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Eilp LAT SlnEisa.

NEW YORK, August IA large party
viii leave New York August 29th, as
guests of Henry Willard, President of
the Northern Pacific, to witness the
opening of the road few miles west of
the Mullan tunnel. The party will stop
Il day each in st. Paul and Minneapolis,
reacing Helena, Montana, September z.
The party Will go to the junction of
the track iii the morning. and William
Nj. Evarts will make an address. and
Willard will drive the last spike that will
unite the two divisions of the road. 1t
is expected that President Arthur will
be present, having by that time finished
his tour of the Yellowstone Park. All
eX-Presidents of the road will be pres
ent except Josiah Penham, who designed
the road and died in 1868. before a
shoveIful of dirt been dug for its con-
structiOn. The other ex-Presidents are
ex-Gov emor J. Gregory Smith. of Yer
mont, General George w. Case, of New
York, @. III. Wright, of Philadelphia, and
Fred Billings of New York. A number
of prominent English and German guests,
public men and journalists. will ar
rive Oh August 26th to join the party.
After the ceremonies some of the party
will return east and the remainder will
go over the whole of the road to Port
land, Puget Sound and through the
Willamette valley, returning TO New York
on September 2Sth.
, 1883-08-09
Mail service.

SAN Francisco, Aug. Arrange
ments are about completed for expedit-
ins the delivery of eastern mails intend
ed for eastern Oregon and southeastern
Washington Territory. Heretofore those
mails have been dispatched from Kel-
ton, on the line of the Central Pacific
Railroad, to Boise City by stage. 1t is
proposed on Aug. 18th to send them via
the Oregon ShoIt Lime from Granger,
Wyoming, to ShosEone, making saw
ing of something over 1000 miles. The
mails thus forwarded will be principally
for Baker and Union Counties and also
for Walla Walla, and this arrangement
will hold good until the completion of
the Northern Pacific, when all Oregon,
Washington Territory and British Col
umbia mail will be made up in the East
and sent over the road. On the above
date mail matter from here will be sent
to Ogden, and thence on the Utah North
ern to Pocatello, then on Oregon Short
Line to Shoshone, from where they will
be taken by stage to Boise City and
finally to Baker City, making con-
siderable saving in time. On such days
as steamers leave here for Portland mail
intended for the Northwest will be car
RED over that route.
, 1883-08-09
By Ielegrapn.
- age Robbery.

PENDLEToN, August 3. This morning
about / o'clock. IL the mountain stare
of the Utah, Idaho and Oregon Stage
Company from LhCiraude. Baker CITY.
Boise. and other points east, was within
three miles of the new station the first
station from PcnIleton 1T was stopped
by two masked men. who Demanded
the express box ny pointing two shot
guns at Willard Barger, who was driv
InS III place of George Carlton. The
stage was at once stopped. and the pas
sengers, of whom there were five, four
gentlemen and one lady, were obliged
hy shotgun gpeFsUasion. 10 climb down
AID ont and form Il line, while the rob-
bers went through the express box
and their pockets. Oscar Groenow.
with the cigar house OF Mayrisch Bros.
x To-, of San Francisco. was relieved of
Sl46 IN money, handsome gold watch,
and valuable Colts revolver. George
Gellenbeck, Of PendIeton. lost his watch.
Rev. j. c. kirkman, formerly OF Pen
ileton, lost SI9.15 in money. Wm. Gil
more. amount OF money unknown, but
small The lady passenger Miss Ida
Boyd, of Walla Walla-was not made to
disgorge. Lot LiverIGore, Wells. Fargo
Co.'S agent, VISITED the scene of the
robbery today, but gained no further
particulars. Three hundred dollars re-
ward is offered.
, 1883-08-09
Clippings

Brick are retailing at the kiln in Olym-
pia for ten dollars per thousand.
Mr.. S. F. Sahm has been temporarily
placed in charge of the post office at
New Tacoma.
The hull of the blown-up steamer DO
sephine has been hauled ont at Seattle
for rebuilding.
The debt of the nation was cut down
% the extent of S7,00O,590 during the
month of July
The first Baptist Church of Whatcom
was organized last week. and the Rev.
J. Wichser made its pastor.
At the port of Victoria, B. C., during
July, 500, ,2S1 were collected in the Gus
tom house on foreign goods imported
The Signal Service has reported over
600 destructive cyclones in the United
States, not one of which has visited this
Coast.
A fierce war on emigration trates has
broken out among steamship companies,
and rates are reduced to Sl3 for steerage
passage between English and American
ports.
, 1883-08-09
Quileute Items.

EDITOR ARGUS: The largest tract of
wild and unknown land in the United
States lies west of the Olympic range of
mountains. 1t is from 20 to 60 miles;
wide and 100 miles long. 1t extends
from Cape Flattery on the north, to
Gray's Harbor on the south. The native
forests are unbToker and contain the best
timber in the United States. Fir is the
leading variety, but spruce, cedar, hem
lock and pine can be obtained. There
are other varieties of less importance
maple, alder, Balm of Gilead and willow.
There are lakes and rivers that flow to
the Pacific ocean. These abound
with excellent fish; salmon and noun
tain trout are the principal varieties;
those on the coast, halibut and Goldfish
in abundance; also great variety from
the sardine to the whale. Dogfsh and
sharks are taken for oil; the sea otter
and fur seal are taken to the amount of
thousands of dollars every year. This
business is only in its infancy. Millions
of seals pass up and down the coast 20
Alaska every year. An immense trade
can be built in this line Tons of the
best fish can be obtained il there was
any market for them. There are about
1000 Indians semi-civilized-that are
willing to furnish fish at home for one
cent per h., if they had a sure market.
There are more elk, bears, cougars,
wolves and wildcats roam at will and
unmolested here than any other section
in the United States. Deer are not so
numerous because of the large timber
gray wolves.
There are two small settlement in the
Quileute valley, on the prairies about
40 miles south of Cape Flattery, 81
townships have been SURVEYED. The
prairies are all taken up by actual set
tiers. There are large tracts of good
bottom lands yet untaken. The climate
IS mild in winter, south winds generally
prevail, while the warm Japan currents
aid more on the coast than inland about
the Olympic range. Good crops of oats.
hay. barley and wheat are raised. Corn
will ripen, but is nos a profitable crop.
Potatoes, turnips, cabbage and most root
crops do well. Fruit trees look well and
are looking well and have commenced to
bear. Apples, plums, prunes and cher
ries, berries and small fruits are luxu-
RANT in growth and bear abundantly.
There is good store of general mer-
chandise at Lapush, at the mouth of the
Quileute river. There is one school. 2
postoffices, and two notarie5 public.
There are 5 moving machines, and one
thresher; several wagons, and a number
of horses. We have some good roads.
Stock raising is the principal industry
Cattle. sheep and hogs do well. Cattle
can get their living on the range the
year round, and do well ON the bottoms.
1t is necessary To keep up work cattle,
calves, and cows giving milk and feed
them during the winter. Sheep must
be corralled at night. Bear, wolves and
cougars are fond of mutton, as some
who lost about % this summer will
testify.
Mr.. and Mrs. Puuen have recently re-
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turned from trip on the Sound. Miss
Ella Reed, of Seattle returned with
them While in Seattle Mr.. p. received
by express from Mr.. White, of Colorado.
saddle worth S40. and Mrs Puilem one
valued at $50, They highly prize the
favors. While at Snohomish City. Mr.
EpE. Pullen presented them with two
good saddle horses. The horses We're
taken by steamer to Seattle and Port
Townsend, and by trail 30 miles to Qui-
leute. Mrs. Pullen aud Miss Reed came
by Sch. Teaser, Capt, Quinn.
A. !. SMITH.
, 1883-08-09
POIygamY Question


San FRANCISCO, Aug. l.-Governors
Crittenden of Missouri and Murray of
Utah, accompanied by their families
and Others, arrived in this city last
evening. Gov. Murray was interviewed
by reporter on the Mormon question,
and said that on the 9th an election
will be held, under the Elmunds' act.
and that the result would be a mon
against Legislature. On being asked as
to what advantages would accrue to
Utah under the change he unhesitating-
ly replied that he considered poIygam-
ist legislature the more preferable of
the two II admire the robber," ex-
planned the Governor, IF | admire him
at all. who enters your house anu does
the robbery, more than his chums who
stand guard and distribute the spoils.
L therefore think such a change as is
expected can not b3 for the better"
Gov. Murray does not think that the
Edmunds' act will solve the polygamy
problem. Even if administered to its
utmost it would fall short of checking
polygamy's growth, and in his opinion
polygamy has not decreased any since
it went into effect.
, 1883-08-09
THE SHIP MERCURY.
HER CARGO COMING OUT RAPIDLY, AND IN
GOOD CONDITION.

HER CARGO COMING OUT RAPIDLY, AND IN
GOOD CONDITION.
The American ship Mercury now dis
charging cargo at Quincy street wharf,
has history. She was built at New
York in 1851. for the New York and
Havre packet trade. She has been one
of the fastest ships among all the clip
pers in her day, and used 10 carry the
broom. From 1869 to 1915 she was sta
toned at New York as naval training
ship. and the hammock rings are still to
be seen in her upper deck timbers where
the boys used to 'go to rOost." She has
been commanded by her present master,
Capt. Panno, a ''down-easter," for SIX
years, and it is the intention to keep her
in the promising China trade now being
opened up She brought to Puget Sound
10000 mats, or 800 tons, of rice; also,
1850 pkgs., or 20O tons, of general mer-
chandise This freight is all be ing dis
charged at Quincy street wharf III this
town, and, with the discharging of coal
at that wharf by the bktne. Emma Au-
gusta, makes the place scene of unusual
activity. The new warehouse on the
wharf is already nearly full of rice, and
has been braccI and strengthened all
around to make it more secure. The
other goods, and part of the rice, VIII be
slowed in the old warehouse.
The Mercury is trihe over ll56 tons
measurement, old style, and is as sound
as dollar, notwithstanding her thirty
odd years battling with the elements.
While in Hong Kong, IA leak was discOv-
cred, and in searching for it stone was
I found between the DlankinG and lining
that had gradually worn nearly through
the four-inch oak plank; since being re-
paired she has scarcely leaked ii drop.
He cargo is coming out in \ condition,
only Il few mats of rice having been
damaged, and that by sweating. The
whole cargo was slowed in Hong Kong,
by experts, for $3.50 in Mexican money
about 40 cents per day being paid
there for labor, as against S3 per day
here. Stevedore Chas. Case has the con-
tract OF unloading the Mercury, and Is
expediting business with two teams for
hoisting and a crew of men in the hold
and several on tine wharf. Since com
mencing, part of the white men STRUCK
for higher wages, and several Cinnamon
have been employed. Some of the lat
ter look like late additions To our popu-
lation from British Columbia. They
can now earn good Yankee money and
send it to China when the Mercury goes
after another load
With Puget Sound several hundre
miles nearer To China than San Francisco
is, and with the necessities of a vast and
growing population beginning to be
made manifest, it will be surprising if
our trade with the celestial kingdom"
does not soon attain immense proper
tons. Let it be encouraged.
, 1883-08-09
Opposition

New YORK, Aug. q Certificate of in
corporation of the Exchange Telegraph
Company was filed in the county clerks
office yesterday. The incorporators are
c. ID. Field, G. S. Hurd, Alex Thain, l.
Bentley and J. Jewett. The general
route is from this city to San Francisco,
with intermediate lines and branches
The capital stock is S2,OOO,OO0, divided
into 10000 shares of $l00 each. The
night to increase the capital is reserved.
Each OF the incorporators has 100 shares
ot stock. Alex. Thain said last night
that S5u6,OOO had already been pledged
by merchants, especially by persons in
the grain business. Wires to Chicago
were expected to be in ope ration by Jan
, 1883-08-09
At EIGSt.

CONCORD, n. II Augusta 2.-Thc forty
second ballot resulted in the election of
austin +. Pike for United States Sena-
tor for six years, from March /, 1885.
The result Of the ballot. was greeted with
tumultious applause. Pike is G3 years
old, lawyer in active practice, has
been representative IN Congress, and
IS considered one of the ablest republic
cans in the State.
, 1883-08-09

NEW YORK, Aug. 3. The first bale of
hops OF the season arrived this morning,
being four days earlier than the first
bale last year, and was sold to 1t prom
inent brewing firm for fifty cents per
pound. 1t was grown in Oneida county,
New York.
, 1883-08-09

Mall
Mr.. John Collins, of Seattle, is making
arrangements to lay out a town-site on
his property near Anacortes, on Fldal-
go Island.
Mr.. Z. Blanchard, of Fir, on the south
fork of the Skagit, is about to build a
schooner having a capacity of forty tons,
to be used in a general freightiug bust
ness on the Sound.
Machinery for a large portable steam
sawmill was received last week by Messrs.
Collins & White, to be established at
Ten-mile creek, on the Whatcom and
Nooksack road.
, 1883-08-09

Business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days
number lS2, as against 1870 last week;
New England States has B, middle
States 33, western 70, Pacific States II,
Canada - and New Yorl. City 10.
, 1883-08-09
Whatcom County News.

LS'ftt3e-l
New Whatcom is the name given by
p. b. Cornwall to the old Sehome town
site under the new plat.
B.3sting on the Canadian Pacific
Railroad can be heard distinctly every
day by the settlers living on the tele-
graph road between Whatcom and Nook
sack.
The Bellingham Bay and British Co.
lumbia Railroad engineers, Z. c. Prath-
er in charge will commence next week
to run the preliminary survey of the
road from the bay to the Nooksack
river. A full force will he put on in or
der TO expedite the survey as rapidly as
possible. That the road will he built.
and that within the next few months. is
an assured fact.
A number of singing fish are reported
in the Straits near Semiahmoo. They
are small and fly out of the water, pro-
ducing noise like the buzz of tele-
graph wire.
Asmall party is fitting out at Mt. Yer
non for the purpose of prospecting for
gold in the mountains at the head of
Baker river and Ruby creek this sum
mer. They expect to find rich quartz
mines in that region. They will start in
about two weeks.
Lummi is situated ON the north end of
BeIlingham Bay, at tha mouth of the
Nooksack river, and an excellent agri-
cultural district is tributary to it. a
good wharf, warehouse and other CON
vieIces make it an excellent landing for
either Sound or river steamers. b. y.
mcDOnOugh is the merchant and trader
that furnishes the farmers with supplies
and receives and ships their produce.
Shingles, produce, vegetables, fruit,
eggs, chickens, butter, hides, furs, fish
oils, etc. are shipped weekly by Mr.. Me-
Donough. The trade furnished by the
Lummi Indians, from their reserva-
ton ON the west side Of the river, is an
aggregates about $500 per week. It's
location, convenient shipping facilities
and other advantages combine to make
Lummi one of the coming towns OF the
country.
Semiahmoo is situated in the extreme
northwestern part of Whatcom county.
The present town, trading post and post
Office is situated on what is known as
the spit a narrow peninsula extending
far out into the water between Semiah
moo Bay and the Gulf of Georgia. 1t is
two miles from the mainland. Two
creeks, Dakota and California, empty
into the bay nearly opposite the spit.
These streams drain a large section of
country rich in agricultural resources.
On themainlaLd side of the bay, east and
north, the country is well settled with
prosperous class of industrious farmers,
vino ara waiting patiently for the advent
of better transportation facilities. 1t is
IN erstood that parties are negotiating
lOf tfdCt vi ldiu db 1hio POlhu oh "iiiNH
to lay out and build town, but if the
scheme is not successful, it will be be-
cause of the extravagant prices at which
the present owners hold their real estate.
This is certainly desirable location for
a town, and liberal policy on the part
of those now in possession of the land
will result in the upbuilding Of a town
and the immediate development of the
country in that portion OF the county.
There is no reason why prosperous
town cannot be maintained at or near
and the farmers, fruit grow
ers and stock raisers in the vicinity be
benefited in a corresponding degree.
, 1883-08-09
Territorial Officers,

Governor Wan. \. Newell! Olympia.
Secretary, y. H. Owiug-,
Treasurer. Il. y. Ford.
Auditor. I. NJ. Reed.
L. =. Marshal. Charles Hopkins, Seattle.
L. y Pros Attorney. j. i. Allen, NiIa NaIa.
L. ). Asst. {. II. HlRfsrl Seattle.
Chief Justice, Il. =. Greene. SeI;tic
AS-O. :. {. WiugIrd WIl!g WJlla.
= Jno- j. iIOyt, Olympia.
Pros. Atty, II Disi.C. NJ Bradshaw, Pt. Townsend.
Jefferson County:
Auditor. Jdm-- Seavey, Port Townsend.
Treasurer. Frank-A. BartletI. Port Townsend
Probate Judge, ID -ll.Nan B1kkclCG Pg. g.TowH-rnd.
Sheriff. j. +. ShechaH, Post TJUa-, iil.
Coroner. l., : I0N-ic.
School Supt., Z. y Collins far, Di--or-r,.
County CO.nmi~~iaaH-, - D s-.:il e Port Lad
low; Ja+ =. smith, Pu-: Discovery i. !. PiuIi-
El'r, Port Townsend.
, 1883-08-09

nary 1st. Some of the best telegraph /
patents in the country have been secured.
Thain sail the company intended to
build a line and operate it as a business
enterprise, but that it was not for sale.
, 1883-08-09

New YORK, Aug. 1.-The situation of
the telegraphic strike is about the same.
There are rumors that an important
movement will soon occur Oh the part
of the strikers. but nothing can be
learned regarding it. Business is ap-
parently going smoothly at the Western
Union. All the operators were paid off
yesterday, and are at work this morn
ing. Strikers who desire money were
paid off by the brotherhood today Word
was received at police headquarters at
noon today that a number of striking
operators and linemen had assembled
up town, and were preventing two line
men from climbing the poles to repair
wires. A force of police was sent to the
scene. Early this morning the police
men telegraphed that the circuit run.
ming south from headquarters refused
to work. When daylight came the line
men who were sent out by the depart
ment found that not far from head
quarters some one had climbed pole
and wound a piece of heavy wire around
forty or fifty wires that ran through tie
street, punching them all together, and
all circuits were thus disabled. The OBJ
struction was removed.
, 1883-08-09

Oranges 25cts. a dozen at Plummer
Bros. & Terry.
, 1883-08-09
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, 1883-08-09
SKIPPING NEWS.

PoRT BLAKELY August t. Sailed
Barkentine r. X. Ham aud Camilla
PoRT GAMBLE. August ARRIVED
Bank Hope, from Honolulu.
PoRr TOWNSEND, August ARRIVED /
Steamer Wilmington and idaho.
PoRT MADISON, July Arrived
Barkentine Northwest from San Fran
cisco.
Sailed-Schr. RosaIind.
PORT TOWNSEND, August ARRIVED
Detroit, Sadie F. Cattler, Lizzie Ma,
shal.
PoRT BLAKELY, August ARRIVED
North Star.
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The S-chia ssIsa~tcr--Fonr Thousand
lives Lost.

NAPLES, July 81. OF the foreigners
staying at the island of Ischia only
hree were saved, who were at the thea
ter Saturday night. Survivors state
that they we're obliged to pass the night
III absolute darkness, and without dar-
ing to move even 10 assist those calling
for help beneath the ruins According
to the latest estimate 1900 persons per
ished on the island. Soldiers searching
for victims were fatally injured today.
Subscriptions have been opened
throughout Italy for the relief of the
distressed.
NAPLES, July 31.-ft is now stated as
certain that 1000 persons perished on
the island of Ischia Saturday night.
NAPLES, July 81 Midnight Two
thousand soldiers are digging in the
ruins. They have saved 1000 lives up to
midday Sunday, and exhumed twenty
four PERSONS Monday.
ROME, July 31-The king and queen
of Italy have subscribed 100000 lire and
the pope 10000 lire for the relief of the
sufferers.
NAPLES, July 31.-The only American
known to have been injured by the
earthquake on the island of Ischia Sa-
turiay, was a Miss Van Allen, and she
only slightly.
NAPLES, July 31.-Search ot the ruins
for bodies of the victims of the earth
quake at Ischia continued during the
night. All the bodies recovered were
buried imme eliateIy to prevent miasma.
An eyewitness describes the scene at
the theater, when the earthquake occur
red, as an awful one. The curtain had
just risen when tremendous shock
was felt, amid fearful roar and the
ground rocked like ship in storm.
\ great cry Of terror arose from the
audience, who were thrown into Il heap,
great number being buried beneath
the timbers of the building which fell
on them. Then two more shocks oc-
CURED. Ali who could rushed out OF
the theater, and hundreds clambered i'll
trees in search for safety Most of the
people however, escaped to shore. Bon
fires were lighted. Hundreds of half
dressed men and women, wild with ter
ror and grief, ran to and from the ruins
with torches during the night searching
for missing friends. Among the per-
sons who were on the island OF Ischia
Saturday night, and who have been
missing since the earthquake occurred,
was Mr.. CONNIE, an English or Ameri-
can gentleman. He resided at the hotel
Mauzi.
, 1883-08-09

On, y..Ir.. -. SIM Ths,r mough~..... 3. 81
Six months .--... 5ur. one month --.----- l.uu
In Advance.
- Per week. - ceut-; collections mll,, every
SATURDAY.
, 1883-08-09

The Society of Friends in England has
repealed the prohibition of marriage be-
tween first cousins, which has been in
force in that body for 200 years.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-23
Dramatic Entertainment and
Ball.

By reference to the advertisement in
this and next weeks issue it will be
seen that Steam Fire Company No. 1
will on the evening Of the 4th July, give
a grand dramatic entertainment and
ball in which drawing will be en-
braced. From the fact that a famous
Comic Drama, in two acts, entitled
Our Wife," a French play entitled lie
Marriage Force" will be rendered and
$500 worth in prizes distributed, it
will doubtless be the most brilliant
affair that ever took place in Opelousas,
Admission to entertainment and ball
so cents. The committee have our
thanks for an ivitation to attend.