, 1876-12-23

| TONIGHT OPERA. II us evening
will be given Wallace's beautiful
opera of "Maritana," with Miss
Thompson as the lucky Gypsy girl.
1t is the old drama of "Don Caesar
de Bazan" set to music, but it svery
beautiful. The popularity of the
principal morceau.r of this opera are
the song of "The Harp in the Air.
by Maritana, in the first act; the
duet "Holy Mother, guide his Foot
steps" and the trio "Turn on, Old
Time" in the second; "Scenes that
are Brightest" in the third, and the
ever popular Happy Moments" in
the last act of the opera. The lovers
of fine Instrumentation, will be full
ly repaid by Evans exquisite ac-
compartments, especially the obli-
cato to the Harp in the Air" We
love English opera for the reason
that it is chaste style of music and
always certain to be popular with
the more refined class of play -goers.
A CUTE REMARK.-A young lady
of this city received a present of a
terrier puppy yesterday and was
feeding it on some milk, into which
she broke piece of sponge cake.
Her little nephew, a five-year old,
came up, and after looking at the
diminutive canine, remarked, "Aun-
tie, 1 wish 1 was a black-and- tan
pup~
PHoNoGRApHY.-J. w. Cochrane
started up his class in short hand
writing last night. We commend it
as a study, for there is no knowing
how soon it may become useful.
One thing we do know-we are
manya big dollar out by not being
familiar WITH II.
PILEs.-The attention of wharf
builders is desired by W. D.
Vaughan, who has two thousand
piles for sale. He can deliver them
at his camp or tow them to this city,
at the order of any outward bound
vessel.
From the Daily of Thursday.
STEAMBOAT RACE.-Capt. Hiram
J. Olney, of the Yakima, had a no.
tice in yesterdays htelhgemcer, in
which he challenges no boat in par
ticular, but offers to run her against
any boat on the Sound, except the
North Pacific. We hope to see the
banter allowed to go unnoticed, as
we have seen enough of steamboat
racing to know it should be avoided.
We were on the Mcclellan when she
blew up, on the Sacramento; and
only escaped the Yosemite disaster
by stopping Judge Clark in the
street, to borrow his Sunday clothes
for trip to San Francisco, which
caused us to be late for the unlucky
boat.
CROWDED OUT.-Owing to the con-
tribution of several very readable
articles not announced for our issue
of next Sunday, we will be obliged
to omit those announced till one
week later. This we are always con-
tent to do, for we never were an ad-
mirer of this "one-man power" in a
newspaper. Our own scrawls can
safely afford to retain "back seats"
while our friends fill our columns
with something free from the jaded
weariness of an editors daily toll.
PIPER Our friend of the confec-
tionery, has exhausted his ingenuity
in devising sugar toys for the little
folks during the holidays. He has
sugar soldiers with cross-eyes,
like Ben Butler; sugar birds with
exuberant bosoms, like Clara Nor
ris; sugar grandmothers, with spec
tacles like Mrs. Partington; and su-
gar giants. with big noses like Boss
Tweed. Piper holds power of at
torney from Santa Claus.
The SKAaIT DISTINCTIONS We
notice with regret that Port Town
send subscribed more towards re-
moving the Skagit jam than our city
has done; yet we get two dollars of
the Skagit trade to their one. Let
all our business men do what they
can, and sign with the condition it
shall not be payable till March 1st.
That will help the boys all the
need and not embarrass those who
subscribe.
PORT BLAKELY.--Things are more
quiet since the G. L. Taylor and
Caroline Reed completed their loads.
but there's bound to be another
fleet in there before long. When it