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Puget Sound Weakly Argus. VOL. 8. PUGET SOUND ARGUS iH I'I'IHAHIIED EVERY Tlll'iiflllAY AT. Port Townsend, Washington Territory. A [4 T 4 1} N ‘V I] I l‘. mu‘l‘uu AN I) l'lml'lHHTnß. Tenn- omubwcripllon. -83.00 per Annun- I in mimnuc: sixmnntlmolmv. RATES 0F ADVERTISI w. : Ono inch. first index-Lion... .. .. . .. ..iFi .50 Each subscquonb insertion .. .. .. .. .. .50 'l‘rnnaiont advertisements to insmo in Insertion must be accompanied by cash. WA“ Accounts Settled Montluly._m REPUBLICAN TICKET run DIJLIZGA'I'I-J 'm commas, T Thos‘. H. Brents. Brlgmllor General. J. 11. SMI'I‘II, (of Walla Walla) Cmnmiaanry (Imwrul. Du. SI’ARLING, (of Seattle) Adjutant Gonvml. A. SLURAH, (of Seattle) Qunrlornmclor (Imwrul. I). \V. SMITH, (of Port Tuwnsnnd) W‘osccurlug Attoruov for 3d .lllil'l'llll [)h‘t. IRVING BALLAIII). Jefferson County Ticket. Jolnl lh-prc-mltmlvc, R. E. RYAN. Jolul Reprmvutntlve \"Illl Kltsnp County. ALBERT SN YDEII. SIM-rill: 'I‘IIOS. DIIUMMOND. 'l‘rcu-‘m-vr. CHAS. (i. IHR'I'LET'I'. Audltor.‘ JAB» bEAVEY. I’robmu .l lulgv. J. A. KUIIN. (.'ounly (.'l‘lllllll-‘nhllli‘l‘i, “'M. BISHOP. ALBERT I. SMITH, N. l). 1111.1.. School Superlutcmleul. A. R. HUFFMAN. County Surveyor. Hslll. MORGAN. .luitlcm of the Peace. '. W. H. 11. LEARNED. . W. A. INMAN. Com] m r. B. S. HU‘XSIE. Wreuknmatcr. H. L. 'I‘IIIIIALS. Constable. CHAS. FINN. [(‘IIIMACUM vnmmrr.) JIMlm uftlle Pom-u, 'I‘IIOS. 'I‘ANNER. (‘nusmblm’ WM. ELDIIIDGE. EDITORIAL NOTES- Snvmui. of our Port. Townsend People are going out to Chimacum Villey on Saturday afternoon ton political gathering. Mu. Hadlnck returned from Cape Flattery hy the Dispatch, arriving on Tuesday, having completed the jOb of hoisting the machinery of the fog wliiatle.'at that place, into posi lion. Mr. H. evidently understood his business in taking the contract. W."l‘l. 11. Loarned,.lustice of the Peueefimg his hands in” this week. He is not only performing- his own "ilicml duties, but is also performing "‘O. duties of other ollicinls during ‘ lhelr "hm-nee from town. He mukcs ’39o‘lomcer, and is the right man 1" the right place. Ilia re-eiection ‘Uusticeof the Peace in this pre °”*‘i Is a foregone conclusion. Mn. R. E. Ryan having declinetl‘ "'0 Republican nominution for the Oflioe of County Superintendent of ”chums. in favor of Mr. A. 1:. End'- gun, the name of the latter has {”0“ Inbetituted for that of the Ormer on the ticket. We believe m“ M}. Huffman will make I good “car in this capacity. PORT TOWNSEND W. T... THURSDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1878. Local and News Items. 'l‘utc Walla Walla ”Union" lavorod the nomination of another, but nmkcs the loliowing kindly reference to the nominee of our party for Delegate: "lion. 'i‘hos. 11. iii-cum. has resided in this cit) for a num horot years. during which time he has very suucemi'ully loilowcd the practice 0t titulmv. lie is a man of quick percep tion and strong convictions. Well ground ed in the law and well rend in general lit erature. he is one who keeps up with the current'topiw oi' the time. in knowledge ot law. in acquaintance with the topics ot the times. in natural ability. in capacity to make himself known. appreciated and liked by tho poopin. wn n-gnrd him us lllL‘ superior or hie opponent. lie ii pom-seed of great. t-lun'g‘v. and i-I one of the tun-It ludu~triou<. porn-wring nn-u we ever met. It'ulct-tcd. wn have no good rcncou to liuuht the remit. he will main: an ahic and t-illcicut duh-gate. rc-prcscnting the Whole 'l‘crrilory, Euatcrn Washington in partic ulur." MAltlnnn.-—ln Port 'l‘mvnseml. on Mon I ulny. Oct. :11. 1878, L. B. llmtlngs. .lr., to All“ Emma thtlellold. both ofJellerson ‘County. The ceremony was perfimned by Rev. Jns. AgncW. ot' the Presbyterian ichureh ol thh city, and the hnppy young couple took their Ilupnrtnro. soon after the ’doh-mn benediction mu pronounced. lor ,Viclm'ln. B. G. Mr. Hastings in lho third lson ot our respected townnnnm. L. 13.? illnitingi. Emu the two older brothorel 'hnvlng already been enjoying matrimo-l 'niul hilss. Mi.“ Littlefleltl is n nlemlxu of u highly I'thm-lml family, of whom sev leml members figure in Port Townsend ‘snclety. Altogether the mateh was nntly nnuiv. and We wluh the two loving hearts to long lease of "lie in whichenrh may en ljoy the other’s society. 'l'ln:W.——Mr. Smnl. Hancock. of wmal hv isimul, writes us illlli. a few Cupe] [-‘inttory lmlluni. alter purchasing a lot MI supplies from thh pi-i-w'. cram-«l over to] the island mnl camped in nu oltl log honeei on the bench whm-u- they lolt their vaimtltit-nI and went up to his fut-111 to plck appkW-J Upon rvtnrning to rht-ir camp In ihl‘¢9Vl'li-‘ ing they (ilucnwml that it had been roblml ‘ of about sis or S2O worth nl their goods. ! lie Inn-ther unlcls that they think they m-rt'i rohlx-tl by a white man. but gives as his: opininn that thethcltwus committal hy] Snuhomish imiinns. a raw 0! whom left; his place just previous to the time. Onul at mid lmlhms. he states. mils hlmscl "Bill.“nnd chops wood in' Port Town” fiend. i Jl'ltuE Lewis Inn gtvuu an opinion ofi ‘lutvrcst to county auditors and others. usl ‘t‘ollows: "Ret‘crrlng to the statutes ofi 1869, relatlw to the dutlcs 0t Atnlltur, you! will truth-e that. It In the Auditor's duty to’ Issue warrants tlu- bllln duly allowed by" any proper tribunal. The Auditor. there fore, tnuy luwl'ully Issue his \\'n|'rnnt for him nudltml by the District. court. such as Ms 0t jurors tun! wltuesses. and In fact all bills within the province and duty of tlw Court to pass upon." FnAL'Ds to thcnmouut of at least $lO.- 000 in the auditing ot the state printer‘s accounts. ImVe Doenum-nrthed by an In vestigating committee of the On-gon leg i~'l:itutu. All this in two yenm' work. The printer who did the Work out] the iexport who approved the accounts. are mlltors of the two lk‘lllOt'l‘tltlc, “reform" journalsot the rtnto. and their mmt pro litlc text has been the {mods mu] dishonest deeds of the Republican party. ALL teachers dwlring m be en mined for certificates wlll flml It. to their [Men-st to read Mr. Ryan’s advertisement Inserted on one of our Inshlo pages. HON. U. U. Strum has moulved the necessary papers nutlmrlzlng him to mm. mm a Grand Lodge of Odd Fe!lowq in this 'l‘crritory. Bins. A. U. Unvin. or Dnngeness. came up on the steamer this week. bringing her little non Frankto this place for medical treatment. AFTER Nov. let the North Pacific and Alida will perform the daily mail service between New Tacoma and Port Town send. GENERALShcrmuu will come up from (Tnlllornln shortly. to Inspect the mllluu'y ‘ posts of this military dlvlslon. Mn. Fred. Poor, of Chiumcum. feels quite aggrieved at an ltetllt which came to our cars from l’ort‘ Discovery, and which appeared last week. The said item referred to Mr. Crass, who lost his hand in the mill. Mr. Poor states that he had sold the blankets in question to Crass for the consideration of 85; that they were not’paid for, and that at the time of the accident, he re moved them from the room to pre vent them front getting bloody; that the man was NOT so left withoutbed ding; that when a subscription was started he did not contribute in money but offered to mid“? the man a present of the blankets, which of fer seemed satisfactory; that he sub sequently srtw the blankets lying on‘ the sidewalk, they having been re fused and thrown out on account of? his [Poor's] name not appearing: on the subscription paper, and that they were given back to him with the statement that they would not be ac copted. He ofcmrrse took them home. saying that if the man would not have them he could use them himself. Mr. I’oor claims to haveul ways been gen erous, sharing his money and meals with those who were in need. “"e are sorry if, as his statement shows, we or any one else have been itu posed upon in this matter. The statement is given in justice to him. ’l‘llE Dakota, 11. G. Morse. matter. 101 l San Francisco Oct. 19th. at I‘2 .\l.. and arrived at- Vlctnrlzl Oct. 22d. Id. ‘2 l‘. M. [lad strong North-west winds tho entlw passage. ()ct. 22d. M 3 A. M. pnsned S. S. Alnnkn. hound south. Oct. 21%. nt 3 I’. 3L. passed n lull-rigged ship bound south. The Dakota ln-Ings for Puget Sound ports: 34 tons might for Port ‘l‘mvnsend: Seattle. 84 tons; 'l‘ncmnn. mg; Olympia. 33'4. And the following Kunm ungorsl‘or l’orr. 'l'owmeml: E. B. .lns tick Jr.. and with Ml‘P‘.J"!‘- Smlth. l’ldlip King. 11. annlos. 'l‘. Jm-knmn. Francis King. Uonslgnm-s: A. I". Learned, C. Eiscnlwla. U. (3. Ban-Heir. .lna. Sunllh. P. Smith. R. I). Attridze. B. S. Milieu C. l“. ('llupp. E. 11. llnnmwl. J. 'l‘. Norrie. J. Filmy-trick. Rothschild do (10.. Waterman &. Kulz. Lnsr OVEIHIOARD.—-Ou Saturday night of last, week, the mate of the Schooner theriue Sudden, was knocked overboard and drowned while that vessel was in a gale just oll' the hungencss light house. The vessel returned to this place and shipped another mate. Wt; are requested to nmmnnce that there will in; no services in the Presbyterian church 0! this city on Sunday next. Rev. .lns. Agnew. the pastor, will hold services in Port Lutiiow. Wlanre gratified to lonm that Miss Jcsalo l'lnstings.-who has been 50 11l with typhoid fever, is pronounced entlmly out of dam gur. As usuul. we are hnlebtml (0 .\lr. l’at cm. Purser ot' the Dakota, and Agent Tibbuls. fox-favors kindly extended. IT IS rumored that nuoumr newspaper la lope started at New Tacoma. to be ed- Ited by Mr. Thomas Pruscll. Mn. Robt. Hays, who has been en joying the fair season in Olympia and in Oregon, returned this week. MR. C. F. Clapp has been some~ what indisposed during the past few days. 7, W -A A Mus. Jae. Smith'nf this place. re turned from California by the Dakota this week. Shipping Intelligence. Port. Townsend. ENTI-lnlll) 10th. Stmr. lsuhel—Yiotorln. 18th. n u n 2011:. Stmr. Cnllfornia—Vlctorln. 2M. Stmr. [mlml—Vlcmrla. 23¢ Hchr. Compeer—llnnolulu. 23d, Stlnr. Dakota—Victoria. CLI'IARI-Il) 18th. Sunr. Isabel—Victoria. 17th. Bk. Lady Bowen—Sydney. 18th. Suur. Imlwl—Vlcluria. lmh. Bk. Buena Vista—s. F. 19th. Bkt Amelia—Pl Link-ton. N. J. 20th. Htmr. Alaska—Victoria. 20th. Bohr. Hueneme—llonolnln. 10th. Stun. California-—Portland. 2m. Stmr. Isabel—Victoria. 213;, Stmr. Hyack—Nauulmo. LOCAL NOTICES. :1," Smrmm-nplc viuws nfnll important polnts of Puget Sound and Unliliirnin. tin sale at. Jun. .lonvs‘. ‘ Go to Waterman & mm. for the Deal uurpvts. at reasonable prim-,3. 3;?" Blank deed-I. mortgages. bills of sale. etc. ior snle nr, Jaw. Junes,’ corner custom house building. [59“ Two {list-clings sewing mnchlnm. 9. Wilson and n Singer. NEW, for sale. Apply at the ARGUS olllve. C. M. mumtmw. Wu. A. Imus BRADSHAW & INMAN. \TTURNHYS AT LAW AND PRUCTURS f in Admiralty. l’urt Townmnd. W. 'l‘ Dr. Isaac N. Power i OFFICE AT ‘IJA (BONNER, w. 'l'. N. D. TOBEY, I I Ship Wright and Caulker WATER STREET, l‘orl; 'l‘ow'nuund. \V. 'l‘. G. MORRIS HALLER. ATTORNEY .\NI) COUNSELLOR AT LAW Pmcmr in Admiralty. .\[om‘y Imuwd, Rvul l'lnlum lmughtlmd mld Farms in house. Uohccuon mmlu. Conveyancing, ac. PORT TOWNSEND. W. 'l‘. FOR SALE,—()ue pair of pure [’o - Chhm pigs. Apply to “ALL DAVIS. Dungeness. W. ’l'. Jim. Mes AL‘UUT, JOS. F. NCNAUOHT MCNAUGH‘F BROTHERS, Attorneys-At-Law SEATTLE. “K T. Occldental Hotel, Water St., Port Townsend. [would respectfully Inform the public that I have repaired um] re-fittr-tl the hotel lmmrn heretofore us nDalg'nrdno‘s“ but how known under the above title. mu] tlmt [ am now prepared to recelve em tmuemamlgive complete satisfaction in uverythlnw pertxtiningto tint-class hotel ut‘cmmuo‘filtlnns. Richard McDonnell, 'Proprletor. T. M. HAMMOND & SONS PORT TOWNSEND. - ALL KINDS or TEAMING AND EXPRESS WORK ‘ IMINI-J “'l'l‘ll DISPATCH. ‘ (‘nrrlugcsut ll” 111 mm; convey lmswngom T 0 Pfll‘l DISGUVBI‘Y, 0111111301111], 01‘ Pfll‘l I LUDLOW. Dispatches carried day or Night. Horses on Livery. Traveling agents will save by going with us. as we intend to use all men alike. l'luasuru Parties driven «mt anytime. Hay and feed on lmml and cord wood ior sale in any quantity. 0y ’i‘. )l. HAMMOND Lt SONS. I Olympia Oyster Company Incorporated August 15. 1878. . ‘ Planters and Dealers ln Oysters ch Clams 'l‘lll-J OLYMPIA (‘UMI’ANY ".\VINH BE umne uwnum or llm l-thvnulw (Driller “l'fllllltlfi ummlml m the lmul of Illulrlu mm, W. T..um now onltivnnnu Uynmm Inu sw u-nnnh- nnmnor. ’l‘llt-y I'nrnlsh no hh‘nlvt-a lo custnnn-rs Inn whlvll luu't- Int-«n transplanted two or tun-. 0 ycnrd, lln-n-hy l‘llflhlllnf them In furnish Io llm truth: It lnrgvrnnd Mrlmrfin \‘nrutloyutnr than «an Inn procured from any ullu-rpnlnl 0n l'umrl Sound. lit-alum. llmuln uml llnsmnmnts snppllod, owned ur in the shell. At the Lowest Market Rates ()mlors from nny part of the country wlll re cmvu [n'n‘mmllulunt'l'nn.l II II (N I wullcu '03“)! on m ( mt Huh (I. ‘ A. n. mnnnkus, l'ron't, It I’ SHUEI'IIA FT, Scc'y null Sum. 31 HORSE FOR SALE! AN excellent SADDLE HORSE. Perfectly gentle, and free from vice. Suitable for lady to ride. Also broke to harness, single. Apply to AL. PLL'mum, at R. & Co.‘l NO. 36. Dr. Thos. T Mmor )lunnxlnn Nurxeun, Murine llonpllnl. Port Townsend. \V. 'l‘. ‘un lru cmmnncd. night or tiny, m "mph". P E OF L ES '7 '1 > MARIxILT, Opposite Washington Hotel Constantly on Hand the AND Vegetables. Aim. Corned Beet and Pork, Smoked Meats. Pork and Bologna Sausages. “cad Clleuse, 'l‘ripe. &c., &c. L. SAMITH G: F. TER RY I O U. S. Marine Hospltal. Pulfl' 'I'oWNBIIND. W.T. KNY SICK SAILOR WHO HAS PAID 1‘ Hospital dues for two months precctl inqhis application for «duds-ion.“ entitled tollospiairolict. ' ; Port; Townsend Ilospital. ‘ Thonliove institution having been lplaced ion a ptnnmnoiit. footing. as the tilted States "Digillill for Marine Patients on ‘i’uaetSonn . the proprietor takes pleasure ‘ln announcing that no pain or expense JVillho spared in ministering to the com folt and convenience of privatewiticnts. 'l‘iilsls the largest minute) Hospital north or San Francisco, and Mini the mostcom plete in equipment. 11. has been tliorouxhily iutittodand rururnlshed. [is general war s have accommodations for about one hun dred patients and are peculiarly adapted for cases requiring the mom careful treat ment and constant supervnsion at limited expense. 'lhose who desire them will be furnished with private rooms. entire! separate and distinct,“ a slight, addltloud . cost. ‘ $59“ The attention oi Mill owners, and those interested in shipping, is called to ummut, that; seamen enduring trom conta ‘uions diseases will be treate outside the Hospital without expense to the vessel. ‘ THOMAS ’l‘. MINOR, M. D., “In-tr Manauingfinmeon. PORT TOWNSEND [B t& 81 | STO R E . MEN’S, BOYS' LADIES’, MISSES, AND CHILDREN’S Boots w Shoes 01' the very beat qualities and of the Latest Patterns. Gent’s and Ladies’ Arctic Over-81100.. Gent‘s, Ladkm’, Misses and Chlldren’s Rubber Overflhoo. This is the Lar eat and Be t Selected Stock of Boga and Shoes on Psa get Sound, Comprising BRONZE AND SATIN DRESSING, MASON’S CHALLENGE BLAcxma, FRANK MlLLnn's WATER PROOF BLAGKING. MACHINE SILK AND N E E DL E S. Shoo Flndlngo, 01' Every Description. Rigging & Harness Leather. Mm &c A complete assortment of Mlscellaneous Stock I Custom Work And Repairing execnwl as usual, and sat~ isl'actlon guaranteed. 3,? A fair share of the patronage ol the publicis soliu‘md. £3,” 1 have a Great REVERENCE for CASH Customers. John Fitzpatrick. in. Donn. J. 3.lmm! CENTRAL HOTEL, Situated at head of Union Wharf. Port Town-end W. I‘. Thin "me i~4 new and newly furnished, and mmwsws all the uppolnlmantl om Fir-t-Olu- Hotel. [is Bur is uupplied with the beam! Winol. Liquors umi Ligum. There inn first-class Bill inml Tunic and Reading Room in the Hoieii ‘Nothlnu will be left undone to make tin. Hotel second to none in the Territory ‘ ma noun a U 0“.