, 1878-05-18

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the crops are growing. the farmer
on the Duwamish. White and Blacl
rivers are not idle, but are putting
in full time improving this goot
weather.
Sor-ND FREJGHTs. The people O.
Puget Sound eat bread as we'll as
other folks. Yesterday afternoon
the steamers Orient and Fanny Pat
ten came down from Oregon City
and transferred portion Of thell
cargoes to the O. S. N. Co.'s dock
They consisted in a great part ot
flour, destined for Seattle and Victo
ria. which will be taken on board
the o. S. N. Co.'S boat for Kaiams
this morning. standard.
IT is reported about The Dalles
that the 0. S. N. Co. are about td
commence the building of a portage
railroad on the opposite side of tho
river. The reason for this, as We
incidentally learn, is that the bust
ness is Increasing SO rapidly that the
road on this side will not be able to
do the work n great while longer
and then the sand is very bad or
this side. which often delays the
trains for hours.
SUDDEN DEATH. Mrs. Mamie
Bell jackson, wife Of Walter Jack
son, and daughter of Col. John c.
Ball. of Salem, died suddenly al
Portland on Wednesday, last. She
was q lady highly esteemed fol
many excellent qualities.
AN Indian war has broken ont al
/ Spokane Falls. Two squaws, who
/ had been doing days washing fol
a citizen, set upon him to make hin
pay the bill. Result of the tusslt
not known.
Coz. Geo. Il. Weeks, stationed a
Vancouver for several years past
has been ordered to duty as Chic
Quartermaster of the Department o1
Arizona, with station at Prescott.
EARLY VEGETABLES Mr.. Z. r
Barnes yesterday presented Us a lot
of early vegetables of the finest qua
ity from his garden on Lake Wash
ington.
THE old wooden water pipes along
Mill street are being taken up ano
replaced by new enes.
Wear Your old clothes and worl
,ver7 day is the way to keep the balance
of trade in our favor" remarks an ex-
change.
From the Daily of Monday.
I A SERIOUS AFFRAY. - Yesterday
morning, about s o'clock, in from
Of the Grotto Saloon, on Mill street
there occurred ali alteration be
tween two PROMINENT citizens OF this
city, which, but fsss the timely in
terference Of Constable Thornton
must have resulted seriously to one
or both the parties concerned. Mr.
Jack Levy OF the Grolto Cigar Stand
publishes small advertising shee
semi occasionally, and from time t.
time has inserted articles in its col
'"s Indirectly rejecting upol
Mt parties in the city. Yes
terday Mr., Jas. Mcknight, feelins
himself aggrieved by some one O
these articles, approached Mr.. Levy
who was standing on the threshold
in front of the Grotto Saloon, ant
asked him if he was responsible TO
such publications. Mr.. Levy an
swered in the affirmative, when Mr.
Mcknight requested him to sin NJ
more in that direction, at the sam
time applying an epithet whicl
amongst "old miners is used as
term of endearment, but which il
polite circles is received as deadl,
insult, and asking him if he woult
take 1t? Mr.. L. replied by statin:
that he did net consider the Ian
guage insulting, as in his case it ha,
no meaning; but warming as h
spoke, he returned the compliment
when Mr.. Men. struck him a blow
Levy then made rush for his as
sailant. but was met with a cooke,
revolver and at once retreated int
the saloon. He was followed b,
Mcknight, when they clinched ant
both parties came to the floor. Ii
the scuffie Levy succeeded in wrest
, ing the pistol from Mcknight, an,
the aaray terminated by the appear
} ance of Constable Thornton. who a
once arrested the combatants. Lit
tie blood was spilled on either sid
-McNaught only receiving a sever
bite on the index finger, and Lev,
J another on the ear. This mornin,
the case was brought for trial be
fore Justice Snyder. who fined Nc
Naught $2.50 and costs.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL terrible &C
cident occurred this morning on tn
, railroad track at the Seattle Goa
mine, resulting in the death OF MI
Daniel McMaston. engineer of th
locomotive Alki. While they wer
engaged in making up the the trai