, 1878-06-15
THE Reverend Father who has had

Portland, had prepared as a surprise
to the persons who took part in the
concert recently, modest banquet
of ice cream and cakes and other
delicacies, and at the close OF the
exercises invited the performers to
step into the dining room and par
take of the fare. They accepted the
invitation, and his surprise and in
dignation when he discovered that
some thief had entered and stolen
his good cheer, can easily be imag-
ined. The party concluded that
they didn't want anything TO eat
lancoUrer independent.
BOUND FOR WA1LA WALLA.--We g
noticed some fourteen outfits in
town yesterday pilgrims" in COW
cred wagons with all the parapher-
MALTA needed on the road. Hale
and hearty pioneers with wives.
mothers. sisters, brothers and chill
dren, along with everything they
probably owned in the world, bound
for Walla Walla, Washington Ter
ritory, and where they hoped to
land somstime in the middle Of July.
They hailed from Benton county,
Arkansas, and were mostly Baptists.
Remaining in the city but a short
time. they went on to the Old Town
where they intend to camp for few
days and see the springs at Manitou.
Colorado Sprinqs Gazette.
CATTLE. Mr. W. II. Crockett ar
rived here on Saturday evening with
a herd of 172 head OF beef cattle for
Messrs. Phelps & Wadleigh. from
the Kittitas valley. Mr.. Crockett
reports that Chief Moses is very
peaceable and friendly. and that
there are no indications whatever OF
any outbreak. He has, however,
some thirty or forty renegades in his
camp, and has some dit1icaity in
keeping them quiet.
AcCIDENT.-Old man Sperry, who
lives OH Painters alley, adjoining
the old caliboose, while walking up
the beach in the neighborhood of
the old coal wharf. fell and broke
his collar bone, He was taken to
the county hospital this morning.
D. D.-George Turnbull was ar
rested last evening charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderly and fight
ing. He was tried before Justice
Scott this morning, found guilty
and fined So and costs, amounting
to $3.50. On payment, he was dis
charged with the injunction to go
and sin no more.
The. ship John Jay will finish
loading Seattle coal and sail this
evening for San Francisco.
MUss AT TIE AGENcy.-We axe
to'' that last 3eek Indian Abraham
ed agent Monteith and inter-
Whitman, and gave them
boz 4 thrashing The affair was
causeS by the agents refusal to pay
borrowed money due Abraham from
Levi, deceased, out of money COM
ing to Levi for horses furnished
in the late war: :-Leriston Teller.
BALL. As can be seen by the ad-
vertisement in another column,
there will be grand ball, Fourth OF
July night, under the management
of Prof. Steinweg. The very best
music has been engaged and every
thing will be done to make it most
enjoyable affair. The list of COM
mittees will be published in day
or so.
NEz PIERCE WAR.-Thomas A.
Sutherland, one OF the editors of
the Portland Standard and volunteer
Aid de Camp on Gen. Howard's staff
during the late Indian war, has issu-
ed pamphlet of 4S pages, giving a
concise and interesting history of
the campaign from beginning to end.
1t is an interesting little book and
highly creditable to the author as a
literary effort.
). ID. LAMoN, EsQR., of Walla
Walla Walla called upon US to-
day, expressed great astonish-
ment at the growth of our town
since he was here last, eight
years ago, spoke enthusiastically
of the growth and prospects OF
Eastern Washington and of the
general desire in that section for
railroad connections with the
Sound.
L. o. O. F.--District Deputy
Grand Sire H. G.. Strive, accompa-
MED by number of Odd Fellows
from this city, went over to Port
Gamble on Friday last on the Mess
enger, for the purpose of instituting
a Lodge of Odd Fellows at that
place. The new lodge was named
Friendship Lodge number 13, and
the following were installed as of1ic-
ers: N. g., S. G.. Benedict; V. G., ,
ThOs. Calklns. Sec., Thos. Oldtield