The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


Read Thorn and Darvin's new I'd.
They open here Thursday evening 10
the opera house.
It has been decided 10 unload the
Vidette and repair her some before
allowing her to sail again for San Fran
cisco.
The Protestant Episcopsl Church
gained II. 0c0 meubers in l079-an in.
crease of about 4 per cent. over the
membership Of 1873.
The steam collier Victoris while on
her last voyage down the coast. bod
four men taken overheard by . tremso.
dous sea. two of whom were rsscued
and Two lost.
Austin A. BELL, . former Seattle
typo, but . present Kittitas merchant,
is home for . few weeks with the old
folks in 6esttle's northern ward. named
after Mr.. Bells father.
LIP Berry. Sergeant alarms in the
last Lsgislsture. has psrshsssd the m.
tsrest Of his partner In the Colfax
possoffice, and has there installed Mrs
Berry formerly Miss Lizzie Baldwin,
at thu delivery.
John xsgnirs has gone to San. Fran.
cisco for the purpose of securing the
services of John Ovens. Jsdreys Lewis
aid Emile Melville IN tise sntestsin-
ment Of Oregon. Warrington and Brit
ish Columbia audiences.
The Opera House tonight will b. we'll
warmed for this purpose fire being
kept burning hot sill day long. The
IliusionIsts are deter pinsd that their
patrQps shall DO comfortable. IL they
have TO spend all they make for fuel.
The Byrd mill bridge. dam. race, &c.
in Pierce county. three miles out Of
Steilacoom. has been carried away by
the force of the OVERLOOKING steram DUR
ing the past week. The damage il OF
timstsd ct from six hundred TO thou.
sand dollars.
W II Msssin. . former postmaster
and merchant Of HteilAcoesn. bat now
of Colfax. bought . nine hundred dol
iar lot in that place last week. upon
which 10 the spring be will erect
brick building so By 50 feet and two
stories high.
Wong Fook, condsmned Chinese
murderer. who was 70 be hung in Port
land Last Tuesday. saved the tanguaa
his job BY putting his silken girdls
around his neck and hanging himself 10
bis cell. where he was found BY the
keeper on Tuesday morning dead % .
door nsil.
Thorn and Darwin. the famous Iilu-
sion;sts. have concluded to give New
castle the go.by. owing to lack Il
time for the fuifillmcnt Of other en-
eaeemsnts. They will 60 from here to
Olympia. performing there on Monday
aud Tuesday nights, aud thence to Poit.
land Oh Wednesday.
Thorn aud Darwin and CON pany came
up ON the North Pacific last evening.
They haG villainous weather in Veto
rio. but played Ave nights notwi,h.
standing. and did we'll and gave abun-
dant satisfaction. They performed in
Port Townsend on Monday night will
greet nur citizens at the Opera HOUSE.
Sig Bchwabacher. II II Ress aud
Chris Maier have incorporated the
Wallis Wslls City Water Company.
with $500. 900 capital. As may DO in
forred by the name. the object Of the
corporate N is 10 INTRODUCES into WAllN
Walla an abundant supply Of good
drinking water. The shares uuml,er
5000. and will be offered to tho public.
The steam FIRE engine did splendid
work on the RAILROAD. and it 10 estims.
ted that trains will be enabled 10 run
three days sooner than bad her servicns
been reiured the company. There was
. great diversity Of opinion in regard
to the propricty Of renting the engine
for the purpose above mentioned. but
- no harm has resulted therefrom We
conclude that all 10 we'll that ends
we'll"