, 1888-08-23
asrOn Saturdays DAILY.


Judge A. D. Blowers OF Coupeville is
in town.
Mr. Peter Kirk. OF Seattle, has gone
east, presumably to purchase material
for his grsat iron furnace.
The special illustrated edition ot the
Cal Is being issued today. 1t will be a
splendid advertisement for the town.
The city should provide some place
for storing powper, where the least dan
ger might result from "a accidental ex-
plosion.
ME. Jacob Younger, a single man 81
years old, was accidentally killed in the
logging camp Of Elwin and Jaekson,
near Muckil.eo, on Wednesday.
1t begins to look as if John b. Allen
of Walla WallR would be nominated for
congress by aoclamRtiop at The Republi-
can territorial convention. Mr.. Allen ID
good man aud will get there"
Shsuld fire occur aud the city hall
be destroyed oil tax lists. assessment
rolls, and all sorts of valuable documents
would inevitably be lost. and cause 4
great deal OF Inconvenience and losa-
Among the arrivals this morning from
Pasadena Cal, ID Mr.. +. ]. Culver, q
live, stirring young gentleman whom we
have had the pleasure OF maeting, aad
VIVA We are sure, will be grratly pleased
with Port Townsend.
AIR. kirkpatrick, whS sold out hers
and moved away some months ago. is
visiting Port Townsend again. He is
now taking seriously of returning and
purchasing property again - having
found no place that suits him Gs we'll.
DR., Q. 81. Baldwin. whose proiessio nal
card appears elsewhere, is among tie
latest additions TO The PoE! Townsend
medical fraturnity. Dr.. Baldwin belongs
to the homeopathic school. AMI is the
only physician of that school in the
town.
Italy is gaining some important vic
tories in southern Egypt aud Abysinia
This riles up the ire OF the Turkish
Potrs. who claims himself to be Lord oi
the Nile. Important complications ara
likely to arise aud the end will be very
problsmatical.
Nothing succeeds like SUGGEST
NcMahnu's circus is one Of the mos
successful, tented organizations in the
the world. Gus hundred and fifty-tWc
weeks without closing or losing day
! Merit in its owu reward. See ths Grsa
show here, Aug. 25th.
Portland il insuguratiag mosnS 30 dis
out the chanuel OF her 'creek." To thii
end Trey seek to employ the : ALI
Walla. They have not heard that tina
steamer Is on the dry docks to be refitte(
into 3 passenger ship. Thay will prob
ably have TO dig cut their dirt III somt
other way.
Mr. Thee. o. Glsddipg. formerly il
the employ Of G. c. Bartlett l. Co. o
this city, but who for fes years pas
has been travaling for p. Lorillard
Co. OF San Francisco, is in town again
Ms. Glsdding is abont being promotes
to the head agency at Portland. He i
much srRtifed at Port Townsend
progEssa
| LIVELY SHIPPIEG.--Ouru usually livel
bsy was rendered mora than ordinaril
busy in appearance yes.erdg! by the al
rival Of twenty vessels from the ocean
all under sail. It was a sight tina
IeTerybody remarked about. PARTICULAR
our visitors None OF :hsse vessels re
Guired the assistance of a tug, etieGtic
such case Of access to our harbor froI
the ocean that We can abundantIy sns
tain our claim to having the bsst harl @
in the northwest. The arrivals, many =
them large vessels added to the fleet a
ready in our baEboE, besides the tw
large ocean steamers arriving, the hal
dozsn or SO Of tugs, and the Soma
stsamers OF the Or. +. i n. Co. an
Washington steamboat Co., AID th
smaller local steamers and sailing Graf
the revenue cG!ter, &c, had tie effect {
spreading out In panoramic Wow hefnr
the beEoidsr scene worthy Of the grsi
AMI growing Puget Sound basin. Som
J of cur eitizens had idcMurry phOtG
lgraph the bay for reference.