, 1878-07-20
Territorial Items.


rac syryioes uf Judge Burke, Probate
Ju'lgc of King County, have l,ecn aecsr-
e'l "a lrctunr on Pulisieal Ecosomy Fst
The PuEr. Sound BUSINESS colfege.--fn-
ssiligeAcsr.
Mp. RAirRoAp.-Cc.s, J, Milasr Rsb,
eris, Chief Engineer oil the N. r. n. n.
came up on the Oregon. Hs will imrx-
dM,ciy dispatch force OF 25 meE 10
surrey rrute from the head pf tse Puy-
allnp c''al rad, across the Cascades by
Yakima City to wallula, 10 ascestmn the
most available route for railroad across
the mountains. $3.50 BEE.
ACCIDENT Sunday July i4ib.
Miss Ida Long of Chehalis, was thrown
irnm horse and sustained the fracture
of an arm. The next day, little daugh.
ter of Mr.. HillOck, aged nine years, while
playing around burning coal pit hell
INTO II and was burned in shocking
maaner. Small hopes are entertained Of
her recovery. nrss
DfpTnERrA.-This dread scourge is still
prevalent in 'he np-riyer country. Two
Younger sons of G. C.NLewis, ESQ, have
dird and other members of the family
aresick. Two children of Mr.. Julius
Mess, also, have died. and son OF Mr..
Horace Smith. We hear that there is
'aiso a;case or tep(ih town, but not ser
Gus, or likely {. become prevalent. In
general the healthorthe city 10 unusu-
Any good this year -Intclligencrv
tgtn fslIidaaf HNgnAi8ssM =
I8Tfe track will be laid as far as Bush
Pairls today. Progress was slow, this
week, on account Of there being so many
cngyes, where the iron had to be bent.
Hereafter the track will be straight and
tae work of putting down the rails more
easily done. Thelocomotive is on the
track in running orderand is used to
uransport material 81 the front, ar.
Mason, ot Tumwatcr pat the engine to-
gether and has secured the po1ltion on
her as engineer, No appointment ofcon-
duttor has yet bfen lmnppddee,7 mpdee,7- Courier.
LleHr STArtoS.-Co at its re
cent session, made an appropriation of
$5O,OO0 for a lighthouse at TiIlamook
Head, and one OF $1,000 for light
and fog signal at Point Wilson,
Puget Sound. The Inspector Of this
lighthouse district and the engineer have
been ordered to Jointly select sites for
these stations, and to report their con-
clusions to the lighthouse board. They
will visit the localities Immediately
Disptsch,
AoCIDENT.--A teriiBle accident occur
red at Port Madison Saturday July 18th.
which may possibly result fatally. While
wo,kmen were engaged in moving one
Of the large boilers from the bark Oak
land to the machine shops, Chilian
employed on the work crept under itior
the purpose Of removing some OF the
blocks or rollers, when the boiler rolled
completely over him, crushing him in
terrible manner. The weight was kept
otf'him, partially, by the blocks, or he
would have undoubtedly been killed in
stantly. He is at present very low and
not expected to live.
Judge Deunisou appears to no taking
the lead IN the Constitutional Convention
OF Walla WalIa. The work is progress
ing satisfactorily and the indications are
that constitution will be presented as
the result of their deliberations, that will
be adopted by large majority this ball
The proceedings are too lengthy for pub
lication, but when they adjourn, the
STAR will furnish its readers the foil
text of the proposed constitution 50 that
all can see for themselves what has been
adopted in conveutiOa.
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