The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-15
PORT TOWNSEND ITEMS.

On Friday one of our thinkers while
under the influence Of Jamaica ginger
became pugilistically inclined and
undertook to erect a tin roof upon the
person Of all unsuspecting half-breed.
The latter objected and applied to the
court for redress Twenty four hours
in Jail aud V settled it all About
o'clock the cry Of fire was heard, and
a volume of smoke was seen looming up
from the neighborhood of Lawyer
Smiths residence in the suburbs on the
hill. Great excitement prevailed on
the spit. and soon homogeneous mass
Of struggling humanity. some in rags
and some in tags, and some i'll "velvet
gowns" was on the way up the steep
grade, pressing ON toward the scene OF
the expected confagration. Welc me
disappointment. On reaching the sum
nit of the hill. most of the party
breathless and painting from exhaustion,
it was discovered that the smoke arose
from the burning of some straw. the
discarded contents Of an old bedtick.
A first-class case Of bull dosing
has occupied the attention OF the JUS
tees Court for two days, Occasioning
considerable interest 1t appears that
one Fernando Marks shipped aboard
the bark Anita Deltinia in some South
American port as first mate After
serving in that capacity five months.
and while the bark WAS loading at Port
CANT BILE. some difficulty arose between
the captain and mate whereupon the
captain declared the mate, Marks, ip-
competent, aud ordered him before the
mast as common sailor, aud shipped
another man in his stead. Marks then
left the bark, Came to Port Townsend.
employed an attorney and iibelled the
vessel tor back pay. The bark, when
ready for SEA, came i"to Townsend to
clear The captain represented 10 Sher
III Miller aud deputy U. S. Marshal
Ginger that the man Marks was de-
sert,r from his snip. The officers, by
direction of deputy Collector Briggs.
seized upon the unfortunate Marks. put
him in iruns aud conveyed INN down
abo IRA tue ship. Next thing warrant
is sworn ont and the captain arrested
for kidnapping and Marks brought
back IS a witness. Result of trial; the
captain acquitted, the local officer rep
ienandcd, alarks released from the ship
aud paid off The bark MAS towed out
by the tug Mastic rounding Point Will
SON. She encountered strong tide
and WAS cast upon the rocks sustaining
slight damages. She was afterward
towed into Port Discovery where q sur
vey was held. 1t was considered safe
for her 10 go TO sea. The mate, Marks,
when hearing that the ship was de-
tanned, swore out another warrant for
the captain. claiming damages for false
imprisonment. But the willy old sly
dog got wind of the movement and
slipped away with his vessel again be-
Il 70 the warrant was served.
Sunday the Rev. David Sires preach.
cd at Chimacum (; aud i'll the evening
to large aud attentive audience in
Port Townsend.
The Rev. Rea has returned with his
new bride and will hold services in the
stone church.
The public school opened On Mon
day. with Prof. Hall rs principal and
Miss McConaha IS assistant.
Our town has been thronged with
Indians the past two days, some sew
enty or eighty in number. The major
ity of them came over FROM British
Columbia to sell dog-fish oil. But our
watchful inspectors of the custom.
house dropped on their game, and cap
tured 1000 gallons of the sinking
stuff for the non payment of duties.
The distinguished foreigners compro-
missed by paying the duty-eight cents
per gallon-and went on their way re-
joicing up Sound, to decker With the
mill companies.
An elopement and sham marriage
was consummated near here yesterday.
The parties hail from Pnyallup. They
came down. on the North Pacific, bring
ing with them justice Of the peace
from Tacoma. and put up at the Cos
mopolitan. In the afternoon they pro-
cured row boat and embarke for the
Straits, where We arc told, the cere-
mony was performed. The parties re-
turned in the evening apparently as
well satisfied % If the marriage had
been legal one.
Yesterday. while services were being
held in the Catholic church, drunken
follow entered the house and began rails.
ing a disturbance. breaking windows,
aud finally asssnlting the Priest.
The worshippers scattered in dismay
tbeing mostly women and childen) and
left the drunken maniac in possession.
The City Nanl,al was called in and the
man arrested and taken to Jail. Il.