The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-28
DAILY INTELLIGENCER,
Wednesday, Sept. 2S. 1881.
In tue Olympia district school are
seventy puplls this term.


Steamship Willamette will leave for
San Francisco at 5 O'Clock next 8 .tur-
day morning.
Gen Sprague, Gen McMicken aud A
h Cowles returned from east of the
Cascad,s last week
Fl Bragden. of Portland, has taken a
p sition under Engineer Bosue, in the
railroad Office at New Tacoma.
The divorce cases on trial at OLYMPIC.
this week are those OF the Case, Hull.
Amid IN, Mossmsn, Hood and Gale
families.
Captain Penfaliow is now in com.
mand of the schooner Anna. sailing
between San Francisco and the Fl.
waisn Islands.
Intending shippers will take notice
OF the steamer Empires Advertisement
to sail from San Francisco on the Goth.
and will order accordingly.
Ship Shirley made her recent run
from San Francisco TO 0uayin.s in ff.
teen days This would have been good
time for a much faster YES ell.
Twenty FIVE new names have been
added to the list OF scholars at the
University since ths opening week,
and still the increased attendance con.
tinues.
Jack Levy received letter last night
dated London. England. Sept 9th. 1881.
Seven thousand miles in nineteen DAYS
is pretty good travelling for letter. or
any other man.
Rev G A Huntington, long Of Olym-
pIa. has gone to Eureka, in Humboldt
county. California, where he will serve
as pastor Of the Congregational church
for the time being.
The iron bark Annie johnson. for
merly known in our coal trade, has
been chartered at San Francisco prior
to arrival to carry wheat to Liverpool
direct. at CD los per ton.
Mr. and MIRA Thos N Ford, OF Olym-
pia. are expected to arrive home from
the east about the 10th of next month,
accompanied by Miss Percival. q rela-
tive, who comes to visit them.
| Harris, an Olympia merchant,
bought while in San Francisco an ele-
gait show case that took q prize at the
last Mechanics Fair. and which is said
to bs something quite new and very
superior 10 its line.
There is now on the way and load
ing for San Francisco an aggregate of
100000 tons. Liverpool heads the list
with 10000 tons; New York next.
32lS2; Cardiff 81, $3.50; Newcastle. N 8
w, 2l,000. and Sydney 1880, while
Antwerp makes good showing with
IL, 143 tons.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company's agent at Dayton. Eastern
Washington Territory. has been in
struc'ed to bill wheat from that point
to Astoria at so 25 per ton. This
price il 81 % more per ton than to
Portland. aud may be considered as
lightersgc from Portland down to par
italy loaded ships. The same rate is
charged from Walla Walls to Astoria.
The New York EcoRomis. estimating
the wool product of the Pacific coast at
10000. 900 pounds. says that the people
have been paying about SS00.000 q
year for the shipment of burs. grease,
dirt and other dead matter contained in
it. paying for their shipment to the
Eas. with the wool nearly cents
pound The estab ishment of scourers
In San Francisco will save the most of
this money hereafter.
Coal prices in San Francisco remain
stationary for cargoes en- route aud
early loading Spectators would be-
come investors if yard room were pro.
durable, as decline in freights OUT
ward is looked for within six months.
thus necessitating q relative advance
on GOAL freights inward. Coast col
liers are being hurt by present quota
tions. Anthracite Goals are still in
demand at extravagant prices.-S y
Commercial Herald
One of the curiosities and attractions
Of the Fair tonight will be the manu-.
facture of caady by Piper, the confsc
tiouer. His stand will be ut the left
OF the entrance on the front, where
none who go can help but sec. He
will take the sugar from the box or
barrel. before the eyes Of the locker
on, and put it through all the pro.
oesses OF candy making right there.
and be prepared b sell his wares trssh
ifoh tue uIcs " uHs kats Will " y
fascinating spectacle.
The contract of Messrs. Iyerson and
Ward, to survey ten townships in the
northern part of Yakima County, has
been carried to the end by the two par
ties having il In charge. and ~ SION
as the plats are filed the lands viii bs
open for formal settlement. Mr.. Jane
son of this city had charge Of one Of
the parties, and he yesterday got back.
via the Green river pass. from the scene
of his labors. 1t is magnificent piece
of land they have been working over.
and will gladden. the hearts OF hum
dreds of settlers during the next few
years.
Bert Harris camped out in Logan
canyon, Utah, Que night last week.
About II o'clock he awoke and dis
covered that he and his bedding were
being dragged down the mountain side
by huge grizzly bear Harris was
almost paralyxed BY fear. but managed
finally to wrigele out Of the quilts.
drop to the ground. and crawl away
among the rocks. The grizzly went
some distance with the bedding. but
finding that his expected prey had
escaped he set up dismal howl. Har-
ris stayed shivering in the canyon
until morning.