Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-15

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PoKz TozxsEsD. April Il. 1855
The ship jeremiah thompson has
been lIbeIed BY StsVedOre Case, srd =
Depasy Marshal vas placed on board
yesterday morning. The captain gave
bends and the ship vas released. II
appears that vhen the ship vest 70 Port
Gamble contract wss entered into De
tzseu the captain and stevedoEe 70 load
the vessel with spsrs and lumber for
certain figure agreed upon, bot on In
ishing the leading, the vessel did net
carry a. mzny thousand feet of spsrs as
the captain expected she would Tbs
CON pIsmenf % Der cargo Vas made up
10 lumber, which. Of course, favored the
stsvsdore. as il Il less expensive 20 stov
in ships hold a given quantity Of
lumber than Of spars- Nov the captain
wants to alloE, We believe, one dollar
per thousand feet for the lumber. There
are 30 large spars 10 the ship: We did
not hear ho1 much lumber. For num-
Der Of days Mr.. Case has besl trying to
convince Captain Peterson of the j8stice
Of bis claim; bat getting no Satisfaction.
and the ship bsing nearly ready for ses,
be fOand il necessary 90 libel her.
@Secoud Lisateuant John Z. Rhodes,
o. the United States revenue steamer
Oliver Wolcott, stationed here, has re-
eeived orders to pFOcsed TO San Fran
cisco, and appear on the Dth instant
before a board of examiners, consisting
of Captains John w. White, Calvin l.
Hooper and Michael T. Heslsy, of the
United States Revenue Marine Service,
to be examined for promotion TO First
Lieutenant. The Lieutenant was at
tached to the revenue cutter Samuel
Dexter. at Newport, Rhode Island. last
winter. when she performed valuable
services IN rescuinR many Of the drown
ing passengers aud the crew of the i'll
fated steamer Columbus. Lost on Devils
Bridge, Grayhead, January 18th, ISL
Ga one Of the trips he made IN the cut
ter's boats, between his vessel and the
wreck, he found that on accouRt of the
high seas il was impossible for his boat
10 board the wreck, and IN order to save
| two meu Who were hanging 10 the rig
ging, in an exhausted condition, 1.-THE
last left on the wreck be jumped over
board. swimming to the wreck. de
| boarded her, saved the men, and re-
turned to bis vessel. For this gallant
conduct be received the thanks of Con
Rress, and was advanced twenty one
numbers on the list of Second Lieuten-
ants, bringing him now, by the recent
| promotion OF Samuel Mcguire, at the
head of the list. Tue death of Captain
Timothy Treadway. promoted First
Lieutenant Henry Blake, thereby max
ing the existing vacancy, which will no
doubt soon be filled BY Lieut.. Rhodes,
who takes his departure this GBorninR,
going by the way of Portland.
The bark James Cheston was to9ed
to Port Gamble yesterday By the tug
Fyee, where her crew viii be paid on
and discharged. They were all shipped
here six or seven months ago, and Cap
tam Cannon reports them as the best
crew that ever sailed with him out of
this pert. The James Cheston belongs
70 tbs Puget Mill Company and will
load at one of their mills. Hef destina-
ton is not known yet.
A party vas given last evening by Mr..
aud Mrs. Frank Bartlett at their ele.
CANT residence, which was we'll attend
ed. Ii was given as compliment to
their young friend, Miss Ihane, who Is
on a visit from Victoria. Dancing and
games we're inaueurated and continued
until midnight, when supper was served
Dancing was then resumed, and con-
tinued until late ho1r. During the
evening several of the guests entertained
the company With vocal and i2strumen-
tai music. The affair throughout was
most enjoyable. The following we're
present Colonel and Mrs. Douglass,
Major aRd Mrs. Burke, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Goodwin, Lieutenant and Miss
O'Neil, Mrs. Murphy, Miss Burke, Dec
tors Hall, Seavy and Devan, CaptaiR
and Mrs. Moore, Lieutenant and Mrs.
futile, Captain Fletcher. Captain Glib
son, Mr.. ard Mrs. LaDdes, Mr. and Mrs.
Kirk patrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Biondi, Miss
Ella Bash. Miss Cora Bash, Miss lib
balls. Miss Reese, Mrs. Reese. Mrs.
Beecher. Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Seavy,
Miss McCabe, Mrs. Smith, Mr.. Plat,
Mr.. Wolf, Mr.. Burkett, Mr.. Pettygrove,
Mr.. @. O. Bartlett, Mr.. Al. Bartlett, Mr..
Hughes, Mr.. Hill, Mr.. aehs, Mr.. Cal.
honn.