, 1877-01-20
Local News.
Ffom tie Daily Of Wednesday.

Church last Sunday evening very
large audience was assembled,
thereby evincing their interest in
the bible cause. Dexter Horton,
the President of the King county
branch of the Territorial Bible So
ciety, presided. There were brief
five-minute addresses from the city
pastors, ,---Revs. Ellis, Wirth, At
wood, Bagley and MacFee, all
touching upon the importance of
the study of the Word" And Rev.
P. G. Hetzler, the Agent of the BIZ
BILE Society for Oregon and Wash
ington, briefly and pointedly pre-
sented the merits of the work of
publishingand distributing the BIZ
BILE. after which a collection was
taken up, amounting to about $35.
The report of the Treasurer was
read, showing that Bibles to the
amount of $38 IS had been sold and
donated during the year. The fol-
lowing officers of the Society we're
elected for the ensuing year: Presi,
dent, B. A. Hill; Vice Presidents,
the resident city pastors; Treasurer,
D. Bagley; Secretary, F. II. Whit
worth. Members of the Executive
Committee, D. Horton, J. G. San
derson and Robert Knipe.
COMPLAINTs.--We have had sew
eral complaints come to us from
some of our leading citizens in rela-
ton to the changes that have been
made concerning the teachers of our
public schools. Do the parties in
terested wish full expose on the
subject? If, as from the testimony
it appears to US, such proves to be
the case, the public may look out
for pyrotechnic display of hot shot
from this quarter - quarter, none
will be given or asked by good cit
liens in such case as this.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. - The
total number of transfers filed for
record in Auditors office of King
county for the year 1876, was $50,
including II leases, 80 bills of sale,
24O mortgages and 1, ,OO9 deeds. The
average sum for which mortgages
were drawn is estimated at $500
each, and for deeds S40O. The ag-
gregate amount represented by these
deeds and mortgages was over $780,
900.
New SHIPPING MAsTER.-Mr. Jas.
Balchin, late steward of the Faunt-
leroy, proposes to enter in the ship
ping, and also the intelligence busi-
ness. In the latter Seattle will meet
the fultillment of long felt want !;
in the former, Mr.. Balchin, with
35 years sea experience, will fill the
bill.
MAIL SERVICE A telegram was
received yesterday, by Bailey Cat
zert, Esq, from Delegate Jacobs,
announcing that semi-weekly mail
from Seattle to La Conner had been
ordered by the Department to COM
mence March 1st. This increase of
mail service will be hailed by our
citizens with joy.
New TUG.--The Freeport mill
company have purchased of Goodall,
Nelson & Perkins, the staunch little
steam propeller Donald, heretofore
running from San Francisco to
southern coast ports. The Donald
is 1O5 feet in length, % feet breadth
of beam aud - feet deep.
Personal. - Hill Harmon, ESD,
the genial and popular 'hotelist"
of Steilacoom is in town. DR..
Paul NJ. Brenan has taken suit of
rooms in the fremont building.
E. F. Dollarhide, the well known
phOtOpraDher. returned from San
Francisco on the Dakota.
TAXES UNPAD.-Only about one
half of the taxes of King county for
1876 have been paid thus far, the
amount remaining due being some
where in the neighborhood of $21,-
600.
SoCIABLE.-The Baptists of this
city extend a cordial invitation to
the public to attend their next So
ciable, which occurs on the 18th
inst, at the Baptist Church.
SocIAB1E.-We again call notice
to the sociable to be given by the
Presbyterian Church Society, this
evening. An enjoyable time may
be anticipated.
APPOINTMENT j. a. Wilbur has
been appointed Indian Agent at