The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-10-01
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Saturday. Oct. l. 1881.
The Territorial Fair st Olympus will
open on Monday the 10th.

The Territorial Fair ct Olympia will
open on Monday the 10th.
A shark 9 feet long was captured in
EsquimaIt hsrbor the other day.
Ship Majestic, from Seattle, arrived
at San Francisco on the 18th nl,.
The Posr-IsTELLIGEscKR will make
it's first appearance next Monday morn>
ing.
The steamship Mississippi is adver-
tised TO sail for San Francisco on Tues.
day morning.
John Fitzpatrick and Alice Ranne,
of Port Townsend, were married on the
Gath OF September.
The people Of Victoria. on vote OF
l05 TO 30. have decided in favor Of gas
on the streets instead OF oil.
The usual services will take place at
the Congregational church next sun
day. conducted by the pastor.
Free Methodist Church on Second
street. above Congregational. reach
ing morning and night. Sabbath school
$40 an.
The Fair will be closed tonight with
q dance; the seats and tables being
removed for the purpose. and eli pref
ent being expected to participate 10 it.
The steamer Daisy is still busy tow
ing logs for ths Tacoma mill. Capt @
II Parkes expects 10 bring her to Sc.
attic in few days to undergo her an
nual inspection.
Rev. ]. Y. Ellis went to Tacoma.
yesterday morning. to meet his wife.
who has been visiting friends and rela-
tives at Forest Grove. Oregon. for the
past few weeks. They arrived home
las, evening.
Mr.. Clarence Hanford has bought
the lSIKLLIGEScER job printing office.
lie has also purchased q large quantity
OF new type and other printing mate
rial, in San Francisco and the East,
some Of which has arrived and some of
which is to arrive. and be will soon have
Ia job printing Office rs good as the best
ia these parts.
As q woman in Eastern Washington.
few days ago. attempted To light
fire in long-unuscd fireplace she found
herself unable to on account of lack Of
draft. On further examination the
chimney was discovered to be COM
pletely blocked and choked with honey.
at least q hundred and fifty pounds of
the stuff being therein contsined.
Matt Mccoy has bought half inter-
est in the Rsilroad Hotel at Tacoma,
heretofore owned asa managed by w
Blackwell. Mr Mccoy will have
personal charge of the house during the
absence Of Mr. Black we'll in Southern
California. 1t is safe to say that no ho>
tel in the Territory has paid better than
the Railroad during the past three
years.
VIM Stone has been appointed by
President Arthur to be Postmaster of
Walla Walla. He was previously ap-
pointed by President Garfield. but be-
fore the latter signed his commission
he was shot and the matter remained
incomplete until the coming into Office
Of his successor. Mr. Stones appoint
ment by Garfield was confirmed by the
Senate.
Mr. David Steel, OF the publishing
house of DAVID 81 w G Steel. Of Port
land, came over from that city on
Thursday. and today will 90 on to Vic
toria. Coming back he will call 81
every point of interest in this region.
with view to writing ii up for the
Resources of Oregon and Washington.
the monthly magazine issued by him.
self and brother in the Webfoot mstrop-
oils.
Frank II Rae. representing the Cali
fornia Electric Company of san Fran
cisco. called upon us last evening. Mr.
Rae has just Sc. up the Brush light in
Port Blakely, and he gees today TO Port
Gamble TO see about its introduction
there. The sawmills throughout the
Union are generally employing the
electric light, aud those of Puget Sound
must not DO behind the times. We
hope to see the light in general use in
our own city inside Of twelvemonth.
The people are taking late day in
tcrest in the county fair, and the un-
promising look Of The earlier part of the
week is passing away. This is good.
aud we are pleased to notice IL. There
is no reason why we should not have
good county fair here. and patronage
is really the chief thing lacking. The
exhibits this year. though not too ex>
tensive. are of the best character, while
the music has never been equalled ut
previous exhibitions. Saturday is usn-
ally the best day. being the conclusion
OF the Fair, aud we doubt not the
crowd in attendance will DO immense
today.
The ship Belle Of Bath. Capt. Star.
key. arrived in Royal Roads on Tues
day night. SO days from Nagssaki. Js>
pan. for orders. Experienced very fne
weather the entire passage and enssrsd
the Straits on Sunday morning last.
Capt. Starkey. who 10 owner Of the
ship. started a yesr ago from Portland.
Oregon, with . cargo OF wheat for
England; from tn re be sailed via the
Cape of Good Hope for Japan. and
therefore has completed the circum-
navigation Of the globe in an sasterly
direction, consequently the Captain
has had 366 !. days In his last year. -
Colonist