, 1876-08-26


to Seattle, n distance of sixty miles, in
four hours and forty minutes. Her own
rrs urr confident that this time can he
improved ON as soon as her machinery
Incomes thoroughly polished and free
from the friction which necessarily be.
LONGS to all new machinery.
MusIc.-Mi>s Lille Bell has organized
a class, and will give instructions i'll this
valuable accomplishment. As II mu-
sician Miss Bell has no equals in this
part Of the country and few superiors
anywhere. The young people of thj,
Place will do well to avail themselves of
this rnrr opportunity, to cultivate tuste
ior, and gain knowledge of the beauti-
uI in song,
RETURNED. The party Of Seattle peo.
pie who have been on an eXculs sion to
the Snoqunlmie Falls, returned here on
''''u'eNdN huS'"S '''h E'Ht JuN' WV
weeks, they all expressed themselves
highly pleased with the trip, lots of tun,
some adventurcs-and scenrry--well, we
leave them to describe it, An account Of
Mhich will appear ut length in next
weeks issue, it having reached Us too
h,e lor publication this week,
SLANG.-Wc are sorry to see the
American people giving themselves up to
slang Even the little village ot Snoho.
mish, already afflicted with chrome
Chenook, is not free from its evil influ
ruces; MS result of this slaughter of
good English, we hear the location of
Mr.. Benefits mill on Pill Chuck has A.
ready hr.n Christened Jim Town" by
these manufacturers and promugators OF
the truly ridiculous.
CABINET Work When IN Seattle re
Gently we were invited through the
extensive establishment of Hall & Paul
son for the manufacture OF all kinds of
cabinet work. We were surprised at the
variety of machinery, and the compIi-
Gated get beautiful work performed by it.
Those gentlemen are making specially
of using hard woods native to this coun-
try; by So dining, they are able to turn
out for less price, furniture superior
in beauty, strength, finish and durability
to any imported; especially would we
request persons about TO purchase such
articles to examine their beautiful Ash
furniture.
ENTERTAINMENT The entertainment
gwen on the oath, in henOr Of the new
steamer Nellie, was a grand affair. AS
usual, all our citizens turned out, and
the hall of the River Side Hotel, was
crowded with the ladies and gentlemen
of the place and vicinity, all bent on
doing honor to the resident owner OF
the steamer, whose liberalitv and enter
prise has resulted in the building, ex-
pressly for the Snohomish trade, OF the
mndsomest little stern wheeler that ever
plowed the waters Of the river on the
Sound, That our people appreciate the
new era in navigation and communica-
ton with Seattle and other Sound Ports,
the crowded ball room and general turn
out of old and Young, on Thursday
night, is ample evidence. We hope her
owners will reap the just reward that
their enterprise merits, and further hope,
as time flies and our resources gradually
develop, that the beautiful Nellie will be
only u fore runner of fleet of steamers
that will hereafter, like her, hail from
the Snohomsh,
STEAMERS. We have had steam com
muuication with Sound ports six times
this week, and yet we are not happy.
Four years ago when the little Black
Diamond paid her respects to Snohomish
City once in three or four weeks bring
ing the mails, freight, &c, the people
were satisfied, their wants were few;
but with increasing population and de-
vclopment we require increased facili-
ties to keep up the requirements Of trade.
op' Sunday the Zephyr made her last
Regular trip, and were it not for the fact
that her place is to be filed by the new
steamer Nellie, which is said to be un-
equalled lii model, style and finish by