The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-27
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The weather mas nio 81 ieaSt par
tisl oange; the cold of the eal lier
nights OF the week being moderated.
The daughter of the late Ho~lish
Wampo, chief of rhe Cayuses. has pur-
chased q $i5 monument to erect over
her fathers grave.
Mrs Martha Morri.ey was brought TO
the Territorial Insane Asylum at Steil-
accom- by Sheriff Steen. of Columbia
county. this week.
T Roadman, of Douglas county.
Oregon. has received $4,000 from the A
D. q. w. as insurance for the death Of
his brother in August.
The people Of Mount Vernon are
getting up q grand ball for Chri.tnss
Eve. posters for which will be spread
along Skagit river next week.
The North Pacific's place on the
route wss taken by the Gs,rge Z. Starr
yesterday, and the place OF the latter is
in turn today occupied by the former.
The Idaho discharged here. went up
the Sound, returned. cosl-d, aud has
gone again-tbis time to Utsslady for
grain. She will be back tomorrow.
The sociable 1T Mrs Briscos's on
Thanksgiving night was a very happy
affair. The hilnrty was kept up tall
past midnight. The money contributed
was for . worthy church fund.
Q 0 Fields. citizen Of Dayton. died
at that.place few days ago. HIS death
will cost the Ancient Order Of United
Workmen $1,000. he being member of
Blue Mountain Lodge No 2s
A party of valiant duck and deer
hunters loft town for Wh.tcom and
San Juan counties in chartered yacht
yesterday. The birds aud animals will
suffer now as thsy never have suffered
before.
The Rev N G Mower has been called
10 the psstorate at the Brown (Metho.
dist PrOtestant) Church in this city,
and is now in occupancy Of the field.
he will preach tomorrow at the usual
hours-1l am and ] pm.
Portland mayors have been A c Bon.
nell, simon b Msyre. Josiah Failing, q
W Vaughan, " b Lsdd. James o Neil.
A NJ Starr, j w Brock. w II Farrar, G
@ Dobbins. s Mccormick. Henry
Falling. DIR Chapman, B Goldsmith. +
Wsssermsn, II Boyd. VS. Newbury
and d r Thompson.
Gen. o o Howard. for several years
past Commander Of the Department of
che Columbia. has been ordered to re-
port ut Washington City, and he has
already taken his departure. 1t IS sup
po'ed that he will be assigned to duty
ct West Point. relieving Gen Schofield.
r This department never had more pop
ular and deserving officer in its com
msnd than Gen o D Howard
Eighteen miles an hour is very rapid
steaming. yet that 10 Whist the owners
Of o new Fraser river sternwheeler ex-
poet to get out of her. She, named the
Peerless. was built at Kamloops. is ISL
feet long. has l6 watsr-tight conpart-
ments and draws IS inches Of water. !
She is intended to navigate Thompson
river and the upper Fraser. She is
said 70 be the best boat OF her GLASS yet |
built in the Province.
Delegate Brsnts has gone East by
the overland route through Idaho. II
will not be more than another twelve
months before two-thirds the travel
from Oregon and Washington to the
country last Of the Rockies will be by
the direct route. through Idaho and
Utah by the one route or through Idaho /
and Montana by the other. In three !
years. 1t the furthest, we hope for an.
broken lines of railroad from Seattle to |
Ogden aud from Seattle to 1t Paul.
Mas Clara MoCarty. the recently |
elected School Superintendent of Pierce
County, is spending few days among
friends In this city. Miss McCsrts On.
joys the distinction of leading her
ticket at the polls; her vote being 534
to l26 for the other fellow. q fiattering
majority Of 40S. Miss McCarty Is thor.
oughly competent to discharge her off,
cial duties. and we doubt not will fill !
the Office in manner thoroughly 90 |
oeptable to all. She 10 at present
teacher Of the school at Tacoma.
- Emmett Wells. on the 18th Of Novem.
Der. quoted ia the New York market
n-w Pacific Coast hops at 23c025 CENTS |
olds. Of eli vrowths. to ~ cents; Wis
cousin crop Of 1880 16Qe20 cents; East
ern. the same; New York. 16@I7. 1854 |
~ aud so(Dss cents. according to quail
sty. Dasarisn hups ara quoted at 500 |
j5.spd Bohsmisn at 33(G40. 1t will |
" seen that there Is wide range 10 |
pfies. and an equally wide range In
quality. il is fair to suppose.
Mr. G. II. Van Doren was one Of the |
passengers on the Idaho from San Fran
cisco. Mr. Van Dorsn had great deal |
OF trouble in curing HE hops. owing TO |
the barring of his houses. aud by some |
Iii Was supposed that they he'd been |
damsged.s Ii now turns out that this |
vas erronsous. for his product com.
msnded the top Of the market, and real. |
lsed better prices than the hops Of his |
neighbors did theirs. This will be
gratifying intelligence to tasl many |
friends of this worthy farmer.
Work RoR TAX PoLIo1.-Hsrdiy .