The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-26

LOYAL PARAGRAPHS.
DR. A Berthier. who vas practising
physician here several yesrs ago, has
returned TO our town oand relocated
ameng as.
The warm and cold. clear and cloudy.
wet and dry weather common in April
has continued with Us this year we'll on
through May.
Mr. A r Huffman. the Port Townsend
school teacher. who died in that place
of consumption on Sunday last, was bu.
ried there yesterday.
In the list of appropriations DOW
pending before Congress is an item Of
5000 for the Point-No Point Light
House, on Puget Sonnd.
The Assessors ara about concluding
their annual inguisition of property
owners. These same officials have also,
while assessing. taken 9 census of the
population.
The landing of two hundred and
twenty Eve persons from the Idaho and
North Pacific yesterday afternoon had
an cnlivening effect upon our streets
not difficult to perceive.
Captain Blinn. wife and daughter,
Col Squire. Mr. Colman. v E Tuli. Mat
Mccoy. " II Maxwell. J W Grow and
T Heally. from the Sound. were regis
tered at Portland hotels Last sunday.
The steamer Wide West on Sunday
last ran from Astoria To Portland in 8
hours aud 2 minutes, which 10 said to
be the fastest run ever made over that
route. The distances. we believe. 10 ITO
miles. sF
A good many persons arc getting
things in readiness to 90 on the Libby
excursion to Port Madison. next week.
The boats capacity will be taxed to its
utmost on that occasion. we do not
doubt. gssa
Gard & Lair have the piledriver At
work at the foot of Madison street,
connecting the street with the ballast
wharf and their mill. The city gives
. $l5Oin aid of the job, aud. though it
will cost twice that sum. Card s. Lair
do the rest.
George Hill, son Of Capt J 8 Hill, is
now mate of the steamer Messenger,
under Capt Gilmore Ii Parker. George
isl 6ne young fellow, with good solid
parts. and some Of these days will him
self be master Of boat good deal
bigger than the Messenger.
Before her departure from San Fran
cisco for the Arctic, Lieut. Braun was
relieved from duty on the Thos Cor win
and ordered to join the Oliver Wolcott
asexecative officer. Lieut. NJ A Hesley,
from the steamer George Washington,
on the Atlantic, took Mr. BrAnn's place
on the Corwin.
Among those who went below en- the
las, steamer from Portland we're Lewis
Roberts and VIM Endicott, two of the
Willard party of railroad men. who are
returning East. General E B Babbitt.
father in law of Captain Ainsworth and
long resident of Portland. went on the
same steamer. en- route for Fortress Mon
roe. where he will hereafter dwell. ]
M Colman, of Seattle, was another pas.
senger
Stevens Post, Of the Grand Army of
the Republic. has a membership Of
about seventy five persons. and is con-
stantly gaining in numerical strength.
Few persons have an idea how many
soldiers Of the Union during the war OF
the Rebellion there are in this vicinity
In Seattle alone are about one hundred,
within ., radius Of dozen miles are .
hundred and fifty, and within o radius
of twenty five miles. having Seattle for
its center, are about tive hundred and
fifty,
We learn that Mr. Rob't L Thorne 10
gradually aud continually recovering
from the effects Of his terrible injury
or the railroad. two months ego. The
broken bones have joined nicely, and
his injury will be Temporary only. We
further understand that the railroad
company have determined 10 assist Mr..
Thofne pecunisrily. though to what ex-
tent We are uninformed. This action
.willbe Voluntary on their part, and FOR
that ressou should oe the more grateful
to its worthy but unfortunAc re-
cipient. ~ Ea@ as