Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-10-30
NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
From our Regular Correspondent

lrrom our fteguAaf Cofrespoadent.I
OcrosER 16, 1875.
The bark Florence is loading at Port
Discovery.
Rev. David Sires preached at Chimi.
cum last Sunday,
The steamship Dakota is due to-day
from San Francisco. -"
The schooner Perry sailed to-day fol
Victoria with hay and produce.
The ship Gen. Butler sailed from
San Francisco on the 18th inst, for
this port.
The schooner Orcas cleared Thursday
morning for Nanaimo, with II 900 feet
of lumber.
The Buena Vista was towed to seq by
the tug Goliah, Friday morning, bound
for Honolulu.
Judge Orange Jacobs, Delegate to
Congress, was passenger on the Sal
rador, on his way to Washington.
The bark Martha Rideom arrived this
morning from San Francisco, also bark
Legal Tender, IS days from same port.
The ship John Jay and banks Coquin,-
DO, Northwest and Cambridge arrived
Sunday morning, all from San Fran
cisco. -. -
There are nine vessels anchored off
on the middle grounds to-day, waiting
favorable opportunity to proceed up
Sound. Wind southeast. ts
The soldier who was found drowned
last week, was taken to the military
station and buried according to army
regulations, last Wednesday.
the barkentine Eureka arrived Thurs
day morning, Is days from San Fran
cisco; also ship Dashing Wave, IL days
from San FIancisco, both to load lum-
per at TACOMA. "t
The revenue cutter, Olirer WalcoR,
went up to Seattle Wednesday morning,
with Major Morris. special agent of the
Treasury Department, who is on his
way to San Francisco.
The steamship Salvador sailed for
San Francisco Wednesday morning, at
8 O'clock. She had on board 60 cords
bolts from Tacoma, and 60, 900 feet OF
lumber and 242 bales of hops from Sc
attic. ,.s-..V. .s
The weather, since our last commu-
nication has been very changeable-
stormy winds, calms and rain. The
south-easters have made their appear
ance, which have driven away the dense
fogs which we have had of late. !.
Business is fair, the farmers are
bringing in produce and grain, and
disposiDg of it at reasonable figures.
Potatoes are selling at 81 per bushel,
wheat % cents per pound, eggs SO
per dozen, currency, buying SO, selling
S6a.
The bark Harvest Home arrived
Thursday morning, 81 days from San
Francisco. The Captain reported first
ten days calms, latter part Of passage
southeast winds and thick fogs. She
brought..up two families who will locate
at LaConner. teaa
We came very near losing our justice
the other day. 1t was rather q iaugha-
bic affair, but still the Judge says il
was no joke. The facts are as follows
Judge Learned owns o favorite COW,
which he calls Star, and makes prac-
tice of feeding her every morning at
eight o'clock. Monday morning the
Judge went out to feed his pet, and
while he was leaning over preparing her
food, she made a plunge at the Judge
from behind, catching him between the
horns and throwing him up in the
air some ten feet, landing the Judge
insensible. We are glad to state that
the Judge is not seriously hurt, although
he received two flesh wounds, and
mourns pair Of pants He says his
pet is for sale.
DlED.-At Utsalady, Oct. 49,, of in.
fiammation of the bowels, Christopher
Puggard, native of Denmark, aged
26 years. The deceased was in the
employ of the Puget Sound Telegraph
Company, being stationed in this city
as operator. BE had been aiiing fol
the past month, and thinking aschangs
might do him good, went over 10 Utsa
lady last week to recuperate. In going
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