, 1881-06-10

On Wednesday Il report was current on
tie streets that the Puget Mill Compamy's
steam tug Goliah took fire some time ago
tno one knows how long aLd burned
slowly until it WAS discovered few days
since; that she IS Low laid mp at Port
Gamble for repairs, and that the officers
aud crew have been discharged. The re-
China cook, who has family in this
place, and who says the fire on the Goliah
originated beneath or around the ash pan,
below the engine.
| THE following officers We're elected last
week by Juan &c Fuca'' Lodge, No. 81,
A o. L. w, 10 serve the ensuing six
months: Master Workman. 81 Brad
| shaw General ForemaI ID ii Hill; Over
seer, o Ii Holcombe; Recorder, + IL
Brown; Receiver, Henry IanCles; Finan-
cier, II l. Tibbals, jr., Guide, Hunt;
Inner Watchman, Z Kane; Outer Watch
man, James Jones; Trustee. w ii Level
| lyn-
| By the new schedule the steamers of the
y. X u n. Co. leave this port for up
Sound every morning 1T 8 O'Clock, On
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays they
arrive from wp Sound at , p. NJ. and on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 8,
4. NJ. The Geo, f. Starr makes three
regular trips to Victoria every week, leav-
ing here Oh Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays at ., A. NJ, and arriving at
| same time on alternate days.
THE purchase price of the Starr line of
steamers is reported to be $500, 600. This
includes the Geo. f. Starr. North Pacific
| Isabel, Annie Stewart, Otter and Aida,
together with the wharf and machine
shops at new Tacoma. The Courier
suggests that the new propriators can
gain the everlasting gratitude of Puget
Soand people by burning or sinking the
| Aida. Second the motion.
On Wednesday we received 4 pleasant call
| from Master Henry Murphy, eldest son of
j. NJ. Murphy, ESD, editor OF the O,ym-
! pia ''Stamdari. Henry is enjoying a
change from continuous printing office
| 1uty, being an attacle OF the u. S. sur
ycying schooner, Ernest. He has served
his frst installment of a six months
cruise, and is looking bronzetl anu as rug
ged as Il mountaineer.
In order that the world may know what
base impoSitions we are compelled TO sub
init te, we will record how Mr. Edwin
Nichols marched brazenly into our sane
bucketfRl of delicious Strawberries. We
can't stand this thing always, now, and
We just defy anyone to heap such an in
dignity On us again
Col. May, OF Orcas Island, who called
on us yesterday, has been up the Sound.
lie says the only test yet Obtained Of the
ore recently discovered ia his county is
crude one from chemicals, but that it indi-
Gated $40 per ton of silver, with little
iron and some other metals in light pro-
portion.
Mn. VIM. Hughes and family, of Seat
tie, passed here yesterday on the Idaho,
on their way 10 San Francisco, in hopes
Of improving Mrs. Hughes health We
received brief though pleasant call from
pateriamilias who is print, by the way,
and naturally gravitatee to our den.
WE have received the initial number of
aR illustrated prohibition temperance
weekly, published by Il. W. Nelson, at
ZIG, Washington street, Chicago, Ill. 1t
is christened the National Liberator,"
and is the most outspoken publication of
the kind We have ever seen.
On the 18th of next month there will
be city election in Port Townsend,
when Mayor, Marshal, and three Coun-
cilmen will be chosen for the places now
filled by Messrs. Minor. Finn, Hill, lib
balls, and Tucker, respectively, in the Or
der OF the offices named.
WE are requested to announce that
basket social will be held at Dungeness on
the 18th inst, in the early evening, for
the benefit OF the pastor OF the NJ. f.
Church. Price, 80 cents; children over
years, half price.
We are indebted to Hon. Thomas II.
Brents for copy OF the memorial ad-
dresses delivered in Congress. upon the
death of Senator Zachariah Chandler, OF
Michigan.
FROM the ''Intelligencer" we learn that
Col. l.. Ii. Briggs, recently OF this place,
has purchased a residence in Oakland, Cal,
and settled there.