, 1871-05-04
THE WEEKLY ARGUS.
THYRspAY. MAY :. ls71.
The Re-. Mr. I.auback, rectntlr trans.

as we'll as his wife, and, pcrllaps. two
other children. The Rev. Mr. Lauback
Is said 10 be one of the most successful
clergyman-in the NJ. T.. Church. This
branch Of the, church is making more
vigorous effort throughout the United
States than ever in the palt. It is said
they are building four church houses
every time The sun rises except Sunday.
ranging from one thousand 20 three
thousand dollars in cost. This
Is the one branch Of the Meibodiit family,
numbering one and half million. The
whole family, incluGing all the branches,
number about fur millions, including
near one hundred thousand clergyman.
This body nf christians arc aiming to do
what they can to aid in building up this
n"vsportion Of our coast, and. whilst they
bid all otheys God speed. they wish to
help alpng an every good cause. ID.
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The FoRESr QUEEN.-T The bark For
est5Queen. +. J. Burns. master, arrived n.
Port Ludlow on the goth inst. Is days
Trout SAN. francisco. consigned to A.
PhinncY, Esq. Throughout the passage
she hadIttr6hg n. N w. winds. Pas
seug-rs-AJ Gdm6lihss and VT, C G Tyler
"! and,2 Tla, w Scott, wfaud 4 cdn, d
l. Dafid, c w Finch, James Giober, II
DidIlar, VT and cdn, andre Dombrr,
j Gresur, N Morrison, j Cant, Giles Vel
lenags5 GtS1e Evans. w Fiickingcr.
Freight-1ll | tons freight for Port Towns
srndF Gamble, Seattle, Strilacoom and
Olympic, an6 so tons for Port Ludlow.
She wilE sail about the 9th inst.
sAltot CRY PAoFrHrY.-Tho prop
crty sold by auction on Tuesday brought
fair prices. The corner lot at the foot Of
Union Wharf vas sold to gentleman a.
PortSDbcoyery for $3.50 :. the half lot and
houss next the Bank Exchange saloon
sold tGMr Keynes for $500; half lot and
small house under the hill was sold to
Thos. Philips for $500; fur Its on the
hill belonging to the church sold to Jas.
Keynes for s220; one lot in block 80
sold FOR $F65; the RothschiId store prop
er'ytsoId to RothschilG & Co. for SSO25.
Boon MssLosT.-About two thirds Of a
boom of logs, which the tug GoIiah was
towing to tho Port Discovery Mill, were
wasIied out of the BONN off Rocky Point,
at the entrance to Port Discovery bay.
The logs that remained in the boom were
anchored there, as it was impossible TO
tow them safely, OIL account of the wealth
er, tEt It is feared tho whole boom will be
lost. We are tod !, belonged to the Port
Discovery Mill Company, and contained
about 4OO, 900 feet of logs.
AErsMFrED DEsERrIox.-On Monday
night :hree of tie crew of the Peruvian
ship Sahara attempted to deseIt; two
we're called bact, but the third kept on
and the captain fired at him three or four
shota. One of the balls struck the comb
ing of hatch and. glaucine. struck an
other of the crew in the heel and made
sTghS wound-nothing serious. The re-
portsthat Capt. LenzinO was accidentally
shot is incorrect.
DaAIx1Ne THE MARsH.-The City
Trustees, at their meeting, on Tuesday.
awarded the contract for draining the
marsh at the foot of the hill to Mr.. J. G.
Ginger, the consideration to be 1925.
The draining is to be accomplished by
means.of a sewer starting from point be-
tween the Catholic chapel and the Mason
ic Hall. and going out into the bay, just.
abOve the breakwatrr.
CAPsIzED-Capt John Sheridan, while
coming down the bay, on Friday last, in
his clipper scow, was capsized off the en-
trance to Scow Bay. Mr.. Sheridan was
promptly assisted and taken from his un-
comfortable position on the bottom of the
scow by Capt. Stimson, who came off in
boat from the fish house on the Scow Bay
SHk. Mr.. Sheridan desires us to return
thanks to Capt, Stimson for mis- kindness.
PowDER HoUsE-The City Truuees
have contracted with Mr.. ]. G. Ginger
for powder House. to cost S175, and
have passed an ordinance prohibiting any
person or persons from keeping more than
fifty pounds of powder in any one place In Z
the city, and imposing other conditions.
This step on the part of the ''fathers" can
not be too highly commended.
The County Commissioners met on
Monday last. aud after .ransaciing some
business, adjourned their COurs until Non
day next, Sth Instant.