, 1878-02-16
The temperance people of this

1dE Temperatures peopio VI I'LL
county have issued q call for meet
ing in Y. M. C. A. Hall in this cit,
on Monday of next. week, for th'
purpose OF nominating delegates t.
the constitutional convention, an(
nominating delegates for the count.
elections this year.
RESIGNED LIN view of the doubt
full legality of the appointment o
aIr. J. F. Dwelley, Justice of thu
Peace for La Conner precinct, tina
gentleman has resigned. and an elec
ton will be Immediately ordered by
the County Auditor.
A MAN named William Hampton
was drowned in thu Nootsack river
recently. He was single man about
55 years OF age, and was native oi
East Hamburg. Erie county, New
York.
DEsTIrUTIcN. An old lady resid
ing near the county building is said
to be in destitute circumstances
She has a young child at present
quite sick. This lady has been liv-
ing on the charity of neighbors fol
some time.
rHE annexation of Northern idaho
counties would be of immense ad-
vantage to this Territory, as they
have already about six millions OF
taxable property and nearly eight
thousand residents.
The contract for furnishing the
county poor with medical attendance
for the ensuing year was to-day
awarded to DR.. John Baker by the
commissioners, for the sum of $500.
For LoNDoN.-The Hudson Bay
Co.'S bark Briefly Hill, Capt. Baird
left Victoria last Saturday for Eng
land. The steamer Alexander tow
ed her out to Cape Flattery.
ARRIvED.-The steamship City of
Panama arrived at noon to-day. Her
list of passengers has already been
published in these columns.
The steamer Phantom leaves for
Ports Ludlow, Gamble and Town
send, Friday morning at eight
o'clock.
JOHN CAIN, an old gentleman from
Semiahmoo who has just been to
Olympia to make final proof on his
land, is in this city visiting friends.
THE Whitman land office at Col
fax, will be opened for business on
the 11th inst.
MONSTER. steer weighing !, 1853
pounds dressed weight, was butch
cred by Phelps :, Wadleigh to>day.
A PAPER to be called the Times
will be issued at Waitsburgin March.
From the Daily of Thursday.
THE OVERDUE VESSELS. The tel
egraph informs us that news is just
beginning to reach San Francisco
concerning the overdue coasting
fleet, regarding which much anxiety
has been felt, both at that port and
on the Sound. All the arrivals re-
port the storm on the northern coast
as very severe and protracted, the
wind being mostly in the teeth, as
it were, OF vessels bound down
from the Sound. A schooner arrived
there on the 11th inst. seventeen
days from Port Gamble, and report
ed meeting schooner Enterprise on
the Goth off Shoalwater Bay; on Feb.
Sd spoke bark Roswell Sprague, in
latitude 44::25 north, longitude 1875;
OF Feb. 5th saw schooner Rebecca,
in 1850 north, 126 west; Feb. 9th
and 9th was in sight of schooner
Emma Utter, with fore and mair
sails gone, in 1900 north. 125 west.
The ship Sycamore, 33 days from
Port Gamble, has arrived. She re-
ports having spoken the schooner
John and Samuel, 35 days out from
San Francisco for Albion river, on
the Sth inst, 200 miles west of Point
Arenas; supplied her with provis-
ions. On the 18th ult. the Saga
more sighted the bark J. B. Bell,
with sails blown away. The schoon-
er Abraham Lincoln has returned to
San Francisco, which port she left
for Cuffey's Cove, but owing to the
heavy weather was unable to make
the landing; she was off Humboldt
twice. Strong gales carried away
her jib and foresail and broke the
tiller. The barkentine Modoc has
also arrived there. She reports
seeingJan. 31st, in 1876 north, 125:
SO west, the schooner Pacific, run
ming between San Francisco and
Eureka, dismasted and abandoned.
Feb. 9th, 1927 north, 1856 west,
spoke the schooner Courser. which
had lost fore and main sails. but was
otherwise all right, supplied her
with sails. On the 11th inst. the
bark Oregon was lying off the Heads
to the southwest, with ensign down
and spars gone. A tug was sent to
her assistance.
FAREwELL.-Chaplain Stubbs will
hold his farewell service in the M. E.
church tomorrow night. Those whe