, 1888-07-26
From PrfaRx,s HaiIy.

Harbor today.
Mr. Jno. Woolayer il in town from
Port D.scoyery.
Messra. y. E. Burton. Charles Jones
and ]. I. Norris have al! gone to .he hot
springs IN Brit. Columbia.
Ofcas island IS becoming noted for the
immsuse deposits of Marble discovered
there. Eight claims have been located.
! second class WhiStilug buoy has been
anchored in Is futhoms Of water nile
outside the bar at the entrance of Gray's
IIarboE.
President Landts of ,hs First Nationa!
Bank made flying trip to Victoria this
wcek, and on his return Cashier Hill
went away.
It : sa;l that the crew uf tue British
bark MADEIRA. now d'zcLargins cars,
OF Tea al Tue Jackson street i ck, al,
deserted last night.
Il IS understood that Ssarreit has been
awaEdsd Contract to- the ucw resi-
dencs Tor Wm. Payne, and that tho price
is $780,. The frame is already Up.
McCoskEie " Co. have drawn plans
for the new normal college bgildIug,
which have been adopted, and Ii IS ex-
pee j tha. q contract for erecting the
sa WILL be let next weeE.
! = c. n Hange il expecgeI to preach
to ---. .Inaviaus next week is follows:
at HadlocG Friday evouia2, Al Port Dis
ccg-r.y Saturday crolIu., 81 IJPI;a'-
CLImacnm school house Sunday morn
ing, aud at Port Ludlow Sunday even
ing.
Wm. Oorkum aud Thos. Guilty, OF the
Mo!iis Adams, who were held to answer
in tie proceedings few days ago over
tha assault Of Capt. JohLsou, had their
bearing this morning before Justice Nau
BUkkeieu. As their was no evidence
against them ihey were discharged
Washington street is still PICTURES
que waste Of expensive N ud and stink
ing water. Its desolute and disease
breeding condition Is as;Gudiug remind
er to The new city government OF the ur
gent necessity for action We hope q
street commissioner will be selected who
will take a little pride in the appearance
Of our thcroughtares.
So much stock in the new steamboat
company has been taken thatai it has been
informally decided to proceed without
delay. The course TO be pursued in-
cludes the purchase of the Libby and
her route, il she can be bought reason
ably; otherwi' c. 20 build n steamer guit-
able for the route. In either case fares
and freights will be- reduced.
4 letter from Rev. @. n. Hause of
Tacoma to j. II. Peterson of this city
brings wCrd that the aid (S5O0) asked
for from the Church Extension Society
OF the NJ. E. Church, for new Scan
diIaviaa NJ. E. Church building in Port
Townsend, has been granted. Mr..
Hauge will be here about the middle of
next week, and the work of erecting the
new Scandinavian church is expected tp
be begun soon. 4 site was purchased
soEle time ago.
Frank Pettygroye had runaway yes
teFday. He was out with his horse and
buggy on the Chimacum road, when his
dog scared up couple of grouse. One
of the birds in its fright few against the
hoi SEES head. The animal began rearing
aud plungipg, and Frank was thrown
ont OF the buggy. The horse tore along,
following wood road across, intersect
ing the Discovery road. Finally, get
ting clear of the buggy, be ran till re-
captured. Frank made bis way in 70
the military station, and .elephoUed
home. He was brought home, slightly
bruised but not seriously hurt, aud the
buggy was also found and brought
homs Fortunately ne Eerious damage
was doue.
NAIL SERVICE CE-Complaipts about our
mail service under this beautiful reform
administration have become SO frequent
that they have gotten into the newspa-
pers and long psnt-up howl is finally
reaching the ears of the powers that be.
With treasury OVERLOOKING, aud the
question OF reducing the surplus q serious
one, the mail service Is absolutely
wretched on account Of insufficient clerl-
cal force and inadequate facilities. De
lays, often involving valuable business
letters, are common occurrence. Bus
iDess men in Port Townsend have losi
hundreds OF dollars IN consequence OF
these delays, and in repeated instances
where letters have been from four to six
days coming from Tacoma to this city
the envelopes with postmarks have been
beea preserved for reference. Some OF
!hese letters have been referred to the
superintendent Of the Railway Mail Ser
vice, and it is understood that this high
and mighty official is just now engaged
in making au Investigation. What his
recommendations or findings will be, or
what sos. of relief may be expected, We
have no means of knowing. We believe,
however. that no man with skull less
shan an inch thick need be more than
month locating the difficulty and pre-
acribing an effective remedy. Il is al
ed by the Seattle Office, where there
'tributing point and not half
rks to do the work. Seattle
men have been compelled, III
protect their own interests, to
ne additional clerk by subscrip-
20 assist the overworked employees
Ais great and glorious government.
1at much for their local servico-acd
sill there are complaints 10 the Seattle
papers every few dsys, and the service is
pronounced so wretchedly inadequate
that one paDer save they are irving to