Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-04

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The ne9 steamer QGeea OF the Paciiio
arrived q. Valparaiso July 27th.
A. ucKinnie, the agent for the Pacific
NntnaI Life. went back 10 Portland
YESTERDAY, after a week in this CITY.
Messrs. Leslie & Misner, the school
housa contractors. have disposed OF tue
Sirth street school building JOB to NC
Donald & Reitze, ~bo will 20 at II tn
mediately.
The Idaho and Dakota both remained
At oar vharves most all day yes.s foay.
The Idaho left for up sound IN tAe a
ternoOn and p few hours later tns la
kota followed her.
5ndoe Anthony, of the Supreme Court
OF Cook County Including Chica9ol. II.
linois, Is taking a tour over tie ae,Ec
slope. aud al present is III this citT. 6e
l. we'll pleased with the couhtr7-
A disuatoh from Mr. Gs1zefs hntoun-
cas that a heavy earthquake took .laoe
ne Teniuo. and absolutely knocked the
bottom out Of real estate at that place.
Mr, Wad;eiyh received tho dispatch.
Duriue the mouth Of June, l8s2, 5sl
yeasels cleared from London. iheir
tonnage WAS 39,2l6 TONS. lhe to.ai
clearances for the six months ei:din3
June 3Uth WAS 3ls7 vessels ot i,oSs,o''
tons.
The cattle drive from Yakima thi,
soasou is expected 10 4, up ~ 4,JD
head. against $500 last season. lGis,
in addition to home production. indi-
Gates a uretty large demand for LEST IN
these parts.
The steamer iaquina, ~ rebuilt, WI!
leave Portland August lotk Tor Row
port, on Yaquina Bay. she has cabin
accommodations for forty PASSENGERS.
and Is ia a mach better condition thais
before her burning.
Tho Seattle base bailists have con-
Guided not TO play their match game
with the Newca-tis boys till some time
in tho latter part of August. Their riiie
Is somewhat scattered, and ont Ut pfac-
ticc. hence ths delay.
The British steamship Triumph,
lately at San francisco, Will come mp u
Portland with Chinese cargo and pas
seupors, and from there viii cJb5
around to the Sound and load iumoef
vt Port Blakeiy for Shanghai.
The steamer Gold Dust, n companion
boat to the Fleetwood, and which ran III
connection with the latter last year, 4
10 be brought over tho Cascades OF the
Columbia IN a few days, To DO enpioyed
on the lower river or elsewhere.
Frank Sweazea, local inspector OF
Customs at this port, IL very SICK Ct porI
Townsend. He WAS suffering WIFE tue
mumps when be contracted severe
cold, and the two ailments together
4. ftF
The new City Council vii. bold IT.
first meeting tonight, When officers VIII
be elected and tho usual organiz ttlon
business enacted. The Council IS COM
posed Of solid, representative men, ana
ne believe may be- relied npOn to do the
fair and square thing by the people and
tue city.
The Chico Enterprise says: It.is ex-
peoted that by another month some
900 laborers will be transferred from
the line of the Southern Pacific rail
road in Texas to the extension beyCLd
Redding, and that work will be pushed
right along ON tho California and Ore
gon road.
While the steamer Pacific Slope was
at Emory on sunday evening last, "a
fireman named Pat bIcClunty went out
ON the wheel to oil tho journals, and
the wheel suddenly turning precipitated
the unfortunate man into tho swift car
rent, which carried HIM away before
assistance could reach hiin.
The power of man over the brute an
finals is well demonstrated by su.,mis-
siyeness Of the trick horses to Mr.. West
mans command. At his word they
assume POSITIONS most dltficui. and un
natural to O horse. All admirers Of
horses cannot fail to be delighted with
their performancea.--Ld Astotton,
July 80.
The British ship Hermes, from, Glas-
cow to San Francisco, now out rs days,
has been posted at Lioyds as Eiss,ng,and
Insurance on total loss has been Of
dered paid. The HerneA was iine,
neg ship, l46t tons register, this being
her first voyage. She had 81 general
cargo, and was consigned to Richards 81
Harrison.
As a matter of news we will state that
the Chinese contractors commenced
work on tho streets Yesterday. A small
force on Front street, and another On
Union street. A greater portion of the
labor of digging will be done by the
Chinese, while the bosses, teaInsters,j etc.,
will DO white men. 1t is To DO hoped that
before other contracts aro let tho law
will be go amended IA to absolutely ex-
clude Chinese from tho public works.
Westman's Circus gave performance
last evening to full tent. The trick
horses are well trained TO perform some
difficult and interesting tricks that
ELECTED rounds of applause from the
large crowd. The clowns, stuffed eie-
plants and the ape give the youngsters
an entertainment they seldom ha,s an
opportunity of enjoying. Today, AFTER
noon md evening, they show again az
reduced prices and those who wish to
secure seats will 30 early Daily Asfo-
IRAN, July -.
Westman's Circus WAS favored with
thousand dollar house as Astoria on
Friday evening. The performances was
10 we'll patrouized and gave such inn
Inense satisfaction that by request Of
many citizens the manager consented
to remain and give u ladies and chill
drcne' matinee on Saturday afternoon
and another performances in the even.
ing. This show il bound to succeed as
Il u under the management Of the ire
preesible Jim McCue, the California and
Novada opposition stage man. Froin
Ast0rin they GO to Tacoma, Olympia,
seattle and Vic,orla.-Ds,,iy Orsqomia1a,
July 81.
We heard pretty good one the other
day. The scene and tiple were on the
steamer Idaho tho mornins after the
last meeting of the COMMITTEES Of Safety.
Nine blacklegs were put aboard the beat
BY the Committee, and told togo. Pur-
ser Beecher watched them, and went fer
their fares while the liues were being
thrown of. They were ugly, said tho
Committee should have paid, said they
didn't have any money, and couldn't
aud wouldn't pay. The purser reported
70 Capt. Grant. "Hold on that llue.'
quickly came from the Captain, follow
I'd BY Shove out the plank" The fell
lows were badly alarmed at this unex-
pected turn. The Committee stood on
the dock, waiting 20 SEQ the boat leave
the harbrr, and tho expelled individuals
had no wish 10 got back into their
clutches. They quickly slaelied out q
dollar apiece, paid IL 10 the purser, and
won't on with the boat 10 Tacoma.
6HlPBuILnTNa At SAN FRAkcrsco.--Says
the Alta: The Dickis Bros. lauuchc.i