Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-16

nAHY POST MfELLlGEHCER.
Tha new county warrants are mighty
uretty end awful good to take.
Tho ship Detroit sailed from San
Francisco for, 6sattle..on Thursday, De-
oember 18th.
At the Puget Foundry they are already
st work on the from front for the nsw
OesiAsntal Hotel.
Ordefs came yesterday TO load the
steamship Walla Walla with coarse GOAL
1oe Portlsnd, OFsRou.
Quite little victory = that sof hep-
raGonta4ive 0oefPo reported IN onf ss's-
graph columns this morning.
Take the children out 70 - the
Hampty Dumpty matinee sn's s''''
noon. commsncinQ at . oc'osk'
The people of Olympia are preparing
for . grand masqusrade oafII val a1~
fsncy drees ball on Now Years Eve.
Thees win be public tight rope A.
sension this evening, on Front street.,
neer YesIer's Hall, BY . member OF the
Humpsy Dumpsy Picnic Party.
while ON the ways the steamer Waah-
inQton will be fitted up With twelve or
Afteen statero0ms. and converted int Q
regular passenger steamer.
One Of the BEST bugeiss in tho coun-
trv d 70 be cold 1t auction today, on the
cornsy Of Commercial and Washington
streets. Il IL = two seated turnout, ana
10 said to have cost 800.
A temperance meeting will be held IN
the Hall Of the Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Association at 7:3O this evening. wnIcn
viIl be addressed by Col. Hawkins. The
public are lnyitsd 70 attend It.
Tia steamship Umatilla arrived on
Thurnday night, having experienced
verv rou0h weather from the time she
isff Astoria till inside the Sound. She
viii load coal for San Francisco.
We do not believe tho municipal au-
thoritiea of any other town in oregon
or Warrington are 80 comfortably
houaed az those of Seattle will be when
they ali get in their quarters in the new
City Hall.
We spoke of the Seattle Bazaar yes.
tssday as belonging to Levy q 70. IL
really belongs to H. Z. Levy alone ana
in this connection We may add shat witn
Mr.. Levy there is no 20. IN any OF MS
numerous enterprises.
Duriop August, September and Octo-
ber 1856 bales of hops were shipped
East 81 rail from San Francisco. Re
oeiDte In that city from July let TO No
vember 18th aggregated l8,47o bales.
against 1869 bales last year.
Chas. Evans, postmaster at New IA
Gonna. In in this city on business. ne
intends putting in fine line OF holiday
booka. a. veil as an extensive stock OF
stationery, having prepared portion VI
his Office for the reception and display
Of thsse goods.
Nss. Worth, wife Of Captain Frank
Worth Of Othe Umatilla, with her family
arrived here few days since and they
are Ct present sojourning at the airing
ton. Capt. Worth intends securing
euitable location, whom he Will MAKE
Seattle the permanent residence OK MI
family.
Our Oregon friends just missed th'
chance 10 see how It feels to have thrus
uuon them Office holders from Othe
States. That IL an experience we hav'
had north OF tho line in all it, beaufie
(of dsformities) for thirty years, or I'm
III We are heartily sick OF It, and pra
most Justify for change.
40. Benjamin has taken charge O
the steamer Evangel, and will procset
70 demonstrate what he knows abOu
steambosting. He has already been &
San Francisco and ordered new boile
Tor her e cost of $500. Tho prsssn
boiler will BE- patched up and made &
answer until tbs new kettle arrives.
Steamship Umatilla takes tho plac
Of the Walla Walla at the coal shutes
She will be followed, We suppose, by To
sail ship City Of Brooklyn, and littl'
later BY the Willamette. Indication
are that the GOAL shipments OF the pres
emit month will be unusually large, vii
probably reach the aggregate Of $500
Or 10000 tons.
The steamer Hope il as busy as sh'
can be running on her several routes
leading out Of this city. On her las
trip from Neah Bay she experienced
much difficulty on account Of the laci
Of IRE wood. None could be bought Of
tho route, and the steamer every few
miles was compelled to anchor while al
hands went ashore and cut wood.
Tho recent visit Of Capt. George T
Davis Was his first here under his ap
pointmsnt a. Lighthouse Inspector 4
to succeed Captain Reiter. One job r
be attended to this trip was tho 70
placing Of the buoy of Discovery Bay
beside The inspection of lighthouses
thsir supply, etc. His district includes
the coasts Of Oregon and Washington
with head Office at Astoria, and tn,
steam tender Hhubrick at his command
L 10 the intention of the Government
TO establish q number Of new light
during tho coming year. One will be a
Point Robinson, Vashon Island, fftesy
miles south Of this city; another will b
at thu. entrance Of 0rny's Harbor, ant
Of least two moro on the Columbi:
River. Capt. Davis thinks tho reduc
ton Of the lighthouse force in this vi
entity will DO only temporary, and tina
two men will be assigned to the light
now having one keeper only.