, 1886-07-08
From, .E>uessax,s oai,y

City council meeting tomorrow even
ing.
Our public building don't materialize,
somehow.
Mr.. Bradshaw arrived home this morn
ing from the cast.
What's the matter with the Seattle
Times9 We don't get our copy any
more.
VIM. Payne has been very fatteringIy
spoken Of for mayor during the past few
days.
The Washington Steamboat Trans
portation Co.'s time card appears in
today's Argus.
The board OF registration Is bringing
to light many Irregularities in the qualifi-
cations Of voters.
Capt. deLion has been so useful since
his election TO the city council that he
has had boom for tie mayoralty. too.
| Won't Mayor FF!ilI come out and say
whether or not hs-wiil run again? There
seems to be some doubt about the matter.
Judge Kahn got LETT somehov by
the democratic county convc ion.
What's the matter: The cid machine
must have slipped cog.
J. III. Hernandez aud family have
returned from Tacoma, and viii reopen
shoe shop in the McCurdy building
next door to Scott's barber shop.
Prof. and Mrs. o. e. Hennig. formerly
OF this city, now have the largest and
finest dress making par'ors = Portland
Employing from eight to IL dozen girls
all the time. They recently moved to an
elegant location at the corner of Nor
rison and Fourth streets.
Frank Pettygrova received a car load
OF coal oil on the schooner Annie Larsen,
via San Francisco, from the east. Many
in town have been taking advantage of
the low prices to lay in a stock. N. ID.
Hill & Son also received a car load not
long since over the Northern Pacific.
IhS CpOntHG L dIIS EtmCcTut Is III luS
field to stay, with vigorous fight to
rescue its party from Yoorheesism. 1t
is weally too bad that the naughty
republicans are making SO much
twouble for ChawIes. And then the
bottom has fallen out of that "laund
graunt" plea, too.
Our friend D. w. Higgins, of the
Victoria Colonist, is a candidate for
local parliamentary honors. His first
political venture, in connection with the
Victoria city council, was SO successful
that he is led 70 venture into deeper
water. We conGdentially expect 10 see
his name with the caba,istic "M. P. p"
attached hereafter.
BADLY BURNED. - Master Charley
Barthrop was so seriously burned on FRI
day night that it is feared he may lose his
eyesight. He was touching off rocket.
and thought it had gone out, VIXEN
stopping over it 20 blow the fuse it
exploded burning the poor little fellow
AOOdb A4EN liSC anu ICGlu VIC
shall rejoice if the medical efforts to save
his eyesight prove successful.
q. S. Bank Inspector Pierce was in
town yesterday, busily engaged in max
ing an examination of the 1st National
Bank in this city. He found everything
in splendid condition, and gave as his
varIfnt 4bat Cnp hoor- r-,as not ,,I,, .,
model institution but ore of the best
managed banks on the coast Every
true citizen of Port Townsend i. proud
OF our bank and lis capable officers.
Charley Finn intends to run for city
marshal again, and says he doesn't
Intend to break his record now, after so
many successful contests. There is a
good deal OF sympathy with Mr.. Zent,
and there IS also considerable dissatisfac-
ton with tac present laxity with which
low dives are managed. Whether il
would lee possible for any man TO give
satisfaction or whether Mr. Firms
opposition will be strong enough 10
unseat him, the ARGUS does not pretend
to say.
Judge Kuhn came ont emphaticalIy foI
Voorhees, at the democratic central com.
mittec meeting, bpt somehow his sin
cer;ty mast have been doubted, because
a county convention pledged strongly tc
our Delegate refused TO send him to the
Territorial convention. Or, maybe il
was because other democrats hereabouti
coveted the honor of delivering the votes