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_WEDNESDAY MORK1NO . . JA ,101u, ( , , 1S91 .

' 'TELEPHONIC ,

TilEcOLom ed4tortal roe ore to to ! it onlc '

comniunlcaUon with'

the , wntral ' oalee ; /: with ' Esqul :'

malt and wlthi the re'ildonca'ot ,'the ' proprietor.;

' Par ,

. tlca having nol or other infomuitloa ; to eomniiinl-

cite will confer a favor ' b; . .tnnsmlttlaz It to thisnfflco through tho Instrument of the nearest lUllacrlber . .

SPMNQ.INTELLICENOES"

PORT OF VICTORIA BRITISH COLUMB-r7. >ENTERED .

Jan . IS-Str Isabel rtTowtu'cnd '

.Sip Una , Oyster Harbor

' Sch Juanlta , KanalgioCLEARED . . ..Jl1n.1S-5lp Una , Oyster Harbor ' ' - .

. cb Jlllullta , Nllnalmo

. . ..: H PASSENGERS . :Per itr PRINCESS LOUISE , for New Wcitmlnatcr .

Rev Archdeacon Mason MUi Union , Camiusa SupTodd , Smith ; McDOnalJ , Jamea Crawford anil & fewothen :. . . . .

Per dr MAUDE , for Nanolcio SIn Taylor , SirsCrawford , Capt Lewis , H UaJ-'ROrant\Yrsht! !

Tambljn , Adams . A 0 Hemet. . : ."

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' AUCTION SALES ' TODAY . . . .

J . P DAVIES ' & CO . will lell .'at 11 o'clock , atnlu-

rooms , Good ex barques .Signet and Princess:

Uoyal: . ,

TO BUSINESS MEN !, \of ,

THE COLONIST has morethan double the ' Circulationofany)

,other Paper publishedin <Victoria , : and

.,as. the onlyi:

Publication in the Provincethat receives Telegraphic Dis-

patches¬

, : .The Dakotas Passengers .

\sro inclino to believe , that the list ofpassengers for Victoria telegraphed to uson tho 10th inst . is incomplete . Thoroare probably a few others who took theirtickets on board and many steerage }pasMongers whoso names are never ' receivedby telegraph . ' Of thoso known to ' bo onboard for Victoria are Mrs . Aikman , wifeof Mr . H.B.W . Aikman ,Rogistrar-Ooneral ,

and two children , aged 8 years and 15months respectively .

" Mr . TheodoreDavie is tho rising young barrister of thiscity . Ho wont to Sun Francisco on thelast : trip of . the , Dakota on ' business , con ¬

nected with the loss of the American shipThrasher near jNannimo' last " summer .

H . Freidman " is a,nephew , of ''Mr . Charles

StrquBS .with whose houso.iu this city hohas b OIi

c- onnected ! for several )'eni- .

Georgo Keriri y'asone,of the recorders

of Casaiar lust' ' year . J . J . Ballontine isa brother of Mr . ,David Ballentihe ofCassiar , at present in Victoria .

Mrs . Phelps and daughter arethe . wife ' and daughter _ of . Mr . '.

E . A . Phelps of this city . Miss Bunstoris tho daughter of Hon . A . Bunatcr , M.P-K . T . Oalbroith is the youngest of .the 'Galbraith ,brothers of Kooten and is ;

senior member for that district ' ' in " the "

local house . A . Watson is' the soil of Mr .A .

"

Watson o'f Laurel Point . , TheSound passengers are OB under .

Many of them are favorably known toVictorians : Captain J . H. - Marshallandwife , Misses Lizzio and Blanche Hinds ,Mrs . L . C . Harmon and 2 daughters , MissMcNatt , Moses Keizcr , wife and children ,Mrs . G . A . Meiggs , Miss Lillie Meiggs ,Mrs . Bourne and Mrs . McDonald , Miss E .

"

9L . Babbitt , M . Rounds and wife ", <T .

Kirk R.trick ) Chas . Hart nnd wife , Mrs /E . Massey and two daughters , I . 'Har-ries : ForPort, T wnsend-J . H . Smith ,Horace Havson , Mrs . C . F . Dodd aud C .

H . Dimpkins . For Olympia L . A .

Nik rson , John Guoley aud F . Robert .

son : . ..By Spiritual Telegraph .

1 . > . , '

About) 0'clock Jast night , a lady] inthis city who is gifted with mediumistic

s-

uddenlypowers was ' seized with"n'desireto write . . , pnsping . a pencil ]her hand was .

guided . by some unseen forco to write thcwords , "Tlio Dakota isall rightamI liarpassengers are well:! " A . gentleman wan

. dispatched with the message to the homoof another gentleman whose friends wereon board , ,The ' mcssngowas1'dft rwl\rdsbrought to The " Colonist

., office and while

it was being examined a telephone mes-sagd , was received that the wires . to ! SaiiFrancisco were up . Half an hou r later alongcame the dispatch that announcedthe iafotyof: the missinfsteanl{ 1hlpJ . 'W6

fr do not pretend to account for ' this ex ¬

traordinary ' cir mstance , , but we canvouch for the facts as we have stated themand so

.can several other

'gentlemen .

"The Search

.. ; . '

. . .H . M , S . Rocket sailed yesterday for

the : West , Cddstof;; the Islandihid Swill! gosome distance out to 'sea . The Oliver

. . Wolcott sailed in the afternoon for Capo

Flattery and will intercept any vesselsbound in and.mak-

e, inquiries forth miss .

ing ' steamer , K The , D) . G .'steamer Sir ,

James Douglas has also sailed . She willround Capo Beale and . cruise , along theWeat Coast, touching at the Sounds andBays to make iinquiries . These vesselswillbo'

.' 'absent two.or.ihree dayo and , bo .

fore returning the Rocket and Wolcott

/ . will rendezvous at Neah.

Bay ..WM . CocKF.n . Information is wanted

at this office of JtHe probable ' wirefoabouts ',

of Wi i, 'Co'ckel'and'an; thirtg 'conce'rnirig

him and this lifesincel8fl5, .willbe! _ . gladly

received . Wm .'Cocker , If living , is now

'54

years':old0ib"out; 11 inches high , of a san '

guino lompfJn\luentthin brown hair pro ¬

bably bald , bluo.oy.es , slight near'

onforq :

head ' and . one . finger on the right handshortened at the first joint . He was bornin Almondbury , Yprkshue , England , :iandaways'i- i il1c'd a British subject , andwas at ono ' time a} ' moinli ' r of tIle . Cplonial-Par1i

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mo1t ' of'' Vancouver Island , ' andhvaS;

" also co'nne'ct'cd ' with the banking ' house ofMcDonald

r . . . _*.'jCo ;: of Victoria.. . ." J . _ ' "

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ELEQANT. MouMELAhandsome.

monumental shaft ' about 15 feet in heightrostiug'on: a .granite base

.hasbconcdrved. '

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from Beaver Coye'marblo' by Mortimer &

Rccdof . tJ1 sifity'The . ihaftpwiir-.bo. ,

eroHodto ' ( l om l'y f tho'latoJi:

'P : 'Davies at the Jewish Cemetery and is oneof the most beautiful: , pieces . of mono

' ' 'mental ,work ! \::g ltavo

trv)4ii)i '

! , i 3V.u.J; - u cowi1Ji'i/ ; i / ' i (i,

TUBNE\V:! JuiJOES Wo1- ire ' foltltt-

he'

now,judges are prepared to start foi

their respective .diatrrcts : al , shuri ,notice ,

Theyi,

& waitho.brdevs, : ofthd . govern! ,

mont .,

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DDFLLW l--F lt T1 f .'rnrof thl'Iato : OhnrlosLcoJwilltftkpeltcOTLtg,

.2 p.mnfromrOddfollows"Hall/ / " "j, '

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; YJWj'She Returns to San ,Francis

r V oltt; :lNt ur ' i '° aI1la Broken Shaft . ,

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At about half - pafcight 6'clbclr:r &* .' <f, * '\"

1lost nightI intimationj was received ' from

the Seattlt ofS'co tha fUl0' t l giapil

:line

to San Francicowasall: right . Mr . ! Wil-

son

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, :superintendent ' of telegraplis , r-

\ros*

auw iitea'tohto: omcosby1elbpnbhe"dnd ',Ti vVj.jr ' .1I :

the news that the wircawero, up spreading. . . " . I ' .

quickly, ., . the . ;lice , ,WBS

#--'l---" sooii

'] edIt! l

excited ahd'aiviioua , {iti2{ pDat 'e Atj delay of

about a quarter of an hour: (which " Boomed1 '

an age) occurred , ' the anxiety of ; all ' preY'

sent increasing as the time passed . Prosently the instrument ticked off the fol-

lowing

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message :.

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SKATTLK

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), Jan . ,188:40: . rM; .

To TUE Core TIt' ' '. ' '' ,

The Dakota is safe at Sanf Francisco' . ,

Broke her shaft 'Alhvol1' ; . . .

", .re . .-

.' . . ' OPKRATOK .1-7

, f . . : , : . ..<! a " Jt ; u , ,, .1i'This glad : iiowlI

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was immediatelyIxand

ed'to' the editor( o'fi Campbell

'Bulletin

and by him posted in large letters_

so that' '

nil might read,

. Next came a message' to'

Welch , Rithct & Co . , agents of the steam-

ship

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, >whioh] conveyed,

.tlioj! additional' in ,

tolfigenco -; that the (Dakota,

: : was towed'

back to San'Franciaoo on the 10th inst ., '

(Sunday ) by the stdamship Victoria , hay .

ing broken her shaft . A happier . .sot of

men_

than those who had congregated in

the . .;telegraphl office . null.on the' street

coiners has been seldom , seen in Victoria ._; , <

Some who had friends on ' board ried

for joy : when ' tlioyf li'eard ' th'at.Ttliey-vr: : \ ere

safe , andiQvery: heart gl\\'o vent Jto . ex-

pressions

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of gratitude aiid ' ' relief . ricelong suspense was over . Tile ilkotlVIlS

ali'rigiit. ' Men' who but a : fo'w5 moments

before w i dispirit d andi do'wneast' and '

in whoso minds thul rocbllection'iof'

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awful scones that succeeded the; going

down of the Pacific had begun to revive ,

rejoiced with an exceeding great joy "

to know that the object , of their deep

solicitude had been rescued from u pool .

tion of great peril and that all on board

were wellThe youthful operator at the telephone

office shouted the glad tidings over the

wires to every.

subscriber , and the joyful

intelligence vibrated like n blessing

through scores of households .

At Broughton Street Hall a largo audi-

ence

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were ostomblcd to witness a performance . In the midst of the programme Mr. Wallace , the chairman , an ¬

nounced that the Dakota was safe . The

announcement seamed.to thrill the audi

slice and their feelings found vent in

hearty rounds of cheers .

The theory advanced by UII yesterday

in referring to the causes of the detention

of the Dakota has been fully borne out in

the event . The Dakota , sailing from

Son Francisco on the 10th , broke down

on the 11th or 12th inst . The inngnifi-

cout seamanship of Capt . Morse was then

called into action . Ho spread his canvan and stood away for Sun Francisco

keeping well off shore : This fact will ac-

count for the Dakota not having been

sighted by the Oregon or Empire on their

way up the coast ono or two

days afterwards . When itVasdeemed prudent to head for the shore

again Capt . Morse laid hid ship in the

track of the Oreohand British Columbia '

steamships and mot the steamship Victons which loft San Francisco on the 14th

for Victoria . That vessel took the Da-

kota in tow and both ships reached Ban

Francisco on Sunday . The Dakota's mails

and passengers were doubtless transferred' ' '

to "the Victorivwhiclrwill'

bc.duo here to

day .

" Alls well that ends well. " And after

the suspense and sleepless nights and

gloomy forebodings we fancy that Vic ¬

toria laid down last night with a thankful

heart to pleasant'dreams ..BuouaHTQX STREET HALL1'lioentol '¬

I tainment in Broughton Street Hall lastevening was well attended . The firstpart of the programme , which consisted ofvocal and instrumental music , was a mostinteresting one . An opening piece bybyMrs -

core . Then following 110 duet , ' excellentlyrendered by Mrs . Ohantroll: and MissMunro . 'A song' by Miss Doygalj whichcam- e'heit in order , gave muchsattsfo.c

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tion . The fifth piece was a piano duet bythe Misses Modana which was heartilyencored . Just before the commencement

. of the second part of the programme , thechairman , Mr. II . Wallaca , was informedof the safety of the.missing steamship ,

Dakota . This welcome news was at once'''announced to the audience amid immenseenthusiaSni . Then came the piece of the

, evening -"Ici 'on ,Parlo Francais " ' in which '

the), Misses Cameron , Miss Jack , and ,

MessrsAndrew . Grayand -W . . Dormantook part This latighablifarcewl chi was ''

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'wollperformod'a'shorttirab since , was still'more ch&r.mingly ' rendered llast evening;

causing much merriment ' rid frequent ap-;plauso (

>Tho National Anthembrought

the agreeable . entertainment ,tea.close .

\; , TUE steamer ' Princess Louise5 left at 8'

,

rr

a',' m . yesterday for New'VWeBlminstor '

. :rwith mails , freight , ' &c.V Her passo1ger,

: list will-be ' found ' "under'tlio. .usual . 'hcad-

jng . ." . ' . ' . ' \

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0K11ClI&1 - Police! Court :'nh l ; , ..

l\S (Before lien . 'A- F. rembertoll.J ' } II-

J e-

er

-.y R J If"t il= r TUESDAY , Jan . 18 .

! -ycster'dayA' .

cases on the dockot.i . . . / . , . ' ,ii-' T_,the caseii '

; orJolnColopn'1 , I-1-

rn remandfor supplying , whiskey to 'nn Indian , Mr .Courtney stated 'that he was a hard work'employ'dl:

'tha'tJ'supenntcndontt of"11011ce 'to state(what he knew about"hisclierit . > : -

'

'- Sup'orintendentO'Connor"corroborated.

:Mr .' , Courtney's statement . He ' ''hu.das -

certainedjthe , defendant tobo. anjionor- .

able man \who . had ,beenlod into ' Ins 'pros;.

"erit trouble through { 'the Mhflubnco"6fdrink . " ' - ' ' 'tall. JTho Magistrat ordered discharge .

"4 tThoit'wo:; Olunamon}remanded, on-a::

,

'ohiarge of ' 'agraneyvero.

again before theCourt . '

, 'S

, MJY Courtney for the defendants cross"oxaminVd'ofticer Lindsay at some llengthrespecting his knowledge of the China'I

'

'I

men The officer said he knewthem to be an old offender ho having beenin the . ho.irigangJBis: queue had been

,cut On.oxaminationthis pl'O\'e to be-

th ' . ' n-eat,case ,' although a splice ? had beeneffected and 't Ho caudal appendage seemod as long and as naturalas that of thecblc'itull

.who.

' stood at his side in, .the" "

dock . .J ,Mr . LCouftney contended thn.t.tM ca"sp

did 'oteoncundoz: ' ' the.,agra '

l r ' clauseof the act ; , and . that ' nothing had .been:

proved against the Chinamnn .

His worship thought that the cnso wasono . that came ,under ; the clause in ques-tion

¬

if the evidence supported the charge .

Hd did not consider the evidence iiu thecase , of ; tho second Ohinainan . sufficientfor conviction ; but ho wished to llook intd '

tliat'of the first oho . Ho wouldl there-fofo , remand him for , !bne day' and dis-

charge¬

the other . . . _

t ;Paul Scott was charged witli'unlawfullyand maliciously breaking

.

in a door belong .

ing to Jamcs'Peatt .

The complainant' stated that ]his . house .

was situAtoa.

on the 'water front near Store ,

street . About ' one'o'clock Monday? ho sawdefendant with a sharp ax breaking in hisdoor :

', lIe ;told him that'Judgo. Pombcr-

ton would not approve of that wnyof do-

ing-

t

, and as lie had done that oitof thingbefore and that ho had bettor , take care . .

Understood Scott torsay) that her was :'go ¬

'

ing to take thin whole house down andthe complainant , too . . Defendant hadbeen a nuisance for two years .

III reply to Mr . Mills'

for the 'defend .

ant , - witness stated that Mr . Sprntt washis landlord . , Tics land.in his possessionwas tliat ; omVhich the house " and

w- oodshed stand ; : The . ( passafijo WAS commonto his ' arid Il f udant's houses . Ho had Ifenced up the passage , . in which was adoor with lock and key . Ho had to nailhis front door up on account of filth .

This door ho had nailed up and it wasthe ono defendant had broken in . Dc-fondant had no more right to the doorthan to the stove iu the house , or thecoaf on the counsel's back . Defendant'shouse was also on Mr . Spratt's land andhe had three sides to it . He had been atenant for two years . Did not remembor the defendant stating that complain .

ant was a trespasser . Defendant hadsaid that witness had no right tc thehouse and ho claimed the whole of it .

Mr . Mills contended that the defendant had a right of way in common withplaintiff and ho asked the Court to dis-miss the case .

His Worship advised the parties tosettle the difficulty without going further .

If this could not be done it could bo carriud by the plaintiff to a higher Court .

Mr . Mills ' application fur costs wasnot granted .

The case of Johnny Wilson . an Indian ,

on remand for stealing n boat , or havingit in his possession knowing it tohave been stolen from Washington Territory , was next called up .

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Nothing further had been ascertainedI

about the matter and the case was ro-manded for a week so as to get information from Seattle , prisoner to" bo liber-ated

¬

on his own recognizances .Charley Ooutts , for stealing a blanket ,

was'ngaiu-i remanded for two days , pond

ing the ani'nlof a witness from Niuiaimn ..Marine .

" , , . '' ' ' "The ! latest charters reported: at San

Francisco are the ship Solitaire , 1,532tons , wheat to Cork , JC3 5p ; ship Pactolus ,

1,205 tons , wheat to Liverpool direct , .3Is 3d ; Oct

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.. , :3 3s Oil ; ship America ,2,054 tons , and ship St . Paul , 1,894 tons ,wheat to Cork and Liverpool respectively ,private ; ship J . B . Walker , 2,172 tons ,wheat to Liverpool direct , :3 .

The steamship Victoria is expected toarrive today from San Francisco . . She willproceed to Now Westminster , dischargecargo and return to this port in time tosail with passengers and mails for SanFrancisco on the 22nd inst .

Steamship Idaho should nail from SanFrancisco for Victoria tomorrow ..

BUNGLING 'PRF lICK HANDS . Bimi-glarious attempt arc of so frequent occuronce that but little notice is now taken ofthem. except by thavictimnisEqry.frosiiexample only proves

,that tim wouldbe-burglars are bungling novices at tho busi-ness

¬

. If an entrance is effected nothingof much value is carried oft: If valuablesare within reach the thieves are not suf-ciontly practiced to find them . Still theold adage that practice makes perfect maybo applicable to Victo1 a's wouldbo burg .lars , and we may yet hear of some successful exploit unless the polico force havethe good fortune to break up the Rangand stop their depredations . Whilo thelast snow was on the ground footprintswere disco'erodon the verandah of a gro-

cery¬

store in town indicating that an at-

tempt-

had been made on the upper win-

dow¬

fastenings ; but either they were toostrong ' or some interruption occurred fornothing was accomplished . ..

GONE BACK TO THE , DARK AGES . -Ol\lyto think in a city like

'Berlin , ' with its

scholars , its learning , its progress , itscivilization , its advance in all intellectual '

ity , that its Jewish people hoop in doorsas much as practicable in order to escapeinsult on the streets

,. .

TUE heavy rains that fell hero on Mon .day and Monday night were doubtless thefagend of the Oregon storm which haswrought .

SUC11 sad havoc in . that , Stale .I Wo/ shall probably lhoar ,t-day . or

.toniorrow that the storm is overtuid. ! telegraphic'communicatioiiToncwe'd . ,

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. \'IN SEATTLE ' ; tlib'excitdhieiiH-' 'rospecling '

.the, ,

Dakotaequaledthatl exhibited lhere'

andnumerous : enquiries pnss d'osvthiosyiresto this place '

, yesterday . '' '

.' .THE stenmorMacdostartod 7 a . in .

yestor ayfc.rComoxand'wl, ports withmails , a heavy 'freight arid '

a few passen-gaiswliosenames' ' win .bo found elsewhere . ,

,' ;BuTtttt'l buttorl'wlio

"!' : h s"cq'ttlny 'lM ; '

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, r'jiM -:.< .,ff "., ;"JT3BCITYPATSBRS ;

"" j

l'a.torw idV1 ft1 iiyer.' 'LOnI t

:

committees had ' been appointed , 'His . Wor ¬

hip statc'd that hn'auldofi-erarew: ,. ro- '

marks 'oh thin , duties i

', of , co

>

il nitteemcn .The'comlUitt

.

'o of '

.

finance was a ' very * im ¬ '

portant one ','iiti(1? it should llook'

well . after ,

the financial conditionof the'cityTherewas a large amount of, arrearages 'if taxes:

on the city 't , books

,arid these should

bo collected as s 'oli'us possible .

The water committee should do - theirbest to"improvo'the"qu"alityi

"" of water and

also take the question of rearrangementof.water rates into consideration . It is :

important that rev'cnuo should be increas-ed

¬,

and taxation if possible , reduced .

With reference to streets the street comntittefshouldsee, that they ' were kept inbest oi'derpraeticablowith; the amount ; of ,

roven ' at.theirdispoaal 1 ; The question :

of'sido'wTilks she ld'nlSo'bo'woU consider-ed

'. It seemed to him that the time had

arrivedfor the Council to take them over ,and hereafter keep them in repair at the

I

expense of the city , It would , however:,

be unfair to ' property-holders who hadjust made now sidewalks to exempt thosewho had boon delinquent or who ' ownedproperty : alongside which sidewalks worerequired . In such cases sidewalks should

'bo put in order before being taken over .The planting of shade trees should be en-nothingte,of the streets : amI tub! health of the city .The Sanitary Committee had a greatwork before it . Thin sewage questionmust bo seriously considered . For thecarrying out ofa woll.digestedscheme ,perhaps it might be advisable to raise aloan . It was time , also , to consolidatethe City Bylaws . At present nobody knewwhat Bylaws wero in force . The presentsystem of nominations ho considered afarce ; they should bo made in a manner tolegialattice ¬

road taxpayers . In no other city that lieknew of worn they allowed to vote for

I Municipal officers . The question as to, whether the tax on insurance should notII be repealed should also receive considers! tion . The City Hall Committee wouldhave . to ascertain the condition of theCouncil building ..

'The foundation requir-

ed¬

looking after ; and thin I'oofwas in abad condition . ' On . tlio whole hoconsid ¬

ered that the new Council was a good onoand ho ''fas"c'tain they \would work forthe " best ' interests of the city , and in liarmany with . jchot.het ..

A CAT WITH AX Eclsl'lUclT\-Whntshould be done with a cat ' tliat has pre .empted hens nest , driven the naturalmother away and persists in sitting on adozen eggs , leaving them only to got foodand water 1 This is an actuality . Avenerable mouscr ninoycars '- of ago andthe mother of innumerable litters ofkittens imagines herself to bo a hen and

. has sot herself industriously to hatch out I

IIamplebody ,them as snug and warm II ifsheI'ere their !own mother . Driven from her unnaturalposition time and again she . invariably I'e-turns and takes possession of the eggs .

The hen is in despair and the cat , ap ¬

parently , in clover .. .: . \ .

'PROOHKJBINO: . Work on the now organ

for the Presbyterian church: is being ra-

pidly¬

pushed ahead . In a few days theorgan will be completed sufficiently toshow what the appearance of the maLicement will be . This flntl'ili really makea fine show , being about 21 feet feet fromside to Hide . The depth is much less thanthe ono in the Methodist church . In thatorgan the large pipes are all in therear while in the one just arrived they arelocated on each side . Besides beingnearlyrdsjwido jx-;ain as the Methodist in-

'

'.strumeiitit is much loftier I\U(1( will alto '

gather present a much finer appearance .

TUB Ottawa Police 'i Commissioners recontly dismissed tha entire force for signing a testimonial to 'their connado whowas recently committed to gaol for contempt of court . Seventeen of the number , ho'c'er'ero subsequently reinstated on showing that they had signed thedocument , without being fully aware ofthe nature

, 9f . its ,contents .

'

.REauAucKAszuo-A: few days ago a com

pany . of . ng'men collected in Portland ,Oregon , when it was ascertained thatfifteen of , them then present had at onotime or 'otlio'r- nttoiJled school in the old-

Central Scliool' building in this city whileit occupied the site

'of the Mechanics ' In ¬

stitute on Fort street . This fact showswhat a large number of whilom Victorians are located in Portland , as well as ,

many other places on the Pacific: Cc.int .

THE Bishops Close working party willhold a sale of uSl'fulclothing and

s-

einefancy '

articles at Angela College on Saturday next . The proceeds ' will bo devot-ed

¬

to nmsionary objects . ,

These Conundrums .

To THE EDITOU . I would suggest _

that all , conundrums \> o , sent in to , ,thin

1\Ieclll\n ell'I\1stitute the day before : theentertainment .

The pers"ho reads them out totim-audience ; ; should ' posHess ' a tron1farid

' cicnrvoicefandJio; [ should haveraii .

opportunity of seaditigovi! ' ,the several !

conundrums soiue'time bcfole ho readsthem on Lice . night of the entertain

' "* *ment . .

The point; or force of many conundrums will lie inl1a"ingemphasis pieperly placed , and I to do this correctlythe reader must.understaiulwhat! !

. theconundrums 'are $tim'ciinga! : > : v-

Doubtless innnyj-rjof. the jokes willbe very hard to si ;-1eVf.I'y opportunityshould , therefore , Ve.anbrJed.

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to havethein placed ina propcl'llgIL by ; thosewho ha.Ve11: eye to the success

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entertainment . JOKER . ' " '

A Grand Reputation .

Warner's Safe Kidney' and Liver Curehas reached reputation that is not limit . .

od bthico: fines-'of section ' or c \i'riti1.JThere are no injurious'substariccs nor falseand-tcmporary.stimulants in the prepara ;tion . It is purely ' vegetable ' nnd coin '

pounded :under 'a formula 'tIiat'Ju (p 1ss-c'd :

sovcro . tests and won " endorsements ''fronvsome of tho'highesf ' medical 'talent .iii tlio 'counlry.r ftT1fyorfc> : Worldli; '

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,for the working classes . ,It , ypuwarit;

chpap'an'd good broad 'go . to ' JOHN GEBBIT- .:

SEN8-Humboldtstrcctwhcre! ;: } , you. ; Yil] '

got . ' fivo1 loaves Wfor ''25/ l'eentsNo! '"rice '| eating

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advertising ' . ' corrcspoiule( t Insurer "who eli ea\ ' jjz's

.' tb :' blst'er up ' the

American4jjfus.ance Com-pany

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to the detriment of the British'

:lire ' Insurance ' Companies '(againstwhom , are , NO out standing , claims) , itmay be remarked

,as a ''npticable "

.fact,

that ' everyifflftrSC(1flj Fire TnauranceCoinpnny.Jiith'crto, '

'having 'an agency at

Victoria 'has failed , the deluded victims

prewiunisthey.i

suring.publjc is subj9inetlan extractfroth tlio Canada Blue :Book'i'for ,1879?

showing :tle\ ; attested.

'. :jstfitoraerit '

of . .the'

standing of the tlmericanPhrnix.

Com ''

pany represented ', ! !! , tliis city by'H . :iF. ,

Heisterman"Mil Co ., ::' ' "

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Amount autliorlzc, l subscribed :and iialil

81.000,00000Total100,11903TotalCanals . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . 23 ,'6 60

Total LUbllltlrt In Canada . . ; . . . ; . . ; . 80,8.6 13Total Net Amount lu.forc-

vla Canada . . 1.1113.294 00.

I Subscribed and sworn to ' 18th Febru ,! amy , 1880 , by

.." "ROB'KRT HAMPSOX , "

' "1 Agent in Canada. ,

Generall business statement for the yearending Slat ' December , 1879j-, as 'returnedto the Department of , Insurance , State ofNew York :10Total.f61.14901Net, , ,

( Signed ) STKVHKX CHOWKLL ,, *. r '

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' Jl v : Secretary . ..

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New York , 13th February , 1880 . *.The Fhoniz Insurance Company of

2rookl7n , IT. 7. , vc . the Enghigh Fire Ofleoa ,

VICTORIA , Dec . 24th , 1880 . _

. To TUE-J

EDITOR ;Thanks to your",*.

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cprrpspon.den! ( who hadnottho'manhood to '

sign his name 'for advertising the b'usij*

ness , f the ' JTKenlx '.' as for ice it shows'

the magnitude of its operations; but wocertainly hold him responsible for the un-truths

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and garbled statements he hasmade . Your correspondent says thePhenix had 823,070 unsettled fire losseson Dec . 31st , 1879 This( i.. a falsehood ;not One single dollar did the Company ewe j

which was not paid , (see Blue Book 1870 . )The 823,07(5( , 'ho refers ' to were JlarintIUlybodyhut!!

dif1ul'ent inthieiriiatur ' from ' fire losses .I As regards his statement ' that no Brit

ish Company had any, , outstanding claims ,the Blue Book says the Royal alone had819,833.40 , of which 3020 wore resisted

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and in suit , and $2G00 not resistedseeBlue Book ) . So much for the veracity ofthe English extortioners .

Your coi'i-espondcntseonis in the habitof makings-sweeping) f assertions ' :Svithout,

foundation ' in), 'fact ; did the "drio- citedabove shows what his assertions areworth . Ho says every American Insurance Company that has over done busi ¬

ness here has failed : Docs . ho mean thatthoV Union '! of ,Sali Francisco'is shakey,7 '

Wo always thought that a good company . .

"It is a dirty bird that fouls his ownnest . " |

There was but one smull American fireoffice doing business here . Its name wasthe People's Comp.iriyaiid it withdrew of

'monoybyThe first ' 'first-dam! American fire com-pany

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that ever opened an oflico here isthe Phenix of Brooklyn , and it has beenin business in the United States since1853 ; has progressed magnitude of buseveryho ;

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it stood ///A/ on the list , including Englishcompanies , in amount , of premiums I'e-ceived in LIce United States . .

The reason your correspondent is so en -

raged is that the English companies arelosing their business and none more sothan himself . The public see that ' it ishigh time to break the iron ring that thecombination had forced hitherto 'round their ,necks and give their business : where it !finds justice done to them ! After trying byall sorts of misrepresentation at the1 headoflices/both in England and ' in Now York ,to compel II . F . HEISTKR'MAM & Co . tojoin their coinbimimitionand sig allyfailing

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therein , they suddenly discover (thefossils !) that there is plentiful supply ofwater and , oh ! generosity , reduce therates one quarter, : , per cent ! ! I

But it is no use 'j;' the public see through

the dodge and continue; tojleave! the Eng ¬

lish because they can do bettero-

fficeswithjthejigbhts of ,

' tie ' Phonix ", Insur .

ance Cojnpany Brooklyn ;; ,.N

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* " H . F . HKISTER IAN & Co .' .

BOYS ' CLOTHING . \TjV . & J . Wilson havejust received an invoice of Boys ' Suits ,

purchased at the salvageable of , Lice stockof ' : Saliuels "; Brothers , :London . Thcl ,

Suits are ' madd of Samuels Brothers ' , cele ¬

brated " Wear-resisting Fabrics and asthey wore bought'a, great bargain W . & J .

Wilson now offer thcirr'at'loss than ' 10 per-

cent , advance on .Sjimnueis0Bros , ' marked!" 'prices;,

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EXI'E <'TID TO' A1U

' VE-Tho Rev J . C .

Bakerof :.a19 , , Oregop , is , expected to _

arrive.at'ivTict'pr'ia \ (God! willing ) ! on ! 'thin13th . inkf * ' '""So-'will\ l preach ' in the Baptist)

chapel every Sundaymorning and evcn-'

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IMPORTER AND DEALER IINV':;:

C . ClIII , WINES AND SPIRITS, wiH'ti ,

AND RETAIL , CHOICE OLD TCHWNI9UM ' <

vizi1BDYD ' BLKNB , . ,u'lIi.TofiLIiBogRMN , RYR , TODDY , MALT , Dzwoci .NEVIS , Cut , J . D . K . I . , Runt , * c . , 4c :,Vrt

J . B . '$ STOCK OP FINK WI.ElII TOO WILL.' .

KNOWN TO REQUIRE COMMENT . t 51JAMal RUllIU.t. . . __hI CHARlIE, '

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Blank Book K&nufaotoi 4Book Bindery . .

Paper ruled to any pattern . TicketReceipts , etc . , numbered :and perforated .

Charts and maps mounted . The. , bestenlployedR, ; .

trance through Mown . Hfbbe'n *fc ;;Co'i

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store . jI " " " " . " ;

.WHEN EXAMINED AVTEU DEATH , the

lungs of those who have died of tuber-cular

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consumption are found to bo honeycombed with little cells full of purulentmatter. To this terrible condition thelungs of any one may bo bloughtWJlneglects a cough ' or cold. Unfortunatelymany socalled cough remedies are inefectivo as well as impure , 'containing ' "i gre .dients absolutely projudicol to the ' 'physi .

cal well-being of those! who use thorn !

There is , however , a source of renewed

personsho.rrllSSedchial affections can depend with certainty .We refer toNorthrop and Lyma.n's

.Emul

sion of Cod'Livor Oil and the Hypophos- "

phites of Lime and Sodawhlchis justly es .

teemed throughout the Dominion for . its,

cffctivencss and purity . The ' . medicalfaculty have long recognized the valueof purified oil , obtained from the cod'sliver , ill . throat and lung ' affections , and '

the hypp'phosphitcs are universally proscribed in cases of pulmonary decline andgeneral debility . .In this prepamationtlie, .

phosphorus which it contains (phosphorusbeing an important natural

c- onstituent ofthe physical organism ) serves' , to supplystamina and vitality , by enriching theblood , while the

.lime and soda are of in-

oalculables-

ervice in solidifying " ' andstrengthening the bones . This medicinenot only counteracts pulmonary inflanma-tion and arrests physical: decline ; but u-avaluable remedy , in scrofulous eases . Asa means of checking arid compensatingfor the tremendous watte , of bodily tissue '

caused by lung and chest di ases-ofhealing and soothing the irritated moatbrano of the breathing organs , and ofpromotingthe development of pure , richblood , this preparation luc " no equal1

All druggists sell it . ' .

'fnosBuoTBOLT1::

' Chemist , etc . , Johnson street , VictoriaA: ent for the Prov-ince

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of British Columbia . *. '' . ;

\V&rrao-An accomplished salesman , ,to be a second Lord Ohcaterfield in ad -

dress , conversant with the four leadinglanguages , and with sufficient self-posses- ,

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sion to bottle his own feelings . To submit to 'affronts passively ; to exercise thepatience of Job ; to subdue pride of charactor , and smother the promptings ofhissoul ;

,to have , the tincture ,

of the politi-cian

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. without being tainted with iLo;,

regard bribery and customs' frauds as lowand'criminal ; to look ' upon untruthful-ness , not as an accomplishment , but asthe reservoir , from which all .other

'vices

percolate ; and'to be possessed of proc ¬

i ciples net as lytho aa the branches of,

the, willow tree . Such an one will find a re ¬

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munerative welcome and a useful field to

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distribute the newly arrived Christmasand Now Years Pmosentiprovided for ' the '

season Nothing marvelous but of ' theirkind good-T . N . Hibben & Co . iI-

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..MY DRAB FATHER AND MOTIIEB . I

I sincerely hope that you , .wM buy me asuit of clothes this Christmas and I shallbe'lmppy to help you

' make ' the selectionfrom the newstock that ' has just been re ¬

coived by Mr . Joffrod:" "

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* - ' cHEaPFORcASh ..Dry Coeds-Soiling Off During Janu-

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Furs , Jackets , Ulsters , Dolmans , DressStuffs &c . See advertisement .TTnos . Wiisox & Co .

Ihw l'Al'BI18 AND MAOAZINEH published

) ¬pubIlishlJr: ;;

: : Aita2: : : : : 76 " . M gmrin ; . . . 4 tiFrank Ltille'iWeik . Or the S to 1 ddrws.tO 00Iy4; 00 Scientific 'American 8 00 '

" Chimney Corner 4 " . . Supplement 5 00" PopulMMonthljr 8 ggOr the 2 to 1 aJdreea 7 00-

trotcd.

11I . mews . InIllustrated Sporting '"

eluding Supplanti 0 00 uid Dramatic 00

W.ekty Dispatch . . 2 BO The Colonial . . . .... S 00_

Papers ,.not on this list furnished; . utcq ually low . rates-M

'.' " . "Al'1'1 . & Co . ;

Government streetJmd:

.ALL diseases come from cold , colds

come from wet feet , to prevent this , go tpMaynard & Stubbs and got a genuine pair '

of porpoise leather boots'

made ;: , , ." 'Fo'rtitreot :

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W . & Al: GILBBY'S WINE AND SPIRITS . '

A choicei selection "of Ports , Sherri sDes-,

sort Clarets , . Old : Whiskies , Rum andBrandy ox Princess Royal from ;'London :'H . Saundrs , Family Grocer ,

J-ohnson

' . *street . .

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I IMVEAIjA'I Trench plums ' ;ld .cljtnliied

fruits , in handsome cartoons . Frenchplums were never imported : ' to ''this1-

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pro ¬

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vince before . 'I Rich ? rare , racyand orna- '

mental'for Christmas tree decorations . 'lAtFELL & Co

,. 's , Family

_Grocprs ,

.Fort street.

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. :A Ohrdalc "Complaint-

ej I :have boon troubled with a Chronicbilityl! :

'IAtflr-j4trying ' different physicians inVictoria ' for . several months with no bene-fit

-{ consulted Dr. Geiger . Under his

treatment 1 soon began to improve and insix weeks was. .

' well , having gained 15 tbs .* C. DAVIK .

Pianos Zoned and TewsrhtBy Digby Palmer ; 40 YEARS ' KxrBJUEXCB .Orders left at Fort street , or T . N . Hibben, & Co . 'a . . . *;; ' ; -public -

ported California ground coffee . Ita cheapness , .ia .itsj only >. rccommendatiqn . The 'ingredients ore of .tlie vilest description ,as anyone using'it will discover should heperiheliaof .

.ful what they eat and drink . Don't allowyour grocer to palm off his trash upOnyou , because it pays him better to sell itMinn . * ), * good article . Ask for FaLL JL

Co: 's 'Coffee iind'takeno other .

THEyAeTernc MAM *.ON*,uenaL.TIDIflAR*PLULsseNAKERIINBRIAR ROOT , IRISH BOO , :AND ":PIPES , OSCAR AND OICARETTE HOLDERS , ETC ,SHORT A SIMPSON .

IMPORTERS , FORT STRKBT .

' "DrjGoods ¬

live and Varied assortment of STAVLB ANDFAXCY'GOODS

. received by every steamerand sold tit lowest cash prices .

Country orders havouur'besfattent.lon;'

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Post >BoiNo : ' 130- . " , -' .. .

FOIL unadulterated SFICEH go to FELl .& Co . Prepared and ground under , Uieirown inspectionauiclwarmanted'pure_ .

.BOYD'8 18 THE PLACE FOR CHOICE OUt

SCOTCH WHISKIES , IN quAirrmEaVro svnrTHE

,TRADE OR FAMILIES .

.. . AUCTION SALES .

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. WEDNESDAY , , JANUARY 19 , 1881 ,

. : AT SALESROOM , WHARF : STUEHT ,

. : AT 11 O'CLOCK , A . M.Ex ' barque Signet ," Capt . S . i'oo , faun

Montreal , niarked It . 0 . .

3 OASES . '89 pkgs . ea . 500 asst sizes Paper Ba, a

48 boxes en . 500 do Florist Seed Bags

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Ex bnrque , iPrincess Royal , " iCQptBar 3

field , : from London ,

M\I'I e-'d'R C . in diamond .

4 clues: Castor Oil , OR . 8 dok-12: oz > boltlca1 case do do ,,6 doz . 16 ox. bottles

TS21US CASE . ' i .,v

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AUCTICNl AT HIS RESIDENCE , DOUGLAS .,"

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On. Monday , 7th February ,

ALi HIS'HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE , PIANO

PICTURES , ' HORSE " AND BUCCY , COW

ETCAL80. CITY AND DISTRICT

, REALE8TATE4'i: ': PARTICULARS SHORTLY , . , - ' :

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andWaddington ,Alloyijjj: .i ( |'On Thursday . 20th Jan . , 1881 ,

AT 11 o'cLocrcA.M, . , ,,, ,, '"

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