Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-18

DAILY Observation-Disclosures.
r. Scott d Son, announce great bar
bains in real estate.
The steamship Walla Walla will be
loaded and ready for sea today.
Mr., Hathaway of WILDLY Island was
sent to the Territorial Insane Asylum
last week.
Raw. Mrs., A. NJ. Jones has changed
ber dwelling place from this CITY 70
Puyallup.
The Denny Block on Front street
looks well as it approaches comple''''
and occupation.
The moon supplements the hent o.
q bright as day.
VIM. HYDE, for stealingsEd: Cowless
overcoat from the Grotto saioon' "@s
ssnt No for 80 days, yesterday.
william Estis, patient at Providence
uoan;tal- became insane and has besn
ordered TO the Asylum at Steiiacoom' py
Judge Hall. -.
a. Sohucke has opened an elegant
line room in the basement OF the hen
ton and Walker brick building on Com
merciI street..
The services ct the Ee-openinR OF the
Chanel of tho Good Shepherd, In inc
noythern part of the city, on SUNDAY
next will Be- very interesting.
Christian Brownfeld has just returned
from q long trip among tho islanos CON-
urisino the San Juan group. wHis
there he slaughtered the game Ieafiui-
". killing four deer IN Single Gay.
Wilson 4 Brother, makers OF doors,
vindows and blinds, are dong large
hnsinesa ON Drumm street, In San ran
c;sco. and. by advertisement elsewhere,
they invite custom from the Sound-
John Burke, of Portland, has started
- a. an advance agent Of the Magic
nnii coordination. He will go East
With them. and about year hence VIII
return by way Of the Northern racine
railroad. =.
The case of William De kowslowski
~ II. u. Yesler, suit instituted on q
note for ROO, occupied the attention OF
the Court all day yesterday, 1t ID being
tried befor, the Judge, aud Will prop
ABLY be submitted today.
The failure of the mains in the south
ern part of the city to supply water aor
few days past was owing 70 an ugly
break in one of the pipes under9iounu'
which was discovered only Last o'oniAN'
but will soon DO replaced.
Track on the main line OF the NORTH
arm Pacific il now laid to Merrill MOL
tana. ~ miles westward from the late
terminus at Park City, and 9t3 miles
from st. Paul. Work on this end OF
the line is advancing steadily.
The shaft running through the wheel
OF the steamer Zephyr has given out,
and the boat is now laying up IN conse-
oueuee thereof. A new shaft Will DC
mt in as soon az possible, 30 that tue
boat may resume her work ON the rouse
Failing 70 secure the services OF Rei.
M. Banfield "a Principal Of the new
proposed academy at Steilaco0m, the
1,oncrepatiOnalist are looking 70 Mr..
A. ~. Burnell, the teacher Of the In
dian school ON the Skokomish reserva-
ton.
The bark Corsa among other freight
brought up . load OF California nay,
chop feed, ETC., for W. ID. SCOTT q 20. OF
this city, which she is now discharging
on E00 OO0ks W0 uAopAnSuAAA INV - s>A@
der charter by that firm to take load
Of oats to San Frtncisco. i.
The slipshod work in the matter OF
the sidewalks ON the east side of Front
street, north Of Pine, is beginning to be
apparent in several earth slides. In
this case no blame can DO attached to
the contractors. They only followed
the Surveyors stakes. They could not
do otherwise.
Mr.. w. y. Doddridge is appointed
General Superintendent OF the Idaho
Division, "A new division including the
Utah & Northern and the Oregon Short
Line. He was recently Superintendent
of the Utah l. Northern. Another year
We hope 70 hear of the Washington Di-
vision Of this road.
The steamers of the U. Il. d N. Co.
are a little uncertain al to docks. They
vaciiiAte between the wharf Of the
company and tho Yssler wharf, some
times going from one and sometimes
from the other. This uncertainty and
iYroQularity cannot DO ended day too
soon to suit the travelling public.
A pleasant sooiable was given by the
ladies of the Congregational Church at
the residence Of Mrs. Robert A. Abrams,
ON Front street, last evening. About
ono hundred people were IN attendance.
4rs. O0wles sang some Of her choicest
selections, and chOruses were sung by
al present. A bounteous lunch was
served. The receipts Of the evening
amounted TO $25.
Our Now Tacoma agent, Mr.. ]. Good
man, has been terribly afflicted Of late.
He has lost three children by diptheria
within q month, and during that time
has had four others sick with that
droadful disease, besides being sick
himself and his wife sick also. Mr..
and Mrs. Goodman will have the sim
osreat sympathy Of all good people in
their great bereavement.
The idea Of Q steam numbering weasel,
10 run between Astoria and San Fran
disco, h taking practical shape. Messrs.
Simpson 4 Bros. will have the first
steam lumberman ready for trade by
the 1st Of February next. II il thought
chs will run between Astoria and their
mills ct knappton. and San Francisco.
Another will be built Immediately there-
after on the same st0cks.-Astorsdn.
During the Arst nine months Of 1882
the Northern Pacific Company operated
1l4O miles Of road, and earned $4,S70,-
40. During the same months Of 1881
the company operated 7S3 miles, and
earned $2,66O, 9l2. The company had
20 per cant. more road and IS per cent.
greater earnings. During the same
months the Oregon Railway and Navi-
cation Company earned t3,l0l, $40, in
1881, and 8, 706, GOO in 1882. The u. II
and N. G. had this year Per cant. more
road and ID per cent. greater earnings.
At an early hour last evening there
was quite display Of the phenomenon
known a. the Northern Lights or Auro-
"a Borealis. At point a few degrees
east Of north a blood red banner at least
two degrees in width and from three 70
i've in hight hung like menace in the
sky. Long pale streamers shot mp from
empty space and stretched out over the
north. An hour later the celestial pyro-
technics had dwindled to the semblanoe
of .roey cloud, and tho siohtseers
turned their attention to ether and less
prusaic things.
Mr.. A. w. Benson called Ut this office
yesterday, and stated that ON Thursday
last q heavy fog which had prevailed for
some hours lifted TO such an extent as
TO leave the sun Just sufficiently OBJ
auured a. 10 make Il visible, bat not too
BRIGHT 70 be looked ON with mortal eyes