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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1881)
THEIKEVr XOUTHWEST, THURSDAY -JANUARY. C 18S1. PORTLAND. OREGON. THUIWDAY. JANUARY I, lt page , IjOCAI EPITOME. .$ Unpaid school taxes are now delinquent. . oilcca of advertiser will be found on , Mr. D. C. MeKercher lsvcouvalescent aftej an Illness of si weeks. rnlonyer meeting are being held thU week at Y, 31. U, A. tiau. DurlngJSSD, 261 building were erected In Port- . land, costl ng nearly f ouu.uuu. Stores In this city will be clotted at 7 o'clock v. m. front thU date until April 1st;- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flshel wllWleave by Saturday a steaujer lor a trip to jsewiorn. - Judge I B. Stearns has been reappointed and confirmed as Police Judge for the current year. - Portland ' merchants unanimously agree that business In all branches was better In 1880 than -ln-l79 Mr. James Welch, well-known In connection t with trotting races in Oregon, died In this city, on ""Saturday last. tur- w Owlng to the superior flnlslTand excellence of work, A bell stands precinineiii atra pnoiotcrapner. filye luiu a call. . ' . The Orrnonifin's double-sheet New-Year's edl printed lii Oregon. ,. . Mr. W. H. Leeds alone conducts" the Ashland Tid'ui'i now, having purchased the, interest of Mr. Uorllcs Jlejrltt. ' - Portland spent about f 240,000 in street Improve- 'Clients during lsyo an exceedingly large sum for a city of i,(Mio Inhabitant.. Wm. Fteel, a well-known and greatly respected !.!.. .11. ..I I.... ........I....... I.I. ...... 1. 1, i tTtltEfttf-tJUfU P9fc IIIIIK k III" IIHIUVIKV. . "411; and live grown Hons survive hi in Tira-sal .. 1 QUA Ha nJI ..ttttiM Intntmat MWiknim for tlie district of Oregon, as shown by the records lulhl city, amountel to ?79,U) m. A. Y Campbell lias beeTnttscharged from cu - tdv. as there was no evidence to connect him - with the Oregon City safe burglary. ' The audience-room of the Unitarian church will soon be provided with a chandelier of fifty-four gas Jets, with side light to correspond. The losses by fire in Portland amounted to - $70,iO in I880and the insurance on propertyjde- stroyed or damaged aggregated ?85,uxi. Al!ert W. Kinney, "a most Influential - and highly respected citizen of Marion county, died at his. residence near raiein on the 3lst ultimo. "Mr. Henry Vlllard has purchased of Roach & Son. of. Chester. Penn., a large new steamer for the coal trade between I'ugewsoffncrancrpaTi .-. i rahclsco. On Monday night, the boot and shoe -establishment of Ceo. 11.. Capon & Co., corner Front and Oak streets, was entered 'by thieves, who secured 8U in coin. . . . - . . - " ,. The Multnomah District Pomona Orange will meet In Orangey. Hall, East Portland, on January 14th at 10:30 a.Ok. ' Worthy State Master 14. 1'. - Boise is expected to be present. - . , - ' ' ' Mr. I). L. June (an Ohio man, it is almost tin- necessary to state) has been appointed by Presi dent Hayes to inspect Jhe material to be used in tlie construction 'tf the locks at the Cascades - The wport"tbtJlon."lrving Ilallanl. of Seattle, Iwa convaleHclnjrr proved untrue,' and his death occurred on the 30th ultimo. ' lie' was ab exeuit Clary man 'and! very highly esteemed by all who new him.' -: 1 . .' -: ,v ''.'' 1 The Congregational Churches of the Willamette Valley and vicinity will meet in Conference with, tlie hirst Congregations! t hurch of this city oil next Tuesday, January- 11th, and continue In ses. -..on mini iiwii ui iiiuimmj, tuc nuiii . '" Fruit "and " shade ' trees and 'shrubbery " were iaiuy.damaged iy the sleet storm wmcn prevailed last week. The limbs were landed with lee'about three-quarters of an Inch thick, and yards and walks are strewn with broken branches. The - damage- to trees in this -county will amount to The Sunday Welcome made its appearance on the 2d Inntant under the management of Messrs. -Iieahy, Fleischner, Struble and Simpson, who have purchased the paper from, Mr. J. F. Atkin son, lis founder. ' It is Improved-by the addition of several new features, notably society depart ment, and snouia receive a noerai supjwn. : Persons who desire 'first-class staple tt fancy groceries at low prices can be accommodated by J. V. liaiiey, No. 47 Yamhill street, whose stock Is ' .large and fresh. He gives prompt attention to orders from the country, and does a commission business in groceries and all products of the farm. Goods are delivered to city patrons promptly. A favorably known young man named Silas C I n. .,1.11. . . la.t Tlnulii f wm Cmatitla to Simmons' Landing with messages to the master of the .steamer John Gates, perished from exposure and exhaustion, and was found In the snow. . He had refused to takie a horse, think- r "lng the Journey of twelve miles could be madel easier on root. . " . The Open Temperance Meeting at the- Y. M. C 1 IIIBIUIUIII IM IOIIIICI otlluniOBIII. i'll. . -McDougall makes an effective presiding officer. and Mr. Heroy leads the singing, Miss Lily pre siding at. the organ. On last Saturday evening there was a most effective meeting, ths addresses or Mr. Curtis and Iler JA. Oray being particu larly felicitous, especially that of the latter gen tleman, which took the Louse by storm. I On Saturday evening last, Mellis Bros. ft. Co. gave the numerous attaches of their colossal es- . Utlishment a banquet at Sol's resUurant The repast was excellent, and ample Justice was done -issuer which toasts and short speecnes were in order. -Tlie head of the firfn stated that the clerks were present not as employes, but as fellow men and friends, and the supper was given to them In msognltlonof their faithful tservicea in aiding to establish the immense business of the house. Tlie clerks in their speeches all testified to the the pleasant relations existing between them and their employers, and several guests praised the ftystera which characterises the firm's business and eommended their great energy and enterprise. Tlie evening passed nleasantlv. and Mellis Bros. chanU to follow that of appreciatively reoognlx- JJLthAjrork and worth of their clerks. AMUSEMKNT NOTEk Tliree thousand peopla attended the opening pe norma nee of John Met ul lough's season in Bal tlmore. :- 1 Marie Bore advises American girls who wlshto sing to stay at home to study, and by no means to gotoiiaiy. ) . - . i r- Buffalo Bill played against. Bernhardt In Bos ton' and received the most applause, which satis- nes nim iuu ne is i ne Doner arini. -It is announced that Kobert McWade will on Monday, the. 17th Inst., Inaugurate a short season at New Market Theater In this city. 1 Booth has made a hit in London, as Itlelielieu. He will not .remsln -abroad lhr vears. as he at first Intended, but will return to America next June.- -''-f ; - ' -r: ' , " . . Irs.rotCSiul6ns, tReactressi"w6n the. prlxe at. a private shooting-match recently held in St, Iouis. She used a heavy rifle and scored slxty- nine snots out or a pOMMible seventy-two. Miss NellieHolbrook's Impersonation of "Ham let" does not seem "to have ImpresNed the New York critics as anything remarkable. It is said to be conventional in conception and' rather mo notonous In execution ; a declaniatory, not a met aphysical "Hamlet." " :. . . a concert will be given at v. M. c. A. Ilail on Satunlay eveulng of this week for" the beiiefir 4 the Open Temterance Association, Instead of the usual exercises, to which an admission, fee of twentj'-ttvo cents will bo charged. The best local talent of the city has leen engaged, and no pains ft. ft... ' a. nave peen snared to provide an agreeable enier- lainment. jet there be a large turnout. i I lie rvin t ranclseo UJtronit-te says : "Tliere are two classes of four actresses each Whf are antlthett leal mysteries. They are Fanny Davenport. Maud Granger, Kate Claxton and Jtose V.y Inge on one hand, and Charlotte Thonison. Mrs. 1). r. Jiaw ers, Mrs. Chanfrau and Jannuhek on thcother, The mystery Is how the former quartette has made so much money with so little talent, and the latter tour sojmle; moncy-wttlr-sa-murh-talcnt. . In New York -on Friday night hit, a Hindoo child-wife twelve years of age gave birth to a baby, of four )K)undi weight. The- Hxr" little mother"" Is a member of a company of Hindoos under engagement to the nianager f a theater to perform in tlie Nautili'' da nee", andtialtB)eariil regularly until confinement.' Tlie manager had no suspicion of her condition, and of course her husband sanctioned her dancing, as she Is the fairest of tlie troupe and a source of revenue to him.- ; '. . Tlie American Tlieater. Phlladelidiia. never hail a drop curtain, but uhh1 instead paiuted sceue that slid together from the fides. Tlie shrewdness of. the manager is now made manifest. ' A long negjected law imposing a special tax of $T00a vear on each theater Is now to be -enforced, and back payments for many years are demanded. But the act defines as" thesters all places of- amuMcment using a drop curtain, and thus the American Is exempted. , A member of Koster ft Bial's orchestra. New York, having, refuKed to play the violin 'obligato to a lady about to sing Uounod's "Ave Maria," on the ground that lie was not engaged toaceoinjwny a singer, the relnark was overheard hy WrlhelmJ. who, promptly saying, 'Wf tlie- part brnot "goMl enough for him," It. is for me," let! the lady to. the platform and played the obligato. - But-then the orchestra man is a viollnit,'and WlihelmJ Is only a fiddler at $oK) a night. . - -;"" Mtrst Mki!'Mtkrsttl GENERAL NKWS. . California's iwpulatlonTexclusl ve of Clilnese, is 789.M7. .; The public debt was reduced $5,609,430 during Deeember. ' VIctorio, the troublesome A pm'he Chief, Is un doubteilly dead. 'fit. f f. ' A'heavy decrease In the "petroleuinjMWluct of Northern Pennsylvania I rcjrted. J. . ' The bullion and ore shlpmerjtsLfL Colorado amounted to f22,5to,lHH during IssoT V . The Superintendent of the Census gives the population of the l'nltei SUtes as 50, l'2,.Vlt. Government receipts from customs and internal revenue amounted to f 2.ui0,000ln December. ' California's legislature met on Monday last.1 W lVParks (Bepubllean) was choseit-rpcaker of the Assembly. ' i -Subscriptions in Nfw York to tho National -Mexican Hallway are several millions In excess L Al ..'.V' . . , . ' yi me amount neeiieti. ; rst office records show that thehlncteen States which were carried for Garfield returned $1 HO for every dollar ex'iended for malls, while the nineteen Hancock State returned but tW cents on the dollar. The Cheyenne Blver and Lower Brule Sioux havemade arrangements granting right of way across tlielr -reer'at Ions to the- Chicago ---and Northwestern and the Clilcago, Milwaukee and St. Paul llallroads. r 4 The copleof Fmlrlckburg, Va. are suffering from cold. The city authorities have taken charge of wood-yard In order to protect' the desti tute, and the supply of Water is cut off by the freezing of the pipes. l dl Giro's dcpotdtlon In the Chrtlanev ca e stateH that Mf. did come to hlw rponv In t! e St. Nicholas Hotel and remained there over bight. ThU I In con diet with the testimony of tlie clerk and a lia. knian, who swear Mrs, ( l ih)t the woman, it ml her coutincl will move to strike It out of the evidence, on the ground that uim tiasltecn tlireatcne1. ; : . Another liorror i reporteil frin 'New York. IMuinhers accidentally started a fire on Tuesday morning In the rear, of a fotir-wtorv tenement at No. 4.i M ad i oii , street, where, they were at work' thawing out frozen water plHsj and the rtlamvM ruslit up the stairway, which was reached by a narrow alley from the street, cutting off the escaK of the inmates, and ten erson were burned t.o death. Aisiy attemptisl to lift a girl through the scuttle upon the roof, hut the burned flesh tripcd from her arms and she, fell buck in me names, piees of ner cnarred nesii renialnlugin hi" hand. Eight families oci'uplcd the tenement, and. most of the mcinlcrs ecaicd by Jumping from windows, some being badly In jun!. TIih Uss plumber Is under arrest, having used gasoline, though he knew it was dangerous. .Are you dlsturlied at night and broken of you rest by a sick child sutierlng and -crying with the excruciating pain ot cutting teeth?-If sof go at once and get a bottle of Mks. Wissuiw'g Sstlit INaSYKt'1 It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately lepend upon it i there Is no mls- hiake about it. There is not a mother on -earth who hasver used It who will hot tell you at once that It will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother and relief and health to (he child, operating like magic, j It Is perfectly safe to use tu all cases, and pleaja n t to -the taste, and Is the prescription of one of tlie ohlest and best woman fphyirirtattsnt nurws In thrilfnltettytatWiroTd' everj'where. ,t Twenty-live cents a bottle. " Should be stopped. Neglect frequently results In an Incurable Ijung Disease or Consumption. Brown's BkochiaiTrociim are certain to give relief In Asthma. Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, Consumption and Throat Diseases. For thirty, years the Troches have been recommended by physicians, ami always give perfect satisfaction. They are. not new oT untried,- but having been tested by wide and constant use for nearly an en tire generation, they have attained well-merited rank among the few staple remedies of the age. Public speakers and singers use them to clear and strengthen the voice. Sold at twenty-five cents a box verywhercr" "" "J ' " " " ; - Mrs. A. J. Bralt ; May still be found at ,131 Third street, where she Is prepared to fill all orders for mik Ins dresses, cloaks, dolmans, etc., In latest styles and best manner at reasonable rates. I Adles are invited to rail and see her. Instruction glvenj If desired. Satisfaction guaranteed. It Ym WmI MltolSrllM, Take your bid sewing machines to Garrison's sewing machine store, 107 Third street. He has employed one of the best adj listers and sewing machine repairers on the coast. Charges reason able. All work warranted for one year. Tfios. James, Darlington, England, says i The "Onlr Lung Pad'Lis being thoroughly tried here, One fady has already received great-benefit, who has suffered for years from bronchitis ana astnma and congestion of right lung. See adv. I J. B, Cairns. Sheriff of Lenawee county. Mich! ran, says: i nave worn an imiy iung nw tor bronchial difficulties, and have not been troubled with a cough of nlghti since wearing it. See adr. Mrs. J. L. Pairlsh, M.V, (late of New Y'ork), Physician and Surgeon. Office- 209 First street. ' II l ii tm Mrs. M. J. Crump, dressmaker ami pattern store. 225 Second st. Also, boarding and lodging upstairs. The "New No. 8" is the cheapest sewing machine to buy. Wheeler ft Wilson MTgCo., 88 Morrison C Miss Mattson. millinery and hair work. Mas querade suite and wJj0U(0in XEW Til IN WEEK. C A.TA R R II7 T MIK M(ST PHKVAWKXT Ht'T t.KAHT UNPKRHTOOO of all UIim'imm, la thi PMiiM of much nNHlla uffrrinc thntisitniU of prvynftfur rifsth annually. DIL KRCK iIiimIa I illaaar a llf atudy. hsvinf bn S BTtat auX- id haa ferr hi ada llila llaaar a llf atudy, hsvinf ilntarlf until euml by TT1w Which h haa for thirteen yn In hla priM-llrf- Mia thrrs laat In srtlanl, OrJ put to thtrarvrrwl trata with lb moat aat Marjory rrault lie hanalao trVkKMf eral phjralelans. With Ihla ariimtilatlvp rvldenrr. we ara warranted la aay Inc that no other preparation fojr I he rure o Ihladlaaaaa la any of lu rorniairHxlve aut-h MMveraal aallafaotlon ss t Dr. Keek's 8ure Cure for Catarrh, V- - Which yorr'eah vet of your Itranht St home, or or DR. KKCKof Nrtland,l)r.,at $1 ter Isittle, or all ImttlM for S ' The Doctor makea m apeclalty of Ike treatment and curt of chronic dlaeaaea, especially - i - . Cancer and Diseases Peculiar to Women. " ' ; : I Younr ttietr, mMlle-agef-eif wM men who are auffrrlny from the error and Indlaeretkma of yonth, nervoua weak- iik, earl v uecavy. lnaa uf HiannoMl,ali,ahoull conaull UK, KM k. Kvcryihins atriciivoountieittiai. lion aiiawcnii tlinxiKn lite mini ttiree-ccnt ataiiip.anil adiirPH . fno, i. r irni Hirwei, inmiaua, wrefon. t Tlie trmle Kiipplle.1 with PR. Kr't'K'H Mt'KK CtTRK TOR! tWTAUHll dlrwl from the lsrstrjr of Ir. Keck, or from HodKe, IhivIn 4t Co., IHirtland, Orfiron, wholeaale scenta. Jal ly lufldeutlal. All proper quat litallie promptly, hncloaa a : I lli J K ii t& K bc:k, fc USE ROSE PILLS. The Ladies Emporium and Lace House II iin Iwen i'mvhI (roiu'llfl Front lnet to ITT II I K l NT.. II K IT M O It R I NO A 51 1 V A N II I LI. Ox2 Vl I..VIKIK AM IM'KKAIN( TRAPK FdUCKD to Hiwtin nictn1 coniiiiixlloiln iiiiNiicru, and we ars now ctiitltled to dlMiilnvoiir Klcaiit Ntork of lidltm l'n ilerwvur, Kmhroldcrh-M, I,iii'im, cphyrx, t'hunllli-n, Itellef rictirc, ItiicliliiKo, llaiidkerchli'f'i, and all, material uaed for fmicy work. J All ordrr from the country recelvt 4ur prompt Sjad" eap'ful attention. -; nol J0II1 R. U.tMKIMO a M PrprleUra. 3iitM. rr. it. oaiviv. Fashionable Milliner and Dress-maker. At h atore1 opMltt Htone A Co'ijUrucer, on rrnl Mltt. Meaillle, W. T. - noOt - K-WT lit UWK. K WL. SUIT HOUSE SEND TO H. B. XTTT FOR LADIES AIX-WOOL SUITS Trliamteal Eea;aa)lly, Sr IS r-laa llaaa)a with pr4vll'ire of euioilnliiK al Well., Fanco a Wi xpreaa olllcc, and If not exa-lly a. r-prefiilcd, Mr. I Jit will pay the return charge. Mend Hlse of Buat, Lrnalu of Hleeve and Mklrt. FIRST-CLASS DRESS-MAKIN0, CUTTIN0 AND FITTINCkBT MRS. LITT, - - Ttilal mmi Alder fUymmt INtetlaial. Prgajatav . FOR A GOOD MEAL ,:tm to... The Keystone Resta'urant, CORVEE r riESJT AMD RALMOSf MTEKKTM. PIUvAe ROOMS FOIl LADIKH.-tot r1 1 . H o o d' A g r i c u 1 1 u r a I I m p I e m e n t - H o u o e ! NEWBERRY, HAWTHORNE A; CO. . IMIUKTEIU AND 1K ALEItS IN AGJBICUIiTUllAL IMPLEMEXTS. OcnersJ Afenta ior ths Celebrated Morriaoa PI w t, Improved Wbltewaler Wiikoii, Jteaper, Mowsra, Helf-Rlndlnf Harveater, Header, Threahera, KnBlne, rarmer-e Prland I (rill," the fterly Hcedcr ami Cultivator, IUU road narrow, TUIIimmuI and Mining Hhoval, lloea, Key the. Miiah, ITadlea, r"ork, tli-ka, and s Full Unsof-r""- 4 Wood unci Mtoel Gootls. Noa. 201 and 303 Front and 300 and 303 First Street, Portland, Oregon. Hend for Catalogue. -J v' '. . - J i jeS-aa V J ft) 5 CURE YOUR BACK ACHE And all dlaeaae of ths Kidney. Dladder sad Urinary ran. uy wean nf in n 1 1 mi n rtbk Improved Excelsior Kidney. Pad. It la a MARVEL of HEALIN9 and RELIEF. Simple, Sensible, DireoL Painless, JrOwezTux. It CtTRE wher. all etaa falls. A REVELATION snd REVOLUTION Is Medlrlna. " AbanrpUon or direct applica tion, a opposed toanaal lnactory Internal medicine. Mend for our treatise on Kidney trouble. aent free. Hold by drsfflata, or sent by mall on receipt of pries, 0. Addraaa ' THE JII.T VVMU MD W, f r :wiUlsas Bech DMrelt. IKk. eS"Thl. la ths Orldnal and Usnslns Kldn.y Pad. A.k " Cures by AlWOEmoai (Nature', way) ;m LUNG DISEASES, HROAT DISEASES. BREATHING TROUBLES. ' 4 ' It DRIVEH INTO lbs ay.tein ruratlv. acent. and bsallnc medicine. It DRAWN PROM lbs dlaeaaed part, ths polaoa that esoas death. THOUMANW4 TeatlfJ U IU Virtue. YOU CAN BE RELIEVED AND CURED. ' iJoat deapalr until ymi hare tried thla Henalbls. Easily Applied and RADICALLY KKKECTUAL Remedy. - Hold by drncglaU, or aaat by mall on reoelpt of pries, aa.ee, by . the ojruauxpEii pad-c rr-.- WllltosM aieeit, Selrell. Ulskv. Mend for Testimonial, and our book. "Tbrss Millions a Year." ftantrros. aom "' j ,: l -