, 1876-12-23

i A GooD MOVE Mrs. Johnson
, keeping boarding house on Com
mercial street Just east of the Unit
ed States Hotel, is about to remove
from Seattle and take up her resid
ence on Fida]go island just opposite
Mr.. Robert Becker's farm, to engage
in the hen and egg business. He1
houses are in process of erection, az
her chickens and turkeys are now
purchased and becoming impatient
and"all ready to sh-tart" for Fidalge
Bay; and methinks I hear them
in chorus cackling at the approach
of the Libby as it passes her doc,
every week on its way to Monks
wharf. Long may she live to enjoy
the fruits of her plucky enterprise.
for it is a move in the right direc.
tion. But we would not advise every
one to follow her example, for il
they did the fabulous prices that
eggs sa0ac bring would not obtain.
HAIR WREATH.-In the window
Of the Seattle bakery, can be seen q
very finely wrought hair wreath, 20
inches in diameter, and at the barber
shop of Williamson can be examined
a worsted wreath of the same dimen-
sion--fowers and lilys. Both are to
be put up for raffla on Saturday
night. There will be two chances
to get these works of art valued at
$50 each. The highest takes the
first choice, and the lowest the Sec
ond. They are the work of Mrs.
Geo. W. Eastman, who, with her
husband has recently come to this
city from Nebraska. Success attend
them; there are others in that grass
hopper cursed State who are also
coming to Seattle.
IMPRovEAIENTs.-Passing through
North Seattle recently we observed
many new houses in process of COM
pletion, and several lots being clear
ed off for the erection of more houses
to be occupied by the new settler.
Those persons settling on top OF
those hills had better provide for a
heavy grade some day not far dis
tant.
THE JUANITA.- vessel COM
manded by Capt. Kyle came in yes
terday morning from the river Stila-
guamish with $50 SACKS of grain
and few tons of roots. The grain
was for Schwabacher & Co.; the
roots for sale. She left last night
for Centerville.
STEAMBOAT ARR1vALs.--The Lib
by came in from her trip as usual,
bringing a good cargo offreight and
25 to 80 passengers from Whatcom
and way points. She went to Olym-
pia yesterday morning. The Libby
is weekly blessing to the people
down Sound,
The A11DA.---Yesterday morning
the Aida, Captain Browner COM
mander, came to Yesler's wharf car
rying Is head of cattle for Malson,
and 80 head of sheep, 30 of which
we're for Malson, and so fol Foss.
She left with the mail for Tacoma
at 8 o'clock last night.
A SINGING BIRD. ---"Good bye
Tom, don't stay long; come right
back to your own" greeted our
ears at very late hour last night.
The last words of this pathetic song
did not fall upon our ear, we are
sorry to say.
IMPRov1NG.-As the railroad nears
Renton. the owners of property are
taking considerable pains to build
new houses and paint up the old
ones.
The MrssENGER.-We hear it ru-
mored that this steamer will make
an excursion from Olympia to this
city, next Saturday.
NORTH PACIFIC. This steamer
came in at 4 o'clock yesterday morn
ing bringing a large list of passen-
gers; most of them were taken on al
Tacoma, having come from San
Francisco via Portland.
TACOMA HERALD. are in re-
ceipt of the prospectus of the Taco.
ma Herald. announcing its intended
publication at New Tacoma January
1st 1877. Three dollars per annum
in advance. Let her went.
The NELLIE. IT welve tons of hay
was brought from White river tc
Crawford & Harrington's Wharf yes.
terday at noon, for home consump
hon.
To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
The War Hawk, with its jay-hawked
red shirt crew will be taking the