Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-25

BnKvrYlEs.
The Washington street mud is still
the wonder of all beholders.
The Hayward brought m large mum.
Der of passengers last evening.
One of our police officers Was present
ed with handsome'watchl last evening
Christmas cards ara beginning to ap-
pear numerously III the store windows
Large Numbers of wild geese passed
over the city flying southwark yesterday
Judge Greene and number of oal
lawyers came down from New Tacoma
yesterday.
The ladies will all be interested in
seeing the aonpareil velveteens of Stack
pool, Jackson & Co.
| The number of Chinese to be seen on
/ the streets has increased perceptIoly
within the past few days.
The UmatiIIa arrived from San Fran
cisco at o clock this morning and is
lying at the Ocean Dock.
| the announcement of the steamer
w. Z. Munroe, Captain Brownfieid, az
pears II the appropriate colsmn.
Steamer Idaho will hereafter leave
for the lower Sound at $50 Sundays anu
Wednesday evenings, a half hour later
than formerly.
A wagon loaded with heavy safe got
stuck III front of the Yesier-Leary build
ing yesterday afternoon and was started
with much difficulty.
The city proposes hereafter to have
something 10 say regarding the Indls-
eliminate constructor OK cellar ways
opening on the sidewalks.
A span of horses attached to an ex-
press wagon ran away yesterday On
Mili street, tossing the driver out and
hurting hun considerably.
There will be grand rally of the
friends of equal suffrage at Yesler Hall.
on Monday evening next. See adver-
tisement IN another column.
Another lunch counter has been
opened for public patronage. 1t is the
Palace IN me rear OF Beede'S saloon,
corner of Front and Columbia streets.
The Liberal League will meet at Yes
Ter Hall Sunday evening, Nov. 18th, at
o clock. Lecture by Z. ID. Moore; sub
jsct, Tho Demands of humanity"
Four drunk and disorderlies appeared
at the Police Court yesterday morning.
1 wO were fined 81 each and paid up,
while the others we're assessed, respect
lively, Sl5 and $40.
We hear good many of the women
folks talking of the tine goods AT tue
san Francisco Store, and planning to
get those goods by saving on purchases
elsewhere.
The Duan performance, for some rea-
son, did not come oil last evening; and
tue audience, what there Was OF IL, III
ouiged III explosives such as have not
D6en heard of LII many day.
Boulon d Moors's Cou bluatiou will
give a single entertainment IN this city
on "Wednesday evening next, which, 1t
Is SAID, Will bc one or the most pleasant
nature to which our ciIizens have Yet
Oeeu treated.
TIE latest advertisement of Mr.. q. G.
Phlnney, the real estate dealer, muse
attract the attention OF readers this
morning. PhInney ID positive In what
he says, and he usually says what he has
to say with all tbs might.
Sales of number of fine farms in
the WlnOnisA country are reported.
Oilver and Swan Poison soiu their
place to ". q. Currler tor $SUUO, while
Paul robson is said To have sold his
farm tor SI2,CUO u CALVIN AlversOn.
The Ocean dock was fairly launched
into business yesterday AFTERNOON, On
the ARRIVAL OF Ghe Mexico, which land
I'd there. The warehouse Is a model Of
convenience. and tue many Improve
montS Introduced On tho dock reAuer
accidents almost Impossible.
The fish stand erected on Friday last
at the foot OF Spring street was re-
moved early on Saturday, No sign what
ever being left of 1t, to the OeWiider-
ment of those who saw it erected the
day before Renewed by order OF the
City authorities.
Last week, az Peter Nelson, Kitti.
tas farmer, was crossiug the Yakima
river at ford near Damman's mill, his
team got into deep water aud drowned.
Mr.. Nelson himself narrowly escaped
the same fate. IL seems that the river
had raised some and that the channel
nad shifted, or that MIR. Nelson was
not we'll acquainted with the crossing
and got below the narrow gravel bar on
which teams usually cross.
Anthony Lebrasche, the young man
who had his tiuger crushed while Oh.
gagged at the late tire at the county
ouiluing, Will petition the City CounoiI
to pay the surgeons bill. Mar. La
brascne suffered amputallon of tns
talrd finger of his rignt hand near the
knuckls JOINT. de Is a member of
Engine 60. No. and dependeuE ell
tlrely upon his labor tor suppors. Ii Is
but Just that his petitloA be granted By
the CouIcll.
The western sky was lit up at O'Clock
last evening tlS " Was t2o evening b5-
fore, an hour ana half after the going
down vi the sun, ana III crimson and
gold colors of the most beautiful ap-
pearanco. The illumination tasted an
hour Or more, and attracted the atteu-
ton OF everybody and the admiration
of all. The cause of the remarkable
phenomenon was freely conjectureo, but
the common belief was that 1t was some
thing akin to the aurora boreaiIs.
Property owners in Portland are kick
ing considerably at street improve
ments. They have been taxed uncon-
sci0nably for their making, the work |
has been slighted, contractors are sup
posed to have go1ged right and lett, aud
city officials to have winked ut their
shortcomings. Suits nave been began
by property owners to avoid payment of
taxes for these improvements, which are
alleged 10 be In violation of Law, in nom
compliance with contracts, and gener-
ally deficient.