, 1877-10-26
SOUND CLIPPINGS.

The report that the late high wa
ters wash the jam out of the Skaglt
river, is a mistake.
At Olympia on Saturday, The first
premium for equestrianship, a lady's
watch, was won by Miss Mcmillan,
ofPuyallup.
Mr.. VIM. McLsne, of Thurston
county, lately shipped to Jacob
Hauptly, butcher at Seabeck, 900
pound Berkshire pig.
The Odd Fellows and the Young
Mems Christian Association of Seat
tie, are having halls built for their
especial accommodation.
1t is thought no more than ten
days more of good weather will be
REQUIRED for the completion of the
Oympia-Tenino Railroad.
Mr.. McNaught, of the firm of Nc
Naught & Leary, who recently
started for trip East, will return on
the next steamer from San Fran
cisco. Business of Importance made
it necessary for his partner to tele-
graph for his immediate return.
Col. Larrabee has received per
Alaska several head of full blooded
Spanish Merino sheep, single one
of which will shear twenty-five
pounds of the finest grained wool in
single season. They are to be
placed on the Colonel's WILDLY Is.
land farm.
Washington Territory is n para
disc for sportsmen. Deer are SO
plentiful on the islands that the
farmers are obliged to shoot them to
protect their crops. On McNeiPs
Island, where the Territorial prison
is located, the deer have destroyed
their vegetable crop this year.
On Sunday last the mortal remains
of Mr.. Dickens were inferred in the
Garrison Cemetery, by a large con-
course of sorrowing friends and re-
latives. He was buried with the
beautiful services of the Masonic fra
ternity, of which order he was an
honored member. A large number
of friends Of the deceased were pres.
ent from Olympia and the surround
ing country.
"Sssttle Intelligencer:" Opium
smoking has got to be one of the es-
tablished vices of the purliens Of
Washington street. There are three
Chinese dens there for the sale Of
this drug, and it is no unfrequent
occurrence to see male and female
f.quenters Of those places stagger-
ing out stupe6ed with that intoxicat-
ing drug. Liquor seems to be bad
enough, but this is infinitely more
demoralizing.
The Seattle coal company, at a
meeting of the Board of Trustees,
held in San Francisco on the 4th in.
slant, levied an assessment on the
stock Of the company of five dollars
share. This levy will become de
inquent on the 18th of November
and the stock on which il is not paid
will be sold on the 9Th Of December.
Five dollars "A share is an enormous
assessment, aud the company must
have some great object in view in its
leyy--the buying aud building of a
feet OF collicrs, maybe" Tribune v
A short time age, the Port Madi'
Bon Mill Company received an order
from San Francisco Tor a stick Of fr
umbcr. - feet ia length, lS by 81
niche. squErr. and A. Il took a stick
" incLes IN diameter AZ The smallest
shd, il required q pretty good as
vel as q sound tree to hll the or
der. The luVcrrs commenced hunt
ing iur DE tr,s and one vas found
w the cumptuy's land, at .hsir
camp 81 ths head ul Oyster Bay.
tssf p.ympis.
Tb. rur ui silver side salmon has
s'.ut ended. ihr le~ remaining hst
81 ihtt sr-clss thtg sppetr in our
uafaet Ia.ug rsuaht Nth hHut
ttI n.i ne s-.ias Durug che fuu,
ts lurei ~ra1. 1.ap-ug a. -fst
t'. ns go are HarIred ani teyerty
tt Hua tE-fsls uus hundrr1 oi
U-ss blrts were pscSrd iu "a
sass Ih- ur-t fla oi ss.mun say
taF TuHart.' t1 cHmmsure in g
e. lsvs. uiI crs'si ~ ~hst srs
rtsd "TyA.e tsIm lu, BEING the
a-srst sJ.--l-s eslghi iU oar water
lf it 8Htrra b8~ iasy oil sus~er
tns parstrc. o. nous have ever be-
t'rs trsn irsi. bot the eIpsrment
wIl 10 uusde witb a fsw barrels by