, 1879-09-04
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS

VI.
DISTRICT court will convene next Mon
day.
f. ID. SMITH in again engaged in the
water business.
THERE will be session OF the Probate
Court today.
The city ''dads" met last Monday and
enacted some important ordinances.
OYSTERS are again in season. Holcomb
has been supplying the hungry public.
Mr.. 5. Waterman, OF the firm OF Water
man q katz. of this place, has gone to
San Francisco.
OUR town people have had abundant
and sonorons evidence of the successful
working ct the Point Wilson fog signal.
Mr.. B. G. Hotchkiss. of Dungeness,
came up few days ago to undergo pain
ful surgical operation OIL one of his eyes.
THE process of ''cutting down" the
steamer Mary Taylor has been going Oh
these few days at the wharf Of Messrs Wa
terman & KATE.
IT il said that the Dakota will resume
her place on the route on tile Sound, and
that the Alaska will not come up again,
at least for the present.
Mr.. a. r. Huffman returned, arriving
on Monday last, looking much improved
in health and spirits since his present trip
through eastern Washington.
The Portland bee" is assuming gigan
tic proportions compared with the modest
little daily it was few years ago. Messrs.
Miller u Richard have a fair sized poster
inserted in it, occupying nearly half Of one
of the pages.
Col. G. o. Haler, OF Coupeville, was
in town last week. His property over
there is still awaiting a purchaser. A
fine opportunity for some enterprising
fellow who would like to step into an old
established mercantile business.
MYERS had accepted our statement of
facts about himself. and about the Press"
admitting 1t to be true because le cannot
make the ghost Of a defense. He wants(?)
us TO "fnish the book" There's no
necessity of doing 50. The public don't
care to know anything more about him or
the paper either.
"WAR has been declared between the
Port Townsend ARGUS and the Press, ~.
Portland standard" Yes; and the last
broadSide took the Press "below the
water line, p" completely disabling her rot
ten hulk SO that she couldn't return the
fire except by flingi ng a noxiOus potion
la Chinese warfare.
The Fog SIGNAL.--Last Saturday we
had the pleasure of visiting the newly
erected fog whistle ut Point Wilson. 1t
had just been completed, and, after being
thoroughly tested by the constructing ell
gineer, turned over to Mr. Holt, the con-
tractor, who held 1t awaiting the arrival
Of u properly authorized keeper. The
work Of constructing this instrument OF
public convenience and safety for COM
merce has been thoroughly performed,
and everything about 1t bears the air of
permapence and security. Two large cir
cular clstcrns, constructed of brick and
cement, supplied by roof 50xl00 feet and
having a capacity of about 10000 gallons,
will supply the necessary water. The
work Of erecting the light house had al
ready commenced when we were there,
and will be continued nearly three months.
We are told, before the edlnce Is completed
SAD ENDIKG.-We are called upon to
chronicle the sad ending OF the earthly ex-
istence OF n young man who, with Il pretty
and accomplished wife, lived In Olympia.
W. T., for some time previous to period
about three years ago. The San Francis
90 "Call," OF Aug. 24th. states thar Geo.
j.. Pearson committed suicide on the 23d,
by taking laudanum. He left 4 note In
which he declared: ~ die or sommit sui
eide for two reasons. cannot overcome
my appetite tor strong drink. and have
had family troubles. Bury me beside my
vile. May God have mercy on my soul ~
His wife had died July llth, from con-
SUMPTION" as was said, but doubtless in
reality more from broken heart than
anything elSe. Two little waits Of chill
dren are left by this unhappy pair. to buff
ii.L with a cold wnrll Mr. pnarsnn Wns