, 1881-02-18
NEWS ITEMS.

REV. III. j. Becker, of Oregon, is deliV-
ering temperance Lectures OH lie Sound.
The Olympia STANDARD" man already
-'hailS' gentle Spring. Nothing like be-
ing in time,
The steamer California. from Port
Townsend, arrived at San Francisco on
the Sth inst.
Nix. w. N. Horton. OF Olympia. i
again in charge of The water-pipe factory
vt Tumwater
PROF. Kndger, of the Pacific coast sur
vey. has made Il report in favor of Trini-
dad for the larbor of refuge.
THE hands in the Office of the Daily
Post" OF Seattle. went on a strike
for higher wages few days ago.
The ninth annual convention OF the
Oregon State Woman Suffrage asSoca-
tion met in Portland Oh Tuesday of last
week.
ONE of our walla Walla exchanges
notes the withdrawal of y. L. II. K. lands
/ ''''.' IL IIIl lllc
viii be raised.
DIR. J. c. Howthorne. for 4 time in
charge of the state insane asylum of Ore
gon, died in East Portland, OIL the 10th.
from paralysis.
THE firm OF Woodruff & Van Epps. OF
Olympia. has been dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr.. Van Epps will settle the
business of the firm.
WE have just received from Mr.. BrcntS
Il copy of reports of the conSnls of the L.
s.. on commerce. man fractures. &c. il
Is quite Interesting.
or oi the ashes of the defunct ..Bule-
tin. 0f Portland. is 10 be raised another
evening daily, by Mr.. Atkinson, 10 b.
called the Chronicle"
TnE steamer Victoria will make two
runs up the Sound on tli. cheat so
Capt. ribha!S informs us. and will leave
here on the 20.h tor Frisco.
TIE kalloch murder case in San Fran
cisco still ''drags its weary length along"
The trouble seems To be 10 get :. jary law
fully qualified To try the prisoner.
MIR. ID. e. Ireland. editor of the, s.Asto-
riai'. is away again on tour to the
Eastern States. Probably going 10 set
the Inauguration of President Garfield.
MIR. ID. ii. Stearns formerly publisher
nf the Portland Bee" is now publishing
the Northwestern FarnIer AMI Dairy
man," n sixteen. page monthly. ut Port
land.
TIE DAxoTA.-We are requested by
Capt. TihbalS. Of the +. C. :. ). Co.. To
say that the Dakota will resume her Gu-
ties on thn roure soon. She viii leave
Frisco fer the Sound on March Ist.
WOOD went mp TO SIG per cord IN
Walla Walla. during the recent cold
"spell." Think Of this. Puget Sound
farmers. aud rejoice that you have plenty
and tn spare right in front of your doors,
THE college Journal" published al
the Willamette University in Salem. Ore
gnn. comes tc hand reSnaily. II is edit
ed with display OF good taste and con
siderable. ability. Issued monthly at 81
per annum.
THE "Pacific Censor" Of Vancouver.
w. r.. little paper to which we have
referred heretofore. is starting in TO make
an active campaign Tor the Temperance
cause. and also To bnid up an opposition
Journal to the '.Independcnt.'
REV. James Agnew. formerly pastor OF
the Presbyterian Cnnrch OF this place.
has dissolved his connection with The
Presbyterian sect. and announces himself
rs an independent Presbyterian" He
is located ut Centerville, Lewis county, w.
T..
The Ledger" says: Vigorous efforts
have lately been under way lacking to The
organization, in San Francisco. OF a slip
building company. with II view of estah-
fishing on extensive yard AMI works OH
Puget Sound. A ship builder. from that
city. has been examining the varions To-
ealities ON Puget Sound Tor suitable loca-
tion.
THE probate court OF Pierce county has
arrived at n decision In the contested rlcc-
tion for auditor OF that county. in which
it declares in favor of Maj. E. A. Alden.
contestant. aid against w. b. Kelly who
hollis . certificate of election and entered
last month upon the discharge Of the du-
ties oi the position. IL is said TO be worth
about 5000 per annum
JUDGE Greene has decided. in the case
of Capt. Geo. d. Hill. that the probate
court has no Jurisdiction in such cases.
and granted the motion to dismiss the
cause. He decides that the probate court
has jurisdiction only over wills, settle
ment of estates. care of orphans. insane
persons. and such matters; that If allowed
jurisdiction in election cases. it wouli on
crate against the common law of the dis
trict court. anil wonld work an absolute
transfer OF original jurisdiction from the
district to the probate court