, 1877-02-10
LOCAL NEWS.
From the Daily Of Tesddy.

BIG SAFE.-By the Dakota, a safe
was received by Dexter Horton &
Co., weighing $500 pounds. the
lock covering the entire front door
and so delicately poised that its mas
sive bolts could be shot forth in all
directions with the same ease that an
ordinary cupboard lock can be turn-
ed. It has time lock that can only
be opened at a certain hour, as we'll
as Yale lock, each working indie
pendent of the other. The sale was
made on condition that the safe could
not be drilled and Mr.. Wiltshire
came up to see fair play. About
noon yesterday, Messrs. Horton,
Denny, Wiltshire and a number of
invited guests, went down to see it
operated on by Mr.. Williamson, a
we'll known mechanic. The box be-
ing built of alternate layers of chill
ed iron and steel, was bored through
the first layer by Mr.. Williamson,
who could make no further progress
and abandoned the job in disgust.
Mr.. Horton was agreeably disap-
pointed at the failure of the expert
ment and promptly paid for the
safe which is of the McNeale & Ur-
ban patent. They are of all sizes
and adapted to any class of trades.
The LAST MANA big crowd was
gathered on the wharf yesterday af-
ternoon as the North Pacific was
swinging off from the pier. They
had just had a good deal OF "chin-
chin, old man" and Goodbye,
Jawn". when along came a little
Dutchman who lives at Port Gam
BILE. He had been buying stock
of groceries at the Front street stores
and was loaded like a pack-horse.
The steamer did not offer to turn
back for him, however, and he walk
ed up town to hunt lodgings.
Moral-Never go up town from the
North Pacific when she is behind
time.
"GEM OF THE OCEAN. This bark
got aground on a sandspit near
Useless Bay on Sunday while in tow
of the propeller Favorite. She was
subsequently got off without any
serious damage and reached here
yesterday. She will not haul into
the Seattle coal wharf until after the
Osmyn gets her ballast out and be-
gins to take in her coal. The ema-
ciateo form of Capt. Gray may be
seen on our streets, as he receives
congratulations on having made a
good trip.
HoMICIDE.--A drunken man came
to Swan Anderson's saloon, near
Port Blakely, OF Sunday night, and
discharged shot gun at Anderson,
a portion of the charge striking him
in the forehead, but a greater por-
tion lodged in the back of the head
Of another man who stood between
them. The offender was taken into
custody and the wounded man. a
half breed, has since died. Ander
son will recover, not being badly
hurt.
NED S1KEs.--We regret to hear
that this gentleman, formerly a ho-
tel keeper in Olympia and latterly q
cigar drummer in San Francisco,
was killed by the appalling railroad
disaster near Ashtabnla, Ohio, last
month. We should be very glad to
be appraised of the falsity of the ru-
NOR.
The PLANTER.--This schooner has
arrived from WILDLY Island, with
potatoes to Craig & Marshall. Ow-
ing to the high rates at which far
mers hold them, there is scarcity
of the Fenian oranges which are
worth as much on the Island as they
are here.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. - Our
county board of commissioners has
been in session all day yesterday,
but no very important business trans
acted. We shall give full particu-
lars in Fridays issue.
The OTTER.-This boat took trip
down to Snohomish on Sunday with
a party of immigrants who had ar
rived from the Eastern States on
the Dakota. She returned at late
hour, the same night.