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, 1877-03-03

TRACK LAYING.-The small loco
motive (which by the way has been
loaned and not sold to the S. & w.
W. r. r. Co. has laid the track all
the way to Renton and carried one
train over it. Butit will take week
before the road is properly surfaced
and ballasted with gravel so that it
can be formally opened for freight
and passenger traffic. Superinten.
dent Colman has set next Saturday
as the opening day of the road and
if he has good weather the passen-
ger coach may be got ready for
ride to Renton with invited guests.
NEW HOUSE. 1t is said that the
new house recently commenced on
Front street near that of Amos
Brown, will be occupied by D. B.
Jackson, of Port Gamble, who has
two trading posts on the Snohomish
river.
J.L.JAM1EsoN--T -Thispopularyoung
gentleman has opened a watch repair
ing establishment in Masonic Build
ing and will tell you ''what's o'clock"
at any time.
, 1877-03-03
Local News.
From Daily Of Saturday:

'o"e Dteey " t'eo"uoy.
A QUEER SToRY.-We mentioned
the other morning, the arrest of
man named Burton for stealing
boat. The next daT he was sent
back to Tacoma and while on his
way to the Zephyr, he offered to pay
back the money to the fisherman to
whom he had sold the stolen boat.
Subsequently, an old man who had
been found drunk and placed in the
chokee for safekeeping, came and
complained that he had been robbed
of S1lO while in the station house.
A telegram was sent to Tacoma, and
an official answer was received stat
ing that Burton had, when he got
there, 500 in coin in his pocket,
and that he had been discharged on
the boat case: but could probably
be found and arrested. But we do
not know what to make of the old
mans story. 1t seems very strange
to us that the police would lock up
any man without first searching him
for weapons as well as money. We
doubt it.
owNED.-Captain Kyle, of the
schooner Juanita, is authority for
the statement that some men, who
are employed in Shoecraff's logging
camp, on Camano Island, were out
in boat at Port Susan, one day last
week, and found the partially de-
composed remains of man lying on
the beach; but the birds of the air
and fish Of theifood had preyed upon
the remains SO as to destroy all fa-
cial expression, In consequence of
the decomposed condition of the re-
body, it was buried where it was
found.
SUBSCRIPTIONS consequence
of Judge Lewis decision nullifying
the City Charter, the scrip is not
negotiable. Hence the police are
canvassing for subscriptions to aid
in maintaining the force, as a pro-
lection against burglars and incen-
diaries. We notice that most of the
leading business firms have sub
scribed literally towards the project
and believe it to be money we'll in
vested.
, 1877-03-03

before Col. Jack G. who inquired
"Whst on earth is this r. The Tenton
answered ''Oof you don'd dink dots q
good sdoo. shmell 'em!" The villain
had actually
sTEwED THE sNIpE,
And vote TO hang him was only lost
by the bal OF of the captain who had
tie casting vote. We nave pardened
King John for the death of Prince Ar
thur; forgiven Tarquin for the seduc-
ton of Lucrece; forgotten. with Chris
tia6 charity, the buil-dosing of Joseph
by his eleven jealous brethren; and even
condoned the lmprudence of Pharaoh
aid his host, for not awaiting the com.
pletion of the Suez canal. But We will
never forgive that Datchman for max
ing a stew cf twenty-four snipe. We
should know his hide in lanyard that
turned out a thousand sides per day; we
should recognize the trail of his bro
gans in the sand below the monoiiths Of
Baalbec; and would truck him barefoot
through the eternal SHOWS that encircle
the lOftiest summit OF the HlmalAyas.
Herodssiew the first-born cf Judea;
Sesostris harnessed Roman captlves to
his chariot; the odious name of
NENA sAHIB
Clings to the bloody records of Gavin
pore and Lucknow. but even these
monsters never made a snipe-stew. But
when you want broil. get gun and q
double barrel do-no. we mean setter
dog and a shotgun-and try the sedgy
marshes at the mouth of the Duwamish
river. If you are good shot, you can
bet on two dozen in every three houra
that you walk. The birds generally lie
close to the dogs and you can rely on
making good bag if you do not get ex~
cited ana shoot too hurriedly. The
best snipe grounds in the word lie be-
side the broad expanses of Puget Sound
and Hoods Canal; ana there is no por
ton Of submerged land or ground sub
ject to tidal overflow. between Olympia
aud Bellingham Bay. but will afford
good sport to him who is votary of
the
DOG AND GUN.
In fact. Washington Territory is the
sportsman $ Paradise, whether it be for
trout fishing, deersstaiking, grouse-
shooting Or wild fowling at the-hunter's
option. We do not equal California in
the matter Of quail-shootipg, it is true;
but we have six or seven varieties Of
grouse. which more than makes up the
inequality on qnaiI We have the mule
deer on the broad plains Of the upper
Columbia. tie black tail in the willow
swamps Of Cowli;z and Chehalis, and
the mighty elk in the lonely elens about
Dungeness. Some of these days. the
Eastern tourist will begin to consider
that his mission is unfulfiilsd Unless he
visits our mighty inland sea, to wet
line in some of the streams that trickle
from Rainier's icy crown, or give death
shot to 'he antlered monarch of the
glen in the silent woods above the foam
ing cataract of Snoqualmie.
, 1877-03-03
Dissolution.

yWvHE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
between Val Wildman and C. Wei
mann, in the Vanity Fair. is this day dissolved
by mutual consent. Val. Wi1dman viii con.
tinue the buSi aess at the old stand, receiving
all the moneys due thu late firm and paying
all debts standing against it.
VAL. WuDMAN,
G. WkIMANN.
Seattle. Feb. 24th. 2876.
Mick wishes Val good 1uck.l fe251 lW
, 1877-03-03
Terms of Weekly:
Rates Of Advertising:

PAYABLE INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
, 1877-03-03

The following is list of real es-
state sales in King county for the
week ending Thursday, February
%, 1877:
w. l. Wadleigh and wife to II. W.
Waaleigh. IS 25-1O0 acres in
sections II and Is, townships "a
N. range E; also lots and 8.
block II, Boren's addition. So. 900
Josiah Symour and wife to t.
Hanson, 10 acres in section 81,
township "a N, range 4 E.. 537
Chas Anderson to r H. Lewis.
141 98-1OO acres in sections IA
and 10. township % N. range 4
E........................ -. 1876 60
E. and A. ]. Hanford to F. Will
helm. lot block 80. Boren's.. 500
O. j. NcCausland to Daniel E.
Dow. block 2 and the west half
of block 8 In Cove addition.
and blocks Nos. 8. 81, 80. and
lots 2. 3. 4. S. 6, z. 8. 8 and 10.
and block 80 in Laws second
addition ................... 1000
A. Mackintosh to A. j.. Spencer.
a strip of land in Sec. II and
20. T %. r 5 E. adjoining
Renton 1.4O0
Rebecca Clymer to H. r. Hamiin
"A of all the land formerly own
ed by said Rebecca Clymer.
being a Of 3,475 acres in King
and Snohomish counties. 80. 5000
John Forgey ct al. to F. H. Har-
kins. lot 3 of block in Bell
Il Denny's addition to Seattle. 825
A. Mackintosh to G. D. Connick,
lot 4 In block II of Denny's ad-
d,non s75
A. Macintosh to E. Wilson. lot
in block IL. Central Seattle. SO
E. Wilson to G Campbell. lot Tin
block IL. Central Seattle $3.50. 80
J. McNanght to Seattle Homes
stead Association. blocks 2. 3.
13. H. Is. Is and 26, Yesler &
McGilvra's addition. .... 1000
J.W George to VIC. Hawthorne,
lots and IL. block go. A. A.
Denny's addition $50
, 1877-03-03
TERMS OF HOLDING COURT.

SUPREME COURT.
At Olympia the second Monday in July.
DISTRICT COURT, THIRD DISTRICT.
Steilacoom-Second Monday of January and
first Monday in An usu.
Seattle-Fourth Monday of January and third
Monday of August
Port Townsend-F Fourth Monday of Febru-
-ary and second Monday of September.
Snohomish City-Third Tuesday of March
and third Tuesday of November of each year.
, 1877-03-03

lhe Japanese WOOdcOck are sometimes
brought to San Francisco by the stew
ards Of the Pacific Mail Company's
steamers, who preserve them for TWEEN
ty days sea voyage in the following
way: They take the birds us soon as
shot and remove the entraiis, filling the
cavity with puiverized charcoal; then
they are placed in q refrigerator and
kept in ice till the ships arrival in San
Francisco. when they should be eaten
NJ quickly III possible. Bnt none Of the
birds Of this species have the rare. gamy
flavor Of
THE ENGLISH sNIPE.
His flesh is the tenderest and has the
best flavor. A single shot is sufficient
TO stop the snipe in his wild. zig Gag
flight. while half dozen of the same
size wouldn't begin to kill a quail. A
broiled snipe done to a turn over the
hot Goals and deposited upon q crisp
mattrass of toasted bread. is a morsel
fit for the palate of Lucullus himself.
We went shooting once with party of
i've from San Francisco. to the celebrat,
ed snlpe grounds Of Rio Vista; and one
Of the gang was an old sea captain who
brought along his Dutch cook. After a
hard day 8 Odttue. In which some seventy
clrds had been slain by the five guns,
We sat down to supper as hungry as
wolves. 1 he Rhelniander came in
with smoking dish which hs placed
, 1877-03-03
Real Estate Transactions.

The following is list Of real es-
state sales in King county for the
week ending Thursday, February
, 1877-03-03
SNIpE SHOOTING.
THE CREME DE LA CREME OF
FIELD SPORTS.
OUR WASHINGTON TERRITORY MoOas.


We can hardly realize that we huve
just passed through three months Of
winter and that the Spring is upon us,
but such is the fact. With the opening
of the willow buds along the creeks. the
croakiny Of the frogs in the mead
ows. and the grass springing up anew,
we realize that Spring spipe shooting IS
on the card for the lovers Of field sports.
At sundown as we walk along the beach
road we hear something dart by us with
the velocity Of Il cannon-ball. uttering
an odd cry. balf way between the quack
ut II duck and the beating OF u new-
born lamb. 1t Is the cry Of the favorlse
game bird of our Pacific coast,
THE ENGLISH, OR JACK sNIPE,
So we'll known by his rare mottled plu-
mage and long. sensitive bill with which
he probes the soft mud for larvae and
worms. In the Eastern States this bird
travels from North to South at the ap-
pearance of winter and is shot on the
Jersey marshes in the Sprine. thin and
weary after his long zig Tag flight OF a
thousand miles IN week. But in
Washln gton Territory Mr.. Snipe Is no
carpet bagger; he stays with US all the
year around. In the fall and winter he
l.hablts the tide lands about the delta
Of the Skagit and the sedgt fats at the
head of Seattle bay. But rs the April
showers approach aud the season OF
mating begins. we miss the long, oillcd
gentleman. He has gone 10
THE MOUNTAIN MARSHES.
The soft. mucky meadows along the
slope ef Mounts Rainier and ST. Helens'
probing the mud with his delicate bill
for grubs aud worms to feed his patient
spouse who has her little nest. with four
blue eggs in it, at the foot Of yonder
red willow. Here, in sight of eternal
snow, he enjoys cool weather when the
valley below smokes with the glow Of
harvest aud cloud IF dust arises from
the thresher. Here he struts about on
fallen logs with trailing wings and
ruffied neck for the admiration Of his
mate rs she sits ON uer nest and figures
out the probabilities Of the next snlpe
census. And 1t - At thus season that
the male practices the habit peculiar
also to the rnffed grouse. called
DRUMMING IN THE AIR,
By which he beats a perfect rsveille
with his wings. as he hovers over the
nest OF his spouse. The grouse Cor as
they are called here. "pheasant" does
this while standing upon log. while
the snipe- plays his tune when poised in
the air. HIS drumming is not so audi.
BILE at distance rs that of the lutfed
grouse. but it continues longer and the
notes are just rs distinct. The snlpe is
the smallest OF the scolopdr family and
rarely weighs over four ounces. Next
IN size to bim COMES the American
which is never seen west OF
tine Rocky Mountains; then the Eng
lisa WoOdcOck, ara lastly, the wood
cock Of Japan and China which is the
largest OF all this peculiar tribe OF birds.
SOME CORRECT IDEA
Of the comparative sizes OF these birds
may be formed from the following ta-
BILE OF species and weights, which are
given in ounces:~
Ndle. Female.
lack Snipa z
, 1877-03-03

J. 8. ANDERSON.
, 1877-03-03

DRowNED AT PoRT GAMBLE.
Thursday morning. the body of Ed
ward Parsons was found in the dock
at the north end of the new mill.
He was deck hand on the steamer
Yakima, and left the hotel about
O'Clock A. NJ. to go aboard the steam
.er. 1t was quite dark and it is sup
posed he had been drinking freely,
and probably fell overheard, as the
road runs along by the water where
he was found. An inquest was held
by Justice Dwelly aud the verdict
was death from accidental drowning.
He was about % years of age and
was from East Machias, Maine, at
which place his mother and family
reside.
MARINE. Caroline Reed has
sailed from Port Blakely for San
Francisco. Schooner Panonia is
loading Seattle coal for Santa Mon
lea and will take a deckload OF lum-
Der, probably from Freeport. =.
Barkentine Webfoot, Capt. Wheel
right, is fully due from California
:. .Barks King Phillip and Saga
more are on their way to Port Gam
BILE, the j. B. Bell to this place and
the Samoset to Tacoma.
DIR. T. G. MAcKEY.--This gentle
man, whose arrival here from Coos
Bay. we mentioned last week, has
settled at Port Townsend and will
pursue the practice Of his profession
at that place in future. We con-
gratulate our friends there upon the
accession of a gen. .leman whose pro-
fessional ability is only eqnalled by
his excellent social qualities.
EXPRESS LETTERS. Following is
a list of letters remaining in Wells,
Fargo & Cos office, Feb. Is, 1877:
Moses Morris, c. Griel. Geo. W.
Kimball, J. L.. Campbell, S. Gra-
ham. G. E. D. Diamond, G. B.
Tomrkins, O. J. McCausland. VIM.
T Wickware, Mrs. J. A. Waters,
Mrs. NJ, E. Cooke.
SOLD. = The we'll known bark
Jenny Pitts has been sold out of the
Sound trade and Capt. Blinn came
up here yesterday, passenger by
the Dakota. He is driving young
fellow and will not be likely to re.
main long out of employment.
The DAKOTA. This steamer ar.
rived at Victoria yesterday forenoon
and may be looked for some time to.
morrow. Her passenger list has al.
ready been given. but there will be
more who did not purchase tickets
till after she left.
| QuERY.-If it is a crime to libel 8
q rogue, what is it to cover up hi
tracks and assist him to get away
with the plunder
, 1877-03-03
Official Directory.

CITY coUNCILMEN:
Bailey Gatzert John Leary, A. A. Denny,
Kenny, orse W. Hall, W. N. Bell. frank
Matthias.
, 1877-03-03

Dne Square of IL Lines. list Insertion. 81 90
Each Subsequent Insertion. ............-. SO
Yearly and quarterly advertisements at the
lowest rates.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-20
Mrs. Hayes in New England.
DR.. Redfield in Cincinnati Commercial.

Dr. heunelu IN ClnclnnaI COmmerclal
Mrs. Hayes and the ladies of the pres
idential party stood the New England
trip splendidly, although the fatigues
were great, and there was little time to
rest. Through it all Mrs. Hayes main
tanned her uniform good spirits, always
kind, pleasant, gentle, agreeable, and
as perfect lady as there is in the land.
She honors the position she occupies.
Truly she "wins golden opinions from
all sorts of people" The New Eng
landers seemed to fall in love with her,
and indeed they are justifiable. Ming
ling with the people at the receptions,
/ heard about thousand compliments
bestowed upon her, and not one that
was undeserved. The American peo-
pie may congratulate themselves upon
the fact that there is model family in
the White House, lovable, Christian
family. l could but notice through all
the week of New England festivities
that neither of President Hayes's sons
touched wine. At the great Boston
banquet Mr.. Webb Hayes, who sat near
me, artfully covered the glasses at his
plate with the bill of fare, anu not a
drop went into them. Oh, the i'm
measurable influence of an example like
this Heaven preserve this family long
upon the earth, for the world will be
better for their having lived in it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-20

from this academy, will be felt long af-
ter these walls shall have crumbled into
dust-nay, long after the memory of
him whose benevolence planned, and
whose munifcence erected these splen-
did buildings, shall cease to live in the
memory of living man.
And when the appointed day for his
departure over the dark river shall
ceme-leng, long hence, may that day
be-well may he say--far more appro-
priately than the great Latin poet may
he say: have built for myself a mon
ument more enduring than brass-high-
er than the royal structure of the pyra-
mids- which neither the beating storms,
nor the coroding tooth of time in all
coming ages, can destroy. l shall not
wholly die. My worth-the good which
| have wrought, will live after me-live
in all succeeding generations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-20
A Slow Train.

A wonderful train came up yesterday
morning at 3 o'clock from the Harlem
river, which it left Thursday noon.
There were ten platform and four box
cars drawn by two antediluvian and
fearfully dirty machines called locOmo-
tives, one being from the Long Island
South Side and the other from Penn
sylvania railroads, and bound for a
Nova Scotia railroad for further service.
The entire trip was chapter of ridicu-
lOus casualties. They had hot box
every mile, were in erybody's way,
and got the boilers so full at New Ha-
ven that dirty water was shot from the
stacks all over the engineer, who made
a few appropriate and evangelical re-
marks. Out of New Haven the head
light expired, when the firemen prOpOs-
ed connecting the headlight with the
smoke-box and using the coal gas fol
illuminating. At Yalesville the fuel
followed the headlight, and rail fences
were ruthlessly used to get up steam
this taking an hour, which the engineer
improved by fishing off the bank fol
crabs, and, with perhaps 60 pounds o.
steam, the train showed ahead with ont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-20

live on slapjacks SPELL" said Captain
Ben, when he made this discovery.
But even slapjacks palled on his pal
ate, especially when he had them al
ways t0 cook for himself.
"'Tain't no way to live, this ain't'
said he at last. 'Pm a good mind to
marry as ever had to eat"
So he put on his hat and walked out.
The first person he met was Miss Persis
Tame, who turned her back and fell to
picking thoroughwort blossoms. as he
came up.
"Look a here" said he, stopping
short, "Pm dreadful put tot. l can't
get ne'er wife nor ne'er hOusekeeper,
and | am e'enamost starved to death.
1 wish you aoOuld consent to marry with
me, if you feel as if you could bring
your mind to it. l am sure it would
have been Lyddy's wish"
Miss Tame smelt of the thoroughwOrt
blossoms.
"It comes pretty sudden on me-" she
replied. 81 hadn't given the subject
any thought. But you are to be pitied
in your situation"
eyes. And Pm dreadful lonesome.
I've always been used to having Lyddy
to talk over things with, and l miss her
sight. And | don't know anybody
that has her ways more than you have.
You are a good deal such a built
woman, and you have the same hitch
to your shoulders when you walk
You've got something the same look to
your eyes, too; l noticed it last Sunday
in meeting time,n continued the wild
over, anxiously.
81 do feel for you. A man alone is
in deplorable situation" replied Miss
Tame. "Fm sure I'd do anything in
my power to help yOu."
"Well, marry with me then. That is
what | want. We could be real COM
Portable together. I'll go for the license
this minute, and we'll be married right
away" returned the impatient suitor
'You go up to Elder Cranes, and III
meet you there soon as | can fetcl
around"
Then he hurried away, "without Civ.
ing me chance to say mo-" said ''sht
that was" Persis Tame, afterward. "St
L had to marry with him, as you might
say. But I've never seen cause to re-
gret it. Fve got first-rate of hum
and Captain Ben makes first-rate of ;
husband. And no hain't he, l hope
found cause to regret it," she added
with a touch of wifely pride; ''thougl
do expect he might have had his picl
among all the single women at tn,
Point but out of them all he chos,
me-"
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VOLUME 4O---NUMBER 2O86.

engine, after lively fight with local
grangers for more fence rails. The
steam gauges were broken, the lamps
gone, and both driver aid fireman went
it blind in the dark. The brakemen
say they stopped at every gypsy camp
to wake the folks up with blasts from
the most diabolical whistle ever blown
in the valley, and that the gypsies
came out, young men and maidens, old
men and children, and swore till the
air was blue, and threw stones. When
this train reached this city all hands
sung the doxology, and advised the
River road engineer, who took charge,
to watch the wheels carefully to see
which way they moved, and that an
attachment was coming on for stolen
fences. At last accounts the train had
got to Chicopee.-Springtield RepuGH-
can Of Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-07-20

illustrated by the stereopticon. The
committee on resolutions reported
series, expressing thanks to all to whom
thanks were due; also that commits
sion be established at Yellowstone Park,
and recommending the adoption of the
metric system of weight and measures.
The resolutions, after few remarks,
were adopted. Thanks were then re-
turned to the president, secretary,
treasurer, ushers, etc. President Bick-
nell, in few earnest words, returned
thanks to the people of Montpelier for
their kind and generous hospitality, and
the 48th annual meeting was closed. 1t
was acknowledged to have been the
most successful ever held.