, 1871-01-05
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Indians from the West Cost pf this;
Island report a lumber laden zip from
Puget Sound on shofe and all bands savrd .
We have not been able to obtain pariieuA-
lars or, indeed, to satisfy ourselves as to
the correctness Of the report. We give the
report for what it is worth. IF~r,.
fOn Sunday the lei mt. at thesSENdb<
olas Hotel in this city, Mr. J. w. Kryser
officiating, Gustave Rosenthal, Esqr. to
Miss Katy Bpttman, both Of Olympia,
Washington Territory. The ceremony
was performed ia the presence of a large
numbpr Of guests. amongst whom were u !.
s. Cousul Eckstine,i the Ptesidrht, Wee
President and Secretary of the cohgrtga.
ton Emanuel and several personal fiieuds
ofithe bride and bridegt60ms The we'd
ding breakfast was served at the Colonial
Hotel. 8@1lI 1aa grI.rl5 20 73HA-5 ieo3
The officers Of victoria Lodge No 42t,
FIX A. NJ. were yesterday duly installed
BY Provincial Grand Mas 'er j. W, Powell.
assisted By the Provincial Grand Oficers
The following are the officers for the pre-
sent year: VIM. Daiby,a w. NJ; Alex.
Gilmore, D. NJ; Chas. Taylor, s. Nj; Jas.
Gu mp, s. W.; John Stafford, ]. W.; Jos
Davies, Treas; w. B. Wilson; Secretary
Samuel Harris, S. d. A. Asfrico. J. D.;;--.
Sinclair. ]. g.; Phillip Hdn, Tyler; w. T.,
Leigh, 0rganist. The retiring Master, G.
d. Krayps. was presented on behalf 81 the
Brethren with a very handsome Past Mas
ter's Jewel by the Master elect, who sc-
companied the gift with a Few appropriate
remarks which were replied to, in a vsfy
feeling manner by the P. n. '". = i,@
/ The U. S. war steamer Saranae. Capt,
]. H., Spots commanding. She is sec.
ond rate vessel, is I.23S tons burden,
1000 horse power, and carries IL guns.
| This vessel left San Francisco Dec. 3d.,
and arrived at Sitka Dec. 18th, having
had heavy weather most Of the passage,
Al Sitka, she gave the U, 5. .sloop Of war,
Oyane stores and men and stowea her out
OF the, sound, under orders to proceed 70,
La Vintosa, in the Gulf of Tehnantepec.,
to cooperate with the U. s., Surveying
expedition on the isthmus. The, Sarslac,
left Siika, on Dec 22d and arrived At
Esquimalt on Dec. 29th, afteTta rough
and disagrt cable trip. Left at ,Silka the,
U. s. Rev. Cutter Reliance and small
army schooner 557o is has .b.la1i-siS
IA young gentleman web, known in This
city, had very naTroS escape on. SaiuFsi
day from being drowned 1t appears that
he resolved to take aatrip up the EiclOrial
arm, and for that purpose ehaFtsreds q
canoe all 10 himself and started on his
perilous journey. The day being very
windy, and the .chartereF Of the frailscTafl
not being well acquainted with the manner
in which canoes ara propelled. got upset,
and would hare been drowned If. he had
not, fortunately, surceded in getting on
tbe bottom Of the canoe. -h q isu91d
Another earthquake was aftlt at ten;
minutes past .wo, on the mornirg of the
29tb. The shock was from east 10 west,
and lasted about ten seconds. Several Of
the citizens were awakened from their
slumbers BY the shock. bae 'a.'A % boot
The U. s. war steamer Saranae win
leave on or about Tuesday or Wednesday
next for San francisco direct. In all pros
bability, she viii take mail, e.. !. {
The steamer Pacific was to leave San
francisco for, Victoria direct, on the 5th
inst. The Pacific is larger vessel than.
the Pelican. with better passenger accom-.
dation. IA itsTg io r..l, sAi i..n, i,,.e. 4
The members Of Port Townsend Lodge