The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-06

ExcURsIoN.-On Mony evening the
steamer Vancouver tookrom this place
nearly hundred persons,ho went to Port
land to attend New Mark Theatre, on the
occasion of John Maguis benefit. The
2lst Infantry band was aag, going to play
in the theatre. The excion reached home
at 2:3O o'clock next morrig.
BATTLE GRoUND.-Dietat his residence,
at Battle Ground, Apr p, of cancer,
Stephen Wilcher, aged Oscars, | months,
p days. Mr.. Wilcher crsed the plains to
this coast in 1865, from isouri, and took
up a homestead at Battle round, where he
had resided ever since. G has left many
friends to mourn his deatElnd he was much
respected by his neighbor G.
HOME AGAIN-The accompanies of the
2lst Infantry under Command OF Captains
Downey and Boyle, who ent to San Fran
cisco to furnish "the bayets of a tyrant'
to ''hireling government by which means
the San Francisco electionvas so dreadfully
overawed that the keaiey ticket was
beaten 1000 votes, returd home Monday
night, being brought up pm the mouth Of
the Willamette by the LliHe. The boys
are glad to get home.
SLOW TINE FROM WALA WALLA.-"A
letter mailed at Walla VIA on the 10Th OF
August, 1877, directed I gentleman in
in this city, arrived las, night, says the
Oregoniaa of April 18th. "The returned
stamp of Portland in ha n dozen States
appears on its back, sh0ing that it has
been on an extended tour, ind has wandered
many thousands of miles bring the past 80
months. Just how far has travelled no
one can tell, but there ca be little doubt
that it has had its three cots worth of ride
in Uncle Sans mail bags.
The aforesaid letter WIS written by Ar
thur Haine, now of thscity, and he wa:
surprised a few days ago treceive the orig
inal letter with an answered. it,
PoRTLAND-V VANCOUVER ROAD. judge
Rice and the county commissioners. Messrs
Wiberg and Holbrook, mi. K an official visi
yesterday to the long bri,l e which has jus
been finished. on the road bading from Port
land to Vancouver. The purpose of th
visit was to inspect the brbge and accept i
on the part OF this countyl On an eXamina
ton of the bridge it was fdnd that the worl
had been done in a very tiprough and salts
factory manner, and the jalge and the com
missioners accepted the ame. The condi
tions on which the bridt was to be con
structed were as follows: 1t was very dc
sirable to have good 70 I'll leading iron
this city to Vancouver, whit would at lcas
be passable all seasons of Me year. To d
this it was found necessarily build a bridg
over 8, ZOO feet long, and alo to do a grea
deal of grading. The proposition was mad
to the county authorities OF Nultnomah ths
il this county would pay for all the lumbC
+ necessary to be used in the budding OF I'll
structure, the needed funds to have til
work done would be raised by private sui
scription. The county court consented
do so with the understanding that the al
thorities would pay for halt the lumber O
the completion OF the bridge, and the r,
mainder after the road had been graded an
improved to a certain extent expressed
the contract As the bridge has been con
pleted and accepted by Judge Rice and ii
commissioners, the first ms allment will
paid. When the necessary grading has bee
done the second installmeat will also
forthcoming The grading, etc, will
done by the soldiers who IRE stationed
the post at Vancouver. In the course OF
few weeks the road will be completed, an
it will then be delightful drive betwee
the two cities. Oregonian, 1prH 30
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