, 1877-06-23
Local News.
From tie Daily Of Wednesday.

From tie Daily Of wednesday. -..
Coop Mitchell is doing
good work on the ship Washington
Libby. Capt. Hanson says that he
is satisfied that she will be made as
good as ever, and Capt. Windsor,
on behalf of the underwriters, says
he is satisfied with the work. This
should be satisfactory to the owners
and Insurance company, for bette,
Judges of the work can not be found.
DELAYED Since the falling Of
the Seattle bunkers and the trouble
on the road, vessels are delayed in
loading coal. The ship Western
Shore is now loading slowly. The
following vessels are in port and
waiting to load at that wharf: J. B.
Bell, Osmyn and Washington Libby.
SHIP YARD. "A lease was signed
yesterday by Martin Schmeig, by
his attorneys August Melhorn and
G. @. Perkins, to W. Hammond for
a right of way for marine railway
on the property of the North Pacific
Brewery for five years.
GETTING READY. - Mr.. T. W.
Lake, the well-known shipbuilder,
has graded and is now preparing to
lay ways for his shipyard at Bell
town. He is an enterprising man
and we wish him success in his un-
dertaking.
WE are pleased to see Mr.. Ed
wards the head book keeper and
cashier of Blakely over to-day, he is
the best man that company could
have selected for the position. The
mill is running day and night. Capt.
Renton We are pleased to learn is in
good health.
NEW PoTAToEs.-Mr. Vale has
sent to his daughter, in this city, a
basket Of early potatoes Prince
Albert, as they are called. They
were grown at Preston Point, on the
south side of the entrance to the
Snohomish river and were planted
May Sd. They are said to be the
best potatoes grown.
FIRE. - We are informed that
there is heavy fire raging in town
ship 27, north range 4 east, and that
if heavy winds prevail much timber
will be destroyed. How the ire
originated we do not know. It is
on the lands of the Puget Mill Co.
TERRITORY vs. McDoNA1D.-This
case was brought before Judge
Lewis to-day, and is now under ad-
visement. Mcdonald was sent back
to Jail to await the decision.
IMPROVEMENTS. The new side
walk and ether improvements in
front of Hall & Paulson's and other
business houses on Commercial
street are credit to our city.
Our DE1EGATE.-From a letter
received from Washington we learn
that Hon. O. Jacobs is in that city
and will probably remain there two
months. We are pleased to note
that his family are well.
SOCIAL WELcoME.-The Congre-
gational Association will hold q
social reunion at the residence of
DR.. Weed on Thursday afternoon,
from 5 till 7 o'clock. The members
are cordially invited to attend.
ALL the sessions of the Congrega-
tional Association are open to the
public. Associational Sermon to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock, by
Rev. D. B. Gray of Oregon City.
POINT AGATE.-Wm. DeShaw was
in town yesterday and informed us
that business is good and improve
ments going on lively at that place,
1a1, of
Madison.
In OUR JAILs.-There are only Ii
Selects under the charge of Sheriff
Wyckoff and 2 in the City Prison
Thirteen voters names are forbid
den to be made public.
LoGG1Na.-Unless the sale oflum
Der is more encouraging we hearc
several loggers say they will shu
down and put their cattle on ranches
after the 4th of July.
The steamer North Pacific, will
the mails and passengers, will leav'
for Victoria at 5 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The steamer Black Diamond ha
gone to the Duwamish for boon
of long logs for Colman's mill.
B1AKELY..- Y..-Three-masted schOou
er Hueneme arrived at this port yes