, 1877-12-22

Portland Standard says: Lewis,
alias Harmon. the fellow arrested
recently in Seattle charged with
committing a murder some time
since in this State, arrived in this
city last evening in custody OF
Sheriff Eakin of Lane county. He
admits that lis name is Sewer Lewis.
The Telegram says that the officers,
on making thorough search of his
person, found a small bottle, sup
posed to have contained laudanum,
with which he perhaps intended to
put an end to his miserable life.
He has family at Junction City.
and he pleaded to have the shackles
removed from him while passing
through the place. so that his wife
would not see him in irons. He was
considered too dangerous charac-
ter, however, to trust to such an ex-
tent, and Sheriff Eakin refused to
comply with his request. He was
taken directly to Eugene City, where
he will shortly be tried for murder.
FIRST IN THE MARKET. The sal
mon which were put up on Puget
Sound this year have been heard
from. and in San Francisco they al
ready stand first in the market.
This is good news for Seattle, as ap-
pearances now indicate that not less
than 500. 900 of outside capital will
be used in the fishing business on
the sound next year, and Seattle
will be more directly benefited by
it than any other point. There is
certainly every reason for thinking
that the next will be year of un-
bounded prosperity for this city ,and
one in which our carpenters and
builders will have all the work they
can do in the erection Of the large
number of business and dwelling
houses that will be required.
SENszBLE.-Some montasago peo-
pie residing outside of Seattle hoot-
ed the idea of the Seattle and Walla
Walla railroad. Now the people OF
Portland even acknowledge that
the road Will be speedily completed.
and will take from them the trade Of
Eastern Washington, and as g rem
edy they propose to labor for the
passage of Senator Mitchells bill,
and by the building of the Portland,
Dalles and Salt Lake road, develop
new and rich territory which will
compensate Portland for the loss of
the upper Columbia trade. We are
going to build our road, and We cope
they will get their road.
AN OPPoRrusrTT.- The people,
at Elma, on the lower Chehalis, are
very anxious to have some enterrris
ing person or persons erect flour
ing mill in their town. There is
plenty of water power, and there ere
enough families. in the neighbor-
hood to furnish the mill employ
ment. Every encouragement willbe
offered for the right kind of men to
engage in the Touring business at
that point. The county has justly
been called "the garden spot ~ of
Washington Territory. and is being
settled with q good class of people.
The performance last evening was
somewhat marrea in the third acs by
the refusal of @'little Willie to pass
in his checks IN the conventional
stage manner. Being frightened
and unaccustoEaed to the business,
the child couldn't see the utility Of
shuf1iing off the coil thusly, not
withstanding the desperate efforts of
his heart-broi1en mother, Madame
Vane, to make him lay down and
die. Being unable to succeed, Mr..
Jack was reluctantly compelled to
ring down the curtain.
TEMpERANsE.--By an oversight we
omitted to notice the temperance
meeting of the Good Templars held
in the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hall last Monday evening.
The hall was filed, and the exercises
were very interesting. The address
by W. +. Andrews, Esq, was a
credit to the speaker, and to the en-
tertainment. The singing under
the direction of Prof. G.. W. Ward,
was good. The temperance pledge
was circulated and la names OBJ
tanned.
To BE REpA1RED.-T tug Mastic,
which is now lying at Yesler's wharf
will go on Hammond's ways, where
she will be stripped and ro-caulked
and newly planked where necessary
Mr.. Bullene will also do considera
BILE work on her machinery. This
will make lively times at both the
shipyard and the machine shop.
/ C1TY SCHOOLS. Tomorrow the
, city schools close for the holidays
When they will be opened again i:
not yet decided, but there is q pro-
liability of an arrangement with the
: teachers by which the schools vii
again open on the first Monday il
January, the teachers waiting unit
after the January apportionment fol
!, a part of their pay.
The performance OF the Jacl
dramatic company last evening wa'