The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-18
FROM PORT TOWNSEND.

PoRr TOWNSEND. July rs, 1876
ED. IsrRLLIGEScER:-L Thurs
day was the hottest day Of the season
~ this place l, was one Of those
clear, calm. bot days. when the sun. rays
are unmitigated by the usual soft sea
brceze-such a j. seldom experienced =,
this point OF Puget Sound. Towards
evening. however. banks of dark humid
clouds were observed rising on the
horizon in mountainous form and pass
ing around 10 the Southeast, and at
sunset Judging from their appearance
aud position, we concluded that the
people Of Seattle were receiving a plu-
rial dispepsation Ga Friday morning
We swoke To lind our little town buried
in dense fog. The rain soon began
10 fall, and IL has been falling nearly
ever since, and while write the rain
drops course down he window pane..
This unexpected and prolonged rain
storm proved . severe disappointment
TO the ladies If Port Townsend and 10
many Of the sterner sex who assume 10
be quite indifferent 10 such trines aud
contented TO take life as they find il.
Extensive preparations had been made
for a clsm- bake and jolly good time
at Scow Bay on Saturday. Two large
tents had been previously erected on the
beach At the place; nice floor laid under
one OF the tents for dancing large
number Of row boats engaged, and the
people Of Port Townsend generally in
vited Messrs. Il. =. Miller. Joseph
Kuhn. Morris Haller and Capt. J. NJ.
Selden constituted the committee Of
arrangements. They original the
proposed excursion. ard agreed to fur
nish the boats, bear the expense of erect
ing the tents, dancing floor. etc When
Saturday morning came it was thought
best to postpone the excursion until
Monday, In consequence of the heavy
rain on the day and night previous, and
the still threatening condition Of the
weather: but at 9 o'clock the indica~
lions were that it would clear up. and
the moro hopeful declared that by IL
Phoebus would smile upon them. and
not being able TO persuade the less en-
thusiastic Of the truth Of their prognos-
tication. started of. IS i'm number. for
Scow Bay, all agog with expectations.
Pluvins soon commenced TO administer
the soft rain drops upon the face of
nature. and the crowd Of eager pleasure
seekers returned about 5 in the after
noon. wet but happy, and declared that
they had had good time despite the
rain.
The schooner Superior. which was
run away from Sheriff Nunan. of San
Francisco, on the night Of the 18th Of
May, arriving in Victoria, b. C.. on
the LIST Of June. leaving thAt port for
Burrsrd Inlet on the 18th. arrived here
June 90. with Capt. J. A. johnson in
command, and was Immediately seized
by tho Collector Of Customs. and fined
$500 for unlawfully entering q British
port, and Immediately thereafter Sheriff
Van Bohkelin Of this place. upon the
receipt OF telegram from Sau Francis
Co. attached her. He procured the
necessary bonds Of $4,000 from Roth
childs 4 Co. and held her until Satur.
day, when the Deputy Sheriff of San
Francisco arrived and settled the Gus
tom House claim. and returned with
her TO San Francisco
There was much jollity expressed by
the men who had been discharged from
the Oliver Wolcott. upon the receipt Of
the order from Washington last
Wednesday ordering her again in COM
mission.
DIR. N. ID. Hill, our enterprising
druggist. has ordered the lumber 10 com.
mence the erection Of a new warehouse
on the site of the old one. which was
burned down two weeks since, infiict.
ing loss upon the DIR. Of $4,000. This
misfortune was heavy one. and he
shares the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity.
Mr. h. 8. Miller has moved his Jew
elry store 90 = room in the new Central
Hotel building, where his large stock 10
displayed 10 fine advantage
The new hotel will be opened in
about two weeks. II is . fine, large
two and one-hslf story building