, 1882-06-23
pRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
From Tuesdays Daily.

cents pOlnu'
WE are inebted to Mr. A. T, Learned,
OF San Francisco, for late papers.
FINE growing weather. Farmers can
laugh nowadays without poking them
selves in the ribs.
A NEW publishing company has been
orranized at Seattle for the purpose Of
publishing daily and weekly paper to
be called the HerdH.
THERE are 525 Cinnamon coming from
Victoria to Puget Sound this week.
They are improving the time before the
new law goes into effect.
SUBSCRIBE for the Daily ARGUS. Only
twenty-five cents week. Smoke two
cigars less per week, and You can take
the daily without extra expense.
A YOUNG fur seal on our streets Satur-
urday afternoon was the centre of at
traction of a curious crowd for some
time. 1t is the property of some Makah
Indians.
ADDRESS. DR.. A. L. Lindsloy, of
Portland, is expected to address the pub
licof Port Townsend at the Presbyterian
church on Thursday evening, at 1880
All are cordially invited
Mr.. WooDnEY recently sustained a Sc
we're injury in jumping ON a wagon. He
has been rusticating and recruiting in
Chimacum valley but is back to his ac-
customed post again looking hearty as
ever.
WE notice the familiar faces Of Capt.
Dalgardno and his son James on our
streets again. They have completed the
seasons sealing, and the Mary Taylor
has been in OFF harbor for several days.
EXCAVATIONS for the foundation OF Mr.
Eisenbeis' new stone building commenced
this morning. Mr.. Seidel, the contractor
will have a force of men at work right
along after this till the job is completed.
PERSONAL. Mr.. A. w. Engle, of the
law firm of Haller & Engle, Seattle, ar
rived in town on Monday. Mr.. wash"
Frazer, a surveyor, formerly of Olympia
arrived same day. He went to Clalam
county on the Dispatch to do some work
in his line
We learn that Matthew Fleming. who
recently broke jail here is at large in
Calam county, near Dungeness, and
vows ne will not be taken alive. The
Sheriff OF Clalam, it is said, recently
came across Fleming accidentally, when
the latter drew a revolver and objected
to being arrested. Mr.. Cooper being un-
armed himself, had to let the outlaw CO.
Ii the officers of the law are worthy Of
the name, they will go and arrest this
would-be-dare-devil at once. A ten-year
old boy with little grit could do it cas-
lily enough, yet he deliberately spits in
the face of the law. Shame upon the
administration Of justice that will allow
prisoner to escape and then make no
effort to recapture him.
Rev. W. I. CospER, who is just closing
MS third year as pastor OF the nj. f..
Church in Port Townsend will close his
Ia0ors on the charge on the fourth Sab
bath in July, by permission of the quar-
@rly conference. According to the laws
OF the Church, no minister in its timer
ant work can remain longer than three
years on any one charge, so that the
church here will be filled by new pas
TOR after the Oregon Conference meets
IN August. Somehow Il report has been
circulated lately to the effect that after
thls year there would only he services in
uo church once month, instead OF three
uIaes month as heretofore. Instead of
uils being the truth, it is the intention
M1the Presiding Elder to have the charge
"'lued and send two ministers next
year instead of one, Dungeness has been
uciuded in the charge heretofore and
one Sabbath per month has been devoted
"it' The intention is to set Dungeness
apart and.scnd pastor there as well as
o"e here, so that there will he preaching
IN the church here twice day every Sun
uay' The society now hos neat little
parsonage property which is partly fur
Hished, and the debt on its whole Church
moperty amounts to about $50 only.
we TO not know who started the story
'''ofred to, or whether it was for tho pur-
p''e o' attracting members OF the socie-
;oroongregation vi elsewhere or not, but
= 'uore was u purpose behind it the
t'!Nody might easily have found more
,''"oraDle business. Mr.. Cosper has
" o.'Ved three years very faithfully, having
tt, teV'ea the parsonage property during
'' uile at cost OF about $500, besides
r''''ng neat and substantial fence
o,. a"'% The church and parsonage prop.
4 w. dis salary IL mt rnnr mill IN