, 1877-12-29
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Frops Daily Of Saturday..

From Daily Of Saturday:
WAR.-The little speck of war
that is apparently rising on our own
horizon is completely overshadowed
by the ominous clouds that are gath
eringabout Great Britain. The time
seems to have arrived when England
must either consent to decline and
eventually subside, or by a bold
stand retain her position as the lead
ing power of Europe. In the event
of her becoming involved in a war
with Russia her America colonies
will doubtlest assist her, as they are
in duty bound to do, and our British
Columbia neighbors will very likely
! furnish a regiment or two for the
war. On the other hand, Russian
fleet is as likely to attack and capture
Victoria, and thus deprive us of a
large portion of our trade. So the
events of the next few weeks, con-
corning the solution of the Eastern
question, affect the commercial in
terests of Puget Sound directly.
The English speaking nations are
leading the world in civilization and
Christianity, and to have the first
enc of them now sustain defect
that will cripple her power and use
fulnesslfor all time will affect us as
a nation, and the other nations of
the world, more hurtfully than the
mere matter of suspending our COM
merclal relations for a brief period.
The CAUSE.-THE Portland Stand
ard says it is a historical fact that
what drove the German colony from
Pacific county, in this Territory, was
the price set upon the landing on
the Willapa known as Woodward's
landing. The colony would be COM
PEELED to pay tribute to the landing
for every article sent from orimport-
ed by the colony, and they offered
$4,000 for the landing, which was
refused them, and so packed up and
moved bag and baggage to Marion
county and established Aurora. The
Historian understands that they still
retain the lands in Pacific county
originally settled upon, which are
still looked after by Mr.. S Giesy, as
agent of the colony.
The CENTRAL COMMITTEES represent
ing the Republican and Democratic par
ties of King county, held their meet
ings to>day in this city. At first it
was arranged to consolidate on some
citizen known to be fitted for the po-
sltion of delegate to the constitutional
convention. but as usual the love of
party prevailed, and it was decided to
draw party lines and call sominating
conventions. As this matter involves
no political issues whatever, the action
of such conventions can have no bind
ing force upon the electors, hence it is
presumable that 6. good man will be
elected in any event.
GRAND DISPLAY It is to the in
terest of all wishing to purchase
Christmas OF New Years gift to
call at the elegant jewelry establish
ment of Charles Naher before max
ing their selection. His stock of
silver and silver>plated ware, gold
pens. and pure gold and silver
watches and jewelry, is one of the
largest to be found outside Of San
Francisco, and marked down to the
lowest notch. Step in and inter-
view him.
Found. man who stole q
large quantity of soap from the
Seattle Soap Factory last Thursday
night was arrested last evening,
and arrained before Justice Scott
this morning. He rejoices in the
name All Ching. The evidence
produced being conclusive, All
Ching was held to answer to the
charge of burglary at the next term
of the District Court. The culprit
was discovered by some boys, who
observed him digging where he had
buried the soap.
SMUGGLING On the 18th inst,
when the steamer Blakely arrived
at Port Townsend, the Custom
House officers gobbled up a lot of
whishey which was supposed to
have been smuggled, and arrested
Frank Lamson and Peter Martin,
They had hearing before Judge
Lewis on Monday last, says the
.Arqus, waived an examination and
were placed under $500 bonds to ap-
pear at the next sitting of the Dis
trict Court.
The CARIBoo BoNvNzA. - The
Britishers are wildly jubilant over
the recent rich strike in the Cariboo
mines. Dispatches announce that
several discoveries of rich quartz
have been made. The excitement is
very great. Every arrival from the
mainland brings rich rock for as
say. One of the recently discov
cred mines is stated to be ct least
14O feet wide. There are rumors ot
ledge that assays several thousand
dollars to the ton from sulphurets.
SHIP ON FIRE. Wednesday
last the American ship Alaska, lying
at the Vancouver Coal Co.'s wharf
at Victoria, was set on fire. The P
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