Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-14

Mr.. Philip Ritz. Of Wsiis wsIla- il at
the Arlington
John Collins, Councilman from King
county, cane down FROM Olympia yes
| terday.
p 3. johnson. editor of the walla
Wslla C#sss and Chief Clerk of the
legislative Csancii. Is at present IN Sc
attic
John N. Marphy. editor of the Olym-
pia ssszdarf, came down from the Cap
taI Citv yesterday and will remain over
until tuesday.
| Col. Prosser, wife and son returned
last evening from Eastern Washington.
| where the Colonel has been far three
| months past on business connected with
she public lands
Hon C. T. Warner. nlerber of the
Legislative Council from Whitman, IS
seriously Ill in Olympia, and. Is Is
| feared. will Be anabie 80 return 20 lis
duties during the present session
Thos Il. Casanagh. Special Agent of
the Interior Department. arrived last
evening, his business here being 70 m
vesfigate the character of the school
lands near tins stty. which certain Indl-
| vidGals are attempting 20 possess under
the thin guise of coal entries
The Joint Committee appointed to
visit the Hospital for the Insane per-
| formed that duty yesterday, and IN the
evening came On 20 Seattle The gen.
ilenaen comprising the committee are
Messrs- Whitehouse, Cation and Hough-
ton in the Council and Aessrs. Brlning,
Yoang and Barlow in the House
Hon. Jeremiah W. Dwight, of Dry
den, v. T., is making short stay in
this city. Mr.. Dwight has had varied
business experience, having been IN ear
| Ter life farmer and mechanic, later
a merchant, again farmer and spec
ulator, and afterwards lumber maker
and dealer. He has been Supervisor of
| MS town, a member of the State Legis-
lature, and twice represented the Tven-
ty-eighth district in Congress. He has
| also been concerned in railroads, and
| in extensive business outside his own
State. Mr.. Dwight is much pleased
with Oregon and Washington.
The Colfax party returned here yes
terday from Victoria. They have had
a grand time ever since they started on
their trip. Mr.. Willard placed the eIe-
CANT car Minnewaska at their disposal,
| in which they came all the way to Port
land. They went when they fels like it,
and stopped when they chose. At Hell
| ena they stayed two days, held q recep
ton, delivered speeches, and had very
pleasant time They stayedm Portland
over night only, spent the next night
here, and the night after friday at
| Victoria. They were magnIficentiy
treated on the Geo. K. Starr. Soperin-
| tendent Clancy accompanying them.
| and exerting himself to the utmost to
make their trip enjoyable. They rode
around town yesterday IN carriages, and
today will be entertained by old ac-
| quaintances and friends among our CIT
liens. The party consists of Hon.
| Schuyler Colfax, one of the leading
statesmen Of the United States during
| the decade from 1860 to 1870, ex- Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and
e1- Vice President of the United States:
Mrs. Schuyler Coifax, and tkeir son;
Hon. William Bross, ex- Governor of Iii
nois; L. p. Haughey, President of the
/ Indianapolis National Bank, and his
/ wife; and Mr.. s. NJ. Wade, nephew of
the late Senator Ben Wade and brother
| of Mrs. Colfax. The steamer Welcome
| will take the distinguished party 70
Olympia tonight, where they will stay
| over tomorrow, going on Tuesdav to As
toria, 10 Portland on Wednesday, to
| Southern Oregon on thursday and back
| on Friday, and to the Cascades and
| back On Saturday. The following Mon
da, they will take their car and start
| back for their homes IN Hin ois and In
diana. So far they have en- joyed their
| trip immensely.