, 1885-12-31


Port Townsend will have an early
spring, so to speak, in business point
ofview.
Peter McDougall, of Oak HHrboT,
Island Co, died there on the 18th inst,
at the advanced age of 50 years.
Several members OF the Legislature
from eastern Washington took trip
down the Sound this week ana went
through 70 Victoria
The rock in Oak Harbor channel,
upon which the steamer City ot Quincy
struck last summer, has been buoyed
out by the light house steamer Shu-
brick.
Our delegate III congress is very
thoughtful with instructions 20 his
political followers. His dispatch to
Judge Langford conveying news Of that
gentleman's appointment also contain
ed an imperative command not to dis
tribute any patronage till lie was heard
from.
The many friends Of Capt J. ". Nc
Allep will be glad to learn that he is sue
cessfully located in san Francisco in
business connected with Marine
Insurance. Capt. McAllep writes to q
friend in this city: 1T does seem good to
get down here among my old and stead.
fast friends where business is carried on
IN harmonious manner"
1t may not be generally known, but it
is a fact nevertheless, that Surveyor
General McMicken's term will expire in
February. Il is also limited that probat-
ly q Port Townsend citizen-Judge
huhn-may be appointed to the vacancy.
This is Il state secret which the ARGUS
has secured at great expense, and II it
doesn't turn out to be true we viii he
greatly disappointed
All the Quileute Indian trouble seems
to have vanished Ia air-at least for the
present. So far as We could learn, the
trouble arpse from the location of the
Quileute river being on part OF pre-
emption claim belonging to Dan Pulien.
No violence occurred, however, but
serious threats were made, and the
whites knowing the treacherous charac-
ter CT the red skins sent for help. It
will be Investigated by Col. Powell, of
Neah Bay.
The wreck of the lannch Underwater
coming ashore at Point Wilson seems
like ''the sea giving up its dead bat
Capt. McAl!ep does nrt assume any
interest in It. He looks 10 the decision
of the District Court instead, and as
the decision of Judge Greene was in
favor of Capt. McAllep in his suit against
the British bark Latona for sinking the
Underwriter, we hope that he may soon
get the amount OF damages awarded him
by the court.
The ARGUS folks had little merry
making of their Own yesterday. A din
ner was given for the employees at the
residence OF the editor, followed by Gn
evening spent IN social enjoyment.
Among the presents was a nice gold
pencil from the printers to the boss so
if you notice any editorial7 specially
commendabie you may know the cause.
Appropriate gifts were made all round,
the finest, perhaps, being a neat little
meerschaum pipe to the foreman from
the quill driver.
A party OF local sportsmen went to
Sequim Bay q few days ago on the
Virginia, hunting ducks. 1t consisted of
OF Messrs. z. W. Devoe, II. Il. Burkett,
Jas. Jones, T. NJ. Hammond, jr., Geo.
Trenholm and several others. Trenholm,
(who by the way never shoots ducks,
except on the wing) fired several times at
Il flock of decoys without somehow kill
ing a single one. He thinks there Is
something the matter with his gun. Mr..
Jones is spotted as the guilty one who
put the decoys out where they would do
the most good.