, 1878-01-26
FIaHr.- Last night as we were
going to press q general fight vas

FIGHT. night as we were
going to press a general 6ght<xas
in progress between the Cinnamon
who were fishing on Yesler's wharf
and the boys who ought to have
been at school. Since SO many
Cinnamon have been discharged at
the various mill ports, and on the
railroad, they have congregated in
this city, and many of them sustain
life by fishing with hooks and lines
from the wharves. The boys who
prefer to grow up to manhood in
| Ignorance and vice to attend our ex-
csllent city schools, take especial
delight in stealing fish and lines
from these Mongolians, and annoy
ing them in every possible way.
John usually bears all with indiffer-
ence, but when he gets "riled" is
satisfied with nothing short of blood.
Yesterday the Cinnamon were fish
ing on Yesler's wharf as usual, and
the boys were pestering them as
usual, At last the patience OF two
of the Cinnamon became exhausted,
and they started after the boys. The
boys squared off and met the attack
in true hoodlum style, when China
man drew o knife and was about
plunging it into one of the boys.
At this instant man caught his
arm from behind, and as the China
man struck the knife flew from his
hand into the bay. Two of the boys
then beat the two Cinnamon until
their faces were covered with blood.
This was too much for the dozen or
more Celestials who were watching
and each seized o club and all start
ed after the boys. Atthis juncture o
number of sailors and others inter-
fered and took away the clubs.
Thus disarmed the Cinnamon prov
ed unequal to the task of subduing
the boys, and the combatants dis
persed.
The weather, which up to the present
time has been unexceptionably mild and
spring-like, has its counterpart. it
would seem from the following, in the
more frigid regions of the north:
This remarkable weather knocks the
Old Settlers Association on their beam
ends. They never saw anything like
it-not even in 1849-and nothing SO
grieves the old settler as to be compells
ed to admit that he can't find parallel
in ancient times for modern meteoro-
logical or any other phenomena. Here
is the 22d day of December. with the
mercury dancing on its silver heels to
the music of so degrees above zero; the
Mississippi river laughingly bursting
its crystal bonds. and giving us open
water from St. Paul to the lake; the
steamer Aunt Betsey. with its barges.
grounded on bar three weeks ago. fir
ing up and bringing herself and convoy
in safety 10 the st. Paul levee; ten
boats of the St. Paul boat club, each
occupied with scullers or crews of oars>
men, sporting upon the placid bosom of
the ancestor of meandering streams
all this, and more too, is the result OF
the remarkable weather which now pre-
walls in Minnesota. Yesterday even
surpassed any day of the last two weeks
for its mildness. bright sun aiding
materially in drying up the mud. which
has followed the rapid thaw. the frozen
soil underneath preventing the absorp>
ton of the moisture by the earth. The
movement and disappearance of the ice
night before last reopens navigation
from St. Paul to Lake Pepin, and this
fact is worthy of being placed on record
for the benefit of all coming investigat-
| ors of climatic facts and theories in
Minnesota.-St Paul Mnn.) Pioneer
Press.
PERsoNA1.--John II. SWEET, Esq,
Auditor OF Snohomish county, is at
present in the city, stopping at the
New England. Mr.. Swett, who has
not visited Seattle for two years past
expresses his astonishment at its in
crease of business houses and the
evidences of thrift which meet him
on every hand. He says the Sno-
homish valley is settling up slowly
but permanently, and that times at
the county seat are improving.
Many fine residences have been add
ed in the past year, and the Athen-
aeum building is so far finished as
to be used for dancing purposes,
town meetings, etc.
ARREsTED.-John Mcintyre, who
beat John Carey yesterday in the
rear of the City Drug Store. was
arrested and brought before Justice
Scott last evening. His fine was $13
and costs, portion of which was
paid and the remainder secured. A
warrant was then sworn out for the
arrest of Carey, it appealing that he
began the fight in saloon. He was
arrested this morning by Constable
Lyts, and.taken before Justice Scott.
His fine was SIS and costs, and for
the want Of that amount he now
stops in jail.
NEW BUss. s.--The finest buss in the
city is the Concord buss now run BY
the proprietors Of the Occidental
Hotel for the convenience of their
patrons which has been added at
great expense. It will also be sent
to any part of the city on orders
left at the hotel. Its initial trip was
to the steamer City of Panama yes
terday. It is verv attractive as we'll