, 1877-12-08
An OLD TnrxR.-The barkentine

An Old TmER. The barkentine
Constitution now awaiting load in
this city has history which the
Olympia Transcript unravels thus:
''The bsrkentine Constitution isnow
at Seattle discharging freight for
Sound ports. We look back to
twenty years ago and remember her
and old times among the boys. The
Constitution was the third American
steamer plying on the waters of
Puget Sound. First came the
steamer Major Tompkins, Capts.
Jim Hunt and John Scranton.
About 1854 she carried the mails
weekly between Olympia and Victo-
ria Harbor, at which latter place
she was wrecked. In 1856, the
Major Tompkins was succeeded by
the steamer Traveller. commanded
by Capt. J. G.. Parker, now of the
Messenger. The Traveller run from
Olympia to Seattle mostly, but when
ever business demanded went to
Port Townsend, Victoria and Bel
lingham Bay. In 1857, Hunt and
Scranton returned from California
with the steamer Constitution,
though they had a rough time of it
bringing her up. She Immediately
began running between this port, Bel
linghan Bay and Victoria. touching
at all ports on the Sound. Isaac
Lightner and A. Frankel, partners
in the firm of NJ. Louisson & Co.,
were the steamers agents here; G. F.
Williams was purser for time; and
several Olympians were more OF less
interested in her, of which we believe
A. B. Cove and B. F. Kandell were
among the number. She piled here
for several years. and she made
good deal of money for her owners,
but it took a small fortune to run
her. She was built in 1912, and
was propeller of 430 tons register,
with two engines of 200 horse power
each, and made an average speed of
about ten miles an hour. After leav-
ing here, she went below and was
changed to sailing vessel, and has
been in the lumber trade principally
since that time. This last summer,
however, she was on a cod fishing
trip up north, and her present trip
to Seattle is for load of coal. She is
now owned by Nicholas Bichard of
San Francisco. Long may the good
old vessel float.
BURIAL OF AT two
o'clock to-day Rev.. I. Dillon, by
direction of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, with few friends
of the deceased, repaired to the un-
dertaking rooms of T. s. Russell,
where the remains of Dunfeld lay
awaiting burial. DR.. Dillon made
a few appropriate remarks, and read
the seventh chapter of Job, which
was very suitable for the occasion,
then offered prayer for the deceas-
ed. The hearse with few follow
ers then moved on to the Masonic
Cemetery, where after reading of
the burial service by DIR. Dillon,
the mortal remains of Perry Dun
field we're consigned to earth, there
to rest as peacefully as though his
brain had never been racked by in
sanity, or his arm been impelled by
the same dread disturber to deeds of
horror.
AND now when everybody is shock
ed at the dreadful tragedy of yester-
day, the editor of the morning de-
cline says there are insane men walk
ing the streets of this city every day,
who ought to be locked up. If he
were to name them he would be set
down as a meddlesome interloper.
But some of these days there will be
another tragedy and then everybody
will see it plainly enough. And
then he will say, didn't I tell you
so."
CAUTIoN.-We published a few
days ago remedy for diphtheria,
taken from a Victoria paper, in
which the fumes of burning sui
phur inhaled by the patient, was
given as certain cure. One of our
leading physicians says it is; for no
child could live minute while in
haling the fumes of burning sui.
phur.
THERE will be meeting of the
directors of the King County Indus
trial Association at the office of JUS
tice Scott this evening. A full at
tendance is desired, as business of
Importance is before the board.
SOME careful individual has put
up board with the notice "No bot
tom" in one of the ponds on Mill
street. Dangerous" might be post
ed in other places.
AT the Congregational parsonage,
in this city. December Sd, by Rev.
J. F. Ellis, Strong Burnell was mar
ried to Mrs. Maria Parker; both of
Seattle.
THE Zephyr will hereafter bring
the mail from Tacoma on Tuesday
night in place of the Aida.
The Messenger was hauled up on
Hammond's ways this morning; to
undergo necessary repairs.
R The only way to get at Facts is
by Investigation; therefore we ask one