, 1876-08-19

The Hon. H. G.. Struve of Olym-
pia, is in town to-day.
The bark Gem of the Ocean sail
this afternoon for San Francisco
with 1120 tons of Seattle coa..
By a special to Jack Levy, we
learn that the City of Panama arri-
we'd in Victoria at ten o'clock this
morning.
Body Found.
This morning at about 10
o'clock, as Mr.. p. H. Lewis was
working in the woods near the
farm Of Mr.. Pontice, in the north
end of town, he discovered the
body Cor the skeleton) of man
lying by the side of a log, which
presented a ghastly appearance.
He at once repaired to town and
reported the fact to the author
tiles. DR.. Weed Immediately i'm
panelled a jury and proceeded
to the spot. The following is
the verdict of the jury: "We,
the undersigned, Coroner's ju-
rors, impanelled to enquire into
the causes of the death of a per-
son whose body was found in
vacant lot in the north end Of
Seattle, are of the opinion that
the body is that of one William
Hacker, of White river, and
that he came to his death by
causes unknown to the jury.
(Signed,) J. w. Moreley, w. S.
Wiggins, f. McLowlen, F. Nc
Coombs, p. II. Lewis, G. N
Alexander" Upon the person
of the deceased were found a
straw hat, blue overshirt and
dark pants, a couple of labels
marked 'Crawford and Harring-
tom and "Kellogg and Thorn
dixie These, together with an
empty bottle, furnished the only
clew to his identity, for the re-
mains were so far decayed that
the skull was totally devoid of
flesh, as also was the body.
William Hacker, who thus met
his fate, was, we understand a
native Of Maine, and was for
merly a ship builder and owner,
and was once in good circum
stances. Meeting with mistor-
tunes he took to drinking heay-
lily, and gradually fell until his
mind gave way before the strain
of dissipation. Lately, he had
been employed in making OK
yokes on White River and was
last seen in drunken condition
about our streets on the Fourth
of July last. Crazy with drink
he doubtlessly wandered off to
the spot where he was found and
there died. His remains were
buried where he was found
Thus ends another chapter upon
intemperance.
WATER TANKS Asst Fore
man Dyer reports to us that the
water tank near the Occidental
Hotel, on Mill street, and the
tank on Washington street are
not available to draw water
from, for the reason that their
coverings are from two to three
feet higher than the street, and
fully fifteen in breadth, thus
making it impossible for the
suction hose to reach the water.
He also reports that the crib
bing of the tank on the corner
of Cherry and Front streets is
still standing, making it impos-
sible to obtain water from that
tank since the street has been
lowered at that point. The at
tention of the Fire Marshal and
our city Fathers are called to
the condition Of these tanks, as
no one knows at what moment
a fire may break out and our
tiremen be detained from action
by the state Of these tanks.
ACCIDENT AT E'REEPORT- = Mr. First
brook an employee of the Freeport
mill was seriously injured Monday
afternoon by bolt flying back and
striking him in the abdomen. He
felt comparatively little hurt until
about twelve hours afterwards, when
he was compelled to call medical
assistance. Yesterday afternoon,
matters growing worse he was
brought over to town and attended
to by DR.. Bagley. To-day Mr.. First
brook is no better and it is very
likely that he will be fortunate in
deed if he recovers.
The Vanity Troupe which has been
attached to the Theater Comiuue of
this city under the management of
George Rogers returned this morn
ing from their trip 10 Victoria and
down sound ports minus their man
ager. 1t is reported on the streets
that at Victoria Mr. Rogers told the
company to proceed to Port Town
send and he would join the compa-