, 1888-06-21
From, yIo-aax,s Daifs.

Ir. f. Duniavey Ut upper Chlmaeut
is III town.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. Troy o: Dungenes
are IN town.
Resent heavy rains have swollen QuII
ciue river higher than 1t has been 10
many years.
Jas Meagher OF Fort Angeles. arrive
from Seattle Saturday, and returne'
home today.
It's understood that the Presbyterian
are soon to have their church building
en.arEed.
The Dispatch was delayed on Ter las
trip up from CIalam, having broken heI
rudder Oh the way.
Ms. Corrigan, our boss tailor, went tt
Roche Harbor today to make up s"me
Fourth-of,July suits.
Nr. J. Z. Dean of Sequim is sn town
on his way to San Francisco, where be
will remain several months.
Inventor \. :. HallIdie of California
is on tho SouDd. He originated the
street car cable system.
Bob. Burdette, the eminent humorlst,
has been Iecturing III Pottland-and the
people there haven't get their buttons
all sewed on yet.
Mrs. Mol!oy, the evangelist. and AIR.
Harper, late of Woodland, Cal, were
among tbs speakers at the Y. a. O. A.
services yesterday afternoon.
Cant. and Mrs. L. W. deLion arrived
home Saturday from Seattle, accom-
panied by their daughter who has been
attending rcbool at the Academy of
Holy Names.
\ sou-in-law of MIR. Meisell arrived
this morning on the Frisco steamer,
accompanied by his family, from the
Sandwich islands. They will make
their home here.
At the Board of Trade meeting Satur-
day evening resolutions were adopted
warmly seconding the resolutions of the
Business Exchange relative to reduction
of freights and fares on steamers rum
ming to Port Townsend.
We understand that brick building
will be erected soon on Thos- Phillips
lot next to Weymouth'e blacksmith shop;
also that Mr.. James intends to erect
brick building on his lot near there.
The Seattle POSt-InteHigencer is TO
specially advertise Port Townsend this
week willis issuing extra additions to
accommodate the great demand for news
from the presidential convention at Chi
cagO.
The NJ. Z. church was well filled yes
terday. by attentive audiences to hear
Mrs. Molloy, the gifted evangelist. who
is welcomed back by many friends. In
the evening the church was fairly
crammed-every seat being filled, and
large number OF chairs that were
brought in.
Quite an exciting episode took place
yesterday 90 Union wharf, as the ocean
steamer was leaving. Jas. Hughes had
stLlen his infant child from the care OF
its grandmother. Mrs. Tibbals. He was
followed to the steamer by the latter,
but her efforts to recapture the child
proved unayailiHg. Mr.. Hughes mar
ried the eldest of the Tibbals daughters
a few years ago, and the young wife died
the following year. leaving an infant
Mrs. Tibbals was to adopt
the waif, it seems, and had kept it thus
far, but the papers had not been signed.
Recently Mr.. Hughes was married to
California lady. Yesterday. previous to
starting for San Francisco, he secured
possession of the child and ran off with
it-with the above result.
Arrived this morning, Am. ship Jas.
Nesmith from S. F., to load coal at Sc
Gitle.
Haw. bk. Callakawya from 5. F. to
load lumber at p ort Gamble
Arrived Saturday bk. Kate Davenpor
frem Frisco; was towed to Port Blakely
this morning by tug Blakely.
Ship Mount Washington arrived from
.. F., awaiting orders.
Bark Gen. Fairchlld arrived from
Frisco. to load coal at Seattle.
Sailed-Br. ship Gretna, for Sydney;
bk. Hesper, for San Pedro.
SAN FRAxCIsCo, June 16.-Sailed-
Ship Margaret, Seattle; Gatheres and j.
Q. Brown, Manaimo.
ABANDONED AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 16.-A dispatch
TO the Merchants Exchange says the
captain and crew of the ship Marie Rie-
beck, From Genoa, for San Francisco,
have arrived Mt Bahama. a heavy ex-
plesiop among the vessels cargo at sea
set her i'll flames, and she had to be
abandoned.
From TUESDAYS Daifx.