, 1877-12-22
CHRISTMAS. - Active preparations

mas Eve exercises in the various
churches as attractive as possible.
Stars, and crosses and vreaths, and
other ornamental decorations are
being manufactured. and any amount
of beautiful and glittering presents
are being prepared for the Christ
mas trees. The children are all on
the tip-toe of expectation, and they
are trying by good behavior to be
selected as the favorites of Santa
Claus. The sight of the many Won
derful things that kind old gentle
man has caused to be displayed in
the show windows about town are
enough to win the most perverse of
the little ones into gentleness. until
after the holidays at least, Many of
our merchants are ornamenting their
business houses with evergreens.
ABOUT READY.-The last addition
to the new warehouse on Yesler's
wharf will be completed to-morrw.
This addition is 4Ox6O feet; the en-
tire building is 40x11O feet. The
growth of business in Seattle, which
made this new warehouse a necessi-
ty, speaks we'll for the prosperity of
the city. 1t is but little more than
two years since we had regular
steam communication with San
Francisco, and now every ten days
our warehouses are crowded with
merchandise from that city on the
arrival of the steamships of the Pa
cific Mail line, besides the large
quantity Of freight brought up by
sailing vessels.
LECTURE Guard has been
written to in relation to the delivery
of lecture before the Young Mems
Christian Association of this city,
and although no answer has been
received yet, there is now little
doubt but that eloquent speaker will
favor us with an address some time
next week. The Oregonian says he
will deliver a lecture at Tacoma to-
morrow evening. Sunday he will
preach the dedicatory sermon at the
new church just finished at that
place. 1t is supposed he will come
from Tacoma to Seattle.
HOLIDAY WEEK.-One of the principal
attractions at this season ofthe year is the
show window of W. G. Jameson. He
has as fine display of silverware, fancy
goods. gold jewe,ry, ETC., as can proba-
bly, be found in any store north of San
Francisco. His prices have always
been noted for being the lowest and
We recommend those wishing handsome
and economical Christmas gifts to Gay
his establishment visit.
For SAN FEANcIsco.-The P. G.
S. S. Co.'S steamer Idaho will leave
Portland for San Francisco Monday,
Dec. Gath, at 2 o'clock Pm. Pas
sengers leaving here on Sunday
evening will connect with her in the
river. W. 81. Pumphrey, agent.
IT IS A misunderstanding Ma
chimes are not given away since the
reduction, but a Singer can be
bought and paid for at S. 90 per
month. NJ. W. Parsons, agent,
Puget Sound. de12-dw If
THE new NJ. E. Church at Tacoma
will be dedicated on Sunday next
with suitable ceremonies. DIR. Guard
who has recently been lecturing in
Oregon, will assist.
The Singer Company sold in 1876
two hundred and sixty two thousand,
three hundred and sixteen machines.
All warranted for FIVE years. NV. PAR
SONS Agent, Jameson sstore. d12 dwtf
Two horse thieves were recently
tracked from Walla Walla into Cali
fornia, and brought back to that
city, where they will pay the penalty
of their crime.
SEATTLE Lodge No. Z, l. o. o. F.,
meets on Saturday evenings, instead
of Tuesday evening, as heretofore.
c. D. YOUNG, who removed from
this city to practice law in Tacoma,
is back on business visit.
In Justice SCOTS Court to day
Jack Jacobs paid S5 and costs for an
assault and battery.
READ the card of A. W. Piper in
the new advertisement column.
Buy for your wife "Singer." for
Christmas, at reduced prices. DIP dwtf
NOTICE. persons are hereby
requested to call and pay up. rs I
need the money to pay my bills by
the first OF January.
7. COULTER.
Seattle, Dec. II, 1877. 1w
General Babbit, Of Portland, who
was recently stricken with paralysis,
is convalescing so that he will soon
be all right again.
The New Orleans cotton exchange
is trying to raise fund to send Sen
ator Gordon, of Georgia. to Europe
when the regular session of Con-
gress closes next summer. as rep