, 1878-06-29

CoNvIcrED.-It will be recollected
that a man named Sewer Lewis was
arrested here last winter, charged
with the crime of murder in Coos
county, Oregon. He was delivered
to the authorities of that State upon
a requisition from the Governor.
and has since been trial. convicted.
and sentenced to t,e hung on the 9th
day of August, at Empire City.
Lewis killed his half brother about
a year and half ago while he was
plowing in the field. shooting him
three times, and once after he was
down. After the killing he fled the
State and came over to the Sound,
where he remained during that time.
working in logging camps and else
where. In an unlucky hour he vis-
tied this city and was Immediately
recognized by party who had
known him in Oregon. When ar
rested he stoutly denied that his
name was Lewis. but upon examine
ton he was fully Unidentified by two
witnesses. upon whose testimony he
was sent back to Oregon. The casa
was so aggravated that his lawyers
had no hopes of his acquittal, but
made strong effort to have the de-
gree reduced so ~ to result in i'm.
prisonment instead Of hanging.
A MIsrAKE.-An item going
the the rounds Of tho papers,
originating in the Tribune, Of
this city, to the effect that tho
old bark John Jay is the vessel
that brought over the Marquis
Lafayette, on his farewell visit
to this country, is, we are in
formed, mistake. The vessel
which did bring him out was
the old brig Cadmus. This lat
ter vessel came round the Horn
in the spring Of 80, and was sold
and broken up at San Francisco
in "a. The relic hunters were
down to her in full force and
carried off pieces of her timbers
to make up into canes. Many
Of these canes are now owned
BY parties in San Francisco.
ARRIVED. steamship Dakota
arrived here this morning at II
o'clock from San Francisco. The.
following is list of her
coHsIeNEEs:
Crawford & Harrington, Boyd Pom
Gin & Young. Chilberg Bros, DEP,
D E G. E L NJ & Co, Flynn i An
derson, F W Wald, F W Barker, G
o H. H E Levy, J W H, J Keenan,.
J A McPhee. J Collins, ] Sullivan,
J Levy, J Beer. J Wenzler, L L A.
Eevy Bros, L Reinig, l. S r, M A
Kelley, Mrs DIR Hewes, NJ L C, NJ r
Maddocks. w D, P G.. P W. r w C.
Schwabacher Bros & Co. S P r. s.
Baxter & Co, T Lyle. T P Freeman,
T q Wilson, Toklas & Singerman,
TYC. Wa Chong, Waddell& Miles,
W H Sdoudy, w NJ, F w Wusthoff.
W A Jennings. Ward Bros, W 81
Humphrey W W, WP, Wells Fargo
& Co.
SOUND MAIL SERvICE.-The
government steamer Sir James
Douglass, carrying H. NJ. mails,
will ply between Victoria and
Port Townsend, on and after the
1st of July. She will leave Vic
torla for Port Townsend on
Mondays and Thursdays, re.
turning on the same days.
RuNAwAY.-A runaway mule,
attached to saw-dust cart,
created some little excitement
this morning by charging in a
frantic manner down Mill street,
and wound up by turning into
its place under the saw-dust
shute and-stopping short.
DoUBTFUL.-There seems to
be some doubt whether the city
rife team will be able to leave
here on the Sd prox. for Olympia
as they have already accepted
the challenge of the New Vest
minister team to shoot at that
city on Dominion Day.-Colonist.
LARGE MEN.-Speakin8 Of large
men, We can safely assert that We
have a man in this city who will out.
weigh and out. girth any man west
of the Missouri river. Mr.. Welch,
the tailor, informed us last evening
that he had just made him q pair OF
pants which measured Ga inches
around the waist, and only "a inches
in the leg. He is said to weigh $50
pounds. Like all large mon he il
jolly good fellow, and can keep q
hotel,
1. A. NAVARRO, a young bar
rlster lately in the Office of Nc
Naught l. Leary, of this city,