, 1886-12-02

house.
From =Eo-ua='s DaitS.
The early advertiser clutches the slick
els.
Don't miss the entertainment tomor-
row evening.
It is still warm enough for flies to be
Troublesome.
AHarker, formerly of Po:t Townsend,
is now speculating largely in Swinomish
oats.
Br. bark Cyprus IS ready for sea with
100000 feet of lumber, bound from Ia
coma to Montevideo.
: large amount of weather seems to be
lcafiDg around somewhere, and may call
upon Us at any time.
Our patent outside exchanges are just
coming TO hand with full accounts Of ex-
President AEthur's death.
Father ManiOuloux has Just returned
from q visit TO Tacoma, where he was
the guest OF Father Hylebos.
The NaH claims Skagit as the banner
republican county in the territory, it hav-
ing given Bradshaw 2S4 majority.
Tie Pacific Journal, for want Of better
employment, keeps count of the number
Of ducks killed at Shoalwater Bay.
y. P. Sharpstein of Walla Walla has
Iorr orDo;,tal IpspacFor Of ou-snr,7
with headquarters at Port Townsend.
Whisper it softly in Gath. Another
wedding will take place ere young 1887
rings the change on his aged predecessor.
They are publishing the election news
in this territory-some Of the papers
making a regular patent medicine ad-
vertisement OF it.
Prof. r. E. Ryan, of Leland, newly
elected county school superintendent.
was in town today also Mr.. Hamilton
and another gentleman from Quilcine.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Price have removed
from Port Discovery to Port Blakeley,
where Harry has accepted & position in
the employ OF the mill company at that
place.
Captain deLion's stevedoring crew on
the ships Dartford and Oasis struck at
Tacoma the other day, alleging that there
was an attempt TO work sailors with
them.
Mr. ". Il. FOuts, formerly mail agent
on the Port Townsend Whatcom route,
has temporarily taken Iatrick Conley's
place on the route during the latEer's
indisposition.
There is something the matter with the
postaf1ice at Old Tacoma. The ARGUS
las failed to reach its subscribers there
several times lately-althoug properly
and regularly mailed from here.
One of our local wiseacres has discov-
cred that we always have the ug even
irgs IN the winter, Just when we need
them most to compensate for the short
DAYS IEscrutable providence, surely.
The Argus proposes to furnish all the
public needs IL the line OF local newspa-
Per e2 erprise, and If it doesn't double
is subscription list during 1887 it viii
not be for want Of devoted, persistent
effort to merit favor.
1t was a merciiGl providence that took
Chester a Arthur from earthly scenes
before the publication Of those horrible
caFIcature pic;ares Of him in the news
papers. No inspection has Jeen made
yet TO see it he has turned over in his
grave.
Joseph W. Robinson OF Olympia, pros
ecuting attorney elect in that district
and law partner of Hon. n. S. Porter,
has left his wife and decamped for parts
unknown with all the firms money be
could get hold of. It is supposed that a
lewd woman accompanied him-so we
learn by private letter.
The Victoria Times says that Miss
Leighton of the Eckert-Leighton musical
comedy company IS the sweetest singer
in the company, and that Mr.. Eckert, 3
tenor, and Mr.. Frillman, basso of great
compass OF voice, were warmly received
in their several contributions, The zylo-
phone performance was the best OF the
kind ever heard, and Was loudly ercored.
Hon. A. ". Bash arrived Saturday
with a scow load OF produce from his
Oak Harbor farm, and Will return for
another lead. bringing also some live
st ck, among which Will be several horses
for sale. MIr. Bash Is mpYiug his taInily
into one of the S5ockapj houses north
OF Maple Avenue for the winter. H. Will
erect a dwelling house for himself in the
spring.
The Whatcom RereiIie refiecls severely
upon Judge Hoyt for his decision grant
ing the injunction OF the Mackay-B Ben
nett postal telegraph line as against :he
\. p. 1t says if the telegraph company
hal been a Pocr man the decision
would have been different We be-
lieye the aspersions unjust. The charter
II the 4 P. expressly makes ii govern
usGt military post road, and thus re-
serves the very right claimed BY the tel
egraph company.