, 1886-05-06
From aaIuraax,a DAILY.

From saturdays Daily.
May day.
Growing weather.
Legal blanks at the ANGUS office.
A. w. Bash went to Coupeville today
County commissioners meeting on
Monday next.
Gen. West, special agent of the
Treasury Department was here recently.
Friend Dodd has been induIging in
fire-prUof paint for the roof of the Central
Hotel,
Capt. Paul Boynton, the famous
swimmer, is to visit British Columbia
and Puget Sound.
An infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. J. Hart died at their home at Crescent
Bay, Glallam county, few days agu.
CoupeviIle's NJ. E. church building has
been repainted. Port Townsend's build
ing for that denomination is to receive
attention soon.
Miss Anna Reese, sister of the late
lamented Fred. Reese, has returned to
Port Townsend after prolonged visit to
her aged mother in England.
Passengers for Port Townsend from
San Francisco, per Queen: E. F. He'd
den, Il. T. Mayo and wife, A. 81. O'Neil
and wife, Mrs L. Moore and sister.
Mr.. A. B. Smith, the venerable father
OF our townsman, Gen. d. W. Smith,
who arrived here few months since
from Pennsylvania, has started homeward
much pleased with the country.
II. l.. Blanchard, who has been en-
ployed by the Puget Sound Iron Co.
ever since work began at IrondaIe, has
Just returned from a business visit in
the interests OF the company, to San
Francisco.
AIR. A. Reduill, the veteran piano man
who has made periodical visits to our
city for years past, is in town again to
remain a few days, looking after the
wants of his numerous customers here
aDouts.
Capt. and Mrs. Biondi left on the out
going ocean steamer last night, for
short visit to San Francisco. Capt. 81.
E. Morgan will attend TO all Capt.
Biondfs marine insurance business
during the latter's absence.
Mrs. Anderson has given up the
Charles Hotel, and bas rented the Fran
els Hotel restaurant. Mr.. d. p. Quinn
will have charge of the dining tables in
the new establishment, and good bust
ness is insured from the start.
On Thursday few of the prisoners at
Seatco made break for liberty. The
guards fired on them, and one man, the
leader, who was serving a fourteen-year
sentence, and who had tried twice before
10 escape, was killed. Only one escaped.
Call and examine some of the late
additions to our stock of stationery.
Fancy ball programmes, wedding cards,
fine envelopes, account books, statement
papers, etc. To these are added blank
receipt books, notes, drafts, ETC., bound,
from our own work.
Frank Jones, the Japanese partner of
Charlie Hing, the recently murdered
Jap, has been held to answer before the
district court, by Judge Ksrter. Messrs.
Bradshaw & Sachs and Geo. II. Jones
have been retained by the Chinese here
to assist Prosecuting Attorney Calhoun
in the case. Judge A. L. Teele IS counsel
for defense.
We bad the pleasure. on Thursday
afternoon OF meeting the distinguished
railroad party now at Tacoma. and of
riding with them in their elegant private
car from Tenino to Tacoma. There were
in the party: Messrs- c. b. Wright, Vice
President Oskes, Supt. Buckley; Land
Agent, Paul Schulzs, and others
Puget Sound steamers, belonging to
the o. r. & n. Co., are being run at
present on a schedule that greatly dis
commodes the local travelling public from
oae end of their route to the other.
Passengers are required not only to
either pay outrageous prices for berths
or sit up ali night, bat they are not
infrequently obliged to sit up half the
night or more, and get up at all hours Of
the night to get off at their destination.
Two dollars were paid one night not
long since for the use OF q room 81
hours, and the occupants were landed at
Seattle at ,, q. M, when every hotel was
closed, and they had to walk mile with
small children because no hacks could
be had This was but an individual
! case, but it IS typical of many others.
Eastern people who visit Puget Sound
are obliged to pass over its waters in the
night, and see as little of it as possible.