, 1877-01-13
LOCAL NEWS.
From the Daily Of T"ddy.

hUhhAH."1uoV venture OF MoSSrS.
Maddox and Stewart bids fair to be
a success. The new wharf which
they are building on Spring street
will soon contain a machine shop
a sash and blind factory and several
other manufacturing enterprises
The pier which extends to the wharf
will be 220 feet in length and 20 feet
in breadth. The wharf will be &C
by 60 feet in area, and will, from its
commercial position, afford fine op-
portunities for the establishment Of
manufacturing enterprises. In con-
nectiou with this, we understand
that the company owning the ad-
Joining lois will commence building
a wharf extending from Madison
street clear mp to the coal chutes,
thus raising West street, which now
lies in the water, on an easy grade
to Front street. Who says Seattle
languishes?
ALMOST A FIRE. - On Sunday
night, but for the prompt and ener.
getic action of two of our citizens,
a fire would have occurred which
would have swept away at least one
of our bu usiness blocks. 1t appears
that Chinese wash house situated
just back CT Keach's fruit store,
took fire through defective chin
ney, but was promptly extinguished
by the lucky coincidence that some
body was around to do it. The
chimnies of the various wash
houses are in deplorable condition,
and yesterday Fire Warden Hall
made an inspection, and we under
stand will order all defective fiues to
be put in good condition at once.
Our PosTMAsTEEs TRoUBLED.-It
appears that Whatcom is not salts
fed at present with its mail facili-
ties, and that they have made appli-
cation to Postmaster Prosch for a
change in the mail delivery. The
steamer Dispatch, which carries
their mail, leaves it at Sehome,
three-qnarters of a mile distant, in
stead of leaving it at the Whatcom
wharf. This the Whatcomites OBJ
ject to, as they claim that the Seho-
mites do not deliver it for over four
days after its arrival at the Sehome
wharf. Fix it up, Brother Prosch,
somehow.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH. follow
ing are the missionary appointments
of the above denomination for the
month of January: 7-Albany, Bish-
op Morris; Tacoma, Rev. J. r. W.
Sellwood. l4-Salem, Bishop Nor
ris; Kalama, Rev. J. R. w. Sell
wood. p - Eugene City, Bishop
Morris; Po1t Townsend, Rev. G. r.
Bonnell; Dalles, Rev. J. R. w.
Sellwood. 2S--McMinnville. Bish-
op Morris; Salem, Rev. J. r. w.
Sellwood.
OvEREoARD.--Am man fell off the
gang plank of the steamer Black
Diamond on Sunday night. The un-
fortunate was too gritty 10 call for
help, however, Until he was COM
PEELED to, when, much to his aston
ishment, the crowd laughed muchly.
However, their laugh was more of a
congratulation than of jeers, hence
he cannot complain.
New Pos~MAsTERS. - Albert B.
Moe has just been appointed post
master of Port Townsend, in place Of
Mr. James Seavey. J. M. Bennett
has also been appointed at Skamok-
wa, in Wahkiakum county, and Sa-
lem A. Woods at the Office of Park
Place, in Snohomish county. The
name of Lewis river Office in Clarke
county has been changed to Lacen-
ter.
In Town. We have bad the pleas
ure of meeting the Rev. J. r.
Weeks, of San Juan, whom many of
our readers already know, and who
is spending few days in town with
his newly-made bride. We hope to
often see his kindly countenance be-
fore he makes his departure from
the ct 'opolis.
THURsToN COUNTY SCHOOL Re-
PoRT.--According to Superintendent
Bigelow, the number of pupils at
tending school in Thurston county
last year was 1,O72, and the cost of
their instruction S5,O63 60. The
number of school districts is 26, the
number of school houses 2, and the
number ofschools "a.
DEATH. - At Columbia City, on
Monday week, a young man from
the Sound country named Adam
Metzler, died. Away from friends