, 1883-07-26
From "wednesday, Dai,y.

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Judge Denn;son. OF Portland. Is il
town.
Bbtne, Amelia arrived las! night, y
days iron. HonoluIa.
&@tne. ;. II Gr;Hfths, from San Ffan
CISCO arrived yesterday. and was towet
10 HIakely last night by tie Eolyoke.
,tr, I, Haa~e4oher has had some Haa
and attractive lettering done Oh ta,
windows o. his ieweIry store.
2Jessrs. Pessysrove ( Barkett zee .ivas
a me lot OF small fruits on the Mexico
yesterday. Call and try some.
The interior Of lIessrs. y. D II;II &
Sons drug store is being rencvatei
with paint. etc.
The 5. S. Sir james Douglas. dispatcI
boat for the Dominion Giovernm2Dt.nass.
ed up Sound this morning from Victoria.
A small lot Of wheat Chicken feed, for
sac at 80 cts. per busheI at
PLUMlIER Bros. ( TERRY. s.
Two parties who recently advertised
IN the ARGUS for wo-l. hands have h..7
supplied. We can get nest al.Tt,lfna
for you.
The editor started today with Lis
family for III northern part OF Wn4s.oui
county. He VIII be bac:, abous the n.
of the week.
Ihe steamer Mexico viii load iron to-
day at lrondale, ana vii. arrive here At
about nine tonight, Iaavin soon after
for San Francisco.
Bktne. Malay arriveI last night from,
Australia. The 3ialay on her outward
passage, was dismissed III I! hurricane.
ana was delayed there several m,a.ns
retitting.
Capt. and Mrs. Tucker have leased
Mr.. Hancock's warehouse proDerty
nearly opposite the custom house, ana
they will open boarding house again.
to be called the Tucker House. We
wish them every success.
The powerful tug Escort No.2 has been
added to the Puget Sound towing .leet,
arriving here from the Columbia river
Saturday evening. She is ii fine vessel.
and well adapted for towing py;rposas.
having machinery of great strength and
power. The firm OF Bartlett * McAllep
are agents for this vessel.
The steamer Idaho arrived Yesterday
from Alaska. She brought large lot
OF barFeli@d salmon and haiibut. and a
quantity Of hides and pelts which viii
be shipped to San Francisco on the
Mexico tonight. She also brought the
corpse OF man named Kent, packer.
who died last February. His brother
brought lis body down and il will re
taken to Troy, Kansas, for iEtermans.
The steam wroclcr WGitaia,y - 81, the
Sound having come here 10 raise tie
War Hawk which vas scuttled and sUnI.
in Port Discovery Bay some tine since.
We are informed that the WhiteIaw
while here will attempt to get the David
HOadley of from The beach near RiIey's.
and also raise the hull OF the steamship
Mississippi at Seattle
y letter from Collector Morris Of
Alaska, expresses regret that want o?
proper legislation by Congress IN refer
ence to that Territory has retarded the
investment of much capital that might
otherwise have been used in the de
veiopment of the country. Mines are
being held without unnecessary invest
ment, waiting for some form of civil
government that viii afford protection.
Messrs. Weymouth & Molfat received
by the Mexico large lathe which they
will use III connection with their black
smith business. This lathe was hauled
yesterday to the building being erected
near the sawmill Tor sash and door
factory. A large steam boiler also ar
rived for the new factory, and was also
taken to tine same place. The machinery
and engine for the factory is stored in
the warehouse on Union wharf awaiting
the completion OF the building
The planl,ing OF the extension Of the
Union wharf IS nearly completed, and |
ere another week the new portion will he |
completed SO that steamers may land at
it. A large warehouse will be buiIt t. /
The increasing traffic. Not |
the increase in the mum
Der of steamers per month from San |
Francisco, the amount of freight ar
irving each trip does not grow less. This |
speaks well for the growing prosperity of
Port Townsend.
The interior of Mr.. Korter's barber |
shop is being painted and fitted up i'll
fine style. Since the erection OF 4 bath |
room at the back of the building, the
partitions have been taken ont, enlarg |
ing the shaving saloon 20 nearly double
its former eapacity.
The steam wreclcr Whitei;sy, owned |
by T. Il Whitelaw, of San FTanr.s,o, ar
rived here this morning from Port Dis |
covery. This vessel was built especially |
for wrecking purposes, by her ownerand |
is vessel of great power. She j. fully |
fitted ont with steam winches, pumps and |
all the articles needed for raising or tow
ing off sunken or grounded vessels. The |
come here to take on board a
quantity of wTecking material that ar
rived here on the Mexico.
The strike of the teIegraphers contln-