, 1876-04-29
Che aluytharn STIR.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1875.
l.aeG.AI. ITEMS.

Among the out going passengers by the
I"dim", was Mr.. r, D, Hilton, he goc, to
Port Gamble probably to remain all summer
d. B, Jackson purchased two lots from
Mrs. NJ. l.. Sinclair, and will build house
to rent upon them this summer
Clas. Potter will also build house on his
lots to occupy himself lie intends to occu.
py it hy August next.
We are informed that Mr.. Tamlin ElwrI
will build ON his lots the present season
Everything now indicates thar our town will
nearly double the coming summer.
Mr.. j. SWEET of Lowell, has purchased
from Wm Romincs, house and two lots in
the eastern part Of town, and will move with
his family Immediately.
Mr., L. ID. Smith Of Lowell j. making ar.
rAngnmrnts to run two full logging teams
and TWO camps the coming summer. One
camp is already at work, and the other will
be this week.
Packard IL Jackson will build Immediate
~, alongside their store, building 10 rent
for offices, The rooms are already engaged,
the lumber ordered. and very soon carpen-
tiers will be at work ON it,
ARRIvED.-April ~ the lNhiast brought
n large list of freight to Packard tS Jack.
son, Jackson & Co., l.. d, Smith, Il. C. Fer
gu5on, and II large amount of maple for
Blackman Bros, beside, freight to other par
ties. She lett the same day intending to
tow a rift of ship spurs from Priest Point to
Port Gamble for h. ID. Smith,
The Str. Zpiyr came in on M,nday with
very long list Of passengers and freight
She has just come of the ways and looks
more beautiful than ever. The pilot house
has been raised, and the cabin enlarged,
while neat co2y little room has been utllc
for thc captain, forward She has been over.
hauled, and presents a b It Appearance th n
ever hriorc, since she first came on the route
With the rapidly increasing trade o.. the
Sound we predict for the Zcphlr prosper
Uls season.
The Str. F,nny i0to arrived from Seattle
ON Thursday evening very heavily laden,
ringing freight To Athjck. f. D. Smith, Jack
son & Co., H. c. Ferguson, Packard Il Jack
son, F. Dohn, Benz. Stretch, Shouc BIos.'
Mrs. Sinclair, j. Harvey, and other She
makes her first trip to SkOgt City and back,
taking 30 tons Of freight lett for her on
the route up to Skngit City. She has
large returned freight promised, We expect
she will make regular weekly trips on this
route after this date. She brought to this
place large list Of passenger, among them
our school teacher.
Donations TO THE ATHENEUM.-Frnm
Mllic Woods, Canary egg. From Mrs, T.
c. Ferguson, two full volumes of the timer.
iaW .igyicHi.Iri1 Naper'S WthW and
NNthlN Frank. LesIie's and BallOus Mag
azincs and several other periodicals. Mr.
Il. Troattrr. LaIla Rookh. Mr. Il. c. Fcrgu
son, q copies of Crotutt'S Wes'GrH W1yld
Leslie Jackson, Il very large srecimen of
the American Eagle. Joseph l. Maddox, of
the Skagit, ivory tusks.
a. c, FOLSOM, .Supt. Srteot$c Deyt
As the logr runners were on their way up
the trail to the boom, last Monday morning,
they found the dead body of an Indian on
the trail with his throat cut and other knife
wounds upon his person, There was no
inquest held The Indians removed the body
10 Tuhlip for burial. Suspicion among the
Indians point to two Indians that came up
on the boat from Priest Point. They are
missing, and other siwushcs say they are
guilty. The Indian killed was dressed, but
his murdcrcrs stripped him and made
off with the plunder. All the parties be-
iongcd to the Reservation and it issupposed
the Indian Agent there will take cognzancc
Of the affair, hunt up and have the guilty
parties brought to justice
Probate Court in session the past week
l.ttc,business done, part unfinished until
next week We defer full account of the
same until then.
The Board of County Commissioners viii he
in session next week w. II. Reeves having
resigned "A new commissioner be appoint.
ed, MS Mr. Reeves was elected to represent the
up river region, we expect his successor will
be selected from that part OF the country.
LA CONNER IrEMs.-Lumbcr IS on the
ground, and work is to he commenced i'm
mcdiately to erect two story building at
this place, to be used as Hall, and for all
public purposes required Of such building
This building is % by 80 IT,, and "a IT, posts,
and is to he finished by July next.
The Swinomish Flats appear to be earlier
than most other dikcd land. Large guam
titles of grain has been sown the past two
weeks J. S Conner informed us, last week,
that he then had t20 acres sown to grain, 80
acres more ready to SOW, and WAS then work
ing 10 horses, powing and putting in grain.
The Spring trade is opening very encour.
agingy for the merchants of the place, who
seem to be making lively preparations for
large trude the coming season.
Notwithstanding the wet and stormy
weather this spring, it is safe to predict that
tho Su,inon,ish and Sknpit valley will pile