Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-25
NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
From our Regular Correspondent. |

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I from our Regular Correspondence
L. Dec. 2ist, 1875.
No HpSound papers were resolved by Mon.
The bark adelaide Cooper and Tidal Ware
passed upthe straits Monday morning.
Thsbarf Nary elorw and brig. Tanner are
due a Port Discovery.
Thehafk William H. Gauly sailed yesterday
for San Francisco, lumber-lsden.
SAILED The brig Stevens sailed coal laden
for San Francisco Friday evening.
SHOT HnmNy.-Peter Reimus shot himself,
Friday evening, at Chiniacum. Cause linger-
ing illness.
Prof. w. e. Wells. teacher of,Spencerian
Penmanship, opened class in this city Sat
urday evening. - y
The bark William Van Name is daily on
pected to the Sound, to load lumber for
SouthSAn,erica. frsziEf stt
The schooners Granger and Sasina sailed for
Victoria Wednesday morning. loaded with
produce for that marker. .-...-..
| The steamer North Pacific was detained last
trip at Victoria some twelve hours, making
repairs on her steam-drum.
| The pilot boat Lotiie took down to the cape
for c. A. Huntington, Indian Agent, 5000
brick and $50 boxes of apples. -
4. The schooner Letitia arrived Friday morn
ing from Coupeville, with full load of hay
and oats and after clearing sailed for Nanaimo.
The schooner Gen. Hayney went to San
Juan Thursday, to take on board 800 barrels
oflime for Tacoma. to be tran-shipped to Port
land. "a. p i.... ''.f.. .t...r
RETURNED 70 THE ,SouND.-Capt. j. M. Sell
don has returned TO Puget Sound and takes
command of.the revenue cutter. Reliance on
this station. .t-.
The schooner American Girl sailed Tuesday
morning, lumber laden. from Port Ludlow,
bound to San Francisco. Her cargo consisted
Of 2so 900 Of rough lumber. 10
The English steamer Isaoe. arrived Tues
day, from Victoria, proceeded to Tacoma,
took on board full load Of cattle, and re-
turned to Victoria Thursday morning.
The revenue cutter Oliver Walcon went ND to
Seattle Sunday morning, to receive on board
her new commander, Capt. J. M. Selden,
who arrived In that city Wednesday from the
East.
| The Ship General Butler arrived Wednesday
morning, II days from San Francisco. She
| brought up 80 barrels sugar, 9 barrels of lime,
and 2ss packages merchandise for the Puget
Mill Co.
The bark Camden, Capt. Robinson, sailed
Friday for Hilo. 8. I. She CARED from Port
Gamble ass feet rough lumber, 7o,0Os feet
dressed, si4thoussnd shingles. Total val
ue. $500 81. .4- .......
| The American ship John Bunyan, Capt Geo.
| w. Graves, sailed to-day for Melborne, Aus
tralia. She carried from Seabeck 45s, 9S5 feet
rough lumber 5000 laths and S.9l0 pickets.
Total value, $4s79 90. ,.l $500
| FELL OvERBoARD.-A long shore man who
goes by the name Of Blue Jay Jimmy" fell
overheard from Union wharf, Friday night,
and was rescued from drowning by the crew
Of the steamship Saluador.
The American ship Messenger. Capt Gilky.
arrived in our harbor lumber laden from Ia
coma, bound for Iquiqui. Peru. Her cargo
consisted of 725 ,299 feet of lumber. She will
sail as soon as she obtains crew.
The steamship Salrador arrived here from
San Francisco Friday evening. She brought
up quite q large passenger and freight lists.
After discharging twenty tons of freight for
our merchants she proceeded to up-Sound
| ports.
The American bark Potohattdn sailed Fri
day morning for Honolulu. Her cargo con.
sisted of 27,202 feet rough lumber, $4,000
dressed, 10000 laths. 5000 pickets, 100000
shingles. and 80 ship knees. Total value, $2,-
ese II. Fs''s 20 >l3'@ t'i &
| FksrrvAIs.-There will two Christmas fes-
rivals of st. Paul's Episcopal Sunday School
| will be held in Fowier's Hall. The festival
Of the Presbyterian Sunday School will be
held in the Methodist church, on the hill.
A grand time il expected by the children.
| The revenue cutter Oliver Walcoa, Lieuten-
ant Harwood commanding, sailed last We'd
! nesday with Commissioner Swan for Neah
Bay, to take charge ola quantity of Indian
curiosities which have been collected there
for the Centennial Exhibition. She returned
into port Friday evening.
oxro-At regular meeting District OBJ
servance Of Lodge of r. and A. M. held at
their Hall Tuesday evening. Dec. "A. the fol-
lowing officers were elected to hold term Of
one year: A. Fl. Tucker. W. M; N. d. Hill,
r. W.; B. E. Creig, J. W.; 8. T. Katz. Treasur-
er; p. e. Hyland, Secretary. 5- ,e,t r
The schooner 0yoas, Capt. BEN Martinus,
arrived Saturday morning from Victoria, and
proceeded TO San Juan to load with full
cargo Of grain for Victoria, On her last trip,
she took to Victoria 20 sheep, 80 sacks barley,
is6 sacks of oats, 10 dozen chickens. 90 turkeys
IA geese and IS boxes Of eggs. aas,f....s,.
The steamship Los angeles sailed from this
city for San Francisco, oia Victoria. She had
as freight barrels apples, boxes potatoes,
10 sacks potatoes, 20 empty barrels. case CT
gars. AZ empty kegs. Her passenger list con-
sisted Of A. L. Francis, Thomas Garner. Fly
Arnold, J. Jones, James Kerry and Mrs. Qnin-
iy andlchildren. ya n9Nss ,~'saaa ~
NEW WHxar.--The new wharf company
which has been formed, consisting Of Capt.
T. g. Fowler. J. ], Hunt and others, COM