, 1877-11-03


1t will be recollected that the party
mentioned visited Seattle some time
ago, and gave a series of concerts:
" There has been perambulating
this State for some months past a
blind musician named J. NJ. Wood.
Because of his physical misfortune,
people gave him hearty welcome
and liberal support. We have re-
Gently learned certain facts concern
ing him which cause us to believe
him f.aud. A short time since he
went into the jewelry store of Mr..
J. H. Haas, on Co Ii merctal street,
and purchased fine watch and
chain amounting to $50. He paid
$50 down, and informed Mr.. Haas
that he was going to Portland to
give a musical concert and that on
his return he wonll pay the balance.
On arriving at Portland. instead of
giving concert, he boarded one of
the outgoing steamers and sailed for
California. We hear also that he
has left number of other creditors
in the lurch, among which are sew
eral saloon keepers of this city,
WHARvEs. The wharves along
the city front are being filed in
with ballast discharged from vessels
in the coal trade between this city
aud San Francisco. In some in
stances the ballast is emptied in
where the piles are so far apart as
to allow of its spreading outside the
piles and in such cases it will even
tually interfere with vessels lying
alongside. This could be obviated
by driving a row of piles close
together arourd the outer edges of
the wharves, and binding the whole
together with iron rods. Then fill
in with ballast, and when the piles
are eaten off they will still be held
in position. The same worms that
eat off the piles will act on the bal
last in such a manner as to cement
the mass together, and when the
piles are finally removed that por-
tion below the water line will re-
main almost as solid as a wall of
rock. California ballast is said to
be very good for filing in wharves,
as the worms will readily cement it
together.
M
Jasper Rucker and Mr.. Ed. food,
who are in the city with a sloop
load of produce from Semiahmoo,
we learn that large number of I'M
migrants have settled in that locality
during the past year, and still there
are eligible locations of vacant gov
ernment land, and improved farms
for sale cheap. That portion of
Whatcom county contains some of
the best farming land in the Terri
tory, and will eventually become a
wealthy farming district. At present
there are but few good roads, and
about the only means of travel is by
canoes and sloops, but a farmer who
has prodnce to sell can always load
lis boat and sail to market cheaper
than he can haul the same to mar
ket over a good road with q team.
TEREDo. One of the worms
which bore their way into timbers
submerged in the seas was taken
out of timber of the schooner
Lottie, now being repaired on Ham
mond's ways, and may be seen lying
on board. Its length is fourteen
inches, and it's diameter about one
fourth of an inch. On the head is
a hard, sharp shell, sheped like the
lips of bit or augur, which enables
it to penetrate the wood. 1t is a
curiosity.
Personal. Rev. A. Atwood and
wife, of Olympia, are in the city.
The occasion of the visit was their
learning that some old friends from
New Jersey, Capt. J. s. Endicott
and family, of the barkentine W.
d. Deitz, were at Port Blakely,
where they at once hastened on a
friendly visit. The barkentine is
loading with lumber at Blakely for
Australia, and will go to China be-
fore coming to the Sound again.
SCHOOL MEETINa.-There will be a
meeting in the Central school build
ing this evening to elect director
in place of Col. D. P. jenkins,
whose term of office expires. Those
interested in school matters should
not fail to attend. The subject of
voting a special tax for continuing
our city schools should be brought
up, and a special election for that
purpose ordered.
AN order issued from the War
Department allows 20 ball cartridges
per man per month for target prac
tice, and also provides that civil
employees of the War Department
may he armed in cases of emergency
when necessary for the protection
of life or public property.
The flag over Odd Fellows Hall
is at half-mast to-day in memory of
Senator Morton, who was r ember
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