, 1878-05-11
TOWN AND COUNTRY.
From the Daily of wednesday.
A Good Woman Gone.

Yesterday afternoon, when, like
an electric shock, the news passed
through the community that Mrs.
Johns was dead. all hearts were sad
dened as if public calamity had
befallen us. She was not lady Of
pre- eminent distinction or com
manding social position, but inf
nitely better than all that-one who
was universally loved, and now lies
shrouded in the affections of all who
have felt her kindly influence. her
womanly sympathies in any of the
relations of life. But a few days
since she was speaking in hel usual
cheerful manner OF the remarkable
fact that she had never suffered q
days sickness through life verging
upon the usual period allotted as
the limit, and expressed the hope
that she should not live to become IL
burden to her friends. That wish
was answered much sooner, and in
a manner, which no one could then
anticipate. Six hours before her
death she was apparently in her
usual good health and cheerful.
hopeful spirits. She had just put
on her bonnet for walk, when she
was seized with flaming lit which
was followed by paralysis and cul-
minated in death at 3 o'clock P. NJ.
on the 7th of May. 1878.
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was Lizzie r. Wise-cf the same
family of Gov. Wise, of Virginia
was born III Ohio in 1915, ana came
to this coast in 1865. In the sum
mer. of 1870 then a widow-she
settled in Seattle with her widowed
daughter Mrs Bell, two unmarried
daughters-now Mrs ". II. PUN
phrey Of this city and Mrs. Isaac
Cathcart Of Snohomish- and two
grand daughters. Misses Lizzie and
Lille Bell, all of whom have been
general favorites ia the social circles
of this city. No woman in this com
munity was held in greater reyer-
ence and esteem During lie
chequered by many vicisitudeS she
had ever maintained the same cheer
full. hopeful spirit. with firm re-
lance upon Providence and an IN
repining submission to the Will Of
our Heavenly Father.
The funeral will take place at the
Baptist Chnrch to morrow (fhurs-
day. at II o'clock \. NJ.
THE INDIAN SCARE. "A few days
ago an extract from a letter WAS
published II t,c@o cr1rmrs which
gave an account OF threatened In
dian troubles beyond Mount Idaho.
Ii will be remembered that a small
, squad Of soldiers was sent out to in
sestigate the matter, ana to ascer
tain if there WAS any foundation in
the reports which reached Lewiston.
James Reuben, the Interpreter. ac-
companied the detachment. Wofd
reached this city last evening that
Reuben had returned to Lewiston
and given the following account Of
the reported Indian disturbance:
1t seems that "A party of lldiaDs--
some ten or dozen were out hunt
ing game and came across two white
men. Before approaching within
hailing distance the Indians began
to make signs and signals to them.
At the same time some Of the In
dians began firing at the game that
was in the timber between the par
ties. The white men thought from
the signals that the Indians meant
mischief, and that they were firing
at them and not the game. Without
waiting for an explanation the men
fled and spread the report that the
Indians had fired at them. Reuben
states that there is no truth what
ever in the rumor-that the Indians
are perfectly peaceable. The people
in that whole region OF country are
very nervous over such reports, and
they are likely to become alarmed
when no real danger exists.-Ore
gonian.
F1RE.-Last evening. about nine
o'clock, flames were seen issuing
from the old Mad House building.
The alarm was promptly sounded
and large concourse of citizens
Immediately assembled in the neigh
borhood. The flames had gained
such headway there was no prospect
of stopping them and all energies
were devoted to preventing the fire
extending to the gas works. A buck
ct brigade was formed, and by the
indefatigable efforts of Mr.. John M.
Blanchard. the superintendent, and
Mr.. John Leary, the buildings were
deluged with water. extinguishing
the stray sparks that had already
alighted upon the roof. On the ar
-rival of the fire engine, it being toe
late to save the mad house build
ing, the stream was brought to bear
on the gas works and the flames pre-
vented from extending any further,
The fire was undoubtedly the work
of incendiaries, as there was no one
living in the building at the time,
and the fire broke out in the second
story. The buildings destroyed
were the property of Mrs. Renton,
of Blakely.