Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-01
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HI. Tibbals is a candidate for Com
missioner Ut jefferson County.
On the 25th of October hops were
cuoted in New York at 1880 cents q
pound.
TIL, Cam reports that he has col
lected $Ol.O a. fines during the past
month.
]. Forrest Bell has been appointed
teacher ON the Indian Reservation at
Nsah Bay.
The steamer Nellie has been hauled mp
ON Mitchell's ways, to undergo few
needed repairs.
The singing at The conoert on Satur.
day evening will be done by sixteen OF
the best singers in this city.
The steamship Mississippi was ad-
vertissd TO sail from Portland Tor ooat,
lie At II O'Clock last night, bringing all
freight offering. ,
The Clallam County people have had
one political meeting. 1t was neio AZ
Dunoeness last week, and vas 40
dressed by X. G. Kerr and Y. IA. 0ra"-
shaw.
Political meetings will be held by the
Rennblicans at Renton, Newcastle and
White River the last three evenings OF
this week, and in Seattle ON Monday
evening Of next week.
Al Mrs. Watson, OF Santa Clara, was
walking along Main street. IN San jose,
A horse standing by the sidewalk PinnG.
ed at her. In springinR back sne feii
With great violence, dislocatlnR ono OF
her hips and fracturing rib.
During the past fortnight three OF the
Puget Sound papers have been enlarged
namely: the Tacoma Mems, fort Iown-
send Argus and Anacortes E"serPri..
That all three are within proper Dusi-
ness bounds, and are making money iof
their enterprising owners, We sincerely
trust.
That mart of town in the vicinity Of
IAvton's Nursery In building up rapid
IL. Quite a number Of houses have
been built close by, during the past
fav months and several more are IN the
oourse of construction, while tho prom
ise Ia for a great increase In the num-
Der during the next month.
Recently when steamers from Nanai,
mo and Departure Bay have proceeded
70 Oakland to discharge their Goals, the
Collector Of the port has compelled the
vessels to pay for the services OF an III
spector and weigher. This has caused
great complaint from our California
neiQhbors, IA tho price Of coal has been
raised to cover tho additional expense
on tho vessel.
The October number of the West
Shore contains ths long. promised views
Of Ports Blakely, Gamble and Town
send, Of the steamer Queen OF the "a
oiiio. etc. The Wesf Shore is highly
creditable paper. 1t IL printed and IL
Illustrated IN style that cannot be sur
passed in any city in the Union, ana II
has done more to give residents OF Tor,
eipn countries an idea OF the natural
beauties and vast resources of the North
west than any other paper issued.
Frank Hanson, hunchback, COM
mittsd suicide in San Francisco. after
msditating such deed for twenty seven
years. He csed to say that his deform-
ity came from a blow given him bya
cousin of Roscoe COnkling, on whose
farm, in central New York, he worked
when boy; but it il thought that he
was mistaken, and that the chastise-
ment had nothing to do with the dis
ease, which gradually twisted him into
q friohtful shape. He discussed suicide
Q great deal with his acQuaintancss,
and at last committed it.
In our issue Of today appears the
business card Of 5. b. Vr00man. Capt.
Vroomau left good Law practice in the
State of Michigan to enter the Union
Army. He was in the Army of tho Po-
tOmac while IL was commanded by
Generals Mcclellan, Burnside, Hooker
and Meade, or about three years. He
has been In tho Territory about four
years, and in this city something over a
year. He received the nomination as
one Of the justices Of Seattle Precinct
by the regular Republicans, and was
subsequently, endorsed by tho indie
pendents, and has been q lifelong Re-
publican.
The cheapest travelling in the world
has been enjoyed on the Hudson River
during the past summer. A new limo
of immense and elegant steamers was
put on the roate to Albany. distance
from New York Of about lG0 miles, by
which passengers were carried over the
whole Ioute or to any part Of it for 10
cents. Every obstacle was put IN the
way Of the new company, but without
avail. FOR IL made money In spite OF
everything, each boat carrying 1500 and
1000 passengers day. The ordinary
charge over the route il &l.75 per pas
senQer by boat, or t3.l0 by rail. The re-
duotion Was an extraordinary ono.