, 1879-12-11
TERRITORIAL NEWS

THE Unitarian Advocs'c" Is in deb,
hadly"-so says la last issue.
WHITE labor has been substituted Tor
Chinese 10 the Puyallup valley.
joins Kelley, the VIOlinIst Il giving
concerts Ia Eastern Washington.
THE Olympia people are to celebrate
New Years with = rand masquerade
hell.
THE SeAtrle coal company has shipped
during the month Of November IL, S32
tons OF coal.
TnE people Of Port Discovery are 60
ing TO Cektrate Chrislm ;, tor the leneft
OF the school over there.
The hop-raise~ Of Puyallup valley. are
In high gleo over the flattering success
they have met with this year. Tr.
wHrDBY Island has large quantity OF
potatoes on hand, With no immediate
prospect OF selling them at profitable hg-
ures. -.t
NEW Tacoma has decided to follow IN
the wake Of Port Townsend. The people
there are taking acton to get fire en-
gine. '..
THE Dayton people are crying our for a
railroad. Dayton Is smart town Of some
twelve or fifteen hundred people. located
In the heart Of the popuous agricultural
county OF Columbia, OF which 1t il the
seat.
Lieuts. w. II. Hand and J. WyckOif.
of the y. s. revenue steamer Richard Rush
have been detached from that vessel and
ordered to Washington tor examination.
This leaves but Two officers on board the
Rush-Lleuts. Williams and Wiley.
Ara regular communication OF Camano
Lodge No. 10, A, f. u A. NJ, held No
vember Goth, officers as follows were elect
ed: Peter De Torup, W. NJ; Peter Peter
son, S. W.; John K. Carr, j. W.; Henry
Dewey, Treas; Chas. Klausen. Sec.
Col. w. G. Squire writes from New
York to his agent at Seattle, that there il
a fair prospect OF putting Seattle and
Walla Walla Railroad bonds upon the
market. As 1t is only question OF
money, should he succeed the road will at
once be built.
THERE seems to be great misunder-
standing about the collection OF taxes, on
account Of the passage OF a new revenue
law by the legislature. The new law dis
tincrly states that 1t has nothing TO do
with the taxes OF 1879. The tax now
levied will be collected, or become delin-
quent under the old law. and collected by
the county treasurers as heretofore. The
taxes Of 1880 will be collected under tlle
law.
WE have received specimen copy of
''chremotype" music-a new method in
troduced by Nessrs. Black & Waters, 70
Stale street, Chicago, III. The method is
adapted to piano or organ, and Is similar
to the Tonic Sol Fa notation method so
popular among teachers Of vocal music.
| Figures, letters and colors are used instead
Of notes, to represent the different sounds.
1t is very simple, ami the publishers claim
that 1t Is quite easily learned. The price
OF the book is 81 only.
On Monday last the steamer Goliah
brought word from Neah Bay that Meal
mond's schooner, the Champion, had been
out several days not heard from, and that
1t was feared she was lost. Considerable
anxiety prevailed until the Dispatch ar
rived on Tuesday, bringing the welcome
intelligence that the Champion was all
right. Capt. McAlmold Is an experienced
as well as careful sailor. which perhaps
accounts for the safety OF his vessel-as
there was extremely rough weather Dur
ing his absence.
A line Of American steamships between
New York and Liverpool Is Contem plated
Most OF the travelling across the Atlantic Is
done by residents Of this country and by
immigrants Intending TO reside here, and
yet there is NOT single American steam
er plying on the New York route, al
though line from Philadelphia has long
been established. Public attention is be-
ing attracted to the necessity Of bringing
the American merchant marine up to the
old standard. 1t is to be hoped that the
proposed line will be established.
Messrs. Jones & McComb ground large
quantity of kiln dried wheat. raisod nh tho