Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-01-15
NEWS FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
From our Regular Correspondent,

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The tides have been very high this
month.
Legal Tenders are selling at SO. buy
ing 87a.
The bay is full Of drift-wood, owing
to the high-tides.
DIR. W. P. Cool, Dentist, has opened
up here for few days.
The ship War HACK arrived at Port
Discovery Friday morning.
Doctor Wilson has opened an Office at
the head of Fowler's wharf.
The bark j. W. Searer passed up the
straits last Thursday morning.
The schooner P,ge sailed Saturday
evening for Dungeness, with load OF
freight and grain.
The revenue cutter Olirer Watcoa
went to Victoria Tuesday, to have some
repairs done to her windlass.
There were twelve vessels built on
Puget Sound the past year, with to-
tai tonnage of 1887 75-1O0 tons.
The Russian bark Rhllas is loaded and
will be here to-day from Pork Blakely,
lumber-laden for Iquiqui, Peru.
The bark Brontes was towed to Utsa-
lady to be discharged and thoroughly
caulked and generally repaired.
The schooner Shoe Fly, Capt. Smith,
was lost at Holmes Harbor, last Fri
day. She was loaded with produce.
Capt E. S. Fowler went up to Seattle
Friday, on a business tour, and re-
turned home by the North Pacific Mon
day.
A number of the custom-house en-
ployees have resigned. Cause, reduc-
ton of their salaries by order of Govern
ment.
The weather the past few days has
been lovely, a clear sky overhead and
dry underfoot. We hope it may con-
tinue so.
The ship Edorado, Capt. Hayden,
sailed yesterday morning for San Fran
cisco. She carried 1,700 tons of coal
from Seattle.
The tug Masiick towed the ship Grace
Darling and bark Almy to Departure
Bay, Friday night, to load coal for
San Francisco.
The Port Townsend Brass Band will
give a grand ball, in honor of Washing
toms Birthday, on the 22d of Febru-
airy, in Fowler's Hall.
The bark Alny and Martha Richards
arrived Thursday, from San Francisco.
The former loads at Departure Bay, the
latter at Port Blakely.
Mr.. ]. B. Herne has opened school
in Spanish, with ten scholars, charg-
ing five dollars per month tuition, in
vanBokkelen's building.
The ship Nations Hope which went
on shore in Esquimalt, last fall, and
was wrecked, will be sold at public auc-
ton on the 18th list, at II o'clock
noon.
The ship Dashing Ware. Grace Oar
ling and King Philip all arrived We'd
nesday morning from SanFancisco. ALI
report rough weather the eutiae pass
age.
The schooner Gen. Harvey, Capt
Lloyd, arrived from WILDLY Island, Sat
urday, with q tons of bag for Victoria,
After clearing she sailed for the above
mentioned port.
Capt. o. q. Morgan, Of WILDLY Is
land informs us that he has purchased
the schooner Winged Racer for the SUN
of $500. He sailed in her to Coupvill'
Thursday morning.
Harry Sutton's Saloon was brokel
into Tuesday night and robbed of s125
, No clew to the robbers has yet bsel
found, although several men have beer
arrested on suspicion.
The Washili Tribe No. 3 Independ
, emit Order OF Red Men installed thei
officers at their Hail. in Port Ludlow
Tuesday evening last, ending up with
ball, which was q grand success.
The steamer Farorite towed the shi
Germania to sea, coalladen, from De
> parture Bay, Thursday. She went :
Nanaimo, Saturday. to tow the shi
Lookout to sea coal-laden for San Fran
cisco.
At meet of town Trustees, held o