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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-02

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-Very heavy rains
took place last night in Kentucky. Both
are higher than they were ever known to
be. having risen three ieet and four inches.
Great damage to crops and buildings is
apprehended,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-02

Mineral Exhibition.

DENVER, (Col.) Aug. 1.-The National
Mining Exposition opened today at Il
o'clock. Nearly every western State is
represented. Military from Leadville
and other towns OF the State participa-
tod in tho opening exercises. The city
is crowded with strangers. Hon. VIM
d. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, il now mak-
ing tho opening address.
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A05oct
Y ellsw Few sPATtEfs
n, Texas, July 3,.-Surround-
80 have established strict quar-.
iOe ...inst Brownsville aad Mats
aa' several deaths occurred on San
=" ...,odipo Gen. Santos Barnividas.
a.'...utative a.' ofsthe Texas Legisla-
..p 4 prominent physician named
w, = -, vas prostrated by fever OF mild
w" Congressional.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-10

A NOBLE ExAMPLE.--Gratitude is oc
casionally found in this world. Sew
eral years ago drunkard named East
man laid around Topeka, doing little
work here and there and occasionally
getting drunk. When the Leadville
excitement was ali the rage, this red
nosed, run own-at-the-heel and rag
ged old bum Joined the throng and
managed to work his way out there.
He prospected, located some mines,
struck it rich and lis now worth half a
million Of dollars, and has braced mp
10 be one Of the city's most respected
anu refined citizens. Although once a
total wreck, seemingly, Eastman is not
man to forget his friends. He has q
few in Topeka. who used to take a
kindly interest in his welfare, among
them the family of Judge J. +. Spence
who were then well to do. The Judge
has since then almost lost his eyesight
and nearly everything else he had
Now Eastman comes to the front anC
presents them a half interest in one o
his richest mines, valuing the gift a
100000. Thus, bread cast upon The
waters occasionally comes back.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-10

NORTHERN PAclFIc RALRoAp.-Eight
thousand two hundred and thirty-six
men, whites and Celestials, are at work
under Hallett, on the n. p. railroad.
These men are scattered along the
line for about thirty miles, making
sixteen camps. Each day there are
killed at headynarters six large beef
cattle, and each day, in wagons, this
meat is distributed in the sixteen
camps. These boarders use daily L.
500 pounds of -four. Ten barrels of
butter are ordered every four days.
They use up twenty-five sacks of po-
tatoes each day. Each five days ton
of cabbage and a ton and half of
turnips are used up. The Cinnamon
take rice as their chief food, but bry
considerable in the way of canned
goods at the stores kept along the
line.-[ Baker Reveille.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-10

The California Prohibitionists have
nominated full State ticket, headed
by Il. H. Mcdonald, President of the
Pacific Bank, for Governor. The Con-
ve"ton adopted platform pledging
the party to use all honorable means to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors, and to reduce
State taxation, and to abolish the nu-
merous sinecure Offices atpresent main.
tanned. The movement il said to have
considerable many advocates in the
Golden State.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-10
A veteran Describes s.BlIud Pool
New York Herald.

"Well, I'll tell you what blind
pool is" said the veteran. 81 was
coming from the bank one day, when
you were boy, and ! met Henry
Keep. He took off his hat and show
ed me bunch of papers in it, and be-
gan turning them over with bis finger
to show me what they were. They
were checks for various amounts from
$4,000 to $40, signed by some Of
the best houses in the street.
"Whats that?" said I.
al don't know" said Keep. "Some
of the boys have made up pool for
something. Want TO go in?"
"Bat what is it FORT" said |. "What
are they going to do!"
~ don't know" said Keep. "Want
to GO ing iii see you in an hour or two.
Think about it."
And he went off. | thought about
it, aud finally concluded to chip in a
little, and when he came around gave
him a check for $4,000. didn't hear
anything more about it for three
months, and | did not ask any ques-
tons. Then one day he came in and
brought me check for SO, 900.
whats that fcr?" said |.
Il don't know" said Keep. "lt's tc
your order. amt ii? ! guess you'll gel
your money"
That was all he would say. About
q week or so later he came in with an
other check fer $4,000. "Now, sec
here" said |, can't you tell me any
thing about this? What was done
anyway"
Il don't know" said Keep, "but
guess you'll get the money. The check
is all right"
And that is all ever knew about it
except that he brought me another
check for $4,000. That was blint
pool.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-10
Notice.

A II AN ADJOURNED MEETING
IN of the Board of County Commission
crs held August 2lst, A. d. 1882, the fol.
lowing order was made:
Ordered that sealed proposals be receiv-
ed at the next regular session for the con-
struction of bridge across the Middle
Fork of the Payette river, alta p"int about
l2oo feet below the present bridge. The
principal timbers be the size of the tim.
bers in the present bridge, and to be built
upon the plan of the bridge at N. Wetzel's
with good and safe abutments, to be filled
with stone two feet above high-watcr mark.
The bridge to be at least four feet above
high-Water mark, and to be built in good
substantial and workman-like manner
ANY or all OF the material il. the old
bridge TO be used in construction of the
new. TIM CARROLL,
elk. BID. Co. Comrs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-10-10
A Good Thing.

We see by the Denver News that a
number of the Commissioners and
others interested in the success of the
the Exposition have joined together in
forming an association which will be
benefit to the country in general, but
more particularly to the mining reg
ions Of the West. 1t is called the
American Association Of Mining In
dustries," and has passed all tho pre-
liminary steps and has already receiv-
ed number of names on its roll. A
meeting was held and the report Of the
Committee on permanent organization
was adopted without dissenting
voice. 1t read as follows:
WHEREAS. We, the commissioners Of
the mining States and Territories of
the National Mining and Industrial
Exposition at Denver, have become
strongly impressed with the impor-
lance of organized efforts being made
to continue such exhibits 10 the future
for the purpose Of making known the
mineral resources of the Western
States and Territories; therefore be it
Resolved, That we organize All Amer
lean Association of Mining Industries
for the following purposes:
FIRsr-To encourage and assist in
the organization Of State and Terrific
rial associations of mining industries
for the purpose of collecting full aud
reliable statistics of tile mines anu
mining resources Of each district of
the respective States and Territories,
together with characteristic samples
of the ores and minerals of each dis
trict; the extent of the reduction works
and the market value of the output of
the precious and useful metals, cost of
extraction of the ores per ton and cost
of reduction.
SECOND That action should be taken
III each State and Territory to secure
legislative aid Tor the erection of State
or Territorial museums for the preser-
walton and classification OF the ores
and statistics collected, and for the
publication of catalogues Of all ores
and minerals collected each year that
are of commercial or scientific value,
together with the amount and value of
every useful metal or mineral produc-
ed in every mining district of each
State or Territory, and all other facts
that have any important bearing upon
the various mining industries of the
country.
THIRD--That committee of three
be appointed to formulate plans for
the collection and preservation of sam
pies of ores and minerals, geological
and scientific facts, and blank forms
and directions that will insure unifor.
nifty of methods throughout the coun-
try, in the organization Of State and
local societies aud the work to be per.
formed by them.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14
ueW ENGLAND MOTEL.
A CARD TO the GERMANS OF SEAT
TIE.

Rev. A. Kreuter will open q school in
the rooms of the German church. corner
Cherry and Seventh streets, teaching
the German language in connection
with eleInentaries, commencing Monday,
July 2ith.
Rev. A. kreu.er is descendant OF a
number Of well-known ped agOgues, and
graduate from one of the best acade-
mics in Germany. He received and re-
spnnded to call of the Evangelical Re
formed church of this country, and was
appointed pastor of this church In Seat
tie. Previous to his arrival here. he H.
structed in the German-Amerlcan
school in Portland. A personal ac-
quaintance will insure parents that they
can trust their children il no better
| hands.
School hours-Everv week day except
Saturday from 8 a.m. to II u. and l p.
IN. TO 3 pm.
Terms-TwO dollars per month.
Parents who send more than one
child will receive a reduction. Children
Of parents unable to pay and orphans
receive tuition gratis.
| Rev. A. Krecter will also give instruc
| ton in the German language to adults
between the hours of n pm. and .
| p. III.
Rev. A. Kreutsr can be found at the
| schoolrOOm between the hours Of pm
and 5 p.m., or il requested by postal vii
| call.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

A magnificent new steamship called
the Austral. has Just besn built by John
Elder d Co, for the Australian trade.
Her length over all h &74 feet; her tom
mage $500 tons. She has been built
throughout Of mild steel and has three
steel decks. The iighsuess of the mate-
rial of which she Is constructed causes
her to draw comparatively little water,
and II may b said that Is will be hardly
poxsibie % sunk OF burn her. She i d.
vided below the inner akin and The
dcuble bottom into nineteen separate
wstsr-tight compartments. and In The
hall proper within tbs interior skin she
Is divided BY thirteen watsr-tighs bulk
heada, ten OF which rnn mp 70 the lsvel
OF the main deck. II tbs vhols Of thu
lower compAftmeafs wsse filed With
water, the cifecs would be an additional
drnoeht 70 the extent Of si&htean inches.
And i b accident OF design the ga ob-
TUNED free ossasmunisatioo with snv
to = ~ hel1l - s1ahili1y and ~.
- 8 :. 80, 80 =
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

MARRIED.--The marriage OK onr es
teemsd fellow townsman, James Camp
bell. Of tho firm of Wald & Campbell,
will be surprise TO many Of his friends
On Puget Sound, while 1t will be source
OF Cratiticat,on to all such IA are ,c-
ouainted with his lovely bride-Miss
Lucy Dudley. who spent several months
IN this city and vicinity two years ago.
The Dixon California; Tribune OF July
9Th, mentions the young couple IN the
pleasant terms following: MIR. Camp
bell il an enterprising merchant OF Scat
tie, and Miss Dudley IL the eldest daugh-
ter OF Hon. j. NJ. Dudley, and one OF
tho most charming young ladies In this
community, and IN she Is soon 20 take
M her residence In Washington Terri
tory, she will be sadly missed in the so
cieSy circles Of Dixon. We, in common
With the many friends Of the bride. wish
tho young couple safe. prosperous and
happy voyage through life. MIR. Camp
bell and his bride will sail for Seattle on
the steamer Dakota. which leaves San
Francisco July 10th. The Tribune will
follow Mira. Campbell to her new home.
and try to keep her posted concerning
the local news OF the community where
ehe has passed 10 many pleasant yaars.
and where sho will ever be held in high
oGt0emn
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
To the Public and to Suffering
Females.

1 consider l. my duty 10 the human TAM I
liz to inform you that DR.. {. l.. Miller. ST.,
has accomplished what sixteen or the best
physicians inCalifarniG- Oregon and W ash
ington Territory have failed TO do. l have
suffered from chronic skin disease for forty
years. catarTh Of the bladder twenty-five
years. prolapsus uterus lor falling o. the
womb TWENTY-FIVE years. and congestion
Of the lungs Gig hteen years. When went
TO DR.. Miller could only expand my chest
1t three inches, and breathe free and easy.
/! also Lad nasal catarrh twenty-nine years.
Dr.. Miller cured me OF all these diseases
i'll four months. / consiuer myself fortu-
nate in having found o physician so skilled
in the cure OF chronic diseases. wish the
suffering to note that il is generally under
stood thai prolapSus uteri or falling OF the
womb cannot be cured. l say to You that
DIR. Miller can cure YOU without the use or
any instrument whatsoever. as he has
be relieved at once. Throw away your
Pessarys; aud go to him. and be again
healthy and cheerful woman.
Again: j hope and pray that Dr. Miller
will be spared for years as monument OF
God blessing 10 the sick and suffering.
tSignedl CHRIsTENAH CAMPBELL.
SEATTLE, ". T., July oth. ls32.
l hereby heartily thank DIR. Miller for
the valuable service he has rendered in
curing my wife, and also say that by the
use of his Catarrh Specific | ana rapidly
recovering from 80 years suffering from
nasal catarrh and advise all who are suf-
fering from chronic caiarrh % send for his
CATARRH SPECIFIC. and don't be- hua-
bugged by nostruUS.
isigned' - j: Z. CAMPBELL.
SEATTLE. W. T.. July 5tl. isss.
| Personally appeared before me. a Notary
\ Public for King county. Washington Ter
| rifory. Chr.ssenah and u. l., Campbell.
known 10 ms 10 be the persons who signed
their names to the above fpr the purposes
above specified.
Notary Public for King county, W. 7.
| call your attention to DIR. G. If. Miller.
Sr.. who is the only physician. by this new
| method o. treating disease OF the uterus.
who can cure yUn without the nss of in
| strunients- He has cared me OF retriever
| sion of long standing in forty days. and of
! nasal catarrh in fourteen days. l hope
| those who desire their health by radi ;al
and quick cure viii give him call.
ELLA EMERSON.
witness-Wm. Melhuist
| Others have been likewise cured who do
not wish their names Published.
Office hours from 10 am. to 4 pm.
No charge Tor enlarging the chest.
No charge for consultation.
No charge for advice.
No charge for examination.
| No charge for removing any pain from
| whatsoever cause.
Breathe often. breathe deep, breathe free.
Infiammatcry Rheumatism cured in ten
| days or no fee asked.
Dr. Milier's residence is on Cherry st.
and his postotfice box "A. Seattle. jy6-tf
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

On THE uppER SorND RourE.-The
long rumored putting the sidewheel
steamer Idaho on the Seaitle-Oiymria
route Ia about to receive confirmation in
fact. Her first trip will be made To-
morrow. She will leave here nj half
psat 3 in tho morning. will connect with
the KAlama-bound train at Tacoma.
touch At Stsilacoom and go on 10 Olym-
pia. She will in turn leave Olympia 40
. % arrive In Tacoma simultaneously
with tho train bringing the passengers
and mails from Portland, which il will
t.Ae on board and carry To this city.
II Saturday "trip viii be of trial
eGarAutrs, after which the COMPANY will
b prepared to adopt a schedule OF hours
q arrivals and departures. Capt. Grant
will command her and Capt. beeoher
viii 20 ~ purser.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

NV NErougosnooD. develop
ment and growth Of the Southwestern
end of town continues undated. tonl'
mencinQ in the vicinity of the Calhoii'
Church and going sonth ard cas-; /,
dozen blocks, one not re'ideht 20
that quarter meets a constant sueo'ssiui
IF SURPRISES, Where hsavy growth o;
forest and Jungle of lmost inipenetra-
BILE character, stood year % TIVE
AGO. liz now an attractive par
OF the city as can be found anywhere
The cottages there al q class are more
TASTY than those elsewhere, and, hr!ng
new, arc bright and beautiful t. ioos
upon. Not only have new houses been
placed here, there and everywhere, but
gardens, sidewalks and streets. = me
view ia 10 be had from nearly all parts
there, and If this alone was not attrso-
ton sufficient the added oua OF the
abort distance from the business quarter
made up the deficiency. From beins
tho cheapest in town. property there
has taken great advance. under the
impulse Of all this building. which We
may say continues unabatod. Many be-
lieve and with some reason, that III that
quarter will ultimately be found tho iaost
desirable residence sites. owing 10 the
beauty of their situation, and Their
proximity to business. ets. How this
will be time can only tell.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

Bales, the auctioneer. viii sell three
GOOD horses at auction on Saturday al
ternooA.
Since the laying-up of the Pclitkofssg'
Martin Paup has gone ON the aos'a
cd6c, a. assistant engineer.
Seventy cords Of wood. to Dc used IN
,r.h.no matches. were recently snippec
10 San Francisco from Coos Bay.
Twenty years ago Henry Willard vas
repor.ino on morning newspaper iof
xna week. Now he is worth $b,Wc,-
600. Noral-tbere isnone.
KELLOGG d Snyder are on hand with
fruit iars. in time to supply the local
trade. and with quantities snf'icient Tor
ali demands likely to be made upon
them.
Mr.. Pollock il building two very com
Portable cottages en- Nam street, 70 iel;
M. Mcknight has recently conple.eo
two on abe same street, and IS nov M
ishing two more.
The census OF children, for school
cr,y,,ses will be taken between thc
gNb and goth OF July. w. II. Taylor.
Cl.,t az the District. will have charge
Of the work In Seattle.
TIE time for receiving bids Tor the
comet, nct.oa of the new school hous4
has h,en ext nded one week. The pistsa
and specif;cations can be seail at sne
ofice Of architect Palmer.
Ona million and half dollars add
tional first mortgage bonds OF Inc ofe
CON short Line. issued on lZi miles o
rev road, were listed On the Ne% hof'
Stock Exchange last month.
The etearcship Dakota arrived ~ VIC
tor;a At 7 o'clock last evening, ana wa
~ sa,I at 4 . clock this morning iot w
SonDd In csse she does 80 stI, W
nav look for her core at o clock io'
afternoon.
The contract for the ne'T Odd f 81, ''-s
Hall in Astoria has been iet iof 49, -,
The ground. foundation, ETC., cost 20,
725. IL will be a S42 ,tU propnf'y ~ne a
done, and the finest of It's Emu ~ Oio
gon or Washington.
ug,a stone foundation for tle me-
Occidental Hotel will rest upon Whs
w.s once tho beach, covered q. niA
tide Inv the Sound. Seeing the eentfd
,s,sition Il will occupy, IN the heart o
the town, this will 10 hard to FotiiA' y
strangers.
McCallis.er has at last go; ont ms nfr
k;In ri brick--a small one of ioV'oU
aud the burning Of his second.-a XII
of 1lOOOO-wiIi begin next week. III
frst leo 600 brick lie has W aisp 'se
90 10 the Gas Company. for tneif he'
building. -.
"Baucroft's New Guide to the Paci',
Coast" is the name giyeu handy illai
volume of 270 pages inst received is"i
the publishers. II contains yasy osa
of information in q condensed shspt
relative TO every imaginable place o.
the Pacific coast. accompanied ty u
bIes of distances aud costs, maps 1iinn
trations and advertisements OF railroads
stsamers and hotels. 1t vii! lie u use
full volume to travellers.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

REMOVING TUE LlNpMaRKs.--A As our
city grows the old relics of early days
disappear and palativl structures re-
place the wooden era. Today they are
pulling down the wooden roOkery that
stood on Morrison street, opposite the
Occidental hotel, aud tomorrow there
will rise there Il structure of brick and
iron. That old wooden structure WIS
never imposi az, tar from il. but il seems
now that il dated back to piouser days.
Its history is given thus By s. A. Clarke:
'In September. 1850. landed here with
Capt. VIM. Baker, from the brig G.. w.
Kendall, 70 days from San Francisco
We rented the main building of l.. b.
Hastings, since of Puget Sound. and
built an addition 10 it. The old struc-
ture WAS humble from the outset, but
etood thereiwhen Portland was uncertain
o! It's future. The postoffce WAS sided
up with shingles and was kept by Saw
Tor; Steve Coffin. lately deceased. was
the live man of Portland; it WAS then
when Failing and corbs.t. Lewis and
Iadd had not commenced their careers;
when j. s. smith Was in trade aud not
in law or politics: before the Oiegoaiaa
or Statesman had started; when Oregon
City WAS the commercial emporium OF
Oregon Territory. when there WAS
neither steamboat on the river nor steam
ship on the ocean route, and whom even
a weekly stage was long years III the fu-
ture. The wooden shells that housed
the pioneers and and satisfied the early
trade of Portland and witnessed lite
growth, are fast disappearing.-Posflaad
81
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

The UNION PACIFIC BRANCHES. Tho
Salt Lake Tribune says that in the con-
ssrnction OF the Utah and Northern
through Idaho, the route through Marsh
Valley was selected. The past two or
three years there has been much trouble
ON this portion Of the road, because of
Its being so low as to covered each
spring with water to such an extent AZ
to blockade the road. A new route has
been graded, which leaves the old line
at Arimo, and going of TO tho right,
reaches Harkness' Ranch. q distance of
seven miles, there uniting with the Ore
CON Short Line. From that point tn
Pocatelio, distance of 80 miles, a third
rail will DO laid so as to accommodate
trains on both roads. This new route
Is n little longer between Aritno and
Pocasalio than the present line, but il
will be great Improvement, "a il takes
the road over land that is free from
flooding. The grade il all completed
ANA bridges are ia place. Track layers
from the Oregon Short Line will be- put
at work within the next few days laying
this track, aud when it il laid the old
line will be taken up. During the lay
ing OF this new track there will be no
rasisi land ON the Oregon Short Line
west of the Snake river. but work will
soon be resumed at that point"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

DmrANcxs Fsox PoKiLaNp.-rrom
Portland 10 Ainsworth is as miles; 20
WalIa Walla, 267 miles; q Coifax, 30
miles: 20 Cheney, ISL miles; To Spokane
FALL. 397 miles; 70 KAlama. D. miles 10
As.oFie ITO miles; 10 Olympia 10 miles
- Tacoma t13 miles; 10 Seattle ic7
MI. 10 Anacortss z67 miles; to San
Juan 2tO spileA and ~ Lake Pend
Alf1raiIIA l6& miles.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

In another column ia card from Mrs
Geo. B. Reynolds acknowledging the re-
ceipt of 5000 from the Travellers In
surance Company. Geo. Reynolds for
three years previous TO his death carried
an accident policy for three thousand
dollars, and fifteen dollars a week in
demnity. The total cost to him was
fifteen dollars year. 1t is the cheap
est and best insurance in the world to-
day. NCLURE L. TAYLOR. Agents.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-14

FIRE ENGINE OvKRDoARp. One Of the
iiat Cars thrown into the river a day or
sv5o since near Mcslcr's had aboard a
n-x Silsby engine for the city Of Waila
Wallis. together with hose cart and APP
puftsnSnces, all Of which went 10 the
bottom Of tho Columbia. where tho wa
Ter Is about City feet deep. The ma
chine II valued al 5000. and the manu-
fseiurer's contract required them TO de-
liver Il az the destination. Efforts are
being made TO recover the engine Ore
f3assf,gl.