The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

DIR Willard has moved from Stella
conn to Olympus.
Court has adjourned tall two week.
from uext Thursday.
The Daisy leaves for White river a,
10 o'clock tina morning re-
Moody and Sankev are expected To
arrive in Victoria on or about the 10th
OF Dccem ber.
Seattle coal is selling in San Fran.
cisco at $40 so per ton La Seattle j.
retails vt "a per ton.
The regular mvnthiy meeting of ths
Trinity Church Guild will take place
on next Wednesday, at 2 O'Clock. q.
the Rectory. ALI members arc request
ed to be present.
These fine Sunday afternoons prem
enading Is generally INDUCED in by the
gsllsnts and sweethesrts, who can Do
seen sy the score and hcndrsd along
the most attractive walks Of the town.
After several years Of backing and
filing. the case OF Crawford d Hsr-
riDgton VS. the Talbot Coal Company
was brought to an issue just before
the adjournmeu, of the special session
VI court yesterday.
The frost these eaIly mornings Is
heavy almost beyond precedent. IL
lays on thick. aud continues FROM one
day 10 another. the sun NOT rising high
enough nor shining warm enough TO
cause its disappearance.
Stesmship Idaho sailed for San Fran
cisco at al early hour yesterday morn
ing. She took. besides 200 tons Of
coal for faei. 1o.00i sacks of oats, $50
boxes herring. 100 hides. 10 bales sheep
skins, 0 boxes merchanfise and 80 toas
grain
OGe month more remains in which
city aud county taxes may be paid be.
fore becoming delinquent. From this
Oh treasurers McLurs and Hill will be
in receipt Of deal of money, Averag
ing over thousand dollars a day to
the LIST of January.
Capt Chas Goodsli has purchased the
steamship Ajax. on private terms. lie
viii take out her machinery, remove
her cabins. aud pat her reliance in
u
collier. The Ajax ought to carry. if
sound. $500 tons Of coal.
Great scarcity OF men i. reported
about the wharvss Of SaL Francisco. A
beer saloon there has hal hoisted Tor
over q mouth tue following sign: Five
hundred men waited, ~ dIscharge
sehcOners. and It has not yet secured n
l.a~ -. 4 IL =
the rign.
The name II J Watson' appears in
the OregoRiIR's report Of passengers
who left San Francisco on the steamer
last Saturday. This Is supposed to
mean Rev q b Watson of tnis city,
who il returning from his visit to the
Convention OF Carr is another pas
Senger on the same steamer.
Que of the passengers on the outgp
ing Idaho is Mr. l. p Yemen, IL Olym.
pia. MIR Venen may stay in San Fran
CISCO His record on the Sound. as
teacher. = newspaper writer. q citizen
and N Christian. Is all u his credit.
Should hes return to the Territory. We
would be glad to have him settle down
in our little city.
Eighty shillings. or "a. is what ships
are getting for carrying Oregon and
Washington wheat from Columbia
river 10 the United Kingdom. A year
ago 90 shillipss was way-up price.
Ships are fine property, nowadays.
whether they carry wheat, sugar, coal
or lumber. and ship owners are rub>
a
smiies in consequences. 80
The are alarm of tue other might
was another suggestion to our people
TO put up BRICK buildings A half
dozen long three story tircproof bricks. ;
scattered here aud there through tho
business section. would have wonder
fully soothing influence in timrs OF
lire alarm. We hope ere another
twelvemonth has rolled around Ia have
TO report tue construction Of 81 least
that uumher of this class Of structures.
The next sociabIs of the Trinity
Church ladies will be given at the
spacious residence of Mrs N K Mad
docks. 90 Thursday evening. That
good lady. not TO be outdone in hospi-
tally by those who havs had sociables
esrlisr in the season, wishes us tn sx
tend to the public Q warm invitation to
cope Ia her house on that occasion.
There will be tine company. We do
lot doubt.
There 10 no tributary TO Puget Sound
% much Ia need of an appropriation for
improvement ~ White river. This
stream Is lined ON bnth sides for thirty
or forty miles with productive and
cultivated farms. aud Notwithstanding
the river is fuli of snsgs not dollar
Of public money has ever been expended
to make the stream navigabls. This is
asubject OF grave importance, and ne
shall rsfer 10 II again at some future
time Q. more lengrh.
Tie steamer Mary Taylor. we'll
known on the Seund. but for the last
year chartered by the Government for
service ia building she rilamook light
house, ~ili go into tho towing buaness
81 ths mouth of Columbia river. IN OPP
position to the tugs of Capt Fisvei. 1t
10 limited 10 a Portland paper that two
powerful iron tugs. now at haEachs
yards. II Chester. Pa, may possibly
md themselves operating on the CO.
iumbia in short time. There 10 GER
tainly no pl.cs whsrs powerful. sea-
worthy towboats are more needed.
Doe Peter Lamar. q young lawyer OF
considerable practise 81 ~hiskey bars.
m baid in Walf~ Ag.lf. ~. . yu.,i..r IF