Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-02
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Professor Catch, Principal of The
Dallas Academy, is in this city.
Loecers are now supplying Portland
sav mills at the rate of IS per thousand.
The Dispatch took $50 barrels OF San
Juan lime to New Westminster last
week.
M,as Lima Pen6eld has returned from
San Juan Island, where she Pas ossn
teaching school the past few months.
A thunder and lightning and rain
atorm. Of no very great violence, how
ever, visited this section yesterday s''ss
noon.
Ieviston. In Idaho, II TO have . neg
aonoolhouse, a three-ssory wooden oo1io-
ine. Tue cont . 4 for which has been let
q $3.50.
The Onion Pacific Railroad Company
earned during the first eleven days IN
July. 1882, 17z6.UOO; 1881, $956!NU; de-
crease, 330,O0O.
The steamship Umatilla, which LETT
Portland early on Monday morning, az
rived here last evening, after pleasant
run Of shirty-odd hours.
Captain Woody SpraQue is now IN
cominand Of the large, fast and elegant
steamer Mountain Queen, plying on the
Portland, kaixma and Astoria route.
Mrs. Elizabeth Efingsr, Of vansyckle,
W.T., took strycnnine July "a, anu
did. She left q husband and hve chill
drsn. Family trouble was the cause for
the rash act.
Twelve hours is the time now con-
aumed on the route to Portland, lstylnR
Seattle 1t half past three in the lnornine,
and arriving IN Portland at half pas'
three in the afternoon.
Grand Master Kuhn, accompanied BY
Past Grand Master Halier aud hsteoi
other members OF the Order. went +
SksQit CITY last week, and constitutes
Mount Baker Lodge Of Free and Accept
cd AssOns.
. The earnings OF the Oregon Improve
ment Company have boen ~ follows
January Lat 70 April 30th. gross, WI,
l22: nst. x3l2,6Oz. Mouth Ut May, gross
xI5b. 7yt; net, So, 1897; total gross, II,
"a, 2I3; total net, $4Oi,3a.
The corner stone of the new Episco
nal church at New Tacoma will be lai'
iodav at i o'clock. Persons leaving o.
the I am. boat-the Zsphyr-wIii 10 II
~ ,le time 20 attend The service an
re.uru ON the boat this evening.
Tho romans Of the bark Great West
ern. burnt at the Oakland IRE, nav
besn sold 70 WIN. Mighell. for xiU,
He will break her up and will, III al
probability, make good turn on hor =.
saving her metal and fasteninRs.
The steamship Wslla Waila had
little fire ON her iron deck, while dis
charging cargo Ut Portland last Monday
IL burned holes iutO some shot bah
near By, aud cansed an alarm. but dl'
no damage worthy OF more extendo'
mention.
The children Of Walla Walla numbe
1905 this year, Of whom SOl arc girl
and ~ boys. This il q very large num
bsf and indicates q considerable YAH
over last year. 1t ia, however, ZI2 lowe
than Is indicated by the school censu
Of Seattle.
Tho Bancroft book Commerce ant
Industries Of tho Pacific Coast, will b
here in q few days for distribution. III
agents are now delivering 1t in Oregon
Il il fine large book, contains vas
amount Of information, and was ISSUED
In IN edition Of 5000 copies.
The First National Bank of Salem
has been incorporated with capital Ol
$4,000. The directors are Messrs. WD
Reid, Il. s. kearney, Jonathan Bourne
Cant. Ankeny and Al. Bend. Vim. keiu
has been elected President and T.. 5
kearnsy Vice President.
Capt. Budd Smith, OF the kentucky
colony, electric churn and Snoqualmh
wagon road fame, has been appointed
U. 3. Consul ut San Bias, Mexico. In u
recent y. II. Chronicle appears "a report
Of an interview between him and re-
porter Of that journal.
Annie Ingram. All Albany (Or.) girl,
shot = large bear on Depot slough. n :. !.
been caught in a trap, and was tryingto
free itself when the young lady dis
ffom the hands of a bystander.
The Northern Pacific Company has
500 miles Of road ready for inspection
By the Uuited States Commissioners.
Fifty miles more will be completed
Within forty days. It is believed that
Government inspection will not be made
until tho road under construction is
Aniahed.
w. J. Sweezy 4 Son and Henry Axiom
OF Eureka, haye made n contract with
Cooks0n, the shipwright Of Humboldt
Bay, for the construction of fine
schooner for the ooastirR trade. She
will carry 100000 feet of lumber, will
cost e22,O 900 and will be ready in Novem
~ next.
The Tribune rises to remark: Whether
The q. II. q N. Co. mean to get their
railroad to Baker City this season OF
not remains TO DO seen, but they are
trying TO do something that looks like
Il. 900 men being reported at work be-
tween Aeacham and the summit Of the
mountain. The residents of Orc Dell
and vicinity feel happy.
The Doer Lodge Nem Noythwea re-
marks: The best information leads Ut
% believe the Northern Pacific will not
pan the Jocks Reservation this winter.
The delay Of the Government to pro-
cure right Of way from the Indians
across tho reservation has seriously re-
tarded work. and the heavy work this
dds will not b completed this fall.
lNcA1AsxD TRAvEL.-Travel over the
line ct the Northern Pacific railroad
has greatly increased Of late. Until re.
gently . single coach was sufficient TO
Aocommodats all. Now, however, two
coaehes are required, aud the two run
IN every train. both coming and going,
and are worry comfortably filed. The
passenger traffic must average 20 per-
sons . day over the line between Puget
Sound and Columbia river.
On \ Tan.-Joaeph F. Mcknight ia
now in Eastern Warrington ON a two
vssn' pleasure trip. and Governor Fer
y, Of the same firm, Is down among the
tslands tor . abort vacation. The bust.
No. OF the 6rm in their absence is be-
inR conducted by James AcNaught.
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