, 1877-12-08
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

uOWW AWO OOVN
FROM Daily ef Saturday:
In CUsToDY.-We copy the annex
ed from the Victoria Colonist; re-
ceived last evening. Speaking OF
the suit of James McKinlay VS..
Nicholas Murphy, it says: The
defendant in this suit, in the month
OF June last, obtained contract
from the United States Government
to repair the steamer Oliver VOL
colt at Seattle and sublet the con-
tract to the plaintiff. On compile
ton of the work by the plaintiff de-
fendant drew the money due on the
contract and absconded to Victoria
without paying the plaintiff, as the
plaintiff alleges. The plaintiff fol-
lowed the defendant to Victoria and
had him arrested on a capiaS adres-
pondendam on the 26th day of Octo-
ber last. On the 23d inst. Messrs,
Drake & Jackson made an applica-
ton to the Judge to set aside the
writ of capias alleging (among other
grounds) that the order to hold to
bail and the writ of capias were en-
dorsed for larger sum than the
debt as sworn to in the affidavit of
the plaintiff. The Judge ordered
the order to hold to bail and the
writ of capias to be amended so as to
correspond with the affidavit of debt,
and that the defendant remain in
custody until he gave bonds in the
usual way for the payment of the
debt.
FREE SCHoLARsHIps.-Under this
head the Iadepentlentremarks: "The
last Legislature passed law pro-
viding free scholarships to the Ter
ritorial University at Seattle. Each
representative to the Legislature
has the appointment of one scholar
ship. The holder of the scholar
ship will be entitled to all privileges
free of charge. The University is
now under the superintendency of
Prof. Anderson. formerly of Port
land. He stands at the head of the
profession in this country. and his
presence there is sufficient guaran-
tee that the school will prove good
one to all who shall go there We
concur.
AN OPINIoN.-As an index of the
prevailing opinion in the East with
regard to this Territory, we publish
the following brief extract from a
private letter written by prominent
citizen of Nebraska to a we'll known
member of the bar in this city:
Large numbers of emigrants pass
through this place bound for Wash
ington Territory, and the d" strike !"
proves that laborers are in excess of
the demand in the country. So all
you have to do is to wait patiently,
and you will have both population
and money in plenty.
The NORTH PACIFIC.-As per ad-
vertisement in the DISPATCH, the
elegant steamer North Pacific will
leave Tacoma at 11:3O tomorrow
also on Wednesday night, leaving
here about 3A. NJ Monday and Thurs
day mornings. Returning she will
leave Victoria on Tuesdays and Fri
days at 6 A. NJ, connecting at Tacoma
with the steamer Otter for Olympia.
The travelling public will be gratifi-
ed to note the temperance of the
popular North Pacific on the line.
The Argus says that G. P. Dyer,
of Smiths Island lighthouse reports
finding good many pieces of some
wrecked vessel, on the island within
the past ten days. He says they are
principally detached sections Of
mouldings and fancy work, evident
ly from the inner portion of ves-
sells cabin, and that they have not
been in the water long. We are
waiting to hear of the wreck.
MISSIONARY CoNCERT.-The Sun
day school of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, will hold another of
their interesting missionary concerts
tomorrow evening, commencing at
Z o'clock. The exercises will be
varied, instructive and useful.
President Anderson of the Universi-
ty will deliver the closing address.
All are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
HAsH.-Last night, at one of our
uptown hotels. a son of Erin got in
settler on a chronic dish which is
universally stuck under the nose of
each guest. whether or not ordered:
When the dish was laid before him
he handed it back to the waiter with
the exclamation Here, sur, take
this back to the gintleman that
chawed it and tell him be jabers to
ate it himself"
All Too Chinese sneak-thief was
caught in the act of stealing $1.OO
worth of tobacco from VIM. Mey-
denbauer Thursday last, and locked
up yesterday. He was brought be-
fore Justice Scott, who imposed a
fine of $25 and costs, in default of
which the celestial languishes in