, 1886-02-25
From 1Io-dax's Daily.

\ large number of passengers left on
the Dispatch this morning.
The custom house employees had n
half holiday today, and the cutter VOL
colt fired salute.
A gentleman who lives in Portland
said the other day that next Friday was
the day set for an outbreak against
Chinese in that city.
Flags were flying on all the liberty
poles in town today, and on the shipping
in our harbor, in honor of the birthday
OF Washington. The cutter Wolcott
was specially gaily decorated with
bunting.
Rev. Mr.. .Romirger's lecture. mentioned
IN Saturdays paper, will be delivered
tomorrow evening at o'clock in the
Presbyterian church. All who desire to
hear about Germany and Germans
should net fail to attend.
KIND WoRDs.-The following in the
Olympia Standard. of the 10Th, is heartily
appreciated. Our readers will pardon
US for its reproduction, surely: The
ARGUS office, at Port Townsend, had
close call from fire a few evenings ago.
1t was fortunately discovered in time for
speedy extinguishment. Its loss would
have been public calamity, for no man
has labored more faithfully for the
interests of the whole Territory than has
Mr.. Weir, its enterprising proprietor
Capt Morgan, of the Dispatch, Is by
no means sure that the contract awards
to Morgan & Hastings on the Fort
Townsend -Semiahmoo route is for mails
six times per week, but thinks 1t may be
simply for semi-weekly mail as hercto ore.
They are anxiously waiting for c.. ,iai
information, and will begin preparations
as soon as they know what is expected OF
them. II the daily mail has been decided
upon they will have to have two or three
new beats.
The Seattle bar has had a meeting,
and has taken steps 10 investigate the
charge that certain members of the legal
profession (including G. VenHbl Smith,
Junius Rochester and others) had
decided to take steps to have such
attorneys disbarred from practice If the
charges We're sustained. 1t speaks well
for the dignity and loyalty of the Seattle
lawyers.
BEEcHER IN WAsEINGToN.-A Wash
ington dispatch to the Oregonian, dated
on the 18th, said that Capt Beecher
would have q hearing in a few days
before the senate committee on commerce
upon charges that had been preferred
against him-one OF which was that of
steamer Evangel. It further stated that
the Collector Indignantly denied the
charge, and said if there had been any
truth in it he would have been arrested
and tried here for it when it occurred;
also that he expected to make short work
OF his adversaries when allowed an
opportunity, and that papers from Port
Townsend were expected in few days.
We may expect developments shortly.
MACHINE SHoP.-Messis. Morgan &
Hastings have leased a portion Of
Weymouth & Bills blacksmith shop, and
have started a machine shop therein,
where they have a competent machinist
in charge who will attend to all orders
particularly in the line of shipping
Morgan & Hastings have quite a good
deal of work to do from time to time on
their own boats, and should they get a
daily mail to carry down among the
islands they will put in boiler shop
here, as we'll as machine shop. They are
pushing ahead in u manner that leaves
no doubt as to their intention to corral
all the business possible for Port Town
send.
PAY THE PREAcHER,-Too many peO-
pie get the impression that whatever
they may contribute toward the support
of the Churches is charity-that those
called to preach the Word of God are
mere mendicants whom the public must
support for appearance sake. Such an
idea is not only cruel injustice to those
whose lie services are given in a noble
cause, but it is harmful to the person
who entsrtains it. So far from seeking
the ministry as an easy means of making
a living, almost every one in it is there
in obedience to the urgent necessity felt
| by st. Paul when he said "Woe is me If
| I preach not the gospel" A majority of
them have talents and ability that would
command lucrative salaries in commercial
pursuits and as general thing their
experience involves lifelong sacrifice for
| their fellow men. Port Townsend cou d
not afford to dispense with her churches
any more than she could dispense with
her schools, and the money spent in
supporting them probably brings larger
and better substantial returns In
elevating, enlightening, purifying and
| bettering society than that spent in any
other way.