Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-21
nlnY Observation-Disclosures
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Sherman's circus Is in Portland al
ready.
HI. Requa's card viii be found IL
another column
Is. EryinQ, for using abusive Ian
cuape. was tried before z Jury yesterday
end acquitted. !
The assessor says the Q. Il e ). 20
owns e1l $50 worth Of property IN %
iombia county, W. 7.
Al. Eddy Is building bridge over
Pillchuck, In Sn0h0n!sn couu.S' TIE
cost Of which will be $60O.
0uve 4 Wilson have Just received =
iarCe lot OF ground barley, which they
are selling cheap for cash. See ad. else
where.
The case against Mrs. Burri.:. in
J,d 70 Cann's Court, Was dismissed yes
terd ~, owing to the plaintiffs inaonity
" make out case.
The dust on the back streets and conn
fry roads Is all but Noticeable. On'
Tor rain 70 lay II. and to qrl.nch the
fires burning all around as.
The Yesler Mill and Manufacturing
Company are siding up their mill, pre-
paratory 70 pottin9 in sash ana doot
machinery In the upper story OF the
mill.
A meetinp of the Ladies' Guild OF
Trinity Church will be held this even
ING after the Litany service at . CLOCK.
The rector desires full and pronp'
attendance.
The going down of the wires, last
evening. prevented the reception by Us
Of oar usual late tele0raptic dispatches.
The Q breaks ara very annoying 70 US,
hut { ~ cannot be prevented AZ long a.
thu vi.es run throuok tie woods and
tbs woods burn a. now.
B.Avord, Jr., OF Washington Terri
tory. stood twenty-6rst IN class oil
thirty-seve graduating cadets at "es'
Point this e,r, W. Geary, OF oregon
stood thirty -third, ard y. N. Lassak. o,
California, stood eighth. The class oil
1882 vas the smallest since tue war.
The Zephyr went up the Sound a. fan
a. Tacoma yesterday, where she waitsc
Tor the train, from which she got about
tVenty-6ve passengers. On tue WAY
down she had race with the Idaho
Both steamers arrived at the same time
Though the Zephyr led the idahi a fea
lengths. and Touched tho wharf hrf'.
The mission board of the Moth Pc
clio Baptist Association met in PORT
land Lass Wednesday. Am0nl other busi
news transacted, WAN the appointment o
Rev. Mr.. Crawford, formerly Of Albany
70 the charge of ths field at New Ia
Gonna, and Rev. Mr.. Bailey. lately o.
Aarshfisld. 10 Lewiston. Rev. James A
Worth, of Seattle, WAS appointed Gen
eral superintendent OF Sunday Schools
schools.
The great railroad systems of the coun
try now have mileage as follows: Atchi
con. Topeka and Santa Te. 1874 miles
Central Pacific, 2B03; Chicago, Mil
wsukes 4 st. Paul, 4197; Chicago 4
Northwoate n, $50; Chicago, st. Paul
Minneapolis Il ON sia, 1032; Denver 4
BIO Grand, 1867; Louisville d Nash
vile, 2O26; Northern Pacific, 1912; Penn
sylvania, 1926; Union Pacific, 31l2
Wabash, 81. Louis d Pacific, 1850. A.
compared with last year the Central
Pacific has had gain Of $40 miles; the
G. n. d st. p, Of 4O2; the q. Il n, Of
l03; tho L. & n, OF ls5; the n. r., OF
III, and the W., st. L. a. p, of s7u
miles.
''0reat Artists OF tbs American Stage
u the title given new work issued by
Richard X. Fox, the publisher, of Ig,
William street, New York. As its name
partially indicates, it il book of bio
erAphy, with portraits accompanying.
Of the Leading actors and actresses on
tho stage of the United States, includ
ing all such az Edwin Booth, Joseph
Jefferson, Lester Wallaok, Lawrence
Barrett. John 4. Raymond. John Nc
Cuil0ugh, ]. X. Emmett, Fanny JAN
auschsk, Fanny Davenport, Clara Nor
ris, Scott Siddons, Rose Coghlan, Rose
Eytinge, Emily Rigl, Maggie Nit chell,
and others. The sketches arc short.
esch covering one, two or three pages,
and are written up in good style, SO as
to give tho information wanted in az
concise and readable manner possible.