, 1877-11-10
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
From Ddily Of Saturday.

"A 4shM1N1oCENCE.~ n low uny Oo
fore his death the late Capt. Ross
told a story of the time, mauy years
ago, when he commanded the bark
Brontes, sailing from San Francisco
to this port. On one of his voyages
he had on board the bell which now
hangs in the cupola of the Univer-
sity. There swas dense fog on the
BAY when he arrived off the city,
and his vessel grounded on the mud
flats above town. Knowing that he
was near Seattle, Capt. Ross hoisted
the bell in position and commenced
ringing it. The inhabitants OF the
city were very much astonished at
hearing the tones of the bell echo
ing over the hilsl, and were at loss
to account for it, until some one re-
membered that the University bell
would arrive on the bark Brontes.
So the first tone of large bell ever
heard on Puget Sound came from
the University bell on the bark
Brontes. which was grounded on the
mud fiat at the head of Elliott Bay.
The OPERA To-N1aHT.-The Rich
ings-Bernard opera company came
up from Port Townsend on the
Phantom this afternoon. They have
had brilliant season at Victoria,
and express themselves delighted
at the reception accorded them by
the good people of that city. They
open at Yesler's Hall this evening in
the opera of II Trovators, when we
will have an opportunity of again
listening to the superb singing of
Caroline Richings-Bernard, Harry
Gates, Miss Hattie Moore, Mr.. Kin
ross, ct ais. with the full choruses
and orchestral accompaniments.
An attractive feature of the perfor-
nance will be Prof. Saveniere's
rendering Of the Carnival de Ven
ice" on the cornet-which alone is
worth the price of admission. The
celebrated "Anvil Chorus" will also
be given by the orchestra. None
should fail to witness this perfor-
nance, as it is probable we will not
have an opportunity of so excellent
a company of artists for some time.
The Bohemian Girl will be given on
Monday evening.
HARVESTED. - The Swinomish
farmers, after long and tedious de-
lays on account of the rain last
month, have succeeded in getting
their grain about all threshed. Some
of it is greatly damaged by being
out in the rain. A great deal was
caught ont in the fields, and of
course either became partially stain
ed, or commenced sprouting before
the rain ceased. A sensible move
however, was made by some who
laid the caps and outside or exposed
sheaves of every shock aside, thresh-
ing the good grain first, and keeping
the damaged part to itself. By this
means much good grain was saved
which would otherwise have passed
in market for second class only
Argus.
FINE REsIDKNCE.-Th new resi-.
dence just finished on Front street
for Mr.. r. A. Denny, is one of the
best built residences IN the city.
The leading idea seems to be lcon-
venience and durability more than
mers superficial ornament. In the
interior arrangement nothing is
omitted that will add to comfort, gas,
cold and hot water, closets, CRATES,
and all the conveniences, are locat-
ed where needed, the parlors are
arranged with folding doors, and the
rooms all are beautifully finished,
and ornamented with stuccos. The
hand rail in the hall is q very sub
stantial piece of work. The work
reflects credit upon the builder, Mr..
Moses H. Keiser.
PROLIFIC. Says the Argus:
Judge Swan informs us that few
days ago, he bought box of black
berries from the garden of DR.. Egg
gers of Olympia, the striking pecu-
liarity of which consisted in the
fact that blackberries were repre-
sented there in all stages of growth
from fresh blossoms to ripe fruit.
They were of the variety known as
the "Lawton." He also says that a
similar circumstance may be noted
in Seattle, with the exception that
the fruit is pears. This will afford
some idea of the fruitfulness of our
soil and the nature of our climate.
The next time the Portland Bee
extracts q column of mattar from