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From Thursdays Daily.

A STREET railway Is contemplated in
Victoria, b, 9.
Hon, c. b. Bash, Deputy Collector
at Fort COlville, arrived today.
The banking business of G. A. Barnes
in OLYMPIA has changed hands, the new
firm being" Hoyte, Phillips e Co.
NOTWITHSTANDING bad weather. a
large quantity of land is being cleared on
the hill, preparatory to erecting houses
in the spring.
AUCTION sale on next Wednesday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock, in Port Townsend.
Mr.. Jno. Cornish's fdonation claim at
Sequim Bay will be sold.
THE stockholders OF the Quincy st.
wharf, held their annual meeting yes
terday, and elected: n. ID, Hill, VIM.
Katz, Jas. Seavey, w. II. II. Learned
and Thos. NJ, Hammond, sr, Directors.
ANOTHER street lamp has been put i'll
position-this time at the corner OF the
saloon on Union wharf, 1t proves a
great. 1t proves great convenience to
wandering pedestrians these dark nights
MEssRs. Waterman Il Katz' notice of
"Rising Star Tea" has been omitted from
our columns a few days by mistak e.
1t is inserted to day with recommended
ton for the tea, based on trial of the
same.
Mr.. Jas. Merchant, of Quileute, is in
town. His notice us executor of the
estate of S. S. Irwin, dec, appear in
today's ARGUS. He says the Quileute
folks are contented and have good
prospects.
In Clarke county all are considered
pioneers whose residence dates back to
1865, and all such are eligible to mem
bership in the association. The Clarke
County Association will hold a meeting
in Vancouver on the 18th Of Janu-
Gry.
EVERY patron OF Hdrpers Magazine
will regret the loss Of VIM A. Seaver,
who died on the 7th inst. at Mt Yer.
non, n. Y. He was formany years edi-
tor of the Drawer" in that excellent
publication He died at the advanced
age Of 90, of pneumonia, after two days
sickness.
CoNyALsCrNT.- Peterfeld Turpin, Of
Olympia, who was stricken with paraly.
sis a few months ago, and whose lie
WAS almost despaired Of, is now able to
b. about the streets again, but has not
yet recovered his power of speech. He
is the member.elect from Thurston
County to the Legislature.
In June, 1880, the population OF Wash
itcton Territory numbered about 10000,
and that of Oregon l75,0O0, or 100000
together. They now have, the WiHam-
cite FUmerU thinks, $4,000, of whom
100000 are in Oregon and 10000 in
Washington, of whom 1900 were the
acccssions OF the latter half OF 1899, 25,-
GOO those of 1881 and 10000 those of
1899.
THE party given last night, at the
residence Of Capt II. j.. Morgan, for his
daughter Kate, was the most pleasant
affair Of the kind we have attended for
many day. About iiityof the young
people of the town were present, end all
enjoyed themselves hugely. 4 magnif-
cent repast was spread for the guests, and
the fun YVES kept up until late hour.
Tho above is contributed by an en-
ployee whose sleepy eyes today proclaim
he has "becn there" .-ED.
The revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott,
Capt. Louis A. Stodder, will
leave here today for Fort Simpson,
b. G., at the request Of the authorities
Of British Columbia, to quell
Indian disturbances there, no war YES
sci being in Dominion waters at present.
It will be remembered that in 1879 a
British man-of-wur went to Alaska,
during the time Of the native troubles
there, to protect the lives and property
OF American citizens in that country.
The fact that the cutter went to the
assistance OF our cousins over the way,
~ soon as called on, shows that
this country knows how to reIEy debt
OF gratitude.
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