, 1880-06-03
Local and News Items.

onsaccount OF fire damp.
THE residents OF Puyallup valley ex-
pecs Il large crop OF hops this year.
The annual municipal election of Port
Townsend will take place in July.
DELEGATE Brents has our thanks for
important Congressional documents.
PEosPEcTs seem to indicate heavy
Weld of fruit on the Sound this season.
THE Seattle public schools have closed
for four months, on account OF lack Of
funds. .,-. .rs vvs,
y. THE steamer Dispatch Is expected to
20 to Quilente this week while on her trip
to Ncah Bay. ,.n...... .s.
Z MKssRs. Jordan and Gilbert. Of tho U.
s. Fish Commission, are at Neah Bay,
putting in their time proftably, assisted
by Judge Swan. .na T n ota.r,HG
MR. Victor f. Tull, nephew OF Gov
ernor Ferry, has b,oiI IN Port Townsend
during the past week. having but recent
~ returned from visit through Ctlitor-
mia. '.'''
" oun attention fias been called to an err
ror in the statement that Rev. VI. Eells,
of Sk0tomlsh organized Congregation
al church At that place. The new church
is at Seabeck, w. I. 5l,n .t,...
A swEpE named Johan Perkelin, car
penter of the slip General Butter, at Port
Gamble, fell from the cros$jacE yard to the
deck, on the 18th nit. suSn,iiiing serious,
though probably not fatal injuries.
WE received call on TIhrs,lhy last.
from Mr.. s. G. Crawford, one Of the pro-
prietors and editors of the Seattle "lnteli-
gencer." Mr.. Crawford was Just refiIrli-
Ing from Victoria, where he had been Gel
b a,ing the Queens birthday. He is n
young man OF enterprise and ability, and
is an enduring corner stone tor our neigh
boring exchange.
A copy OF the Bedford ipenn.) I'm
quirer." OF May 7th, Is at hand. 1t con-
tains notice of the arrival OF Mrs. DR..
Minor and her two children in that city,
they being the guests Of Mrs. ). J.. Rus
Asel, sister OF Mrs. Minor. The same pal ,er
Speaks OF DR.. Minor as being resident OF
"Ft., Townsend. Washington Territory,
and a delegate to the National Republican
convention" HiE u.
Tue press work on the last issue Of the
Seattle dispatch" is simply horrible--nt
least on the copy we received. This is es-
pecialiy noteworthy when the guiding
spirit OF that Institution boasts OF an or
dinaiy litetime's experience in the art pre-
servatlye. lfall the copies look like the
one we received tlris week 1t would GER
tainly be disgrace to onr civilization to
send them abroad. IteIookS Ike an old
camping ground tor flies. .r,.s ,.....-o
I" VIE learn that the editors oftIle Tacoma
Ledger" are thinking OF Writing up
Washington ciTrirory, based upon tie
persol al obsoryation Of fone of thenc who
proposes todo Some tragsiing. They are
putting IN a steam engine tot7rnnning
their presses, aud talk ofsettingtup ster-
eotyping toupary, We are spleaseti 10
hear of the exercise Of such euterpse, re-
gapding.it asahopeful sign of progress
on tile Sodnd t&As M yaHAatt pr
VERY iiatter'lg newsraper notices OF
the Immigration padiphlet continue to
pour Mfrotn all shles.H Among the neat
est items are those OF the "Orcgonian," :"
Vancouver "Indenendent,' Olympia
'.Courier, I Portland Bee" and Others.
The pamphlets win be kept for sale at
San Juan, Lopez, Orcas. Anacortes,
Coupeyile, La Conner, Nv haicom, Semi.
ahmoo and oshe, points. PRICE, 25 cents
per copy, "ia7a tNes& gE.e SEQ .a.
(, : WE acknowledge receipt Of an interest,"
Ing pamphlet, settling forth tile resources
of the Puget SonntI country. evidently
written by the indisttious editor ot the
Puget Sound AEGrS, ut Port townsend,
W.'F- People Interested nthat country
will lind itH valuable document. --Pom-
lahd ," Bee ssEul1CE} lrl a
j. Our friend Is raitjally Of his reckoning.
Gen. u. W. Smith, of this place, Vice
President of The immigration aid society,
is entitled to the credit Of writing about
halt the subject matter OF the pamphlet
referred to. We cannOtlay claim to more
than The other half.
GAIT ). g. Ainsworth, while president
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