The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-23
Sunday evening. z4th inst. will be
the last OF the union meetings.

Sunday evening. Z4th inst, will be
the last OF the union meetings.
lis resolved to hold weekly union
prayer meetings on Tuesday evening Of
each week for the present.
Service in the Free Methodist Church
tomorrow morning, bu. none at night.
Service on Wednesday night.
Three u. s. stasmers-the Oliver
Wolcott, the Has,ler and the wschu-
setr-were ali in at Esquimat togeth er
last Wednesday.
Rev A Huntington. OF Olympia,
intends to locate permanently in Cali
fornia. and the Congregational Church
il without pastor,
The jockey who rode the Clancy horse
up Front street at the top Of his speed,
last evening, was promptly arrested by
officer Sires. and will be properly fined
today.
Fare and freight charges are alike on
the Northern Pacific road out OF Aims
worth; being IS each to Ritzviils, &c to
Sprague, Ss to Cheney and 80 TO SpokAn
Falls.i
We see il stated that at Pensacola,
Fla, few days ago. there were thirty.
three foreign vessels loading with live
oak and yellow pine for European ship
builders.
CP Ferry, insurance agent and al
juster, OF Portland. is in this city. He
is on his way to the upper Sksgit. on
business connected with the recent Ly
man fire.
The steamer Augusta ysster dsy
brought scow load OF INN Der from the
Port Madison mills Tor Geo Harris, to
be nsed in the construction Of the new
brick building
The steamer st. Patrick, after O gen.
eral overhauling. was launched from
MitchelI's ways yesterday. after which
the schooner Granger was hauled up
for slight repairs.
The steamship California has gone
TO Nsnsimo to load coal for San Fran
cisco, where she will be put in thor.
ough repair. The Los Angeles will
take her place on the Sitks route.
Captain J @ Aiosworth, owner Of the
Coloma and Alden Besse, now in the
Chinese trade, has bought the Ameri-
can ship Kate L Davenport tor $50. 900.
which is considered remarkable bar
gain. She will probably take charter
10 carry grain for Europe.
Prof A T Burneli. recently of the
Alden Academy on Fidslgo Island. has
accepted the position of teacher on the
Indian reservation at Skokomish. Prof
Burnell 10 40 instructor Of mar ked abil-
mendations to his new field Of labor.
There is on exhibition in New York
one Of the largest and finest American
walnut burls ever seen In that city. 1t
contains 5000 feet OF veneers, the sheet
averaging two feet long by two feet
wide. The figure is small and clearly
defined throughout the entire burl. and
there is not q single blemish to be
found in it anywhere.
Rev w NJ Barrows. recently pastor of
the Congregational Church in Salt Lake,
now Secretary of the American Home
Missionary Society, is to arrive In this
city this evening and will occupy the
pulpit Of Plymouth Church tomorrow.
NJ Barrows Is an able man, whom our
people will profit To hear. He 10 maxi
ing tour of the North Pacific coast in
the interest of the Missionary Society.
VIM II Primrose. who was hurt so
badly at Port Madison by the prema-
ture discharge OF cannon, last Fourth
Of July, ia rapidly recover ng from the
effects of the disaster. A hole was
blown through one leg. aud ore arm
was torn to the bens in two places,
while the face was filled with powder
aud the eyes temporarily closed. Be
sides these one thumb was almost de-
stroyed. and the other hand was sprsin-
ed. The powder has been coming from
the face ever since. and the other
wounds and bruises have been grads
ually healing. Ii is thought the only
permanent bad result will be the lesv
ing of blue powder marks in the face.
The comet is gradually disappearing.
II is still peroeptible to the unsided
eye on clear night. but q week or
two hence it will be gone. II is a Pc
culisrity Of comets that they always
keep their tails away from the sun.
When they are approaching him their
tails follow their heads; when they are
receding from him the tails 60 first. A
great many theories have been al
vanced 10 account for this. We are not
aware that any astronomer has ever
suggested that comets keep their tails
away from the sun to prevent their be.
ing singed. but some theories hsve been
invented not much more sensible 10
account for the fact. The comet Of
1881 has created great sensation. aud
will be put down in books rs one OF the
most remarkable yet seen. Other
comets have been reported this year.
hut the reports have been. We believe.