. CaywOod is Deputy Sherit
is jailer.
The various county officers elected o,
June lth have qualified aud entered OF
their duties.
me Council passed over the Mayor
Neio the ordinance providing an assist
ant Ior the Auditor and Clerk.
Ferry q. Baker has completed the iol
oi grading Water street from CoIumbis
10 HAN. The contract price was 3. 300
Owing TO the superior finish and excel.
lence oil work, Abell stands pre-enipent
as photographer Give him d
call.
The Portland Rowing Association.
new boat house, at the foot Of Taylor
street. viii be open for the inspection OF
vizliors this evening.
The receipt OF the eleventh annual
catalogue Of St. Helen's Hall and Judge
Deady's commencement address is
hereby acknowledged
Sugar coated cream corn fprize In
every package), wholesale and retail. at
Post Office Store, corner Fifth and Nor
Tison streets, Portland.
Fishel d Roberts, the reliable aud non.
ulaT clOthiers and merchant tailors, fur
uish q new advertisement, which will
be found under New This Week"
Gold fish aud fish food, and candies in
packages for picnics, wholesale and re-
tail, at Post Office Store, corner Of Fifth
and Morrison streets, Portland.
The bad effect OF mercury will be ef-
feCtually eradicsted from the system by
using several bottles Of Plumbers Oregon
Blood Purifier, already a staple article.
The Council last ni2ht passed an or
diuauce foTbiddiug the suspension Of
signs across sidewalks. Those now up
must come down within three months.
Mr. George II. Clarke, for years the
senior member Of the firm of Clarke,
Henderson d Cooke died at his home,
corner West Park aud Jackson streets,
yesterday.
The retail clerks Of Portland " 10 in
augurated the early-closing agitation
have gained their point, and after the
18th instant the prominent stores will
close at s o'clock p. N.
Finest French candles sent to all parts
OF Oregon and Washington Territory.
French Nougals and such candies are
only kept in Portland by the Post Office
Store, corner Fifth and Morrison.
"The team chosen to beat the Corval-
lis athletes at cricket were easily de-
feated. IL is nearly time for the Port
land club to learn that they cannot play
the game. They have invariably been
badly worsted.
Those who wish an excellent suit Of
clothing, guaranteed TO give perfect sat
istactiOn as TO price, quality aud it,
should call on W. II. Utter, with ". J.
Quinn, who has re-opened at his old
stand, 2s Stark street.
The Scotch railway crowd claim that
the city does not own the levee, and that
they will appropriate it as public
ground, unless the courts decide against
them. This assumption will doubtless
surprise General Coffin, who gave the
property 10 the city.
II. J. Lynch killed Thomas Watts In
East Portland on Tuesday. A feud Of
long standing had existed between
them, aud Watts appears to have been
i'm the wrong. The coroner's jury has
referred the case to the Grand Jury for
further investigation.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Ore
gon State Homeopathic Medical Soci-
ETY. will be held in Y. N. c. a. Hall
committee room j Tuesday and Wednes-
day, July 18th aud l4ih, 1850, beginning
at y A. NJ, Tuesday. Exercises Of much
interest have been prepared.
High School Alumni officers for the
ensuing year: President, Miss +. :.
Combs; president, Mr.. {. r. Hol-
comb; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr..
Wm. Jenne; Orator, Mr.. W. 5. Duui-
way; Poet, Miss Augusta Allen; An
nalist, Ar. Geo. Hoyt; Prophet, Mr. ID.
d. Shindler.
Mr. Geo. II. Hill, Of this city, aud
Miss Minnie Nicholson, Of East Port
land, were married on Tuesday evening
at the residence OF the brides parents.
Many friends Of the young couple were
present. They sailed on the Oregon
yesterday for trip 10 san Francisco
and California. May their lives be
happy and useful.
Messrs. Robbins & Yates music deal
eTs al No. 229 First street. are displaying
"a fine assortment Of musical goods, pic
lures, frames, etc. They are agents for
Decker Brothers, J. 6 G. Fischer's aud
the McCammon pianos, aud also for the
Whitney d Holmes organs, which are
received direct from the factory and are
therefore sold at extremely low prices
Their advertisement appears under
" New This Week"
The Mechanics Fair will be held from
Thursday. October 7th. to Saturday,
October 23i, inclusive. Two additions,
50Xo0O feet, will be made TO the build
ing. The one on the northern side
will be used for machinery only, while
the southern one will be occupied by a
restaurant a smoking room, and floral
department 50xl40 feet, which will be
laid out in grOttOes, walks and arb0rs
These Improvements will cost S., 900.
The city authorities have arrested for
trespass the men at work grading the
public levee, and the right of the
narrow-gauge railroad company 10
appropriate the property without
the city's consent, aud without paving
for it, will be brought before the coIrts
Chief of Police Lappeus has been served
with a writ Of h0beds corpus. asking
him to bring one OF the trespassers before
Judge StOtt and show cause why he
should be held in custody.
Following the precedent Of the mar