, 1883-03-10
oyg AINswosrH BUDGET.
Happenings in the CITY Of Sase-srush and
Sard- Bills, as Dotted Down by Our Outi'
fal podger--Personal and Social

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AISSwORIH. March 1, lSSs
Sigce the tirst of the month the working
furce on the hrldgr has been considerably
reduced ia thai date 4 reduction Of fifty
eea.s day was announ ,ed IN carpenters s
wages. which caused several to quit work.
L. Is understood, however. that this reiuc-
ton does not apply to hrst-class earpenters,
bat To indifferent workmen, or what are
termed wood butchers. The wa,,s now are
~ 50 per Sav. with no extra time for sur
Gavs or night, At the same time the stone
mssons, in the employ Of Contractor Mclean,
struck for All Advar cc Of fifty cents per day.
from II 30 10 3, %, which demand Mr..
Mclean at tirst refused to scced- to, but, IT
Is said. tiually granted. not. however, until
the men were ready TO leave for Portland,
and then they wouli no, stay az all. conse-
qa-ntly tire nl,soIry work i. virtually NJ
stand still
The ice that formed within the caisson Of
pier No 5 is being taken ont with the aid Of
a donkey engine, preparatory I'd driving
shesthing sni srttipg the divers {, work.
EasiI GERS arr locating another rivr on the
south side of the river. v. rk on which will
Do d"u5i soon lie began Several harges are TO
I've hu;lt, the first Of which is well under ~sy.
Captain Spencer. the nsw superintendent,
ems thoroughly qualified Tor the position
he occupies. aud is.sgreeable and populsr.
IyTEEEUrTIoy oF TRAVEL
The freaks IN the rlilrOid between here
AID Sprsgue are proving far mere Sermons
thsn rs generally supposed. From point
atoat ten miles above town there is a sue
cession OF sasLouts Tor forty miles al ng the
coulre 10 point some distance beyond
Palouss June,ioa, Ia many insta ees the
Cmbankmsn; and track being washed away
for several hundreds Of feet. special tram
with timber. rools AMI men. and carrying
Assistant Manager Buckley. went up tins
morning 10 the sc-ne Of wreck ani rum, and
on their return brought down several passen-
c-rs on their way from the cas-. ~ Portland,
who made the dis'arc along the broken
the Way hand car. 1t viii take several
weeks time to put the track in Iassable con-
di,iou asa,n. The yards, both here and
at South AInsaorth, are literally tlocked
with loaded fright cars. and all mail and
express matter destined for points above is
detained at the offices here
BLANKET THIEF.
4 few flights since the night watchman at
the Railroad House discovered that several
o the beds hal been divest-i o. their blau-
kets during the early evening. Mr.. Shull,
! thr landlord, being informed of the fact at
once directed his suspicion toward one Wm.
/ Doyle, .-cul,us hombre, w,ths mora! Odor
! not Of sanc;ity, and 1t MS not ion.. tIll he
! recovery Of the blankets and capture Of the
pur!o:ner thereof Learning that Doyle Had
taken bis quarters III a cab0Ose that stood
near the house, Mr. Snull repaired thither to
fiad the precautionary youngstsr quietly
munching s lunch, which he had alsG stolen
from the same house, while five pairs Of the
uiis-ing blankets wrrr deity arranged for
the repnse Of their temporary owner.
Another Iair vas found to have been 20 Il to
saioon-kyeper, AMI was also recovered,
making the .ull ngmb-r takea- Doyle WAS
charged with crand larceny, and required by
Justice Cafk to furnish $50 bail inr hts sp-
pelraucc before the grand Jury, or 10 t. jail
IN default thereof: AS :he latter MAS Hob
sons choice with him, he would ere this
have i,in4d the Ans. ortb del, CATION Of ms
representations at the county at had hot
the IN eruption Of railroad travel prevented
our worthy constable from making the trip.
As II IL. the prisoner has been kept urder
ggarl aud furnished With three cubic meals
day at the sam. house he Robbed hat = few
hours ago. During mom-ntary relaxation
Of th.. vigilance # ms keeper, he made 4
break for liberty in the Jire,t.o OF the saa
mill, and as yet has not been rscap.nred, al
though Constable Gray Was soon in hot pur-
SAT-, AMI soing at 4 rate Of speed that pre-
cIuled the possibility Of seeing ms coa'taI
for gravel. Tie County w,ll make money
by tLi. thiei never being seen IN 1t ag ,ie-
Personal AND SOCIAL
0wing 10 the decrease IN the labor force
on the bridge, Mr. Shuli has closed the cheap
boarding Department Of the i:.ilroad House
imisnamed tle Collar and Elbow and
vii hereafter board al his guests in the res
tgrrant.
George kun'z OF Walla Walla, has opened
peat barber sh"p on Railroad Avenue op-
p,slte the depot, and being p!-asan. young
nan aid All expert shaver, he i, dong
good business.
+. T. Cooper. civil enqnter, AM well
known IN tie empl.y Of the n Jrthern Pac,nc
r4iIroa clmpAny. was in tnwn Saturday on
b.. way from the fr. Mt to Portl,nd
B.iding Brothert. from Portland, have
taken c,rner ia the Harney H"Uss and
opened out as jewelers.
Fl Boot, formerly clerk for local agent
Joan Carney, has returned from San Fran
.-i-co to take charge of the express and post
oe5ee business for W. W. Spraguc. Ed. is q
gSoi fellow and We a.e ali glad 10 have him
bzck again.
Perry Or, formerly bartender for John
Sfa'rr, has teen -disi 20 tue furce Of
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Distinct Court