, 1878-03-30

Road AGENT.-Within the past
week q number ef persons have
been stopped at different hours OF
the night by 40 armed foot-pad who
secrets himself in the brush just be-
yond Belltown. On Saturday even
ing last youth who had been max
ing a call on his lady love in that
vicinity, was stopped by this high
wayman and with pistol at his
head the youth was ordered to
''stand and deliver" As the VIC
tim was not possessed of any
wealth at the time, he was allowed
to depart in peace, which the young
man did with the utmost agility.
The highwayman is described as a
large, heavy-set man, with a full
beard. He is probably one of the
gang of vagraats who have infested
the city for some time past, and is
evidently green in the business, or
he would never have selected such
comparatively unfrequented por-
ton of the city as this in which to
ply his vocation. The police are on
his track, and will doubtless soon
capture this cultus prototype of Dick
Turpin.
WREcKED.--The schooner Generel
Miller, Capt. May, belonging to the
Alaska Commercial Company, sailed
from San Francisco February 10th
for Alaska. having as passenger
Colonel Woods, U. S. Collector of
customs for the Territory of Alaska; !;
a day or two ago the schooner was
discovered bottom up few miles
up the coast and is now being towed
into port; all on board undoubtedly
lost. The vessel and cargo was
valued at about $4,000.
TRLEGRAPEIC. - We learn from
the Star that the Snohomish Tele-
graph company have put their line
in co.nplste running order between
that place and Point Elliott tele-
graph office, ard have removed the
Snohomish Office from the store of
E. G. Ferguson. up town to that
of Packard & Jackson; Henry
f. Jackson becoming operator, in
place of J. d. Morgan, who volun-
tarily resigns the position.
ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon.
while the locomotive George G..
Bode was drawing train of loaded
coal cars in from Newcastle, the
engine jumped the track on the
third trestle and fell distance of
thirteen feet, carrying three cars
with it. By miracle the engineer
and fireman managed to escape un-
injured. The locomotive Alki went
out after the remainder of the cars.
A SKoHoMIsH potato bug crawled
out of his hole on a recent fine
morning and mounted a fence pos
to sun himself. Piously and PEN
sively he sat there, and as he com
placently watched the farmed at his
potato planting, he ever and anon
caroled thus, as if in mockery:
"What shall the harvest be?"
ADMIRAL DEHoRsKY's report as
to the best terminus for the Canada
overland railway is published by the
Victoria C0lonist. It condemns
Burrard's Inlet and Skeena river as
harbors, and strongly favers the
adoption of the Butte Inlet route.
with Esquimalt as the terminus.
MARRIED. the residence of the
brides parents, March 25th. by
Rev. John F. Damon, Mr.. s. c..
Harris was united in marriage to
Miss De V. Crosson. The young
couple are well and favorably known
in this city. where they have resid-
ed for some time.
The three latest appointments to
free scholarships in tho University
are Eli, William and Jennie Rob-
inson, of Chimacum Valley. JEFF
ferson county. The appointing of
three children from one family is q
somewhat unusual thing.
The new game of agelonia will be
introduced at the Baptist sociable to
be held at the residence of Mrs.
David Webster. on Marion street to-
morrow evening, to which the pub
! lie is invited.
A LETTER from J. P. Goodhue,
agent, informs us that the steamship
California, for Fort Wrangel, Sit
ka and way ports, will leave Port
land April 1st, and Port Townsend
on or about April 5th.
THE city election takes place at
Olympia on All FOOLS Day. Prob
ably this accounts for the unusual
number of candidates in the field,
only five being entered thus far.
The mail, heretofore carried by
the steamship California, from Port
land to Sitka, will hereafter be taken
overland from that city to Port
Townsend, and be there taken by the
| California To Sitka.