, 1878-03-09
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Marshal Thorndyke. named Roper
Dowd, and Wigs. took the boat fos
Tacoma. On their way to that place
they fell in with man seeking employ
ment They offered him profitable
situation in the Tacoma mills, stating
that they were acquainted with the pro-
prietors, and thar they were in wart o.
man. The laborer was we'll pleased
at his good fortune, and did the right
thing by his new found friends in the
way of treats. Arrived at Tacoma they
proposed to initiate him into the mys-
teries of the strap game before going to
the mill, which they did. Fleeing him
to the amount of $50. Yesterday Roper
approached a young man named Wood
ward, in Tacoma, and offered to show
him the game. but he showed no incli
nation to bet. Dowd and Wiggs then
came up and explained the game to
Woodward, while Roper stood by him.
Soon they went away laughing. without
having induced their intended vic i'm to
show his money. Woodward was Gu
rious to know the occasion of their wit.
and felt for his money. To his dismay
he found his coat pocket cut on the
inside, and $44 abstracted. He at once
proceeded to take odt papers for Roper,
who had taken the money, and while he
was engaged in this, Roper boarded the
steamer for Seattle. Woodward reached
the steamer just in time to take passage,
and on reaching the wharf in this city
the two landed as the boat touched and
ran up Mill street, Woodward shoutiog
ttnnlIao ~ nr,oorod from,
sight and Woodward reported to Mar
shall Thorndyke. Roper kept secreted
until night. and then slowed away on
the mail steamer and returned to Ia
coma, leaving Woodward in this city.
GoNE.-One of the passengers on
the steamer for Tacoma last evening
was Thos. B. Merry, who fol the past
year and half has made Seattle his
home, gaining many friends during
that period. For nine months of
that time he has been employed on
the htelligencer, editing the local
department, and most of the time
writing the editorials for that-paper.
Mr.. Merry is an experienced editor,
and writes in a hearty, genial style
that the readers of the Mtelhigencer
will sadly miss. With his departure
that journal receives q severe blow,
as he was the only practical news
paper man connected with the pa
per. Mr.. Merry accepts a more
profitable situation in Portland. We
wish him the success he deserves.
The 3. 3. Nail says: ga. Bow
man & Co. are reported as making
extensive preparations for the estsb-
lishment of steam saw-mill at Ship
Harbor, the place originally design
ed by experts for the terminus OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr..
Bowman's place is we'll known to
possess great natural advantages as
a center of commerce, and may yet
ie a point of much importance.
= DAN HARRIS, of ours, started for
sriboo, leading an ox-team, last
thursday morning. He may bring
p at Burrard's Inlet. For man
Tho once refused thirty thousand
dollars for his eligibly located real
estate on Bellingham Bay. Dan
takes this mundane sphere about as
indifferently as any one We know of.
He is considerable of a philoso-
pher for all that. B. B. Nail.
The steamship City of Panama,
due at this port to-day. sailed from
San Francisco with the following
list of passengers for Sound ports:
F Toklas, Mrs Smith, daughter and
child, A Orth, wife and four child
ren, H II Morgan and wife, T J
Hill, VIM Sweedwell, NJ McCauIey,
Jasper Sill. For Tacoma-Mrs E
A Nichels.
PANAMA. The steamship City of
Panama arrived at Port Townsend
at II o'clock A: NJ. to-day. and left at
1P. M. She Will probably arrive
at Seattle before this issue reaches
our readers. She reported meeting
the Dakota off the Columbia river
where she had laid to, owing to the
stress of weather.
ENr.-To-day is Ash Wednesday.
the beginning of lent. The lental ser
vices in Trinity church of this city,
Chas. B. Bonnell. pastor. will be as
follows: Ash Wednesday. II A. NJ. and
SPIN. Tuesdays. ct P. NJ. Wednes>
days, at 8 A. NJ. Thursdays. at P. N.
Fridays, at 9 A. NJ. and I 80 P. NJ. Ho-
ly Week. Morning and evening of each
day.
REV. JOHN REID, who lectures be-
fore the Young Mems Christian As
sociation in Yesler's Hall this even
ing, arrived on the steamer Moth
Pacific last evening from Victoria.
He should be greeted by a large
audience.
MA1soN DoREE RESTAURANT has re-
moved one door above the Arcade, on
Front street. The best furnished table
in tie city can always be found ct this
restaurant. j2dtf.
The steamer California will leave
Victoria for Fort Wrangel and Sitka
on Wednesday March 9th.