The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Messrs Coleman and Burns got back
last nigh. from Sen Ffaacisco.
General Sprague will 60 to San Fran
Disco on the next Portlsnd steamer.
Mr. Ms1ihorn has the thanks OF tho
boys in cur Office for keg Of his excel.
lent beer.
To Miss Clara McCsrty has been
given the tesching OF the Tscoma jls-
trict school during the ensuing year.
Not less than five tbonssnd China :
men srs now building railroads in
Oregon. Washington and British coIum-
bia
Ten Gents q copy will buy the latest
WEEKLY IsTELIIsEscEK, fre.h fran
the press this morning. Gall st'the
ofice for it.
The Presbyterisns OF Portland have
10 contemplation Q new church, To bs
built on Clay and Nin.h streets. and 20
cost $50. 600.
George Britton, s Y Sherwood and
Horny Wellington have been elected
delegates 10 the Republican Convent ion
at vsucoussr from Stevens county.
The Democrats will lie oil 10 q fever
Of excitement tomorrow. They will
meet in Convention ut IN the after
noon. tor the purpose Of making their
usual biennial nominations
John T Scott. sgs.i IL years. died at
Forest Grove last "Wednesday afternoon.
Ho va. the fst',er o. II w SEQ I. editor
Of the Oregoniaa. Mrs A s Dnniway,
editor Of the Nao Nwthrest. Mrs g A
Cobusa. ,Ars M n Csok, Mes J nj KEEL
ty. Mrs McCord. Miss Ella Scott aud
w b Scott.
Thomas Moore. q Victorian. on last
Saturday night. while sitting with hi.
famil, 1t home, suddenly exclsined.
On, I'm dpas foF.' and expired. He
Was one VI the Order OF United Work.
men. on account Of which bis widow
will receive the usual two thousand
dollsfs. The Order of United Work
men appears TO be On excellent one for
tho widows. but Q very unhealthy one
for the men.
In soms way OF other = big black dog.
on Wednesday last. got into the we'll
back Of the house owned by Mrs Jones.
On Front street, and vss there until
discovered the day sfter A board 10
the we'll helped sustain the snimsl 20
long. Efforts were made TO get him
out, but unavsilingly, the wsIl being
fifty or sixty feet deep. To put him
cut Of his misery, big rock was drop
pod upon him. ard tho poor dog kill
I'd. His body was left in the we'll.
Tho steamer Wide West blew out
another cylinder head last Tuesday,. aud
was thus completely disabled. II was
only three or four weeks ago that she
blew out one between Portland snd
Astoria. aud now comes this ono be-
tween yancouvc aud the Cascades.
She viii, be nov put out Ut service un.
til repaired. tho Emma Hayward TAX
ing her place ON the route. Several
Chiuamen were hurt by the pieces Of
flying metal from the last cylinder.
These accidents will cost the company
four or five thousand dollars.
The heavy Taxpayers Of Postland are
the ones named below: Oregon snd
California Railrosd Company. $780,.
375; Allen & Lewis, t321. l6S; J G Ains-
worth. $329. TAO: II W Corbstt. ts22.-
600; II II Thomp son, $l70.160; 8 q
Reed, 4160.2i5; VS. LAdd, $i4s. ss5;
Portlsnd Gaslight Company, $i21. 4oe;
oregon snd Washington N B Bank.
1920. 7J0; Corbst Il 4 Macleay, tt04. $50;
Hank Of British North America. tf04,.
300. 3 Glissn, t102. 900
The Boise City Ssatesmaa says Col
John Green, now In command OF Fort
Boise, has been ordered to Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-. to take command Of that
post. Jeferson Barracks 10 . recruit
ing past near 81. Louis. No.. whore
Col Green enlisted in the United States
service SO years ago. His official orders
have not Jet come 70 hand. aud he will
probably remain here q month logger
This change Of Col Green will probably
relieve Col Grover. who has been in
command Of the recruiting service 1t
Jefferson Barracks for nearly year.
Col Grover 10 expected ct Fort Walla
Wslla In October.
The San Francisco Cali OF the 10th
ult,. sAid.. Tho MARRIAGE Of Mr. Levin
~ aSstkss ~s.s sotvO W va suo kSOtt0~
ern Pacific Railroad. stationed OF Aims
worth. w. T.. formerly . West Point
Cadet from this city. and Miss Minnie
l. Il Sampsop. daughter Of Mr. Jchn A
sampson Of the Custom House. took
place at Q o'clock on Saturday morning
ut the F,rst Unitarian Church on Gesry
s,feet. The bridal party consisted Of
Miss Dora Miller, daughter Of Gen
John A Mill~r, aud Miss Purple. niece
81 Gen kilburn, U = A.. the brides-
maids. end VIM Baussnan and EP Rob-
erts. the Rroomsman. Mrs John A
Sampson. Mr. l. Il Harris, Sr., and Mrs
General kilburn.'
The commattee having IN charge tho
project Of retaining the North bkagit
Marsh, = bedy II land containing some
twenty or thirty thousand acres. have
snt On invitatioa ts the agents u the
Newell Cnlony. now on the Sound. to
come and exAmine this tract OF land,
with . visw Of locating thereon. by
cooperating With the few settlers 81
ready located there this cnlouy can "a
cure vast track al land Of unbcunded
fertility. and in quantity saticient TO
Iccomodate tho entire association. IL
.ne ye,r after the water from the Ska.
~ 10 shut OF. this cosony. With the
luck aud industry It 10 said 10 possesses.
can have ready for cultivation ten
Thousand acres of lAai. By all mesns
~ shetr agents come and take look at