, 1883-03-22

FRESH paint around Mr.. Torjusen's
front yard fence has been used with good
effect
KNOWING ones say that beef will be
still higher yet before it falls any in
price.
ST. Patrick's day. A few green rib
bons were the principal reminders today
OF the birth of lreland's patron saint.
The M. L. church will have a social at
the residence of Mrs. A. A. Plummer, ir.,
on Tuesday evening next. All are in7
vited.
The Wolcott returned yesterday from
British Columbis ports. Among
those on board were Special
Agent Wasson and Collector Bash.
To BE Sold. BY advertisement insert
ed elsewhere, it will be seen that the
hull and cargo of the wrecked barken-
tine c. l., Taylor will be sold at auction
on the 9th inst
THE first steamer to cross the Atlantic
sailed from Savannah, Georgia. The
first cargo of corh ever shipped from that
port left there last week. The old port
is resuming its place in commerce.
Mr.. Holcombe's span Of fine horses,
spoken Of by us yesterday have been
sold to Mr.. r. Delanty, of Port Discov-
cry, for $500. They will be used in the
latter's railway logging works near Port
Discovery.
THERE is a prospect that the stone dry
dock at Mare Island Navy Yard will get
$35O,OO0 from Congress this year, insur-
ing a large amount of work on that i'm
portant structure. II it had received
that sum every year it would have been
completed years ago.
BUILDNG.-A large number of dwell
ing houses will be erected here this sea-
son-more than ever before at any one
time. Mr.. Fred Rees commences opera
tons by erecting neat little residence
on the hill near Mr. +. w. Pettygrove's,
Mr.. Peter Stockand is doing the carpen-
ter work.
CHICAGO has established free kinder
garten Association. Eight gartens have
already been opened, with roll of sixty
teachers and lila children. 1t is in
| tended to draw in the children of the
very poor and thus enable many women
to so out and earn living, who are now
, dept at home and made dependent on
charity by the necessity of caring FOR
small children.
TIE COLoniSt says white lahorers are
about to enter the country by the thou.
sand. Mr.. Onderdonk has already Sc
cured 400 mechanics aud 400 more are
coming. He has 1000 labor5rs on the
way and 1000 more engaged. Men are
leaving the parched fields of California,
the worked out silver mines of Nevada,
and the ice bound regions of Manitoba
to seek employment in this province.
HEAVY DAMAGES. San Francisco
Mrs. Mary ID. Warehouse, as admistra-
trix Of Ashbury Lee Waterhouse, plain
tifIs late husband, brings suit in the
Superior Court to recover 100000 dam
ages from the Southern Pacific railroad
company for causing the death of said
Ashbury Lee Watcrhouse at the Teba-
chapi railroad accident, on the 10th of
last January. Same plaintiff brings
suit to recover $4,000 damages for per-
sonal injuries in the same accident.
AN ABOLISHED PORT OF ENTRY. Capt.
Carroll, of the steamship Eureka, has
received official Information to the effect
that Fort Wrangel has been abolished
as port OF entry. In future vessels
cannot clear from Victoria, Nanaimo, or
other provincial ports for any Alaskan
port except Sitka; but steamboats, may
clear from victoria for port on the
Stickeen river. The Cassair trade will
therefore fall to boats like the Western
Slope, which, while perfectly seawortby,
have draft Of water SO light that they
can ascend the Stickecn.-COlonist.
JUBILEE SINGERS. Port Townsend is
to have visit from a "way up" troupe
of jubilee singers The Kentucky troupe
will appear here on Wednesday. March
18th, as per advertisement elsewhere,
arranged for by Mr.. E. NJ. Jewell,
their advance agent. This troupe num-
bers twenty inall,and is composed of gen
uine African singers. Our people may
expect rare treat upon the appearance
OF these 'cullud' folks in their soul
stirring vocal display. Some three or
! four members OF the trouna Yara here