, 1882-08-25
From ThnrsslnN,s DnilN.

'"Ny.
The steamship Idaho arrived early
this afternoon.
DIR. GREY, of Fort Townsend, has been
dangerously i'll for several days.
Mr.. j. NJ. L. ATKINSON, of New Castle
arrived home this week, after brief Wis
it to San Francisco,
A SOCIAL dance took place in Good
Templars' Hall last night, and another
will take place tonight at the Red Mems
Hail.
The O. r. & n. Co. have an important
notice inserted in today's ARGUS, in re-
gard to carrying explosives and combust-
ibles.
The new lamp post in front Of Lati-
mer & Co.'S drug store has been tasteful
ly decorated with signs for the store.
Mr.. Barthrop did the lettering.
CAPT. DOYLE, who received such in
juries on the head from falling down the
Mississippi's hatchway yesterday, was
taken to the marine hospital, and is do
ing well.
BISHOP Paddock left here yesterday
morning for Portland, via Seattle and
Tacoma. His children will join him in
Portland in few days, and the whole
family will proceed from thence to the
eastern states. They will return in a
few months
A PARTY of up-Sound people, consist
ing of Major Hayden and family OF
Olympia, also Bailey Gatzert, Esq, and
wife and John Leary, ESD, Of Seattle,
have been rusticating near Admiralty
Head. They have been in this place u
day or two, and seem TO be enjoying their
vacation to the full extent of the law.
BY the ocean steamer this week, the
ARGUS received a hundred pound 'Efont'
of nonpGreil reading type, which COM
pletes its new dress throughout for read
ing matter and advertising. This paper
now has all the mechanical facilities re-
quired by its trade, and is well prepared
to keep up with whatever growth it may
achieve.
MEssRs. Plummer & Terry have fine,
large safe, from Raymond & Wiltshire, S.
F., for use in their business. As soon as
their store building is completely fitted
up with the new shelves now being put
in position by carpenter Tucker, and the
large stock of good just received is prop
erly arranged, the place will present an
attractive appearance.
The steamer Dispatch arrived yester.
day afternoon from Neah Bay and way
ports, having on board about twenty pas.
sengers, among whom we noticed: Mr.
w. o. Chapman and wife, Mr.. Frank W.
Hastings and wife, Mrs F. Albert Bart
lett, Mr. VIM Wooding and wife, MIR. j.
Weir, Miss Julia Weir, Rev. j. B. Alex
ander and brother, and a numbe Of 9th
ers. The pleasure seekers report an en-.
joyable trip.
CUTTING AFFRAY.A cutting affray oc,
cured this morning on board the reve-
nue. cutter Wolcott, in which one John
Martin stabbed the boa.swain, John
Ahers, severely two or three times. Mar
tin was arrested and taken before Jus.
tice VanBokkelen who, after hearing
bound him over to appear at the next
session OF the district court, in the sum
of two hundred dollars. The affair grew
out of some slight personal difficulty.
At the time of the assault the cutter was
lying at anchor in the harbor, and Ahers
was taking Martin from one part OF the
vessel TO another to appear before SUI
perior officer. Martin is now hunting
bondsmen.
The steamer Evangel, Capt Rogers,
arrived at this port this morning at 2
o'clock. She brought the mails from
Sitka and Wrangel--leaving tine former
place on the 10th inst. and the latter the
18th, Capt Nicol, of the U. S. surveying
steamer Hasler, came as passenger on
board the Evangel, on business concern
ing repairs to his steamer The Evangel,
besides being detained three days at
Sitka waiting for the mal-experienced
heavy head winds with considerable
rain und fog in Clarence straits. Capt.
Rogers speaks in highest terms Of praise OF
courtesies extended the Evangel, while at
Sitka, by Capt Pierson of the U. s.
steamer Wachuset..
A LEvIATHAN CANOE. The Colonist OF
the 23d says: 1.-THE steamer Otter brought
from Port Essington, on Skeena river, q
mammoth Indian canoe, 10 feet inlength
with 10 feet beam. 1t was made by a
Rplln Ralla Indian for Mr. Thomas Cun