Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-11-27
NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND
From our Regular Correspondent


The cause of the late disaster is be;,c
investigated in Victoria.
The schooner La Giyonde is loodiD,
spars at Port Ludlow, for Santa Bar.
bara.
The bark Harrison sailed SATURDAY.
for San Francisco, coal laden, from
Seattle.
The schooner Orcas cleared for Orcas
Island, Friday morning, with load of
lumber.
Henry L. Sutton is fitting up the old
warehouse on the Union wharf for
saloon.
The bark lconium sailed Thursday
for San Francisco, with 45O, 900 feet Of
lumber.
The ship Commodore arrived Thurs
day, from San Francisco, to load coal
at Seattle.
The bark Harvest Home sailed Friday.
with 675 tons of Seattle coal, for San
Francisco.
The steamer Gussie 1eIfair arrived
Friday morning, from Nanaimo, with
coal for Portland.
The ship War Hawk and brig Deacon
arrived OF Port Discovery, Saturday
morning, from San Francicco.
The steamer Farorite has had the sa-
looms taken off of her, and she is now
plying on the Sound as tug-boat.
The revenue cutter Oliver Walcoa,
Lieut.. HARDWOOD, commanding, went up
to Seattle, Friday morning, to coal.
Our telegraph Office has been removed
from Adam Street to the head of Union
wharf in the custom House building.
Low GLAss.--The glass, on Tuesday
night, fell to 2S.400, the lowest ever
known here by our Oldest inhabitants.
The Russian bark Fallas and the
British ship Green Jacket, are both due
here, to load lumber for South America.
A new pair Of steps is to be built by
private subscription from the foot Of
Washington street TO the top Of the
hill.
The bark Gen. COBB sailed Monday
morning for San Francisco, with 2l7,-
900 feet lumber, 175 piles and 200, 900
laths.
The steamer 2easer was detained "a
hours from proceeding to the Islands
with the mails. owing to the strong
north winds.
The revenue cutter Oliver Walcoa re-
turned Thursday from cruise in search
OF victims Of the late disaster, without
anything further of note.
The ship Revere. Capt. Conner. ar
rived Thursday, six days from San
Francisco. She was towed to Depar-
ture bay to load coal, by the tug Mastick.
The steamship Dakota sailed for San
Francisco Friday morning, with las
tons freight and $50 tons Of coal. She
also had thirty passengers from Sound
ports.
The steamer Los angeles, Capt. Thorn,
sailed for San Francisco, ola Victoria,
"Wednesday evening. She bad small
freight and limited number of passen-
gers.
The body of Mr.. Sullivan, Gold Com
missioner of Cassiar, has been picked
up on the Vancouver shore, also frag-
ments of the wreck of the Inflated
steamer Pacific.
The ship O,pheus was sold Thursday,
at public auction, to J. J. Hunt, for
1885. Mr.. Hunt has chartered the
schooner Winnyfrsd to take down men
and boats to wreck her. "
The Rev! p. E. Hyland preached q
very solemn and effective sermon to q
large congregation in St. Paul's Episco-
pal Church, last Sunday, relating to
the loss of the steamer Pacific.
The Chief OF Police Of Victoria, mr.
rived Tuesday, by the North Pacific.
His mission was to obtain what inform
alton he could from the crew Of the
ship Orpheus, regarding the late terri
BILE disaster. He returned with several
OF the crew, on the Los Angeles.
The ship Coquimbo. coming up the
Straits Friday morning in thick snow
Storm, struck on Point Wilson, and
carried away her rudder. The mate
came on shore for assistance. reporting