, 1878-03-16
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
From the Daily of Saturday.

IHE CADETS.-Ihe university "a
diets, commanded by Capt. Eben Os-
borne, were out ON the streets for
exercise yesterday afternoon. They
came to halt on the square in front
of the Occidental Hotel, and exc
cuted several military maneuvres in
excellent style, and showed pro-
iciency in the handling OF arms
really remarkable considering the
short time they have been drilling.
There are forty members in the com
pany. thirty of whom are supplied
with rifles. The officers of the COM
pany are as follows: E. S. Osborne,
Captain; Geo. F. Whitworth. jr..
LIST Lieutenant; Matthew McElroy,
I'd Lieutenant; NJ. Padden. 1st Ser
geant; Ed. Smithers. I'd Sergeant;
W. H. Harrison, Sd Sergeant; Chas.
LIGHTHOUSE. 4th Sergeant. Negoti-
ations are now pending for suita-
BILE uniform for this company, by
the Regents.
STEAMER WRECKED. The tele-
graph informs us that on Thursday
last steamer, bottom up. fOatsd on
the west coast of Vancouver island.
The name on the stern is said to be
the Cordelia Of San Francisco. She
is supposed to have been lost during
one of the gales off Humboldt
last month, or that she must have
been capsized in trying to cross one
of the bars south of the Columbia
river, and all hands lost. The wreck
ers found the chronometer and pro-
peller shaft still attached. They
cut hole through the bilge and dis
covered that the machinery had dis
appeared. having probably dropped
out when the vessel upset. A sack
Of flour, can of prunes, and some
other articles were fished from the
hold. No bodies were seen. The
wreck is held in place by the anchors
which must have run out.
SENTENcED.-The following crimi-
nails, sentenced by Judge Lewis at
the District Court at Port Townsend
last week, have been taken to Nc
Neill's Island: Snehomish Peter. an
Indian, on conviction for selling
liquor to Indians; two years impris-
onment in penitentiary. and costs.
Alexander Clark, on plea of guilty
to charges of selling liquor to In
dams, three and a half years in peni-
tentiary and a fine of $500, with
costs; and for maintaining public
nuisance, 81, 200 and costs. Edwin
N. Rice, on plea of guilty to charg-
es of selling liquor to Indians, five
years in penitentiary, and fine of
$500, with costs; and for maintain
ing public nuisance. 81 600 and
costs. Peter Martin, on plea of gull
ty to charge of smuggling, one year
in the penitentiary.
An HONEST NAME. Baxter, the
we'll known Fall City mail carrier,
Just before starting off on his route
this morning, discovered that purse
containing S9S in coin, which he was
instructed to deliver to party liv-
ing on his route, was missing. On
discovering his loss, he Immediately
hurried back to town, and made dill
igent search for the missing treasure.
On ascending to the second floor of
the Occidental Hotel, he encounter
ed the runner, Jim Lyons. who had
Just picked up the purse containing
the money and Immediately handed
it over to Mr.. Baxter. This honest
action on the part of Jim IS worthy
of all praise; as many man would
be tempted to keep such rich find
as that.
WILL OPEN.-An immense
stock of merchandise arrived on
the Aureola this morning for
Toklas T. Singerman, who will
open out in their new store on
Commercial street in few days.
A few more stores Of this kind
at the lower end of Commercial
street, would give it lively ap-
pearance.
On Monday last the Republi-
cans of Island county nominated
C. NJ. Bradshaw as Delegate to
the Constitutional Convention
from that Council district. r.
C. Hill is mentioned as the
probable Democratic nominee for
that position.
OPEN Temperance meeting at
the Y. M. G. A. Hall Monday
evening. The evenings exer-
cises will include reading, sing
ing and short addresses. A
pleasant time guaranteed, and
an opportunity offered to sign
the pledge.
On the 4th inst, while just inside
Cape Flattery, a brother of Capt.
johnson, of the barkentine Perkins.
from the Sandwich Islands, fell
overheard and was lost. The drown
ed man was first mate of the vessel.
The Perkins came in on Wednes-
day last.
Col. WILSON, is at present on the
Sound examining into the feasibility
of erecting fog signal station on