, 1877-11-03

slw mill observed a couple Of men
in the back yard of her residence.
They deliberately drove her chick
ems into the coop, when one ofthem
entered and selecting q choice fowl. =.
caught it. and handed it to over the
fence to his companion who paid
him for it and then both walked off.
The lacy supposing tnat her hus-
band had sent them after the chicken
allowed them to depart without OBJ
lection on her part. Imagine her
surprise when her husband returned
home and informed her that he
knew nothing of her visitors. 1t
was, evidently, some tramp, who
had sold one of her chickens to
some innocent party, claiming to
own them himself, thus realizing
coin to buy himself a couple
of drinks. 1t was bold act and
neatly accomplished.
FISHING AT GRAY's HARBoR.-
Hume's cannery on 'Gray's Harbor,
at the mouth. of the Wishkah river
is successful beyond all anticipations.
having averaged a thousand fish per
night. Ten boats are employed, and
the whole establishment employs
about 25 white men and about 90
Cinnamon. These fish apper to be
about the same as those OF
the Columbi. river, though not
quite so large. A schooner is now
loading at the cannery for San Fran
cisco. and will sail in few days
loaded with canned fish, butter and
other products of the harbor. The
fish are so plentiful that two other
will he started next
season, and the business will be one
of the greatest industries of that
region. transcript.
JUsr now the Portland papers are
making a great ado over a pimp and
vagaband named j. X. Mercer. who
a. one time was kept on the police
force of that city against the protest
of majority of its respectable citi-
zens. He is charged with hav-
ing stolen and pawned silver brick.
At one time he attempted to leave
the state without paying his debts,
but was overhauled, taken off the
steamer at Astoria and brought back
to Portland. Send the fellow up for
three or four years and devote the
space now absorbed by his "cards''
to intelligent matter!
TABLE ETIQUETTE.--Wea are re-
quested by the ''two unfortunate
companions" to insert the following
from an exchange: crush franti-
cally in, throw yourself into a seat
at tie table where a hot round for
three has been served up, dive your
knife and fork into every side-dish
in sight, insert your whole hand in
the sugar bowl. swallow your meat
whole and leave the room in three
It will be such nice joke
on your two unfortunate companions
who don't happen to be posted in
the ways of the city"
CHEEK. Numerous complaints
have been made to us recently by
persons who say they have ordered
the Mtelhgencer discontinued, and it
is still left for them contrary to their
orders. Many of these persons pay
for the paper rather than have diff
Guilty with the publishers, but some
few refuse to pay after ordering dis
continuance. The same is said of
being continued after
ordered out.
SUNDAY School CONVENTION
There will be Sunday School Con-
yentjon held in Yesler's Hall this
evening, at which all of the schools
in the city will unite in singing and
other exercises. This is intended as
the first of q series of conventions to
be held quarterly. No doubt the
exercises will be very entertaining
Admittance free.
RoBBED.-This morning between
two and three o'clock, as a gentle
man was passing on an ally between
Washington and Jackson sts., be was
confronted by man with . revolver
in his hand, who ordered him te
hold up his hands, and deliberately
searched his pockets, relieving them
of about twenty dollars in coin
Verify Seattle is not such deaf
town as one might imagine.
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