, 1878-03-30
TOWN AND COUNTRY.


o shooting ARRAY occurred on Washing
ton street between Wallace R. Ssrubla,
editor of the Telegram. ard Winfield
S. Chapman, editor of the Bee, owing to
some extremely personal attacks that
have appeared recently. While Mr..
Chapman was engaged In conversation
on the corner of First and Washington
streets he saw MIR. Strubls coming down
the street. AS he approached, Mr..
Chapman stepped IN front Of him and
said: did you put that editorial In the
telegram about me this evening"
Struble stepped back, putting his hand
in his coat pocket, and said: "If you
wish to find out, you had better come 10
the Office" Chapman pushed him back
pushed him, Struble made movement
as if to draw his weapon. as Chapman
thought, and on the instant struck him
a fearful blow over the head with his
cane, Telling him to the street. Struble
raised up, and as he did 80 pulled out
a seven shot pistol cerrying small
ball, and fred. being not more than four
feet from him at the time. Chapman
Immediately jumped upon him and
seized the pistol. Two employees OF
the Bee and a number of outsiders
reached the scene in few seconds. and
soon separated the two combatants.
Chapman escaped unhurt, the ball pass
ing through the window of Messrs.
Woodward & Connell's office. making a
hole an inch in diameter. Mr.. Struble
came off not SO luckily. He received a
fearful cash on his head. from which
the blood flowed freely. covering the
hands of both parties. He went to DR..
Glass office and had the wound sewed
and dressed. AS yet no arrests have
been made, but it is probable that an
investigation into the matter will reveal
all the facts and decide who was right
and who was wrong.
ROUGH TRIP.--The bark Gem of the
Ocean, Hawes. master, from San Fran
cisco, bound for Departure Bay which
arrived at Victoria on Wednesday. was
81 days in making her last run down
frorl Departure Bay. She met with a
succession of heavy gales with cross
seas which the captain never before ex-
perienced during the forty years he ha,
followed the sea. Fifteen days out the
vessel was leaking badly. A week later
the pumps were kept going day and
night in terrible gale, the men being
double lashed to prevent being swept
overheard. When the weather had
modified sufficiently holes We're cut in
the cabin and forecastle, and some
thirty tons ot coal of which she was
loaded were taken out and thrown over
board. A few days before arriving IN
port they fell in with the schooner En-
terprise. from which they obtained a
sack of flour with which to exc out an
existence, the ships dog having been
thrown overheard a week before to say e
the food he consumed. For many day
the officers and men had but little hope
of reaching port.
PASSENGERS CoNIING.-The follow
ing passengers are coming on the
Panama: Seattle II Brisbe = )
children, S NJ Cobb, VIM Howard
and wife, Mary E Gilliland, David
Close, W Wilson, E B Allison, H B
Griggs, wife and four children, VIM
Hayshold, P F Cooney, ] Kelly, d
A Rogers, A NJ Bennett, A Cole. M
S Booth. W H Surber, Peter and
Adam Hentgos. J S Tanner and fly,
j D Smith. Minnie NJ Stackpole,
Mrs John Swetzen and five children,
Miss Lizzie Conklin. Port Town
send--ChAs Mclean, Robt. Moser, E
Welch, G NJ Gerrish. Jas Agnew,
and two Chinese. Tacoma-John
Dempsey, Geo H Taylor, wife and
children, Geo Fl Valentine. Olym-
pia-J Crane, VIM Higgins.
No Coal ON HAND.--A dispatch
was received here yesterday from the
agents of the Seattle Coal Company
at San Francisco, telling the master
of the bark Lizzie Williams, that
as the company had no cool on hand
and as the Yosemite had not yet ar
rived, it would be necessary for him
to have his vessel towed outside the
Cape, and make as good time as pos
sible down.
The proprietor of the Guemes
copper mines has been in town dur
the week disposing of shares in the
mines. He has succeeded in secur-
ing a number of town lots in ex-
change for shares.
A LARGE number of persons were
in attendance at the Congregational
Sociable held at Mrs. Sanderson's
residence last evening, and they
were the funniest crowd of num-
mics we have ever seen.
Mr.. DOUGLAS has given notice Of
an address to the Dominion Govern
ment praying for the establishment
of daily mail between Victoria and
Puget Sound.
QUARTERLY meeting services at
the M. E. church. Preaching this
evening. Services begin tomorrow
morning at $50; preaching at II
o'clock.
RELIGIOUS services on board the
bark Aureola tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. She is at present lying
at Marshall's wharf.
IT is rumored that the English
Admiral De Horsey, will shortly ar
rive at Victoria. and hoist his flag
on the Opal.
WHILE coupling cars at the rail