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Marine Intelligence.

PoRr BLAKELY, Aug. 13.-Arrived
Nicholas Biddle.
PoRr GAMBLE. August 12.-Sailed
Powhattan.
VICTORIA. August 12.-Arrived, barks
Constitution, from San Pedro; bark
Shooting Star, San francisco.
VICTORIA, August 13.-Arrived, Leo
ME. San Francisco.
Sailed. Yokohama, Hong Kong.
VICTORIA, August 14.-Sailed, stm.
California.
VICTORIA. August 11.-Arrived, H
NJ. S. Rocket, San Francisco.
PoRT MADISON. August 14.-Arrived,
bark W. H. Gawley, San Francisco.
SEABEcK. August H. Sailed. bark
General Cobb. San Francisco.
PoRr LUDLOW, August 13.-Ssiled,
bark Adelaide Cooper. San Francisco.
VICTORIA, August 14.-Arrived stmr
Otter, Fort Wrangle.
Sailed, steamer Salvador, San Fran.
cisco.
San Francisco, Aug. 13. Arrived
brig Tanner, Port Discovery; bark Mar
tha Rideout. Port Blakely; ship Jamel
Cheston. Port Gamble; sailed, bark Ma
riano, Port Townsend.
VICTORIA. August 49, Arrived, bari
Blanche, Liverpool.
PoRr GAMBLE, August 15.-Arrived
bark Buena Vista, San Francisco.
FREEPoRr, August 16.-Sailed, W. H
Meyer, San Francisco.
PoET TOWNSEND, Aug. 14.-Arrived
bark c. l.. Taylor, San Francisco.
SEHoME. Aug 15.-Sailed, ship Ger
mania, San Francisco.
PoRT GAMBLE, Aug. 16.--Arrivea, barl
". C. Parke, San Francisco.
PoaT BLAKELY, August 17.-Arrived
schooner Jos. Wooley, from Ounelas-
ka.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Aug. 1S.-:-Arrived
bark Legal Tender.
, 1875-08-19
From Daily of Wednesday

aR- Our mechanics seem to be
having a very busy time just
now. All the carpenters and
brick masons available are at
work on the ten OF a dozen new
frame buildings now in the course
of construction; there is plenty
of work for stone masons on our
two new stone banking buildings;
ship-carpenters are busy on the
two small schooners and one
large coal scow now being put
up on different points on the
beach, the coopers are pushed to
their utmost capacity and even
then cannot begin to supply the
demand for barrels from the sal
mon fisheries of Down Sound,
and our machinists and foundry
men share in the general pros
perity.
, 1875-08-19

FROM SNoHoMIsH-The Zephyr
arrived at 10 o'clock from Sno-
homish. She reports that the
logging camps are in full blast
all along the river. Snohomist
City is improving fast and every
prospect bids fair for Snohomish
The Zephyr left again at 2 O'Clock
for Olympia.
Capt. Wright says the smoke
on the river at Job Fields was
so dense that he had to ease the
steamer through the bend with
a line.
, 1875-08-19
ANOTHER SCHOONER.

ANOTHER SCHOONER. = The
schooner now in course of con-
struction at Plummer's point, at
the South end Of town, will be
launched in about three weeks.
Her dimensions are as follows:
Length of keel, AZ feet; length
over all, 46 feet; breadth of beam,
IA feet; depth of hold, about 4
feet.
, 1875-08-19

NEW ScHooNER.-The fat-bot-
toned schooner, which is build
ing on the beach below Bullene's s
machine shop, will S, on be ready
to launch. Mr.. Bigelow, who
built the Yakima at Port Gam
BILE, is building her. Her dimen-
sions are as follows: length OF
keel, &C feet; length over all, y
feet; breadth of beam, 10 feet;
depth of hold, A feet. She is to
be used in the grain carrying
trade, running to the Swinomish
and Skagit rivers and to the Is
lands. She will be, when COM
pleted, quite an addition to our
feet Of Sound schooners, which
already numbers some 22 OF %.
, 1875-08-19

FANNY LAKE. - The steamer
Fanny Lake left for Snohomish
at 81 this morning. As this was
her first regular trip there was
quite a crowd down on the
wharf to see her off. She took
a quantity of freight and a large
number of passengers
, 1875-08-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14.-Passengers
per Str. Vasco De Cana for Victoria:
Mr.. CLas. Connally, Miss Anna Nc
Arthur, Miss Nellie Macarthur, Martin
L. Haas. Miss j. c. Jones, A. G. Suth-
erland, Miss E. King, Fred. Shadey,
Thos. Davenport and wife, and Is in
the streerage.
, 1875-08-19

New SLAUGHTER HoUsE.-The
new slaughter-house of Mr.. F
V. Snyder, on the beach road al
the head of the bay, will be com
pleted in the course of ten OF
fifteen days. The building is
4S feet square, with a 2O-feet ad
dition, is a story and a half high
1t is built to replace the one re
Gently destroyed by fire at Lake
Union. Mr.. Snyder says he in
tends to fit it up SO as to make
it the most complete slaughter
house in the Territory.
, 1875-08-19

gSg~ The North Pacific arriv-
ed from Port Townsend at q
o'clock. Among her passengers
were Col. H. Webster, Major G.
o. Haller, Robt. Athridge, Joseph
Kuhn and Mr.. Primrose, who go
to join the Masonic excursion.
We are informed that a photo
graph of the North Pacific, with
the Masons on board in full re-
gala, will be taken on their ar
rival at Seattle. They may be
looked for Thursday next.
, 1875-08-19

POLICE CoURT.-J. r. Robin
son, the mate of the Enoch Tai
bot, was arrested yesterday on
complaint of Charles Johnson
charged with assault and bat
terry. He was brought before
Justice Scott, when he asked fol
a trial by jury, which was grant
ed him. After hearing the evi
dence the jury brought in YER
dict of not guilty, and assessed
costs on prosecuting witness.
, 1875-08-19

STRANGERs.-Since the arrival
of the steamship Pacific there
have been large numbers OF
strangers on our streets, mostly
of the laboring classes. Among
them we noted a number Of Nor
wegians- They appear to be a
class that are not afraid of work
and consequently will have no
difficulty in finding plenty OF it
to do. A number of them go up
theSnohomish river tomorrow. in
search of places to locate and
take up homesteads.
, 1875-08-19

SNooUALMIE PAss.-The Seattle
butchers say that they can get
NC help from the County Com
missioners to repair and change
the road at the Summit of the
Snoiualmie pass route and that
they are determined to make the
route passable for beef cattle, if
they have to do so at their own
expense. When the cattle are
fatigued as they are now in drlv-
ing, we do not wonder that the
beef is tough and almost unfit
for use.
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n@, Fanny Lake is now lying
at Atkins wharf, at the foot of
Commercial street. She did not
make her trip to Snohomish to-
day in consequence of some car
penter work on her that had not
been finished. She will leave at
II, A. NJ, tomorrow, with every
thing complete.
, 1875-08-19

a It was observed at sea that men
IRE never so much disposed to grumble
and mutiny as when least employed.
Hence an old captain, when there was
nothing else to do, would issue an order
to .'scour the anchor"
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OLD TRUNk.- k.-There is trunk
at the United States marked,
" "Ano 1886, S. L. P" being the
date OF its manufacture and the
initials of its original owner 1t
belongs to one of the Norwegians
who came by the Pacific, and is
a curious looking old trap.
, 1875-08-19

ARM BRoKEN.-A klootchman
fell and broke her arm, on Sat
nrday night, in one of the dance
houses in the lower end of town.
A physician was called and the
injured limb set.
, 1875-08-19

COUGAR KILLED.-The men at
DR.. Hughes place on White Riv
er, killed cougar yesterday
that measured 8 feet. The cougar
killed two sheep in the yard Of
DR.. Hughes, but short distance
from his dwelling.
, 1875-08-19

PAcIFIc.-The steamship Pa
cifc sailed yesterday morning
at about s o'clock, taking so tons
of Talbot coal and about 40 pas
sengers from Seattle.
, 1875-08-19

nm. The City Marshal is en-
forcing the dog ordinance and
every boy that can raise money
enough to buy a few yards OF
clothes-line for a lasso is after
dogs. They are worth fifty
cents apiece at the dog pound. g
, 1875-08-19

REVENUE CUTTER.-The Rev
enue Cutter Oliver Wolcott ar
rived here yesterday afternoon
and is now lying in our harbor.
We are not informed as to the
object of her visit.
, 1875-08-19

SIDEwALKs.-A new sidewalk
is being laid on Main street, in
front of the United States Hotel
The sidewalk along Commercial
street, from Main to Washington.
is to be repaired and straighten-
ed up.
, 1875-08-19

MAsTIoK.-The steamer S. L.
Mastick, which has been under
going repairs for some time, came
off the grid-iron last night. She
leaves for Port Discovery this
afternoon.
, 1875-08-19

DIED.-In this city, on the 18th
inst, infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Collins, aged about three
years. The funeral took place
this afternoon at three o'clock.
, 1875-08-19

sa The Favorite arrived at
% this morning. Her detention
was caused by the railroad trains
being behind hand, in consequence
of the woods being on fire south
of Tacoma.
, 1875-08-19

na- The brig Levi Stevens,
loaded with Seattle coal, was
towed to sea last evening. Her
place at the coal shute was taken
by the bark J. B. Bell.
, 1875-08-19

PORT LUDLOW Captain Hall
yesterday, laid the keel for an
other schooner, which is to be
10 feet long. Mr.. r. d. Ath-
ridge says his hotel is full and
that Ludlow is lively.
, 1875-08-19

nA. The North Pacific arrived
at noon yesterday. Her purser
says the Masonic brethren will
not be over till Wednesday or
Thursday. She had some freight
and but few passengers. She
had quite a quantity of beef on
her hooks and took from Seattle
8 quarters Of dressed beef for
down-Sound ports and 20 head
of live cattle.
, 1875-08-19

APPOINTMENTS. Delegate ia
cobs has received official Motif
cation from Washington of the
following postal appointments:
J. NJ. Whitman to be Postmas-
ter at Rosalie, Stevens Co., vice
T. J. Tarorite, resigned; James
Bush to be Postmaster at Squak,
King Co., vice W. Pickering, jr.,
resigned.
, 1875-08-19

BURGLARY. - Some scoundrel
entered the house ofThos. Quine
last evening, while he was at
Church and stole everything Of
value he had in it.
, 1875-08-19

K0 Steamer Libby left at 81
o'clock for Bellingham Bay with
full freight and passenger list,
She took only the Seattle mail,
the Favorite not having arrived
when she left.
, 1875-08-19
New observation-disclosures 9th

New DwELLINGs.-Among 9th
er new buildings now in the
course of erection in Seattle is
Mr.. J. H. McElroy's, a neat lit
tie house. that is being put up in
the woods, a short distance from
the North School House. It's
dimensions are 24x32 and is a
story and half high. 1t will be
completed the later part of the
week.
, 1875-08-19

New SALooN.-Mr. j. B. Brou-
illette will soon open new sa-
loon in the house on the South
side of Mill Street, next to Rube
Low s.
, 1875-08-19

Hay Passive were shown
this morning Harvey Pixies new
hay-press, now in process OF
construction. 1t appears to be
very simple but..powerful ma
chine, and will, its inventor
thinks, entirely supercede the
machines now in use. We will
give an extended notice and de-
scription when the machine is
completed and in running order.
, 1875-08-19

INsANE.-O. w. Weaver who
has been for a long time indis-
posed, was to-day examined be-
fore Probate Judge York by Drs.
Weed and Sparkling and pro
nounced insane. His friends
have done all in their power to
relieve the poor sufferer, but
without avail. Cause, softening
of the brain. He was taken to
Steilacoom to-day by the Zephyr
, 1875-08-19

New LAwYER.-Capt. W. \.
Innan came by the Pacific and
will soon commence the practice
OF law in Seattle. He is said to
be a lawyer Of fine ability.
, 1875-08-19

SEATTLE BANK.-Work on the
new banking building is pro-
crossing rapidly. The founda-
ton is being laid and it will soon
be up to the level of the street.
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"a Tho Zanhvr left at mr.

sm- The Zephyr left at noon
yesterday for Shohomish with a
good freight and passenger list.
She took several head Of work
oxen.
, 1875-08-19

REpA1R1Na.-The tug Favorlte
is beached alongside Bullene's
machine shop, undergoing re-
pairs to her machinery and hull.
, 1875-08-19

% The entire force of Ham
mond's ship-yard is now at work
on a large scow for the Talbot
Coal Co.
, 1875-08-19

sE% The schooner C. C. Per-
kins left here yesterday with a
threshing machine and other
freights for Skagit.
, 1875-08-19

JUSTICE CoURT.-In the ease
Of Gellerson VS.. Hughes, Justice
Smith yesterday rendered de-
cision in favor ofplaintiff.
, 1875-08-19
From Daily of Monday.

E J. A. McPhee received by
the Pacific a large lot of extra
cigars.
, 1875-08-19

REAL EsTATE.-W. n. Bell to
E. W. Hewitt, lot l, block So;
S125.
, 1875-08-19

Notjce.-The connection ofW.
T. .Ballou with the DISPATCH
ceases from this date. He is no
longer authorized to collect SUBJ
scriptions.
RPOWN T. RETT,
, 1875-08-19

BoRN.-In this city, on the
10th inst, to the wife Of Captain
A. NJ. Nickels, a son.
, 1875-08-19

Our FLEET.-The feet of mer-
chant vessels now in our harbor
loading or awaiting loads, con-
sists of five large barks.
, 1875-08-19

TIE following is the list of letters remaining
in the Seattle Post Office for the week ending
August 16, 1875.
Byrd, Oran Robertson. F.
Buckley. Michael Richason. Henry
Brooks, Jas. r. Sohns, Louis
Burnett, Vim. G. Stidl, John
Dearborn, Richard II. Smith, Emma L,
Kerr, Robt. j. Swanson, Victor
Klingenmaier, Anna Streete, Paul
Morton. Julius Snodgrass, Robt.
Maloy, C.J Steaen, b.
OBrien, Miss l.. G. Slensby, James
Phendelex, John Wood, Jos, P.
Plato, Adolph Wilson, T.
Quillen, E. Mcdonald, D.
RyaL, James
Person calling for the above Will please say
they are advertised
W. H PUMPHREY P NJ
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News Items

- The daily mail contract from
Steilacoom to Lake view Station is to be
let Saturday. The route is only four
miles in length.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-22

Diet Table at the Maine Insane Hospital.
DR.. Harlow has furnished us with the following
diet table at the Insane Hospital, which may be OF
interest 20 those having friends in that institution
SUNDAY.
Breakfast-Ceffee, brown bread, white bread,
butter, cold meat
Dnner-Baked beans pickles, white bread, pie,
tea.
Supper-White bread, butter, sugar, singer
bread, cheese, tea.
MONDAY.
Breakfast-CoiIce, brown bread, white bread,
butter, cold meat.
Dinner--Baked meat vegetables, rice, white
bread, tea.
Supper-white bread, butter, gingerbread,
sauce or syrup, tea.
Breakfast-Coffee, brown bread, white bread
butter. cold meat.
Dnner-Soup beefsteak, potatoes, pudding, tea.
Supper--White bread, butter, gingerbread
sauce, tea.
Breakfa.t-C Coffee, brown bread, white bread,
butter, cold meat.
Dinner-Fresh fish, potatoes, butter gravy,
Suppcr-White bread butter ginger bread,
sauce, tea.
Breakfast-Coilee, brown bread, white bread,
butter, cold meat. r"s D.
Dinner--Coned beef, (sausages in winter eggs,
utter, potatoes, apple pie, tea.
Supper-White bread, butter, gingerbread,
sauce or syrup, tea.
FRIDAY.
Breakfast-Conee, brown bread white bread,
butter cold meat.
Dinner-Soup, oysters or clans, crackers, white
and brown bread, pudding, tea
supper-White bread, butter, gingerbread, tea.
SATURDAY.
Breakfast-Coffee, warm brown bread, white
bread, butter, cold meat.
Dinner-Codfsh, pork and butter gravy, pota-
toes, rice, oat meal or cracked wheat, tea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-22
CONsUMPTvES, TAKE NOTICE.

Every moment of delay makes your cure more
hopeless. and much depends on the judcious choice
of "a remedy, The amount of testimony in favor of
DIR. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, as a cure for con-
sumption, far exceeds all that can be brought to
support the pretensions of any other medicine See
DIR. Schenck's Almanac, containing the certificates
OF many persons of the highest spectabiity, VINO
have been restored TO health, after being pronounc-
ed incurable by physicians of acknowledged abl,
ty. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured
many, as these evidences will show; but the cure
is often promoted by the employment of two other
remedies which DR.. Schenck provides for the pur-
pose These additional remedies are Scheack's
Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills. BY the time
" use OF these medicines, according To directions,
DR.. Schenck eerti6es that most any case of Con-
sumption may be cured.
Dr. Schenck will be AT the QUINCY HOUSE, Bos-
TON on the following WEDNESDAYS, from to 8
O'Clock: Jan. 18th and 21th, Feb 10th and 24h and
March 10th and 2ith. Consultation free; but for a
thorough examination of the lungs, with the Re-
spirometer, the price Is SIS.
DR. Schenck is professionally at his principal Of
fee, Corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia,
every Monday, where all letters OF advice must be
addressed. spn.ly7
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-22
No Lires Lost.

san Francisco, June 81. A report has been
received here that the United States steamer
Saranac has been lost in Seymour narrows No
lives were lost.
San Francisco, June 81. The United States
steamer Saranac, having on board as passengers
ST. Washburn MAYNARD of the United States
Navy, and DIR. Emil Besils of the Smithsonian
Institute, left this port June s, for Sitka aud
Behring's Straits, on scientific expedition and to
make a collection for the Philadelphia centennial
exposition. On her way north she took the inside
channel, between Vancouvers Island and the
mainland She called at Nanaimo, and at 40 a.
m, on Friday. the 18th inst, struck the famous
the rock thrt is so much talked of in connection
with the proposed bridge at the Narows for the
Canadian overland Railroad. The Saranac was
going IA knots an hour with knot current at
the time of striking After striking she hung for
a few moments and then swung off. Her bow was
Immediately run in to Nancouvers shore and made
fast with hawser to tree.
In an hour afterwards she had sunk completely
out Of sight, not even her mastheads being visi-
BILE. But little of the stores or personal effects
company is camped on the beach, with no shelter
and but little provisions. Lieut. Commander
Sanders, with the pilot and ID men, made their
way on foot to Victoria, Vancouver island, where
they arrived last night. The steamer Otter left
this morning for the wreck. No lives were lost.
Defalcation.
San Francisco, June 81. Later investigations
confirm the report of a defalcation by the secre-
tary of the contract and finance department OF
the Central Pacific railroad company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-22
STATE NEWS.

The following are the recent business changes
in this State -
Portland-W. A. Duren, clothing, sold to G. E
Dyer.
Knight & Osborne, grocers. dis.
Bath-Chas. T. Greenleaf baker, sold to Ho-
bart & Hathaway.
Belfast-N. G. Prescott & Co., boots and shoes,
sold to James w. Clark
Corinth-Miss IL. Chick, millinery, sold to Mrs.
Dexter.
DeXter-G. Il. Clough pat. medicines, sold
out
Durham-David T. Gerrish miller, sold ont
Farmington-J. w. Frost q Co., grocers sold
| to Z. Gerry & Son.
Saco-W. Sanborn, boots and shoes, sold to d.
l.. Joy.
ealsport-Nickerson, Grant & Co., gro, dis;
now A. j. Nickerson.
watcrville--W. NJ, Back 4 Co., flour and grain,
sold out.
The city authorities have forbidden the sale of
fireworks in Gardiner.
The demand for lumber continues dull; and
coastng treights extremely low. 1t is encourage
ing to notice, however, the absence of despon-
dency among lumber manufacturers and ship
owners All seem hopeful if not confident, OF an
early return of prosperous times in these depart
ments Of business.-lCalas Times.
Horace Jordan, Esq, member Of the editorial
staff of the Brooklyn Eagle, Is at his home in
Dcering on short visit.
1T Is estimated tuat thefc mas been more tHan
1000 acres Of potatoes planted the present season
in Fort Fairfield.
An exchange says that State Superintendent OF
Schools johnson, is confident that "busy" is spell
without an ~ Bat we hope he believes in an
81" to business.-[ Portland Advertiser
Friday morning, Fred Baker, workman at
Hobson mill in Wiscasset, had his right arm cut
Off above the wrist.
As Rev. Mr.. Sewall of st. Adams, with his wife,
E.av A last ipfr
where he preached the day before, some part of
the wagon broke and Mrs. S. was thrown out so
violently as to break her hip bone. The surgeon
in attendance thinks it doubtful if she walks again
for a long time, if ever.
There are indications now that there is more
game than there is name about the Searsmont
gold and silver mine. company of three gen.
tlemen, viz: Fred c. O'Brien and E. B. Carleton
of Thomaston and Henry Dennis of Portland,
have bought the land and are now sinking shaft.
Friday of last week Mr.. Dennis brought some
specimens of the ore to oar table, which are the
best that we have seen from this vicinity. They
are different from the West Camden specimens,
and have been pronounced by the State assayer to
contain so per cent. of nickel, as we'll as silver,
and possibly the mines will yield more Cam
den Herald.
Burglars entered Connels clothing store in
Dan ariscotta, and Woods and Baileys grocery
store in Newcastle, Tuesday night. In the former,
four suits, valued at $3.50, were taken. Woods
and Baey's losses were slight. At Woods, two
or three dollars in small coin TAKEN the thieves
failing to find the money drawer. which contained
bills and script to quite an amount.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-22
TO the Hon. The County Commissioners OF the county
Of Ptscataquis. in The STATE OF Maine.
STATE OF MAINE

PISC1TAQGfS SS.-Court of County Commits.
sloners, April Term, a. D., 1915.
Upon the foregoing petition II IS considered by
the Comm ssioners that the Petitioners respol-
sible and that they ought to be heard touching the
matter set forth in their petition, and said township
No. &, Range 8, called Howard, not being town
plantation required by law 10 raise money to make
and repair highways; they therefore order that the
County Commiss ionerS meet at the dwelling house
of Charles Hammond of said No. 5, on Tuesday
Aug. 10Th, 1875 at ten clock A. NJ. at which time
and place hearing OF all parties interested will be
had, whereupon said Commissioners will proceed
to view the route mentioned in said petition; i'm.
mediately alter which view, hearing of the parties
and witnesses Viii be ha at some convenient place
in the vicinity and such further measures taken III
the premises rs the commissioners shall Judge
proper. And it is further Ordered, That notice Of
the time, piscc, add purpose OF the Cemmissioners'
porations Interested (the owne,s OF said township
being unknown by posting up attested copies Of
said pettioH and tuis order thereon IN three public
places in said 10 ynshp, thirty days at least before
the time appointed for such hearing and yiew and
also by publishing said petition and order thereon,
six weeks siccecsively IN the kennebec journal,
being the pu blic newspaper, published by the print
ers the State, at Augusta IN the county OF hennes
bee, the last publication being thirty days at eatt
before the appointed for such hearing and view
and also by publishing the petition and order
thereon, three weeks s0ceessively In the Piscata.
auis Observer printed Ia Dover. in said county OF
fiscataqus, the first publication To be thirty days
at least before The time of said view. that all per-
sons and corporations interested, may attend and
be heard fthey think IT.
Attest HENRY Il FLINT. CLERK.
true cory vi the petition aad order thereon.
Attest: HENRY II. FLINT, Clerk.