, 1877-10-20

number of their friends, at their
home-like residence, last evening,
with ball and supper, which was
a most enjoyable affair. We believe
the entertainment was originally in
tended to include Capt. Seabury and
his officers of the steamship Alaska,
and also the members of the Legis-
lature; neither OF whom arrived as
expected. Mr.. and Mrs. Gatzert are
not at all ''stuck up'' like Judge
Hilton, but extend their hospitali-
ties to Christians on equal terms with
Princes of the house of David"
BURIED. The body of William
Strong, the unfortunate man who
fell dead on Front street yesterday,
was buried at 10 o'clock to-day from
Russell's 8 undertaking establishment.
Deceased had lived on the Sound
many years. He was a native OF
Ireland, and was aged 43 years.
Although we'll known hereabouts,
his remains were carted to the Gem
etery in o common express wagon,
with not even solitary follower
land none too poor to do him rev.
erence." Such is life.
ANOTHER RACE. - Billy Neville
was the rider of McNaught's win
ming horse, Golden Warrior, at the
Olympia Fair last week, for purse
of 5000. We understand that prep
arations are being made for another
trial of the same horses, GClden
Warrior and Billy Gilmore, at the
race track near this city, to come off
a week from Saturday.
ARRIVED. steamship Alaska,
Capt. Seabury, arrived here about
$40 to day, having left Port Towns
end at noon, where she was detained
by the dense fog. She brought but
few passengers for this port, and a
large cargo of miscellaneous mer-
chandise. The Alaska will leave
here for San Francisco on Saturday.
CHEAP.-By reference to our ad-
ve1tisments it will be seen that Mr.. J.
A, Fountain is offering his superior
dry maple wood for sale at the ex-
tremely low price of $2.75 per cord.
There are 81 cords of this wood on
the wharf of Crawford & Harring-
ton, who are the agents for Mr..
Fountain here. .er.7..
RAPE A well known married
man in this city who has hitherto
born respectable character, was
arrested and taken before Justice
Scott this morning charged with
committing the crime of rape on
girl 13 years of age: After a pre-
liminary examination the hearing of
the case was continued for one
week. . .f-f .r
MoNEr.-Money goes. No one
knows; where it goeth, no one show
eth. Here and there, everywhere,
in and out, round about, run, run,
dun, dun, spend, spend, lend, lend.
send send, flush to-day, short to-
morrow; notes to pay, borrow, bor-
row, so it goes-no one knows;
where it goeth, no one showeth.
SAYS the Coos Bay Ne,cs: "The
steamer Empire will hereafter run
to Seattle, at least until the Eastport
mines resume work, she called in
last Sunday on her way up, and left
on Monday. She has run here ever
since she was built and we are sorry
to lose her even temporarily.
ADJOURNED. Both houses of the
Territorial Legislature adjourned
yesterday, out Of respect to the Hon.
Joseph Foster and wife, who recent
ly sustained such a heavy afiliction
in the loss of their children by Dip
liberia. The House and Council
probably convened again to-day.
Two squaws in Tacoma gave a boy
a dollar to get them bottle of
whisky, and the boy forgot what he
went for. The squaws did not get
the whisky or see the boy again.
Good little boy. He will grow up
to be an Indian agent
A SELL--Some waggish fellow
fred off a cannon last night about .
o'clock-the hour the Alaska was
expected to ARRIVE here-and doz-
ems of anxious persons hurried down
to the wharf, but were doomed to
bitter disappointment, as no sign of
the expected steamer could be dis
cerned through the enveloping fog.