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PUGET SOUND ARGUS.‘ Id(‘l(‘u\ I" N“;\VVS. ‘ AI l-‘IH-‘D 11. l'lxl"l\V-IIU\'E.~ (")ur litllu (mm nu. m‘ulv quilu glut-luv hm, Mum .my \\ll(‘ll lln- I.v\\~ mnw llml llu- rmnuim "Mural 11l I'vll)‘gruvl' hull :erlel on thu menu. It “:l.‘ hisvzu'mkt I‘I‘llllt"[ that wln-II lw lic-rl lulu- lmmglnl m ”lii plann “l.3.l.throw-r2oyourslnlslwenhlchonw. .\l 2 I’. M.. Illa: tubkvl containing the hulh' mus lulu-l. In tlw l’nwllymrinn (‘hnrclh land :n'u-r wwmnnie-s mmlm‘lml by “w. “I: Agni-w. :1 Llrgv number 01 fricml< t‘nlhm'ml llu- rvnmlm t 0 the cvlnl-u-ry. It m“- .1 -:ul worm in the "city at the ulcatl.“ Many nil-nth m-pt :u thvygazwl upon the fully llttlu gruvus, all that. wzu left on this :arlh l 0 mark the hauling plume of thuse uhn hml crow-ll the river but a short tinn hvfure thu futln-r. two of whom (lit-(l within a row month“: time of each ollwr. 'l‘lu- mrmw of the untnrlmmle one must, he more tlmn slw mm Mar-mohlmd of all her thu-ling children. and slill not satisfied {lu- mld pull nl lkauth wmppml his mantle unmml hr-r cluur Innband—hcrcomfortcr~ ‘hcr lam lmpe. Happy soul. thy days arn ended Ml thy mourning I“in heiow, (in by anuvl guard“ altt-ntimi, 'l‘n tinl night «if Juana gu! . "..___ -.- -____._ JL'IKil-Z Swan in in receipt of a It'lh‘l‘ from I’rnimsur lh-nry. at the Smithsonian in atitntinn. cnciming a letter Irnm "on. John Showman. Secretary at the Trvaenry‘ which gives lmlmissinn for .huigvb‘wan tn go on any of the Rownne Cutters which vruiw in Ala<ka to enable him to make ‘mrthcr Scientific im'cstigations in Alaska for the Stnltlmonian. The letter was so mm! too latt- tor the Judge to go on tho Wolcott. But the Secretary writes that it Congress makes the rennin-cl appropria tions. another Cutter will be sent to lla b‘n-al Islands, during the Snunner. and Mr. Swain-an go on her if he prefers. l’o-r --mission ha~4 aha) been extended to Mr. Hubert liancrnlt. of San Francisco. to go an the lattvr vessel. ‘ 0x Saturday morning lost, the hody at a man was picked up flouting in the buy a hundred ynnls or so above the outer end of Union Whart. Coroner Dulganlnn held an inquest after it was towed ashore. in the course of \Vilit'll it In identified as nearly an [xmihle as the body of the tire nmn White. helongihgto the tug Blukely. who fell ovrrhonrd while trying to walk :I plank at the end of the whurt one night about a month ago. It is summed tin lnuly got entangled among the piles under the wlmrt‘whleh kept it Iron: coining to the surface before. ' 'l‘lm California on ln-r last trip from Portland put ofl'ntthis place two largu Innhl, llm-ndcd for the lloko Salmon (jan m-ry. ut Clnhun Bay. ’l'ln-y m-ru made in l’urtland. and are strongly constructed. We :ue gratified to note that uur flihlng inn-rests are. summing so well. And Ihose who have haul the buslm-m courage mtlrst embark in tlwcuturprlw. are not unlv warning of sun-«ms linuncmlly. hut uf much credit for the stimulation they lmvr giwn m lhls industry. Mn. R. W. DeLION. having purchased the half hlock formerly owned by Mr. J. l’. Judson. has hauled material upon "it' ground preparatory to the wnstructiou of :1 limit thclllng-—tualti building 28x30 with hip mot. Mr. l)eLlou._ we. are glad tu may into mulm I’ort'l‘nwnwud his future home. We want energetic men, as they me the ones that we look to for the future xmwth ofour town. Our tuwnsnmn Cnpt. H. E. Morgan, we h-urn. isthe architect. Illld will also he the constructor. BY 0 prlvntu letter we learn that Mr. C. E. Dodge, of the Sun Juan Packlng Com pany. \vlll nch a shipment. of halih’nt tn San Fraud-rm next. steamer. Fish am comtug in very that. and business is quite livrly there. TIM: whlc-nwulm bmincsu quulttlcs of Mr. Dodge and the wlmle firm. will no doubt. hmtnc ‘lll‘L'uls in this enter prtw. WI: received a can on Saturday Inut. from Mr. A. I“. (hum. mpreseutingthe houwol (lunuiughmn. (Lurtlsdc Which, successors to John G. Hodge & CO,, wholesale and Importing slatimwrs. 'l‘helr plum of 'Hlslllt‘uw i 4 10mm! at 327,- 3291““! .131. Salmon“) Streets. San Fran cisw. Cal. UL’u public lchmmcmr. Jilllwfi I-‘urlung. “1: 1m: son-y “may. I! quite de~"'l""“""“" All In: cmnplalns that he cannot llml «nuugh mm to klll lukeup his "purps" 0": all mischief. 'l‘lnu be H unhan' having klllwl Ile. all the mts‘. he hm NOW IN lull occupation. ’l'nrur. is an nun-1m! outcry from [Mlllflt‘llcflsjllat now in favor ol (livil Ser- Vifi: lh-I‘orm. A whool meeting more ru wmly 10-rmhnul-tl In a dug-fight. ’l‘lm inlmbllmns damn them mm: :1. hem-r or gmniml dtutoe ul Illillgfi. -.-- _ _ , -.- _- "AH.“ you «you "er I! pl'hchild? Ul'n mwn i~ va snl'v. {or lhrun norm. rhihl has rvhmmi l'mm San lv‘mmiwu and is Hi buy a" hm burs. 'l'hv firm has |)|lr('h:lfiul :l wry vxh-liiivo :worhnma or flow“. mmpri~ing lhv bust and lute-l ~‘lyloe or clnlhing, Izhlivs 11:13“ and fancy gawk. 'l‘hn-y have n-n-in-l the lurqu 3100 K (If Hm! varpvn vwr ln-mught [0 1h" market. which they are th‘u-rmhml m *0” heluwzmy lormur “gun-94 ntlivml to the Sound people. Their stuck ul‘ gravel-ion is cxvullunt. bring jll-I tm n the l'uvtury. [rush and gum]. This home had purchased smh a. hug» Him-k that they are determined to sell at, u low figure. Soul-Lot our young bloods have about all they L‘llll do killing grouse now days. One morning lust Week (utter u {ow prev ious mornings bring unsuewml'ully spent. ‘ln the same way) a party of four of them ‘mwd a poor lone grouse that had evident ly heeuuiling for a long time with the liVer mmpluint and bronchitii. Well. juat be fore their amunitiou gave out. o stray shot actually brought down the game. 1! would have done any oue‘s soul good to luotiee the elated and triumphant look which ilhuuiuated the features of those ‘boys when they returned to town. [NEIL—On Saturday evening. the 4th inst. in the Marine Hospital. 0! this place, UlufJohnsnn. lamilim-ly known to most of uur readers as " Uid Sigvl.” Sig el was a gum-natured. mninble and gen emns-lwm-led man. He was during the Into war, a. fioldier in the Uniun Anny‘ For more than a year he has lwen sick and has been confined to his bed fur some months past. He Wm (30 years old and a native of lh-nnmrk. llii denlh was from dmpsy, mmequent on disease of the liver. ‘ JOHN Jackson, mnpioymi on the Steam ihip Dakota. was nsm‘ulu-d by a eonmule trmn the same vessel in Victoria the other evening. antljnst e-‘enlmln tutu] wuund by receiving in his hnml a vieiouuhlnw frnm a large dirk knife. The knife pzissed direct.- ly through the hand inflicting a very min- In] wound. .lzlekuon was brought to the Marine Hospital tor treatment. i \VE were muchaurprimi at. the fact of atmwhmries being ripe so early. but nevurthu-lms this is true 0n the sth of May. a number of ripe wild strawberries were gathered imnwdiataly hack of the tuwn. We think this quite early. consul wring the fronts we have been complaining nl'. Whncatn lx-at it? BUSINESS seenh‘ to be suffering consid erably join now; but with prospective new. enterprise. and the conditionally pronilml disbursement oi so much money In our midst. there will doubtless soon be a powerful reviving influence at. work. Dcspondency is a long way 011' yet. “'le‘. learn that Mr. F. A. llnll'nmn. for mer prhwlpul ot the public school at this phtce. has improvul very much in health and is expected to leave the East tor this place, some time during the latter part of the month. when he will take charge of the school here again. He will be wel conml hunk again by many friends. I)". N. l) ”ILL is beautifying bin resldonm by building a line portion on the l'rnntnud side 0! the same. The pxdnt and wbltcwasb brusbcq are doing good wrvlu- In umny pans of the town. and improvement is the order of the day. I‘uor. w. 11. Roberts expects to go up to Olympia this morning and will return m-xt 'l‘hurmlny. ’l'he l’mfimsor has in non-d diligently since his arrival hen}, and his scholars have improved rapidly. [r you any out walkingand want to make her smile tor a week just coax her to take a prop at the beautiful fluwms blooming in the garden at Mr. James Smith 0! this place. It. is indeed n lowly sight. Mu. Hurry 'l‘llumu. painter, 01'!th plm-Aa has been Improving his span: mo mentshy palnllug some wuter N‘ffllt‘shl nll colors which surely reflect much credit upon him us :1 mush-r 0! his art. .\lAmul-:D.;~ln l'ort 'l‘ownncml, on Monday, “fly (3. 1878, by William. U. H. Learned. J. I'.. Mr. Wm. H. Wilmu, of ’l‘huruzun County. to Miss vax-ucn A. Conn-s. ofJL-fl'urwn County. - 'I'IIE weather for lhe hh‘t. week hug mum] some chronic growlr‘rs m cmupluln of its being mo warm. Bub mrvurtlwlqm Um sunny days we are now enjoying uw. ‘lcliglltlul. Mn. A. S. Jones. of Duugcnvss. who has been so sick for the past l'cw ww-ks r - tumedto his home 111% Week. although still very Weak. summit is upon us. and If you want a nice lightbum. or slum, tell M r. Flt/.patrlck your trouble. uml he will give you speedy relief—~ll; he is qulto: nbllging. REV. Jno. Panama preached in (.‘hlmu cum on Sunday hm. ' SAW-mill work Is gcuing no livelia-r very fast. OLYMPIA 2213333715333, ‘ N. S. [’o RT ER. Attorney at Law, ()I‘YMI'H. W. ‘l‘. 1!. G. STRUVE, A 1"“) I! NE Y A 'l‘ I; A \\'. OLYMPIA. W. 'l‘. Olymplc Hotel . J. G Sparks, Proprietor. Main Street, Olympia. W.T. E. N. OUMETTE hcnlur in all kinds of Cor. Main and sth 33., Olympia. W. T. Olym pla Broom Factory [8338 CDIIDBI‘E, PI‘ODI‘IBIUI‘. Manufacturer orall kinds of brooms, at San Trauma-co Price- Bmoms warranted to give satlnmctlon. . l‘u‘ronlzo I! om o I n d u atry can make money faster at work fur us tlmu UM unenhinu UIM'. Cuniml not required; wu w H snub '0". .12 per «lny ulhmnu math I?’ the flllhl-fll'ilillfi. Mm. wmm-p. lmyu uh I a Na wuntud uvm‘ywhvrv in work lur us. Now is llu- lime. (‘mlly mm" uml terms trcu. Adan-m ’l‘rm: & (‘O, Augusta, )lullltr. R. W. DBLION. CHARLES CASE. De LION 6:. CASE, Stevedores, PORT TOWNSEND I'. 0. Box 37. SHIPS lOADED AT EVERY PORT OI Puget Bonita. The First-class steamship CA PT. TIIO RN, WILL LEAVE Port 1' own send for Sltka. Alaska 'l‘urr'y. Ind Way Ports, ‘ 0. or about the 8d 0! ouch loath. Willi—JAYS) Port Townsend 5 Portland, Ogn. 0n nbom the 20": or each llontll. For Freight or Passage, Apply on Bmml, 20 m- m mn‘usclnm) a (:0. Agents. NOTIG E. I TAKE PLEASURE to state that! have transacted Iny hnsim-u through Alt-3m. Rothichihl & Cm. MINI that they hnvc given me entlrc snthctlon. I take pleasure in IQ‘CUIIHHCIHHHF thmn to (Jup tnins nl'vusscls conning 111 .1 way. to nvall themselves of tln-lr vnlnnble m-rvhms. JAMES S. ’l‘m:on.\|.n.-z, Muster ship Ventus. Port 'l‘ownwml. Doc. 9, 1577. M CONSIONED T 0 ROTHSGHILD a 00. n . [lßllllll 1111111116 111811118. Vl-Zl'l'lll-11l 'l'lll'J (“AI'TAIN N 1)“ THE US- A (lurnlxnull Am-nlsm'the nlmve nnmed van «:1 “1111).,- l-Mpnlnllnlu for debts contracted by the unlu-rn or L-I'u w. Itu'l‘llsl'llllmsk Agents. J. .l. l-‘LAMIMRH. Muster, l’nrl Town 15nd. l-‘t-l). 2:1, lulu. Blue Jacket. \YBITHHH 'l‘lll-J CAPTAIN Null THE CN ; del‘flglu'd Agents of the ulmvu unmet! “mm-l will Im n-umnnlhlu for dcbtnconmwt ml hv thu "Mu-rs nr vl'ow. Ru’l‘llfit‘llll.“ .t (30.. Agents. l'.\l"l‘. l'l-JIIUIVAI. Muster. l'urt Trwnm-nd. Feb. 201575. Costa moan Shun Hermann. NEITHER THE l‘Al'T.\l.\' NU]! THE ITn ‘ llur-ugm'll Agent“)! Hm ulan mulled \‘mm-l will be rmpnnnthlo for any debts mn lruvlml by the unit-urn or u-l'vw. RUTIISCIIH.“ .t 00.. Ammts. EDWARD PHRKS, Mush-r. l'm‘l ’l'nwnwutl. $111.30. 1875. French Baruue Manuteu. VHI'I‘IIEK THE CAPTAIN Nun THE ITS A (lq-rsiuncd Agents of tho ulmw- nuuml “le will he n-smnnihh! for dcbw mn mwtod by the (min-n 1 "renew. RU'I‘IIM‘IIIIJD N: “0.. Agvnls‘ (‘.\l"l‘ llu:lll.\lth.\'. Muster. l'nrl ’l‘nwnm-ml. Murvh 20. 11575. Ilflllall Barune 011830113113. ‘ l-ll’l‘ll I-ZIL 'l 111-1 l' \I‘TAIN NOR THE .L nnlh-INlun-WI .\L'"llf'4 I'nr thv nlpmvl; numml un-m-lmlll h" I'vHINHIP‘HIIO for tlchlm'uu tnumul h)- (hr ullhmr-Aur I'l‘uw. llfl'l‘lh‘t'llllJ) X' (,'().. Aga-utu. I;.t'.\\'\‘l" \. Mm‘la-r. l'nrl Townuvml. Mum 11. 2.3.157! Costa Rman 811111 Mathllde. NElTHEßl‘lll'l(‘\l'l‘.\l\ SUI! 'HIIC I.'.\‘. ‘ |lvr~'i::ln-vl ”upn‘dflr llw .zlvun: mum-d n-- -«-l will I».- ruwpmmihlu l'nr Ilvhta column-led by the nnlrcru- or «new. R. JUN ES, Muster. Port 'l‘ow nwnd, Jan. 3|, H 75. )ry’wy '> 1‘ MUM,MILD & (,0, el' '0 1e -°* L lipplllb dlli »()lllllllbbl()ll MERCH ANT S , . Port Townsend, "Wellington Territory], Importers, \Vholesale and Retail Dealers in , Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, ‘Ship Chandlery, . Tobacco and Cigars, Liquors, Hardware, .Crockery, Stationery, Etc. 1 Exchange Bought and Sold; ‘Liberal Advances Made on Consignments. The Highest Price Paid for WOOI, Hides, Furs and Produce. Goods Bought and Sold on Commission. ROTHSCHILD & CO. “'“'"T‘~""’7** Tim—"‘7" TTJGWTW "777". “91837- E gfi“,°’:i’3 ‘Xi’p’is’jbeditio’iiF3.3lsnie‘ithi’Jfing‘lk‘érJFE}? $34.“ Enew"“Ligationsl6l:“(sFafiififim MANIIJFACTURPIDd 6013) unnoifiefifii: “I‘.';‘é?et§,"“‘£s.. “mi? .fi'fé‘s‘et‘é‘fb‘ié’fofieflie Whit... 3392;); Sound. nceiVed by last steamer, and (or sale by BOTHSCHILDt C WAGON S, WAGON S ! TEE Ml; Ewe w” [HWY ANI} LIGHT WARflNS! Manufactured expressly for our trade, by FISII & 00., RA CINE, WISCONSIN. Have arrived on schooner Beebe, and are now for sale at San Fran ' cisco, prices, by ROTHSOHILD «:00 Port Townsend, W. T. - _. . r , 1 Fmest 01 JAPAN fEAb! 'I 1111 mph «1 (lingo t, from Jupm n , AND PACKED EXPRESSLY FOR ROTHSCHILD & CO «Ila-o a - Lot of wheat and oats, _bran and chopped feed. ‘At GREATLY REDUCED RATES