The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-06

At the Swauk mines a nagge. worth
1914 was found lat week.
/. To Isaac n Armest. of Dayton. w. I. =,
has been given q patent for q door
check invented by him.
The time is short for the calling of
conventions and the making OF bomi-
nations for municipal officers.
Miss Mamie Boardmsn has gone to
Skagit, to take charge OF school in
that thriving and beautiful valley.
Two gray wolves in Eastern Oregon
are supposed TO have killed not less
than 400 sheep during the past two
years.
The Californis fruit imrortati on
trade has received 9 couple If pretty
hard blows 10 the two last trips Of the
Idaho and Dakota.
Jas McCsrty. young man of Port
Townsend. is said TO have saved four
teen persons from drowning, the last
one at Port Townsend few days ago.
and the other thirteen in Connecticut.
A girls yellow straw hat. with blue
ribbon trimming. was picked mp on the
bay near Milton Point on the 4th. and
left at this Office for the owner. who
Can recover the same on calling for it.
Fl L TibbalIs, accompanied by his
wife and daughter are making . short,
and we hope pleasant. visit to San
Francisco They went by way of
Portland. anu down on the State Of
California
The steamship Dakota. from San
Francisco. arrived at Port Townsend
late last night. AMI wilt be here early
this morning, before this paper reaches
the eye Of many hundreds OF its legion
OF readers.
Madison Hopkins narrowly escaped
losing finger in the mill ct Spring
Brook one day last week. 1t got caught
in the machinery and was badly hurt,
bot not sufficiently o.sin the opinion of
DR. Covert. TO warrant amputation.
TIL, case Of VIM Keene against @
A Meigs aud others was before T II
Cam. Is referee. yesterday. Motions
were argued. aud an adjournment ef-
fected 10 the 7th ct 10 o'clock. for the
purpose OF giving defendant time to
produce papers.
The Victoria Cotoaist came out in
mourning, last Sunday, on the reported
assassination Of President Garfield The
intention was honest and kind, and the
editor has since heartily rejoiced that
the information upon which his action
was based was erroneous.
According to Victoria paper. the
Crsigh ,wer gristmil was stolen one
night last week. placed on board the
George L Starr. and brought over to
the Sound. There WAS trouble bet ween
the owners, and this was the method
undertaken by one TO settle it,
Henry Warren, a well known citizen
OF McMinnvi.le, Oregon, is in Seattle,
With his wife. visiting friends and re-
iations. Mr. Warren was for long
term II years Receiver OF the Land
Office ut Oregon City. but he Is now
al honest. hard working farmer.
The city election of next Monday
must be borne in mind. If the people
want this city to go into the hands of
men in the naming Of whom they have
NO choice. they will dispense with
ward conventions. aud will vote for
whomever the rings care TO put up, or
not vote at all.
Paul Moran. about IL years old. was
painfully hurt by the bursting Of an
emory wheel ut the North Pacific Iron
Works yesterday. Que Of his hands
was badly torn. aud he was struck
glancing blow In the side. destroying
his clothing and hurting him. but not
in q serious manner. Ills escape from
death was narrow
For a narrow gage coal road pretty
good running was done here on the
Fourth. One round trip was made in
nm hour and ID minutes. The distance
is 81 miles. and quite stay was made
ut Rsnton One run was made 10 80
minutes, or q. tho rate of over Is miles
an hour. The road is in better con-
dition than ever before. and faster time
can 6e made over it.
The annual visitation of the smoke
seems TO be upon US IL the dry sea-
sou Is prolonged the smoke nuisance
will be distressing this summer. for
more laod 10 being cleared this year
than ever before. Every body IL inter-
ested Ia this matter. and all land
clearers. road>makers. cempers out. and
others should see TO IL that their tres
are not allowed to spread.
The University base ball club desire
to return thanks to Mr. Snow for the
able aud impartial manner in which he
umpired the game; also to the scorers.
Messrs Phillips & Cheasty, and espec-
ally they wish to return thanks for
the handsome way they were treated
By the Port B.akely nine and ladies.
They say that no nine was ever treated
better on the Sound than they were.
At the regular meeting of Alki
Lodge No. IS. A q u W., July 5th,
tho following officers were installed:
d T Wheeler. Past Master Workman;
u NJ Rasin. Master Workman: Chas
Mcdonald, Foreman; Geo w Board
man. Overseer; r A Pontius. Recorder;
] H McGrav. Finsncier; NJ A Kelly.
Receiver; Chas Van Dungen. Guide;
- Pinckney. Inside Waterman; r 8
Clarke. Outside Watchman.
The Office Of Justice Cam Is fitted
mp as such place should be. aud in
manner decidedly better than ever be-
fore was such court In this place.
The room is divided into three parts.
one Tor the Justice himself. on raised
platform. one for the remainder OF the