, 1878-07-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Seattle has determined "i'" "
.toam fire engine.
Tur sale Of the Fowler property VIII
AXE place ON the 9TH of next month";
Tow MrnRY has started new pa,
nor at the Dalles, called the Inland
Empire.
There are 900 women employed
as telegraph operators Il" "Fe''
Britain.
REV, d. w. MAcrIE, of Seattle
will occupy the Presbyterian pulpit
on Sunday next, morning and even
ing.
Mr WM. DAVIES has opened a
tailor shop next door to the post Of
fee, where he viii execute work IN
his line to the satisfaction OF all
TIE telegraph office has been re-
moved TO a room in Messrs. koths-
child and Cos store building, and is
in charge of Mr.. LIewelly", of Seat
tie.
MARRlED.--ln Duwam.sh Valley
June eth, Stephen Collins and Mrs
Ann Gruver. On WILDLY Island
July 9Th, B. S. Baily, and Charlotte
La Du.
LAST week the bark Martha Ride
out came near going ashore on Tat
toosh Rock, but a tug came in time
to tow her out of danger, for which
service she charged one thusand dol
lars.
The Portland people are much ex'
ercised over the order of the War
Department removing military head
quarters to Vancouver. The board
of trade has forwarded vigorous
protest against the measure.
We have just received compre'
hensiye circular in pamphlet form,
containing a complete price list OF
the wares of Messrs. Snlder "
Holmes, manufacturers and whole
sale dealers in paper, St. Louis, Mo-
PRospERlrY.-A gentleman re.
marked few days ago: Port
Townsend looks more like it was GO
ing ahead now than it has for years.
That's just what's the matter, and it
don't belle its looks by any means.
Mr.. Albert I. Smith, familiarly
known as "boss" Smith, left San
Francisco on the l4th inst. to take
charge of the Port Discovery saw
mIl. is expected that the mill will
lie in operation soon. The news will
doubtless be welcome to many labor
eIs.
IT is easy to see why England and
certain other European powers have
taken so decided a stand in the settle
ment of the Eastern question. 1t is
estimated that 81 ,3O0,000,00O arc
due by Turkey, to the several Pow
ers. England the most, but Russis
nothing.
The canneries on the Columbi;
river are making but half time now
They run half day after the morn
ing catch is reported, if early enough
but ifnot then they run the following
day. Such thing as was never before
known in the history of the fisheries
on the Columbia river.
WE have received No. II OF tn,
"Musical Advocate" published a
Altoona, Pa, by Messrs. Leslie & Ma
rafferty,. Besides being novel pro
duction, it has the merit of being
immensely useful. 1t is to be pub
lished monthly, and is devoted ex
c!usively to the interests of music
Price, 80 cents per year, in advance
PUGET SOUND BUSINESS COLLEGE
The Intelligencer" says the new
business, which was started at Seat
tie few months ago, is prosperins
in quiet way, having removed tt
Reinig's Hall, which the proprietor.
have leased for year, and added
Prof. Gushee, teacher of book keep
ing and penmanship, and Miss Lima
Penheld, teacher of mathematics anC
preparatory studies, to their force o
instructors. The school now mum
bers twenty-four pupils, and il
steadily increasing.
To THE CApE.-Tbe schooner lie
titia, Capt. NJ. B. Clark, will star
for Cape Flattery in few days ful
ly equipped for a three weeks fishing
voyage. Mr.. c. E. Dodge, proprie
tor Of the San Juan Packing Co., i.
sending her. His object is to take
halibut from the banks in the ycinit,
Of the Cape where they are reported
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