, 1883-08-02
FrOm Mondays naIIy.

Bkme. Emma Augusta arrived Satur-
day.
Chilian ship Lota, Capt. Svendsen, ar
rived from Iquiqui, Peru, on,Saturday.
The saw mill company received a boom
of logs on Saturday, towed from Port
Angeles.
Schr. Granger, Capt. Morse, went to-
day after a load of building stone for
the sea wall.
The new grade on Washington street
is nearly finished, and teamsters VIII
soon be happy.
Isn't it about time those Fourth of
July relics-those improvised shade trees
were cut down:
The new safe front for our National
Bank is being framed into solid masonry
in the bank building.
On the outer warehouse on Union
wharf is large, neat sign ''Pacific Coast
Steamship Company"
Miss Julia Weir arrived S Saturday from
Seabeck, where she has been teaching,
and went today TO Dungeness.
Capt Geo. J. Fake has bought one
eighth interest in the bark Newsboy,
and has taken command of her.
There is talk of the 0. R. & n. Co.
building dock of their own here unless
they can purchase Union wharf.
Lovers of the terpsichorean art will
have a social dance at Fowler's Hall to-
morrow evening. All respectable dancers
are invited.
Mr.. Julius Steinhart, agent for
Messrs. Jacobs Bros. Il Co, of Portland
dealers in dry goods, Oregon woolen
goods, &C.. is in town.
Rev. johnson and wife, of Dungeness,
spent yesterday in Port Townsend. Mr..
Johnson occupied the pulpit of the NJ.
E. church in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Terry received
spirited serenade on Saturday evening
from a number of their young friends
whom they invited in and treated most
royalty.
Mr.. Bowen, formerly of the Anacortes
Enterprise, and later of the Port Town
send Star, has taken a printing Office to
OystervilIe, Pacific county, where he will
start another paper.
The annual session of the NJ. f. Con-
ference for Oregon and Washing ton will
be held at Vancouver, commencing
August 22d. 1t is expected that the at
tendance will reach 80.
L, A. Collins removal to New Taco
ma makes it necessary for the county
commissioners to appoint a new school
superintendent for Jefferson county at
their meeting next Monday.
The Steamer Gazelle is in port today
having her papers changed at the Gus
tom house, she having been sold by Mr..
d. Rogers of Ferndale, to w. d. Scott,
of Port Gamble. We learn that she will
be continued on the Nooksack route
ANOTHER CIRCUS CoMING.-We re-
ceived call today from Mr.. J. ii Han
son, general director and railroad con-
tractor for Dan. Castello's New Colossal
Nickel-Plate Circus which Will appear in
Port Townsend about August 10th. Their
advertisement will appear tomorrow.
We are indebted to Hon. o. Jacobs
for n copy of the brief and argument in
cases of J. Ct. Kenyon VS.. Jas. Mcknight,
ct al, and VIM. SurbeT, ct al. In these
cases the plaintiff sues for possession
and use of water lots in front of his land
in Seattle. In the argument the ques-
ton Of riparian rights is ably discussed
Messrs. Jacobs & Jenner and L. Smith
are attorneys for plaintiff.
1t i thought that Mrs McCur ly,s
properly on the corner Of Water and
Tay' or s,Ieeis, known as "Woodley's
corner" will change hands s0on-and
We trust the report may prove true, as we
learnt to be the intention of the intend
ing purchasers to erect thereon a hand
some and substantial brick or stone
building which will be credit to the
town. Five thousand dollars has been
offered for the property, which amounts
to nearly hundred dollars per front
foot, and Is considered big price. The
buildings on the lots are a detriment