, 1879-09-18
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LoGAL ITEMS.

MESSRS. RothSchild d Co. received
fine lot of new goods 10y the last Frisco
steamer.
Mr.. G. NJ. IIaller received by the Alas
ka, another addition to his splendid law
library.
Mrs, Hastings is quite anxious about
her missing earring which we advertise
elsewhere.
Mr.. Jas. l.. Davis, of Lopez Island, lkr
purchased threshing machine from DR..
Kellogg, Of WILDLY Island
If you want to see fine assortment of
goods Of the larest styles, step into the
house of Waterman & Katz. .j .',
TIE wife and son of Mayor EisenbeiS
returned from San Francisco Oh the Alas
ka, after protracted visit.
Mr.. Richard Mcdonnell and family
have moved to the farm Of MIR. Mcpherson,
of Dungenes:. where they will reside.
Mr.. VIM. Barker. of Dungeness, ar
rived few days ago in this city, on his
return from Lowell, Mass, whittier he
had been to visit relatives. '...s ~,
A LARGE force of men are at work on
the Point Wilson light house. The total
tal elevation of the structure will be 60
feet-elevatlon Of focal plane, As feet.
SEVERAL lawyers distinguished them
selves at this court session by eloquent
pleas, among them being Mcssrs. Jacobs,
McNaught, Burke, Bradshaw, Allen and
Others.
LAST week the attendants upon court
session increased rapidly until every hotel
in town WAS filed to overtlowing aud par.
ties were compelled to seek accommoda-
ton among private families.
The rumOr of possible transfer of
Comuahder Mcrriuian, Of the light house
inspectors, caused petition TO be cilruIa-
ted in Portland and signed by nearly
every one OF her business men, praying
that he be retained.
JUDGE GREENE delivered very inter-
esting sermon last Sunday evening, in tile
NJ. L. church, of this place. He is a forci-
bic, earnest speaker, 4 clear reasoner,and
in his choice OF words, exhibits the pre-
cision Of scientist.
OUR towusman, Capt. Ii. l.. Tibbals
has just put up II telegraph line connect.
ing the telegraph office at this place with
his residence on the hill. AS soon rs the
remainder of the necessary apparatus ar
rives, the line will be ia tull working or
der
MR.. John Donnell, Of Calam county,
by jury trial, in civil suit Tor damages,
obtained a verdict in his favor for $4OO,
against Mr.. NJ. Flemming, also OF Calam,
for assault and battery. Mr.. Fleming
had previously been tried before u justice
Ofthe peace, for the same oflense, and sub
jected to penalty Of $40 and costs.
GRAND CONCERT. Mr.. John Kelly, the
celebrated California pioneer vocalist and
yioinist, accompanied by his wife, will
give a musical entertainment in Port
Townsend, tomorrow Friday evening.
Admission, SO cents; children halt price,
These musical artists are most highly
spoken OF by the newspapers and by pri-
yate individuals wherever they have ap-
peared thus far. We predict Tor them q
full house at this place
The steamship Alaska, Capt. Fl. G..
Morse, arrived from San Francisco Oh
Monday afternoon, bringing 63 passengers
tor the Sound, and freight AS follows: for
Port Townsend, 40 tons; tor Seattle las
tons; for Tacoma 53 tons; tor Olympia %
tons. The consignees at this place are:
c. G. Bartlett, e. Eisenbeis, DR.. j. N.
Gassaway, f. W. James, G.. N. Haler.
II Landes, j. Sweeney, Jas Jones, j A
Martin. J. 4 Brown, Mrs. Capt Williams.
L Ii engineers, \ D Hill, o F Gerrish a
Co., o II Holcomb, Pt. ID mill Co.. Puget
mill Co.. Rothschid & Co., L J Weekes,
Waterman & Kntz. .....
LAST Sunday evening man, a stranger
Ia town, evidently mlstook the M. E.
church Tor a place of boisterous ,,amuSe-
ment. In order to thoroughly impress the
audience with the fact that he was hot
gentleman enough to behave during wor-
ship, lie proceeded to annoy all by
scutiling, talking, deridingly calling out
amen during prayer, and finally ended