, 1882-12-15
From Wednesdays Daily.

arrive.
Mr.. P. de Jorup, Of Utsalady, is in
town.
COLLECTOR Izett, of Friday Harbor,
was in town today,
The schooner Letitia arrived last even
ing from Dmgeness with load of hay
FROM Island county we learn that the
Coupeyillains are going to have grand
ball on New Years eve.
Mr.. ". r. Smith, recently of Port
Angeles, is tallying lumber in Stetson "
Posts mill at Seattle. He made a hur-
ried visit to Port Townsend today
Ir seems that the fellow Curtis, about
whom the Post-IateliigeHcer speaks, had
tried to blk Port Townsend hotel
keeper before he appeared in Seattle.
A Michigan man dreamed recently
that his aunt was dead. The dream
proved true. He tried the same dream
on his mother-in-law but it didn't
work.
The resignation of Gen. j. w.
Sprague as General Supt, of the Pacific
Division, N. z. Il. II, Co., has been ac-
cepted, and Mr.. j. NJ. Buckley appointed
in his stead.
Mr.. A. T. Hawley, for several months
engaged in travelling and reporting
for the Seattle POst-Intellgencer, is
editorially connected with the Chroni-
Gle, of that place.
A SEVEN ton fishing sloop was sold at
auction this morning at the head of
Union wharf. 1t brought $35, and was
bid in by L. n. Rice of Rice & Logan
Cheap bargain.
A SEATTLE exchange notes a rumor
that petition is being circulated looking
to the removal of Chief Justice Greene
and the appointment of ex-Chief Justice
Jacobs to succeed him,
The father of Seattle belle must have
been very prosperous this year. He
declares his purpose to "fill that girls
stocking" Christmas night if he has to
throw in house and lot.
SINCE the recent democratic victories
in the east, the Walla Walla Statesman
exhibits symptoms OF returning to poll
tics, though it recently abandoned the
field for one more inviting.
Dixon and Wise, the robbers of Boca
Beer Hall in Seattle, tried to escape
from the Victoria Jail yesterday, but were
detected after having cut their shackles
off. Their trial under the extradition
act was to take place today.
CHEAP? Well, slightly so, Mr.. Ian
des wishes to announce that he is now
prepared to sell through prepaid tickets
to Europe, either way from Port Town
send, for the amazingly low sum of
S93.75.
"GUILTY."- jury in the case of
U. s. VS. Conway, mate Of ship ChalleDg-
or, for brutality to seamen, returned
verdict late last evening of guilty as
charged" This trial bas been long
and tedious one.
The schooner Gen. Harvey, owned and
commanded by Capt. H. H. Lloyd, is
now undergoing repairs at Seattle. An
exchange there prints her history which
dates to 1859. Her first cargo consisted
Of the lumber for the old Catholic
Church building here.
New form of prayer: "Give us this
day our DAILY ARGUS" 1t is considered
the correct thing nowadays to have the
DAILY ARGUS whether you take other
papers or not. You thereby get the
full proceedings of Congress, only 81
hours old, and all your home news
besides.
VIZ hear a good deal of complaint
about the steamer Hope not running on
schedule time, disappointing passengers,
freight senders, etc. The fact is that the
Hope is just now having more to do than
she can attend to. After the Dispatch re-.
turns to the Neah Bay route the Hope
will be able to dobetter.
REwARD.--As will be seen by an ad-
vertisement elsewhere, the Puget Sound
Telegraph Company offers a reward of
fifty dollars for the arrest and conviction
of any person or persons for cutting or
willfully breaking any wires belonging
to the company. Recent troubles OF this
kind have caused the offer to be made.
The steamship Elder arrived early this
afternoon, having on board the fOllowino