, 1878-01-19
TOWN AND COUNT Rv.

TOWN AND COUNT RY.
From the Daily Of Saturday.
DARING.--Some months ago ar
old seaman and his son bull. o slooI
Of twelve tons register in this city
and engaged in the Sound carrying
trade. After afew voyages the little
vessel, the Quickstep, was laid up,
not being of sufficient capacity fo1
carrying miscellaneous freights.
She has since been offered for sale.
The proprietors have now decided
in case she is not sold soon, to load
her with a cargo for the Sandwich
Islands, and sell her there. It is
thought she will sell at the Sand
wich Islands for enough to pay for
the vessel and the expense of the trip
and the cargo will also be means
of profit. The adventure is daring
one, but the Quickstep is very
staunch and we'll built. and appears
to be as capable of Drawing the dan
gers of the deep as larger vessels
She is q fast sailer, and with fair
wind is able to hold her own with
almost any of the Sound steamers.
A couple of sea captains intend to
go as passengers if the voyage is
made. The trip will be novel one
and full of adventures, but there is
no doubt as to the ability of the lit
tie craft. being able to ride the
stormy waves. At present the
Quickstep is lying at the wharf near
Foster & Kings boiler shop.
Nor RoBBED.--One evening dur
ing the present week man who was
stopping at one of the hotels in this
city handed his gold watch and q
number of twenties to the hotel
clerk for safe keeping, and then went
out with the intention of doing the
city by gas light. During the
night he imbibed freely, aid became
so much intoxicated as to be only
half conscious of passing events.
While in this condition some person
went through him." relieving
him of what remained in
his pockets. In the morning he felt
for his watch and money. and find
ing his watch gone and his pockets
as empty as contribution box, and
at the saEe time recalling in an in
distinct sort of way the efforts of
some one to rob him, he supposed of
course that all was gone. In this
dilemma he repaired to the hotel and
told his troubles to the clerk, and
then asked advise as to what officer
he should employ to recover the
stolen property. The clerk listened
to his story very attentively. and
exclaimed. You - fool, you
left your watch and money with
mel"
The ELECTION. Considerable in
terest was manifested in the election
to-day for Justice of the Peace, and
the friends of the respective candi-
dates worked industriously to secure
the election of their favorites. The
polls were held in the Maddox
building, on Front street. There
were five candidates in the field. to
wit: A. M. Snyder, Fl. E. Hatha-
way, d. S. Smith, N. s. Bartletta and
G. L. Hatch. The two former were
evidently the favorites in the race,
although the friends of the other
candidates worked hard for them.
An unusually large vote was polled,
but as the count had not been COM
pleted at the hour of going to press,
we are unable to give the returns.
At o'clock Snyder was ahead, he
having 100 to Hathaway's 45. The
tide may turn in favor of Hathaway
however, before the count is finish
ed. but at present writing the indi-
cations are decidedly in favor Of the
former gentleman. 406 votes were
polled.
LATER--The count was finished at
4:3O. Followingis the result: Sny-
der, 1877; Bartlett, "a: Hathaway,
81; Smith, SO; Hatch. AZ. Mr..
Snyder was consequently declared
elected. having received majority
over Bartlett of So votes.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS = The public
schools of Seattle open next Monday
morning. The new school law pro-
vides that no child under five years
of age shall be admitted in any of
the public schools, and that all under
six may be excluded. Owing to the
crowded condition of the schools
the directors have decided not to
admit those under six for the present
term. The teache.s appointed are:
South school. D. B. Ward; Sixth
street school, Mrs. Pierce and Miss
Yocum; Central, Z. S. Ingrahsm
and Miss Bean; North, Misses
McCarty and Smith; Bell Town, ].
II. Frink.
The P. C. s. S. Co, s splendid side
wheel steamship Ancon will leave
Portland for San Francisco on We'd
nesday January the 18th, at S o'clock
M. Fare from Seattle, cabin 1850.
Steerage. $8.
The BIG NUGGET. - Mr.. John
Grant has purchased the 81 500 mug
get which was discovered by Mr..
Freeman. of Seattle, on McDame
Creek, Cassiar, and has sent it to