, 1877-02-10

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him by Kellogg and Thorndike, at
the present term of Court, and not
a single conviction has been had
The first charge was for maintaining
a nuisance, the second for keeping
disorderly premises and the third
for keeping gaming house. The
fact that all three Of these prosecu-
tions were brought by the same par
ties, shows inveterate malice and
unrelenting vindictiveness. The
law of the Territory requires that
whenever a man shall be acquitted
on account of malicious prosecution,
the prosecuting witness shall be
made to pay the costs. But in this
case the prosecuting witnesses are
both men out of whom not dollar
can be realized, and one of them j.
now going through the bankruptcy
court. Hence the county will have
to stand the whole expense, prob
ably about S1,1OO. 1t is shame
that hard-working people should be
taxed to pay the expense of Mr.. Kel-
loggs personal quarrels with any
man. The Courts are not established
for the settlement of quarrels like
these. We hope the next Legisla-
ture will so amend the law as to give
the District Attorney discretionary
power to exact bond for costs, in
every case where he believes the
prosecution is engendered by NAL
ice. as was plainly the case in this
instance. In the meantime let us
be thankful that Court is so near its
adjournment, for Kellogg is becom
ing "A very expensive resident.
THE NooKsACK JAM.-From the
Bellingham Bay Nail we CLEAN the
welcome intelligence that the jam
of logs which has hitherto obstruct-
ed the passage of steamboats, up the
Nooksack river, is now nearly adrift
and will soon be cut out altogether.
This will throw open large portion
of arabic land upon a river naviga-
BILE for nearly thirty miles, thus af-
fording homes for at least one tfou-
sand families. Grain thrives IN that
neighborhood and the pasturage
lands will produce beef for which
there is always a cash demand.
The RIvAL.-This bark arrived
here yesterday afternoon from San
Francisco, having made the run
from Race Rocks to Sandy Point in
eight hours. She drifted about in
front Of the city several hours after
the wind died out, when the Zephyr
came along and towed her into port
She is to succeed the Aurora, in
loading lumber for James NJ. Col
man; and belongs to the same own
ers as the ship Western Shore-A.
M. Simpson & Co., of S.n Fran
cisco.
In CONTEMPT. We learn that P.
D. Forbes, of Victoria. in whose
Office the Del naajores of the artificial
stone business made their headquar-
ters, has been committed to Jail at
Victoria for contempt of court, in
refusing to answer what became of
certain papers connected with the
operations of Leathers and Thorp.
THE DAKoTA.-At half past seven
o'clock yesterday morning, the above
steamer came in from Tacoma and
hauled alongside the Seattle bunk
ers. She completed her load of coal
last night and will come up t" Yes
ler's wharf this morning, whence
she will take her departure for San
Francisco on Friday morning.
PROGRESSING. The new wharves
of Stacey, Maddocks and others are
going ahead finely and will soon find
plenty of occupants. The old wharves
are often overcrowded when sixteen
or twenty steamers get in here at
once
OFF FOR CAssIAR. - The Guss:e
Telfair, which left Victoria for Sitka
on Monday, carried the advance the
advance guard of Cassiar miners,
some twenty men in all. Gold is
worth seventeen dollars per ounce.
but how much does it cost to get it
BoNDs.-The belligerent heather
who drew a knife to make mince-
meat of one of his countrymen,
yesterday, was arrested and put un-
der $500 bonds to appear before
Justice Selye, this morning.
OATS. s.---Schooner G. G. Perry.
Capt. Bowden, arrived from La
Conner last night with | 600 busn.