Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-29
DAILY POSf-IHfBLlIGEHCER.
LOCAL

The Mcclure furniture sold At auction
yesterday. realized good prices.
Yesterday was, as far as sunlight and
warmth are concerned, quite like sum-
mer day.
On motion Of Gen. Spragus Theodore
H0smer has been nominated for Mayor
of New Tacoma.
Letters are advertised as detained in
the Victoria postof{ice for Mrs. W. Nc
Lachlan and Il. Moran of Seattle.
Mr.. Montgomery received by the last
cigars, imported. See advertisement.
There will be sold to the highest bid
der at auction, today, fine lot OF tobac-
CO, including the choicest brands OF
smoking and chewing.
Newton II. Chittendon, OF Brooklyn,
N. u, is on tho Sound. examining cur
resources, for his forthcoming work
upon Oregon and Washington.
The Bluff FIGURING Mill has shut
down for the present for want Of grain.
A shipment. however, II expected soon.
when work will go on AZ usual.
The Mississippi, with 1000 tons of
yesterday forenoon. she may DO ex-
pec ed TO make good run down AZ ths
weather will undoubtedly DO fine.
Some Of our young people are pre-
pairing 70 give dramatic performance
before q great while. They have select
cd few choice plays, and are learning
and rehearslng their respective paris.
Tnere has been some good talent enlist
ei, and a pleasant performance may bc
looked forward 10.
Mr.. Watts. a printer, who spent few
wee s in this city last summer, EN- pl0yed
on ono Of the newspapers. hAs Tor rev
eral months past been On the Oregoria''
force. A few days since he loft Port
land for the country cast Of the noun
talns, where a good job at railroad
building Was offered him.
The scarcity OF logs still continues.
Two small bo0ms were brought to town
yosterday-one for the Railroad Com
pany's mill and the other for the Seat
tie Lumber and Commercial Company
mill. A number of buildings will he
commenced rs soon as the lumber to
construct tnem with can be obtained.
The now houses to be put up on the
northern end Of COlman's Front stIeet
row are all framed, and will be erected
N soon as the China washhOuse can be
moved back on she western side Of the
block. Tne new building will consist OF
two one-story buildings. The former
will 30 joined on to the row, and fin
ished exactly like the structure q: pre-
sent there.
Strangers who como to Seattle enjoy
nothing better than sailing ON the bay
Yesterday quite number Of sail boats
were out all day. and IN the evening al
most every available boat was out.
There is no recreation more health Civ
ing or enjoyable than boating, and the
only surprising thing TO us Is that our
p Ipls do not enjoy the opportunities
afforded them for such recreation more
than they really do.
A gentleman in Seattle is attempting
to aid the people Of the Nootsack river
in their efforts to remove the jam from
that stream. Tho people there have
raised and expended $1,000. Laconner
people aided tnem to the extent Ut xlUU.
Iney still nesd two or three hundred
dollars more TO finish the job and render
the river naviRabls many miles fur
Their than IL ever has been before. No
doubt those merchants who enjoy lu-
Csative trade from that section will do
wat they consider right in the matter.
The Puget Foundry people are turn
ing out three large II wheeled logging
cars; two for Hoods Canal and ono for
tho Skagit river. The cars are made in
accordance with Mr.. J. II. Williamson's
ideas, and under his instructions, and
will doubtless serve the purpose we'll for
which they are intended. The wheels
are very wide, and the fan2es nine
inches apart. The cars are intended To
run ON wooden rails SxS inches, aud a
road feet gage. The Cars ARE about
completed and will be shipped to their
destinations the lat Of next week.