The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-01
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Thursday, Sept. 1. 1881.

Gen Geo w Tibbetts. of squsk VAL
ley, is III the city.
A moon several days old made its
first appearance les. night.
An incendisry sttempt to burn VIC
toria was made last Monday night.
The summer 10 ended and the fall ia
begun. though that doesn't signify the
coming OF unnixsi bad weather by any
means.
Colfax 10 IT, have anbther brewery,
to be located in brick building OF 80
by 60 feet, 70 be built by Lansdale &
Wolfard.
An immigrant train Of six wagons
and about thirty people Is now in the
Snoqualmie Pass, heading for Squak
Valley. They are from Kansas
The Maitu!ath Manufacturing Com.
psny. doing business Ut Fan Francisco.
Puysllup and Seattle. increased its
capital stock from $3.50 900 10 $500 600
last week.
That lower Front street will again
be very muddy this winter. notwith.
standing the work done upon il two
months ago. is quite evident after any
considerable rainfall
An evening session Of the Court was
held lat evening for the purpose ofsr>
guing and submitting some dilstory
motions and demurrers that have come
up since Court convened.
The campers out are one by one re-
turning from the seashore and the
woods TO town. and. good as was the
time they bad while away. they are
generally quite glad to get back.
FOne evening last week, Neil Stewart.
who lives near Litohyille. in Whitman
county. kicked q COW; the animal threw
it's head down aad Stewards leg struck
her horn and was broken between the
knee and ankle.
The Sheridan dramatic com binstion
are playing to fine houses in Portland.
after which they will come to this vity
and thence on to Victoria and back TO
Frisco. They may be expected here
in about ten days.
Nine brick huildings are ia course of
erection in Boise City, tho largest Of
which ID the new courthouse. Two are
private residences and the othsr six for
business purposes. three Of them being
nearly completed.
Four British steamers are now on
their way to San Francisco for csrgoes
of wheat. They are named the Finch.
ley. Rosells. Monarch aud Gulf of
Suez. Five years hence the hulk Of the
grain carrying from the Pacific will be
done by steamships.
In Whitman county. this year, are
21G0 persons Of school age. an increase
of 400 over last year. Ia the Colmx dis
trict there are 1863 persons OF school
age. an increase h "a over last year.
Schools have been taught in 81 districts
during the school year just closed
The Russian flag ship Africa has
gone from Esquimalt to San Francisco.
1t is q matter OF surprise TO US that
some of these Russian, French, German
and British war vessels do not take o
turn through Puget Sound. should
bV VOL ptChrtu W rCb tuGu Ca5L
anchor in our beautiful bay.
Mrs Jane Ward died at her residence
in Boise City. August 26, after years of
suffering from cancer in the breast.
For months she had been unable to
sleep in q recambent position, aud
when she did fall asleep from exhaas-
ton her rest was of short duration. She
leaves husband and seven children.
The bay is diligently patrolled by
men. boys, indians and Chinese for the
fat and beautiful salmon, aud the Fun
and excitement of the catch are irresis.
tible and almost indescribable 10 the
amateur fisherman. The boys are par
ticulA,ly delighted with the sport aud
are ready 10 give up everything TO en-
gage in II.
Captain Howard, late master OF the
bark Remibo. received from tho Board
OF Underwriters yesterday reward Of
merit. In the shape Of $500. for bring.
ing his vesssl safely into this pork BE
has also bern promoted to the can.
mand Of che bark California, In which
he sAils today for Burrard Inlet. Cap
tain William Willustun hes taken CON.
msnd 81 the Remijio-Alts.- - - {
The fissipgs Cd O. sawmill b run
ming night and day and eating sboat
1000 feet of lumber every twenty four
hours The mill has four snsinss. tvo
of Is horse powsr each. one OF 50. and
the fourth Of 1S0s The average eut 10
$4,000 feet day of twelve hours. Five
vessels were loading thers last week
China. Australia aud South America
faraish mar ket for the lumber cuf %
this Embellishments The Hastings mill
was built 10 1867 by Capt Stamp, bait
for dozen years past has bean run by
Captain Raymur.
Capt Chas Mathews. for the last ten
years master OF the ships Shirley and
Canada. l,slonging 70 Abe fscoma Nil
Company. has retired from the com.
mand OF the Canada to take The po-
sition Of Port Captain for Hansen q
Co at San Francisco. Captain Asth.
ews is an energetic. genial man.. Who
will do wsll in his new position. bu.
who will Do greatly missed in TAeoms
society, of which. when his ship vas 10
port, he was the leader. Csptain Scr.
man. long Of The harks Oamyn and
Henry Back. has succeeded Captain
Mathews on the ship Canada.
Some young men Of the city took Il
into their heads last evening 30 give ths
young ladies who are camping out 81
Lake Washington q call. Procuring