, 1883-04-26
from n'mesdnN's Daily

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Mr.. John LeMaistre has commenced
the work of grading the long road lead
ing up the iill past Msr. Myers house.
The steamer Gipsy has been purchas-
ed by the 0. II. & N. Co. to carry coal
from San Juan Islands to New Tacoma,
and will arrive soon to go on the route.
Full orchestra in connection with the
drama, "One Hundred Years ago" at
Good Templars' aall, Friday and Satur-
day evening. Don't forget it.
We are very sorry to learn that no
improvement in the condition of Mrs.
Frank Winslow is visible. Mrs. Wins
low has been very i'll for long time.
Mr.. Henry Morrell, who had his head
terribly lacerated by u saw at Port Gam
BILE is nearly recovered, and expects to be
a ound in couple OF weeks.
The Hope got away very late on her
Anacortes trip this week. She was
aground at the wharf this morning, and
did not leave till quite late, one day be-
hind time.
Travel has increased wonderfully on the
route between Tacoma and Victoria dur
ing the past year, and the North Pac ifc
was crowded with passengers on her arri-
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SAILED. -Schr. John G. North, lumber
laden; bktne. Wrestler lumber laden;
blk. Tidal Wave, lumber laden, and schr.
Geo. G. Perkins, lumber luden, all for
San Francisco, sailed yesterday.
The ship Oracle, 1850 tons, built at
Bath in 1870, and owned by j. Hitch
cock and others, is reported total
wreck off Cape Horn, The Oracle waa
commanded by Capt. Morrison.
A Tombston, Arizona, dispatch of the
22d says that H M. Woods, editor OF the
Epitaph, was stricken suddenly by blind
ness, caused, his physicians say, by
too close application to the duties of his
profession.
Mr.. Willard, in his speech at Tacoma
assured his hearers That that city was to
be the terminus. He promised Seattle
the same thing, and has often said the
same of Portland. Mr. Willard seems tC
be first-class hand at distributing
gulf"
G. Stuart Campbell, the young man
who got his leg crushed last week at the
Port Blabely mill, died at Providence
Hospital, Seattle, at o'clock yesterday
morning Blood poisoning set in inme
diately after he received his injuries and
it was from that he died
Saturday about midnight a man by the
name OF S. T. Sharps who arrived al
Seattle from Portland, was attacked by
two foot pads who came up behind him
and knocked him senseless with sand
club, presumably, and then robbed him
OF n large sum of money; said to be
about $780,.
The Wyman Comedy Co. made its first
appearance in Good Templar Hall last
evening in "Yakie, or the emigrants
oath" A very small house greeted them.
We were sorry to see such a small at
tendance for the play was well rendered
"Yakie," az rendered by Mr.. AL Wyman
was immense, and the other characters
were well rendered, especially those
taken by tie ladies. Tonight the troupe
will appear in Kathleen MavOurneen, an
interesting Irish drama. Every ne,who
possibly can, should attend.
A dispatch from San Francisco, dated
April % states that the schooner Two
Brothers capsized off Bodega Head at D
a. M. and is now lying at anchor in DO
dega Bay, bottom up, all hands lost,
The unfortunate vessel was owned by
Daniel Dodge. She carried crew OF
five besides the master, Capt. F. Bake,
aud passenger, Captain Schnelling. The
names OF the crew are unknown. The
vessel was Sc tons, new register, and val
uel at $4,000 She was insured for two
thirds this sum. 1t is said that the dis
aste was caused by what in marine par
llnce was known as "tripping in the
sea-"
READ THIS. Dealers i'll cigars and to-
bacco, who have stocks on hand that
they wish to get a rebate on, must be
careful to pay their special tax (license)
prior to May 1st, or they will not be
dealers in the eyes OF the law. and
therefore not entitled to the rebate.
Rebate will only be allowed on stock on
hand or in transit May LIST, and no claim
for less than $40 will be considered
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