, 1882-12-01
CLIPPINGS.

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i Cant. ]. J. Gilbert, of the U. S. coast
suryev, employed on Puget Sound this
season, has gone to California to observe
the transit of Venus, which occurs Dec.
9TH,
A telegram from Bishop Paddock to
Rev. Geo. II. Watson, of Seattle, informs
tbe latter that his reported illness at
Norwich. Connecticut, was an error. 1t
WINS the Bishops brother who was sick,
A San Francisco paper is authority
Cor the rather indefinite statement that
Mr.. Hopkins has discovered in the
Cascade mountains large and well de-
fined vein OF anthracite coal, from nine
10 fourteen feet in thickness.
Governor Stanford promises in the
future an eastern outlet from New Or
lean by the chesapeake and Ohio rail
road, when there will be continuous rail
communication from San Francisco to
New York under Pacific coast manage
ment.
David Kelly has been appointed Su.
perintendent of the Indian Industrial
School at Forest Grove, in place Of
Lieutenant NJ Q. Wilkinson. Mr. Kelly
has been boOkkeeper at the institution
for long time and is conversant with
the ways and needs of the school.
The Port Townsend ARGUS thinks JOS
Kuhn has been elected Representative,
and also saws that Prof. Kerr has been
elected to the council by a majority Of
100. IL this be so we heartily congratu-
late friend Kerr and hope to see him
president of the council.-COurter.
Asa result of the naval court martial
held in Washington City to inquire into
the conduct of Capt. Alfred Hopkins in
leaving Pensacola navy yard when the
yellow fever made its appearance, an or
der was made dismissing that officer.
Hopkins was commander OF the yard.
Frank James says he never killed a
y man unless he felt it was positively nee
essary. And he never felt that it was
necessary unless the man demurred at
the very reasonable request to deliver up
his money, watch and Cther valuabIes
Highwaymen are lied about as well as
the rest Of us.
In 1880 Hancock received 53i,5Il and
Garfield 555,54 votes in New York At
the recent election Cleveland, Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor, received
53G2O0 and Folger, Republican nominee
for the same office, 3l2,3OO. There was 81
falling oil of 24l .555 from the total vote
of 1880 an of 243,2H from Garfield's
vote. The vote for Cleveland is only
1889 greater than Haucock's. The
Democracy are welcome to all the com
fort they can obtain from these figures,
-- Union.
The Grand Master of =. & A. NJ. OF
Washington Territory, }. A, Kuhn, will
constitute New Tacoma Lodge No. %,
at Masonic Hall, New Tacoma, Decem-
f, ber 4th, at 7 O'Clock p. m. Ali masons
in good standing are cordially invited.
After the constitution and work in the
third degree, there will be "A Masonic
supper at the Willard House. Tickets
to supper for sale by committee con-
sisting OF Otis Sprague, Dr. Nercoe,
Howard Carr, NJ. q, Mann. and Il. G.
Bacon.
J.W. AcKERsoN's W1LL.-I the Pro
bate Court at Oakland, Cal, application
for probate of the will OF John W. Ack-
erson has been made by the widow,
Sarah Ackerson, and II. b. Bagley. The
property consists of real estate in Ala
media valued at $1,000; an interest in
the firm Of Ackerson, Moore & Co., San
Francisco, valued at S6O,O0O: an interest
in notes and mortgages valued at $75,-
GOO, and property in Washington Terri
tory. Ono-half OF the property is left to
the petitioner, and the remainder, except
$500, as legacies to his brothers and
sisters, testatOr bequeathes to his chill
dren. There is codicil to the will
which declares that the property in
Washington Territory shall be managed
and settled without the intervention of
any judicial ibunal.-POSt-IatcHigeH-
\ Ger.
v LOGGING IN 1888. -Loggers ar5 all pre-
plrlng for increased operations another
year. 1t is generally admitted that there
will be Il greater demand for lumber in
1873 than in any previous year of our
history. and thnt prices will remain as
high as have prevailed in 1882. The To-
sal demand alone will be increased %
per cent, and the local demand is now
thing to be considered, amounting as it
does to over jO00O0OO feet per annum.
The loggers are cutting new roads,
making new camps, laying hold of land,
buying oxen, etc. A general movement
IS noticeable towards the interior or
back lands, The front lands have been
culied of their best trees, and now log
gers are compelled to go back. The
next year will witness a good deal in the
way of railroad building for logging
purposes. Their going back, building
rillroads, getting larger bodies of lands
etc, imply the necessity for greater
capital and greater operations than
have yet been witnessed. A big camp
now employees from thirty to sixty men.
a big camp ten years ago. employed
htteen men. Post-IHteRigeHcer.
The ARGUS and Post-TDteIligencey
advocate the appointment Of a commits.