The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-10
DAILY iNfELLlCENCBR.
Tuesday. February. 10, 1880
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The bark Forest Queen left San
Joee dc Guatemala on the 81 Of ia, 9.
airy fer Port Townsend.
In the insane Asylum Of the Terri
tory there are now IS female and 81
male pstiepts-s3 together.
Fifty tons Of hay. or 462 bales. were
brought to Yictoris from California on
the last trip Of the steamer Empire.
The INTELLioExCER has been treated
to considerable graiuitous advertising
by our brethren Of the Quill during the
past fortnight.
wCEyer. ihs Oregon horse pai.sr.
who was hefe as our County Fsir last
gear. has recently lost three valuable
horses by poisoning.
DR.. Sparling has traded his yacht
Ssppho for Geo Ssunders's ranch at the
upper crossing of the Nookssck river.
Mr. Saunders will turn the Sappbo into
trading sloop.
There will be quantities Of fan ct the
Maddocks Hall Soeiable tonight.
Those wanting an evening Of enjoy
ment. either quiet or hearty, can there
lie fully satisfied.
A tank Of ten thousand gallons ca.
pacity is 'to be, sent to Nuki,eo by
Mackintosh + Reeves. To put npon their
whasf. for the supply Of water u the
many steamboats, calling ut that conve.
nient way port.
The steaner Susie IL living at the
Seattle Iron Works wharf, receiving q
new iron b,d plate, on which her en-
CINE will rest. She will probably
not be ready for service ay,in for .
week or ten days
The great weight Of snow denuling
trees Of thor limbs. aud the wind storm
which uproo:ed 80 many trees. have
made Washington Territory an immense
windfsll of brush and timber. and an
easy prey to the thoughtless firebsand
during thu coming summer.
The three Cinnamon who stole Capt
Stars chickens in Victoria were each
sentenced TO three months imprison.
ment thorctcr. The chickens Of Mrs
Miller. stolen about the same time.
and in 4he same city. were found in
Chinese possession; also. Mrs Cant.
another poor woman there, lost twenty
fowls, hut hers have not yet been re.
covered. -
The Parker House. in the northern
part Of town. is out this morning with
new al. Failing to adyertiso. ip the
leading pep0r Of town Ike s6eaeilo 10
thcpoorest kind Of sign for hotel IT
eating honse. aud this sign. we are glad
to think. will no longer be hung ont by
the Parker. 4 4 little later Q. coach viii
be added to the equipment .of this
hotel. and other improvements will
quickly follow.
The team attached to local express
wagon started olf.on bit of run. 10.
dependent OF the driver, last Saturday
evening. They ran up Third street 70
the market. then down Union Atreet 10
Second and down the latter To the
Wisconsin House. They coliided with
two objeete without, however. serious
ly injuring anything. Tho contents Of
the wagon consisted Of onal, salt and
pork. all Of which, at different places,
were dumped into the streets.
The schooner trade between Boston
and foreign ports in 1879 was OF con-
siderable Importance. there having
arrived at that port 1867 schsoners
from all parts OF the world. against 100
ct Baltimore, 362 at Philadelphia. and
l64S at New York. None OF the
schconers which arrived 1t Ro ton were
in ballast. The deficiency in tho mum.
Der Of large square-figged vessels at
Boston 10 partly atoned for. observes
our authority, by s'thi, great excess Of
imports per schooner. >sxs = f.s.s
In 1898 tho Sandwich Ilands had
population of 142.O50. This number
was decreased in 1882 TO $50, 49, in
1886 to $50; .is 1853 10 7S,ass, in
1860 to 64.SO0; in 1896. 1850, and in
1878 G7.9S5. The population reached
its lowest notch four OF Ave years ago,
and for the last two or three years has
perceptibly iuoreAAsd. The principal
city. Honolulu. has about Is, coo iuheb-
itants. The people OF the islands are
81 very mixed race. including natives
and other islanders. ChiuesU. whites
aud hslf-castes.