, 1876-12-02
Local News.
From the Daily of Wednesday.

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from Mr.. d. Macdonald yesterday,
who is one of the parties engaged
in whiting out the big raft. We
say whiting, because if these men
Mcdonald, Meinicke, QuirEe,
Hines and Storrs weres afforded
proper facilities for getting out that
vast body of falling timber, they
could do it in half the time they will
now occupy. AS for the story that
the farmers are aiding them, as
stated by the Ltelligencer, McDon-
aid saws that is nonsense. The boys
have to pay for all they get, and not
a man there has given them as much
as bushel of potatoes. Certainly,
a thing of this kind is to everybody S
interest. The undertaking now is
far greater than the lower jam, for
the channel is over 200 feet wide,
and it should be thoroughly cleared.
The boys will get barely logs
enough to pay for their subsistence,
and should be reimbursed for their
time and personal risk, for it is not
the safest work in the world. If we
were not doing two mems work
every day of our life, we should be
glad to take subscription paper IN
our hands and canvass among the
merchants for them. AS it IS we
can aid them only with pen and
types, and that we do cheerfully.
STEAMBOAT News. - The Eliza
Anderson will leave for Victoria at
5 O'Clock this morning, and we shall
be aboard for run across the Sound
to Gamble. Sawtelle telegraphed
for the Dispatch to come down and
bring his troupe up here in time for
performance tonight, but she had
not got back at s P. NJ. The Nellie
got in from Snohomish at 2 P. NJ.
yesterday, and left an hour later.
The Phantom leaves for Seabeck
this morning and gets back here by
Sunday. Steamers Otter and Wenat
are doing a 1andoffice business
during this high water in Duwamish
river.
MARINE. - Bark Harvest Home
has hauled under tie Seattle clus-
ters and begun to load her coal.
Bark J. B. Bell has completed her
load and viii go to sea some time to-
day. Barkentine Amelia arrived
hence at San Francisco on the 9th.
The LIZZIE Williams and Coquimbo
sailed on the same day, the former
for this place and the latter for Port
Madison, On the Goth the brig
Levi Stevens and bark Gem of the
Ocean sailed for this port, the King
Phillip and Atlanta for Port Gam
be, and the Maly Glover for Port
Discovery.
NIGHT SCHOOL, III. J. Hall
has opened a night-school to enable
mechanics and others who work hard
all day, to perfect their education
A laboring man cannot better ex
pend few dollars than in this way.
Senator Broderick told US once that
he learned all he knew of history, in
a night school; and acquired his
knowledge of parliamentary law in
the convention-room of an engine
house. There is no excuse for la
boring men growing upin ignorance,
with such facilities as this.
WHITES MAJORITY William H.
White, of this city was elected Pro
scouting Attorney over VIM. A. In
man by exactly 375 majority. In
the nine counties composing the
District. Inman carried Snohomish
county by l vote. The other eight
counties gave White majorities as
follows: Pierce 70, King "a, Kitsap
50, Ciallam Is, Island 46, Jefferson
Is, San Juan 81 and Whato ON 25.
He ran ahead of Judge Jacobs 79
votes in this District.
The RAnRoAD.--The high water
is threatening the grade of the Seat
tie & Walla Walla railroad about six
miles from this city. The danger OF
this can be obviated for the future,
by sowing alfalfa upon the embank-
ment at points threatened by water
The grass takes a deep root and ma
terially strengthens the bank, SO as
to defy the wash Of a current, in fu'
ture.
An AFFLICTED FAMILY.-Yester-
day Mr.. Williams, overseer at the
Renton mine, lost the second Of his
children within two weeks. Their
malady was scarlet fever, which is
~rer,1lx, virT,1ort at this season