, 1877-03-31
Local News.
From the Daily Of Wednesday.


THE BLUE GLASS CURE. - Old
Uncle Dan is the most venerable
-darkey in Seattle and carries his
sixtyfour years with becoming dig
nifty. Yesterday he made his ap-
pearance at Harvey Williamson's
barber shop just as that sable artist
was shaving us, up against the grain.
After the usual good morning had
passed between our two sunburnt
fellow citizens, Mr.. Williamson no.
ticed that Uncle Dan was holding
his right hand on his starboard jaw.
What's de matter Uncle Dan?"
"G'long dah, sassy boy, don't bod
der me-" replied the veteran.
"Oh say. what ails We, ole man ?"
persisted the tonsor.
Il Done got de toof ache, grunted
the old man.
"Yer in mighty big luck to have
any tooth to ache, at your age" re-
marked the barber, "but [ know
sutiin' to cure dat"
You don't tole me dat? said the
old man.
"Yessir-ree. de blue glass cure"
replied the Knight of the razor.
BLEW glaff? Blew glaff? Waffor
ye call dat %
"Haven't You heard tell of Gen
eral Pleasanton' curing sick folks
wild de blue glass bizness?" asked
the professor.
''Hain't heern muffin chile, tole
you Bin down wild de roomatics
and de lnmbago, and just got up in
time to ketch dis trubble," growled
the aged colored gentleman.
We'll" says Harvey, "ye take out
all de white panes of glass in yer
room and have lot of blue ones put
in de place of 'em. Den you wait
till de sun comes out and sit down
whar de sunlight strikes de floor
Den take off yer boot and socks (ef
yer got any and put yer bar foot
whar de sunlight from de blue glass
can shine on yer toes, and you'll be
well as ever in ten days"
The aged darkey's frame quivered
with emotion as he asked:
Dye mean to toie me dat's good
for de toof- -
'Tooth-ache! Tootn-ache!' cried
Harvey, with real or feigned aston
ish1Aent, 81 thought all de time you
had cornsI'
We believe that our presence alone
prevented a hostile encounter, for
the old man hobbled off up the street
muttering a time that sounded very
much like Gimme de gun before he
runs"
STEAMBOAT ITEMS. - The Black
Diamond left here yesterday morn
ing with a large scow-load of hay in
tow, destined for Gig Harbor where
Mr.. Page has an extensive logging
camp. The Otter is lying at Mad
docks wharf where she will receive
thorough overhauiing at the hands
of G. W. Bullene and then take a
trip twice week on the lower Sound
route >. The Dispatch is taking in
freight for Semiahmoo and the
Islands, and will leave here at ten
o'clock tomorrow night. .. Steamer
North Pacific arrived from Victoria
at o'clock last night with a fair lot
of passengers and will lie over here
till tomorrow, leaving at 5 o'clock
for Bulltown-beg pardon, we mean
Victoria Steamer Linnie came
over from Port Blakely yesterday
and remained about three hours.
About ten o'clock yesterday the Ia
coma turned loose from Yesler's
wharf and went flying dow the
Sound to meet the Dashing Wave,
now due at Port Townsend =. Pro
peller Favorite towed the barkentiLe
r. K Ham into Blakely on Monday
night 80. . Steamer Comet arrived
from White River yesterday at 4 P.
N. with eight tons of hay and a 10:
of veal calves. Capt. Smith reports
that he eascended the river tifty-three
miles but fears that good boating
stage of water will not last long. -.
Steamers Yakima and Mastick ar
rived just after dark, the latter hav-
ing towed up the bark Lizzie Will
liams. She leaves for Samish to-day,
to tow a raft of logs to Port Discov-
cry. The Fanny Lake arrived
from the Skagit last night with
freight for Hall L. Paulson.