Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-02

The Cerwia ofneeFs-Sew Reyenue
CATER - sealing - Projected water
WsEks-Persanal. &r.

t1fter - bcaAthG - peotected water
WsFks-Persaaai. sgr.
PoRT TowSsESp. April /, lso5.
Third Lieutenant Charles n. Kennedy
OF the revenue Steamer Oliver wolcott,
has been detached from that vessel and
ordered 10 tie United States revenue
steamer Thomas Corwin, nov fitting out
at san Francisco, for a ak months
cruise to the Arc.io. and the wet coast
OF Alaska. Lieutenant Kennedy left on
the steamer Geo. W. Elder. The follow
ing ~ list of the officers Of the Corwin:
Captain. Michael A. Hsaly: FIRST Lieu
tenant. ID. A. Hail; Second Lisutenants,
John W, Howison aud George A. Cook;
Third Lieutenant. John @. Cantveil;
Chief Enei1eef, Daniel b. Kelly; First
Assistant EnRineer, Alfred L. Broad
bent; Thirt Assistant Engineer, -. Nc
Lens2ap.
The contract for builling the nss
hull for the revenue steamer Richard
Rush. now At San Francisco, has been
awarded To the Hall bros Of Port Blake
~. the lowest bidders. for $4,000. Tue
dimensions are:leueth, ,l65 feet; breadth.
70 feet: depta. u feet. when completed
the vessel viii be taken to San Francis
ers a0d the machinery frous ihe old vea-
sel. The old h1li vil then be oGsrei
for sale- The long established repatA.
tion OF the Hail Brothers insnrss the
government q good vessel. of tue test
material and workmanship.
Charles kandson, the principal owner
Ia toe ship Jsremi ih Thompson. loading
spARs and lumber at Port Gamble for
n q
the sound 10 -kiag after the interest.
of numerous VI s~els leading here from
sime TO time. He left for the city on
the L der.
The fieet OF sealing vessels engaged
tai. year OF Caps flatteTy have found
the season % far successful. This IL
no doabs dus ss the calm weather OF
the o1Ast. Captain Mcfarland, who
pilo ed The British ship SIR William
Wallace. reporss thai tue schooner
Lottie. Captaia Brown. has caught So
far go seals; schooner Granger. Captain
Hansen, 20; eeaooner rcassr, Captain
Qaian. 15). schooner Lstitia. Captain
Williams, 80; schooner Seventy six. l50.
Ship Richard Ill, Aslnsyre master.
arrived from Saa Francisco, reports
light northesiy winds nearly all the
pAasa&e- dle loA1s GOAL ht DcPAftefc
Bay tor the city.
A party Of Surveyors have recon.
noitered Like Gibson, some 10 miles
distant, with view of asceEtAinins the
praeslcAallsts Of obtaining pare water
TO supply Port Townsend The charter
Of the eompany, ineerporssed year
AGO for she purpose af establishing
gAter waFks. sill ssof expire. An
effort viii be made ~ eemmeaos opers-
tons before that time
The corner stone of Waterman q
Kssx' nsw brick vas laid yesterday
under The superintsndenre Of Mr.. Dssoe.
!. Coaltes a Soa& Of seattle sad .
coma, have said their eniirs Interest In
shs bufehsr basiaess in PoFs rowasend
20 Captain JaakEaan. tho former owner
Of the same. who Fssutnes to-day his old
vocation b hind the block. Hs interest
in the Cosmopolitan Hotel vii Be LEASED
10 Mr.. Hunt.
Ansther saiooa is 10 hs opsnsd ia the
iovcr town. Toe ueU baiidtnG h 10 be
erecsed BY sn OLD resident on the Qaincy
street. whGTf.
Tyler street. b being opeaed between
Nnshinston and Je3srson. adiointng
tue rssidencs Of Mrs n. A. Gerrish.
The street there Was farmssly used ~
croQaet ground.