, 1888-09-27
Mere rain.

More rain
Hurrah for the railroad!
Boulaiger is in Morocco.
Clear the tack for those races!
The Ameer of Afganiston is dead.
Several Y.M. q. a. delegates are in
Seattle.
Congressmeu Mills is quite i'll in New
York City.
Wbatcom is making extensive street
Improvements.
Whatcom wants fewer churches and
better preachers.
Mr.. E. @. Harper went up the Sound
to day to the convention.
Gov. Hill of New York will speak in
the Indiana campaign.
The new Sullens dwelling Is we'll along
in course of construction.
u. 8. cruiser Boston has been ordered
to the coast OF Central America.
The C. P. 8. s. Batavia will leave Van
couyer to-day for San Fraacisco.
John D. Williams is the new vice.
president of the Northern Pacific.
Mrs. G. F. King of Hadlock, who has
been i'll az Mrs. TFaplere's is better.
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia
/. o. G. I. is in session at Vancouver.
Politicians and office holders are sport
ing good many plug hats these days.
Mr.. E. W. Devoe, who has bsen at
Harrison springs tor his health, is home
again, quite improved.
That load of shovels and graders tools
for the Port Townsend Southern indi-
eatss serious determination, don't ltY
Anyone desiring to bid on job of
clearing Rn1 Grubbing can learn OF
chance by applying to the editcr here
Of.
Probate Judge Wickersham Of Pierce
county has been arrested on charge of
seduction. The case has caused quite
commotion.
Hon. d. T. Denny, one of Seattle's
Weelthlest property owners, now owns
upwards of s30, 600 worth Of Port Town
send real estate.
Senator Garfield has gone east to ne
gotiate the loan of more mousy With
which to build bis railroad along the
east side OF the Sound,
Some idea of the work in the county
auditors office eau be gained from the
TACT that the clerks are q week o. more
behind the time in recording deeda aHd
other legal instruments.
John L. Sullivan is probably on his
deathbed. After his beastly life of
carousal and ihtOxication he sends for
priest to grant him absolution at the
last We are afraid il won't work.
Mr.. D. T. Denny, wife and daughter,
returaed to Seattle today. While here
Mr. Denny received and paid FIR the
Mcintyre property fronting on Discov-
cry road. he will have ii cleared and
plated very soon.
Marshall Atkins. OF Alaska, who has
mad charge of the seized sealers, has
turned them over, by government order,
10 Marshall Hamilton. It ia fully be-
iIeVsd that they will be restored TO their
owners, under bonds, in fow days,
pending the action of the q. 8. supreme
court as to the claims OF the Alaska
OOnInSfclaI 20. to exclusive rights in
the Behring sea.
CUSTOMS CHANGES. W. Z.
Fennlmore has obtained thirty days,
Isave-oI absence. and las gone east.
Tt Piace mas been taken by Inspector
t.l pulmahi ar. Thurman's place is
n1aea oy Inspector Bowen, and Boven's
pace Is taken by A f. Learned, sr.
rev. and Ms, s. G. irving. D. D., of
A9RSuy, or'' oid-tlms friends of Rev. j.
N Dsnlson, passed throuqh our eity to-
1ay ana made our Office pleasant visit
~. irving has beeu for 81 years consec.
alVeiy pastor OF the United Prssbyter =
,an chnrch at Albany, Or, the longest
sorm Oh pastoral relation held by any
roleStant minister on the Pacific coast.
from San Francisco. ~ His ~
lug hoIyoke went to Chemainus last
nieh' 10 take Bark Harper to sea.
req steamship Mexico was sbipDed
IRON ron mere Yesterday 4SO barrels salmon
5,0U -ses canned saInon ami to,,S -
mlst 1eous freight. 49," ''--' u