, 1878-04-13
RouGH PAssAeE.-From a letter

OF tu0 DaFk EuWaTU JameS, Odtcu
Honolulu, March 10Th. we publish
the following notes of his last voy-
age to Honolulu: Crossed COlum-
bia river bar Jan. 10Th; the same
evening it commenced blowing a
gale from the southeast. and contin-
ued from that quarter until Wed
nesday, 10Th. when it moderated
for several hours; commenced pipe
ing again at 6 p. NJ. from the north
east. barometer then at 1920 and
falling; run to the northwest under
topsail and staysail until 1:30 A. NJ,
when the winds suddeuly veered to
the southeast; before the helmsman
could get the wheel up both upper
topsails and fore topmast staysail
shook to shreds, and in layirg ship
to the wind the weather forebrace
carried away, which caused the fore
yard to snap in the quarter, thereby
losing the lower fore topsails also,
at 4 A. NJ. the gale had increased to
a violent hurricane, barometer
standing at $500 inches; during the
gale seveial sails blew away from
the sockets on the yards, the crew.
owing to the force of the wind,
would not 60 Aloft to save them; at
noon the next day it moderated
somewhat; went below AMI found
three of the cattle dead. The cats,
supposed to be IS in number, were
making soul-stirring music when we
opened the matches, and the bear
was loose; the latter, after being
loose for about ten days, diminished
the feline invoice by half. All
that Mr.. Moffett could catch he con-
signed to the deep, thinking it
would bring fair wind, but it ap-
pears to have had the opposite ef-
feet, as we encountered o series of
gales for the following 36 days, and
found ourselves in the latitude of
San Francisco; from thence to port
was % days more, making in all So
days passage, and all we'll"
In SAN Francisco. "A few days
since, We published an account Of
the mysterious disappearance of Mr..
Thomas Waterbury, of Lewis Co.,
w. T. We were yesterday informed
by his son, that his father is in San
Francisco. On Saturday last he pro-
cured ticket by way of the 0. " G.
Railroad and the o. & c. stage, di-
rect for San Francisco, at the Office
in this city. and left hy the morning
train. He appeared to ''know what
he was about" and also to have
plenty money. While in this city
he is said to have squandered large
amount of money in saloons and
other places. His son who is now in
the city, don't propose to let the old
gentleman off SO easily, and as soon
as he can arrange his business affairs
will start in pursuit Of the prodigal.
--,SMndG'd
ELECTION NOTES.-The election
passed off to-day with very little ex-
citement. owing, in a measure, to
the fact of the saloons being closed.
Up to two o'clock some 400 votes
had been polled. and the total
amount in not expected to exceed
600 in this precinct, whereas 94S
votes were cast here at the general
election a year ago last fall. Up to
the hour Of going to press, Sires is
supposed to be ahead in town, but
Of course nothing definite can be
learned until the ballots are count
ed! There has been considerable
lively canvassing by the friends Of
the different candidates all day.
SU1c1DED.-John Bontty, arrested
in Clackamas county, Ogn., a few
weeks since. charged with counter
feiting money, and who was dis
charged in the U. S. District Court,
suicided in Portland on Friday last,
by throwing himself into the river.
His body has not been discovered.
Domestic troubles the cause.
The ELEcrIoN.-The polls were
opened at o'clock this morning.
with d. N. Hyde as inspector, Mes
srs. Barker and Webster as judges,
and Hathaway and Jones as clerks.
Voting commenced briskly on the
opening Of the polls.
DAKOTA. The steamship Dakota
arrived from Utsalady last night at
six o'clock, and hauled into the coal
wharf, where she is coaling and
loading potatoes from scows. She
will sail this evening for San Fran
cisco.
CoEREcTIoN.-Capt. Olney states
that tie loss of the boom attributed
to him in Yesterdays paper was a
mistake. He neither towed nor lost
any logs yesterday.
THE steamers Messenger and va
kima left here at $50 this morning,
the former for Olympia and the lat
ter for Port Gamble.
THEATRE. The Rena troupe is
billed to perform rip Van Winkle'
at Yesler's Hall this evening. We
hope they will Rave good house.
THE steamer Black Diamond was
beached yesterday to have her bot
tom cleaned.
An English lady of the true
kind never wears a silk dress