The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-19
The ship Two Bro hers has arrived.
and the Majestic is hourly expected.

The ship Two Bro, hers has arrived.
and the Majestic is hourly expected.
Judge Greene preached in the Meth
odiss Church at Olympia last sunday.
The Academy OF the Holy Names. on
Second street, will reopen on the 18th
of August.
MAYOR Smith and wife will take Q
trim 10 Steilacoom to lay. on q short
visit to friends It that place.
Allen Weir. editor OF the Port Town.
send Argus. came over from Portland
yesterday, and will go home today.
One hundred and seventy five tons of
-four, or 5000 worth were taken into
Victoria by the Geo T. Starr last week.
DR. Root, President Anderson ami
other delegates to the Grand Lodge OF
United Worklnen. returned from Salem
last evening.
The length Of Gov. Newell'- letter in
this issue prevents tie giving OF spac.
as usual TO other matter, but the excel
lence of the letter obviates the neces
sity 70, apology on this score.
Steam boats on the Columbia are en-
joying lively oppo-ition. Passage u
down between The Dailes and Portland
from IS to 81. and there is talk OF
further cutting rates to SO cents.
Mcdonald, the man who is to run
Tommy Clancy. is 10 run Frank Smith
this evening 40 yards for geo apiece,
on Commercial street. Mcdonald Is 10
beat Smith feet in order 10 win.
Mr. Coppin il about to begin the ia.
PRODUCTION of water from his wells on
top Of the hill, 10 be hoistsd by wind.
mills, and distributed from reservoirs
about bis place OF residence He or
dered the pipe yesterday.
At New Westminster it is said that
everyone willing to work. white. red or
Celestial. ON hnd employment. Sixty
dollars per month with board 10 offered
fnr men during the fishing season and
they are obtained with difficulty.
Mkt Tbur.day evening the City
Council will meet and canvass the vote
cast at the late city ell ction. ard de-
clare the result. after which their sue
cessors will qualify and assume charge
Of the city for year to come.
A good piece Of work Is that done in
opening up the alley and street about
Judge Lswis's residences. A drain has
been put ia to carry off the waste
water, and sidewalk up Cherry street
is TO ,me next in the way Of improve
ments.
The Coloaist concludes notice Of
the Quintette Club is the following
pretty manner: The Qaintette Club
performances and the exquisite singing
Of Miss Nellini will not soon be forgot
ten by the many keen devotees of mu-
sic in this city; and 10 their future
journeyings they will carry with them
the best wishes of all who have had
the pleasure OF listening to them here"
Picking blsckberries is . common
occupation nowadays The woods
about town are live with the picksrs.
while some parties go miles from town.
One company. including several won n
and children and man or two. took u
boat ard went beyond Alki Point.
They camped out more than a week.
picking everyday. and returning last
Sunday loaded with several bushels Of
the luscious fruit.
Schemes for utilizing sawdust have
become commen. 1t is now proposed
TO start pulp factory at Ottawa, Ont..
with o capital Of SEQ. 900, for making
pulp ont Of sawdust. the stock to b.
used for the manufacture Of printing
and wrapping paper. An awful guam
ti.y of mighty fine sawdu,t is going 10
waste around Puget Sound sawmilIs.
which 1t would be q piece of excellent
economy to have turned iuto pa per.
The ship Sumatra was hauled out on
Cousins Dry Dock OH Saturday. for re
peirs. and an inspection Of the vessels
injuries makes the insurance companies
interested sick at heart. and wish they
had left her sunk in Esquimalt
Harbor. The keel is completely gone
from stem TO stern post, and her port
bilge is terribly ground mp aud dam
aged In several places. II will require
more than the vessel is worth TO repair
her.-AAa.
OF the extra first issued by the
Chronicle announcing the shooting OF
President Garfield 10000 copies were
cold. and of subsequent Issues the sale
IVES proportionstely large. These ex>
tras probably realized the paper az
cents each. or 300 for the first. This
was enough to pay the newspaper
handsomely. aud was . substantial en-
couragement to enterprise In this
this part of the country, though. the
sale Of an "extra" would be looked
npon ~ an aaheard of msanness. and
the total sale. 10 matter how important
the news. wouldn't amount 10 enough
10 pay for the white paper.