, 1878-04-13
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

FROM the Daliy OF Satutua
To BE LOOKED AFTER. R.-We are In
formed by reliable gentleman IRON
Walla Walla, that Mr.. George. the
candidate for Delegate at large, is
an open and well-known advocate OF
the scheme for annexlng that por-
ton of our Territory to Oregon; and
since our attention has been called
to the fact, we remember that the
name of Mr.. George is on the rec
ord among those who took an active
part in promoting that measure some
time ago and we have not seen Il
public announcement OF his having
changed his views since. The pup
lie canuot afford Delegate to the
Convention who is in favor OF dis
membering the Territory, whereby
our chances for admission would be
postponed for years. This Is not
Jesse George. who is candidate In
this Senate District.
A New RAILRoAD.-The Dayton.
w. T. Neacs says that the Oregon
Steam Navigation Company will
build forty miles of narrow gauge
road from Umatilla landing towards
the foot of the Blue mountains.
They will swing as far as possible
from Pendleton towards Weston.
with the view of passing over the
Blue mountains near the Warm
Springs, near the Ruckles route,
thence down Neacham creek to
Grand Ronde river, coming out at
Oro Dell, the route surveyed by
Hudnut. It will be narrow gauge
road. They bought one thousand
steel rails for this road while Mr..
Ritz was in New York. E. A. & G.
E. Tllton are agents for the O. S. N.
Co. in New York"
GETTING USED TO IT.-A man in
Portland was sentenced to seven
days Imprisonment for drunkenness.
Refusing to work on the street he
was confined in dark cell and fed
on bread and water for the entire
term. The following day he was
again drunk and again sentenced as
before, when he said he would suffer
death before he would submit to the
indignity of working on the streets.
He is again in the dark cell, fed as
before. 1t seems that he is deter
mined to inure himself to that mode
of life; one day dead drunk and
seven days in living tomb.
OPIUM SMUGGLING. - Constable
Lyts being in receipt of information
to the effect that quantity Of opium
had been smuggled into this town
within a few days, among lot of
vegetables consigned to a Chinaman,
informed Inspector Howe of the
fact, and together they made raid
on the place where it was supposed
to be secreted. After long search
Lyts succeeded in finding Is pounds
of it slowed away in box contain
ing watermelon seed.
MAN DRowNSD.--The Argus says, that
on Wednesday night fireman. named
White, belonging to the steamer Blake
ly, while attempting to walk on board
over a gang plank. at the end of Union
Wharf, slipped and fell overheard. He
was partially intoxicated; and, it is sdp>
posed, struck his head against the
guards of the vessel, in falling. Being
.kr,rnaA ho voNda No
except to splash around little before
he sank. Up to the hour of going to
press no traces of the body had been
found. Deceased was about 40 years OF
age.
RIFLE MATcH.-We understand
that the Victoria Rifle Association
propose to invite our Seattle Rife
team to compete with them on the
anniversary of the Queens birth bay
on the oath of next month, which
occurs on Friday. The probability
is that our team will accept the invi-
tation, in case it is formally tender
ed. We would suggest the getting
up of an excursion as a means to
the end. The Victoria team. on
their trip over here, made many
warm friends.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-We yester-
day learned that James Sutton, the
telegraph operator at Pekin, Clarke
county, Washington Territory, had
shot himself. He is a brotber-in-
law to Capt. George Ainsworth,
master of lower river boat. We
are unable to learn the particulars OF
the accident t.-Standdrd
MAD. Our morning contemporary
has highly sensational account OF
the killing Of a mad dog in the vi
cinity of that Office yesterday. He
must be well posted on the subject
of canine madness, when he speaks
of a dog afflicted with hydrophob;a
rushing into the water and eagerly
tapping it up.
REruRNED.--Mrs. Captain George
D. Hill and Miss Lizzie Ferry, who
have been spending several months
in Southern California, arrived on
the Dakota to-day. We are pleased
to learn that Mrs. Hills health has
} been improved by the trip.
DURING the auction sale Of the furni-
ture of Mr.. Bagley this afternoon. a
lady in opening bureau drawer, found
$50 in gold and silver which had been