Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-07
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The schooner Teassr 10 loading gen
eral cargo for Quilleute.
Ths district schools, which are now
closed, viii reopen again on September
LIT.
The weather continues Of mixed cloud
and sun, and Of warm agreeable tenn
peeature.
The steamship Willamette will be
LOADED and ready for sea at three CLOCK
this afternoon.
The steamer Idaho goss for lime
aasin today, for which purpose she 1871
horo at 2 o'clock this morning.
Thsy had pretty strong gales ct Pors
Townsend yesterday and the DAY ne
fore, doing. W are told, some damage
70 fruit trees.
The steamship Elder arrived from MP
Sound Yesterday, and took on coal here.
She will sail for IAN Francisco at
O'Clock sunday.
The steamer North Pacific passed up
the Sound yesterday, and It - supposed
viii 70 on tho Victoria route tomorrow,
or on Tuesday next.
A brilliant meteor fell near Bear
Point lAst evening, bursting as It dc
ecended, and making an appearance
much like that Of sky rocket.
The Fourth of July decorations have
largely disappeared, everRreens, nags,
pavilions, 10, going down rapidly BE-
fore the hand Of tho despoiler.
The Nellie took full load Of freight
and passenger up to Snohomish yester-
DAY morning. Among her freight was
quite lot Of agricultural implements.
PIP. Paddsn, late cashier for Schwa-
baoher Bros 4 Co. has accepted aclerk
ehiu n the New Castle store. and Miss
Ns& has taken the oashierahip at Schwa-
bachers.
Miss Hsnrietta Munroe, the bewitch-
inR little elocutionist Who visited this
eity two years ago, il now in Oregon ON
Q professional tour, and will doubtless
soon como this way.
The schooner General Harvey arrived
Yesterday from Bellingham Bay with
fsrce load Of building stone, to be
placed in tho foundation Of ono OF the
new buildings now in course Of con-
struction in this city.
According to q Minneapolis paper.
Henry Willard thinks he can pay 60 cents
Der bushei for wheat in Washington Ter
rito9y, when the Northern Pacific Is open
through 70 the coast. and lay it down IN
Minneapolis at total cost OF VI.
At recent meeting Of the GeoRraph-
ical Society Of the Pacific. held in San
Francisco, Gen. A. V. Kautz. U. 5. A.,
read q paper describing an ascent OF
Mount kanier, made by him In 1851.
while a lieutenant in military garrison
ct Fort Steilsooom.
-Four vessels lost at San Francisco in
Z fortnight il bad record. Two were
burned; one run ashore and wrecked,
and the fourth oapsizod and sunk. The
vessels were all loaded, and with their
O0rQoes, wer0 worth deal Of money.
This fortnight was worse than whole
year ct the mouth Of the Columbia.
At San Francisco the burnt bark ROs-
veil SpraQue, was sold Mt auction fOr
42026 20 4. p. II. Whitelaw, and the car
20 TO Mr.. Frank for $500. Whitelaw
has enough in sight to pay him. and the
cargo, waich vas originally worth $lS,-
COO, consists Of machinery, rope, stores,
etc.. . great portion OF which will be
oaved.
From Mr.. George Billings, who has
been 81 work near StanwoOd, We learn
that the Hkagit food has been something
terrible 70 behold, and that the water
has by no means subsidized yet. One
farmer who has spent nearly &40,O 600 on
his farm, and expected this year to reap
about 16,O00 bushels of grain, won't
have bushel.-A,yns.
Captain NcAllep has again taken
command Of the steamer Empire, and
Captain Crawford, who commanded her
during Capt. McAllep's absence, has
taken his old billet a. chief officer
again. The Empire will discharge
about 100 tons Of freight here, proceed
10 Tacoma this morning, discharge the
remainder Of hor cargo there, and pro-
Deed to Departure Bay for cargo of
ooal.
Tho business failures Of tho past six
months numbered 6 in Washington Ter
Yitory, the liabilities being $45. 76l, and
the assets $l6,9l2. The failures of Orc
Ron during tho same time numbered %,
the liabilities being $l37 GAP, and the
assets eJ0.426. Arizona had "a failures,
with oZ26,Ol7 liabilities, and Nevada IL
failures with go. It's liabilities. The re-
cord Of our Territory was the best On
tho coast, considering either population
OF business, or both.
The celebration Of the Fourth at Rem
Ton WA Q most pleasant affair. The par
tioipants numbered four or Ave hundred.
including the t0Wnspeople, country
people, residents Of Newcastle, Seattle
md other places. A prettier spot than
Smiths Garden could not have boen
chosen for any suoh affair and II pos
o!ble 70 enjoy IL anywhere that IL the
place. There was fine music, games. re-
1reahments, and q royal good dinner.
Mr.. smith served IL mp In the very best
manner, and every body was delighted
with the day and its observance.
Dayton, In Columbia county, w. T.
q making rnpid strides this year. II is
Alec said TO b building up substantially
and elegantly, ~ though the citizens
we're aware Of tho great things before
them. Among brick buildings now CO.
Ing up, or recently fnishe :, are ono Of
oo1O fest, ono Of 75x90, ono Of 37,<x6O,
cue Of 2lx70, and ono OF 25xll2. Be-
aideo thooo, wooden business houses a.
1ooloWu, are under construction. or fin
i0hed. Ona Of 0OxEO, one OF SOx6O, one
q 00x92, one. Of 20xlO, ono Of 4Oxl2O,
ene Of l0x100, ons Of 2Ox5O, ono Of 3Ox
@, and one Of 4Ox00. That il 4 good
roooed for Dayton, and II hardly sur
HaAed BY that Of any Other town in tho
Territory.
01EI1Ls ILLusT1ArxD.-Mr. Samuel.
ef Ne West SAsvs, came over from Port
lAnd yesterday. II seems he has a. corps
oe axtin2s on the Sound, taking views in
and about three different points. Those
e Seattle, hy Mr.. Whiting, he 81 owed
~ They oonaint Of 4 visw Of the town
and hAsbor, tsken from the high hill in
~. southern part Of town I; tho new coal
vhasf and two Of the steam colliers;
eho UniveEujty. Tho 6tetson 4 Post resi-
dence block, the Arlington and the New
England, the Post building, tho Reinig.
von building. the nov CITY hall, the
now eehoslhouas, the AArshall building,
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