Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-16
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DelaOate Brents has q majority OF
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lumber from Port Gamble.
NH. Bloomfield, the Prosecuting At
torney of Vancouver, was married on
Tuesday last to Miss Maria Petrain.
The Marquis of Lorne writes 70 Coy Coy:
Newell expressing his inability 70 sls'
our Territory owing to want OF time.
The steamship Dakota, from San
rrenc;soo. arrived early yesterday
mornino. bringing freight and passen-
gers about az usual.
DR.. A. Bagley has returned 70 Ovn'
sfter an eight months residence On tus
farm of his son, near Renton. ne Will
90 back to the farm in the spring.
GaorOa Kiuuear and family returned
On the Dakota from a trip TO Illinois
They were gone two and a half months
and had a most enjoyable time OF 1t.
A s.ciable will be given at the house
- Ma II. Abrams, on Front street, on
Tr;dav eveniuQ of this week, the public
Generally being invited 70 attend 1t.
Sufficient bonds having been fur
nished. Capt. Allen and the ship har'
veafer have been released. The ship
loaded with grain, will proceed 70 sea On
Saturday.
A ohunk of magnetic iron ore from
the Snoaualmie Pass country was snow "a
us Yesterday. 1t looked TO contain q
or 20 per cent. pure iron. A md OF sucn
ore would be immensely valuable.
TIE shin Richard LII has been sold To
Middlemas d Booie, OF pan .a a1Sy -.
Terms private. She ID Rooo ses ss.;o y,
ia tons, and will DO q good aaoit na
for the coasting trade. ons RoeS W D0-
parture Bay for coal.
An Albany (Oregon) correspondent o.
the Orevonian writes as follows: Mf. ~
ID. Ballard has sold his interest III tue
Red Grown Mill to Capt. Lanning, Tor,
msrlv the book keeper. Mr.. Ballard
GOES 10 Seattle TO engage IN the nafo-
ware business with Mr.. 4. r. Sox.
II il said the Dakota could not BRING
all the freight Offering, and that tns
Victoria. which was TO leave on the
llth. win bring what was left. Inc
time has come for the putting on TINS
line of more ships, to make weekly trips
al least, instead of trips every ten days.
Owing TO bad weather the steamer
Isabel did not cross over TO Victoria last
Tuesday, and the mail went not that
day, nor came yesterday IN consequence.
Il Is quite time the company had boat
on that route that could come and go
in any weather. boat better even than
the North Pacific.
Near Holmes Harbor, the other day,
vaa found an old skiff, containing lot
of proyisious, cooking utensils, coat,
6shinp tackle, etc., by the Race broth
era. The boat has no doubt got adrlft
from some one, az everything was night
aide mn, and the oars were III the bot
tom Of the boat.
From tho Astorian: A prominent saw
mill man said yesterday that we should
out 2OO. GOO feet of LUMBER at Astoria Per
dav for export. Yes, that mut b at least.
IL vould be difficult matter 10 lind a
nlace where ships and lumber and logs
can be brought together az cheaply al al
Astoria-not even at Puget Sound.
In the case of Gen. L. l.. Rosser
AGAINST the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
the General has obtained a verdict OF
326OO damages for malicious prosecn-
ton. The verdict in undoubtedly Just
except that it ia milder than the cir
cumstanoes warrant-and his viudica.
tlon will be exceedingly gratifying to
Gen, ROeser and his friends.
The abandoned Gillian bark, Marie
Moreno, from Utralady for Valparaiso
with lumber, picked up of Mendocino,
vas towed into San Francisco last
weak. The Captain and seamen had
preyiously arrived in San Francisco on
q Whaling bark, and were little sur
prised to see their old lumber drogher
come in 90 soon after their own arrival.
The people Of Island County have
done well TO elect Mr.. Blowers Probate
Judge and Treasurer of their county.
He il capable. reliable, worthy man.
For eleven years past he has been a
resident Of Island, and for ten years has
had charge Of ID. Pears0n's store. Mr..
Blowers will acquit himself officially in
the most satisfactory manner, We doubt
not.
Among the military rumors afloat
ainos the promotion Of Col. l.. l.. Mao
keuxie to q brigadier's grade, is QUE
that he will assume command OF Gen.
o. O. Howard's department-that of the
Platte, and that Howard will relieve
Hunt In command OF the Department
Of the South. This rumor has more au-
thOritative color than most OF the same
genus.
In Island County Thomas Burke had
10 majority for Delegate; IL. Blackman.
bfor Councilman; Peter ID. Jorup, ii for
Representative; A. d. Blowers, for
Probate Judge. and Is for Auditor; j.
O. Power, 1l6 for Assessor; ]. Ely, for
School superintendent; J. @. Power. IA
for Coroner. For Auditor J. b. Libby
had no opposition, nor did samuel May
Ter for Surveyor, nor Mr.. J. 4. Ebey
for Wreokmaster.
Steamer Evangel has taken the
plaoe ON the Straits of Euca route of the
Dispatch during a few weeks, while re-
rairs necessary to the latter boat are
being made. This withdraws her from
the route to New Westminster, from
which she will remain withdrawn until
March next at least. In the meantime
10 believe Il will be In order for another
boat 20 take the New Westminster route
instead. There must be money in the
trade over there, and some steamer will
lose By not seixing it. Why not put the
Eliza Anderson on, aftor properly fitting
her upf
A Nooksaok farmer came in to zee M
tho other day, and gave us bright ac-
count Of his section. New people are
going in there moro rapidly than ever
before. Farm land il being bought or
taken wherever il can be obtained. A
6ne seaon was given them in 1882, and
generous drops were harvested. and
70 top of the Joy of the population the
highest price and the keencst demand
have succeeded. There 10 not only a
sale for everything raised, but also a
aale for the farms themselves, with all
their improvements, etc. The trade ia
% good that steamboats, are eagerly
seeking il. Two years ago they couldn't
got boat TO run mp the river. Now
several arc running there, and others
are anxious to. Il 10 safe 10 say that no
part Of the coast 10 enjoying moro real
and genuine prosperity than the Nook
saok Valley, in Whatoem county, and il
viii be strange IL Il does not enjoy a
long continuance Of such prosperity.
No PoIIs OPENxD.-Considerable in
diguation vas felt by many Of the resi-
dents Of vashon Island on account Of
certain work done by certain parties
which called . number OF voters away
from the Island on election day. The
bona 6de settlers Were anxious 10 have
. full vote polled in order that record
theroof might BE- used before the Post.
once Department In the matter Of oh.