, 1876-08-19

river. The Intelligencer Of this
morning says that Mr.. Hughes
has lost thirty and himself ten.
Rather hard on Mr.. Hughes we
should say, to be rated at the
value of but ten of the into the
sea jumpers.
SEATTLE AND WALLA WALLA r. r.
The contract for building the in
cline and coal shutes for the above
railroad has just been let to Mr.. l..
F. Compton and is to be done with
in the next seven weeks. The rails
for the road are now on their way
from San Francisco.
MoONLIGHTS TSERENADERS.- Five of
Seattle's young gentleman availed
themselves last evening of the oppor-
trnity of singing their prettiest be-
heath the windows of various of our
citizens, their efforts were appreci-
ated, isevident that from the beam
ing countenances they wear to-day.
The water in the Duwamish
is very low, the tide being now
availed Of in order to pass the
bars.
WALKING! STUPENDoUs WALKINGl
We clip the following from this
mornings Intelligencar:
PEDEsTRIANIsM.- Stevens,
who resides on a ranch two miles
above the Renton Coal Nine, started
from that place and walked into
town, distance of fifteen miles, yes
terday morning, with her little son
aged 10 years, making the trip in
"a hours. Mrs. Stevens parents
joined an English Colony, which
settled in Africa, where she was born
and after she became quite a girl,
moved back to England, where she
married a coal miner and afterwards
came to this country. She says she
don't think anything of walking
thirty miles a day, and can do it
without fatigue.
Fifteen miles in "a hours. This
according to our arithmetic is at the
rate of six miles per hour for the
space 2H hours. Willingly would
we transfer Weston's laurels to wom-
an, but for boy ten years of age, to
walk over a rough uneven country
road at thatrate is simply impossible.
Don't please don't for the sake of the
reputation of the press, draw SO
heavily on the credulity of your
readers the next-time.
An IMPORTANT SUIT. "A very i'm
portant suit was argued at Stella
COON at the recent term of Court on
a demurrer. In 1862 one Joson Null
berry died intestate; letters of admin
istration were granted to Frank
Clark on his estate. In November
1862 an order was made by the pro-
bate court for sale of real estate to
pay debts. In May 1868 the sale
was made. In September 1862 the
legislature repealed the probate Jaw
under which the order was made
without any saving clause as to cx-
isting orders. They then enacted
new law. The Court held that in
asmuch as the sale was made on an
order granted under the law of 1860
after the repeal of that law without
any saving clause, that the sale was
void. The court also held that the
probate court of Washington Terri
tory was court of limited iurisdic-
ton. The defendants interposed an
equitable counter claim in which
they seek to hold the land liable for
the money paid at the void sale in
asmuch as the money went 10 pay
! the debts of the intestate. This
Claim has been taken under advise
ment by his Hon. Judge Lewis. The
plaintiffs in the case are J. n. Dolph
and others of Oregon, the defen-
dants are the Murray Bros, of Pierce
county. Hon. III. G.. Strive argued
y Ne case for the plaintiff and w. H.
Ehite Esq, for defendants.
E2 PANAA1A.-Fine imported Ci-
gars, and the best brands Of smok-
ing Tobacco, Lone Jonny," "atJ. l..
Jamieson's.