, 1878-02-23
DxMocnA11c CosvEssr1os.-The Demo-

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The Demo.
Gratis met at Whites Hall. jeremiah
Drigg WAS elected President, and Thos
p. Russell vice. President. and A. ".
DeLany Secretary. Messrs. Moore,
Russell and Raitin. were appointed q
committee on credentials. Messrs.
White. Chilberg. O'Brien, Merry, Nash
and DeLany, were elected Delegates to
tbs District Convention, which meets
this evening. Messrs. Chilberg. Brown,
McRedmond and Sires were put in
nomination for Delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention. Two ballots
were had, with the following result
First ballot Chilberg, 3; Brown, Z; Sires,
6; McRedinond, 3. Second ballot--
Brown. s; Sizes. 8; Chiiberg. 4. Mr..
| Mckedmond withdrew cn the second
ballot. The Convention then took o
| recess for one hour. The convention
reassemb!eo at o'clock. aud after some
discussion commenced bailoting. w..
Il. White was put in nomination and
the sixth ballot stood: White, 10; Sires.
| Is. The latter was declared elected.
HALE F-DoLLARs-Fro California
news it appears that half-dollars, as
/ late as the 14th inst, were scarce
and wanted in the San Francisco
market owing to general shortness
among both brokers and bankers.
Large amounts of half-dollars have
been exported East, the fact not hav-
ing been noticed in the reports Of
treasure shipments, they having
been shipped as trade dollars.
Al CHFE. tie celestial shoe
nipper, was brought before Justice
Snyder this morning, and fined $50,
with the alternative of twenty-five
days i'll the county Jail. Not being
a bloated bondholder, he was neces-
sarily compelled to accepS the latter
condition. He seemed to be consid-
erably affected, and cried like a
child.
The schooner Lizzie Madison after
encountering, with other vessels.
terrible danger from the fearful
storms on the northern coast has
managed by an apparent miracle to
arrive in Yaquina Bay after throw
ing over her entire deck load of lum-
ber, and the stock of stores having
been reduced to the value of 50
cents
A NEATLY printed pamphlet from
Ward Bros, giving the rules for the
government of the Seattle public
schools, prescribing the duties of
teachers and pupils. course OF study,
ETC., has been received. Superin-
tendent IngrAham is the editor of
the work. which is especially for
the use OF teachers and parents. 1t
is very useful work.
MAsQUERADEs appear te be all the
rage just now. Half dozen have
been announced to take place this
evening - at Seattle, Snohomisb.
La Conner and Blakely. No doubt
they will all be very enjoyable af-
fairs, AMI each receive its share OF
patronage.
OK account of the salmon Gamer
les opening up earlier than usual
this season, we warn the readers of
our contemporaries to prepare them
selves for long campaign of fishy
itelns--SalmoaicuS pWaSiticus adj dis
guStun.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their regular
sociable tonight at the residence
of Prof. Anderson. The public are
cordially invited.
In the long, disputed Wallowa
Valley, the home Of Joseph's Nez
Perce Indians, there ale now about
sixty families. The most of them
have settled there since Joseph left.
THERE is little or no observable
improvement in the condition of OK
Governor Curry, of Portland. His
recovery is regarded as extremely
doubtful.
A BURGLARIoUs Mongolian entered
Jones shoe store last evening and
carried off o pair of shoes. He was
captured, however, and locked up.
THE steamship Dakota is due here
on Monday.