, 1879-12-11
Graraal Gran, .. ,ra,e'ins again


--po>r Govr p, ,rrr "--Thqt's whst
o. gn.ur,l l'rbirtl .i'i t'sst, me walk
iHs match sb.-.i ea- O. have coue ~ 5n
Por roan n.c..I ih. week rhr language
-..vi,r. Q, -Npr--. TIE ,xec1 state ~ afSir,
~ resGruyc 10 ,hlt Interesting wud-
havr-S-,u lurfnuuo.. Tie complaint
srN,s our town ~, awhii wiud aud.
for tv l,y. bvI r,ir 10 yarry every
ding brfprr; but ala, r., force was spent
.opuickly that It scm,I mrtar arhoricaily
sleaGug like a starlsl luSter in - shower
Of rain. iu other word., the great, three
days, gu-a>- you please pedestrian feat
didD't take plucr at all. Rea'ou: but one
entry. 1t wa geuertIiy agreed that three
days WA, too loug time ia which to keep
inexperienced walkistS continuously upon
their .lnrlte. Wearc Disappointed, 50 are
the members Of Rescue Engine Co."
Our local Westons say, however. that they
are ready fora l2-hour or 24-hour walk
any time. Let them commence grooming
and maybe the fever will break out again.
TRENsUREk's REPORT. The report of
DR., n. u, Hill, Treasyrer OF the city of
Port Townsend. as rendered at the Coun-
Gil meeting on the lst inst, shows that
on the first OF June, 1879, there was Il
baIance on hand Of $3.50 20; that since
then there have brcn col cctcd-- from
delinquent taxes Of 1873. $50. 80; from
dray licences, $l7 50; pc,ldlers' do, $40;
concert do. So; JtsIices' fines, Sl7; and
from taxes coilec,el. $4,000; making a
total Of $l0lfS4. 1t shows, iurthcr, that
since lime lst there has been paid out al
together. on warrants. nos. rs 10 Ia. in
elusive, an amount aggrcgatiug $S43 20,
The special tax for fire engine, amounting
to S}jS.O4. has also been collected. and
all bur $lS,O4 OF the same disbursed,
A FEW days ago Chinaman in this
town swore Out II warrant against aloth-
er Celestial, newcomer. who had threat
enetl his life. The festive heathen WAS ar
res ted and taken before Judge Norris for
examination. Upon his person were
found tive rolls of lead, imitation Of silver
rolls. There being insufficient evidence
20 hold him for trial, he was discharged.
He lett for Victoria, nursing his wrath
and entertaining a lively disgust for the
American people in general. .9t f1e
We learn OF the death, on Saturday
of Capt. Daniel Smaley, an old resident
OF Dungeness. He settled there in early
days, cleared lip Il farm III the fertile river
bottom and accumulated a fine property.
For mouths previous to his death he had
been falling in health, and it was known
that he could not long survive. TIc leaves
one son,
On Tuesday evening the chooper Per
kins arrived Mt this place, OH her way
from DungenesS TO Seattle. She had on
board load of grain among which was
700.hnrhels of milling wheat belonging to
Mr.aHall Davis, of Dungepess, and going
to the mill OF Messrs. Jones g. AcCoinb,
Seattle. y gAe ta1 io.I .at..a ri
II PERsoNAL.-t'apt. Tucker, OF Dnnge-
\ ness light house, visited Port Townsend
last week. Agent Wllloughby, Of Neeah
Bay, Is In town-aiso, Messrs. CT. Clapp
and J.. A. j. Shaw, of Dungeness.
The wife Of Col. l.. Fl. Briggs, Of the
Custom House, lett for San Francisco this
week on. the Dakota. She goes to visit
her daughter who is attending school in
California. ,...,.
MR. }. M. lett, u, S. Inspector OIL san
Juan.left the influence of his genial countt
nance with us this week. Mr.. Izett i
gentleman Ne are always glad to meet
EXPORTS from ile Columbia river o
flour and wheat for tile month Of Novem.
Der foot np the handsome sum Of S72t rs
TuE fire company will give granC
bali ou new years eve.