, 1884-03-13
From Mondays DaiIy.
Court still drags along
CITY council meets tOniult

IIt I'ISl'StlCii "GiIl ~ NlullIu COUNTY
ports this week. loaded with freight and
passengers.
The trial of Mitchell has been in pro
gress all day, and much interest has been
manifested.
\ steamer, supposed to be the light
house tender Shubrick, passed up the
Sound this morning.
Ned Pitcher, of Dungeness, is in town
with his little daughter. having broug ht
her here for medical treatment
The Washington College at Seattle is
to take the name of Yesler, and Messrs
H. L. Yes!er, Bailey Gatzert and John
Leary will act as regents.
When last heard from the steamer
Alaskan was at Valparaiso, on the 26th
of February. She has been over
three months on the way out.
The Queen of the Pacific took 800 tons
of oats, raised on the Swinomish flats in
Skagit county from Utsalady on her
last trip to San Francisco.
An expert is examining Judge War
bass mining claims on Orcas island, in
the interest of an Eastern company rep
resenting half "a million of capital.
Tacoma has a carpenters union that is
after John f. Burns with a sharp stick
for employing Chinese on public work in
that city. John E. is member of the
city council.
The work on the Baptist church at
La Conner, which has lain dormant for
some time, has been resumed. The
Methodist church is nearly as far ad-
vanced as the Baptist, and bids fair to be
completed first.
Several families have arrived lately at
Ferndale in Whatcom county, from
Texas. They report large colony COM
ing in the Spring. Two new stores at
FerDdale. .one on either side of the Nook
sack, river received their goods by steam
er last week.
Seabeck has new saw mill alongside
tue old one, which started up few days
ago. A stern-wheel steamer was also
built there recently, and will be COM
manded by Capt. Baker, now of the
Colfax. The new boat has been named
the Louise, and will be used for light
towing.
The telegraph reports the loss of the
new ship Rainier, 1878 tons, on voyage
from New York to Hiogo. The Rainier
was command by Captain Morrison, who
owned an interest in her, the Messrs.
Sewall being the largest owners. Captain
Morrison lost the fine ship Oracle off
Cape Horn last year.
The San Francisco chamber of COM
merce has adopted resolutions protest
ing against the proposed action of the
government to confscate all duty-paid
merchandise remaining three years in
bonded warehouses, and requesting a
delay of 80 days before enforcing the act.
Quincy street wharf is scene Of live
ly activity these days. A stroll down
that way this morning disclosed to us
the fact that the wharf is piled up with
lumber. brick, freight, &c, while of the
vessels moored there we noticed the Dis
patch and Underwater, also the schoon-
ers Granger and Harney, besides whole
flock of smaller craft.
The P. S. Co.'S steamer Idaho has
been at Union wharf today taking on
freight for Alaska. She is just from San
| Francisco, where she has been undergo
| ing extensive repairs. A number of pas
| sengers are on board, en- route for the
Alaska mines. Among the Idaho's
freight from here are lot of buoys,
anchors, chains, &C., to be sent in care of
the o. S. sloop of war Adams at Sitka.
The bark Henry Buck, property of
Adolph Packscher, of Tacoma, is ono of
the Oldest, as well as one of the fastest
and most reliable vessels plying IN the
coasting trade. During the past year
and half the Buck has made thirteen
round trips between San Francisco and
| Seattle, carrying cargoes both ways. Al
| though thirty two years old she is quite
staunch and can take the wind out of
many a much handsomer looking YES
| sells sails. She is now at Seattle with
merchandise from San Francisco, and
will take coal for the latter port.
A private letter, from Hon. n. Shake
speare, member of the Ottawa Parlia-
ment from Victoria, dated at Ottawa
Feb. 22d. says: "Our Parliament has
been in session nearly five weeks. The
last week was taken up principally in
discussing the question ofloaning thirty
million dollars TO the G. 2. r. r. Co
The discussions were lively, and there
was great deal of wire pulling TO
defeat the measure; but the government
is too strong to defeat. The road is to
be built in two years" Mr.. Shake
speare further intimates his Intention of
visiting the u S. Congress at Washing.
ton after the Ottawa Parliament session
closes.
How 1t WoRKs.-The woman suffrage
and jury question is regarded largely by
the great mass of the people as being ex
perimental. Knowing the general de-
sire to ascertain just how far the results
of the law are satisfactory, We asked
Judge Greene if he had formed opinions
concerning the practical workings of
this law, from actual experience since its
enactment, that he would be willing to
have published. Said he: II can say
that my expectations as to the qualifica,
tions and capabilities of women as a
rule for jurors were very high, and thas
the results are coming fully up to those
expectations OF course men who make