The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-24
Tuesday, February "a, 1880
LOCAL pARAcRApns.

registered 80 degrees below Zero. at
Clinton, B. G.
Pc Esstwick. Of Seattle. has been
elected Chief Engineer, of the new
Oregon Railway Company.
The revenue cutter Oliver Woleott
came here yssterdsy for coal. sitter re-.
ceiying . supply OF which che returned
to the pert Of entry.
Clerk Ludlow was busy yesterday
morning moving back into bis Office in
tee county building. where be will
hereafter be found.
The hide bottnmed cbsirs With which
squirss opera house is to be seated
have arrived from Tumwater. and are
now on Yesler's wharf.
Last week Messrs Hammond and Bal.
lene tested the steamer Geo 4. Starr.
and found Der TO he 80. K" She
could now be put into service on two
hours notice. aKs3
Those wanting sewing machines will
do very proper thing by calling up
on X. C.. Graves. who has . stock OF
these indispensable articles Of domestic
economy aud happiness in store.
The North Pacific, Sunday uisht.
took Judge Greene. Prosecuting Attoe-
neys Ballard cod Alien. and several
leading attorneys to Port Townsend.
where Court convened yesterday.
The New Tacoma party of Skssit
bound gold miners, mentioned in our
last issue. were four in number. and not
forty, IS stated. Type are trescberous.
and they do make some awful blunders.
The ONLY observance of Washington
birthday in this city. last Sunday, was
the hosting OF few flags in town and
On the bay The hero of the famous
little hstchet seems well-Digh forgot.
ten.
Mr.. August Hess has purchased the
residence Of Mr.. Bigel0w. on Front
street. and after plas.ering the house.
tsrracing and fencing the lot. ETC.. will
take personal possession OF his pur.
chsse.
VIM. Hammond il just completing
scow for Mr.. WyckofF. to be used in
transporting produce from that gentle
mau's farm, near the head of the bay.
to this city, aud to carry feed and sup.
plies back.
Revival meetings arc continued Ut
White and Brown churches. there be-
ing services at both places each evening
during the week. We learn that many
.re becoming converte6 end unising
with tie different churches
Al Ill e. sh,~u.l row, -, enn, 80
brothel on Washington street took
place Sunday afternoon. Constable
Mills arrested a klootchman and
white mar, and Justice Scott taxed
each IS so Tor their hilarity.
The irrepressible Major Cannon is .
big man among the sand lotters Of San
Francisco. He headed the crowd that
recently visited enplSysrs. and It IVES
to him that Gov. Stanfords 1 nous
reply was personally directed.
Thers AFRO known to he several pro-
fessionAl thieves 10 this city. who have
90 far eluded the vigilance Of the Off.
GERS. We will reiterase the oft repeated
word Of warning :" Look out. aud if
they come give them cold (lcad) re-.
ception."
OF tina 93 passengers who came up
on the last trip of ,hs City Of Chester.
Is only got of 1t Victoria to u st So
attic This looks like Victoria walking
of with the bulk of the SkaQit mines
trade. doesn't it Very much so in
decd in q horn.
The contract for hauiing ont the
steamer Caliiornis, ct Victoria, is said
by the Colonist to have been let 10 j.
Cook. for $1,000. A pretty big price.
we think, for hsuling ont a.one. Capt.
Thorn is said by thu sA,ns paper to be
rapidly improving. s
The Canadian Government is to
make arrangements for the transmission
Of goods by bond through British
Coluubis for tho upper skagit gold
mines No necessity for doing this.
neighbors. The goods are going from
Seattle. BY the Skagit route. the most
practicable route and the only ose open.
A private, letter from Mrs.. Fannie
Gilbert, says the Courier. states that
Mr.. Il. NJ. Morgan, who Was we'll
known ~ . civil engineer in Olympia
several years ago. died suddenly IN San
Francisco . few days ago. Mrs. Gilbert
had been invited to dine with Mrs.
Morgan. and on that Cay received
note informing her Of Mr.. Norsan's
desth.
We are told that among the two
hundred aud over men Who have LEFT
this city lately for RUBY Creek gold
mines. via Skaglt river. ere . number
Of poker sharpe. Their pickines. we
hope. will b lean. Again We hear
tnst . huge tent II expected IN one Of
the two next San Fraucisco eteamsrs,
to be taken into the digsinss. and used
for drinking and gambling den
An Ottawa Telegram Of the 18th 10 to
the effect that lawyers Walksm and
McCreight. of victoris are 70 be the
new judges Of British Columbia. All
6vs Of the jadses OF that Peoviace will
then be residents Of victoria On this
side Of the line such an arrangsmsnt
would be looked upon - % unfair d.
vision of the spoils. and would b. re-
gardsd with particular disfavos.
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