Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-28

Austin Beaswell was the name Of the
unfortunate logger who was killed by a
falling tree in Fosters Camp, near
Olympia last SATURDAY..
The steamer Alex. Duncan has bsen
recently thoroughly renovated at San
Francisco. She has had new engines
and b-ilers put in, and has been length
Sued IS feet.
The iron steamer @. T. Hook arrived
ct victo.iA from HnnakonQ on Christ
mas day, bringing 40 Chinese and 3U
toms NJ cargo. She will take coal at
Nanaimo. and then 20 on TO Portland
and San Francisco.
A LIGHTER having On board about 30
tons Of rails for the lark Western Belle.
now loading at New York for Portland.
Oregon, capsized in New York Harbor
on the 9Th inst, and the entire affair,
lighter and all, are still at the bottom
Of the bay.
The Seattle Orchestra Band has besn
engaged 10 furnish music for the grand
masquerade ball that il 70 take place at
Coup-ville next Monday evening, Janu
ary LIST, 1853. They will go down on
The bsrkensine W. d. Dimond re-
Gently made tho run from Honolulu to
San Francisco in IL days. With one
exception this 10 the fastest sailing on
record between the two ports.
A man shot himself accidentally at
4iddletown, Mass. and WAS likely TO be
confined TO his bod for month by the
wound. To excite sympathy and bring
contributions he gave an account OF
having been fred upon by robber.
The story Wan believed until ho go.
confused In the minor details.
The old Busna Vista has been sold in
San Francisco to W. Meghill for 5000.
aud he will proceed to break her no at
once. The Boens Vista has been in the
Port Gamble trade for over twenty
years, running to the Sandwich Islands.
California, and other ports Of the Pacif-
10, and has carried lumber enough in
her time to build town almost az large
a. Seattle.
We take this from late issue of the
San francisco Post: n. II. Miller, Of
Dwamish. King ceunty, Washington
Territory, writes to the Poet that he no.
ticed an item in this paper that a Los
Angeles man sold the product OF FIVE
acre vineyard for $f,202.45, but that
John Burns, Of KING county, can 90 that
few potter, ~ he sold the hops from
ons acre Of land for over 5000"
The Arion Club rendered a serenade
10 L. Reinie,- on the occasion of his 44th
birthday, few evenings since. Mr..
Reinig was prepared to receive friends,
and q glorious time was enjoyed. MIR.
Otto Ranke acted AZ spokesman on the
occasion, and made very humorous
speech. 70 which Mr.. Reinig responded
Refreshments were served, and every.
thing passed of very pleasantly.
BY reference to our real estate trans
fers, 1t will be seen that the Columbia
and Puget Sound Railroad Company
has secured all the water frontage frou
the foot Of Main street 70 the foot Of
Washington street, paying therefor q
little over $4,000. This gives the Com.
pany wafo. II sntage Of three blocks b.
tween King street and Washington
street, which will afford them ample
room for wharf facilities.
Capt. Christensen, of the barkentins
M0dOc. received rough treatment on his
last voyage. A sailor named Johannser
and another named Kearney assaulted
hun, aud he now has them ON trial fui
mutiny. The statement Of Captain
Christianson was that portion Of the
Grew becsms unruly during tho voyage.
While the Modoc wan lying in the road
stead, of the island Of st. Mareus, the
captain heard some of the men using
vulgar Language to the mate. Upon
going on deck Johannsen struck him in
the eve, knocking him down. Kearney
also struck the captain. On arriving at
0uaymsa, he applied for aid to the con.
sul and the iuen we're sent to Jail. They
promised good behavior ard were taken
on board on the return trip. hut their
conduct did not improve and they were
put In irons.