, 1886-08-12
With Our Exchanges.
TIT. II. IO u N flIk, IJVC
Port Townsend, Aug. D, 1886.

Capt. ]. E. Burns wife died at Tacoma
the other day.
The Skagit County Republican Con.
yentiOn will be held at Laconner August
21st.
The call for the republican primaries
aud county convention appears in ouI
columns today.
N. L. Cation is ont in a long letter tt
the Democrats of Walla Walla county
deSbuncing Voorhees,.
Lawyers in Judge Hoyts district are
urging Hon. j. p. Judson for his
successor after his term expires.
The special edition OF the Oregonian
| devoted exclusively to the G.. A. R., will
be appreciated by old soldiers all over
the coast.
The Vermont Democrats have nomi-
mated Mr.. Shurtoff for Governor. The
party has evidently stripped for a big
| fight.
Spokane county democrats elected a
solid anti-Voorhees delegation. II this
thing goes much farther it will become
contagious.
Hon. B. l.. Sharpstein, of Walla Walla,
is spoken OF as a probable successor OF
Judge Langford whose term has been
cut short by the q. s. senate.
Pierce County republicans elected q
delegation to the territorial convention
favorable to Hon. Ezra Meeker. The
vote stood: Meeker, 5S; opposing, 46.
The sorrowful son of noted mugwump
deplores the obstinacy of the United
States senate, and sees the collectorshil
OF Port Townsend vanish from his
reluctant gaze. His grip was bitter, but
the senate was too many for him Port.
land Telegram.
The Victoria Times has information oil
no less than eight cases OF leprosy in
Chinatown there. Seven are Chinese
| the eighth being an Indian woman
"IseFe is disagreement among learned
thorities as the diseases being con-
yious, except by actual. personal con,
t, yet it is well enough to demand that
lepers shall be isolated from populous
lmunities.
mong those mentioned to serve as
carers at the Tilden funeral are
rles A. Dana, J. H. Reed, Smith M
d, Hon. Samuel J. Randall, Hon
Bigelow, Hon. Andrew II. Green
iident Cleveland and Governor Hill
funeral car used will be square
hearse, with drapings entirely re,
I'd from the casket. The. faneral
De handled by employees OF the de-
ed, among whom will be Butler Gil
Coachnan Dennis O'Hara, Valei
Johannsen and Captain Healey
eyacht Viking. 1t is not decided
Who will officiate at the funeral
Pelton suggested the names of Rev
rosby and of Rev. DR.. Hickcock
President of Union Theological
mary.
IE ISLAND RALRoAD.-Bell, LaIkiI
nterson have laid the last rail on the
: between E-qujmault and NanaimO
they expect to complete the whole o.
contract by the Doth OF August. l
lnounced by the Victoria STANDARD
Sir John and Lady Mcdonald vii
)ably make trip to NanaimO over th,
before their return to Ottowa. Th,
cry from Goidstream over the sum
to Shawnigan lake and through tn,
itchan valley l5 so varied anC
nrcsque that it would be source o
ct if such an opportunity is no
Tded to them. This announcement
se completion OF the Island railway
II most Of our readers did not know
the work had been scarcely com
ice, viii take most persons by SUI
e; but it is only proving the truth @
frequent asserting in the ARGUS tina
road when completed will max
.oria the real practical terminus c
Canadian Pacific Railroad. NaDai
aud Vancouver will be connected b
nense ferry boats which will take o
hole train OF cars, ard passengers ca
hrough to Victoria without 'eavin
seats. That Victoria Will be til
linus Is shown by the determinatio
ne Imperial aud Dominion Cover
its 10 fortIfy Esquimanlt. Lieu
O'BFien of the Royal Engineer
threc BoH-c 'mmIssi0ned 'fiicerS "a
d from Halifax few days ago I
he the preliminary surveys foT exFel
% Notifications, and have alread
sred upon the reconnaissance.