, 1883-12-27
Ernrn N.ondns-. DmiIy.

made Ii commojivu about our whaEve5.
Mcssrs. Jacl,man X Terry received 30
head OF beef cattle from mp Sound. on
the Starr this morning
Orders are being rapidly taken for our
Holiday edition. Speak up soon if you
want any They viii be all spoken for
by issue day.
The CiaIum Indians. Of CIalm county
alone. pay this year one hundred and
siXty-eight dollars and thirty cents, as
taxes into the treasury OF that county
No PAPER TOMORROW No Daily Will
be issued from this Office tomorrow,
Christmas day, but we Will endeavor to
make amends for this commission before
the end of the week.
Friend Power, of the La Conner NaiL
issued a very crcdirabIe Christmas sup
plement TO his paper last Saturday; it
was gotten mp in San Francisco, but will
be appreciated all the same.
When you see folks hurring along alb
straetedly, trying to catch up with Il per-
picked, gone expression just fading from
their features. it isn't dyspepsia: they are
trying to study up some appropriate
Christmas present for a friend,
The Olympia !Stan{a5H also comes to
the font this weeI, with Christmas
supplement patent arrangement, but
very creditable and interesting. Puget
Sound papers combine as much enter
prise and ability as can be found among
any similar number of journals on the
coast.
The Dispatch conveyed a large num-
Der of passengers to CiaIam county today
Among them were: Mr.. and Mrs. T. \.
Bartlett and Miss Emily Cline, Mr.. c.
f. King and family and Miss Bertha
Knoph, Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID, Howe, of Sc
attic, Miss Florence Bacon and a num-
Der besides.
The Seattle Herald issued a handsome
double-sheet Christmas number on Sat
urday, containing an extensive sketch
of the Territory, asketch of journalism
on Puget Sound, Il biographical sketch
of Seattle lawyers, and much more IN
formation. 1t reflects credit on the
journalistic enterprise of the queen
city"
Our habitualIy pleasant expression
these days is nothing supernatural. 1t
is occasioned by fine, fat Christmas
turkey, for which we are indebted TO
Messrs. Jackman * Terry. My, won't
we masticate that fellows adipose tissue
tomorrow It's better to be born a
printer sometimes than to be born rich.
During the southeaster this morning
the schooner Hunter dragged her anchor
and went ashore short distance above
the Custom House, where she was stove
in and very badly wrecked by humping
on pile of stone that had been dumped
there for sea wall. She was insecUrely
held by her anchor, as several large yes
sells rode safely in the bay and out in the
channel also. The Hunter has been in
the plotting business for some time, un-
der Capt. Stevens.
Some miserable scamp went into the
kitchen at the Franklin Hotel last night,
partly demolished a splendid Christmas
cake, strewed the wreck on the floor, up
set the swill- barrel over it; ,--en repaired
to the dining room, scattered lot O
sugar about, threw threw pitcher o
milk over the mess and destroyed things
generally. Such wantOn viciousness de
serves punishment, and dose of tar anc
feathers would not be whit too rougl
| treatment for the miscreant.
Olympia is to have a new evenini
daily newspaper, the first issue of whicl
will appear this evening. 1t will b
called the Critic, and will be publishes
by w. l.. Black, late of Walla WaIla,anC
boy who has been several years in a jol
printing office in Portland. The EDITOR
al department will be in charge of Nh
W. H Roberts, formerly of Port Town
send. It is announced that the ne
paper Will be Independent in politics. W
wish it a success.
Port Townsend is observing Christina
in the usual way this year. The NJ. L
Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches a
| lo-o TI,ri-t,,,aS +raae +bic ava,.Irr }b
last named at FowIer's Hall, and th
other two at their respective churches
| The Presbyterian exercises Will con
| mence at Z 80 instead of Z, as stated Sa
urday evening. Opportunities are LeI
offered for everybody in town TO enjo
the celebration of Christmas by th
Churches. Young folks especially WI
be made happy IN the anticipation 6
well as realization of tin horn red WACO
and doll beauties.
| UNION SERVICES the union Sc
vices at the Presbyterian church la:
evening there was a large attendance
Rev. DIR. Doane, of the NJ. E. Church, an
Rev. JnO. Reid, of the PTesbyterla
Church, officiated in the opening an
closing exercises. Mrs. Stork, {
Olympia, was introduced as the speake
of the evening, and handled temperanc
in an able manner from a scientific pon
of view. At the close of her remarl
Governor Newell, who was noticed in tt
, audience, was called ard made te
} minute address of breadth and power eI
dorsing the lady's arguments from h
own knowledge and practice. III
church was tastefully decorated al
everything contributed to the enjoymeI
and edification of those present.
, The Christmas number of The We
: Shore is by far the most elegant al
| artistic ever issued by tho enterprisil
= publisher. The engravings are beautif
Il | and extremely anprOpTjate To the hold;