, 1886-12-02

/ g narrow, inside channel or account Of
severe weather. and ran oa suuken
/ !g3.e III Consequence = being slightly
on; o.: Lcr cJUrse. She now lies with
I He- hpw considerably e,e-ated and her
stern ont Of water, and may b. gotten
. safely OF. o- may lot. according a. the
/ 7e.-r- f4vors OF i bo!steEou5- IT,
/ Wildwood Is Temporarily doing duty OF
( tie PLaatou's rcI:e.
From 'rr=sy!aS'ss zsaIE=.
Tie WEELT A!.avs s.li the Scientific
-imer..Ga for - f. $500.
Or. Dryau'z office Is being removed
today from tie C.app bulIii-- - the
marine hospital on the hill.
Skating carnival with masks at Star
rctt's rink on tie night Of Dee IltL-
Admission, - cents
We viii give solid gold watch worth
50 for = club Of fifty Lev subscribers to
our Weekly. prepaid for leo7.
Last night when Or, Mini! went to
get his boat Ire found that some 4.screant
had c1t tAe rope of both ends Of it
Tie Virginia arrived tits morning
with Il scow load Of lay and grain from
WILDLY island. which was un!oaded at
Union wharf.
lie pile driver is At .Eorl, on a wharf
extension from Adams street between
the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Oliver x
Dyer's corner.
The duck hunters got home today
The party consisted Of Jas Jones, II. L.
Tibbals. ir.. Andy Weymouth and T. NJ.
Hammond, IT.
The Eckert-Leighton combination
viii furnish fun enough tonight to de-
light everybody. It will go around,
with lots to spare.
The finest line Of Perfumes il the
world, from the IabEatory of Alfred
Wright. of Rochester, y. Y. Fer sale
by Latimey & Co.
FIorance Marvin, fortune teller, viii
leave Port Townsend tomorrow morning.
Those desiring TO consult her by letter
should address Box ), Seattle.
The strike It Port BIakely is in dan
ger Of assuming serious proportions
Capt. Haines' militia company has been
ordered out to reserve the peace.
A splendid gold watch with filled"
cases, warranted for years worth $50, for
a club of twenty new subscribers to the
WEEKLY ARGUS, prepaid at So each for
1887.
Rev Mr. Crawford requests the young
men of his church to meet him at the
church on Thursday evening Of this
week instead OF Wednesday evening, as
previously announced.
Our Histrionic Club is industrious!y
preparing to present The Streets Of
New York" in manner so realistic that
it will bring down the house In dead
earnest. Get a reserved seat only.
Persons having real estate or any
other kind Of property to sell are re
quested to send in statement of same 10
the ARGUS, to be sold on commission.
All such property advertised free cost to
owner.
Mr.. o. II. Holcomb sent to Oregon
and purchased fine small sized pony
for Hon. r. c. Hill, for the latter's child
rem The animal arrived this morning
and OF course the juvenile postcrity are
delighted.
That large stock Of perfume has az
rived at Latimer & Cos We have tried
some of it and can cheerfully recommend
it as the best and strongest we have ever
seen in the market. Buy bottle for
your sweetheart.
We have received from Mr.. McMHrry,
our resident photographer, an excellent
photograph of Bishop Harris, taken when
he was here attending conference. Mr..
McMurry has them for sale, boudour
size, for only 80 cents.
Judge Swan has received a trial order
for fernoline oil to be sent to Hong
Kong, where 1t Will be used on railroad
ties 10 protect them from destructive
ants. The oil will be sent by steamer
from New York, and If it accomplishes
what is expected there Will be a large
demand for it.
The ARGUS for 1887 Will be devoted
entirely to commercial and literary news
will be non-partisan in politics and
will fill the eye of the most fastidious
local grumbler. Subscribe for a copy to
send to your eastern friends or relatives,
as reflex Of local growth and aGvan-
| tages.
Am. bark C. o. Whitmore, Captain
Thompson, arrived last evening 13 days
from Honolulu. Loads return cargo
of lumber at Port BIakeley. The Whit
more made remarkably quick run,
being only II days from Honolulu TO
Cape Flgttery. She made the round
trip in Il days.
| The Red Men will have q very import
ant business meeting tonight in connec-
tion with the building of their lew hall.
A full attendance IS requested, as it is
desirable that the hall be built at once.
| This tribe has increased so fast that
when all are present there is scarcely
room in the Good Templar's Hall to ac-
comodrate them, and more are anxious
to join. If the Red Men continue to in-
crease as they have during the past six
months, they will number nearly every
man in town. The organization is one
the best of the benevolent and social Or
ders, and we wish them every success.
Personal GOSSIP.
Mr.. Otto Raute, the Seattle coutrac-