, 1883-11-22
With Cur EXCHANGES

i Seattle paper complains of scan'
milk supply in tina. city
The New Tacoma EcEger warmly dc
fends lawyer ,Iudsou's character.
General Sherman retires on yearl,
allowance of 3I7, 800. which is prett,
comfortable cushion for a weary man tC
rest on.
The iron steamship San Pueblo, bull
for the Pacific Improvement Company
was successfully launched at Cramp''
ship yard, Trenton, n. J., in the pres
ence of several thousand spectators.
The rush of land hunters to this rivel
during the past week or two is unpre
cedented i'll the history of the country
Our deputy surveyor has been i'll con,
stant demand and has been locating them
at Il rapid rate, in all directions.-Sno,
homish Eye.
The main walls of the great Mormon
Temple at Salt Lake were completed
last week. They are 10 feet thick, Sc
feet high. and of solid granite. The
foundation was laid % years ago, and it
has cost TO the present time S4,5G0,000.
Six years more Will be required to com
plete it.
Washington Territory has % brew
cries, and made during the ticial year
1928 1886 8 barrels of beer, or 26 quarts
per head to $1,000 of population per the
census of 1880. The total production of
beer in the United States during the
yearE was 17,346, ,424 barrels, equal to
544S quarts per head.
CoDFIsH.-The alta mentions recent
reduction of one cent per pound in the
price of Pacific coast Goldfish. The in
crease in the seasons catch, which
amounted to 100000 fish taken by six
teen vessels, with one cargo still TO come
in, against 1,2S6,000 taken by fourteen
vessels last year, together with the fact
of an increase in the importation of
Eastern fish, has caused the present re-
duction. It is stated that values may
go still lower before the first of the new
year, as there are several outside cargoes
still unsold on the market.
S. F. Chronicle: Pope & Talbot of
this city have on the stocks at Port
Ludlow the largest barkentine ever
built on this coast. She will have
Il carrying capacity of700,O00 feet of lum-
Der. The same firm are also building at
the same place one of the largest and
most powerful tug boats in the United
States. She is to be 146 feet long, with
26 feet beam and 10 feet depth of hold,
and will have compound engines, a and
As inch cylinders and 3S inch stroke She
will be used on the Puget Sound waters.
The following comprises the faculty of
the Territorial University at Seattle: l..
j. Powell, A. NJ, professor of mental and
moral science; o. 2. Lee, y. NJ. professor
of English literature, rhetoric and elocu-
ton; Miss Matte L. Hansee, professor OF
Latin and Greek languages and itera-
ture; o. B. Johnson,professor of zoology,
geology, botany o nd mineralogy; II. J.
Swim, A. NJ. professor of chemistry and
physics; J. r. Bradley, A. B., professor OF
mathematics; Professor Albert Whyte,
instructor in the arts of expression, ora
tory and photography; Prof. Ripley,
teacher of vocal music
JUDGE SWANS TROPHIES. Twenty
nine cases comprising Judge Swans col
lection of carlos from Queen Charlotte
Islands were shipped on the Mexico yes
terday under consignment to the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington. The
collection is the most valuable that ever
left this coast, and many of the articles
possess great antiquity. Four cases OF
the magnificent black cod variety dis
covered by Judge Swan were sent pre-
viously and have doubtless ere this
tickled the palates of Washington epi-
cures.-Victoria COlOniSt
Hon. J. P. Judson's explanation of
his trouble has been made to POst-In-
telEigencer scribe, as follows: about
three yeara ago man named VIM. Re
gan, seventy-fve years old, came to me
to attend to the collection of his pension,
eight dollars per month, due him from
the Government. l consented to do so,
and performed the duty for time. But
every time Regan came to town he would
get drunk, and would have to pay his
fine and other bills contracted by him
finally sent him to my farm, where ]
have since fed, clothed and supported
him, and let him live with my hired man
who looked after him, as he is very old
and feeble. The only compensation fol
this has been eight dollars per month
which at his solicitation have collected
for him. On looking over my account
find have expended for him one hun
dred and ninety dollars over and above
all have received from the Govern
ment on his account. | admit there was
an irregularity in my collecting his pen
sion without his being present in person
but his habit of drinking whenever ht
came to town was a source of annoya nee
and expense to me, and hence I went /;
little out of the beaten path, to keep hin
from temptation and harm. Cal. McFad
den, who was formerly with me, had sew
eral timas receipted for the old man.
pension, and knew was so doing, ant
it was through this sgency that the firu
of Ballard & McFadden have dragged
me into this trouble. l am innocent O
any bad faith, much less any crime, ani
am perfectly willing to stand or fall by
what have done. The worst featur,
about the matter is the ingratitude show1
by the promoters of the prosecution
against me-
CARP. THE can containing supply
of German Carp awarded this section IN,