, 1877-03-31
STEAMBOAT ITEMs.-The Dispatch
arrived from San Juan and Semiah-
moo on Sunday afternoon, but

moo on Sunday afternoon, but
brought no news of Importance !.
! The Nellie got in at 1 P. NJ. yester-
day after a brush with the Yakima
She brought a good lot of Snohom-
ish passengers and the Captain in
forms us that the madhcuse at that
place was closed out by the District
Attorney -. The Otter brought
down about eighteen tons of hay and
lot of furniture for Harry Bigelow.
The Black Diamond takes a breath
ing spell at the rear of the American
Hotel for few days and the Wenat
goes up White river to lay up for
good. ..Quite a large number of
passengers went over by tie Success
to Blakely yesterday afternoon and
she set us up in the widower husi-
ness >. The Ruby for Port Madison
did not get away till nearly 5 o'clock
on accountof freight. The Zephyr
will not lay up for several weeks yet
to receive her new machinery.
PERSONALITIES. Mr.. Brooks, of
the firm of s. Baxter & Co., who ar
rived here on the last trip of the Da-
kota, is now in charge of the busi-
ness, while Mr.. Baxter takes prom
enade of Port Townsend and the
towns on the lower Sound Dis
trict Attorney w. h White return
ed from Snohomish Court yesterday,
looking as brown as a nutmeg and
bringing us a material addition to
our subscription list :. w. F. Boyd
returned on the Panama last Satur-
day, looking as blooming as ''love
among the roses" William. they
do say-but we will talk about that
another time Mrs. Beriah Brown
and son have just returned from a
delightful excursion to Ports Town
send and Discovery . John Collins
is looked for on the next steamer
with large quantity of filthy lucre
or sordid wealth, whichever you
please ). w. H. Woodruff, of the
Tacoma Herald, gave us a call on
Sunday.
CAME BACK. Balchin, at
one time steward on the surveying
schooner Fauntleroy and still later
engaged in shipping crews, was one
OF the passengers hither by the Pan
anna last Saturday. He found Cali
fornia full of broken men, glad to
work for their board and concluded
to return to Puget Sound. He has
accepted the position of steward on
the surveying schooner Yukon un-
der Capt. Bradford, which goes into
commission in about three weeks;
till which time he wants situation
AS cook.
Coop SAILERs. The three-masted
schooners built by Hall Brothers, of
Port Madison, are gaining great re-
nown for their speed and carrying
capacity. The Courser, loading er
deckload at Freeport, made her last
trip to this port in eight days from
San Francisco and on Saturday night
the w. L. Beebe. another Ludlow
built vessel of the same rig arrived
at Blakely In a few hours less than
eight days. Well may the Halls be
proud of the excellent vessels turned
out from their yard.
PRoDucE.--Harry Bigelow, whose
warehouse is on Yesler's wharf, has
received lot of fine Early Rose and
Goodrich potatoes, suitable for seed; !;
and by the Zephyr to-day he expects
a lot of Prince Alberts. the finest
early potatoes planted in this Terri
tory. He also keeps hay, grain,
cabbage and all sorts of stuff suit
able for logging camp supplies. Go
down and talk to the boy even if you
don't buy anything; It will do you q
power O. good. s
GARDENING.-The work of spad
ing mp for the gardening season has
generally commenced about town,
that of H. L. Yesler being the most
noteworthy. Many of our leading
men live in handsomer houses than
Uncle Henry but he holds the top
hand when it comes to garden.
| DIsMANTLINa. - Tho old Talbot
and Renton bunkers are being torn
down and converted into a ware
house on Yesler's wharf All this
because Seattle would build o rail-
road.