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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-05

BICYCLE RIDISG vs.. WALKING. -
New York has recently had contests
both in bicycle riding and Walking. In
= hours trial the six pedestrians
made respectively go. $50. 2s3. 2S7,
295 and 3o6k miles In q hours tria!
by eight bicyclists the latter made re-
spectively LIS, 2l0, els. 29i, 3l5, 476,
500 and 5O0l miles. 1t will be observed
that three OF the riders made fewer
miles than any one Of the men on foot,
and that four of the riders were behind
at least two Of the pedestrians in the
outcome These bicycles go fast as q
horse. making twelve. fifteen and twenty
miles an hour. but their propulsion is
bar Ter work thar walking. and the men
upon them are sooner exhausted. Slow
as mans speed is. AID weak as are
his powers. they are superior in long
contest. like those made by these trained
pedestrians. to any effort which the
animal creation is capable of making
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NEW ENGLAND HOTEL.


/. the undersigned, being in good
health and sound mind. take this
method Of returning thanks to the
good people Of Seattle and vicinity for
their liberal patronage in the past and
their hattering promises in the future.
But permit me here TO state that trade
has not been 90 overwhelming ~ to
prevent me from giving my customers
full weight and measure and their
right change back in every instance
I am also pleased to remark. for the
benefit Of whom it may concern. that l
have not to my knowledge disposed of
any article Of merchandise below cost,
nor do l intend to do 50 unless by
compilation. l believe in fair dealing.
and prefer quick penny to slow
chilling. All persons who have few
loose sinners to spare will do we'll TO
drop them at the c. o. D. store on Oc-
cidental Square. where the choicest
Groceries and Vegetables are to he bad
At bedrock prices.
Humbly yours.
my24;lm p. KEAcH.
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Wednesday, May %. Surveying.
Monday. June "a, Plane Trigonomc

Wednesday, May %. Surveying.
Monday. June 2d, Plane Trigonomc-
try.
Tuesday, June Sd. Counting House
Bookkeeping.
Wednesday, june 4th. Physiology.
Thursday, June oth. Counting House
Bookkeeping.
Friday. juno 9th. Common School
Bookkeeping, + Arithmetic, Rhetoric
and German.
Monday, juno 9th. b Latin and Eng.
lish Grammar.
Tuesday, June 10th, c, d and Z Latin,
French and Counting House Bookkecp.
ing.
Wednesday. June nth, Botany and
A. B, G. d and K Arithmetic; l Pm.
Geography and Greek.
Thursday, June 18th, Counting House
Bookkeeping. Algebra, A and B Read
ing; Pm, Elocution aud Spelling.
All examinations except those whose
time is specified begin ct o.. An.
Examinations in French. Reading.
Elocution and Botany in part are oral.
Closing exercises at Pm. on Friday,
June Is. 1879.
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PLATlNUN.-Mr. Edison. the invent.
or of the electric light, has written to
Mr.. Miles G. Moore. OF Walla Walls.
says the Union. for information in re.
ference to the discovery of any mines
or deposits Of platinum in any of the
mines Of Oregon. Idaho. Montana or
British Columbia Any person possess.
ing knowledge Of the kind that is de-.
sired would confer . favor upon Mr..
Edison BY corresponding with Mr..
Moore. aud 1t the same time would aid
in the development Of science and
possibly result in pecuniary profit to
tho informer.
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IMMIGRANTs CoMiNG. We clip the
following encouraging paragraph from
. late issue Of the Olympia Experiment.:
THE emigration current has now gu
encouraging tendency towards this
part Of the Sound country. The train
on Saturday last brought in some five
or six families. numbering in all fifteen
persons. Fourteen of these were from
Eureka. Greenoek county. Kansas, viz:
Mr.. ID. w. johnson. wife and five
children. j. Stcnnett, 4. Ki!e. A. Wolf
and son, A. johnson and wife, j. j.
Early. Mr.. y. Lsavitt came in at the
same time. but halls from the State of
Maine. and hass brother working in orc
OF our neighboring logging camps.
Tdose who came from Kansas are
fugi,ives from the grass-hopper
scourge. and from their representation
Of affairs in that country, we are
justified in saying that many more set.
tiers will follow ere long. in their
footsteps"
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OREGON STATE FAIR.-In all proba-
bility the Oregonians hereafter will
hold their annual State Fairs earlier in
the season than they have done in past
years. Heretofore the rains have been
serious drawback to success. and on
more than one occasion have been the
cause OF heavy loss. The directors
have concluded to fool Old Probabilities
by holding the Fair two weeks earlier.
and the affair will be over before the
heavenly sprinkling pot can be wheeled
into position.
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MOORE, THE ARTIST.

Who leads in the art that creates
Lifelike pictures. small and great?
Who takes your faces true ~ fate?
Who keeps his word, 10 never late?
Who makes bot b tide and time to walt?
George Moore, the Artist.
Who stadies hard to keep ahead,
Whether abroad or in his bed?
Who takes the portraits Of living and dead?
OF grangeys and traders. low and high-bred
And the grandest pictures Of those just wed?
George Moore. the Artist.
Who has rooms farnished In elegant style.
Who works with energy all the whileS
Who labors with vigor the time to begutle,
While waiting on patrons with genial smile
George Moore. the Artist.
Who catches the smile on the infant face,
Before to sobs It has time to givo placer
Who sssts the babe with . matchless grace.
Then with lightning speed puts form and face
In mould which time will never erase?
George Moore. the Artist.
Who rooms In Sullivan's Block. on Front street.
Where patrens Of al times he 10 happy to meet.
Whether the sky be ciouded or bright and SUNNY.
So long - for his work they can pay the moLey ?
Geor. Moore. the Artist.
je1-d6t-WIt
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THE FRASER RIVER DYKEs.-From
o gentleman just down from the Suu,ss
country we learn some interesting facts
concerning the extensive dyking opera
items going on in that section. Some
20 miles above New Westminster, on
tie Fraser river, there were two large
tracts OF excellent farming land, one
known - the SuDs.. which contained
100. 600 acres. and the other tie Massaui,
OF 1900 acres. This land was utterly
useless from what 10 known as the
fresbet or summer rise in the Fraser
river. which takes place il July ard
August. and covers the ground with
water to Q depth Of from one to ten
feet. In order tina. this land might be-
reclaimed. and made available aud pro-
ductivc. the local Legislature in 1877
entered into contract with Z. l..
Derby & Co.. two farmers 10 that sec
ton. to do the work as ssipulated in the
agreement. The dykes were TO be from
two to fourteen feet IN hight, according
20 the lay Of the land, and four feet
across on top. When. completed. the
entire l20. 900 acres Of land were guar
anteed to be kept free from overflow
The company are to receive for this
work 6. 900 acres Of land on the Mstsqui
and 1900 on the Sumas. and they were
also allowed to collect from the different
farmers and landowners who arc bene-
ited by their dykes . total tax Of $6O..
600 in money. Mr.. /. A. Navarro, If
this city. received the appointment Of
superintendent Of the work, and Nj.
JOS. Snow was engaged TO take charge
Of the engineering department. Daring
the pest fourteen months the work has
been going on. aud six and half mile.
VI substantial dy king have already been
done on the Mstsqui. One more half
mile will finish up the work in that
section, and the force will then concen-
trste on the Sumas. Pitchford & West,
formerly of Bellingham Bay, have put
up . steam sawmill there. and furnish
all the timber for tho dykes. A force
of 90 Cinnamon and 40 white men has
been employed on tho work. Opera
tions were suspended on the cath Of
May on account Of the high water. and
will not be resumed until the lat of
August. Mr.. Snow laid out the work
on the Mstsqui. and then superintendent
its construction. These lands are of
the same character as our Swinomish
fats. without TIE salt. The Fraser
river is navigsble . distance Of III
miles from its mouth, and il only second
to tho Columbia in size. and the differ
ence between its rise and fall is some
16 or l8 feet. The climate in that
section is much more damp than here
on Puget Sound. The total rainfall at
New Westminster for the months OF
March aud April was 14.1l inches,
which is much greater than at any
point in this Territory, except Neeah
Bay. during the same period. These
Sumas and Matsqui lands are pretty
we'll taken up. yet there is q considerable
area not yet settled on that will be very
valuable AZ soon as the dykes arc CON-
pletsd. The farmers there are mostly
poor, aud, as some will have a. high as
five dollars an acre to pay to the dyking
company. it is thought that many good
farms will he for sale there cheap.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-05

BADLY HURT.-Charles Stahl, who
had his jaw broken day or two ago,
is lying very badly off at the Eureka
Lodging House. His lower jaw is frac-
tured. and he is unable to open his
mouth. His face is also badly bruised
The man Baker, who injured him. was
arrested yesterday and placed under
$3.50 bonds to appear when Stahl is able
to testify in the matter.
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REAL ESTATE our last report
the following real estate transfers have
been recorded in the ofTics IF County
Auditor:
c p Stone aud wife to Annie II Nc.
Gray, lot 3. section II. township 25.
north range cast. containing 43 acres,
$500.
United States 10 p. Emmerson. l5S. 60
acres in sections 2. 5, 10 and IL, town
ship %. 4 east, patent.
Thomas Runnells and wife to Hiram
B. Runnells. quarter Of lot 2, block 8.
Boren aud Dsnny's plat. $500.
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GOING To OLYNPIA.-The seattle
Base Ball Club" have accepted the
challenge recently sent them by the
puget Sound Boys" Of the Capital
City, and have chartered the little tug
Phantom and will leave here Friday
morning. the 18th inst. for Olympia.
The game will be played on Saturday.
aud the boys will return to this city on
Sunday. 1t behooves our boys to get
oil tho practice possible before enter
ing into the contest. The return game
will probably be played here July 4th.
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CANoSrcAL COLLECTIONS. - by tn,

CANoNIcAL COLLECTIONS. - by the
order Of the Convocation Of this juris-
dietion. the following collections are to
be made annually in each parish or
mission: For domestic missions, Ad-
vent Season, the Good Samaritan Hos
pitsl. Thanksgiving Day; the Christ
mes fund for disabled clergymen,
Christmas Day; foreign missions.
Epiphany Season; diocesan missions.
Easter, OF ct the Bishops annual visi-
tatisn; the Episcopal fund. Trinity
Sunday.
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EXCHANGE OF Commonwealth now
takes Eve bushels of wheat 10 buy one
bushel of potatoes ct Walls walla. says
the Watchman Of that place. and the
potatoes have to be imported ct that.
What . bonanza the potato market
there would be to Puget Sound farmers
il We only bad railroad communication
1t 10 much the same with nearly every
article produced in the two sections.
What they raise to perfection over there
we do not here. aud We want and what
We produce here is what they ,particu-
lsrly lack there. and What they want.
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UTAH AND NORTHERN RAILROAD

UTAH AND NORTHERN RAILROAD
Three hundred men and teams are at
work north Of Snake river building the
Utah and Northern Railroad. One
hundred thousand ties are ready for
laying The Laramie rolling mills are
turning out tons Of rails for the road.
and every prospect points to its rapid
advance into Idaho The cars will run
to the Snake river bridge this month.
New passenger cars fer the road are
coming m the Ogden yard. and, when
the sleeping cars are ready to run. we
will have change of time. The Utah
and Northern passenger trains will then
make close connection with the Union
Pacific Express.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-05

WANTS TO CoNE.-F. n. Huston, A.
N. and MD, writes to 10 from visa'is.
CAL. to know il there is room here Tor
another doctor. Seattle IL . very
healthy town Of about $500 inhsbit-
ants. Among them there are no less
than twelve physicians allopathic and
homeopathic. II DR.. Huston il pre-
pared to "go 10 the top" he can find
room here, but mot othsgwise.
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FIsHlNG AT STEILAcooM.-Mr. D..
II. Hume leaves next Monday for San
Francisco. to purchase salt for his ex-
tensive fishery near Steilacoom. He
expects to begin operations early in
July, aud the prospects of an extensive
catch this season are very eucourag.
ing He will give employment to SIX
teen men during the season. using two
seines. one $50 feet in length and the
other 500. 1t will require upwards Of
fifty tons of salt to euro the fish,
Olympia Experiment
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TO YAKIMA.-A friend at Laconucr
writes asking for information about
George Smith or any one else going
from Seattle over the mountains to
Yakima. Mr. Smith leaves this city
today on his return to the valley
named. Parties are going continually.
aud our friend need wait for company
but few days if he comes here at any
time
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Planking has commenced o. the new
steamer.
Mr.. Lake has his new zach! ready
for the water.
8. Baxter & Co. received fine lot of
wool by the Chehslis, yesterday.
Steamer Fanny Lake will leave for
Nootsach river at this morning.
Mr.. G. II. Ray will learn something
to his interest by calling at this Office.
John L. Jameson left Seattle for
Walla Walla las. Monday, there in fn
turo to reside.
Steamer Addie, after several days on
the gridiron, got of last evening. ard
is sgein ready for any work that may
offer.
Dave Small is building q seven thou.
sand dollar residence in Wails Walla.
said TO be the handsome.t dwelling
house in the city.
In compliance with the wish Of the
late Capt James w. Foster, his remains
will be brought from San Francisco to
Port Gamble for interment.
Mr.. Z. W. Osborne. Of the Front
street boot factory. has had handsome
sign painted, which he will display TO
the public gaze in day or SO.
Mr.. Montgomery. Of the Commercial
street confectionery store. has Just 70.
ceived . choice lot Of Townsend's cele-
brated candies. See his new advertise
ment.
Ship Sycamore from Port Gam bic,
bark Northwest from Port Madison
and bark Whistler from Seattle. arrived
at San Francisco on the I'd inst.
During the week ending May Goth,
aU. s. patent was issued ct Washing
ton in favor of "Chas. r. Winsor, OF
Seattle. w. T.. for a feathering pad.
de-
Tho ship Two Brothers hauled
around to the ballast whsrf yesterday.
after discharging eight tons Of freighs
at Yesler's wharf. She will be the first
vessel to utilize the new city pier.
Mr.. G. 4. Dodge will be one of the
passengers on the outgoing Dakota. and
he will probably return on the same
stesmer. bringing with him stock Of
goods with which to open new store.
The ladies Of the Methodist Church
will give one of their "ular ice cream
and strawberry fes.Iv,s ct Ycsler'
Hall tomorrow (Fnday) evening
Lovers Of such delicacies will bear this
announcement in mind.
Mr.. Whitman. the Laconner boot and
shoe maker. has removed to Utsalady,
under contract with tho Port Gamble
Mill Company to make large lot OF
new boots. This one job will occupy
several months industrious stitching
and pegging.
We learn that farmers in the Palouss
country have to pay two and three per
cent. interest por month on money.
This 10 rather steep. If not ruinous. and
in our opinion will be as injurious to
the country as the festive squirrel or
Kansas grasshopper.
See the new business announcements
in this mornings issue--of Schwabacher
Bros. e. Co., G. L. Stoke & Co, w.
Montgomery. the Saddle Rock Restau.
rant, and Of the lost badge. When
Seattle people want advertising done
that will profit them. they bring it TO
the INTELLIGENcER
Three Of the New York city steam
boats have names beginning with Syl.
van. One is the Sylvan Stream, one
tho Sylvan Dell, and one the Sylvan
Glen. The boat now building in the
Hammond shipyard in this city Is being
constructed upon the plan Of the Sylvan
Glen.
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MARKET REPORTS,
SKArrLx. May ., lGs.

SKArTLx, May ., 1873.
Financial.
cuYrency-Buyine. sss: selling. par.
silver-Buying. ikea: selling, Ii.
PORTLAND. Nay s.-Silver eoin-ssss pc. cent.
discount.
Sac FRAxcIsco. May g. cureney-Par.
Siiver-ae l-5sS9sAc.
Trade dollArs-96Gj9'.
NV YoKx. May s.-Silver bullioa-sl o. u
Per one ounce.
e. 8. Bonds-5-ass Of 1857. -: So Of ISL. ~;
~. AZ; IS, 93A.
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nARBoR OF REFUGE.

CsrIc. Board OF ISoNKRRs POI TIE PACIFIC CoAsr,
53s Keasney st., San Francisco, CAL,
May q, 1872
NNAND AFTER THE FIFTH OF DAY JUNE
~ 1879. public sessions OF the Board. or Of .
Committee Of the sams Will Be held 1t this Office.
Tho object OF these il to hear the views and
opinions Of al persons interested in the location
OF . Harbor of Refuge on the Pacific Ocean, be-
Shipmasters, familiar with the navigation Of
the Pacific Coost. and all other persons possessed
Of information on the subject, are invited to
communicate with the Board. in person or by
letter. G. 6EAFORTH STEWART,
Il. Col. Of Engineers, Senior Member.
jsl-d6t
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ROASTED ALlvE.-Miss Edith Berry,

NOASIEU ALIVB,-&US EuIIU DEITY,
IA years Of age. attempted to light II
Ore in her mothcr's house at East Port.
land, last Monday. With the aid Of coal
oil. The flames communicated with
the oil in the can. and in a moment the
latter exploded the burning fluid fly
ing all over tho person and clothing Of
the unfortunate girl. Before help
could reach her she was burned black.
and the flesh hang from her in loose
crisp strips She lived but . few
hours. suffering intense agony the
while. but dying with the calmness aud
fortitude of . martyr. Her fate is one
more warning against the use Of coal
oil in the kidding Of fires
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FAST SAiLIx0. As Al instance OF
fast travelling Of . calling ship. We may
mention that ON the third day ont from
New York the ship Young America ran
thirteen miles IN hour during the entire
twenty -four hours. and on the next day
fifteen miles an hc6r during that entire
day. So says the San Francisco Alta.
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PorAro Pxsr.-Accordins TO the Err
p<rimens. . potato pest has appeared in
OLYMPIA. II il an insect that comes in
svarma A potato patch visited by il
: destroyed u short order. tho deseruc'
ioo inelading both teps and roots.
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CALL ON J. A. McPHEH for CigArs
Tobacco, Pipes and Cutlery. BE keeps
the best supply in the caty and sells at
the cheapest rates. Customers may Be
supplied 1t either Wholesale q retail.
Stand next to SchwahaeAeR's stoee, on
Commercial slrsok Seattle, y. +.
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MINING CLAIMS FOB SALE The
undersigned offers for sale one Hydrau-
lie Claim on Hilbert Geek and one on
Dufot Greek. joining the Discovery
above. in Cassiar. b. c. For particu-
lars inquire at the Centennial Saloon
Of VI. THlBERr, or of Geo. Martin on
steamer Cassiar.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
DEXTER HORTON & CO..
BANKERS
SEATTLE, w. T..

DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND ACCOUNTS KEPT
SUBJECT TO CHECK OR DRAFT.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphis TransieI on San
francisco, Portland and New York.
Sight and Sixty-dsy bills OF Exchange drawn ia
SUMS to suit direct on London, available anywhere
10 Europe
Money loaned on approved security.
Bonds. Stocks, and other Yaluables received on
deposit for safe keeping.
Collections made and proceeds promptly RENTED.
octlS-du
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the same -ear he stood for Oxford In the Lib
erai interest polling 1.017 votes against 1,070
for Mr. Cardwel We remember hearing Dean
Mansell say nat even at this epoch Thackeray
was really unknown TO tho average English
clergyman. and that his contest for the seat was
regarded by many Of them in the light OF an
impertinence 1t is not very clear what Thack-
cray, who could not talk. much less speak ora
torically expected to gain by sitting two or three
hours day in the House OF Commons. But, like
others, he had his moment Of political ambition.
and paid thousand pounds for his attempt. In
1869 the twenty fourth and last number OF :" Tho
Virginians having been published Thackeray
entered on the last work of his life. the editor
ship OF the CornhiH Magazine 1t is said
that his name sold 10000 copies OF
the first number. and Of the second and third
over one hundred thousand. For the COrId,W
Thackeray wrote during his editorship Lovel
the Widower'' and the Roundabout Papers"
and, after he withdrew from supervisory func-
tons. contributed The Adventures OF Philip"
He was not good editor. would read no manu-
script IL he could help 1t, but would read the
little private notes by which they were accom-
panied. and could seldom bring himself to re-
ject their heart rending appeals. In 1862 he
went into the new and spacious house which he
had built for himself at Palace Green. His
friends taxed him with imprudence in taxi
ing such sumptuous quarters. but after his
death the house was sold for two thou
sand pounds more than IL cost When he
died. in 1863, he was engaged. as Is well known,
in writing Denis Duval." only three and a half
numbers. however. having been completed.
With tho last chapter Of this fragment was pub
lished set OF notes. taken from the novelists
own papers. showing how much collateral labor
he had given to the fabrication Of his novel.
Nevertheless. Mr.. Trollopo does not think he
could be called an industrious man. though he
certainly accomplished what most persons
would esteem quite n sufficient LIES work. Not
| long before his death. Th8ckeray told Mr.. Troll
| lope that he had then succeeded in replacing
the fortune which he had lost rs a young man.
He had in fact. done better. for he left an in
come OF $3.50 behind him.