, 1877-02-17
From the Daily Of Sunday

building erected on Front street by
NJ. V. B. Stacey, Mr.. John Webster
has been appointed Librarian and
will be found on the premises every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
night. 1t is proposed to add pub
lie reading room to the institution.
This should certainly be done, to aid
mechanics and laborers to get such
an education as can be acquired by
the study of leisure hours in ripper
years. There are over 1,400 vol
umes now in The Library and it is
in every way worthy of being liber-
ally sustained. Those who can af-
ford to donate either books or funds
toward its support, will he doing a
good service to tine city and confer
ring untold benefits upon society.
THEATRICAL. A secession has
taken place in the Sawtelle Dramatic
troupe at Victoria, Messrs. John
Jack and Harry G prdon withdraw
ing, together with the Misses Annie
and Katie Firmin. How many of
the minor members will follow their
lead, it is hard to say. The parties
above named will arrive here on
Tuesday night and appear at Yes
ler's Hall on Wednesday and Thnrs-
day. with an entire change of pro-
gramme each night. Due notice
will be given OF each nights pro-
gramme, together with the distri-
button of characters. From the
favorable reception of Mr.. Jack and
Miss Firmin on their former visit
here, we do not hesitate to predict Il
heart welcome for them on their
reappearance.
SEABECK. - The keel for a new
steam.ug. of good size and first class
towing power, is to be laid i'll about
forty days. The large class of ves-
sells that go to that place for cargoes
renders it necessary to have IA larger
and more powerful vessel than the
Colfax, which only is fit for towing
RATS of logs and those only in good
weather. No large milling estah-
lishment can afford to be without a
large anG powerful tug. The Ia
coma does a great deal of work and
is not busy more Than half her time.
If she were small and deficient in
power, she would be kept going
night and day, to accomplish what
she now does in very short order.
A Busy PoRT.--On Friday night,
there were nine sailing vessels in
this port, aggregating total ton
mage of more than 5000 tons regis
ter and including the ship Western
Shore, barks Lizzie Williams, Os-
myn, Gem of the Ocean, Montana,
Rival, barkentine Malay, and brigs
North Star and Levi Stevens. Two
years hence. the grain productions
of the Skagit delta will bring such
an amount Of tonnage here to carry
off the wheat and oats, THAT fifteen
sail of square-rigged vessels will be
no novelty.
The AMETHYST. Capt. Reynolds,
Of the bark Ti,lal Wave, called On
US yesterday in company with Mr.
George Woolner, of Port Madison.
In reply to our question as to what
he thought of the Amethyst's
chances, he said he had no doubt of
her safety; that he had been in
company with her. inside the Straits.
not more than ten days ago; and
that he believed she had reached
her destination err this.
OLD FELLowsHIP.-A large num-
ber of members of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. left here for
Newcastle last night, to organize a
new lodge of the order. In conse-
quence Of Deputy Grand Sire, H. G.
Struve. being unable to be present.
the dedication and installation were
conducted by District Deputy Chas.
FL. Burnett.
MASQUERADE We acknowledge
receipt Of an invitation to masquer-
ade at Olympia. We KANT kum---
besides,you fellers up there are only
waiting for chance to wiring in
some more Sam Woodruff on US for
Camille" or Fernando"
Gas COAL.-Schooner Letitia ar
rived from Nsnaimo yesterday with
cosi to John Blanchard, for the Sc
attic Gas Co.