Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-25

BREvITlEs,

The Driard House Of Victoria is be-
ing enlarged by an addition OF " oy %
feet and three stories high.
.. i. Wright offers the public through
the medium of our columns. number
of pieces of valuable city property for
sale.
Ship Detroit is lying of the north
end of town she will take her place
a, the coal wharf tomorrow, and viii
get qnick dispatch.
fight took place on Washington
street yesterday afternoon, and one OF
the participants Is HOW under the ten
der care of the police.
Among letters detained for postage IN
the Victoria postoffice are one each for
Mrs. Watson, Mrs. J. Morris and the
Postmaster all of Seattle.
Prof. T. Steinie, the music teacher. Is
confined 10 his house by an attack Of 10
iammatory rheumatism, and for some
DAYS will be unable TO attend TO the In
struction Of bis pupils.
Military and naval tactics will be
taught by Mr.. F. II. Spariing 10 those
wishing, as per advertisement to be
found elsewhere. Mr.. Sparkling Is fully
qualified to do what he undertakes IN
this matter.
The new card of w. H. Taylor & Co,
insurance agents, appe airs IN our
columns this morning. Captains Taylor
and Barns, who compose the tirrn, are
two of the cleyerest business men of the
city. and have backing of companies
Of the most solid and reliable character.
The gross earnings of the Oregon lm-
1nr he
months ending July 3lst, 1888, We're 81
| 5l8,0l3, and the net earnings SHI,5o.
| This company il is that operates the
coal properly and road here, the golfers
| and other San Francisco steamers, etc.
Steamer Evangel, Capt. Beecher ar
| rived yesterday from the lower Sound,
| bringing % sheep, - tons of pig IRON,
| few barrels of liiae, and large lot OF
chickens and ducks, altogether comprls-
| ing very fair freight for the little boat.
The Eyangel is good looking steamer
since her late repairs and changes were
made.
The extreme decline in Northern Pa
citic common stock last month was
| from 49, to U3%; Oregon and Trans
continental declined from IS to 4I33;
Oregon Railway and Navigation frodi
| i32 TO 1872 Oregon Improvement Com
pany stock from 81 q to 10: Oregon Inn
Provement Companys bonds, from 9z14
TO 80; Oregon and Transcontipentai
bonds, from 81 to So.
A gentleman from up the Sound tells
US that il is no longer considered prob
able that a Chinaman shot young Hewitt
last Saturday, but that 1t was A white
man instead, whom Hewitt mistook for
a Chinanan or who was disguised as
such. An act such as first reported
would be an unheard-o thing for Chi
naman to do.
The Tacoma -Netcs puts it in this way:
The Hayward took out curioasly as
sorted lot of passengers on Saturday
night. There were lot of Cinnamon,
some respectable citizens, and fifteen
members of the Legislature. A con-
mon carrier is great leveler of social
distinctions. We noticed that the re-
spectacle citizens ON board associated
with the members of the Legislature as
freely as could be.
Giving the latest news from the railway
work the Yakima County Nv. T.. Rec
ord has this: We learn from sources
to be relied upon that the % miles of
grade under contract by Mr.. Bennett is
nearly finished. There are about 800
men at work on the Columbia River
bridge, and the work is progressing rap
idly. The bridge is expected to be COM
pleted by the LIST of April. Cars may be
running on the % miles this side within
two months.
The CoioHiSt reports the probable Or
ganization of company ITO Construct
line of railway from Victoria to the
extreme northeast point of Saanich
Peninsula. 1t is believed the local
traffic and the enhanced value of real
estate in the vicinity will pay good in
terest on the investment. The distance
traversed by the railroad will bs about
~ miles, and the run from Victoria to
the end of the road will occupy about
three-fourths of an hour"
The number of students in Whitman
College, at Walla Walla, is Ii per cent
greater than at this time a year ago. and
many more plan to enter when the new
building Is completed. Last July the
Board of Trustees appointed Rev. DR..
Atkinson and Rev. DIR. G. Eells to visit
New England and solicit endowment
funds for the college under the direc-
ton of the American College and Edu-
cation Society. Rev. q. Eels is already
at work in the Eastern field, and DIR.
Atkinson starts East in a few days to
begin the work of raising funds.