, 1877-08-17
Territorial Items.

again pouring in. The scare is all
over and harvest is under way.
The regular panel of the grand and
petit jures at the court now is ses-
sion in Steilacoom were discharged
by the Judge, on the ground of in
formal drawing, and new juries sci.
ected in their stead.
Mr.. II. Wellington, member elect
of the Legislature, from Stevens
county, has sent iu his resigdation,
and Gov. Ferry has issued a procla-
nation for special election on the
9th of September to fill the vacancy.
The STATESMAN" has full report of
field in Walla Walla Valley which
gave 1900 bushels of clean wheat
from fifty acres. In some cases the
yield goes up to so bushels to the
acre.
The common council Of Vancou-
ve- has passed an ordinance appro-
priating $4,000 to fee counsel in fu-
ture legal contests with the st. James
Catholic Mission. A determined
fight is to be made on the part of the
city.
Coal charters are now down to So
25 ton to vessels employed in the
transportation from Washing ton Ter.
ritory and British Columbia mines
to San Francisco-a rate that would
have been deemed starvingly low a
year OF two ago.
The Seattle Soap Factory, run by
MesSIs, Enoch & Hickson, is doing a
good business. They manufacture
first class article Of soap, and are ex
pecting material from San Francisco
to manufacture all kinds of toilet
SOAP Dispatch"
Grasshoppers have invaded the
Owyhee country and swept every
thing before them in the shape of
growing crops, with the exception Of
ripe grain. They devasted the Cas-.
tie creek and Brunea country, and
the farmers through there and vicin-
/ ity will have nothing more to market
this season.
The Fire Department of Olympia
have taken steps toward the pur-
chase of Steam Fire Engine, and
have appointed committee to wait
upon the Town Board, and petition
them to levy special tax to create a
special fund, for the purchase of a
Steam Fire Engine and such other
apparatus as is absolutely necessary
for the purpose of protection of
property against fire.
1t is reported that when the artil-
Iery and Infantry under Col. Miller
charged and drove the Indians, and
an Indian who had been wounded in
the leg was overtaken, that he threw
mp his hands and said he was "a good
Indian; no kill soldiers; carry mes
sage" One of the men leveling his
rifle, said: every well; take mes
sage to the devil" The Indian
started at once with the message.
The B. B, email" says: "The Of
hcial return, by the assessor, of the
census of Whatcom county, shows
population of not quite 1900. 1t
was supposed there were some 1000,
as 5ll votes were cast at the last fall
election. But we have no doubt this
return of our county assessor is about
as correct as the average throughout
the Territory. We venture to say
that the aggregate number returned
this year by the assessors of the
several counties of this Territory will
fall short of the actual number by
five or ten thousand.
A new enterprise is to be started
up on the Puyallup. Wood work
ing machinery is nearly ready and
several millions of slaves are ordered
now. They propose to cut ten cords
of cottonwood a day. This will make
about 10000 slaves. Besides cutting
slaves, they are going to put in ma
chinery to make excelsior for mat
tresses; also turning lathe for turn
ing broom handles, table-legs, etc.
They have three teams hauling bolts
all the time, and already have several
hundred cords Of stock on the ground
waiting for the steam box.
CLARKE COUNTY STATIsTICs.-The
assessment roll shows the total assess
ment o: the County to be $770,935,
being an increase over last year of
*1O9,325. The total number of men
liable to pay roll tax is 666; white