, 1877-12-29
A Merry Christmas.


before its readers, u joyous Christ
mas will have come and gone. Here,
in this gay young city, where We
can see the sun go down in the Pa
cifc Sea, one can scarcely realize
that we are in the midst of the holi-
days. At many of our dear old
homes across the Continent. rigor-
orous winter is reigning in all its
glory; sleigh-bells are jingling their
merry music. and the cold winds are
whistling through the branches of
leafiess trees. Here, however, the
air is pure and bracing, and the
grass is green upon the hillsides,
and the shrubbery in many of our
gardens is growing in beautiful lux
uriance. Christmas comes freighted
with many blessings to the people of
the United States. We are at peace
with all the world, and while our
brethren of Europe are crimsoning
the plains with their hearts blood,
we are reveling in the delights of
peace.
There will be attractions innu.
merable iii the city this evening.
The grand ball to be given by the
proprietors of Maison Doree will
attract many; while the people will
swarm to the different churches to
enjoy the festivities of the Christ
mas trees. Midnight mass will be
celebrated at the Catholic Church
with great eclat, with a full choir.
There will be nice dinners by the
score disposed of all over the city
tomorrow, and if all the tables and
their occupants could be placed in
one grand hall, the scene would
doubtless pass in magnifcence the
great feast of Belshazzer. BY walk
ing along the streets one can easily
tell that Sarta Claus is coming, and
that he is almost here, for the dis
play of holiday presents of all i'm
aginable kinds in the show windows
is perfectly bewitching. Ladies and
children swarm in and out of the
doors of the places where the toys
and beautiful goods are displayed,
and the scene is quite lively indeed.
We hope that all the readers of the
DISPATCH little and big. old and
young, will have merry Christ
mas; that the children's stockings
may not hang in vain, but that San
ia Claus will fill them to over flow
ing with nice and pretty Christmas
gifts.
DRowNED.-Last Saturday even
ing after the train came in from Rem
ton man employed Mr.. P. S.
Cochrane, who has been teaming in
this city during the winter, to go to
the train after some things. The
sewing machine, trunks, etc.. were
put in the wagon, and the driver in
taking his seat got the lines tangled
about his feet, which caused the
team to commence backing. and be-
fore Mr.. Cochrane gained control
GAO WdSOA, GOAu4 GilA uA1NCl WCIC
backed off the wharf into the water,
the wagon striking bottom up. 1t
was very dark at the time, but the
men employed in Stetson & Posts
shops got a boat and went to the spot
where the team were foundering in
the water. They had freed them
selves from the wagon, and would
have reached the shore, but pile
between them caught the harness
and held them until they were drown
ed. Search was made for Mr.. Coch-
rane, but he was not found until
about three hours after, when he was
taken to the undertaking rooms of
r. S. Russell. He was buried at
two o'clock this afternoon, Rev.
Daniel Bagley conducting the burial
services at the undertaking rooms.
Mr.. Cochrane was about 81 years of
age. and native of Arkansas. His
wife and family at present reside at
Boulder City, Colorado.
IMPROVEMENT The portion Of
Washington street crossed by Third
has been filled with sawdust, dam
ing up the little stream that flows
past the Seattle tannery and crosses
the street near this place. This OBJ
structing of the watersourse causes
the water to spread out in pools on
the lots and under the houses in that
part of town. To remedy this, Con-
stable Lyts, agent for the property
of Annie Pinnell in this locality, is
having a tunnel put under Washing
ton street, which will cause the wat
er to flow out into the bay, leaving
the lots to become dry, instead Of
being covered with water one-half
of the year. This is a much needed
improvement for that part of town,
and one that will directly benefit the
property for which Mr.. Lyts is
agent.
CHRISTMAS EvE.-The exercises at
the Congregational church this
evening will consist of songs,
choruses, readings, etc., followed by
a sociable with confectionery accom-
payment. The church has been
trimmed with evergreens, but there
will be no Christmas tree. The
Methodist Episcopal, Protestant
Methodistand Presbyterian churches
are beautifully decorated. In each
of these churches Christmas trees
are loaded with presents, which will