Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11
Dec. Z, 1875.

Dec. Z, 1875.
The telegraph wires are still down.
Business begins to show little more
animation.
The Port Discovery Mill has started
up again.
The weather is still stormy, and very
disagreeable under foot.
The new steps from Washington
street to the top of the hill are now
completed.
The revenue cutter Otirer WalcoH
sailed yesterday noon, in search of the
missing steamer Los Angeles.
The clipper bark Forest Queen arrived
from San Francisco and was towed to
Port Ludlow to load lumber.
The ship Dashing Ware arrived from
San Francisco Saturday and was towed
to Tacoma by the tug Mastic.
The brig Deacon sailed to-day from
Port Discovery for San Francisco, with
475, 900 feet of assorted lumber.
The bark Cambridge left this port
lumber-laden from Port Blakely, for
San Francisco, Friday evening.
The ship War-Ha,ck sailed from Port
Discovery yesterday, for San Francisco.
She carries 100000 feet lumber.
The tug Mastic cleared Friday morn
ing for Nanaimo, to tow the bark Revere
to sea, coal.laden for San Francisco.
The brig Sterens and the bark Lizzie
Williams passed up the Straits Saturday
morning, bound for Seattle, for coal.
The tug Earorite towed the ship Shir'-
ley, which arrived from San Francisco
Saturday, to Tacoma to load lumber.
Work has been suspended on Pugh's
new hotel, also on the new church, ow-
ing to the inclemency of the weather.
The sloop Tacilight arrived Thursday
morning, from San Juan Island, with q
full load of oats, wheat and potatoes.
The American ship James Cheston ar
rived from San.Francisco, Friday noon,
and was towed to Port Gamble by the
tug Goliah.
A social dance, fourth of the series of
the Port Townsend Dancing Club, took
place Friday evening, and gave perfect
satisfaction.
Great fears are entertained as to the
safety of the steamship Los angeles,
which left San Francisco &c hours in
advance of the Dakota.
The bark Caroline Reed arrived Fri
day, % days from San Pedro. She
proceeds to Port Blakely, to load lum-
Der for San Francisco.
Capt. @. M. Scammon, formerly in
command of the revenue cutter Oliver
WdtcoH took passage on the bark CAM
b7'adge for San Francisco.
Our city election was held yester-
day, and the following named gentle
men were elected City Trustees for the
ensuing year: A. F. Learned, T. T.
Minor and j. J. Hunt.
The bark Camden, Capt. Robinson,
arrived at this port Friday noon, II
days from Honolulu. Capt. Robinson
reports rough weather the entire pas
sage. She brought up $50 mate sugar
for the Puget Mill Co.
A Natural History Society has been
formed here, the same being conducted
by the Rev. p. E. Hyland and wife,
and is in prosperous condition. 1t
has regular attendance of from TWEEN
ty to twenty-four members, and is very
interesting to the children.
MARRIED.--In this city, Friday even
ing, by the Rev. P. E. Hyland, Miss
Adolphine Emily Flint to William
Keddy. both of Lopez Island. The
same evening, at the Cosmopolitan Ho-
tel, by the Rev. John Rea, friedrich A.
Parker Of Seattle, to Miss Alice Carpen-
ter, of Nanimo.
The steamship Dakota arrived Satur-
day evening, 8 days, II hours and SO
minutes from San Francisco, via Veto.
ria. She brought up So passengers and
ESQ tons freight. Capt. Morse reports
heavy southeast and southwest gales.
After landing passengers and express,
she proceeded to up-Sound ports.
DEATH.--In this city, on the LIST inst,
Sarah D. Newton, aged II years. She
was daughter of William Newton, Of