, 1888-11-22
From saoraax.s Daily.

from IsOS-daR'H DAlASs
The Mexico is to be used as a spare
ship.
Large aumbers of passengers went on
the Evangel today.
Frank Bash killed bear while at Port
Discovery last week.
Mr.. Ronald has resigned his position
in the Custom House.
Geo. Lotzgasell of Dungeness, was in
the city over Sunday.
Itcos. sl5O.OO0 to transform the Walla
Walla into passenger boat.
There were nine accessiouS to the
Presbyterian church yesterday.
Col. Haines writes from Auburn, N.
Y, that he is confident OF acqaittal.
Frank Plummer of Dungeness, was
here visiting his relatives over Sunday.
Services at the NJ. E. church this week
every day, except Saturday, at Up. m.
and 7:30.
DR.. Baldwin, who has boon laid up
for several days with sore ankle, Is
able to be around again.
Steamer Walla Walla passengers for
Port Townsend: Mrs. T. Butler and
daughter, G.. I. Dodd and +. Moses.
During the week ending Nov. 10 there
| were 81 vessels loading lumber in the
| various ports of Puget Sound, loading
wheat and 6 loading coal.
United States Senator Mitchell, OF
| Oregon, is at Tacoma, spending few
days at the home of his daughter, Mrs,
W. o. Chapman.
There was no foundation for the state
ment in the P.-I. yesterday that Mr..
Harmed said that he had been asked to
take a position again in the Custom
House.
Some say that Collector Brooks was
bounced because he was mugwump.
Very evidently Cleveland does not think
so much of the mugwumps as he did a
while ago.
Chas. F. Munday, assistant U. s. at
torney, remarked In Seattle Saturday
that the government had only short
| time to work, but that it would likely
do great deal for this district in that
short time.
Mr.. Max Pracht, of ashland, Oregon,
was here over Sunday. Mr.. Praeht was
in ALASKA last year for q time. He says
he will 60 back if the new administra-
ton makes it possible for anyone besides
the cliques and smugglers TO do any.
thing there.
/ 1t took three days for letter to reach
the Ledger Office yesterday from Port
Townsend by the Northern Pacific ex.
press. Port Townsend is about lGC
miles from Tacoma and steamers are
coming in from the-e every aGy.-Led
ger.
| Yesterday afternoon as d. NJ. Little
field was walking from his residence to
the business part OF the city, a rifle bul
let whistled by him. 1t came from {
gun in the hands of boy, who, wit
several others were cut for hunt. This
shooting within the city i.lits shoule
cease
, The tug Sea Lion leaves in a few davl
| for Puget Sound to do battle there will
L the English tugs. who now for th'
most part have the towing business
cornered, shutting out American tugs
The Sea Lion is the fastest tug atioat
:, and Captain Lucky is as clever a sailo
as ever commanded boat on the bay
| and it has been predicted slong thu
: front that when the Sea Lion gets up t.
Puget SoTnd she will give the foreign
: crafts O turn.--San Francisco Chronicle
+. l4th.
The Ledger says that shipping com
missioner is wanted at Tacoma. Ib
y Ledger continues: Heauy & Ryan. th
: First ward sailors boarding house keep
ers who obtained crews for the bark At
:, lautIc, the ships Alb.Uia, P. NJ. Whl
,, more, Reuce, st. Francis and other YES
= sells, have procured quarters IN the tlrs
ward and will be able to furnish crews
uutgoing vessels. Fred Heany said yes
: terday that sailors could be furn'she
q to ships leaving this port much NOR
}. tconveniently il there was shippin
II commissioner here. As it is all crew
Il have to be taken to Port Townsend an
a signed there before they can be place
ssbossa.