, 1883-10-11
Fron. snturdaY,s Daily.

Judge Lewis arrived today from Seat
tie.
Has Special Agent Evans been heard
from lately?
District court will meet in Seattle on
Monday.
Capt. McAIlep hauled his steam launch
out at the Townsend Iron Works this
afternoon.
Mrs. Capt. Tibbals and her daughter
Nettie are in Seattle visiting friends.
The advisability of "a roller skating
rink at this place this winter, is being
discussed by some OF our townspeople.
Walter Milroy was in town today, hay
ing been away east of the mountains for
some time since leaving his home in
Olympia.
Hon. H. G. Struve, of Seattle, is in
town. He and Judge Lewis are settling
up some business connected with the
Mastick estate
1t would delight the heart of an epi-
cure to go into the clean, fresh dining
room of the l. Y. L. House. Every thing
looks as fresh and sweet as could be de-
sired.
J. 2. Peterson has just received stock
of the Domestic" sewing machines.
They are real beauties, and for finish,
durability and quality of work, are hard
to excel-a kind of general favorite. Call
and see them.
Mr. Gerson Cairn arrived today, direct
from the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Ger
many. He likes this country and expects
to remain in Port Townsend. Mr.. Cairn
is a young man of fine, energetic appear
ance, and we are glad to welcome him to
the place.
Telegraph business is lively in Port
Townsend, as well as everything else.
One day this week operator Llewellyn
counted up 'just for fun," and found
that he had received and sent sixty-eight
messages. He says it was nothing un-
usual either, and that he has sent on,
other occasions much more than that.
CAUGHT 'EM.-About six this morning
special customs inspector Elias Mathe-
son captured white sloop with eleven
smuggled Cinnamon from British Col
umbia. The capture was made between
San Juan and Lopez islands. There
were two white men in the boat, but
they effected their escape on Lopez ISL
and by running the sloop ashore and TAX
ing to the woods. Matheson, however,se-
cured the boat and ali the Chinamen,and
deserves much credit for it. The Dis
match, on her return from Semiahmoo
today towed the boat to this place, and
the prisoners were all lodged in Jail.
We are glad to note that Mr.. G. W.
Blake is getting started in the saddle and
harness business again. Mr. Blake has
been quite unfortunate. He was carry
ing "a stock of goods with an Indebtedness
to a San Francisco firm. Recently, the
S. f. man was here, and Mr. Blake says
he was induced to execute bill of sale
DIS q l1dllSE VI SSSIl4ty "a pAolAAlSS
to let the goods remain IN the shop and
be sold out as before, whereupon the
creditors took charge and moved the
whole outfit away. Mr.. Blake says they
took more than belonged to them, and
that he will try to recover his due by
| legal process. However, we know little
about the matter Mr.. Blake is aard-
working man, and We hope to see him
master of a full shop again ere long.
From Mondays DuiIy.
Rain-and plenty of it.
Mr.. 0. II. HoIcombe has gone to San
Francisco, and Will be back about the
10Th.
| Steward King, of the Cosmopolitan,
has Matched out beautiful bird of the
kite species. 1t is ''gorgis."
Mr.. and Mrs. Drummond, of Friday
!Harbor, and Mr.. t Il Lee, of the lime
works there, came to town Saturday
Five hundred boxes apples at Plum
tmer Bros, II Terry.