, 1883-06-14
From Mondays HaiIy.

From Mondays Da;Iy.
The Helen was launched from Tobey's
ways on yesterdays tide.
Mr.. o. II. Holcombe's little son Char
lie, at Irondale, has the typhoid fever.
Remember the Blue Ribbon Club
meeting at Good Templar Hall tomor-
row evening.
Who's going to give the first straw
berry and ice cream festival? Il chance
for some of the Churches.
DR.. Hunt left today for Westminster
to be absent about a month. He adver-
tises his return about the 18th of next
month.
Capt. Tibbals, street commissioner,
wants the streets cleaned up preparatory
for the Fourth. Very proper. All who
have cord wood or other unsightIy OBJ
structions in the street Will please take
notice.
Don't fail to hear the Raymond
| Holmes Comedy Co. toni eht. TIL have
drawn large houses and given absolute
satisfaction wherever they have hitherto
appeared. Go and hear some of the
local hits.
| 1t is said that Mr.. VIM. II. Hughes is
to retire from Uncle Samuers services as
mail agent and accept the position of
foreman on the Seattle Daily Herald.
Billy" is a careful competent foreman
in printing Office, and his services viii
be valuable to our Seattle neighbors.
CoILIsIoN.-We learn that the Dis
patch collided with the Phantom Fri
day night about midnight, off Apple
Tree Cove, cutting the latter pretty bad
ly and bruising of the Dispatch's cut.
water and starting few of her planks.
The particulars of the case seem to be in
dispute.
a school teacher in Victoria requested
''the little boy who put red pepper on
the stove to come forward and receive a
present of a book" The little fellow
maditatively remained in his seat. He
wasn't receiving books that day; besides,
he wasn't quite sure what particular part
of his person he would receive it on any
way, so be wisely gave his teacher the
benefit of the doubt.
Spring poets seem to be particularly
partial this year to mentioning the fact
that 1.-THE sun had sunk beneath the
western horizon" Really, there is noth-
ing so startling in this after all When
ever old Sol feels like sinking he gen
orally sinks beneath the western horizon.
It's about the only horizon he can find
to sink beneath. 1t sounds very pref
ty, but it is the only thing in fact that
the sun can do.
/ GONG EAsT.-Major W. 81. Wasson
o. S. Treasury Agent, leaves tomorrow
morning to report for duty at Washing
ton. Major Wasson was sent to this
northern coast to attend specially to all
matters in connection with the Chinese
restriction law. During the few short
months of his residence here he has
made hosts of warm friends wherever
duty has called him, and universal regret
is felt over his being called so soon
perhaps permaneDtly-to anotherfield of
action. AS an officer of the Cover ernment
he has been active, vigilant and unusu-
ally efficient in the discharge of his ex-
acting duties. With large extent of
border line to watch, and an inadequate
force of subordinates to work with, it
need not be wondered at that Major
Wasson has been unable to prevent oc-
casional evasions of the law, though ably
seconded by Collector Bash and the Gus
toms force,-but that he has succeeded
far beyond what might have been ox-
pected is a fact, and it is creditable TO
his sagaclty and untiring watchfulness-
The law has not been farce by any
means; indeed it has been 4 gratifying
success in accomplishing the main OBJ
iect sought, and violation of eitherits let
ter OF spirit have been the exception and
not the rule. This is due largely to the
, thorough and intelligent manner in which
it has been enforced. Major Wasson
, Is faithful officer. May he have pleas
ant lines and just appreciation of his
services and abilities wherever he goes.
The Victoria Coioaist, in speaking of
? the Raymond Holmes Comedy Company
, to appear in Port Townsend this even
E Ins, says: Tho performance is laugha-