davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18
THU DAILY KTELLICEWER.
Thursday, January 1S.

NEAEISG coNPLErroS.-I..e incline
and approach across the ;. and ". W.
r. K. Company's wharf are row com
pieted and. planked over. \ force If
carpenters are at work constructing the
coal shoots, and expect 10 have them
completed IN three days. This after
noon the track Layers will commence
laying the track acros. the incline. and
vii! have /, all down by In morrow. Il.
IS now expectes! that the transportation
of coal over the road will commence in
less than two weeks at the farthcst.
Besides the finishing up Of the work
Just mentioned, all that remains r. be
done. preparatory To commencing the
coal transportation, is the t0rma
ton Of the junction at S.eel's place
This will be made "a soon
as possible. The track is nov laid up
to this point. but the grade Of the nea
road - about seven feet lower than the
old track, and the work Of making tie
connection will occupy several days
time, during wich the transportation If
Renton coal must Il. c.ssariIy tc in
terrupted just a. present the Rcnton
Company canno. afford To lose any time
as they are daily expecting the ship
Western Shore for cargo; of which, they
have now $50 tons in the bunker.. aud
the remaining part Of the cargo will
have to be brough. down in the barges
~ fast as II can be taken on the ship.
They will hurry this up. however, as
fast as possible, and as soon as the
Western Shore is off. Mr. Colman will
commence the connection ard soon
thereafter have the coal cars running
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

Jusr IN TIMR.-A young man who
is employed IN driving Craig IS Mar
shall's delivery wagon, was over in the
vicinity of the gas works yesterday. and
Got being scquain'ed with the character
Of the flats the:s. thought it would be
AN excellent iden In give the horses and
the wagon a washing of. Accordingly
he drove down into the salt water; but
had proceeded only short distance
from the high water mark when the
team began to sink rapidly. Ie saw
Immediately that quick sand was lat
the bottom 81 the trouble and
Selling his pocket knife commenced
cutting the horses loose II is doubtful.
however, whether he would have sue
ceeded in saving the team, had it not
been for Mr.. Webster. who came to the
rescue just in the nick Of time. One
Of the horses ha l sunk down into the
mire nearly out of sight, and upon
cutting them loose from the wagon
Mr. Webster gave the less mired
animal vigorous starting up with
his whip. and in his efforts TO get
ashore he hauled out the other with
him.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

DYKES The Victoria Col9aia states
tha. smith s. Robson, have at present
under contrac. Oh their farm on Lulu
Island, dykes which when finished, will
protect from overflow some coo acres
of land, which cannot BE- surl assed for
fertility. The work Will cost, We be-
Iieve, about $1,000. Mcssrs. Nc
Cieary Bros. al the same settlement,
have also invested oonsiderab bic
amount of money in dyking this year. =
These dyked lands are for all farming
purposes the ino,t valuable lands In
use; and the experiment OF retaining
them has everywhere proved successful
from the great reclaimed marshes of
Nova Scotia 10 the limited dyked
lands Of this Territory. We have
hundreds of acres OF these tide lands ::
now comparatively valuelcss, but which
when reclaimed. will be worth hun
dreds of dollars per acre, and make
comparative fortunes for those who in
vest in them now
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

SEATTLE CoAL-Thc Seattle Coal
Company will make very handsome
showing for the month of January, if
their coal shipment for the remainder
Of the month is proportionatc to that of
the past two weeks Up to day before
yesterday. including fourteen working
days. from the first of the month, on
one Of which operations at the mines
and on the transportation was suspend
ed on account Of the funeral of Mr..
Leabo. leaving only thirteen days of
operation, the company shipped g..
060 tons If coal. equal to 400 tons II
day 1t is now probable that the actu-
oil shipments from this mine for the
month Of January will reach nearly -.
900 tons This will leave the shipments
If all former months III the shade
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

The WEArHER.-Judgng from in,
dications We are likely to he favored
with fine weather for some time. Yes
terday was Que Of tho most beautiful
DAYS Of the season. AMI last night WAS
clear, starlight and delightful For the
benefit of our eastern readers we may
add that tina grass Is still green; that
vegetables are growing III our gardens
aud SO far the farmers have not found
il necessary n fee! their stock but
little Who would not gladly exchange
. climate where al nature is buried IN
All arctic winter for four months in the
year for land like this.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

ACCIDENT At VICTORIA Viz.
"a f,.f.-.-t .t.. .r.t -. ...,
,.t.,. Il ' "
-. ~4 - 'Ae az = gong
aboari he steamer Nsule, last even
ing for S~naluo, oae Of them walked
OF TIE cad 4 Vie foot gangplank and
tell ts.tween ~. wharf aAl tue steamer
mo the wafer. Ih- mate 0fthe Mands
seized ..saiboos AID SUCCEEDED in
hooking the l.dv's dress "a she wa.
sinking for the third ti,ne. IL sus-
tained her ab5ve ,ie surface until Mr..
Scott. ~ -,ena-d. came. y hen the two
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

EXPORT TRADE OF BRITISH CoLUM-
BIA. The exports from British Colum-
hia for the last year amounted to So
Gl7.so1, Slj5,,S0 less than for 1915.
The figures FOR the closing six months,
compare as follows: Gold, 1919, 120,
coal, {50.920 tons,) $500, 800; fish. fish
oil, &C. S6.j6s; lumber, l6j,397; furs
and hides, 7,56i; agricultural pro-
duets. 2.2jj; manufactures, 1900; cram
berries. SIS. A decided increase over
1873 is noted III the articles Of coal,
lumber, fish and manufactures, and Il
decline III gold. furs and hides
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

REPAIRED. The y b. NdH states
that the ship Gcrmania. - days out
from San Francisco, arrived ut Sehome
on san lay last. 1t says, During her
stay IL the city the Gcrmania was put
through thorough course of repair.
involving al expense of some $4,000.
making her one Of the Stsunches, and
thorough going vessels entering the
port of Sau Francisco. She now pre-
SCENTS splendid appearance.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

NRW ENGLAND.

NkW kNOLAND-
Mrs. Good, New Westminster; Geo.
Green. John W. Collins. Mukilteo;
John Burns, Duwamish; F A Hoffman,
san Francisco; Mrs n + Cook. Mr..
Campbell \ NJ Webb. city: John +.
Keller. r W Yates. White River; X II
Putnam. Skagis, Henry Scott Miss g.
Scott. Coupeville.
AMERICAN HOUSE.
William Morris, Thomas Thornton.
Olympus, VIM Whithouse City; A JUL.
an. Tacoma; Martin Judy. New Taco
ma: Charles Anderson. White River. l.
Z McFarlan. Seattle; . Todd. Newoas-
lie. + c Me;zler. Portland, John +
Hayes, Tacoma: W Is Southland. Bay
City. Thos Rachausen, California: VIM
Barker. III Y Barker. WhAtcom; X y
>imons. Edward Dumens, Port Blakeiy;
John Frost, Centreville.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

ANOTHER WALTON Monday Mr.
Keenen will commence the construction
Of II wall along Mr.. Dcnuy's property
on Front street, II will commence at
the corner Of University street and eN-
tend the whole length OF the block to
Union. The face of the wall will be
made Of handsome boulder granite. and
the filing will consist II White-river
sand stone. 1t is TO In six feet high.
surmountnd with a handsome. blue
sandstone coping. The portion Of the
bank projecting above the wall. which
at the highest point will be six feet,
will lie terraced. and soddei over. Tie
wall will cost about 8 900
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

- The gale of IA. week. which
was felt in this locality - some extent.
seems 10 have been quite severe far
Their north. AZ Nanaimo il appears to
have done = deal Of mischief Tsccs
and fences were pro>sstel; tho tea Is
b'ocsaied; the bark Ilslcomb. lying At
anchor in the harrison MAS blown from
her mornings and came mar being
wrecked; aud the steamer Mauie hal
her ollot house windows blown ia Will,
crossing the Bay
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

EgThe Nanaimo FIRE. Press states
that man working III the mines at
Newcastle, Oh Wcdne ,day last. had both
bones Of his lett leg broken just above
the ankle Il says: He had put in a
shot, which falling 70 20 off as soon as
expected. lie wc8t INTO the face to as
certain the cause; on arriving there the
blast exploded, and Il large piece of
coal struck him on the leg, with the
ahOy & result.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

TAXING CoAL-Tho steamship la
Not. came down last evening from the
up Soani ports ard IS ROW taking on
400 tons Of Talbot coal. At Tacoma
she took on for San Francisco fifteen
tons Of cedar bolts. and three tons Of
hacswheat From Per. Townsend she
has on ten tons of hides aud skins. 100
sacks ct grain aud - tons Of oil. She
will take on quite list of freight from
Seattle besides her coal. and leave on
Friday morning for Victoria
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

IE Four tons Of chair stock was
brought down from Tumwater ria
Olympia yesterday on the steamer Mes.
senger. to be shipped on the Dakots 70
Stockton. Cal. 1t is rather poor econo-
my on our part to ship material to
Stockton, and often it is manufactured
in chairs and shipped back again. Why
cant we manufacture such things here !!
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

.Sf" The officers If the Utah North.
crn Railroad have presented PROPOSE
ton 10 the Idaho Legislature 10 build q
railroad from Franklin, Oneida county,
thence across Eastern Idaho and into
Montana. aud proposes that the Terri
tory grant subs dv III bonds 10 the
amount of 81 800. 200 Ia be issued in
ins,alments as each twenty miles Of the
road Is completed -Bsf.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

to Ducks are reported very plenty
at the mouth of the Duwamish, and
some of onr local sportsmen are play
ing sad havoc among them. This To-
cality is easily reached over the rail-
road
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18
50 The Auraola won't 70 aoo v..1.

~ The Aureola went to see yes.er.
day morning in tow of the Tacoma
loaded with Seattle coal. and the ship
Washington Libby will 60 out thus
morning. loaded with LOO tons OF
Seattle coal and 400 tons of Renton.
The bark Samoset came in last evening
in tow Of the Tacoma. and is now tax
ing on coal at the Seattle bunkers.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

~" The Renton and Talbot coal
bunkers are to be abandoned in about
two or three weeks more. and it 10 re-
ported that Mr.. Yesler contemplates
converting them into warehouses.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

OVER DUE.-The following vessels
may be expected to arrive here any
hour for coal: The ship Western
Shore. the brig North Star and the
bark Atlanta
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

~ There will be to-day. after the
Washington Libby has gone. only three
vessels Ill port. viz; The barks j. B.
Bell and Samoset and the schooner
Frithiof-The two former loading
with Seattle coal, and the latter with
lumber, at Colman's mill.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

- Mr.. Humphrey yesterday re-
ceived a complete set of new books for
which he received an order some time
ago for the Probate court of this
county. They are of first class quality
and fill the bill exactly.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

- Captain Hill. Of the steamer
Fanny Lake. reports quite fall of
snow down the Sound in the vicinity Of
La Conner and the Skagit
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

t. A very pleasant dance and party
was given by the Young Ladies Club
last evening at Yes'er's Hall.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

A NEW Tuo.-The Freeport Mill
Company are going to introduce . new
tug boat here in few moths. They
have purchased the steamer Donald
of Goodall, Nelson s. Perkins, of San
Francisco. for this purpose and will
have her in service here early in the
spring.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

.y- r. NJ Wilbur has been reap
pointed Indian Agent at the Yakima
reservation.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

t. The bark Cambridge sailed
from Port Blskely for San Pedro on
Tuesday.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18
VIC KS
ILLUSTRATED PRICE CATALOGUE

Fifty 2ages-,s1 illsssranans. with ps~rri9
tscus OF thousands Il tie hs~s fio~ers All sess~
tables In :he world and the var IL arus them
al for T~s CHIT postage stamp. Printed n
German and En9sisA.
WEEKS TI0sol GutAe. Quarterly. p e"ni-
year.
Viek's Flower aaA Vegetable Gar.
Aea. 81 oeass il payer; 10 eieg.at eiose covers
q %. AddfeO. JAMES SICk,
,ie.iv.av Rochester, v 7
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

EUROPEAN nRAfTs.-DEans issued
at lowest rates 60 Great Britain. Ire
land, Germany. Russia, Frsnce, Norway
and sweden Tickets 10 and from
Europe sold q, lowest rst 8 by Andrew
Chil',e r, Seattle. ". 7
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

~ Th- steamer Messenger osnlo ~
about - 50 O'Clock yesterday aiternaon
fr,m Olympia With twenty -,hrcc pas.
semgers and good FIRE sh' 81" made
,hc ran down including the ;'ae She
stopped At the il'sersui ports o'' the
Sand. In the excec,iiags g.@'d tame IT
. hours and Ia u,iou's,
,r-Tue little y D4a<uev betus ba..
Rear the Seattle bankers will s>>on IL
ready for launching
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

Piano TUNING. - Th. re will I've first
class piano tuner in Sest.ie about the
l0ih last Al! who wish thsi- pianos
or organs repaired can have il done 10y
leaving orders with ". II Pumptrey
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18

Look ~ THts To those tn ! are
suffering with the Pilq They sal lie
CARED by the Wigh,mln Process. By c.
II. Farleman, st the Occidental Ho.el.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-08
round in tho "sIde-Cut."

On Saturday evening last, between four ant
five o'clock, while number OF lads were skatlh!
nm the lateral canal called the ''sidc-cut,' jus
south of the Main street bridge, one OF thei
number, who was cutting Figure G., was al
tractcd by a watch chain in the ice below him
Breaking away the ice around the chain, ne dis
covered the fact that there was man at the enc
of Notice having been given by him at HOS
sacks warehouse of the fact, Chauncy Weathcrl
went down and cut him out, carrying him into
the warehouse, whence later in the evening nc
vas taken to the engine house.
At the inquest held on Sunday il was learned
that the man was Henry Scamans' farmer Oh
otter Creek township, who came into Ottawa Oh
Nov 9Th and had not been seen since re CAME
TO his death as many others have come, by The
too liberal use of bad whisky
The evidence showed that he had come into
town at 3:33p. ~, from Strcator. One witness
said he had seen him playing pool and drinking
ut Bodwclrs saloon on Main street in the evening
md that he was then pretty full" lie lci
there about seven O'clock saying he wanted tt
yet home that night so as to vote on the morrow
Dug" Strecter, bartender for Bodwcll, said
however, that the man was not in the saloon ina
evening; that he had been in during the morn
ing but not later than II o'clock. About scycl
he stepped into Routcliflc'S to learn the hour
and having learned that he had an hour till
train time he said he would 90 TO the depot and
wait, and went out. This according to the evil
dcncc, was the last seen OF him We nave hcard
il said that Il lady saw him near Hossack's row,
very drunk He was joyial good naturcd soul,
and wanted to carry her bundles. She told MN
she thought he had enough to carry already
Laughing, he said, "Well, guess have
He was found almost under the bridge II he
fell in from that side of the street he couldn't
have moved foot afterwards and in his fingers
was the stub of cigar he had been smoking,
showing he had made not q struggle to save
himself. On his person were hunting case
watch Stopped at O'Clock precisely and chain,
IS IS in money, leather wallet, Il tobacco box
and some papers.
he was at one time quite well oil, owning
some 2i0 or more acres Of land in otter Creek,
which, however, he has fooled away" it being
now about eaten up with mortgages. At home
he was industrious and temperate, but seldom if
ever came into Ottawa or Strcator without going
ont drunk. lie leaves Il wife and some children.
His brothers in-law, near neighbors, took charge
Of The body and effects.
p. S.-Mr. Strcctcr asks US 10 correct an error
his memory caused him to make as stated above.
Hr. Bodwcll's custom is TO go to Narcotics at T.
N. on Monday On the day spoken OF above,
however, he did not go, and as he was present
al day and when Seamans was in the saloon he
(Strrptprl concluded il mist have been in the
morning and said So Thinking the matter over,
he now believes the man to have been there dur
ing the afternoon or early in the evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-08

and Rolley Of Marseilles, and Mr. VIM lhom'
80 of Lockport. We look for Il free bridge
about Feb lst, next.
our town has been lively for the past ic"
DAYS with farmers shipping hogs on their own
account in place ofsclling 10 oar droycrs mere
| have not yet learned how they made it pay
| Seneca has TO chronicle one more addition
to lis business list this week in the opening OF
another liquid corn establishment on Main
street next door to Thos Morrissy's Boot and
shoe shop to be called the "Nonparlcl ia
loon" Proprictors, McFarlane and Stafford.
They are jolly fellows and will do well.
Some one practiccd Joke on our fellow
townsmun Mr.. Alex. Nau@hcy, hv writing on
Undcrhills Bulletin Board, o., ..ur english
Turnips for sale at this place. Everybody
who knows Alex knows he is not very fond OF
English commodities, especially her laws
| sec in your last weeks issue OF the FREE
TRADER a graphic description of an imported
canine by some citizen of your place We are
truly an cntcrprsing people for importing
stock Thus, in horses we have the Norman,
the Cydcsdale, the English draft horse and
others; in cattle The Durhams, Devons, Alder
ncys, &c, &c; in pigs the Suffolk, Chester
White and Poland China; in sheep the South
| Downs, Leicestcrshircs, &c. But last, not
least, comes thls full blooded dorG with an IL
lustrious and genuine line Of sires and dams.
! Well, we up here have also fine line OF dogs.
cannot account for their sircs, but they are
all WELL DAMNED; are principally settlers, too,
that is, they set Ill around watching to snap
at everything they see. So interesting DO they
| become that our town authorities have every
year to pay 30 cents head to shoot those
beautifully sired and damned dogs, but then |
suppose your Ottawa dog is not one OF that
| kind-what would be termed a fine hdiJed dog,
or, as sports would call it, Il MoyOngdbred, or
suppose rs the poet would say, his tlne
sleek hair and well shaped legs show he is
no common Yankee dog, but has come from
country far over the sea; sired and damned
by illustrious dogs; which were used over
there to hunt rabbits through boys, out i'm
ported over here to improve our breed. Tins
is great and glorious enterprise indeed.
But then some like dogs. They are very
NICE to bring in ice cream saloons and oyster
restaurants, &c, to sit on their hind legs, SET
flies and catch them PEDRo.StNCHO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-08

|
The ncon,c OF Wcnona have formed relief so
ciety for the asss.a nee OF the poor and distressed
Of that town
! The &c. C. Club" give their second party nj
Hon. Washington Bushncll's on next Thursday
evening. II is looked forward to with exceeding
zcst by the members Of the club.
That boys still jump on TO railroad trains while
in motion, is evidenced by this from Strca'or
"A tcnycar old son Of George Colwcll was Killed
here on Wednesday while attempting TO jump on
a train while in motion"
The newly elected county officers tool; posses
sion of their offices on Monday last. Treasurer
Raymond bond is $355, 900; 81! 5000 as count!
collector and $50 OOO as county treasurer; schoo
Superintendent Williams bond /, $1,000; Coun
| " Clerk Stocksegcr, $4,000, and Inspector o.
Mines James OMalcys 5000.
The fire bell has been raised some ten feet and
works like a charm.
Mr.. +. Y. Griggs' holiday nd. on The 9TH page
is interesting Read it.
What does &C. G." mean; Can il mean deuce;
-,le,r c. C.? no talking back, please
Willis, orchestra plays for the next hop Of the
La Sale Casino Cub. to take place in about two
weeks.
Richard Wolfe has fine farm for sale. See
our advertising columns on 9th page.
| Miss Agnes Bcnnaur sings at the oongrc%a
tional church on tomorrow.
The public school will close the present term
on Dee 81, beginning the winter term Jan. :,
ISIS OF course all interested are happy at the
prospect Of a long vacation.
On Thursday last young man died suddenly
in n saloon at Lostant in this county, of heart
disease At the inquest it was developed that he
wa, German named s. Turk, in the employ OF
T. b. Obcrnmcin, DOS Madison St, Chicago.
Cadet Taylor, Of the Wcnona Inter, was ap'
pointed by President Hayes as postmaster at We
mona Cadet is fortunate, for an editor, considering
how poor Yilyam Of Ottawa, and Webster OF the
La Sale Press were slaughtered by the base,
mcrccnary civilians Gas il were"
The Ottawa FREE TRADER sharply criticised
Miss Jane CoombS' rendition of Juliet" and
warmly raised Barlows Ministries. The FREE
TRADER rs II keen conception of the desires OIL
its readcr,.-iu,ou Daily NctrS,
The NcrS seems to forget that Jane toombs as
outlet" may not be equal TO Barlows Minstrels
as Ministries They are "horses Of different col
ors :" and We can consistently criticise Though
our criticism was not overdrawn by any means
Jane Coombs Outlet" while praising Barlow
Moreover We make no 0ttcmps to fattcr o. oul
people by putting an entertainment which they
know 10 be but second rate.