Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-10-09
NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
From our Regular Correspondent

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Sound ports this morning.
The steamer Blakely towed the bark
Caroline Reed out Friday morning.
Bark Victor arrived Saturday even
ing, IS days from the Sandwich Islands.
Our county Jail is without tenant.
This speaks we'll for the county of JEFF
ferson.
DR.. T. T. Minor is fitting up the
lower part OF. the Custom-House build
ing for drug store.
Brig Lucy Sterens arrived Friday
morning from San Francisco. She
lands coal OF Seattle.
Bark Camden was towed to sea by
the Goliah Saturday morning, bound for
the Sandwich Islands.
The barks W. H. Ga,cley and SamoseH
passed up the Sound to-day in tow of
the steamer P0lakofsky.
The tug Goliah passed up the Straits
Monday morning with the ship King
Phillip and bark Rainier in tow.
Bark Lizzie Williams, Capt. Ross,
arrived from San Francisco Saturday
evening. She will load coal at Seattle.
Banks Oakland, W. II. Stetson and
Po,vhattan arrived from San Francisco
Saturday evening, all to load with
lumber.
Charles Eisenbeis arrived by the Pa
cifc, having been absent from our city
three weeks, purchasing goods for the
fall trade.
The schooner Orcas arrived from
Olympia Saturday evening, with 1912
brick, 81 doors and 2 packages win
dows for Fowler & Co.
Business has been fair the past
week. Our merchants continue to get
in large lots of goods, expecting n
change for the better soon.
The British bark Princess Royal was
towed from Utsalady to sea Thursday
evening, bound for London. She car
ried 1902 spars. "a bowsprits, 35, 900
feet assorted lumber and $4,000 laths.
Bark General Cobb, Capt. Delany,
sailed from Seabeck for San Francisco
Friday evening. The cargo consisted
of 456 thousand feet of lumber and 245
ships knees.
The English bark Sunbeam, Capt.
Cleveland, arrived Friday morning, SO
days from Lyttleton, New Zealand. She
was lowed to Blakely to load with lum-
Der for Australia.
We are informed by Captain Williams
that the steamer Fauorae will run
regularly between this port and Olym-
pia in opposition to the North Pacific.
She came down Monday with freight
and passengers.
The schooner Winnefred arrived Mon
day morning from Neah Bay with the
United States mails, IS bundles mer-
chandise and IA pair of elk horns.
Capt. Gilbert reported calms throughout
the entire passage.
Judge Dyer, known by most of the
old residents on the Sound is at the
Marine Hospital under the charge of
DR.. T. T. Minor. The Judge has been
very sick for several months past and
OF present is very low.
Capt. E. s. Fowler went up to Sc
attic Friday, on the North Pacific, to
undergo medical treatment from the
hands of DIR. G.. v. Calhoun. The
Capt. has bsen suffering of late from
tumor on the lip.
MARRIED.--In this city, on October
Let. by Rev. P. e. Hyland, Capt. James
W. Foster. Of Port Townsend, to Miss
Levella Runnee, of Valparaiso. We
hope that their voyage through life may
be merry and prosperous one. .c
Monday afternoon a young boy aged
five years. son of John Appleton, Of
this city, fell of Of Forbes wharf into
the water and would have been drowned
only for the timely assistance Of e. 8.
Fowler, Jr.. who VISA the boy struggling
in the water, jumped overheard and
saved tho youths life.
The steamship City Of Panama arrived
here Sunday at IL A. NJ. She brought
4 passengers for this city. "a for Seattle,
and FOR Tacoma; also SO tons freight
for Sound ports. She returns from
Seattle Tuesday night, and sails for
Nanaimo 10 take in coal and leaves