, 1877-12-01

INSANE HOSPITAL. - The law OF
the Territory relative to the Insane
Hospital was amended by the late
Legislative Assembly. The leading
features of the new law are as fol-
lows: The Board of Trustees is
three in number. They were ap-
pointed by the Governor subject to
the approval of the Council, and
may be renewed at any time by the
Governor for good cause. They
hold Office for two years from the
second Monday in January. Two
of the Board constitute a quorum.
They are required to give bonds in
the sum of $1,000 each. As com
pensation they have SO a day for the
time they are in session, and also
travelling expenses. The salaries OF
the employees about the hospital are
fixed by the bill as follows: Super
intendent, 81, 500 per annum; stew
ard, $1,000; head wardens, $3.50;
four additional wardens, $3.50 each
two cooks, 81, 200 in the aggregate;
two matrons, 5000 in the aggregate;
one laborer, when required, $400;
one carpenter, $500; one teamster,
$3.50. All the officers and employ
ees may be furnished subsistence,
quarters, lights and fuel for one,
with quarters for a family in excess
of salaries. The law provides that
the expenses of the Asylum shall
not exceed $4,000 in any one year.
The fiscal year ends August 10th.
The names of the Trustees under
the new law are T. I. McKenny o1
Olympia, M. S. Booth of Seattle,
and George Handle of Pierce county
The P. S. S. Co.'s STEAMERS
There has of late been a large
amount of unnecessary talk about
the delay in putting the steamer
North Pacific on her old route from
Tacoma to Victoria. The cause OF
the delay is this: Some weeks ago
the Annie Stewart collided with a
wharf in this city, sustaining con.
siderable damage. To take her of
the route would necessitate a force
of workmen to repair her, while by
continuing the present arrangement
her crew can do the work. Her re-
pairs are now about completed, and
on the first of the month she will
proceed up White river to lay in
fresh water awhile. The North
Pacific will resume her route from
Tacoma to Victoria, and the Otter
will connect at Tacoma for Olympia
Wednesdays and Saturdays. There
is proposition now pending for the
Isabel to carry mails from Victoria
to Nanaimo, and if agreed upon that
steamer will be assigned to that
route. The North Pacific is the
only steamer of the line with carry
ing capacity sufficient to transfer
the large amount of freight now be-
ing moved on the route from Tacoma
to Victoria.
INcoRPoRArED.-The Meigs' Lum-
ber and Ship Building Com
pany, incorporated under the laws
of California, has filed in the Secre-
tary'S Office a COW of its articles Of
incorporation. The capital stock is
81, 900 900, of which G.. A. Meigs o1
Port Madison, who is president oi
the company, owns $780, 900, and
Capt. D. B. Finch, formerly o1
Olympia, owns 800, 10000. Mr.. W.
G. Wallace, who has for some time
past been in charge of the mill al
Port Madison is the agent designat.
ed for this Territory. By the form
alton of this company, Mr.. Meigs
was relieved OF the embarrassment
which has fettered him for five years
past, and we trust that his ambition
to demonstrate the practicability oi
operating a shiw yard on Puget
Sound may be indulged. The Ter.
ritory has had no more public spir.
tied man, and his efforts in behalf OF
the Sound have been untiring. His
success will be truly gratifying to
his many friends Transcript.
REMARKABLE DEATH. This morn.
ing Capt. Brownell, of the tug Cell
10, died of aneurism of the aorta
filing the sac, and attached to the
spine posteriorly, and to the stern
um anteriorly; the clot was at least
four inches across. The autopsy
was conducted by DR.. Sparkling. as
sisted by Drs. Weed and Lane, who
went to Milford-late Proportion
that purpose this morning. For
some years past Capt. Brownell has
had a difficulty of breathing, but the
real cause of his affection was moi
known. The burial services will
take place IN this city tomorrow
under the direction of the Masonic
fraternity. ne De1ng member OF the
order.
NoTICE.-There will be specia,
meeting of st. Johns Lodge No. 8
A. F. & A. M. held at their hall
Tuesday, Nov. 9th at 9 O'Clock
A. M. for the purpose of attending
the funeral of Bro. Brownell. Al
brethren in good standing are invited
to attend. By order of the W. M.
Prof. Henry, Of the Smithson
ian Institute, reports that the
Paris Observatory announces the
discovery by Henry, of Paris
op tho 9Th .po+ OP .1.x,