, 1883-05-10
Weekly Argus.
OFFICIAL PAPER or PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.


San Francisco yesterday.
The usual services may be expected in |
the M. Z. Church next Sunday.
G. M. Gerrish received fresh assort- |
ment of furnishing goods, groceries, etc.
per Elder yesterday.
The Virginia towed a raft of lumber
from the saw mill to Irondale today, to |
be used around the furnace.
A report has reached here of the burn
ing of the Stmr. Grappler near Cassilr.
Over 100 bhnamen were lost with the
vessel.
Waterman & Katz received an i'm
mense consignment of goods of all kinds
per steamer Elder some 4S tons in all.
We are informed tn; Rev. r.Spang-
Ter, OF Oak Harbor, is dead. He is the
father of Mrs. A. w. Bash OF this place,
Judge Greene sentenced Dixon and
Wise, the Seattle robbers, to fourteen
years each at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary
Steamer Yakima arrived from Port
Gamble this morning after Dr. Mead,
and took him to that place to attend an
important case.
Parties who have had their fingers
scorched in the Janet Mining Co.," at
Grays Harbor, are mildly limiting that
the scheme is swindle.
Mrs. Adelia Nichols, Miss Gordon and
Miss Annie Jones were granted certi6
Gates as school teachers ut the school
teachers examination this week.
Ferndale, on the Nooksack river, wants
asaddle and harness maker who can do
cobbling as well. Knowing ones assert
that good living awaits stirring
young man in that business at the point
indicated.
Quite large number Of miners land
el from the Elder yesterday, en- route to
Alaska. Every man carried a rifle and
they seemed to think they we're going
into a country filled with | )stile Indians
and savage beasts.
The steamship Empire which left San
Francisco some days since with 40 pa3.
s,ngers and considerable freight for the
Sound, was towed into Victoria yester-
day by the Goliah, haying broken her
shaft while passing Race Rocks.
CHALLENGE Alaska nine chal-
lenges the base ballists of Port Town
send, to q match game of base ball on
any day between this and Monday. II
challenge is accepted call on Thomas
Smith, Captain; pro tenn at G Cosmopolitan
Hotel.
John Hickey, a seaman on board of
the bark Germania from San Francisco,
fell overheard off that vessel near Cape
Flattery, on Monday evening. April 80,
and was drowned. He was a native OF
Ireland, aged about 63 years, and leaves
adaughter in San Francisco.
The concert and ball given last night
was a very enjoyable affair, and was
largely attended. The singing and
music for the concert was excellent, the
musicians being masters of their art, and
Mrs Pearlman possesses q splendid
voice which she knows how to use. The
music for the occasion was the best ever
furnished in Port Townsend. The re-
putation already gained by Mesdag's
orchestra was added to considerably by
the performance here last evening, and
we hope soon to see them back again.
The U. S. Ship Adams arrived here
today from Alaska, bringing the news
that the steamer Eureka struck rock on
the west side of Peril straits just above
Sitka, and stove a large hole in her bow.
The steamer was headed for the beach,
which she reached in safety. All the
passengers were saved and most of the
freight. The people from the ship went
10 Sltka, and on hearing of the disaster
captain Merriman, of the Adams, pro-
ceeded with his ship to this place, in
order to communicate with the owners
OF the wrecke vessel. 1t is thought the
Eureka may be gotten off and repaired if
nENV L.. l. i
Idaho, which sails in a few days. II
gale should spring up, however, it is
possible she may be broken up Can't.
~oIrltnan Mu deserves credit for thus
promptly coming down for assistance.
iis action may be the means of saving
IT re j steamer, II all the officers in the
?; navy were such as he, the service
would be more respected than it now If,
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