Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-09

The Umatilla will be ready for sea
With full cargo of coal today.
r. w. Stechhan, manager Of the New
Market Theater of Portland, il at pres
emit In Seattle.
The comet still remains the cynosure
of eli who have the good taste to rise
before daylight to look 1t it.
Mr.. John Mccoy has our thanks for
the returns from Cedar River precinct.
a. Win b. seen, it voted solid for Brents.
Captain Thomas F. Kinney Of the
schooner Shoe Fly has our thanks for
The election returns from Coveland'
1nland county.
Had the report of the meeting held
Last night by the citizens TO consider
the street grade question and be gov
ernsd accordingly.
Mr.. Van Ogle of Puyallup Valley paid
% call yesterday. He was fortunate
snouoh to have 50 acres in hops this
year, and-Well the sequel may be im-
aRined.
Yesterday was perhaps az delightful a
storehouse Of sunshine, pure air and
heaIth-Qiving Influences a. ever dawned
unclouded or faded away into a starry
night. Ny! but wasn't 1t splendid,
thought
Mr.. Tubman, An operator Of the w.
u. Il. Co., arrived last evening from
Portland. He will take the place in the
local ofice Of Mr.. Eddy, who, IN e1
change, will take place in the Fort
land Office.
Albert A, N. Meitz, travelling agent
for the San Francisco Chron,cfe, II at
preaent in this city, and while here will
oanysss the place for that excellent
Journal. A chrome il given as pre-
MUM to each subscriber.
Abilene, KAnsas; Gainesville, Texas;
Boone, Iowa; Macarthur, Ohio; Arcadia,
Iowa. are few Of the places from which
W have recently received letters stating
the intention Of parties to turn their
faces Seattleward. And still the work
goes on.
The barkentine Catherine Sudden,
now In tho berth at San Francisco, at
fords our merchants another oppOrtu'
nifty to get up freights at low rates. II
will be necessary. however, to order by
telegraph, as she sails ON Monday next
the 18th inst.
From New Tacoma We learn that
Sheriff Winsor is reelected, beating
Granger, and Auditor Kelley is re-elsc-
ted, beating Alden. Blackwell has boen
elo0ted Representative over 3. Judson
HouQhton, having no Opposition,i is cleo
I'D to the Council, of course.
A little son Of Mr.. Smith, living in the
northern part of town, while playing
with q small wagon was thrown VIC
lently TO the ground. and sustained q
severe fracture of the wrist. DIR. Van
xandt Was called and set the broken
member, and ut last accounts the little
sufferer was doing well.
The reception given by Rev. Geo. H
Watson and wife at trinity Church
ReOsory, ON Monday night last, is spoken
Of q very pleasant affair by those who
were fortunate enough TO DO present
The Rector received many pleasing as
suyances Of the high esteem in which hs
Il, and most dessrvedly 30, held by hi
practitioners.
w. b. Kelley has been reelected Au
ditor Of Pierce county. Mr.. Kelley ID
ono Of the most faithful and efficient
officials In the Territory. He has a
wonderful and praiseworthy faculty OF
keeping his records up 10 date. His OPP.
p0nent, Major Alden. Is a pleasant and
capable gentleman, and has been beaten
BY one of the same sort.
Az far a. Democracy and Republican
ism are concerned the result Of the 70.
cent election WAS only the least particle
Of . Democratic victory. Only four
ont and out Democrats were elected, t.
four Indepe ndont Republicans, and
thirteen slraight-out Republicans. And
this little victory could never have been
accomplished in the name of Demo
oraoy.
The local vocal talent that gave the
concert in the new Catholic Church, on
Saturday evening last, will sing the
same pieces in the opera house at New
Tacoma. on next Saturday evening. The
program will be enlarged, and much i'm.
proved. Mrs. Russell will have charge
Of tho musical part. Mrs. Russell's
choir will meet at her house this even
ing. All will be expected to attend.
No. The gentleman who was seen
going up Front street yesterday with a
gum overCOAt on one arm and Neah
Bay Indian toy canoe under the other
Wa not on his way to Salt River. He
wAs taking these things to a friend, who
"Rot left" These things are sad, and
" advise our correspondent to drop the
subject. We shall answer no more ques-
tions. To q certain extent We are par,
Of the remains.