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oH't'A VI ii'!'' VIII - - 'H'isitI ia.
atternooni in the Presbyterian churrIs. al
o'clock.
Stetson X Posts mill, sash and dooI
factory, in Seattle, IS now lighted 10y
electricity.
Saw-logs are selling at St thousand
on Lake Washington and = and up
wards on the Sound.
Blk. California with lumber from Sea
beck for Iquique, Peru, was towel 10
sea yesterday, 5h, hy the tug HoIyoke.
Geo. T. Myers is perfecting arrange
ments to open his caHnery at Milton.
He expects to get under way by the
middle of next week.
The First Presbyterian. church on
Pandora street, Victoria, was almost
totally destroyed by fire on the morning
of Sept. 9th. The insurance on the build
ing was $1,000, which sum will not cover
the loss.
The schooner Queen, lumber laden for
Mahukona. Hawiian islands, was towed
TO SEA today by the Richard HolyOke;
also barkentlne Wrestler for Panama,
lumber laden for sthmus canal.
Lieutenant C. NJ Tyuitt, of Fort Town
send and who has been ON detached
duty III Eastern Oregon and Washington
for several months, returned to his post
here today.
BROKEN UP.-A dispatch from Rose
burg, Oregon, says; Dan Castello's
circus disbanded today. No cause was
given except that the route had given out.
II is not financially busted. Most of the
actors will go to Portland.
EIlensburg, W. r., Lad a $4,000 fire
Oh Wednesday last week.-The losses
are: Thos. Johnson, $4,000. insurance,
$4,000; W. S. Crouch, $1,000, insurance,
about 1890; other losses about $1,000.
The bark Sonoma is repairing at San
Francisco Some big Puget Sound
sticks. ia feet long and 10x16 inches,
are being put in her, and will add
greatly to her strength.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union viii meet in the NJ. Z. church
next Tuesday evening, Sept. 1lth, at 7:30
Readings will be given from the lectures
Of Frances Power Cobble; also, Alcohol
and Hygiene.
Central Hotel: Fredk. Brockway,
Thomas Harrington, Pyscht, Silas Good
win, Port Angles, Mrs. John Hanna,
S. F., Fredeick Bradigan,, East Saninaw,
Mich, G. G. Gilbert, Seattle, Chris.
Brown, Eureka, Cal. Capt. Thos. Grant,
James McCann and Mrs. J. Davis, Sc
attle.
The Idaho sailed this morning for
Alaska with number of passengers
and 200 tons OF freight from this place.
Among the passengers was Capt J. b.
COghlsn, who goes to relieve Capt. Merri-
man commander of the man-of-war
Adams, and John R. Rose, H. K. Gil
man and Special Agent j. c Horr and
wife
The Blue Ribbon Club in Victoria, B.
C.. must surely be a very strong organ
ization. The independent church on
Pandora street, in that city, was sold last
Tuesday to them for $4,000, Two thous-
and was paid cash in hand, and mort
gage was given on the building for the
amount remaining unpaid.
A dispatch from San Francisco dated
The 18th ult., says: There arrived by the
ship Vanrea today three submarine
cables for government use. One of them
is to connect Black Point, Alcatraz and
Angel islands; one IS to be used between
Tstoosh island and the mainland at Cape
Fattery, and one is to connect Fort Can
os with the opposite side of Columbia
nver. Lieut.. James Allen, Sd cavalry
has come from Washington to superin-
lend the laying of the cables.
Herman Sponsel and Charles johnson
we're arraigned yesterday afternoon be-
lore Judge Van Bokkelen, charged with
assaulting Alexander Balm of Chimacum,
With deadly weapon. After the usual
Preliminary examination, Judge Van
hokkelen ordered them to furnish bail in
he sum of $50 each, to await the action
the grand jury on Nov. 10th next, or
] u Default thereof to be committed to
!aA Aessrs. Teele & Voorhees, appeared
to- The defence.
AFTER the surrender of the stakes in
NE foot race yesterday by Bishop to
oFunson, another race was made up to
some off on Wednesday Sept. 18th. A
'oiieit or S6O was placed in the hands of
ohe OF our townsmen for race of $500
ASIDE The distance to be run agreed
upon Is 200 yards. Bishop is well known
oh the Sound and halls from Chimacum.
neaf this city. And Brunson-he is a
stranger. 1t is represented that he has
oeen working in logging camp a few
u'iies from our city, and was, it is said,
ather reedy-looking individual when
NC INST came to this town a short time
aso' de was very green (?) at the bust
asking many simple questions as
" tne rules, &c, regulating foot races
iu the meaning of well known terms
pa' he showed an astonishing aptitude
'eaFn' and won the $1,000 stake easily
;;sa'sfday. Many were surprised at the
;a0Cent's costume, it being unbecom.
s In one so green of racing rules. &c
not all he seems-or rather he !,
~ e than he seems. To say the least
heeaar run. '''''
! nc following letter from Rev. Doan,
/ . plains itself: EAST PORTLAND, Auo
4 TH, ioS3.-Mr. Spencer:-DEAR SIR.
m 9oudo me the favor to tell the Meth
& .sS people at Port Townsend, that
endeayor to be with them befor
&c second Sabbath IN September. O.
'eturning from Conference 1 foun,
~ daughter quite sick; though nov
% some better. It will take som