, 1883-08-16
W. KY Argus.
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lH" ship Mercury tlHl-h.I dI~r.arLIuG
her cargo Yesterday. and awaits charter
Tn" bark Lizzie Marshall prarcoIcit to
Port HlakrN to loaI lumber Tor Tie
Sandwich I-lanis.
Messrs re,tygroveS ~ Hurkctt viii lrn-
c'ive a choice lot of California Fruit. on
the steamship Mexico, which arrives
Saturday next.
Juo. F. She,hau was awarded the con-
tract for keeping IT,. county poor at 81
per day each, blythe county commission
ers at their recent meeting.
The editor of tins paper went to What
com yesterday. To be absent day or
two. The public Will pleas excuse the
lack o5 news for the time being.
The British ,uip Madras arrived last
night from Portland with 80 tons of
freight hichshc will discharge on Quin-
cy street wharf. She Will probably load
coal at Nauaimu
DR.. Hunt left on the steamer today for
Friday Harbor, and wishes tu announce
that he Will return o. the DIST of the
present month. Those in need of work
please govern themselves accordingly.
The Am. ship Theobald arrived here
today from Hong Kong via Royal Roads,
in tow Of the tug Richard Holyoke. She
discharged her crew ani proceeded up
Sound to load lumber at Tacoma for the
west coast
Attention is calIei to the advertise
ment of Dr. w, II. Hare, a graduate of
the Ohio dental college, who has taken
rooms at the Central hotel Persons in
want of dental work viii do well to call
on him.
The steamer Wilmington returned
from Nanaimo last night, having failed
to get her cargo of coal there on account
of the miners being on strike. She
proceeded up Sound to New Tacoma.
and will probably load with South Pra-
rie coal.
AT county commissioners meeting
held Monday and Tuesday of this week.
John J. Calhoun was appointed school
superintendent to fill the vlcancy caus-
ed by the removal of Mr.. Collins to
Tacoma, and consequent resignation.
Rev. Jno. Reid went to Victoria today
t. Officiate on Sunday next. The Rev.
Gamble, of Victoria, will occupy the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church next
Sunday, and possibly the following
Sunday. Those vino wish to hear an
able discourse should avail themselves
OF this opportunity.
The following telegraphic dispatch
must show that the great minds of Spe-
cial Agent Horr and Chmes4 Consul
Bee run in the same channel: "Chinese
Consul Bee, speaking of the smuggling
OF Chinese across the British Columbia
boundary into Washington Territory,
characterizes it as neatly disguised
scheme on the part of white men to di-
vert the attention of the authorities from
opium smuggling, which he is of the
opinion is being LARGELY carried on in
that section"
Mr.. o. Il. Holcombe, of Irondale, who
has the contract to haul the charcoal
from the pits to the furnace, has two
four-horse teams at work, and hauls
1000 bushels of charcoal per day. 1t
Will probably be necessary for him to
increase his hauling force before long,
as contemplated improvements by the
Iron company will greatly increase the
capacity of the furnaces.
GRAND DANCING PARrY.-Capt. Panno,
OF the ship Mercury, has very kindly
given the use of the large deck of
his fine ship, to the citizens of Port
Townsend for dance this evening. Good
music has been secured, and all the
arrangements are being made to
get the ship in readiness for the grand
affair. The sides of the deck are being
dressed with flags and awnings, so as
to make it as comfortable as possible.
An invitation is extended to all of Port
Townsend's respectable dancers to at
tend this evening, and enjoy a dance on
the spacious deck of this ship. We will
venture the assertion that nothing will
be left undOne to enhance the enjoyment
of the participants.