, 1883-07-26
Clippings,

W. II. NHthiudS has been chosen
chief Of police os Portland, wee Lap-
PcuS, removed.
! There are now in operation in tiaa
southern ~talcs one hundred and nnety-
one cotton factories.
Sol. Smith Russell, the celebrated
comedian, : playing on tha Sound with
a troupe Of his own make up.
Rev. }. p. LUDLOW, Deputy Clerl. of
the {. ). District Court at Seattle. has
gone to Australia for Eis health.
The Walla WalIa Horaiag Jo"r.aI,
Eshert K Reed publishers, wiiI be issued
daily and seni-wce2sIy after the 25th.
The NpH learns that Capt. BeeeI.er has
purchased the atea,ncr Eliza Anderson
fer Use on the Port Townsenj-9emiah-
moo mail route.
Its thought that about forty persons
from Puget Sound Will avail themselves
of ,he half fare rates to attend the grand
Knight Templ&r Conclaye at San Fran
cisco.
Gianini. who murdered the Hebrew
peddler in Eastern Washington last
spring, escaped from the SteiIacoom
Asylum on Monday night, the 18th in
stant.
The Skasit river is very low. owing TO
the light fall of snow in the mountains
last winter, and the continued dry
weather. The stream is lower than at
any similar period for several years
past.
During the past month there were
loaded at Port Discovery saw mill seven
vessels with lumber and one with piles
all for California ports-San Francisco,
Alameda and Carquinez Straits. Port
Discovery mill saws about 100000 feet Of
lumber daily.
The Victoria council has made an ar
raugement with Mr.. McAficI,ing to erect
four street towers and supply the city
with electric light Of $4,000 candle pow
er, for the sum of $4,000 for eight years.
The project has to be submitted 10 il vote
of the people.
The historian is authority for the as
sertion that Messrs. Simpson & Bros. are
having survey made from Knappton,
opposite Astoria, to Shoalwater bay,
with the intention Of constructing
railroad from the waters of the Culum-
bia northward.
KALLoCH's MIssIoN.-Rev. l. n. KaI-
loch, after spending few days in Seat
tie, left for Whatcom yesterday. He
told a friend here that his mission on
the Sound was to select a business loca-
ton for his son, Rev, L. S. Kalloch, the
slayer of Chas. DeYoung.-POSt-InteHi-
geHcer.
AT the little town of Ferndale consid
cradle is doing. Mr.. Robinson is build
ing hotel, several dwelling houses are
being erected, also another wharf
Town lots are selling rapidly and easily
at 500 and $50 each. The location of
the postoffice has recently been changed
TO what is known as West Ferndale
Ex-Gov. E. P. Ferry has bought a
two-thirls interest in the Crosby -four
ing mill at Tumwater. This is five
story structure, of capacity OF 100
barrels per day. The various suits in
connection with it, that have long em-
barrassed this property are all about
settled and an excellent opportunity
now offers some practical man to buy or
lease it. 4 small outlay Will make it
one of the best mills in the country
Courier.
The gentlemen composing the board
of trustees for the hospital for insane at
are doing everything in their
power to care for the unfortunate people
in their charge. But they have not
money enough. They are taking care of
l23 patients upon the same appropria-
ton which was provided for the keeping
of 60 inmates. The Legislature will have
to make a larger appropriation or the
insane hereafter will have to be turned
away. The hospital is crowded now
far beyond its proper limits.
1t is again reported that the Northern
Pacific Express Company is about to 90
into business in this Territory. A. Waila
Walla paper says the o. R. &. n. Co.'S
agent at Dayton, G. A. Hayden, has
baan informed fl,o+ ++,o No.4I.,.- De
Railroad Express Company will open an
office in Dayton and be ready for bust
ness in few days. The company will
run free delivery and collecting wagon
within the city limits for their patrons.
and the Office will be located at the
depot, with Mr.. Hayden as agent
From Superintendent Moorhouse, of
the Prospect Wheat Farm, UmatilIa
county, Oregon, it is learned that har
vesting has been going on down there
for the past two weeks. He is running
three headers and steam thresher, and
40 men, still with all these men
and machinery, so large is the farm, he
"4AA 'NN'AN~AJ SSI lGIOuSu Will Jut WOfk
by the first of next month. He boards
the hands Ill the field, having a board
ing house on wheels, SO that there is no
time lost in going to and from meals,
and, In fact, system is shown in the en-
tire management of the business. Grain
is turning out 30 bushels to the acre, and
the whole crop viii amount to from
10000 to 10000 bushels. The Prospect
Farm is success.
BEECHER CoMING.-Ozias W. Pond,
Henry Ward Beecher, ar
rived in the city last evening by way of
the n. z. Il. r., and is registered at the
Esmond. He will remain here several
days and make arrangements for one or
more lectures in this city. and probably
III some Of the interior towns. Mr..
Beeeher left New York July 9th. and
will lecture in ThicIar., md ,-y,,-,,,-.I