, 1878-02-23

Iafettlgencer, who has been IN San
Francisco for a number of weeks,
returned overland last night.
SUICIDE. Charles E. Hook, we'll
known on the Sound, recently COM
mitted suicide in San Francisco.
BoRN.-To The wife of John King,
yesterday morning, daughter.
From the Daily of Monday.
SERVED HIM RIGHT.-A wicked
boy in Portland was severely casti-
gated few days ago by number of
girls of his own age, who strenuous
ly objected to his immortality. The
STRIPPING resides at the north end of
the city, and to amuse himself at the
expense of his female playmates,
whose sense of delicacy he outraged,
he traced very impure charactersand
immodest sentences on the sand, at
the river side, with pointed stick.
The girls consulted together and
agreed to chastise the young black
guard at the first convenient oppor-
tunity. They caught him in the
midst of his guilt, and the whole
bevy set upon him and beat him Sc
verely. Not satisfied with this pun
ishment, they obtained a full supply
of kerosene oil and poured it all
over the boys body and garments,
until he was completely saturated
with the fluid. Convinced that their
conduct would have salutary bear
ing, they left their victim, after Civ
ing him some wholesome advice to
govern his future conduct.
SEAMEN's FRIEND SOCIETY,"
evening at the conclusion Of the SER
vices in the Presbyterian church the
Seattle Seamen's Friend Society was
organized with DIR. G.. A. Weed as
president, Edward Hanford, S. Ken
ney, Rev. D. Bagley, DR.. N. w.
Lane, H. Burnett, and J. n. Sander
son, as vice-presidents, aud J. II.
Sanderson Secretary. The objects
of the society are to provide and
furnish undenominational religious
instruction to seamen, long-shore-
men and others. and in all suitable
ways to aid such persons in estab-
fishing and maintaining frugal, in
dustrious, temperate, and virtuous
habits of life; to provide a library
and suitable reading matter for the
seamen, to be carried on board YES
sells, and to establish a bethel and
seamen's home in Seattle.
SAGACITY.-Att the time the Europ-
can powers were busy arranging for
the maintenance of peace just pre-
vious to the war between Russia and
Turkey, "a Seattle firm invested in the
neighborhood of $40. 900 in articles
most likely to be affected by the
war, being fully convinced that
peace would not follow the confer
ence Of the powers, thereby realiz-
ing a profit of number of thous-
ands of dollars. And now that this
war is ended the same firm are about
making u similar investment, being
satisfied that general European
war is about being inaugurated.--
This firm are noted for their sagaci-
ty in taking advantage of circum-
stances affecting the price of mer-
chandise.
REMovING.-This morning W. A.
Jennings began the work of remov-
ing his stock of groceries into the
new Parker building on Commercial
street. He expects to be engaged
nearly all Of the week in removing
and arranging his goods. When
this work is completed he will have
the finest appearing salesroom in the
city, no pains or expsnse having
been spared in constructing or fin
ishing the building. Mr.. Jennings
has a good business record tor the
time he has been engaged in trade
in this city.
AN INDIAN at the Stelacoom fire
who saved Gates saloon, when sew
eral men were driven away by the
heat, was rewarded by Mr.. Gates
with $25 in coin and new suit of
clothes.
THREE INDIANS out sailing in ca
noe. at Neah Bay. during recent
severe gale in that vicinity, have in
all probability been lost, as they
have not been seen or heard from
for nearly two weeks.