, 1879-05-08
Local and News Items.
The HyeIs sisters entertainments IL
postponed TO Thursday, May 18th.

DIR. Clarke is lectrring in Olympia.
JUDGE Lewis and family are visiting at
Walla Walla.
OLYMPIA has another base ball club
composed of home muscle.
The name of Fort Vancouver has been
changed to Vancouver Barracks.
BISHOP Z. r. Ames, OF the NJ. E.
Church, died in Baltimore Friday.
EAST Portland boasts of curiosity in
the shape of chicken with four legs.
SEATTLE is annoyed by skulking ras-
cal who enters houses and cuts off wo-
mems hair.
On the 1st inst, onions were selling in
San Francisco at 13 to 10 cents per pound
wholesale, and 90 to % cents, retail.
THE military telegraph line now being
built between Boise City and Lewiston,
will be completed by the lst of June.
ON Sunday morning next, Rev. S. A.
Starr will preach the annual missionary
sermon in the NJ. +. church at this place.
TIE Portland papers are making an
awful fuss over Il recent child abduction
in that city, which didn't prove to be an
abduction after all.
HORACE A. Gregory, late private COM
pany "B. ~ 9TH Iowa regiment, is ordered
to report to DR.. T. 4. Minor, Examining
Surgeon for Persons.
Mr.. James Mcknight. of Seattle, is in
San Francisco undergoing medical treat
ment for weak eyes. Judge Jacobs fills
the gap in the law firm during the inte-
rim,
OUR opinion OF the San Juan mines is
somewhat modified, after Il personal ex-
animation OF the field; although judgment
must be suspended until returns come
from the ore that was sent to Frisco to be
assayed.
On Monday last the members of the NJ.
T.. Church and friends, at Dungcness,
gave ? surprise and benefit to Rev. ). A.
Starr. The occasion was during one Of
his periodical visits to that place, and the
method of the surprise was by "A ''social."
The receipts amounted to $40 10.
Two men named Thomas Taylor and
Charles Pierce have applied for a license
to establish ferry some $50 miles up the
Skagit River, near Ruby Creek, where
the gold has been discovered. 1t is the
intention to establish trading post at
this peace to accommodate the miners.
LAST week we received a copy of the
printed proceedings of the House of Rep
resentatives, Of 1877. Though long de-
layed in coming. it is welcome. 1t looks
much better than does the Council Jour
nal, and contains 33i pages. Hon. n. IL.
Owings has our thanks tor the favor
FATHER Cesary is planning another
Fourth of July excursion this year. The
route will be from Tulalip to the Lummi
Reservation. The steamer Fanny Lake
is to be used, and Stanwood, Skagit, Ut
salady, InConner and Whatcom are
among the stopping places, 1t is to be
hoped that the reverend gentleman will
be more successful than he was in sim
liar venture last year.
ON Thursday last Messrs. VIM. II. New
ton and NJ Gleason, boatmen, In the Gus
toms employ, went to San Juan where
they join forces with Mr.. Jno. NJ. lzett,
Inspector. The party will make San
Juan town their headquarters, and will
cruise among the Islands. We had the
honor Of sharing their first meal and wit
Messing their start" under the new re-
gime. They are jolly as you please, and
are comfortably situated.
WE are indebted to Messrs. Bishop,
proprietor, and Fields, foreman, of the
North Pacific cheese factory, for liberal
sample of the first marketable cheese OF
the season. 1t is n creditable production;
and, while We need not draw any pOetical
or lanciful pictures OF the future success
of the enterprise, we may affirm that it is
on substantial foundation, and that its
future is assured. No speculative theory;
our people know what it has done and can
safely assume for the future.
TIE City of Chester, p. Mackie, Cap
tain, sailed from San Francisco April
30th, ut noon, having on board l4O pas
sengers, 45 bags mail, ane 3,3l7 pkgs.
mdz, $50 tons. She arrived here Monday
afternoon. Passengers for the Sound-L
c Harmon and Miss l. Harmon, L j East
man, lady and child, PG Forwood and
wife, John Gould, + A Brooks, wife and
child, II Morton and wife, Mrs G +
Dodge, John j Read, Geo II Smith, W