, 1878-02-16
From the Daily of Wednesday.


REPUBLICAN PRINARY.-The Fri.
mary Of the Republican party, to
elect delegates to the county con-
vention which meets in Yesler's Hall
next Friday, Feb. 22d, at two o'clock
was held last evening with the fol-
lowing result: L B Andrews was
colled to the chair, and Irving Bal
lard was chosen Secretary. The fol-
lowing delegates were then elected
M N HYDE, S II Stringham. L G
Perkins, J W George, W FL Pumph-
rey. G H Hanford. Geo d Hil, "
b Hall, O C Shorey. B L McCoun.
w A Jennings, L 3 Andrews. d III
Crane, W Fl Bow, E A Thorndyke,
r Scott, W I Wadleigh, Irving Bal
lard, NJ G SAKE, Fl L Yesler, + 4
Young, E Bryan. NJ Monohon, A "
Piper, " G Hanks. A S Miller. Il
b Bagley. Daniel Bagley. l w Buz-
by, S Baxter, Isaac Wadde]l, L
Diller, M Glore, S Wetmore, Frank
Hanford, J S Anderson. G G True,
J C Nixon, Philip Keach, DR.. T W
Spalding, S G Harris, Capt Pentield,
J W Thomas, 0 Kellogg, Chas W
Young.
TEARING UP.-Laberers are engaged
in tearing up the iron on the Seattle
Coal and Transportation Companys
road, and bringing it into this city.
As soon as this work of dismantling
the road is finished there will be no
further use for workmen employed
on that road. With the removal of
the business of the company to the
Seattle and Walla Walla railroad
this portion of the city will lose
much of its business appearance,
and a number of men with families
will be thrown out of employment.
NAVAL. - The Russian corvette
Craysser has arrived at San Fran
cisco, making the voyage from CAL
lao under sail. She carries Is Off
GERS, 160 men and is a vessel OF 1880
tons register. with compound en-
gines of 80 horse power. Her cap
tain expects several other vessels OF
the Russian squadron to rendezvous
shortly in San Francisco harbor
These vessels will be uncomfortably
near Victoria in case of war between
England and Russia,
MAIL SERvIcE.-A petition is be-
ing circulated and very generally
signed in this city asking for mail
service between Seattle and San
Francisco. This would be great
accommodation to our business men,
as these vessels will deliver mail
matter in San Francisco in four
days time after leaving this city.
The City of Panama, which arrived
to-day, was only 67 hours from San
Francisco to Victoria.
POISONED. - The Walla Walla
Wmczman tells of a hard-working
and inoffensive man holding pre-
emption claim near that city. who
was poisoned last week by strycEnlne
mixed with his food in his cabin
during his absence, "a nd died in great
agony. The paper adds that the
murderer is strongly suspected. no
motive for the barbarous deed Is
given.
FINE P1Gs.-Last summer W. ID.
Bow, of this city, purchased three
fine Berkshire pigs from California,
and had then shipped to him. They
we're all thoroughbred, and are num-
bered and registered in the stock
books of California. From these
Mr.. Bow now has a lot of pure
Berkshire pigs, and they are un-
doubtedly the finest stock to breed
from on the Sound.
The following are the rates of fer
riage established by the county COM
missioners for the ferries in King
county: Two horses and wagon, 25
cents; four horses and wagon: 81 "a
cents; one horse and wagon, %
cents: one horse and rider, % cents;
loose cattle, 10 cents per head;
sheep and hogs, 2H cents each; foot
men. 10 each.
LAST evening when the North
Pacific landed here young man
employed on that steamer was ar
rested on a charge Of disturbing
religious meeting in this city last
Sunday evening. He gave bonds
for his appearance before Justice
Scott next Friday at 4 o'clock. and
was allowed to go with the steamer.
The sun again shines, and the
voice of auctioneer Lyts is heard
on Occidental square as in days of
wore. This afternoon he sold lot
of household furniture under the
red flag to persons who had been
decoyed by his marvellous oratorical
powers. What Lyts is not able to
sell had better remain unsold.
MARINE ACCIDENT. "A report
comes that the bark Enoch Talbot,
coal laden at Nanaimo. was run into
by the tug Tacoma and eight planks
amidships stove in. She will have
10 be lightened and repaired before
proceeding on her journey.
A TRAIN on the Northern Pacific