, 1878-03-13
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

There is cash balance in tho Terri
torial treasury Of $4,000.
Seventy three patients are now in the
insane asylum at Steilacoom.
SD. Howe has been appointed In
spector OF Customs at Seattle.
Five new school districts have been
organized in Tburston county the past
year.
A large amount of lime is being ship
ped from San Juan to Oregon 10y rail-
road.
Camel coal of the first quality has
been found in tie new penitetary coal
mine.
The Puyallnp Stave Factory, after
temporary suspension, has resumed oper-
ati0ns.
The several mail carriers travel one
half million miles per annun, in
Oregon.
McGilvra is now engaged telling tina
people of Seattle Of all the wonders he
saw on his trip to Washingto,.
At the burning of Smith g. Hatche's
steam sawmill, New Tacoma, the loss
was four thousand dollars.
A. B. Engle, admitted to the bar at
the last term OF court at Port Townsend,
goes to LaConner to practice law.
Diphtheria still continues its ravAges
east OF the mountains. We hear ot
whole families of children being swept
away by the di%ase.
Mail service to Olympia has been re-
stored. Irvine Billiards. steamer Zehpyr
has the contract to carry the mail tri
weekly from Tacoma.
Extensive preparations are being made
by Mr.. Bowman ut Ship Harbor, to es-
tam Sll u Stehll shWMil atu WahC bh"b
harbor general business centre.
A prize of ten dollars is to be awarded
to the best speller at the Methodist FAIR
at Seattle, on the 14tA inst The fellow
that holds the lone hand takes the pot.
The Seattle Coal and transportation
Company have dismantled their old
track to the Newcastle mines and rely
wholly on the Seattle 81 Walla Walla
Railroad.
Col Wilson, . government engineer,
has been instructed to make an examn-
aticn of the site for log, whistle, ut
Point-no-Point This ism response to
memorial of the late Legislative Assem-
bly,.
Washington Territory has leased her
convicts at so cents per day. At this
rate 1t would cost Oregon about $4,000
per annum, while the entire appropria.
ton last session of the Legislature was
SAC, 900 tor two years. Democrat.
One of the most noteworthy improve
ments in Seattle is the new brick anu
stone store of W. A. Jennings on Mill
street, between Mr.. Us old stand and S.
p. Andrews hardware establishment.
The building was constructed by con-
tract by John Kennon as builder, in the
best possible style for convenience, and
SO as to resist dampness and be durable
and solid. It is the best store room in
the Territory, and one of the most con-
yenicnt on the coast. 1t took Mr.. j. ten
days to remove his mammoth stock from
the adjoining building. Now every
thing is fitted up as neat AS if they had
been in possession for months instead Of
days
In addition to those heretofore report.
ed, the following nominations for the
constitutional convention lave been
made: At Kalama, s. M. Gilmore, of
Klickltat county, as delegate at large; 3
F. Dennison for the Second Judicial Dis
trict: A. S. Abernethy for the council
district of Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and Pa
cjtic. and ]. s. Allen for the council dis
trict Of Thurston and Lewis counties. AT
Port Townsend G. NJ. Bradshaw is the
republican nominee for the council dis
trict of UIallam, Island and San Juan.
From Walla Walla comes the account
of shocking tragedy, where Corporal
VIM. Murphy of Co. E, 1st Cavalry, as
saulted four fellow soldiers with knife.