, 1882-12-22
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
oErlcIAL PAPER CT PORT T0WNSEND.
pRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
From Thursdays Daily.

Ir is said tie o. r. & n. C. will pay 10
por cent annual dividends hereafter.
The sawmlll company has purchased
Mr.. Holcombe's logs at Judge Briggs
place.
LAYING the pavement stones in front
Of Mr.. Esenbeis' new stone building is
fairly under way.
QUINCY ST. Wharf Co. stockholders
are to have their annual meeting soon.
See advertisement.
The old bark Amethyst has been sold
in San Francisco for S6O0O and will be
fitted out as whaler.
DIXON and Wise the robbers Of Boca-
Beer Hall in Seattle, were to be tried in
Victoria today on an application for
e1tradition.
PAPERS in Eastern Washington COM
piain Of the prevalence of contagious
diseases in that locality.
MrssRs. Jackman Il Terry received n
lot of turkeys, geese, chickens and pigs
Yesterday, and they were all sold in a
short time.
ID. w. Smith has received e. patent for
his new floating safe which was minute
" described in these columns few
months ago.
D.B BUSH, jr., the gentlemanly age n
Of the Home Mutual Insurance Company,
oe Portland was in town yesterday and
called on us.
The bar room of Dalgardno's hotel
has been reftted and renovated through
ont. We learn that Mr. Berry will open
saloon there.
A GREAT many people are visiting Port
Townsend from the country this week,
AMI our stocks Of holiday goods are be-
ing correspondingly depleted.
FARMERS and dairymen who wish to
change or improve their herds will find
something to their advantage by noting
Mr.. Ryans card in another column.
BAYARD Taylor says that in Spain the
people have delicate and hospita-
bic custom OF paying for foreigners
meals, and etc, without parading their
generosity either. Spain ought to soon
become the free lunch bummer's para
disc.
Mr.. Caine, the Customs officer who
seized smuggling sloop the other even
ing at LaConner, had been for four con-
sec ltive nights watching for .his prize
before he caught it. He deserves sue
cas T. and has demonstrated that our
Customs officials do something besides
drawing their pay.
SMUGGLERs CAUGHT.-For some
months past a systematic course of
smuggling has been going on between
British Columbia and points in this col
lection district. Collector Bash has
been indefatigable in attempting to
ferret out the guilty parties, and on
Sunday night last special officer Thos.
Game captured sloop valued at $3.50
and $400 worth of Chinese wine, at La
Conner. One Lawrence Kelly, who was
ia the sloop, was arrested and afterwards
released on bail The sloop and
vine were brought here by the cutter
WJlcott.
EXAMINATION AT THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, Despite the terrible stormy
character Of last evening quiet number
OF the Children of the Sunday School
appeared for examination in tho
catechism for children, and we are
pleased to state that it passed off most
creditably, and the book. prizes offered
by the pastor were all carried off and
will be given from the Xmas Tree on
Saturday next. The order of merit is
az follows: ont OF 145 questions, 1st
grade, A-Jas McCurdy, Henry Ham
'mond, Merton Law; B-Stella Brad
shaw, Frank Shaw. ID grade. A-Chas.
Seidel and Addie Hammond; B JAS
Wilkes, Willie Wilkes, Winnie Nc
Curdy.