, 1878-06-22
From the Daily Of Wednesday.

From the Daily Of Wednesday.
CoNTITUrIoNAL CONVENTION. -
Pursuant to law and the governors
proclamation, the convention met at
u o'clock NJ, June 11th. at Science
Hall in this city. which had been
prepared for the occasion. Colonel
George called the convention to
order 4. S. Abernethy was then
elected president, J. B. Daniels
secretary and John Bryant sergeant
at arms, temper ily. A committee
on credential was next appointed,
consisting of O. P. Lacy. Geo.
Stewart and C. NJ. Bradshaw, after
which the convention adjourned.
At the second days session the fol-
lowing members responded to their
names as read from the report OF
committee:
Delegates at large-W: \. George,
Edward Eldridge and S. NJ. Gil
more.
Judicial Districts S. NJ. Wait,
8. F. Dennison and Chas. Il. Lara
bee.
Council Districts NJ. Brad
shaw. H. 3. Emery, L. B. Andrews,
D. B. Hannah. Francis Henry, A.
S. Abernethy, Geo. H. Stewart, ..
P. Lacy and J. V. Odel.
Delegate from Northern Idaho
Alonzo Leland.
The convention then proceeded to
elect officers, which resulted as fol-
lows: A. S. Abernethy, president; /;
W. Byron Daniels, secretary; VIM.
S, Clark. assistant secretary; II. D.
Cook, sergeant at arms; John
Bryan first, and John W. Norris
second messenger. The convention
is proceeding with its work.-Walla
Walla Udtchman.
Ex-Gov. D. P. THOMPSON has sent
a proposition to the people OF East
ern Oregon and Washington Terri
tory to build and equipe portages
at the Cascades and Dalles together
with wharfs and warehouses, every
where to be put in order and COM
pleted for boats to connect above
and below, and he also agrees to
secure the right of way for the
roads over these por:ages, and the
people in return are required to
take stock in the roads, portages,
ETC., to the amount of Sloo, 900.
The proposition further guards
against the sale Of the same SO as
to avoid its falling into the hands of
the 0. S. \. Company or any other
monopoly. The intention is that
these portages shall he free and
equal to all boats and all freight
shall be carried over them at equal
rates without an discrimination.
A meeting Of those interested was
held in Wdlila N ala last Saturday
and Mr.. Thompson was sent for IN
order to make more definite some
points in his propositions and a
committee was appointed to confer
with and to proceed as soon as
definite arrangements are made to
solicit subscriptions.
A SAD CAsE.-Last Sunday We
visited the city jail and there we
found a poor mother, with child
by her side, upon a mattress. fast
asleep. The Marshal's wife, left in
charge of the invalid, hai her babe
I'M her arms, while the Marshal was
out hunting up the husband of the
unfortunate woman. We omit the
name. She was not raving, but it
was found best to take care of her.
She declined to enter the cell, but
when she was told that it was the
will of the Lord that she should go
in, she obeyed and laid down and
prayed until gentle slumber came to
her relief. Toward evening her
husband came and took her home.
". ". WatcAman.
BRUTAL AssAULT.-The sailors en-
ployed on the bark John Jay had a
bit of fracas this morning. They
were skylarking together, when one
of them, a large powerfi man, be-
coming enraged at a young fellow
named Chas. Anderson, a much
smaller man, knocked hin down,
kicked her several times in the
abdomen and wound up by pouring
a quantity of boiling hot coffee over
him. DR.. Weed was called off to
attend the injured man and found
him suffering severely from the
kicks, and so badly scalded on the
back that the skin had come off.
No arrests as yet.
The halyards of the flag staff in
Occidental Square have been un-
rove for some time. Tonight a
young man proposes. if $40 will be
paid him, to climb up the flag staff
and reave off new halyards for use
on the coming 4th. It is . very
difficult feat to perform and fully
worth the money.
IT is not likely that there will be
q very extensive attendance from
Victoria at our coming celebration,
as Dominion day, the 1st Of July.