, 1878-10-26

Ge''. ID. lAcg ghlin. C"uniy Commissioners.
Gr'. l.. Y-un-. ". II. McEunc, II. J.
DutTy. Probate Judgr.A. b Di'inlaugl.
County Surytyor asd Superintendent OF
Scho"l.. Henry y s,rruS Curaner, J.
:. Hrrndyn. NJ. ID.
quite an extensive trade ~ lring
huiIi up on the Nn.l,ark river. Fern.
dale isgru~ing int" prumineuV busi
n~ss centre. Last spfius. seitl,Ts there
wvrr quite inCIr'lul"ns when tpid that
all that WAS nrv,icl Er them To- sccuc
regular stsam Communication with the
outside world, Sas. for them to mak-
knowu the Sm"unt "i busiHrss they could
furnish. SoW Capt. Britain has cs,.b
hsred y regular muuihly route vita that
river. while Shc Fannie Lake makrs &C
cas'unal trips To the rivri. Perhaps
greater Inducements are offered io .rt
tiers Ihvrr ~ pre- nj than amy whcrr
else "n the Sourd. M reason exist.
why it, population sh"ald no, lie doub.
led with n the nex, SIX months,
At a county convention, composed of
oOth r-puhlicans and democrats, at ElR,a
Chrhalis c"unty. Wn Twidcll, chairman,
VI z Goo,Iell, secretary. The following
nominations we're made: For Joint
Representative, for Pacific and Chrhahs.
counties. Joseph y Baker; sheriff, ID J
Gaddis; Auditor. w A Anderson: Treas.
user, Enuch Young, Probate Jrdge,
II ID Taylor; Commissioners. o y Brewer,
J NJ Anderson, Gins 5heasby; Schonl
Superintendent, Sherman Estes; Assessor,
ID Gadlis. Coroner, DR. J II Koundtrec:
WreLkmaster, Vim Mace. The conveil.
tion also endorsed n II Bloomfield for
Prosecuting Attorney, and Francis II
Cook for Joint Councilman for the
counties of Pierce, Mason and Chehalis.
The nominees of the King county
Democratic convention are 40 fellows;
Councilnlsn-Josrph Foster.
Representatives-Pcter Paddcn, w.
H. White and VIM. Pickering.
Treasurer-R. L. Thorne.
County Nommissioers-M. II. Maldocks,
james Beglcy and Terrence O'Brien.
Probate Judge-Thomas Burke.
County Auditor-M. S. Booth.
County Survcyor--J. G. Scurry.
Justice of the Pence-Albert M. Snyder
and Samuel F. C"ombs.
Constables, Seattle Prccinct-Mr.
Boardman, and VIM. Darlington.
Assessor-R. Hopkins.
County Superintendent OF Public
Schools--E. S. Ingraham.
w. II. White, ESQ.,, nominated the
following gentleman for members or the
County Committee, for the ensuing year,
and they were unanimously elected:
A. II. Snyder, Chairman; Thomas Burke
T O'Bricn, F, III. Hardness and r.. A.
Hutchinson.
A man by the name of Haipht and his
wife were murdered at ScOw bay, 0ppo
site Port Townsend, on the 9th inst.
The man WAS found, with bullet hole
in his head, in the stable near the COW,
which it is supposed he was preparing
to milk. The ball was fred by some
person, unknown, and striking him in
the neck Just below the ear, and extend.
ing upwards into his head; the hole made
by the bullet is quite large. The wo-
man was lying on the ground jus. out
side the house, and rs blood was discov-
cred on tho floor, it is conjectured TINT
she was shot in the house and started to
run to her husband at the barn, when
she was overtaken by the assassin, who
cGt her throat from ear to ear. Two
small children were found in the house
the elder about two and one half years
and the other six months. They had
been about thirty six hours without
food. Nothing seemed to be disturbed
about the premises, and it cannot he
imagined what prompted the murder.
The victim was an inOffensiye man. lie
was about forty aud his wife about
thirty FIVE
Here There and ElSpHhHTn