, 1882-03-11
LOCAL yonNos.

John NJ. Silcott, Of Lewiston. il In town
ne looks ~ honest, healthy and hearty q,
ever.
Mrs. Philbrook died at the residence of j. S
Pearson aud not Dan Lyons, PalOuse Ferry a,
reported.
D. z Osborn, the photographer, formerly o!
TINS city now has photograph gallery a,
Spokane Pals.
Punched coin are only bullion, and filing
the holes, even with the same metal, doesn',
mend the matter.
The Fannir Z. Paddock Memorial Hospital
At New Tacoma will BE- opened to the public
on the 18th Of April
The o. Il. 4 n. Co. expect to have regular
Trans running between the Cascades and The
Dalles by the frst Of April
Gangs Of young hoodIums parade the street
nightly smoking cigarettes and making night
hideous with their sereeches and whistlins.
Emil Ssnderson received shipment Of sil
yer salmon Wednesday, the tirst of the sea-
son. They went of like snow before chinook
wind.
The friends Of Frank Porter, the young man
recently arrested at Dayton for murder com.
mitted years ago in Colorado, are raising funds
for his defence.
The persistency with which people out west
eat raw ham is only equalied by the invaria
bleness with which they die of srichinosis,
after doing 50.
"A new female intoricant has appeared in the
East in the form Of rock and rye candy, and
confectioners who sell it arc requested to take
out liquor license.
March has so far been neither lamblike nor
lion-like, and the old saying concerning its
eomingin and going out VIII probably not be
meteOrolozically eIemplifej
While We see improvements going on at all
sides Of Us, the west side Of Catherine street
is still allowed to remain the some slough of
despond it has been fJr the past ten year..
Two beautiful specimen Of the California
quail are to be seen at the store of James
West. True. the things are stuffed. but the
art Of the taridermlst has made them az natu-
raj as life.
Two beautiful Berkshire pigs attracted con-
siderable attention in front of the express office
during the day. They came by express all the
way from Whitaker, Oregon. and are destined
to Centervile.
A socisble will be given at the residence Of
Nr. Patterson. on Birch street. tomorrow
evening By the ladies of the Presbyterian
church. Members and friends of the church
are invited to attend.
Dropping into onr friend Sells boo. store
yesterday We founi the carpenters hard at
wor' utting up tirst-class fixtures and arrang
ing everything in metropolitan style. Sell
evidently believes in going ahead
The circulation Of the DAILY STATESMAN is
increasing with every day and more especially
has this been the case the past ten days. We
! work hard TO make good family newspaper,
and it is encouraging to know that our efforts
for the public good are appreciated.
The y. p. railroad has several ships on the
way to Puget Sound with railroad iron, among
them are the H. S. Gregory with over 1900
tons and the IrOguoise with nearly 300 tons.
Such ships as these could never in the most
favorable times cross the Columbia river bar.
| Said the sailor TO his sweetheart, 81 know
! that ladies' care little about nautical matters,
but if vol had your choice of a ship, what kind
of one would You prefer:" She cast down her
eyes. biushed, and whispered, a little
! smack
The ship Great Admiral was still in the At
/ iantic ocean when the American ship Reporter
was of. the Columbia river bar trying TO get in
| and vet the Great Admiral had arrived at New
| Tacoma and WAS discharging cargo on the day
when the Reporter managed to drag herself
| over.
| Frederick May. whose memorable duel with
James Gordon Bennett, caused ruddy Mans 10
! wink, was married in San Francisco on We'd
nesday night to Miss Cecilia Coleman, a neice
Of the late millionaire O'Brien. The brides
mother is worth several million, which were
left her 10y her brother.
Great complaints are being made up country
beyond DAYTON owing TO the detention Of the
mails at that place "a hours longer than Is
really necessary The stage carrying the mail
leaves lust before the train with the lower
| country mail arrives, and hence the delay.
TIE citizens should petition for change IN the
! schedule time Of the stages
! Sheridan, the actor who recently performed
in this city, was to perform as Otheilo at
Baldwin's Theatre, in San Francisco, but
when everything was in good order for the
performance the following communication was
received TELL the manager of this shebans
tia. Will not perform tonight. D.
Tbe Northern Pacific has let 10 d. r Mc
Bean The contract for building the piers OF the
hridrs over Snake river nesr its mouth They
will be eight in number and cost S25e,oco. The
terms Of the contract require the work to be
e,mpletei by the lst of April lsSS 1he
entire superstructure will be OF the best q'laiits
# iron and will cost not far from S5oO,ooo
Mr.. Mclean is on the ground and has begun
operations.
The Pomeroy Rtpublioan is ah'at on the
precarious sea o. journalism, but II we are MOI
deceived If will live long and prosper. Inc
a.,;,or an,ears to understand the wants OF the
people in his jurisdiction and is taking the
rirbt view of the situation and apparently
looks through optimistic spectacles- in yer,
few wears there will not be hall as many pa!er'
a. there are to-day, but We hope and oeiie''
,b., the Repu6lioan viii be one of those Wh'cf
will be an example of the survival OF 'He III
| test.
B,shop Paddocks Proposition