Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-13

LOCAL.

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Schooner San Buenaventura, we'll
known here, was sold at San Francisco
last week for $4,000.
VIM. Woodruff, formerly newspaper
hand on the Sound. il working now for
Smith Brothers d Watson in Portland.
4, Abrams il building residence on
ed for the occupancy Of himself and
family.
The household goods Of Mr.. A. H.
Nelson, who 10 about returning to Mich.
igan, will b sold At bargain. Call at
the house and rec them.
Mr.. Tibbetts states that his wife has
given up the business of straw pressing,
owing 70 failing health. There is con-
siderable work in that line TO do. Here
Is an opening for some ono.
II will take until May las to get the
steamer Geo. z. Starr into service again,
when the North Pacific will be hauled
of for her annual repairs, the Starr tax
ing her place on the route TO Victoria.
Mr.. Isaac Huntoon, of San Francisco
who recently spent several weeks in this
city. has been for month past in Port.
land, and after little longer stay be
will go home by way Of Boise, where a
brother Of his lives.
A man named Davis, working 70.
Russell d Ames, near Kenton, had his
log and foot badly crushed. between a
log and a stump while hauling logs q
few DAYS since. He was considerably
hurt, but not permanently SO.
Jno. Phinney accidentally shot himself
in the groin yesterday at his place on
WILDLY Island. and no tslegraphed to
this city for surgeon TO go down and
extract the bullet. DIR. kendrick will
90 this morning On the Welcome.
The old side-whee steamer Alaska il
at the Oriental Dock and il being trans
formed into hulk. As soon ~ every
thing Is in proper shape she will bt
towed down TO Acapulco, where she viii
end her days, thus relieving the Moses
Taylor, which vessel has just closed q
long and eventful career.-Aha.
The Spokan Times Of April eth learn
Cd from DR.. Whitshouss that Henry
Hinckley recently fell from scaffold ir
Sprague and fractured his skull. TIE
usual effect of fall from scafYold is
TO fracture the neck Of the individual
falling, but unfortunately for the world
at largo not enough men fall in tina,
way, while too many fall the other.
The steamer Evril, Capt. Crsswell, il
adapted in every respect TO the wants OF
excursion parties to Ports Madison
Blakely, Orchard, Eagle Harbor, Blake
Island, Alki Point and all the other
picnic, sporting and camping grounds
in the vicinity Of this city. She will
also do towing on the bay, and q cheap
or boat cannot b obtained. q. F. Cos
per acts a. agent in town.
''CroSby d Ostrandsr, ex-sditors and
publishers, etc." Of tho Dayton Mems
publish . card in tho Chronicle. in which
they say they were burned out Of the
basinsss Of publishings Democrrtic pa
per and they propso TO stay out. Sen
aible men, say We. A paying newspaper
II good property to have, but newspa-
per which barely ekes out an existence
which 10 q burdensome tax on its pub.
fishers and the community, and from
which there il no hope, cannot drop out
day too soon.
Johnnie Skae, we'll known IN Carson
City, who manipulated the big Sierra
Nevada deal three years ago and subse.
quently got broke on it, seems to have
been taken under the protective wing Of
the Bonanza 6rm again. Last week he
was elected @Director Of tho Utah Min.
ing Company. II il also said that with.
in the past six months he has cleaned
up t250, 600 on Arizona and New Mexico
mining properties. II appears that in
place Of being born with 4 silver spoon
In his mouth he must have had golden
tea service in his stomach at that time
Tho surveying party Of the Seattle
Walla Walla and Raker City Railroad
are now on the shore Of Lake Washing.
ton. and by the end Of the week will b
at Renton. The route they have located
10 described to NJ ~ thoroughly practi-
cable, running through country rich
in timber and being ten milss shorter
In length than the line Of the Columbus
and Puget Sound Company. Two routes
are open 10 the company, after leaving
RentOn. one by way Of the Squak and
the other between Cedar and Green
rivers, both leading to the snoqualmie
Pass, and both having much TO recon.
mend them. Which will be adopted
cannot be said until further surveys are
made.
They have had quite a squabbs at
New Tacoma over the appointment OF
Postmaster. Chas. Evans was recently
appointed vice w. H. Fife. It was a
surprise TO the townspeople of no small
order. Evans gave the required bond
and his commission was about to be is.
sued whom Delegate Brents received a
dispatch asking him to have the matter
held In allegiance until the people OF
New Tacoma could DO heard from. This
We understand, II 70 be done, and not
only that but trouble has been made
With Evans's bond, ono signsr with
drawing therefrom. In the meantime
Fife got mp petition asking tho ap
polntment Of . man named Barlow, oh
tanning thereto long list Of signatures
This has been sent ON to Washington
with some hope of success. Fife has
held the Office from ita creation, eight
years ago, and We suppose could not %,
Il the third term. All this has caused {
good deal Of commotion and some little
hard feelings among the people Of the
tAPminun town