, 1878-03-02

GooO R1DDAxcR.-For some time
past Seattle has been infested by .
score Of worthless vagabonds,. who
we're prowling about at all hours of
the day and night, seeking some
green countryman or sailor whom
they might swinale. and as cap
pers or ropers>in. for disreputable
dens of infamy-a veritable pack of
human iackals, too lazy to work and
only smart enough to practice the
very lowest and meanest species of
swindling. The presence of this
crowd was beginning to get little
monotoneus to Marshal Thorndyke,
and he determined to drive them
from the city. He accordingly no.
tilted a number of them this morn
ing to leave town on penalty Of ar
rest under the vagrant act, also tax
ing good care they did go by accom-
panying them to the steamer Zephyr,
and bundling them aboard. They
were as mean q looking set of scoun-
drels as ever scuttled ship or cut
q throat, and can easily be spared
from the city. But there are yet a
number Of the same kind left vile
wretches who live with filthy squaws
in the slums and alleys of Washing
ton street. It is not probable the
emigrants who left this morning
will remain in the Capital, but will
strike out for Portland and the
Walla Walla country, where they
can obtain better pasture and more
gentle treatment.
MAIL CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The
postofice department at Washington
has made the following awards Of
contracts for carrying the mail in
this Territory during the term OF
four years. commencing the first day
of next July. The contracts must
be executed and fled in the depart
ment on or before the first of June,
and all certified checks received
with bids, whether successful or un-
successful. will be held by the de-
partment until the performance OF
the contract shall have been com
menced: "To Jacob T. Miller,
Walla Walla to Fort Colville. SILL
$50; Colfax to Lewiston, S416. To
L. McMorris, Waitsburg to Lewis
ton, $4, $50. To D. T. Parker. Sko-
komish to Port Gamble, 81, ,l3O:
Seattle to Snoqualmie, $50, and
four other small routes. To j. R..
Miner. Wallula to Pleasant Grove,
ST. $50. To John Harley. Walla
Walla to Pendleton, $2.1 To l..
o. Loomis, Olympia to Astoria, So,
900.
SOLD OUT.-It ia stated by
persons who ought to know that
the o. S. N. Co. have at last Sc
cured control of the railroad
running from Wallula to Walla
Walla, having recently purchas
ed the same from DR.. Baker. If
this report is true-and 1t GER
tainly seems quite plausible
there can be no mistaking the
intentions of the monopoly con-
trolling the o. S. N. Co. and N.
P. r. r. So long as they can
control the Columbia river and
tho railroad running to Walla
Walla, they will never build
across the Cascades to Puget
Sound.
BURGLARIzED.-This morning al
five o'clock Mr.. Dwyer raped at the
door Of the residence of A. W. Nal,
son and informed him that tho door
of his market was standing open.
Mr.. Malson at once hurried to the
market and found the door standing
open, the bolt chain being broken
and the bolt sprung back. Nothing
was missed but seven cans of peach.
es, though other articles may have
been taken. Mr.. Malson says his
allowance for extra police will be
stopped, as he canuot see how 8
man, attending to his duty. could
miss seeing the burglars at work.
LEcTURE.-The lecture in Yesler's
Hall Wednesday evening before the
Young Mems Christian Association
BY Rev. John Reid, of Victoria. will
doubtless be one of unusual inter
est. The subject is ''Dr. Mofit, the
African Missionary" 1t will be re-
membered that DR.. M0ffit was the
first missionary to Africa, who awoke
an interest in the social condition
and geography of the interior OF
Africa. He was followed by DIR.
Livingston, who in turn was sue
ceeded by Stanley. who is now re-
turning from that country.
KELLY & CoLE's DRYER. DIR. N.
w, Lane, of this city, has received
the general agency for the Kelly &
Coles new patent fruit dryer. and
will in the course of q few days,
place one of the machines on exhi.
bition on Occidental square, that all
may have an opportunity of seeing
its workings. The points of superb
ority of this dryer over others are its
cheapness. and safety.