, 1883-01-05
From, Wednesdays Daily.

A NEW and desirable feature will soon
be added to the ARGUS.
We are indebted to Purser Yarney of
the S. S. Elder, for favors.
SERVICES at the NJ. E. church tonight,
conducted 10y Rev. S. II. Todd.
Mr.. w. II. Hughes, mail agent has
our thanks for favers extended
MEssRs. Bradshaw & Jones are having
their office fitted up in first-class style.
Mrs. Il. E. Rogers, of Dungeness, re-
turned from Pennsylvania, arriving
today on the Elder.
The Oregon Improvement Co., earned
the gross sum of Si35 66S in October,
and the net sum of $l53,556.
COLLECTOR Bash has gone to WILDLY
Island. We learn that he is about to
purchase farm at Oak Harbor.
ID. w. SMITH, ESQ, has removed his
law Office to the rooms lately occupied
by Mr.. 0. G. Hastings, over Latimer Il
Cos drug store.
DURING the year 1882 S795,O7l were
shipped through the medium of Wells,
Fargo 4 Co., at Victoria, to the United
States and beyond.
WARREN Hastings returned to school
at the University, Seattle, today, after
having jolly time among "the old folks
at home" during the holidays.
THE ARGUS is not a false prophet. It's
advices from the weather office last even
ing prompted note OF warning to look
out for snow; sure enough the article
was ON hand this morning.
CUSTOMS collections at the port of
Victoria during the last half of 1882
reached the unprecedented ana extra
ordinary figure OF S416,952 -$1191S
greater than for the corresponding
quarter Of 1881.
MEssRs. Waterman & Katz are adver-
tising their "Rising Star" brand of i'm
ported Japan tea, which is pronounced
by those who have tried it to be of SUI
perior quality. Get you some and "give
the house good name"
The Good Templars of Oregon are do
ing some good besides what some people
call indulging in fanaticism and cant
They are about to erect an orphans
home, and have purchased land for the
same about | y miles from The Dalles,
for $3.50.
PRESBYTERIAN CoLLEGE.-The Presby-
terians Of Idaho have selected Waits
burg, in this Territory, as the location
of their proposed college, the citizens of
that place donating 10 Acres of land and
pledging $4,000 in coin for the insti-
tuition. The building, to be erected in
the spring, will cost about $4,000.
READ the advertisement of the Chicn-
90 Weekly NewS, elsewhere. That ex-
cellent paper can be had, together with
the WEEKLY ARGUS for the next year for
three dollars, just the subscription price
of this paper. Hurry up and send in
your money before Feb. 18th if you are
Intending to subscribe. Our offer OF
this premium is bringing in lots of new
subscribers.
CURIoUs,-We no not remember ever
having seen this in print. A friend fur
nishes us the following memorandum of
the dimensions Of the vessel in which
Columbus discovered America: length
of keel 81 feet; depth of hold, 10 feet,
b in; breadth Of beam, Il feet, 6 in;
length over all, 63 1T. She had main
sail, mizen and main topsails, and spirit
sails, but no iibs. Mr.. Winslow, was
not there to measure .ef, SO we did not
get the tonnage.
CoNsIGNEEs PER ELDER-Lieut Pick
ering, .. s. A., Attending Surgeon, A G
s, A A Q NJ, A p Horne, G G, Capt. Thos
II Bradley, @ @ Bartlett II Co, Gerrish &
Co. G s Bradford, Irondale, Harker K
Co, j Hunt, j 7 Sheehan, J + Pugh,
j FitzPatrick, Johnson & Green, Jas
Jones, Lew Chong, Plummer 4 Terry,
p s L Go, Irondale, II Scurr h Co, Roche
Harbor, s Sweeney, Orcas Island, w l.
Steinway & Co, Whatcom, w & NJ, w
Wilson, Waterman & Katz, Zee Tai &
Co, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s tons.
ELDER.--The steamer Geo. w. Elder,
Capt. Hayward, arrived at 1870 this
morning from San Francisco, having
made quick time. She brought 100 pas
sengers as follows: 90 for Victoria, 65
for Seattle, II for Tacoma, 10 for Olym-
pia and for Port Townsend viz: Mrs.