, 1888-12-06
Erou FrfdaY's Daily.

Mr. Chas. Evans OF Leland was IN the
city this week
Services at the NJ. +. church last even
ing were quite largely attended
The railroad surveyors have reached
Keynes landing opposite Port Discovery.
On aud after to o-morrow, Dec. lst, the
mail boat for Seattle will leave at q. m.
Merriel Whittier Quiieute has been in
town several DAYS, finding market Tor his
crop Of hops.
The Motor line arrangements Will be
made to-day. We understand that It Is
sure thing
The little steamer St. Patrick, plying
Oh Hoods Canal, has sunk. "A. ..
Benjamin has undertaken to raise her.
The steward on the Idaho said that
hs had been in some OF the severe
storms around Cape Horn, but had DeV
st experienced anything like the Idaho
passed through.
Wednesday afternoon block number
SET Mountain View addition was sold
q! administrators sale for $500
Captain Morgan was the purchaser.
TIE next highest bidder was c. F.
Olspp, 1880. Abont three and half
yeafs ago Captain Morgan sold this
block to Thomas F. Wilson, Low de-
ceased, for $500. Such is the great in
crease on Port Townsend realty,
Among the visitors looking over our
aty are Messrs. ii. Finlay and James
6. Steens, OF New Brunswick These
gentlemen have been at Seattle and Ia
coma for few days. They are we'll
pleas cd with Port Townsend, and ex-
prsss the opinion that there is going to
be big city on this peninsula.
The sailor on the ship Yosemite, who
fell from the mizzen top while on the
passage up from san Francisco, has al
most entirely recovered from the hurts
received in the fall He is now at Taco
iAa. His escape from fatal injury was re-
uiaTkable, as when he began his descent
he was going head first; he struck some
rigging which served to right him and
break the force of the fall. Captain Full
IeYton caught him as he dropped and
striking on his side the sailor was only
bruised.
The ship Melpomene which recently
arrived on the Sound from England will
load wheat for the return voyage. This
ship is an iron one, and is fitted up in a
most expensive manner. The masts and
yards are of iron, while the decks, cabins
and hatchways are composed of East
Indian teak. Patent appliances are also
used for raising or lowering the anchor
The Aelpomene was first used as an
emigrant ship, plying between London
and Australia, but her course was
changed and the vessel is now one of the
most well-known ON the Falmouth and
San Francisco route. Newport, England
was left on the 18th of July and the
equator was crossed the 5th of August
Cape Horn was rounded on the 18th OF
September and from thence north the
passage was quick one.
Among the applicants for appointment
as postmaster at Port Townsend are
A. F. Learned, Jr., and Mrs. NJ. Cougill.
"Phonnie' is an ardent young republi-
can, . worthy and competent young man,
has been employed several years as
clerk in the post office, understands its
duties thoroughly, and is son of Mayor
W. H. III. Learned who filed the position
Of postmaster for about eight years and
zss dismissed for political reasons only,
in the middle of his term. Mrs. Cougill
l. Me widow of q Union soldier who lost
his life in defense of his country. Like
many others similarly situated, she had
20 Saeate the Office which she held (post-
master at East Portland, Ore.) as soon rs
= the &esaosFatic administration came in
She had an honorable record for efficiency
in the office, and her claims were claims
which the republican party has never
yet failed to recognize. She naturally
teels that with the return of the party to
power she ought to be restored to posi-
ton which she is competent to fill. How
many more candidates for the Port
Townsend post-office may turn up re-
mains to be seen.
We had the pleasure, this morning, of
Q conversation with Gen. G. P. Ihrie, late
"a kaT n
Array. The General was stationed on
this coast. st Vancouver, Walia wells
and ct Colvil!e, q quarter OF century
aga. In 1870 and II, Gen. 1hrie was
in Alaska. At that time he was deputed
By all bat three of the HOO voters then
In Aiaska, to go to Washington to secure
soma kind of civil government for that
Territory. Again, four years ago, he
was esnt to Washington on a similar
mission. End through the aid Of Senators
Harrison, Jones and Bowen, succeeded
ia obtaining her present form of govern
msnt. General Ih.ie's home has OF late
been in San Francisco. About IL years
ego he bought land here at Port Town
send, aud is now IN position to realize
handsomely from those early invest
ments. This will be his future home.
The General has travelled far and wide;
has looked on the far famed Alpine seen
cry from lakes Geneva and Lucerne. OIL
tha beautiful South American Cordiller-
~, but says that he has never looked on
as beautiful q water, wood and mountain
sesne as the one viewed from the bluff
here at Port Townsend. Gen. 1hrie is
the cnly surviving officer of Gen. o. 8.
Grants Mississippi Valley war staff, with
which he won all his battles, culminat-
iRE in the siege and capture OF Vicks-
eaEg. We are glad to welcome she Cen
szal to this city. He is about to engage
in the real estate and loan business, and
has headquarters at the Office OF Wood
3 Sshoonover. General Wood and Gen
sfai Ihrie were special friends during the
var, and we're together in many OF the
Aard-tought battles of that great
struggle.
The four-masted schooner Jennie,
arrived from San Francisco this
morning. and is now discharging
frsig ht at Bartlett's wharf.
Bk Majestic in yesterday FROM
Gamble with lumber for Melbourne.
Ship Lizzie Bell arrived yesterday
from Tacoma, wheat laden for Unit>
cd Kingdom
Bktn- Griffiths sailed yesterday
srom HRdlock with lumber for San
Francisco.
Chief mate of bktn. Geo. @. Per.
kins. now at Hadlock, was brought
over yesterday to he Marine hospit
u, very ill.,
1t will be interesting for ship
owners and agents to note that the
Aslbourne Chamber of Commerce
hAs adopted new rules in reference
70 the discharging and loading oi
follows:
I. That ship's Law days. either