, 1886-04-08
Inspector, 18th, Lighthouse Dis
Fron, rzocaax.s DAILY.

From MOEIaS'S DatiS.
Capt. Morris returned to Dungeness
today.
AIr. l.. Rostein is in town again with a
stock OF goods.
The Queen arrived early this after
noon.
The Dispatch got aground this morn
ing alongside of Quincy street wharf,
aud was detained couple of hours
thereby.
Capt Biondi goes up Sound today to
testify in court at Seattle on the Blue
jacket case.
Mr.. Jas. Jones will attend to all orders
for the Northeast in which Port Tow n
send is soon to be illustrated.
Our street commissioner would do we'll
to look after the railing along the steps
leading up the hill on Quincy street.
NEW BUSINESS. - Frank PettyGrove
has rented the lower story of the new
brick building owned by Fred. l.. Terry,
and will open therein a grocery and feed
store.
The advertisement of the steamer
Rustler, Capt. Hannah, will grace ouI
columns hereafter. Mrs. Hannah arrived
here today from San Francisco on the
Queen.
The Presbyterian church in Portland
was sold ut auction last Wednesday fol-
S68,OOO. The ground cost $500 in 1869
and the house is worth almost as much
more. A very fair advance.
Passengers from San Francisco fol
Port Townsend per Queen: J. A. John
son, NJ. G. Orton, J. A. Tracy, P. T.
Tracy, @. Morris, Fl. B. Stevens, MAJ
Endelman and Mrs. IL. G. Hannah.
Mr.. j. J. Hunt, of the Cosmopolitan
has rented the upper part of the Bank
building, and is fitting up the same fol
lodging rooms, the enlarged capacity oi
his new hotel being still inadequate fol
his growing business.
Mr.. Banta, of this city, will start on
his return to Granite Greek mines about
the middle of this month. He has o
claim there which he thinks will pay
from Sc to So per day to the man. He
has prospected that whole mining region
over, and thinks that those who have
the best claims will make pretty well Out
Of them, although the field is not SC
extensive, he says, as it is generally
credited to be.
Mr.. o. II. Holcomb arrived home Satur'
day with pair of fine heavy dray horses
for Adams & Lake. While absent he
met with serious loss, one splendid
horse that he had purchased having died
on his hands. It involved q loss of over
$500 in coin. He had contracted to
deliver tie horses here, so OF course the
loss came entirely out OF his own pocket
He bought another animal in place oi
the one lost, but says that frst-clasi
heavy horses are scarce and high priced
in Oregon.
Michael Geraghty, Esq, who left Port
Angeles last year to complete few
months work undertaken in Chicago
arrived here on his return this morning
and proceeded to Angeles on the Dis
patch. While in the east he published {
lengthy letter in the Chicago Citizen
descriptive of Puget Sound and Por
Angeles in particular, which was repro
duced in the ARGUS. He is an enthusias
tic as ever about the future of Angeles
and says its population will Teceiv'
numerous substantial additions this year
ACCIDENTAL DEATH-Last night I
soldier from Fort Townsend fell owe
the bluff along the western water from
abreast Of the sea wall, and was Instant,
killed. \ picket fence had been bull
along the top OF the bluff, and it is sup
posed that the unfortunate deceased il
the darkness somehow got over o
through the fence and attempted I,
wllk along the outside. He must hav
fallen 40 or 90 feet before striking, an,
no doubt his neck was dislocated by th
fall. There were some bruises abou