, 1882-04-14
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.

Mrs, Downs, of Port Discovery, is in
town.
Mr. c. NJ. Gerrish went to Victoria
yesterday to meet his family,
THE ship Sumatra, will receive Sl0,-
for bringing cargo from Hong Kong
to Victoria.
The new United States census gives
92,6j3 Protestant churches 72.662 Prot
estant ministers, 9003030 members of
Protestant churches.
We have received a copy of "Brear-
ley's Systematizer," compound OF
diary and office memorandum book. 1t
is fully up to representations.
On the 3d inst, Mr.. w. H. Roberts,
a district deputy, l, o. G. T., organized
lodge of Good Templars at Puyallup
station, numbering "A members.
REV. Jno. r. Thompson, OF Olympia,
well-known to many Port Townsend
people is expected to preach in the Pres
byterian church on Sunday next, mDu-
ing and evening.
We learn that the wives of Mr., n.
f. NJ. Tudor and Mr. j. Wilcox, at
Duugeness, each had son born unto
her the former about the 10th ms,
and the latter about the ID.
DIEp.-James McGinnis, formerly
mate on the Dispatch, died at Provi-
dence Hospital on Monday night of
heart Disease. His remains will be
buried today.-"Post-Intelligcncer" of
the 18th.
On Wednesday afternoon lively lit
tie runaway occurred on Water street.
The four horses belonging to Fort
Townsend tore along the street with
the heavy military wagon behind them,
until opposite the Central Hotel, where,
making short turn, the wheel horses
were thrown. No serious damage done.
WALLA Walla county has recently
built magnificent court house, costing
$4,000. The Commissioners of that
county intend to have the grounds i'm
proved around the building and the
property enclosed with substantial
stone and iron fence Such public
spirit speaks well for the citizens of
Walla Walla county.
INsANE.-On Wednesday man by
the name of Albert E. Prior was exam
ined before Judge Smith and committed
to the insane asylum at SteilacOm, upon
the certificate of Drs. Wilson and
Seavey, of this place. The fellow gave
his age to be 40 years, and said he was
native of England. He said he had
been in the asylum in Stockton, Cal,
and had been discharged.
COMPLAINT has been made that the
sailor Geo. Rinden, who died here so
suddenly last week, had been
turned out of the marine hospital only
three days previous to his death. We
have not had time to investigate the
matter, but presume of course that the
man was entitled to medical attendance
as long as it was necessary.
The city election passed off here with
ont accident. The following was the re-
suit: DR.. N. Ostrander, Mayor; Coun-
cilmen: Messrs A. H. Chambers and II.
Sabin, in First ward r. Osseno and r.
&. O'Brien, in Second ward; w. Yeager
and ]. Dobbins, in Third ward. The
new Board will probably be sworn in
next Wednesday evening, when the old
one will adjourn sine die.-Olympia
Courier"
The VETO SUsrAINEp.-The U. s.
Senate has sustained President Arthur's
veto to the Anti-Chinese Bill. On
Thursday last the vote on the question
to refer the Chinese bill to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations resulted in
ayes 1S noes 80, party vote. On the
question, shall the bill pass notwith-
standing the objections Of the President
the vote was ayes 90 and noes 2l; so the
bill failed, two thirds not having voted
in the affirmative.
AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN 1SS2.-The
American Newspaper Directory, which
will be issued next month by Geo. p.
Rowell & Co., of New York, will contain
the names of 1861 periodicals in the
United States and Territories, which is
a gain of 34 in the year just passed.
The number of daily papers has in
creased in a somewhat larger proportion
and is now represented by total of 996