, 1878-03-02
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
From the Daily of Saturday.

From the Daily of Saturday.
DIED.-At his farm near this city
last night, Mr.. George c. Fisher,
aged 50 years. The funeral will take
place from the Brown church to-mor
row at eleven o'clock. Mr.. Fisher
came to this county from Eugene,
Oregon, about nine years ago. and
since that time has won many friends
by his exemplary conduct. He was
formerly member of the Christian
denomination. Last October he was
adiudged insane and jesse W George
was appointed his guardian by the
Probate Court. Since that time he
has scarcely recognized his friend at
any time. For the last few weeks
he has failed rapidly, and died last
evening. He had tho best of care
. during his sickness. His complaint
was softening of the brain.
ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS. = The
Colonist of the 10Th inst, says: Yes
tsrday Col. Houghton, d. A. g.,
organized an artillery volunteer
corps, to consist of three detach-
ments with Captains Croasdale,
Machell and Dupont. A gunnery
instructor will be provided for the
present from one of Her Majesty's s
ships. Drills will take place in the
evenings from 4 o'clock to 9, each
company will for the present drill
alone for an hour and half. To
facilitate every one being punctually
at his post, notices will be given by
postcard at the Adelphi corner and
also by advertisement. A corps has
also been formed at Esquimalt.
CoMING.-The Pacific Mail steam
ship Dakota. sailed from San Fran
cisco last Wednesday with the fol-
lowing passengers for Sound ports:
For Port Townsend G P
Woods, Lieut. Mitchell. For Seats
tle-Hon J ] McGilvra, J EMcLure,
JH jackson. Jos Berren, S Red
grave, Jas Glynn, Jas Burns, Wa
Chung, wife and child, Mrs Ebey
and two children, Mrs Maggie E
Bres, Mr. Ferguson, Chas Malley,
Geo J Bree, P Kent. G Vlitz, Mrs
Crouton and four children and four
Chinese. For Tacoma-H Murry,
For Olympia-Mr Iittlejohn.
FINE Work. An inspection of the
fine granting and painting in the
new Parker building on CONNER
cial street, now occupied by W. A..
Jennings, will convince one that our
local painters are fully equal in the
skillful use of the brush with the
painters of the larger cities. The
variety and beauty of the styles are
remarkable. The work on the coun-
tiers, shelves and Office, was done by
Mr.. G. Carey, with W. Fl. Shoudy;
that on the doors and windows by
Charlesworth & Thompson.
OFFICERS ELEcrED.-The debat-
ing society at the University, of
which we made mention few days
since, has been fully organized by
! the election of the following officers:
President, G. B. dollhouse; Vice
Prssalent, II. W. Padden; Secre-
tafy, G. Whitworth; Asst. Secreta-
~, Clarence White; Treasurer, Jas.
kennedy; Marshal, Arthur White.
The society has 26 charter members.
STEAMsHIP SoLD.--The steamship
John L. Stephens has been sold to
Sisson. Wallace 3 Co. ian off-shoot
of the Central Pacific Railroad Co.
and will be sent up to Klurok, Alaska
where she will be used as floating
cannery during the fishing season.
All the tin and tools will be sent up
on board of her and next fall, she
will steam back to San Francisco
with her cargo.
The Russian war vessel, whose
appearance in the Straits of Fuca a
few days ago so excited the residents
of Victoria, proved to be the Kry-
ger. DOuuu IOT OllAa. OuO ID OIL
iren-clad of ], 200 tons. Having en-
countered very heavy weather on
the way from San Francisco she put
into Esquimalt for repairs.
AN ADvANcE.-This morning nire-
teen Indians came TO this city from
Port Washington to be made citi-
zens of the United States. Their
reason for this step is that they de-
sire to secure the benefits of the
homestead act, and each locate 16O
acres of government land.
Mr.. Leonard Courtney, M. F.,
who holds a leading position on
the London Times, remarked in
a recent address that England
would within the present cen
furv hova to faro the moss ibilitV