, 1878-11-09

BEAUTIFUL moonlight nights, splendid 70,
boating parties, if We only had the water.
RATHER quiet in town to-day, and the
reporter seeketh in vain for passing EVENT..
The new fence around Trinity church on
Third street, when Pc inted, viii add much to
The grounds.
HE boys Of school district No. l have a fine
base bali ground, and during recess some of
them handle the bat In masterly stvie.
FoG--Heavy fog this norailS completery
envelopins the valley, making, trees and shrub
berry drip rs from a fine rain.
EIGHTY passengers are due here on the
train this afternoon. 1t is safe to ,re{:ct
| that there will be from three 30 four doctors
and as many lawyers amongst them.
The people around Weston are iubilant
once more over the water question. The
streams are running again and water is
plentiful.
THERE arrived yesterday afternoon . very
large neil from the south. that kent tbe nos.-
master and his associates hard at work IS
sorting and distributing for nearly two Logrs,
The passenger train from Walia is again
behind time to-day with the through paSsen-
gers We presume the cause Of delay arises
from fos, rs heavy bank has been lowering
oyer the vicinity of the river all day.
LEG BRoKEN.-A private soldier by the
name q Horn, of comIaay NJ. while on drill
yesterday, was thrown from his horse and had
his leg broken IN two places. He was taken
to the hospital and received treatment.
Business at the land Office has been pretty
brisk of late, keeping Mr. Morrison busy
throughout the day, giving the information
lands
LAST eTenin5 our reporter dropped into
,empest's saloon on Main street and found
That prince Of hosts at LIS post and full of
good hrmor. II you wish to find an acquain-
tance and don't know where he is, Just drop
INTO IempestS, and if he's nah worth look
In; Tor, yoar sure to find him there.
'T beats al what good business the Palace
photograph gallery, below the Slime house,
co!ltlnHe to do. The proprietor has concluded
10 remain short time longer. SO that every
n,ie tiiat wants Llay have an opportunity to get
the cheapest and finest pictures ever male in
tins country.
t..&yoCATIoN. Yesterday the twenty-sixth
annual conyocation of the Protestant Episco-
pal church of this jurisdiction met in Trinity
church. Portland. Rev " NcCulSkey of this
cIt, lett by the afternoon train last Sunday.
for the purpose OF attending. His return
may be booked 10. next Sunday afternoon.
SoLaiERs' ScEIr.-We have been shown a
private letter to Judge Thompson, of this
city, rising lawyer who is becoming rapidly
known b. fai.e, from t.e commissioner If the
general land office, who states that the soldiers
additional homestead scrip, cf which Miles
Moore is agent. is genuine. ard that d. H.
Talbot Is an attorney in coed repute.
Rt-olGNEn THE JuiaEsHIP-Judge Shat
tuck, Of Portland. has resigned his position Of
Judge Of the Fourth Judicial district He
finds The reduction Of judge salaries by the
late legislature ;gs reason for his resignation,
and rrtircS from the bench with the best wishes
Of all who knew him. a2d to fnd more lucra-
tive and less laborious employment IN the
practice oi a !awyer.
How MuRaL SOMEBODY is GErTING--We
notice a paragraph Ia one Of our weeklies
where the editor launeats the circumstance that
fell under his notice # three men standing on
:: street corner imbibing Of the ardent Now
my moral friend, how hong ago is it since you
were doirg the hnnors behind 4 stained coun-
Ter aal tipping over the bottle with smile to
such men: Verify time charges things in some
iconle.
WALLA Strangers coming into
our midst of,en make the remark that for
Its size and population Wa!la Walla is one
of the most orderly Of The larger towns on
the Pacific coast. it certainly does strike
one most f0rcihly, that for the amount OF
Gambling and the number Of saloons Ii con-
tains, there slould be 50 few petty brawls.
shooting scIapcs and drunkenness as We
have. taking tac whole year around. Take
Seattle, Los Angeles, San Josg or any city
nearly OF its size on the Pacific slope whele
there are fewer temptations 10 vice. Com
pare their police reports of arrests, besides
murders. suicides and the Ike, TO our own.
and mark the difference. Our'city laws aIc
enforced Is strictly as the laws of our sister
cities ate Ana still it is a rare OCCURRENCE
that We are called upon 70 chronicle mur
der, burglary or 9qr.oting; even a common
drunk" IS uncommon in our courts Why
is this? The only rational reply that we
can make is that the larger part of our
popul-jiqn are law abiding, industrious citi-
zens, who if led, in an absent moment, into
vice, have sense enough to see their folly and
quiely withdraw before reaching the vortex.
Acain tins city is not so accessible to tie
loaiing vaglbond and desperate part OF the
community of this coast the chances Of
eucss and escape are to limited. An Of
feuder could haltly effect safe escape,
unless he be well mounted and willing TO
encounter the hariShips of crossing the
mountains