, 1877-10-13

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C1rY TAXES. s.--As will be seen by
reference to the proceedings of the
common council, in another column,
the time has been extended for pay.
ing the city taxes without their be-
coming delinquent, until November
first, and the Treasurer has been au-
thorized to receive taxes until that
date without adding any per cent
age, after which ten per cent. will
be added for cost of collection.
Treasurer Rowland reported the
tax list for 1877, amounted to $16,-
389.39 of which there had been
paid, up to the present time, about
$4,000, leaving balance due of little
over $1,000, and thought that if the
time was extended it would nearly
all be paid. This is a very flatter-
ing state of affairs, and shows q
smaller balance, even now, than
for years previous. The County
Treasurer last January, turned over
more than one half OF the taxes on
his list delinquent. This shows
that tax payers in general, are de-
sirous of maintaining our city gov
ernment, and we feel satisfied that
by November 1st there will be but
very few names found on the delin-
gu ent tax list of the city.
s. & W. w. R. R.-Mr. Lake has
finished the fifth trestle on the Seat
tie L Walla Walla railroad, the
highest one being &c feet. He is
about commencing another one Of
three stories, which will be 81 feet
in height, being the highest trestle
on the road. The bridging and
trestle-work is now all completed as
fara as May Creek, and by tomorrow
night the iron will be laid half way
from Renton to Newcastle. This is
making good time, considering the
recent rainy weather.
HIS CONLITIoN.-Dr. Calhoun in
forms US that tho wounded man,
Peterson, is considerably improved.
The peculiarly dangerous location
of the bullet in the left lung pre-
cludes the possibility Of extracting
it, as the operation of probing
would necessarily be attended with
great danger to the patient. Aside
from a slight difficulty in breathing
and pain in the left shaulder and
arm, superinduced by the entrance
of the bullet near the shoulder
blade, Peterson is resting quite
comfortably, and will doubtless re-
cover.
GUsH.-"Jottings from the capi-
tai" surcharged with the divine af-
fatus, gets off the following morsel:
"Long streaming files of changing
wild-fowl, wing their triangular
flight amid falling dew, through
the rosy twilight air. This is the
season of peaceful rest and balmy
sleep" Jerusalem pancakes!-what
a buchiful imagination that critters
got.
DRY WooD.-Eighty-four cords
of maple wood were brought down
from White river on q scow, and is
being unloaded on Crawford & Har-
rington's wharf to-day. This bust
ness of bringing down dry cord
wood from the neighboring rivers is
becoming quite large and profita-
bic industry.
Rich STRIKE. Dispatches from
Victoria state that astonishing devel-
opments Of quartz have been made
ut Cariboo. One of the lodges on
Lightning creek has returned S7G2
to the ton of rock. Tho expert
mental quartz mill has been started
and the first clean up from forty
ounces is looked for with interest.
THERE were lost on the Constitu
ton 1T bales of hops. Of this
number 85 bales belonged to Ryan
& Avery; 62 bales to hinc..id Bros,
and 80 bales to Ross & Stewart. Tt
is estimated that the loss is in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
TREspAss. A party by the name
of William Cochrane was arrested
and brought before Justice
Andrews to-day charged with ties
pass. His honor continued the
hearing of the case until tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock.
The barkentine Modoc which left
here loaded with coal, is report