, 1878-03-09
From the Daily Of Thursday.

Tax L1sr.-We publish ON the 4th
page cfto-day's paper the delinquen:
city tax list. 1t contains 253 de-
scriptions of property. The tax list
for King county is published in our
weekly issue, in supplement form,
and contains 1,016 descriptions
making a total in both city and
county list of 1869. The list is
printed in small type, and was a
work of considerable labor. and the
DISPATCH being the only office in the
city having the facilities for printing
the same, it was of course awarded
us. Treasurer Hill and his corps
of deputies worked night and day
to get the manuscript ready by the
required time, and a perusal OF the
list will give some idea OF the
amount of labor they had to per-
form and the manner in which it was
done. Delinquents should examine
the list.
FALSE REpoRT.-Again it was re-
ported on the streets that telegram
had passed over the wires from the
Signal Service office at Olympia that
a wind storm Of unusual violence
would visit this section of the Sound
about Z o'clock last evening. We
waited patiently with shivering shins
for the expected typhoon. but alas!
We were doomed to disappointment.
as the ambient air was only slightly
ruffled by light zephyr. There
must be something wrong with the
signals at the Capital, or else such a
report had not been sent. This is
the second time we have been ap-
prised of approaching storms, and
vet in the first instance. we had no
unusual quantity of wind until two
orthree days after the time report
ed.
BURGLAR1zED-L Last Tuesday even
ing Mr.. Harklns, OF. Belltown. put
on his Sunday suit and went to hear
the address of Hon. J. J. McGilvra.
Returning home he retired for the
night, leaving his clothing near the
bed. Yesterday morning on rising
he missed his best coat, pants and
vest. A search led to the conciu-
sien that the missing articles had
been taken by burglar during the
night. An article OF underwear had
been dropped on the perch by the
burglar. Nothing else was missed.
Mr.. Harkins purchased new suit
of clothing yesterday.
HANpsonE PRESENT. - In San
Francisco last week Captain W. Fl.
Seabury, Of TIE steamer City Of
Panama WAS Presented by the Boaru
of Marine Underwriters with a
handsome Jorgensen chronometer
watch, with mosaic chain and anchor
ornaments, in recognition of his SER
vices in extinguishing fire On board
the ship Alaska. The Captain was
in command of the City of Panama,
and when the fire occurred at VIC
toria, gave prompt assistance. This
is a Just tribute to an excellent officer
and pleasant gentleman.
ALASKA NISEs.-The mining en-
gipeer, Mr.. Walters, lately sent to
Sitka by the Alaska gold and Silver
mining company of Portland, has
not yet reached the ledge but reports
from Sitka that from many samples
of ore there and from what he can
hear of the quality and extent of the
ledge, that forty stamp mill would
pay. For several months past,
workmen have been engaged on the
mine, and at present. three shafts
are at work. The ledge SO far as
worked has improved in quality,
and has every appearance of being
inexhaustable.
ApPoINTED.--We understand that
Samuel D. Howe, OF Olympia, has
been appointed to the position of
Deputy United States Inspector of
Customs at this port, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Thomos P. Woodward, who has gone
to Sacramento, Cal. We knew of
the intended change some time ago,
but we're not certain who the new
appointee would be. Mr.. Howe will
make competent officer.
HARD RoUTE.--A Washington dis
patch Of the 4th inst. says: awards
were announced to-day Of contracts
of mail service during the next term
' of four years on all California routes
which were not awarded last week.
o. Fl. Pease, of Atchison, Kansas,
obtains the contract for the great
route from Redding to Roseburg,
Oregon, for S6s, ,430 per annum."
This amount Is not any too much.
as this is without doubt the hardest
mail route on the Pacific coast.
PROBABLE Loss.-It is now gener-
ally supposed that the ship Grace
Darling of which we made mention
a few days ago, is lost. She is out
sixty five days from Departure Bay,
and when last seen, some fifty days
ago, was hove to in a heavy gale Of
wind. As day after day passes, the
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