The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-21
LOCAL pAaAcRApHs.

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Sheriff Whitfield. Of Snohomish, is
in the city.
Ship Yosemite sailed on Thursday
last. from San Francisco. for Seattle.
About fifteen men, bound for the
mines, came down on the Alids last
night. xs
Brig North Staf will take : cargo Of
lumber from ore Of the Puget Sound
sawmilIs to Coquimbo.
Gen Howard and Capt Sfaden. Z. S.
A., have gone to Washington City. to
testify bsfors Senate Comnittsc.
Portland Business houses will gsoer-
ally Close. o. Blondsy next. 10 cem.
memoration Of Washingson's Birthday.
Nj. Jacob Frauenthsl. of tho firm of
FrsuenthaI Brothers. Of this city. left
last evening for San Francisco. where
he will select large stock Of goods for
the summer trade.
Henry II Bryant, formerly agent Of
Wells, Fargo y 20. Ia SEATTLE. asd
we'll remembered by our citizens. was
appointed, last week. Postmaster Of
Elle"sburgb. in Yakima county. W. T.
Steve Barker and wife. Of Olympus.
have been indicted by the grand jury
for selling liquor to Indians. Barker
was tsi~d. and at ls& account tho Jury
was sill out. W. n. White, OF this
city. defended Barker.
Mr. Chas Stewart received a lcttor
yesterday from . gentleman who went
to the Skagit mines. and he writes: II
have located claim on Ruby Greek.
and feel happy, for / believe the Stag
it is lousy Will, gold. Portland Stand.
ara.
Ten children Of w w Davis. of Wslls
Walla Valley, vera down with lipL,hs.
ria last week. Davis is the head Of
what is locally called the Kingdom
Of Zion." and one Of the children he
aud The fsnaticalf con ,sanity susrousd-
Ing him-sn o6sheot Of AornJ0nism-
have named Christ" At latest ac~
counts the latter was not expected tn
live.
Bob Parker, who WAS shot by Bob
Hughes near Snohomish, last week.
has since been. arrested aud bosnd
over to await the action OF the next
Grand Jury. Parker vas 1t fault in
obstracting the highway. making
threaks, etc. He a0sy think himself
badly treated Il in addition to being
shot be should happen to be indicted
ana sent to the PrnitentiAry.
Froot Gan Ffsueisce we ASArsarumor
that assasge,Dents have born perfected
by tho Pacific Mail Company for hook
ing freight and passengers through
from San Francisco TO ENJOY. The
ocean steamships ~ill discharge at Vic.
toris or Esquimalt into powerful river
steamboats,. which will then proceed to
Emory. calling at New Westminster
On route. II lie expected that by this
arrangement ct least one handling OF
goods will be avoided; sud passengers
shay bury tickets ip any port Of the
world right through to Emory City.
The schedule time from San Francisco
to the head Of navigation on Fraser
river aud tho tI,eater Of pilvsy opera
tions will be about five days.-VictoriA
C0loniyt.
The gallo which prevailed from the
southwest on Friday night was the most
furious experienced here for several
years. Ornamental trees and shrubbery
were uprooted in various parts OF the
city. large sheets Of tin were lifted from
roofs and whirled to the. ground % il
they were shingles, pendant sign
boards swayed to aud fro. causing an
u"earthiy cresking. which. combined
with tho .shrill shrieks Of the wind.
rendered. . discord utterly diabslicsl.
At E.quimalt large sbei situate on
one ri the wharves wss blown down,
and the British ship Kinross dragged
her anchors for considerable distance.
bat was fortunately brought up before
any damage had been sustained In
the suburbs numeroua fences were de-
Mol:seed and 10 the course OF few
days damage 70 shipping on the coast
will doubtless be rsposted. Victoria
[oi0nist.