, 1886-03-18
FrOns Yesterdays DaiIy

account Of repairs to the furnace in the
basement Of thu building.
Among tho passengers on the Dis
patch from Duugeaess tolsy were Can't.
E. 81, 4cAlmcnd aud John Thornton,
Esq.
The Union Sunday School Convention
will Es held in the NJ E. church, April
l6th, afternoon and evening. AIS. $
teachers are invited from every part OF
the country.
The parties writing for Information
about land have beer answered in todav's
mail witA definite information as to q
desirable location for their little colony
in this county.
An effort is boing made again to
Introduce gas works hero, and most oi
our business houses viii probably avail
Themselves OF the chance to use this
material for illumination.
Mr.. II. Wilson, of Roche Harbor offers
eggs for setting, from fine bloodeg fowls.
Those OF our readers who are poultrs
fanciers would do well to improve their
stock while there is good opportunity.
Where are the green ribbons? Where
are the snakes to be driven out? An old
soak in town thinks he has supply lin
his mind, or In his boots) which good
old st. Patrick-can have for the driving
out.
Interest in this part of the country
must be on the increase, Judging from
the numerous and increasing letters of
inquiry for general information about
climete, resources, &c, and especially
about land.
We publish today the towage rates
recently adopted by tug owners for
Puget Sound and adjacent waters 10
British Columbia; also, the rules for
inspection Of vesssls, just adopted by
the Puget Sound Board of Health.
The old life boat belonging to !he Neab
Bay life saving station is to be sold 1t
now lies on the breach near Capt. Sla-
ter's Sealad bids will be received for it
up to noon on the 9th inst, at the office
OF the Collector, payment 10 be made
within ten days after acceptance of bid.
Rev. d. G. LeSourd lett this NO rning
for up Sound, having preached here
every evening since Friday, besides
officiating at the quarterly meeting
services Sunday morning. Thers will be
the usual meeting at shs NJ. e. church
this evening again, to which ali are
invited.
Mr. Thurman, our telegraph operator,
is bachelor forlorn these days all by
himself. His wife left him q few days
ago and went home to her people in
Portland, with her brother, Mr.. Jas.
Dunbar, who passed through here on
business to Victoria. Mrs. Thurman has
not visited her relatives for two years or
more, and OF course is having pleasant
time The ARGUs man has taken con-
tract to keep an eye on her lightning
manipulating husband till sha returns.
The Typographical survey OF the site
for the new custom house block has been
about completed, and the next thin. Will
be the appointment OF superintendent
OF construction, advertising for bids for
furnishing material, lobor, &c, and soon
thereafter the erection of the building
itself Hon. 4. ". Basins name has
been strongly recommended for super
intendent, but the Department naturally
wants practical and professional NE
chanic and coutractor-and democrat
is preferred, Of course. Il is thought
that Mr.. e. ". Devoe, of this city,
Enites all the qualificatic MS necessary.
and we do not hesitate to say that IT
Delegate Voorhees, wsnts 10 subserve
the best interests of Port Townsend, aad
OF the public, he hes our unqualified con-
sent to urge Mr. Devoe's mama for the
position. or one thing we are quite
welI-sssured: Should Mr.. Devoe be ap-
pointed, the stately building would be
erected before the present rising genera
tion ia dead with old ass-a result
which has seemed to bo threatening IN
der the present cold-molassss style OF
doing business. Over year has elapsed
since the appropriation bill passed, and
not lick has been struck yst. Mr.. De-
voc is n local contractor, and one who
could easily secure the strongest kind OF
local backing.
Doc LICRysRs- city marshal has
appointed AbRer j. Spatas to collect the
dog tax and to impound all stray dogs
and those on which taxss have net been
paid. Many persons living outside the
city limits think they can bring their
dogs in town without paying tax; it Is
these outside dogs who follow their
owners into town Whish cause more
annoyance than those owned in the city.
All such outaide dogs come hsre In VIOLA
ton OF the city ordinance, and the mayor
has given orders that all dogs running
az luEQe IN GtESCts
the license tag affixed to thsir collara,
shall be arrested by the marshal and his
assistants aud impoundsd until their
owners pay the fine. We give TINS
notice to all our friends living outside
the city limits, that if they do not Wlsh
their dogs arreated they must keep them
al home. The tax ia 81 for one year
and 25 cents for clork's fee for issuing
Hosu.e and tag, all licsuEes for dogs are
due from the frat Of March. 1t il proper
for persous owning dogs within the
limits of the city, to understand that
keeping their dogs at homo while the tax
collector is going about doss not save
the dog from being taxed, as many think'
II you own u dog you must pay the tax
whether the animal runs on the strsst'
or is kept chainsd up. The mayor Is
determined that the dog law shall be
auPO-caJ and wa hone that after all the