, 1878-01-26
From tAs naily q rriday.

CLOSE RAcE.-Last evenings q lionel,
pedestrian was jogging slowly alonl
on the Seattle and Walla Nalla rail
road toward this city. It was getting
dark - he reached the south end o
the trestle over the bay little NOR
than two miles from this city, ani
before stepping upon this dangeroul
stretch Of track he stopped and lis
tened to hear if the cars were ap
preaching. Not hearing anything
to indicate the approach of the train
he stepped boldly upon the trestl.
and hurried toward town. He hai
proceeded perhaps 200 yards when .
distant rumbling gave him to under
stand that the iron holse was in pur
suit. He was too far to retrace hi
steps, and there was no way of escap
ing the train but by racing or hang
ing below on the ties. He chose
the former, and drawing a long
breath started at the top of his speed
The locomotive soon appeared in
sight at the end of the trestle, and
was rapidly lessenirg the distance
between it and the man on the track.
Seeing how fast the train was gain,
ing, the man quickened his speed:
but the motion of the water under
meath, as it family shimmered be
tween the ties, so impaired his vision
as to render it almost impossible for
him to avoid stepping between the
ties and falling into the water. I'm
der all of these difficulties he was
about giving up the race, when the
target used by the Seattle Rife AS
sociation was reached. and he
switched off just in time to escape
) the cars as they Numbered by, after
o run of mile and-a half.
TERRITORIAL CLuB.- We have re-
ceived circular from the Washing
ton Territorial Club, an organiza
ton of former residents of this Ter
ritory, with headquarters at No. 52S
California street, between Montgom-
cry and Kearney, San Francisco.
The Club is formed for social, intel
lectual and commercial intercourse,
and will be a pleasant place of re-
sort for citizens of this Territory
The members of the club will give
visitors any information in their
power. They desire our public Off
cials and private citizens to send
: them statistics, maps, and any thing
|. interesting in the history of the
country; also, specimens of minerals,
metals, cereals, woods, or any thing
illustrative of its natural resources,
for their cabinet; also, the location
of farming, mineral, or other lands.
how approached, the probable cost
of reaching them, and the probable
costs of purchase, that they may aid
in directing emigration to this Ter
ritory. Among the members we no.
tice the name of Otis Freeman, for
mer local agent for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. The officers
of the club are I. C. Ellis, President; !;
F. A. Hoffman, Vice-president; J.
NJ. Lowe, Secretary; W. NJ. Diggins,
Treasurer. Executive committee
J. NJ. Whitworth, W. N. Horton,
Otis Freeman, I. G. Ellis and j. NJ.
Lowe.
DANGER.-There are large num-
Der of families residing on and near
the shores of Salmon Bay, few
miles below this city. Hunting
parties frequently go in that direc-
ton in quest of game. and many Of
the hunters are very careless, so
much so that the people are often
really alarmed by the whistling of
bullets around them. One day re-
Gently Mr.. Anderson was at work
clearing his land at that place, when
a bullet fired from q boat short
distance from him just missed his
head and lodged in a tree. The
settlers are becoming anxious to
know if there is no remedy for this
dangerous practice of discharging
firearms indiscrimina;eiy among
their buildings and enclosures.
THE steamer Comet, which sunk
in Duwamish river last Tuesday
evening, has been raised. and was
towed in between two barges by the
Wenat this morning, and placed on
the gridiron. Her damages are
slight, and will be soon repaired. 1t
seems that her covering became loos-
ened last Sunday when she was
caught under the wharf by the tide.
THE shelving and counters will all
be in the new brick building on Com
mercial street in two or three days.
Mr.. 1. Bigelow has the contract, and
he is doing some very fine work.
The painters and decorators will do
their part of the work next week,
and then Mr.. Jennings will be pre-
pared to remove his large stock of
goods into this elegant building.
CHE guns which have been used
by the Seattle Rife Association will
be sent to the University for the use
of the Cadets tomorrow. We may
then feel reasonably secure, with
this fine military organization to
guard our rights.
A LITTLE son of Thomas Teetera
of Alpowa Ridge, Columbia county,
W. T.. was killed last week by being
struck in the head by wagon tire,
wNTcEanother boy was rolling down