Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-23
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:. Nsv York, on tho 18th, hops we're
seliina at 5ad57 cents a pound.
Work ON the Second street Methodist
Church Is progressing rapidly.
rha weather continues warm. II
,-onid no1 seem out Of place in SEMI
tropical regions.
The steamer North Pacific is again on
the route TO victolia. relieving the Geo.
q. Starr today.
Mr.. and Ms. WIN. FanniD, OF Stella
ccom. have been spending . couple Oh
daye "a the metropolis. !.
Mr.. John Muir, Superintendent OF
Traffic of the railroad system OF the
Northwest, il in the city.
For the invention Of a trace carrier 2
uatent hqs been granted TO A. Marshall
and G. s. Reinhart, OF GOldendaie' W.
T.
Il IN said that buffalo are very scarce
along the Missouri river in Montana,
whore. q few years ago, they roamed III
large herds.
(,oulter & Son, of this city, now SUP,
nv the PUGET Mill Company with beei
s ~ Nev Tacoma, sending six or eight
oafcasses per week.
Mrs.. Haines and Mrs. Barton, from
this city, after q week in and about
Portland. left ON the Queen OF the IA
ciflc Yesterday for San Francisco.
Six mon we're before Walla Waiia
rnst;cs- Iast week. charged with viola
zion Of the Sunday law, and the average
Of the fines and costs amounted 70 fz,'."o.
The authorities in Benton, NJ. =, neg
Lest the oemstsry. There are no fences
around tho burial ground, and cattie
have entered and paved great holes IN
some Of the graves.
John j. Cofbett's announcement as
acent for tho Universal Benevolent AZ
s0ciation appears in another column
Business in his line will be promptly at
tended By this benevolent agent.
The sale Of stamps in the Seattle Post
Office amounted to over $S yesterday
Not a very unusual day for stamps
either. This gives some idea OF the
amount of business transacted at this
office.
The steamer George K. Starr came
down last evening about 10 O'Clock, and
After laying few minutes left for Bar
Juan direct, where she will load lime
She Will como down Sunday night or
her regular trip.
Tho recent filing on Ycsler's wharf
composed of rich and finely pulyerized
earth. would make one Of the finest gar.
don SPOTS in the Territory, but the site
is far too valuable for appropriation ~
any such purpose.
Prof. J. H. Hall of New Tacoma, for
merly President of the Territorial Uni
vtrsity, is at the New England. His old
friends give him hearty welcome. He
has abandoned the school room for the
insurance business.
A ar stump was taken out OF the ex-
csvstion at the corner OF Front and
Mill streets yesterday. 1t il safe TO say
the tree was taken OF that stump over
twenty-five years ago. and yet the stump
II today harder than IL was then.
The people are getting very tired wait
inQ for the new sidewalks, and 1t is
hoped those having the matter in charge
will hurry them all they can. 1t appears
quite unnecessary to wait until winter
before beginning this highly important
work.
Robert Mattau's hotel at New Ia.
coma has had its upper stories plas
tered, and the basement will be- taken
IN hand next. In the house are :3 rooms,
and Bob thinks he can accommodate
100 Ruests whom he opens on the LIST Of
November next.
The old Court House Of Pierce county,
at Steilaco0m, was sold the other day
q suction. The Misses Serf1ing, teach
err, wanted It for n schoolhOuse, and
slowly bid IL up TO $2S0, but John Flett
went them dollar better. and took it at
e28l. What he will do with 1t Is not
known.
The steamer Umatilla left Portland ON
Wednesday the 10Th lust. at 4:30 PM,
and arrived here yesterday at pm.
She had very smooth passage. She
left the Washington wOoding just above
Astoria. The Washington probably
nrossed ont yesterday and will probably
arrive today.
Tho foundation for tho Yesler Leary
block will be completed next week,
whom tho brick work will be pushed to
completion as rapidly AZ possible. Fiji
teen hundred tons Of stone were re-
qutred for the foundation, and all the
four brick yards at this point have been
levied on for supplies for the new build
ing.
There ID growing complaint Of the
Lack of express wagons at the wharf on
tho arrival Of the might steamers. We
are inclined to thiEk that there is
profitable business in store for some ex-
pressman Who will work up this branch
oesbusinees. Az 1t 10 the travelling COM
mun1tHGr0wl, arc put TO Inconvenience
and Nlk ill-naturedly about our town.
Good loqS now bring 81 per thousand
fest costly enough. while common or
inferior logs bring $6.b0. These prices
are very di6erent from those Of fifteen
years ago. Then t360 was the ruling
price for the best, and they were Of slow
aAle at that, with delayed pay and pay
mostly made in oamp supplies. II Is no
wonder that logging 10 now regarded
good business, and that those engaged
u It are making more money than any
other men ON tho coast.
The poor Government Official Who ia
aaaeoeed BY his party to pay campaign
O1E8SNs - I6C0VluR WuOI0 TANKS Oh
sympathy Just now from the Democratic
party. II the assessment Ia causing the
videeeprsad distress alleged by the
Boqx6oA organs; no official is CON-
pG1)ed - submit. Let him resign and
Sc e farming, sensibly says the Walla
WAllA Cnion. In our opinion the man
Who a0oopta official poaition from his
party can better afford to pay the cam.
pAign expenses than the citizen who re-
ceives mono Of tho party cmoluments.
Tho prsasnt political campaign prom
~ 70 b tame enough to suit the most
anxious OF Republican office seekers. Il
seams hardly probable that the Demo-
csata will make any FIGHT whatever in
he Territory, and IL they do not il il
UNDERWOOD the Republicans will not
either. q county politics the same
aeate Of adAira exists; tho Republicans
scrambltug eAgerly Tor the nominations,
and thste letting tho matter rest, feeling
confident ~ they do that no other step
= nsccssAry, f0r. the Democrats have
had AZ Tho spirit beaten out Of them.
and Will do nothing. In other parts al
The country the fiQht boplns with pettioo