, 1876-10-21

Last weeks EEprCSS says of Mr.. Tirtlot
n lawyer, lately located here, that he has,
turned Christian preacher" viii the
Express tell us what he, turned trom'
Was he II Norman, Mahameden, or Budd-
hist or Pagan We want to know.
We hope he is not Cannbnl. Since
his arrival here, he has behaved himself
like a genuine Christian gentleman; but
ii he lisa, "wof in Sleeps clothing come
here to, spy out the land" we would
be glad to know it.
Mr. Shoccrart, Of Olympia has been in
town several days, He is most agree
able gentleman and we have the pleasure
of receiving very pleasant call. The
prospect of having any surveys in this
county this fall is not at all encouraging
Mr. Shoccraft informs us, that our parsi-
monlous Congress have reduced the rates
for surveys so that it is impossible to run
lines anywhere except in prairie county:
and MS we have no open"country, we
must giveu all hope until we can secure
more liberal appropriation.
Just prior to leaving Seattle last We'd,
ncsday morning, we were invited by Capt.
]. S. Hill to visit the Steamer Fmny LaEe
TOR the purpose of seeing the extensive
improvements being made, and now
nearly completed upon his boat. The
changes are so many that she appears
almost like an entirely new boat. By
means of the new bow put upon her and
the changes made in her hull, she will be
clas.ed among the best nodded stern
wheel boats on the Sound. The new
boiler take up only about one fourth
the space OF the old. Her carrying room
for freight is over twice rs great; for
passengers three times what it was before.
Her wheel is much larger. 1t is csti-
mated that she will draw eight inches
less water, and run three miles an hour
faster than before these Improvements
were made. Making her as fast as the
Zephyr, if not rs fast as the Nellie.
One of the surcst signs ofhealthy growth
in the business of given community is
when we see one business house after an
other being started exclusively devoted
to the sale of goods in special depart.
ment. During the past year Seattle has
been fortunate enough to have several
stores started upon such n basis as this.
These new stores, as well as the most en-
terprising of the old established firms OF
Seattle, have found it largely to their
interest to advertise in the STAR, circu-
lating so widely as it does among those
who do much OF their trading there.
This week we call attention to the AL
vertisemept of Elliot NJ. Best & Co. who
claim to hold The largest stock north Of
San Francisco in Boots and Shoes, are
erlusieely devoted to this special busl-
ness, and giving it their whole attention
are able to take such pains in the selection
of stock, that they rdyrant every pair OF
boots or shoes sold. Such business en-
terprise should be encouraged. We think
our people would do we'll to call and
examine their stock in Keach's block,
Occidental Square, Seattle, w.
A SEIZURE OF LOGS BY \ GOVERNMENT
AGENr-About two weeks ago, Mr.
Tull of Olympia, came to our county and
seized two booms of logs from Messrs
Mowat IL Hinman, who were logging on
Klicitat Slough and the Quillseader Greek
which puts into Ebeys Slough. The al
legcd cause of seizure was that some of
the logs were cut upon Government land.
The value OF the two booms is about 81
800. Messrs Mowat & Hinman own the
land on which they were cutting the logs
and seem to have exerclzed reasonable
care to prevent their wolkmen from cut
ever the line on government land. After
the seizure by Tull, Mossrs Mowat j.
IIinman employed our county surveyor
to run out and reestablisn their lines, and
he reports, that they have not cut up to
the government line in any place nearer
than eight rods. Whercupon, they insu'
tuted legal proceedings for the recovery