Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-01
PACIFIC COAST.

PoET townsend, June 29.-Ths Puget
Sound Telegraph Company have finish
cd their line to Dungeness and opened
an office there. The line is being built
on to Port Angeles, where an offco will
also soon be opened. This line will
prove OF great convenience to shipping,
who will be able to telegraph for tow
boats, and thus saya much time.
shipping.
PoRF townsend, Dune 29.-SchoOners
Annie Z. Briggs and Emily Stevens, of
the sealing fleet, arrived from Neah Bay
today.
Bark Columbia, from San Francisco,
and barkentine G. L. Taylor, from
Wilmington, arrived this afternoon.
Capt. Balch. of the bark Columbia, re-
ports speaking the bark Buena Vista
from San Francisco to the Sound, ON
the 9th, about 150 miles off Cape Flat
terry; also that he was in company for
some time with seven vessels bound for
the Sound.
French bark Prudent arrived here last
evening in tow Of the tug Goliah, lum-
Der laden from Utsalady.
Arriyed-Barkentine Geo. c. Perkins,
from Gnaymas.
PoRr GAMsI.R, June 2s.-Sailed. schoo-
ner Marie L. Smith, for San Pedro.
PoRr BLAKELr, June 29.-Arrived,
steamer Glamis Castle, from Nanaimo.
Sailed-Bark Carmel, for Valparaiso.
BOY Drowned.
PoB1LAND, June 30.-Yesterday Willie
Reevy, aged eleven, was drowned in the
Yamhill river, at McsIinnville, while
bathing with a companion. The boy
was recovered and buried here today.
He was one of the four talented Reevy
children, and won favorable notice two
years ago as Capt. Corcoran, in Pima
fore.
Arrived.
The big ship President, from Liver
pool, with cargo.of general merchan-
disc for Portland firms, arrived tonight,
forty days overdue. Considerable anx-
iety had been manifested on account Of
her non-arriyai sooner.
A Big EuH for uaiiy.
HALEY, Idaho. June 25.-The HALEY
Townsite Company have sold out all
their property to the Idaho and Oregon
Land Improvement Company, corpor
alton which is closely allied to the Union
Pacific railroad. The new owners Of
the townsite have had agents here fol
two weeks past, purchasing all real
estate offered for sale in and around the
town, and have thus. far invested ovel
f1G0,000. The new Company have a
positive assurance from the Union Pa
ciic Railroad Company that the Wood
River Branch of the Oregon Short Line
would not be built above HALEY for al
least two years after il reaches that
point. The railroad is expected to b
completed here by the 1st Of November
Of this year. Many eastern capitalist
are here looking into mining properties
with view of purchasing. Very few
western monied men have como hort
yet. They seem to know nothing of tht
great advantages which this country Of
fers for good investments.
| Heavy flac.
SAN FRANcIsco, June 30.-Ths captain
of the British steamer Straithairly wa
fined $ll, $50 by the U. 8. District Court
for bringing Chinese passengers in ex
cess Of the number allowed by Law.
Proper Enouxh.
The Supreme Court has decided tina
the city must pay the Spring vdles
Company for water furnished for pub
lio purposes.
| A Pair OF Suicides.
Pierre vigran, a Frenchman, ans
John Furber, a German, comnittet
suicide today; tho frs. by stEychnine
and the second by arsenic.