, 1878-03-16
A RAILROAD meeting of the clti

"A hAlbhohD hiSCtiuS VI tllo VII
zens of Yakima City Was held last
week, at which they expressed their
unqualified faith in the promises of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, and
condemned the S. and w. W. Rail
road enterprise. The meeting was
engineered by Cook, Of the Tacoma
Herald. the lliotic lick-spittle Of the
n. p. Z. r., who was ably assisted
by a shyster lawyer named Hamil-
ton, dubbed Captain" Tho reso-
lutions Of such meeting as this are
worth as much and have the same
effect as the spasmodie declarations
Of country debating society.
ST. PArBICK's DAY--How about
st. Patrick's Day? Do we celebrate
or do we not? We hear of no move
ment among our Hibernian citizens
toward commemorating the occasion
in a fitting manner; nor are the Irish
people OF Portland doing much in
that direction. st. Patrick's Day
falls on Sunday next, but if observed
at all, il will probably be on Mon
day. Certainly something should
be done toward remembering the
birthday of Ireland's most illus
trious saint.
NEW BRIcKTARD.--Messrs. Childs
& Walsworth have commenced ope-
rations on their new brickyard at a
point midway between. Beiltown and
Smiths Cove. where superior
quality of clay has been found. Mr..
Childs is An experienced brick max
er, recently from Milwaukee; Wis
consin. and will doubtless turn out
superior quality of brick. They
expect to have a kiln of 100000
brick burned by the last Of next
month.
A NUMBER of land jumpers have
gone into the country above Dayton,
and very great excitement exists in
relation to disputed titles. The old
settlers, to the number of eighty.
have organized for the purpose of
resisting the jumpers. On the other
hand the squatters have organized,
and both parties being we'll armed
and determined, fight is liable to
occur at any moment.
FINED $5.-A degenerate Caucasian
who cohabits with dusky daughter of
the forest in a shanty "down on tile
sawdust," was arrested and brought be-
fore Justice Snyder this morning on a
charge of assault and battery, and after
paying fine of So was allowed to de-
part. 1t seems his aboriginal consort
came rolling home in the morning in a
condition of hilarious intoxication, and
he fired her out; hence the arrest.
FoUND.-Mr. p. jarvis, the gentle-
man wko lost $40 roll of silver yes
terday, of which mention was made in
the DISPATCH. will be gratifed to learn
that his money has been found by an
honest man. The money was picked
up on the beach road this morning by
j. Symons, who has doubtless returned
it to the owner ere this. So much for
advertising in tho DISPATCH.
THE steamer Dispatch, after con-
siderable delay. succeeded in getting
off without assistance, and came into
port this morning. She did not sus-
tain any serious injury, and will
doubtless be able to resume her reg
ular trips to Semiahmoo and way
ports this evening.
The increase OF the insane in this
territory is becoming alarming.
From Febuary 9th to March Sd
there were five patients received at
the hospital at Steilacoom, being
one for each day. There are now rs
patients in the hospital.
JUDGE S. G. Wingard declines the
nomination on the Republican tick
ct at Walla Walla, to represent the
Territory at large. Judge Guichard
has also Withdrawn from the contest.
JUDGE Lewis thinks if the people
OF Port Townsend can get justice
only twice a year. he will endeavor
to give them as much of that article
as the "court will allow"
A PLEASANT time was had at the
residence of Rev. j. A. Wirth last
evening, on the occasion OF the Bap-
tist sociable.
THE steamer Dakota went up to Ta-
Coma early this morning, after dis
charging freight here.
A full pack of playing cards