, 1881-09-09

Steamer Crawford. at Pensacola. writes L
gentleman in this city that ION tn
2h of August commenced Il gale from ;
: +. with such a down-pour OF rain rs
have never seen outside the tropics. Their
was the usual accompaniment of very VIC
lent squalls OF wind. But The most sin
I gular part. to me, is this. that the baron
eter tell only 10 30, S0'-nOrmal height 30
and this unvarying pressure continued
during the whole force of the gale, which
lasted four days. During that period rail
fell 10 the depth of IS INCHES, Think o
that! There is 10 Use to talk about Neal
Bay being the rainieSt place on the CONT
nent. Pensacola beats it, ut least during
the present summer" We would like &c
see the yearly record Of rainfall ut PenSa'
cola. Year before last Ncah Bay had l3G
| incheS-over II feet. When Pensacola
, can beat that record we will make that
the banner place for heavy wet; but till
then we shall consider Neah Bay The rain
lest place on the continent.
MICROSCOPES-Mr James Jones has on
hand a supply OF these invaluable aids to
exploration in the invisible world, which
he sells at the remarkably low price of 81
each. They are equally as good is many
sold at twice and three times the price.
For those who may have occasion TO eX-
anime quartz or mineral of any kind they
| torn useful pocket piece; also, having a
magnifying power OF 800 times the nat
ural size, they enable lovers of botany to
pursue interesting studies of flowers, etc.
/ \ small pin accompanies each one. use
| fiIl in holding insects and any small body
desired. Surely no person need be with
ont one, the price being so reasonable.
HAVE A CARE.-During the present
/ prevalence OF summer complaint, and the
serious consequences attending it, people
cannot be too careful about eating unripe
| fruit, or about the quality OF drinking
water they use. Old and young alike are
affected with vomiting, diarrhea, &c, and
several deaths among children have resul-
ted within the past week. Doctors are
kept on the alert, and people begin to
talk of sanitary measures about which
much carelesSneSs has developed in the
past on account of extreme healthftlness
OF the place.
TIE advertisement of the Washington
Industrial Association, inserted elsewhere,
indicates that our Territorial fair this year
will not be Il failure for want of ample
preparations. The managers are deter
mined to leave nothing uudonc To make
it a complete success. If the weather is at
all favorable, the association will DOUBT |
less have cause TO feel proud OF the splen- !
did success OF their effort Let every |
county be represented in the productions |
displayed, and there will be u showing Of
which the Territory may WELL be proud. |
JUBILEE SINGERS.-The famous troupe |
of Kentucky jubilee singers. that have de- |
lighted Puget Sound audiences for the
past week, appeared in Good Templar's
Hall last night. There Is no deception or
base imitation about them. They are real
darkies, and are Intelligent ones too. |
Their singing is highly praised by those
whe have heard them, and their success is |
attested by crowded houses wherever they |
go. For real, jolly, frollicking fun, go |
and hear them tonight in their second |
appearance.
Now that the attention OF our citizens |
is being turned to the value of health, the
China wash house nuisance is being dis
cussed. These houses are not only great
annoyance to passers on the streets. on ac-
count of the foul stencil of opium, stale
soap-suds, SC, emanating from them, but
they are directly conducive to malarial
diseases from the poison emanating from
them. a movement to have ali such bus
iness removed to point beiond the city
limits would receive the hearty support of
the people.
THE cutter Wolcott went down to the
straits yesterday after Capt. Jocelyn, of
the U. S. Military station at Fort Town
send, who is engaged in making survey
for military telegraph line from Cape
Flattery TO this place. 1t is thought that
the troops at Fort Townsend will be near
ly all ordered to the scene of Indian hos
tilities in Arizona,
BY authority OF Attorney General Nc
Veagh. Hon. j. B. Allen, II. S. prosecut-
ing attorney for Washington Territory,
has appointed Mr.. c. II. Hanford, of
Seattle, as an assistant. Mr.. Hantord is
young attorney of more than ordinary
ability; who has achieved success through
abundance of hard labor. He deserves
the appointment.
CAPT. Stevens, Of the p. S. pilots,
brought the old barque Doxford, Capt.
Mcdonald, up to Royal Roads last week.
This vessel was 1873 days from Liverpool,
loaded with general merchandise. On
her arrival most of the crew were down
with the scurvy, and l diel on the pas
sage.
Hon. David Newsome recently ''wTote
up'' WILDLY Island in thorough man
ner, for publication in eastern journals;
he also made Port Townsend Bay the
principal subject of very interesting let
ter to the ''Herald'' at Albany, Oregon.
He is evidently prolific writer.