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jtoRjHWEST pNTEf >f P >l SE anacoutes... ,J ~ Tni*- . states C>»»t Survey foi Low WATER. Bltifl WATER. i -- n.tf. j*-» jf j |f 4 “ j i j p -“ | i **■ l?i IHI ail - n'p {«I i£w I 1 ” 7,4 : 9 3.15 h ll.W* 1»■I 11 -*»• I I .. i':i | niJ 91 «.la 1 ' u-iue I * 'J- 4 * J .. Us-id -.'l a.xi i 7 1 -I i.iaj r> .. !i M 4 S fi.au t 6 O SS* 0 2.'U I 5 .. 161 9.1*1 8j B.B* | 6 1.81 lo| 2.66| « Toifi’he tMe »t What com Snare thtr-y inliiut--* ■ . . SemUbmoo, sixty minutes Uter, aiul Eaton ” ne.rly two hears Inter. The hour* between n.iilumbt and uonu »re designated by * (*.M ). those h!.t«een noon slid midninlit bv p. (P M.) llb.UOnj. ‘ Quotes luiduitfbt, Ob. KJm. P. deludes noon. co t: XTY XE\vs. As Extensive Bi tei:. —William Cros- liv representing a prominent San Fran cisco firm, kas been buying .up grain very extensively this fall on the Swiuomish'oiul Sitnish flats and on the islands. His pur thrata will cover ahyut two-thirds of the crop raised in Whatci-m and San Juan oountics. In the latter county he has re cently purchased 250 tous ol oats, which will be carried by schooner to the ware house at Utsalady, from whence it will be shipped by sailing vessel to Ban Francis co, The oats raised on the islands are nitieli heavier and plumper thi« year than those raised on the flats, and consequently much more desirable for milling pur puses. The average price paid this fall was about $27 per ton. Judiciary and Constabulary.—FoN lowing is a list of the Justices and Con stables elected in tbe various precincts: g;mialim«o—J. Freese Justice,!'. Kings, ley Constable. Ferndale—-R. Bizer Jus. ties, J. Piaster Constable. Ltudeu—E. Hawley Justice, W. T. Miller Constable. Nooksack—D. Wight Justice, D. Kilcup Constable. Whatcom—R. Stearns Jug. tice, W. A. Utter Constable. Lsconner— ,] p. pwelly Justice, John Potter Consta Die. Skaget—O. Sandstrnm Justice, A. Williams Constable. Mt. Vernon —T. St Ncwlands Justice, J. Gates Constable. Ui pr Skaget—R. E. Cookrehan Justice, W. A. Kelly Constable. Baker —C. Von Pressentiu Justice, J. Cary Constable. Vessels Scakcr.—A good deal of dis. satisfaction is manifested, just now, by tbe owners of sailing vessels, at the low rates ol freight to and from San Francis co. The carrying price of coal has been cut down so there is but little margin left lor sailing vessels to handle it. Grain is lieing carried down tor $2 50 per ton, and tip freights are but a tritfle l»etter. being at from |J.OO to $3.50. Owing to this state of affairs sailing vessels are becoin ing very scarce and hard to get. Local steamers are finding all the business they can attend to, especially on this part of the Sound, carrying grain, towing legs, etc. Justices Qualiked. F.J A. Graham and T. U. Mungan qualified this week as Justices of the Peace in and for the (Mvcincts of Araeortes and Ouemes, re«|H-ctivcly, and are now patiently lying in wait tor their first judicial victims. They make a vi ry venerable pair of jus tices, indeed, and arc already quite familiar with legal lore, anil could levy an attachment, o! abb o i a aiibpoena, or prefer a charge Jot bigamy against a man caught stealing dog-lisli oil, us well as anybody. Farm Sold.—Of late there appears to be considerable activity in the transfer of farming property, troth in this vicinity and on ike San.ish and Swinoniish flats; and «s a general t.iing the prices paid are good, and far above those paid for grain lands in any otlirr part of Western Wash ington. The latest sale recorded ia that of the fine (arm ot Thomas Lindsey, Id eated about one and a half miles from Lwonner, which was sold on Monday lasi to J. A. Gilliland for S6OOO. Land Entries.—Hereafter we shall psblish as a matter of general informa tion s list of persons making application lor purchase of timber land, or making notice of final proof. During last week notice of find proof were made as fallows; W. R. H La Forge. Cypress Island; J. W. Eagan, Skaget river - O. V. Brown, Skaget river- Isaac Westland, Skaget river. No application were made to pur chase timber land last week. Something Needed.— Benn & Chris- Hansen, proprietors of the Deception Pass mill, intend next spring building a substantial wharf irom their mill out to deep water, and will furnish passing steamers with wood and water, of which there is a large body, flowing from Camp hell lake, running to waste, which might just a well be utilized in this meaner, and Rood in abundance. Somewhat Mixed. —Tke matter of the ownership ot the Laconncr oat meal mill is so badly tangled that it will probably require the intercession of Judge Greene sod severs! lawyers to straighten it out — and then tbe legal sharps will get it. The pr»i>erty is claimed by the elder Milne, who says that the transfer oi tbe property was illegally made. Steamer Sunk. While pushing a boom ol lags into tbe mill slip at Utsal •dy on Wednesday, the steamer Washing ton ran on a rock, bursting a large bole in her side and causing her to mnk soon after. Fortunately she had neither pas aengi-rs or freight on board at the time ot tbe accident. Steps have already been taken to raise the sunken craft. Progressing. Alden Academy is progressing finely. There are now 29 pupils in attend aoee. So soon as tbe weather permits, work will be commenced on agj uiuasium near the Academy tor the use of the pupils. Other improve ments are also contemplated by Mr. Tide, in and about the school. Gone East.— Henry Edens left here on Tuesday last for Colorado, whore be goes to visit relatives and to improve his health. He will bo absent about three months. To Canada.—John Martin, a former resident of the island, but at present lo cated at Semiahoioo, went no a visit to friends in Canada this week. Suikolb M.*kxnj.—Messrs. Anstinsen and ll.irekost me engaged in g tring out Muses anil sins lea oa tins west side cf the lila-id. IIIIIEI' MEMIO-t Shingles are in d. tuand, a> New West minster, at s;’.7-5 per thousand. Robt. Sharp killed four deer nenf the Acad. uiy on Monday last. The Lnconner oat meal mill will com mence grinding on Monilay, The hark Kitsap is loading lumber at Utsulaily for San Francisco. E. Sibley shi| p 'il 120 sacks of . n»s to Laconntr on the steamer City of Quines during the week. The beat, cheapest and most f:<«htun able sto-k o( clothing north ol San Fran cisco at the Arcade, Front S ~ Sea; tic. A ruffle will probably lie held at Mail man's store on Christmas for a span of horses, a revolver, and icktas. Mr. Lazar, recently from Olympia, is about to open a tobacco and stationery store in Laconner. An elegant assortment of wrap ulsters and cloaks at the Arcade, Front street, Seattle. The ball to t»e given by Lecki*- & Ossici in their new hotel at Whatcom comes o(f. on Christmas evening, not on New Year's evening, as erroneously stated. Notwithstanding the indent-m yof the weather there is n > perceptible ilecreaa. in the number of passenger on tlie local steamboats. If yon want anything in the way of Christmas presents in dry goods or doth* ing, don’t fail to visit the Arcade, Front St.. Seattle, betore making your pur chases. Geo. H. Judson, of Lyndec, was mar ried at Waterloo, lowa, Nov. 16. to Miss Flora Phelps. They are expected home in a short time. The steamer Gazelle has l«?en charterer! by Gove A Willson, of Seattle, to run on White river. She will go up the Nook sack about once a month. The Cily of Quincy has recently hero repaired and titled up in much finer rtyle. making tier a very comfortable boat to travel upon. Persons in need of a good yoke of oxen very large, 6 years old and well broke, would do well to address this office. Can be bought cheap. The grain season on the flats is about at an end and the Welcome will prob ably lie hauled off from the gain c-fry ing business the coving week. The bark Corea, of Sm Francisco, finished loading oats at Utsa'ady title week. She took about 20,000 s« ks to lie delivered at San Francisco, tor |2.50 per ton. James Graham is doing a thriving busi ness at his place near the Pas-< mill, sup p ying wood to steamers. The demand f >r wood at that point is far greater than tbe supply. He sells for $3 per cord. The cargo of the steamer Hope on her last trip to Victoria consisted of 60 s'lrep, 57 chickens, 10 ducks, 12 gee#". 42 tur key*. 175 dozen eggs, 15 barrels of app'es and 12 bogs. It is said that the Skaget Cod Co. have have scl'-cted a terminus for tin ir pro posed railroad from the mines, at a point on Fidalgo Island, on ’.he nordi side of Siuiilk bay near the reservation. The steamer Hope failed to put in an appearance at this place on her Vir ions route, for the last two weeks, being en gaged carrying the Nenh bay mail bn tbe steamer Dispatch, which is boiug re paired We hear that the Mclntosh place on Gu’ines Island, recently purchased by F. Van Valkenbnrg, was sold by that gentle man last week to Mackintosh A Re vrs, ImnEtrs. of Seattle, for $2500. Surely there i- not mucJi money in that kind of trading. The Washington Steamlaiat A Naviga tion Co., are alamt to build a steamboat to add to their already numerous fleet. The contract has been let to M.’ck-II the ship builder of Seattle. She will be nliout the size of the Quincy, and is in tended to run on the Skaget river. The first attraction on the programo in tbe way of nmmements fur New Years, is a grand ball at Lnconncr, under the auspices of the A. O. U. W. The price of tickets, including supper at M G inn’s, will be $2.50. The Workmen never do things by halves, and those attending are assured ot a pleasant time. Head the ad vertisement. Miners working in a bank at Casrair. on Fraser river, found about thirty Chinese coins strung on a wire, six feet lieiow the surface. Tire wire crumbled to pieces on exposure to the air. The coins are said, by Chinese, to be over three thousand years old, and the qu stinn is now safe I were the Chinese the first set tlers of this continent? * Unquestionably the heat piece of mad on tbe Island is that leading up from David Pulk's to Robt. Sharp’s place, in the neighborhood of the Pas<. This Bieee ot road waa built by the Sharp roa alone. The Sharpe have probably done more good substantial work on roads than any other men on the Island. One of the deservedly popular business houses of Seattle is the well known San Francisco Store, kept by Messrs. Toklss A Singermsn, two ot the moat energetic and wide awake business men of that bustling town. Coming to Seattle but a l< w years ago, they have by dint of bard work and pluck built up an extensive trade. Their store is replete with all manner of dry goods, clothing, furnishing goods, etc., at San Franciaco prices. Several years ago three yonng men, all practical workers snd thorough business men, started in a modest way ia the cloth ing and dry goods business in Seattle. They felt their way along slowly and cau tiously. until at the preeent time their house occupies a foremost position in that city ot thriving and energetic merchants, with a steady and tncr. live trade. The firm we refer to is that of Boyd A Poncin (Mr. Young, tbe third memb r of tb«- firm having died a couple of years since), proprietors of that splendid emporium of fashion known as the Arcade, on Front street. They have lately completed an el egant three-story brick building at a cost ot f2o,*>o. Market Mayors. Siattli, December A No. 1 Woo’— *o#Me. TIoiif—S4.USSVTB. Oato-SM«3S. Bocou- lS#Soo' Ho. 1 Butter-IS®JOc. Ega» SS#SOe. Chirkem— SI.bOM4.SO Hide*, dry—ls®lSr; greOD, ?«»*'. Po. Mlooa— k*le. Mar. now—sit. Wboal—Sl.tO 100,000 SblßSlw Warn Sod! For which the highest price will l>e paid. Bowmak A Oaklet. (30 Whkh toii visit Bcattls, call at Hit Pu • get Sound Hat and Cap Store an I dealer in genta* furnishing goods, and select from a Urge and fashionabla assortnirnt, at reasonable prices. Comascrcitl street— Sign ol the Big Hat, 24 tf E. Mm. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 60L9EM m&E ODI> FELLOWS’ HALL, HEINIG’S BLOCK, SEATTLE! You can find the best value for your monoy’at the 10, 25, 50 cent and cl counters at the Gulden Rule Bazar. THE LARGEST STOCK OF WHITE & SQI99EO SfiIRTS k HIEIVEIS At the Gold, n Rule Ih.z.r. for Jjusicil and JtM? |lHos 39 to i?,a (sldis jjals Jwsr. glikU* unit Gy.XUva, ut tM in fact, for everything you need, go to Rule Bazar. JOULES OF THE pOLDEN j^.ULE First—To do business on a cash basis. S.ronrl —To have a certain fixed percentage as a profit. Third—To mark all goods with selling price in plain figures. Fouith—Never to misrepresent or conceal the faults of any art idea ifTerrd for sale Fifth—To treat a customer buying 10 cents worth precisely the same as the one buying SIOO worth. . Sixth—To press no goods upon customers, hut only rely on the laws of supply and demand. Seventh—T« exchange goods cheerfully when unable to please a customer. l-sf“ Goods sold at wholesale rates to merchants buying a quantity. Toys pAt* c Y Qooosr^^OLiDAys —Wholesale and Retail. Order* from the country respectfully solicited,, and will receive [prompt attention Samples sent. aOIiBSN EBBS BAIAE, « E, LOBE & CO., SEATTLE, W. T. K. LOBE & CO, 517 Market street. 8. F. »» pIEW flßp/1! fsIEW QOODS! Bowman M Oakley* (SUCCESSORS TO A. BOWMAN k CO.) WHOLESALE and retail dialers is KEBNIIY HOODS. Bardins, Brigs ud Itdlcim, Crockery, I*tvin.tH, OHh uud Fancy Goo(1n» AT BEDROCK PRICES. COMB AMD SEE US. Highest prices paid for Produce, Hides, Furs, etc. As we will soon enlarge our store-room, we will be belter prepared to carry a heavier s*ock ol goods. BOWMAN; A OAKLEY, 1 Aiiacortca, W. T. C. O. KTEINWEO, hBATTLE. W. L. HTBIRWEU, WHATCOM. W. I*. Stelnwe& |?1 Go* WHATCOM, W. T., JOBBERS & DEALERS IN ORO€ XinXBS, P*\Y pOODS, pLOTHINO AND AI\DWAF^ f Wttirn s Isnr* ■nit well sel*rl*4 ilwl of O.nrrsl Merehsndlse for Nl» si lh« IxiwMt'CMh Y'rlrea tar The HlfbNl rrlf* yald hr Market Predstr. Pars, Hide* and Oil. 34 The LcadiniEf Wliol©««lo eieMa & Tamcm mouse California CiqAR Store, L. K. G. Smith • - Mill street, Seattle 10* Branch of L. K. O. Smith, Portland, Or. Our Factory, 29 Market street, 8. F. 33 LEADING rSHOH HOUSE! ALL THE LATEST, MOST STYLISH AND DURABLE Boot* x&tX Shoos Kept by Adam Orth, Direct importer from First-class Manufacturers in the United States. The Best snd Most Fashionable Goods in Seattle. Call sad examine my stock. 33 ADAM OBTU, Front Street,<£ attic. Great Dry Goods , Christmas Goods, and Clothing Sale! / * THE ARCADE. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS T* THE HOLIDAY TRADE. CHEAT CIT DOWN IN PRICES. IMMENSE EEEEGTIEN. Fmm mm To first of Immm wf SELL ML GOODS m Oim ims at Merited FSIGMS, A Reduction of fully JO per cent, will be made in our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. This sale will positively close on first day of January. Save your money and make your purchases 4 AT 'SPISJGS A3a€AX>».^=— No T©ouMe to show GOODS* Boii’t fall to Visit Boyd & Pcnctn, The Ai»©ad©» Emt Seatle.