, 1878-05-25
From the Daily of wednesday.

BISHOP SCoTT's GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Some days ago workmen COM
Msnced removing the old charred
debris where the Bishop Scott
Grammar School formerly stood.
Excavation followed, and masons
are now engaged in laying the
foundation. The work will be done
BY days labor. Mr.. Therkelsen
having personal charge of the con .
struction. Plans for the new school
building can be seen at the office OF
Messrs, Williams & Krumbien.
The new building will consist of a
basement, first and second story.
and attic. The foundation will be
made of brick and the building OF
wood. Its entire cost will be In the
vicinity of $4,000. The basement
will consist of dining room, store
room, kitchen, hall. pantry. etc.
The second story will consist of q
parlor, chapel, chamber. library,
hall and vestibule, and the third
story of large school room, two
recitation rooms, chambers. bath
room. alcove, hall, balcony. etc.
The work will be crowded forward
to an early completion. Oregomian,
21st.
TIE suspension of operations at
the Bellingham Bay Coal Com
pany's mine, at Sehoms, has involv-
Cd . direct reduction of the assess
ment OF that Company in Whatcom
County to tho amount Of at least
forty thousand dollars, while the
reduction in the valuation OF al
joining property may be safely ssti-
mated ct $35. 600 more. making :
tetal loss to the taxable valuation Of
the county about $4,000. Add TO
this an expenditure in our midst OF
over $1,000 per month in wages.
h.. and the loss to the taxpayers
and general prosperity Of the coun-
ty will be quite seriously realized.
Impartial minds will now. if never
before, readily see the injustice o:
. certain political element in this
county in seeking to inforce oppres-
sive taxation upon the Coal Com
pany. The agent of the Company
frequently cautioned them that
suspension of operations would be
the inevitable result of these meas
ures of hostility, and We now see
the predictions verified. Belli"q-
ham Bay Mail.
IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED. BY the
steamship Idaho which reached her
dock in this city last evening arriv-
ed a large number of immigrants.
As they experienced protracted and
rather rough voyage. their appear
ance was in consequence not I'M
proved. A great majority of them.
we are informed, are destined to
bunch grass counlro. East of the
Mountains. A portion OF them,
however, intend taking the morn
ing's train to various points up the
valley. They express themselves as
more than pleased with the appear
ance and climtte Of the STATE rs far
as they h.vr seen.-Porf|a"d .Stef'teI-
ard.
DAxeEeovs ACCIDENT. A man
employed at Newcastle, named j..
r. Greene, while working in the
mine on Monday, met with danger
Gus accident, which may possibly
prove fatal. He was engaged in
removing one OF the natural pillars
OF coal. when large piece becom-
ing dislodgea from the roof, fell on
him and struck him across the back.
crushing him to the ground and
bruising him badly. Besides the
injuries to the spine he is injured
internally. Drs. Bryant and Bagley
are attending him.
Col. CHARLES II. LARRABEE, the
granger and sage of WILDLY Island
came in from his rural retreat last
evening, on his way to the Consti-
tutional Convention, of which he is
a member. The Colonel was one of
the trainers of the Constitution of
I Wisconsin, adopted thirty years
ago, and if a Constitution is not
presented by the Washington Con-
vention which the people will adopt.
the fault viii not be his.
D1ED.-In this city, this WED
nesday) morning, Mrs. Hannah P.
Andrews, aged 20 years. The fdner-
al will take place from residence.
corner Fourth and Madison streets,
Friday. at IL A. NJ.
The deceased was the mother Of
L. B. Andrews. Esq, of this city, a
lady no less venerable for her cfar-
scter than her years; an old resident
of the town and highly respected
bv all who knew her.
To VICToEIA.-The North Pacific
will leave here at o'clock to-mor-
row morning for Victoria, with the
excursion party that will accompany
the baseball club and the rifle team.
It is expected that a largo number
will 90 over from here to witness
the celebration at Victoria. and q
xnnost enjoyable time is anticipated.