, 1872-04-11

much more 90. we imagine, than it will /
in the hands of those who, at best.
have but limited knowledge Of the +
ness. There has been some pretty e.
firing between thu AReUs and Co
dnder Mr.. Loveridge, but only in,
feeling on our part, and we chrouiS
withdrawal Of Mr.. L. from the edN
fraternity Of the Sound with feelir'
regret. a6 -
A sURrRIsE.-Surpris.
order of the dS-A
not to be OUTCOME * 50
dren, has gone into the mode, and yesIer.
day morning surprised us with mantle of
white. In other words, II turned cold on
Tuesday night and showed, and on Wed.
ne iday morning the ground was covered
with hal.-melted snow which all disap-
prered during the day.
UNITARIAN SERvIcEs.-Rev. J. c.
Kimball, whose genial presence and pleas
ing eloquence our readers in Port Towns
send well remember, will hold divine
services in the Good Templars' Hall next
Sunday afternoon and evening. This
will be Mr.. Kimbalrs last visit to this
place before returning to nis home in the
East. The public are respectfully invited
to attend.
FIRST MOVE ON THE PoLITIcAL BOARD.
As soon as it was announced that the
election of Delegate to Congress and Ter
riterial and County officers would take
place in June. decided movement was
observable among the heads Of parties.
The first result is call for Republican
county convention, to be held at this place
on the 22d inst. f.f
Coz. VERNON, U. s. Special Agent, left
here on Monday last to take the steamer
Prince Alfred for San Francisco, whittier
he has gUne under directions from The
department. Col. Vernon made many
warm friends during his brief stay among
us, who universally regret the Necessity Of
his departure.
IT is reported that Delegate Gat6elde
will arrive in the Territory by the goth
inst This is to be expected, as it is most
necessary for MIN to be on hand before the
primaries take place. in order that the
usual amount Of manipulation be assured.
1t seems aS impossible for Garhelde to
trust his friends as it is for some Of them
to trust hin. Evil practices begets evil
thoughts. 3 ~
Miss Stella B. Wyche, daughter of
Judge Wyche, died in Vancouver on FRI
day last, the 9th inst. She hs6 been
great sufferer for some time. and was re-
lirved only by death. The bpreaved pa
rents have the sympathy of this commu.
nifty in their great affection.
The services at St. Paul's Church on
Esster morning were very imposing. and
Witnessing the Sunday School Festival in
the afternoon, would - warm the blood in
an ole mans heart and make his pulses
thrill the scene was so pleasant, the
children all so happy.
Capt. Hayden has been reinstalled as
master Of the bark Rainier, and Captain
Snow, who was in command of the Ra-
nier, has the bark Milan, rice Capt. Thos.
Butler. Capt. Butler, we understand, is
to have command Of the schooner Shoot
ing Star.
A PARTY of Canadian Pacific railway
surveyors passed up on the steamer North
Pacific, on Tuesday. in charge of Mr..
Roberts. They will proceed from Olym-
pia to the Columbia on foot, thence by
boat TO the Dalles. and thence 10 Colville
on foot. An agreeable mode to travel
after becoming used to it.
Mr.. ]. S. HURD, formerly of Puget
Sound, is in command Of one of the
Canadian railroad surveying parties, and
left Victoria week ago for the field.
An engineer viii be sent out by the
Canadian government to survey a coast
route from Victoria to Butte Inlet, and
thence to the interior.
THE snow which fell the night before
last, we fear, did much damage to orch>
ards as it was so heavy as to break
branches from many fruit trees in this
vicinity.
An undertaker's Office in Indianapolis
recently bore this cheerful inscription on
the front door: "G0ne for dead man
back sOon."