, 1886-04-01
Fro,s YeslerdnS-s Daily.
Court adjgurnei this afternoon.

Court ady armed this afternoon.
RcOms TO rent. Inquire at this Office
Mr.. Thornton arrived from DunEeuee:
today.
Louis r. Flowers, of the CaU, went tc
British Columbia this week.
Collector Baecher and family arrived
this morning from Washington ana
Brooklyn.
In the case of Cheasty VS. Barlow th,
jury brought in verdict for plaintiff, II
the sum of S790.
Me.srs. Henry Bash and \. ". Basi
both expect to build nice residences il
Port Townsend this summer.
Mr. c. f. Glapp and family, and lot
of other passengers, arrived from Dunge
ness this morning on the Dispatch.
Oar foundry turned out quite large
order Of castings tyr the steamer
Novelty, which put in last Sunday fol
repairs.
The Methodist entertainment thi:
evening has been gotten up for the pur'
pose of raising money TO meet deficiency
in the pastors salary.
Frank Hastings received a scow load
OF hay yesterday from ". b. EnSle
WILDLY Island, and has stored it foI
sale in the Hastings commission ware
house.
Large numbers of fine halibut are
being landed every day on our docks
from fishing smacks. These excellent
fish are eagerly bought up and sent 70
local points for consumption.
E.g social tonight. twenty-five
cents admission, and as much more for
tie purchase of an egg and fair partner
for supper. Half dollar is a low figure
for the amount of fun guaranteed.
DR.. MInkler's property on the hill
recently purchased near the residence oil
W. L. johnson, is being fenced and
otherwise improved. 1t will be adorned
by fire residence one OF these days III
the not distant future.
Prof. II. H. Allen, of Port Discovery
our county school superintendent, ar,
rived last evening on the Elder from San
Francisco, accompanied by his wife. Mr.
Allen says California can discount Puget
Sound FOR dull times.
The fare on the Leo either to Sitka Oh
Juneau is S25; on the mail steamer the
the fare is $50. The Leo will be provided
on her return with passenger cabiu
which is being built now at Stetson &
Posts mill, Seattle. She sails for Sitka
tomorrow, taking the outside route.
CHANGE OF MASTERS Capt. Jas. Nor
gan has assumed command OF the tug
Mastick, and is engaged in the towing
aud jobbing trade. Capt. Harvey
Hannah, late mate of the Dispatch, has
been made Captain Of that steamer, and
will continue in command on the Neah
Bay route. He is a competent young
man, and will doubtless give entire
satisfaction. His wife is expected home
from San Francisco on the next steamer,
when ne will settle permSntly in Port
Townsend.
Steam schr. Leo, Capt. Wagner,
arrived this morning from Seattle and
anchored. She has on board 65,0G0 feet
of lumber, doors, windows, &c., general
merchandise and furniture. She also
takes up a steam launch bought at Port
Blakely for 5000, which will ply between
Sitka and the mines at Silver Bay,
Baranof Islan3, distance of ten miles.
The glowing reports that each steamer
brings from Alaska are attracting con-
siderable immigration into that country.
The Alaska fever has broken out pretty
badly all over King county. Many
present residents of Black Diamond are
contemplating going thither. Several
will leave this evening OF the Leo. Her
passengers will probably be: J. Patter-
son, Alex. Marshall, Jim Marshall, Bob
Robinson, Billy Frazier, and W. X.
Davis from Black Diamond; Thomas
McGoram. J. W. Currier and Daniel
McGinnis from Seattle. These are all
bound for Juneau City.
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