Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-16
DAILY Observation-Disclosures


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Rev. J. F. Ellis will preach at Lacon-
ner today.
]. A. Gilliland & Co. are about estab- |
fishing a branch at Laconner.
Rev. W. d. Stewart, of SemiahmOo,
w. T., Is now SO years Of age.
WI. Leahy and Ella Cole, Of Port
land, were married on the llth inst.
Mrs. A. w. Jones will preach at the
Y. II. G. A. rooms today at 4p.m. ALI
are invited.
The machinery has arrived at I.acon-
ner for the new flour and oat meal mill
to be built at that place.
There will be no service at the 81. 7.
Church today, but Sabbath School will
be held ct the usual hour.
The infamous Bridget Gallagher, OF
Portland. was married on March 9Th, in
Sacramento. to one d. ID. Lame.
Mr.. II. L. Yssler talks Of erecting
brick building ON Mill street, alon2side
the Post building, to be 3xlC) feet and
two-stories high and basement.
j. T. Brown, the retiring Register OF
the Olympia Land Office, in the object
upon whom the Territorial press il nov
lavishina its kindest expressions.
The Baptist Church will be Lit up with
the new gas burners and globes the first
time this evening. and a full congrsRa-
ton is expected out TO witness the pleas
lag effect.
From Cross TO Paradise an inter
estinR and much discussed question,
will be considered by Rev. Geo. Bird at
the First Presbyterian Church this sv-
sning 1t 1870.
Prof. Burneil will conduct the usual
services At tho Congregational Church,
this morning. Subject for the evening,
Religious and Educational work at the
6kokomisk Agency"
The extension Of the Utah and North
cru naIiroad to Deer Lodge, Montana,
is ordered by the Union Pacific Com
pany. 1t il to be completed at q date
not later than July l, 1852.
Mr.. Beck, Of East Portland, came
near loslng his life by buggy acct
dent and horse runaway. last Thursday,
near the powder house of that place.
He was badly cut and bruised, and pos.
sibly may bo injured fatally.
The Irving tract, in East Portland,
was sold few days since for $65 ,Cco.
Tho family lately owning the property,
Who live in New Westminster. b. c., al
one time had large farm there, which
il now all laid out in town lots, and
which must have Melted them fully 800
600.
The proposed Front, Second and Third
Streets grades, TO be made this summer
will be tho biggest job Of this kind yet
done on the coast north Of Portland,
costing forty or fifty thousand dollars,
employing at least two hundred men,
stc. The work has been delayed too
long already, and it should be pushed
now with all possible speed.
The first step was taken in this city
last night looking TO tho organization
Of q Chamber of Commerce. The SEQ
ond meeting will b held at the Office
Of Judge Lewis, tomorrow evening. An
organization Of this character has long
been needed, and it in supposed the new
chamber will become one Of the strong
est and leading institutions Of the
town and Territory.
Tho rumor ID again current that the
Columbia river steamer Mountain
Queen il TO be brought around to the
Sound and put on tho route between
Seattle aud Tacoma, and that the Vic
toria and Lower Sound boats will 90 no
further up than this city. II such an
arrangement will end the wrctched ir'
regularity, the long hours and annoy
ance to which We have been subject
to of late, il cannot come day too
soon TO please long and much suffering
community.
The weather continues mixed with
cold. The season Is backward almost a
month. Plum trees are now bursting
into bloom, to DO followed by apple
and cherry trees about tho first Of May.
The lateness Of the season, VIC all hope,
betokens an unusually favorable ono,
for the reason that late frosts need not
be apprshended, and for the further rea-
son that when the warm weather does
como 1t will do 30 in earnest, and that
vegetation will grow with more than
ordinary rapidity. The grass prospect
is now Of the most luxurious promise.
Tho intelligent compositor made us
say, few days ago, that the newly sur
veyed line Of the Seattle. Walla Waila
aud Baker City Railroad gave it route
TO Renton ten miles shorter than that of
the Columbia and Puget Sound Compa-
ny, whom We intended to say two miles
shorter. As the whole distance to Rem
ton bv straight line Ia over ten miles,
and by the Columbia and Puget Sound
IL only thirteen, a saving Of more than
three miles 10 impossible. while saving
OF two miles IL an achievement Of which
the new company may we'll DO proud.
That c0mpOsltor, though, can be found
no more in this Office.
Immediately ON learning Of the acci-
dent OH the line OF tho Northern Paci-
fc, in Dakota, three weeks ago, wherein
eight persons were killed and twenty
three wounded, President Henry Willard
autographed to Superintendent Cross a.
follows: "YOu are authorized and re-
quested to do everything in your power
for the comfort Of the wounded, aud in
making temporary provision for those
depending on the laborers killed. You
will also please express the sympathy Of
tho management to thoss injured" The
coroner's jury fully cxonerated the
Railroad Company and employees from
all blame for the damage. Tho entire
twenty-three wounded have signed an
agreement to hold the company harm
lees, It paying all expenses Of hospital
and care till recovery. replacing cloth
ing and giving them Unemployment,
they recognizing the conpany's blame
leosnoos.
KILLED ~ CAr.-On Sunday, April
ID, the ive months old child Of Mr.. and
Ars. Allen, living in San Joaquin VAL
ley, CAL, Was smothered to death In its
cradle BY large cat. The father and
mother left the house for few mo
ments' walk, leaving the baby asleep In
~ cradle. I'm their return, After an sb-
seuoe at fifteen minutes, they found the
cat coilsd mp and asleep on the infants
face, and on examination the painful
fact was disclosed that the baby was
dead.
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