, 1875-04-03
WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

] 1LD'E LE"ls,-SO muCn having
been said deprecatory to the integ-
rity of this distinguished jurist by
the press in various portions Of
the Territory, it is but Just
thAtsome contravening facts should
appear also. Therefore, disclaim-
ing partisanship, we subjoin the
resolutions adopted by the mem
bers of the bar at Walla Walla.
at which place the Judge has re-
sided during his official career in
that District, as illustrative of the
sentiment of those among whom
he is best known:
Resolved, That we regard the
appointment nf Hon. Joseph R.
Lewis to the Office of Chief J ustice
of the Supreme Court of the Ter
ritory as a just reward crit.
I Resolved, That in parting with
Judge Lewis We hereby expr IS
our appreciation of his many good
qualities both as a jurist and as a
citizen.
Resolved, That be carries wit
him our kindest wishes for his fu-
ture pr sperity in life, whether
uPoB III bench or in the walks of
private hi
Up on Sna'. ID, f the
people are making good wages in
skinning dead cattle. They have
= quicker process than is usually
employed; they tie the head of the
dead animal to a stake driven into
the ground, cut the skin around
the neck and rip the hide open
down the legs and along the belly,
then hitch a span of horses to the
skin at the neck, and in a minute
it is off. Two men with a span of
horses can make $50 a day in this
way.
The steamer Aida which has
been undergoing repairs at Seat
tie, has resumed her old route,
Sndet command of Capt. Olney.
Non the 11th inst, Capt. R. B.
Randall, who had in charge the
work on the Umatilla rapids was
drowned. For a number of years
he has been engaged as surveyor,
craftsman and engineer on various
railroads in Oregon and this Ter
ritory. iia0e
l The subsidy committee closed
the contract with the Walla Walla
and Columbia River Railroad Com
pany on the 18th and paid over to
the Company the sum Of s25, 900,
Paymaster Eaton has been or
dered to Fort Townsend to pay
the troops.
A recent census of Chehalis
county shows population of 750.
A machinery to manufacture
broom handles from spruce timber
has been established on White
iriver. A ready market IS found
for them in San Francisco,
| ]. w. Mitchell, Of Thurston Co.,
a patient in the Insane Asylum,
while the doctor was absent a few
moments, snatched a bottle ol
lchloral hydrate, took an over dose
and died. He had relatives in Or,
egon and was aged 40.
| Andrew Anderson, the Norwe.
gian ship carpenter Of Port Madi-
son, who has been mourned by his
family for two weeks as drowned,
made his appearance in Seattle 4
few days ago, and is a hearty look
ing corpse.
Twenty-three eastern car-wheel.
nave Just arrived at kalama Tor the
Northern Pacific road.
The Seabeck mill is running
regularly but logs are getting
scarce. The stumpage man has
put ; dampsr on some Of the log
gers.
The schooner Perkins, last week
took = cargo of barley from Sno-
homish county to the Tumwatel
mills.
The Port Gamble millsare run
ming on double time.
A railroad is to be extended
from Walla Walla to Waitsburp
and Dayton.
The iron for the railroad be
tween Walla WaIla and Walluls
is now at Portland awaiting ship
ment when navigation is open on
the upper river.