, 1882-03-10
NEWS ITEMS.

misfortunes over there sink into insig-
nificance.
The Portland Telegram prints a
likeness and biographical sketch of
Marshal Henry, the man who is to
hang Guiteau--and counts him won
fully favored mortal.
ENGLAND is not free from Guiteaus.
On Wednesday of last week, at Wind
sor railway station, miscreant named
Mclean shot at Queen Victoria, but for
tunately the murderous bullet missed
its intended victim.
"The ARGUS was slightly in error ia
stating that Mrs. Cam of this city, was
in Port Townsend, displaying her fash
ionable millinery. Mrs. Cam is at her
place Of business here but has an agent
at Port Townsend" ."-"Post-I t-Intelligen-
cer." Why, then, did she distribute
posters here announcing herself at the
Central Hotel?
PARTS of Lower California have re-
Gently been afflicted with severe north
winds drying up everything and fatally
iniuring growing crops. Sheep and
other live stock have been dying by
thousands. A partial failure of Cali
fornia crops will result from the drouth.
Farmers on Puget Sound may plant po-
tatoes again with confidence.
THAT was pungent criticism upon the
nomination of Roscoe Conkling to be a
Supreme court Judge, when an ex-
change remarked that the public would
regard livery much as the man felt when
he got his leg broken, and was thank
full it wasn't his neck. The inference is
that everybody is glad President Ar
thur didn't make Conkling, Secretary of
State.
Very little news comes from the seal
ing business this week. The weather
has been quite unfavorable, and small
catch has been made, Prices have been
run up. through the fierce opposition
to more than the skins are really worth
.--and the business is consequently be-
ing overdone. Doubtless one half the
vessals engaged in the business will
find that they might have found more
profitable employment in other ways.
The latest corporation is that of the
Puget Sound West Side Railroad Com
pany, with headquarters at Port Town
send, capital stock OF 100000, and 7.
T. MiRor, Q. G. Bartlett, J. A. Kuhn, R.
d. Attridge, Robert G. Hill, J. B. Mont
gomery, J. G. Swan, Chas. Eisenbeis
and Thos kirkpatrick incorporators.
The declared object is to build rail
road to point on the Columbia river.
Such road would, of course, tap the
rich Chehalis country, and would Sc
riously interfere with the roads project
cd from the east side of the Sound. We
shall not be surprised to hear OF our
neighbors over there stirring themselves
lively to get ahead OF the enterprising
business men of this section.
MILITARY EXPLORATIONS Col Cham
bers, Of Fort Townsend, says that he
will leave here some time in next month
with q detachment OF soldiers and a
pack train, to proceed via Cape flattery,
on the north side Of the Olympic range,
and thence around the south side of
these mountains through the Quiluete
valley to Hoods Canal the purpose
Of making military reconnaissance and
mapping out the section Of country to
be explored. The services Of an expe-
rienced guide, we understand, are want
ed. We are very glad to hear Of this
exploring expedition, as it will be the
means Of obtaining authentic informa-
tion about region rich in agricultural
lands, valuable timber and perhaps min
erals.
A "BooM"-Port Townsend is just
entering upon the first real estate boom
OF any Importance ever experienced by
her. As an illustration of the rapidity
With which prices have advanced recent
ly, we cite one instance. The old Ma
!, sonic Hall property, which was pur-
chased by Mr.. Eisenbeis last year for
t'ree hundred and thirty dollars, chang
ed hands few days ago for fifteen hun
dred dollars Mr.. Carl Seidel, shrewd
business man, being the purchaser.
Other real estate has gone up cores
pondingly. In fact property in general