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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1882)
c M H i s T i AN 1 i i<: 1 i A t1 > NEWS OF THE WEEK. Portland* A. Lindt leaf, a shoemaker on Washington street, between Third and Fourth, was arrested by the police on the 9tir, on'complaint of his neigEbors that he was crazy. He is a devotee* of chloroform and has used it to excess. Upon examination by the proper officials he was adjudged insane and sent to the asylum. \ • * Several cases of diphtheria are report- e 1 in East Portland. Jack Powers’ face is nearly healed. He greets visitors with a hearty hand- s iake now, in contrast to the nervous pissiveness he exhibited before the commutation of his sentence. Rails and cars for the proposed street railway have been ordered in San Fran cisco, «and so soon as the first shipment of rails arrive—probably within two weeks—the work of grading the line out Washington street will begin. The or der for timber has been placed in this city. Mr. Budd prom'ises that the road will be in operation on Washington street,-from Front to Eleventh, before the rainy season sets in, and it is not unlikely that tho Eleventh street branch from Washington to Market, will be bui|t before New Year’s. No bob-tail carswill bo used,, but each will have platforms at the front and rear. Lieut. Frank Greene, _U_. .S. signal corps, arrived down from Dayton Tues day, prepared to push forward vigorous ly the work of “constructing the tele graph lines at the mouth of the Colum bia, from Asteria to Fort Canby, and from Cape Flattery to Port Angeles. The material is all en route, partly re ceived, and it is expected the work will be completed this season. A new fire alarm box has been erected at the corner of Oak and East Park streets. Plans and specifications are being prepared for a new hotel to be erected on the site of the old Minnesota house, de stroyed by fire early in the summer. The new building Will be three stories high, >00x100 feet in size.aud is expect ed to be completed by November 1st. A Gentleman from St. Paul, Minn,, is here prospecting for a mill site. He jep resents large interests. A large force of carpenters are engag ed in repairing the RicLmond house, and a fourth story is being added. Monmouth and Vicinity. x Wheat is coming in the warehouse by several teams, though the Meaner is not quite ready, and the grain is being stored in sacks till the machinery starts. A child of Mr. Mozark, of Indepen dence, died of summer complaint, on Wednesday and was buried in the Mon mouth cemetry on Thursday. Nearly every available house in town is filled and many more families are aiming to come. Prospects are flatter ing for the town in every way. **■» Measles still prevailin town in a 'very mild form; Wheat is yielding finely and there is t* prospect for good prices. Tho far mer smiles accordingly, and every body else smiles when the farmer does. Prof. Yates moved into tho former residence of Prof. Campbell, last week. He is busily engaged making home pleasant for the winter and assisting in arranging for the opening of Christian College, in which he will fill the chair of languages. was finished to day. The bridge when completed in October next will be over 1300 feet long, 75 feet above the river having solid granite piers. Work on the bridge began about two years ago. It will cost about .51,000,000. L ancaster , Pa., Aug. 13.—This after noon the barn of Samuel1 N. Welsell was burned by an incendiary. While tlje fire was in progress the county in sane asylum near by was discovered on fire and was destroyed. Loss, §70,000 ; ■insured for $35,000. The insane in mates, 114 in number, were all saved. M ankato , Its., Ang 13.—Fire this morning destroyed almost the entire business portion of the town. Loss un known ; work of an incendiary. L aredo , Aug. 14.—In the 24 hours ending at 8 p. m . .of the 13th, Browns ville hpd 23 new cases of fever and one death ; Matamoras, ono new case and eight deaths. A kron , O., Ang. 14.—The large flour mill owned by Phil. J. Chamberlain was burned this morning ; supposed to be fired by tramps. Loss, §25,000 to $35,000. .¿X» * ‘ W infield , Ks., Aug. 14.—The flour ing mill of Bliss & Wood wtis burned yesterday. Loss, 50,000. As the mill, had shut down several days for repairs the origin of the fire is unknown. Paciflc Feast. Chauncy Norton, a young man wLose parents reside at New Era, ^tfackamas county, drowned in the pond at Riggs’ mill, about four miles east of Canby, the other day. In the U.. 8. district court, before Judge Deady, James Donnelly, of Sa lem, and Jessie Baker, of Amity, were arraigned, charged with selling liquor to Indians. Both pleaded. guilty and were fined $10 each. The- offences were committed at the places above named. David Pinkerton and wife, of Center? ville, aged respectively, 77 and 72years, recently graced a dinner party given in tlieir honor and attended by thirty of their decendants. ’ Dan Johnson has on his farm, near Lafayette, a half acre of white Russian oats that will yield 75 bushels of grain. One stalk shown contains 200 kernels. About 50,000 pounds of hops have l^een sold in Puyallup at 40 cents ii Foreign. pound to be delivered in October. A lexandria , Ang. 13. -Church ser Theiiest pleased men in W.T. to-day vices were held Sunday afternoon ¿a are the hop growers. To illustrate, the the city. The enemy’B main defenses Intelligencer hears of-myi in the Puyall up valley who expects this year to clear appear finished, and it h rumored Arabi $28,000 over all expenses, and he isn’t Pasha is sending laborers away to avoid the principal producer in the valley necessity of feeding them. The Dole of Connaugh has applied to have ma either. Goldendale is having a big fight on rines brigaded with the guards. This is taken as a compliment by the former. the liquor license question. News is just received of a skirmish to The Nott trial cost Polk county over the westward of Alexandria, beyond $1000. A bridge is to.lje built across the La Meks forts, in which sailors and marines Creole at Dallas at a cost of $1070. It have driven a number of Arabs back with the fire of a small field piece. No is to be completed by Oct 1. J.- B. Beckner, of Brooks, station, loss on the English side. Marion county, threshed 510 bushels of Foreigners are beginning to grumble wheat from a 10-acre field, last week. and have formed a so-called vigilance Penawawa peaches are being shipped committee to watch European interests. to Walla Walla in large quantities. This movement'has been the source of A sidewalk 5% feet wide has been considerable trouble to Sir Garnet '_ -j a laid from Walla Walla to the city cem Wolseley.- etry. B erlin , Aug. 13.—The death is an Columbia county tax is three mills nounced of Baron Magnas, late German less than the tax of any other county in minister to Copenhagen. the territory. C onstantinople , Aug. 14.—Stringent There is a half acre of millet one mile orders have been sent to the governors south of Goldendale on which that pro of Beyrout, Damascus and Aleppo to duct stands from 3 to 4 feet high. Timber culture is doing finely in the take exceptional care to secure public Big Bend country—locust and box elder order and prevent an autbreak of natives flourishing in most instances the best. At Beyrout events in Egypt are greatly .Six hundred dollars have been se influencing Syrian mussulmans and the cured forjje erection of the new Baptist situation is such a trifling incident Church in Cheney, and work on the would suffice to set the whole province ablaze._ . .... , . ' /...r^~~l building will commence the present A lexandria , Aug. 14.—Fires of con month. siderable magnitude are visible to-day Eastern. in the rear of the enemy’s position at The to wn. of Grinnell, Iowa, is rapidly Kingeosmon. recovering from its recent disaster. The steamer Holland t with tho House Between 60 and 70 honses are rebuilt hold cavalry, and the troopship Cronies, and John I. Blair, of the Blair railroad, with the Cameron Highlanders uni a has contributed $15,000 to rebuild the battalion of tho Derbyshire regiment, college which is rapidly progressing. arrived. B ibmark , Ang. 18.^—A 4 hundred feet .- have j . • ■ L ondon , Ang. 14.—-It M stated that span of the Northern Pacific bridge ovor the Missouri river at this print half tho murines now stationed in Irc- l land will proceed to Egypt as soon as possible. A lexandria , Ang. 14.—The sick list of Baitish troops before the arrival of the gnards showed that out of 5400 men there were 76invalids, exclusive of wounded.. '■ B erlin , Ang. 14 —The empress is confined to her apartment in conse quence of injuries received by a fall whlle~walking in the park yesterday. IpisiiH'ss Locals. Mies Emma Waller requests those who are indebted to her to call and make settlement, ns she needs the money in her business. Wa.call the attention of those desiring a good business education to the Port land Business College, conducted by Professors Armstrong & Wesco. They are well fitted for the work Itefore the.n and are thoroughly preparing young men foractive business, as is attested by the graduates sent out. Their adver-' tisement is found in another column. College Journal sent free. When in Portland, don't forget the Pacific Boot and -Shoe House. The leading Boot and Shoe dealers are Cardwell, Bepnett k Co., 109 First St. 12 23 Gm ’ Tho “Little Gallery Rental the Cor- -per” Yamhill St., near 4th, is making Cabinet Photos for $4, and Cards $2 per dozen. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Jno. A. MacDonald, of the Salem Marble and Grunite Works, Commer cial Street,, south of the post office, manufactures all kinds of monuments: Italian marble a speciality. Prices re duced one-half N ew M usic .—Send stamp to Wiley B. Allen, most popular music dealer, Port land, Or., for complete catalogue and sample copy '* Musical Pastime.*’ All orders by mail filled promptly. The Household Sewing Machine took the first premium at the great Man chester (England) Exposition for the best family Sewing Machine. John B; Garrison, general agent, 167 3rd St., Portland, Oregon. Mrs. C. J. DeLetts, Dress and Cloak Miker ; also Ulsters and Dolmans. Catting and Fitting a specialty. Ap prentices wanted. Inquire or call at North-west Cor. Fourth and Salmon Sts., Portland. Room No. 3. 12-4m F. E. Beach & Co., 103 First Street, Portland, carry a complete line of painter’s stock, window glass, ready mixed paints, fabricating oils, brushes, doors, glazed windows, etc. Catalogue and Price list furnished on application. 12-21-3m The Oregon Furniture Manufactur ing Co. have juBt moved into their .new and commodious four Btory brick build ing on the east side of First, between Taylor and Salmon Streets, where those in want of Furnitnre or Carpets will find it to their advantage to call and ex amine their stock, as none but first class goods are kept in this establish ment. n---- FOR SALE |Notices in iliis column, ten cents per line each insertion.) ANE TWO SEATED, FOUR SPRING hack, nearly as good aS new. Will be sold reasonable. Apply At this office. k DWELLING HOUSE AND LOTS, ** in Monmonth. Pleasant, retired location. Price low. Apply in person or by letter to tho office of the H erald for further iuformutiou. A
