, 1877-01-27

SKETCHES. There is young Ore
gon boy living here whose native
genius deserves some encourage
ment. His name is Edmund s. Al
lyn and he was born in PowelPs
Valley, near Portland, in 1859. He
has never had days lessons in
drawing from any preceptor, but his
rough crayon sketches evince great
inventive powers. There is one
view of Mount Rainier from Lake
Washington and another of Carrolps
Point on the Columbia River, both
of which are remarkable for fidelity
to nature. It is well known that
many accomplished scholars in art
have no fertility of imagination, but
are only clever copyists of other
mems designs. This lad has an In
tentive brain and few months of
good tuition would soon make him
a remarkable landscape painter. His
modesty would earn him host of
friends; and if he could only be Sc
cured the influence of some wealthy
patron, he would soon earn a name
and fame of his own.
PERsoNALs.--M .jor Blake, the In
spector of Customs at San Juan Is
land, has been in town for day or
two and went home on the Dispatch
last night. q. e. E. Cooper. who has
been in the employ of Snow t.
Thorne for some months past, has
accepted the post of Assistant En-
gineer On the Puyallup Coal Road
....Quite number Of ladies from
Oh. mpia, Steilacoom and Tacoma,
came down last night to attend the
Ivy hop this evening. ....Mr. Con-
ner, the enterprising founder of the
town of La Conner and one Of the
fathers of the grain trade in this
section, gave US a call yesterday.
He reports great increase in the cul-
tivation of land in that vicinity, and
says that they are looking forward
to rich harvests next year.
The TACOMA. The advertisement
of this splendid tug will be found in
another column. She is second to
none on the coast, for power and
ability to handle vessels in bad wea-
ther. But for this, the ship Ger
mania must have gone on the rocks,
last week, and she lost a man over
board, as it was. As the Mastick,
Goliah and Politkofsky. are laid up,
the Tacoma and Blakely are the only
first-class tugs now in active service;
this ought to give them the hand
ling of all the large vessels during
anything like bad weather. We are.
also requested to state that vessels
desiring the services of the Tacoma,
will please telegraph to Tacoma at
the expense of her owners, Messrs.
Hanson & Ackerson.
MARINE Schooners W. L. Beebe
and American Girl left Port Blakely
for California ports yesterday, and
the brig Tai n will be the next one
-. There is no vessel now at Port
Madison, but the Cog nimbo will be
due next week. The King Phillip
is overdue at Port Gamble and, as
she is heavy carrier, will make a
marked reduction in the lumber
piles at that place 80. The new
schooner at Port Ludlow will be
launched about St. Valentines day.
Would it not be good name for
her the Valentine
LECTURES. Brennan informs
us that he will repeat his private
lecture to ladies' tomorrow (Satur-
day. at 2114a P. NJ; also a public lcc-
ture on the "Past, Present and Fu-
ture of America" in the evening.
On Tuesday evening next, he will
deliver private lecture to gentle
men only, upon physiological sub
jects.
CoMMENDABLE PRoMPTNEss.--The
way that Judge Lewis puts business
through the District Court, is eau
ton to slow people. Time is money
in all business ard in nothing is
promptness more commendable than
litigation.
THE IvIEs.-The regular monthly
meeting of this organization will be
held at this office tonight. at eight
o'clock.