, 1886-05-06
With Our Exchanges.

\. o. Dresser's store at Coupevine has
been closed.
Miss Kate Morgan, of Dungeuess, is
teaching school at Leland.
Mr Murray, of Port Ludlow, is build
ing a vessel OF .C0 tons burden.
The Congregationalist College fund at
Coupeville has already reached 1880.
WILDLY island farmers are engaged IN
the pleasant pastime of sheep shearing.
a Washington special says: Rev.
Leonard. rector of ST. Johns Episcopal
church here. has been summoned to New
York to see ex-Psesident Arthur.
Anew York special says that agents
of the Canadian Pacific are soliciting
trade in that clty for line of steamers
to China and Japan in opposition to the
Pacific Mail and for the benefit of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad csn4 ny.
They will start in June, when the tea
trade begins.
f H. Winslow, Deputy Collector of
Customs, measured she little Iron steam
er Yukon yesterday Her registered
length is 36.3 feet; breadth, 1875 feet. aud
depth, 5.5 feet; her gross tonnage is
1869, and her Registered net tonnage is
14s5 tons. The length of 'he Yukon
over all is II feet.-P.-L.
Colonel A. A ShissIer, late chief clerk
OF the United States land Office at
Olympia, has resumed residence at his
native home iu Sunbury, Northumber-
land county, Pa, where he Is manager
of the business of Harvard, Rentz & Co.,
commission brokers in stocks, grain and
provisions-a firm which has direct
private wires from Sundbury TO Phila-
delphia, New York and Chicago.
SEMI-MoSTHLY STEAMERS FOR ALASKA
To accommodate the tourist travel
promised from the east, the Pacific
Coast steamship company viii send
steamers from Portland to Alaska every
fifteen days during May, June and July,
aud perhaps during August. The Idaho
will leave Portland on the Both inst and
about the Ist o: June and July. Either
the Mexico or the Aneon will be the
intermediate steamer.
United States Marshal Hamilton and
his deputy, Mr. Henry. brought from
Port Townsend yesterday $4,000 in
gold and greeRbacks, the receipts from
the sale OF smuggIed opium, and paid
it into the registry of the Court. The
expenses of the seizure and sale wiIl be
paid out Of the money under the diree-
ton OF the Court, and the remainder OF
the money will be returned to the Gus
toms authorities at Port Townsend
P-L
A dispatch from Astoria says that
tVenty-thEee Astoria canneries have
publicly announced that an efficient
force will patrol the river to protect the
rights OF property and person OF fisher
men willing to fish, and every effort will
be made TO give them full protsction;
also. sl00 reward is offered for the arrest
and conviction OF any person guilty of
personal violence or torcible intimidation
or destruction of fishing gear. Senator
Doiph writes the chamber Of commerce
that the secretary OF the treasury will
issue an order making thc Columbia
rive. headquarters for :he United States
revenae cutter GorEin.
By an enactment % the last territorial
Legislature, a teachers institute Is
required to be held i'll each Judicial
district OF the territory On his visit
here Tuesday, Territorial Superintendent
OF schools J. c. Lawrence appointed the
following comIai!see tcE the arrangement
OF the institute, which will be held about
July 18th: Z. J. Swim, superintendent,
Whatcom county; c. 6. Jones, Suyerin-
tendent, King county; Mira. E. c.
Granger, Rperiutendent, Snohomish
county; R. Il. Allen. superintendent, JEFF
ferson county, and L. J. Powell, prssiden.
Of the territorial University. Suparin-
tendeat o, S. jones' has appointed on
county Institute COMMITTEES, which will be
held siss IN July: IL o. Holleubsok, j.
W Anderson, Miss Sara Chatham, and
L. J. PoyeiI.-SssttIs CLrosfsL