, 1878-05-11

An INCIDENT During the past
week o gentleman named Sweet,
from the Skagit, with his wife and a
sick child, have been sojourning at
the New England Hotel in this city.
During the child's illness he has
frequently importuned his parents
to remove him to his home, and fl
nally this morning, they concluded
to crafty his wishes. The father,
taking the child in his arms, accom-
panied by the mother, passed out of
the hotel on their way to the steam
boat landing. But they had not pro-
ceeded upwards of block when the
changed appearance of the chitd
made it necessary tor them to re-
turn. Tie circumstances attending
this case--tho longing of the little
boy to reach his home, and the anx-
iety of the parents to take him there,
coupled with the fear lest the jour-
ney might hasten his death-are of
very melancholy character, and
the family have the full sympathy
of all.
MISTAKE Labor. World says:
ed. G. Ireland, editor of the Astor-
ian, informs us that Messrs. Baker.
Boyer and Stevens, of Wa;la Walla,
have purchased the entire interest of
Mr.. Reed in the o. S. N. Co. Mr.
r. will at once invest largely in the
Blue Mountain and Columbia River
Railroad, work on which was to
have commenced today. This is q
sure guarantee of the completion of
the road" The above is incorrect.
Mr.. Reed still retains his position in
the 0. S. N. Co., and has no idea of
disposing of it. Our Information IS
official. l.-Staud0d.
BISHOP SCoTT's GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
The grammar school will be rebuilt
this summer. and will be opened for
regular work in September. Owing
to want of funds, the building will
not be Eade as large as the old one;
but, according to the design which
we have seen, it will be handsomer
and more convenient one. Room
will be made for II boarders, and so
day scholars.-POrt. Tel.
The BERRY CRoP. We learn from
Mr.. H. Hansen, the scotsman, that
the late severe frosts killed some of
the early strawberry buds on the
berry farms on the east side of the
river, but that the crop will be a
good avearge, which will make ber
ries cheap in this market. The an
nual crop of strawberries on the east
side of the river is nearly three hun
dred thousand pounds. Portland
consumes over one-half the CROP
Port. Tel.
ExcuRsIoN.-Jaek Levy is making
arrangements to get up a grand ex-
cursion to accompany the base bal
lists and shootists on their trip over
to Victoria, to participate in the fes-
tivities of the 24th of May. If the
arrangements are perfected, the
North Pacific will leave here on
Thursday morning, lay over in Vic
toria a day and leave on her return
trip at II o'clock Friday night.
BUSINESS CoLLEGE.--The attention
of our readers is called to the ad-
vertisement of the Puget Sound
Business College, which appears in
another column. There is nothing
that will fit young man for the
practical duties of life more than a
sound business education, and this
institution affords splendid oppor-
tunity to acquire one.
BELL1GERENT.--A man from Blake
ly, while under the influence of the
ardent yesterday, undertook to take
charge of Manuel's restaurant, on
Washington street, and put head
on the cook thereof. for which
amusement Justice Snyder fined him
SIS and costs, amounting to $14.5O;
and he parted and departed.
WARRANT ISSUED. A warrant was
issued on Saturday for tke defaulter
Virgins, on various charges of de-
falcation and breach of trust. It
was placed in Constable Lytz' hands
and he left on the Libby this morn
ing. hoping to overhaul Wiggins at
Muckilteo.
RETURNED.-Martin Schmieg, an
old-time resident of this place. has
returned here from an extended trip
to Europe. He made q quick return
trip, arriving at San Francisco in
16 days from the time of leaving
Havre, France.
SHERIFF MILLER, of Jefferson Co.,
passed through here last night. hav-
ing with him Folier, the convict who
escaped from the county Jail at Port
Townsend and was recaptured at
Astoria last week.
DRUNK.-A couple of sailors nam