The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-21
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


A small batch of Eastern mail came
through last night.
Snow o foot deep still covers the
ground in Lake Union suburb.
Valentines are again ornamenting Tor
defacing) the window fronts Of Seattle
stores.
The earth aide at Milton moved two
houses forty feet without injuring them
in the least.
Heory F. Eeeksdorf. Of Portland, has
been appointed Supervisor Of the Z.
s. census Of 1880 for the State Of Ore
g0n.
The 1llusionists. Tborne and Darwin.
will lie here . night sooner than wss II
first contemplated; appearing on Thurs
day night instead Of Friday.
Mr.. E. Still. the taxidermist, gar.
dener. etc.. now has card in the In.
where the people will
read it. and it will do him some good.
Wood and bark, in the absence Of
coal. are in demand. and the owners
and holders, should the lock-ou Of coal
continue many more days. will have The
townspeople at their mercy.
Tho weather took Q change yester-
day. but that it will stay changed we
very much doubt. The sky vas ct lssst
half clear. the sun looked out several
times. and no rsin fell--a change quite
marked from that OF the wssther dur
ing the previous fortnight
f. w. Sparkling, MD. Health Officer
Of the City Of Seattle. Coroner Of the
County Of King. Quartermss,er Gene
raj Of the Territory Of Washington.
Physician 10 the Indisns II Tulalip
Reservation. etc. has been appointed
by President Hayes Supervisor Of the
U. s. census Of 1880 for Washington
Territory.
On the Central Pacific Railro cad, two
weeks ago, snow sheds we're broken
down in 500 aud 1000 feet sections.
freight trains we're buried out Of sight
in snow. and ell travel was suspended
over the Sierra Nevadas for SO hours.
The wind storm. was fearful. the snow
very deep. and the destruction Of tim
Der and damage done Immense.
A certain Z by 8 sheet. printed with
in thousand miles Of Seattle. is likely
to get itself into trouble by stealing
Detroit jokes and locating them in
this city. There are people just 90
constituted that they cant SEQ the
point to being lied about and made
ridiculous in this silly way. aud some
day IN enraeed shoulder striker will
utterly demolsh our dimin1tive con-
temporary.
Mr. Calhoun. pressman Of tie Victo-
rio Standard Office. was sued last week
for the payment Of 80 on account Of
wood furnished to make q bonfire to
celebrate the election 1T Mr.. DeCos.
mos. brother IT the Standard proprietor
The case went against the plaintiff on
the ground that Calhoun Was m agent
only. aud that the suit should have been
brought against the principal. (Shak.
speare) for whom Calhoun bought the
wool.
The steamer Dispatch. Capt Fred
Monroe. arrived here yesterday morn.
lux iVOtu Ju0 lOWtT ouuuus Uttukluk
three hundred barsele Of lime. . por.
ton Of which will lie sent 10 Portland
via N. p. II r.. and the remainder left
here. During her stay here the Dis.
patch will receive the new propeller
recently cast for her by Messrs White
& Tsnny. This evening she will again
leave for her mai. route down tho
Sound.
We wish TO call the attention OF the
authori,,es 70 the large tank n the foot
Of WasLingtoa street. We noticed
when the tide Was out the tank was
empty. and there VAS considerable hay
and dirt in the bottom Of the cistern,
which undoubtedly prevented the tide
gate from working ~ The water ebbed.
The work Of cleaning 1t out will 90 OF
no consequence coG'parsd 10 the neces-
sity Of having il constantly filed with
water in case Of emergency.