Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-08
NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
from our Regular Correspondent

NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
from our Regular Correspondent.l
To-day the wind is blowing hard
southeast.
Business is improving on the open
ing of the New Year.
The revenue cutter Oliuer Walc04
went on cruise Monday.
Schooner Granger arrived in ballast
from Victoria, Wednesday morning.
The b ark Oakland arrived Saturday
morning, after very rough passage.
A large number of visitors are in
town from different parts of the Sound.
The schooner Page arrived Monday
from Dungeness with freight and pas
sengers.
The steamer Goliah towed the bark
Rainier to sea, Friday morning, lumber
ladened from Port Gamble.
The Independent Order of Red Men
give a grand ball this evening at Port
Ludlow. A good time is expected.
The bark Oaklqnd which arrived from
San Francisco Saturday morning, was
lowed to Port Madison to load lumber.
The steamship City Of Panama sailed
Sunday evening for San Francisco,
with a small freight and passenger list.
The schooner Letaia, Capt. Adams,
arrived this morning from Nanaimo,
with full load of coal for the Seattle
Gas Light Company.
Bark Francis Joseph, Capt. Gravie, ar
rived Is days from San Francisco. She
proceeded to Port Ludlow to load lum-
Der for Iquiqui, Peru.
The Goliah towed the British ship
Green Jacket down from Tacoma Mon
day morning, and took the ship Ark
,crigM in tow for Nanaimo.
The British ship Green Jacket, Capt.
II. d. Roe, sailed this morning, in
charge of pilot Oliver, for Iquiqui,
Peru, with ZIG, 400 feet lumber.
The North Pacific arrived Thursday
from Olympia and way ports. She con-
nected ut Port Townsend with the
British steamer Isabel for Victoria.
The bark Windward, coal-laden from
Seattle, went on shore in Useless Bay,
Thursday evening, during the heavy
westerly gale, and is total wreck.
The steamer California arrived Mon
day evening, from Portland, with
freight and passengers. She sailed
this morning for Sitka and way ports.
A grand ball was given New Years
night in the Good Templar's Hall, and
the fifty couple that were present.
danced the New Year in and the Old
year out. .:..
We had very heavy south west gale
Tuesday evening. The ship Shirley,
which sailed Monday, was obliged to
put back into harbor for safety, likewise
the bark A,areola. 4et.
The Rev. Mr.. Fairchild, of Seattle,
preached at the M. E. Church, Sunday,
to large audience. Services were held
as usual at st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Rev. P. E. Hyland presiding.
The pilot.boat Lottie, Capt. Oliver,
was lying at anchor at Neah Bay. The
southwest gale Tuesday night was so
strong that she was obliged to slip her
anchor and run to this port for safety.
The steamer City Of Panama arrived
Thursday from San Francisco. She
made the trip to Victoria in three days
and four hours. She brought up to the
Sound 100 tons of freight and IA pas
sengers. atl
From lato advices we learn that the
schooner WinJred, Capt. William Gill
bert, which it was feared had met with
disaster, is safe, and Capt. Gilbert is
at work wrecking the ship Orpheus, in
Barclay Sound.
The bark Eaoch Talbot arrived 16 days
from::San Francisco. Capt Penhallow
reports strong north wind and heavy
gales from the southwark. On the pass
age she lost her sails. When off the
Cape it blew q perfect gale. Arrived safe
in the harbor Saturday, and was towed to
Seattle to load coal, by the steamer
Mastick. .im st sa9s
The revenue cutter Oliper Walcoa,
Capt. James NJ. Selden, sailed Sunday