, 1877-10-19
LOCAL NEWS.

,as,ic. half f,isu1Iy. wi.hy-vs,ly Nrl,,
rcceutly put ia priu; atout hi' alleged
neglect " duty. rhs fact' rcm % iudi-
cate that children Werc sent for mail aud
in1uir,I of Mr.. Learned he the absence
Of the post master, and that the lady,
not knowing the whiihy Island mail hal
arrived told them tlere WAS nothing.
The attack suggests the assertion OF facts
viz. that Mr.. Learned keeps the pnst Of
flCe open many more hours each day
than he IL reqsired TO do. by law, and
that he discommo,les himself In many
other WAYS in orler to accommodate the
public. This should be remembered sim
ply in justice to ''our william"
DANGERoUs.--Our attention has been
called to the dangerous condition of the
grade on the road running back from
Union Wharf. In taking dirt away from
the grade, the overhanging bluff has been
left In such a condition that quantities of
earth, sometimes tons at once, cave away
and come down, endangering the lives
of casual passers by. Children have fire.
quently been seen playing along this road,
right in position to get killed by falling
earth from above. Now that the rainy
season is here, making the plecemeal cav
ing of this bank thing of frequent occur.
renee, the attention of our city fathers cam
not be turned to the matter too soon. A
remedy ought to be provided at once.
ACCIDENT. Mr.. G. II. Grenweld, En-
gineer of the str. Favorite, recently met
with painful accident at the Port Gam
bic saw mill. Having been asked to tenn
porariy relieve the engineer at the above
mill, he was examining the engine, when
his lett hand was caught and the first two
fingers were severed, Or. Houghton, the
resident physician, dressed the wounds,
and the patient is doing well. Mr.. Gren-
weld, il will be remembered, was sum
moned from Oregon short time ago to
appear as a witness in the Sutton trial.
AN Informant, from Port Discovery
has kindly furnished us with the intelli-
gence that Mr.. Robert Greenlaw, of that
place, on the 7th inst, shot and killed
bear which weighed--when dressed--7ll
lbs. This shows that master bruin, though
large and active, occasionally falls victim
to the strategy, aud adds to the glory of
our festive spprtsmen. Friend Greenlaw
has the belt for the present,
The Dispatch was rather late yesterday
in starting to Sehome, She lett this port
about IL O'Clock, taking considerable
freight for the different points on her
route. Mr.. J. McCurly and family, of
the San Juan Lime Kiln, took passage
across, being on their way home. Mr..
McCurdy has been absent about month
in Victoria and Portlapd. l,it
Mr.. G. NJ. HALLEk informs us that he,
with Judge Lewis and Others, who have
been out on a hunting excursion for nearly
two weeks, enjoyed the trip very much,
although the rain for two days. in the
early part Of the tour, made 1t rather un-
pleasant. The party visited several ISL
ands in the course of the trip, and killed
in all % deer.
THE, mail yesterday, from Victoria
brought Intelligence to Mrs. N. d. Hill,
ofthis place, that her daughter, Miss Katie,
will return from San Francisco in about
month instead OF remaining until next
summer. 1 A telegramlfronf relatives with
whom she had intended visiting, bring
ing news of severe sickness, explains the
change Ofplans.
LATE advices from San Francisco in
form us thar the price Of potatoes Is de-
clining In that market The cause seems
TO be rapid Transporting Of th. potato
crops from the surrounding cpuntry to the
city. Some hica Of the immense supply
thus brought in, can b. galn,-l iron tile
fact that recently then, wer llO car loads
sent In from Utah IA Que lot.
VIM other lieas crOw,ssi Qua Of last
issue was one IN vgani TO the new fire
proof SAFE runtiy imported BY friend
Clapp, ot the Cosnopo itan. Judging
frOin ihs looks oi tlx aructnre. We should
say t a not a part NJ miue host. plans, 10
sii0~ bis Treasure 10 ls hHrncdi.p. Soleh
or exPssd. i1e se v ffum CiucinaAti.
and Was anaar 10 orier.
rHK puhiic s4,osl. ar this placr. "a.
re-oi-osd on Moniay lAst. uu,l,.f ths sfi.
r'rnt 'aperiuisndei.gy q Mr.. A n. Hut
Hlan. k'rusef P'inclpai We hois ti.at by
-lur msnus H. h.nsis sill ts oaosis-i b.
ssvp asI p'ilslir sAsool ogen drla along
Why no' csli iu'sgiur ~ oaf rsiinsn. 10
attend ~ iSf
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