, 1882-09-22

to accommodate those wishing to be at
Victoria at the reception Of the Princess
Louise and Marquis of Lome,
HARRY TIBBALs and family are about
moving into their new residence on the
east side of Maple Avenue. Mr.. o, H.
Holcomb will move into the residence
being vacated.
Mr.. VAN Horn, advance agent of the
Sherman circus, is in town, posting bills
and making arrangements for the appear
ance Of his company. They will not go
to Victoria ON account ot the heavy
duties.
THIS place has another addition to its
population. Capt. l. W. Havener and
wife, OF the bark Beatrice Havener, have
taken up their residence among us, and
are domicied at Mr.. Jas. Smiths. Capt.
j, X. Mahoney, formerly mate of the
Havener, goes as master.
CHANGEs.-The Starr is taking the
place of the North Pacific temporarily
this week, the latter being hauled off for
use as an excursion boat to Victoria. The
Otter will run in place Of the Starr 1t
is expected that the Marquis of Lorne
and suite will arrived in Victoria tomor-
row and have their reception on We'd
nesday. Many will go from Puget Sound.
WE have received specimen copy of
the Western Pioughman, thirty-two-
page monthly published at Moline, ILL.,,
at the surprising low price of 80 cts. per
annum, including copy of one of the
following standard works; "Pickwick
Papers," "Robinson Crusoe," DUTY"
Social Etiquette" Jayne Eyre" and
"The Talisman" The Ploughman alone
is abundantly worth the money asked.
BRO. Power, editor Of the La Corner
Mail, passed through here yesterday on
his way to the territorial republican con-
vention, as a delegate from Whatcom
county. He called on us, but found the
ARGUS fiend non est 1t is said that Bro.
p. will probably be the next Councilman
from his district.
AcCIDENT.--This afternoon Eddie Bar
throp, who was working in the upper
part of Bartlett's stone building, fell
from temporary stage at the front end,
a distance of near 20 feet, to the plank
covering of the wharf-breaking one of
his arms and sustaining other Injuries Of
a serious character.
ROUGH PAssAGE,-Ihe ship Bullion,
from Philadelphia, loaded with railroad
iron for the Northern Pacific railroad,
arrived in our harbor yesterday, after one
of the stormiest passages on record. She
left Philadelphia April 22d. The follow
ing remarks, taken from her mem0ran-
dun of voyage, will indicate how she
Jared: "Breezes from all points of the
compass Aug. 10Th, heavy squall; all
sails taken in but two lower topsails;
rain followed with a very high sea; ship
pitching bows under filling decks full of
water; jibboom snapped off in bowsprit
cap: foremast broke off just above eyes
of forerigging; topmast broke off, and
down came mast, yards, sails, block and
all, striking forward house on starboard
side, splitting it and lodging on star
board rail and in water alongside, in
dangerous position. Cut away the back
rigging as fast as possible. Darkness
coming on and the heavy sea rolling
decks full of water-spars working
about-we did not find it so easy to get
clear OF rigging; expecting every mo-
ment the spars would punch hole in
the ships side or bottom; crew standing
at pumps all night in water At day
light employed all hands clearing away
masts, sails, blocks, running ropes-all
was cut away and sunk together. 6, p.
NJ, sea had abated; wind going down;
set upper main topsail; 8, p. NJ, f. l..
Kenney, seaman, native Of San Francis
co, fell from mizzen top yard, striking
rail, killing almost instantly Che lived
about 20 minutes, insensible. Aug. 10Th,
got spare topmast rugged up for jury
topnast. 10th, sent up topsail yard and
bent on lower topsail and set it. 2lst,
lashed the upper and lower fore topsails
together; bent them to tepsail yard; put
in reef and set it. Carpenter made
fore top-gallant mast and iib-boom out
of spare lower topsail yard, so, by 24th,
had all sail on ship"