Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-19

Policemen Manning and Linn have
had their beats exchanged this week.
The steamship wslla walla is low il
Columbia river. and the Unatiila Is
bound there.
The lady married BY Sheriff Coacstock
in S7n Francisco on the It'll inst was
named Saretta A. Seaver.
A new donkey engine Is being put CT
the steamer Biz as she lies alongside sbe
Harrington 4 Smith wharf.
TIE hocsehold effects Of 6. b. Smith
were moved ever 70 the mill yesterday.
where his family viii reside hereafter.
Cummings 4 Strong, contractors,
have dissolved partnership- and Mr..
alone.
Coombs & Norman, of the general
agency, have little want I'd. this morn
ing that will Be of interest to number
OF our readers.
The street car enterprise seems to
have gone to sleep with that of the
Herdic coaches. Who will wake up one
or both schemes?
J. J. Cummings, the contractor, wants
fifty more men and ten moro teams TO
sork on the canal connecting Lakes
Union and Washington.
&c. Haines, of this CITY, has accepted
an invitation from the New Tacoma
committee to deliver the Grafton Ia that
place on the Fourth Of July.
The bark Henry Buck is now in the
berth at San Francisco for this city, and
will sail on Sunday next. She will
bring freight in the Wells line as usual
The steamship Victoria sailed from
San Francisco yesterday for British
Columbia and Puget Sound ports, hav-
ing on board full cargo of merchan-
disc.
Mr.. 7. Gaffney, of this city, having
finished his work on Hoods Canal for
Mckeavy d Co. has gone to Tatoosh to
overhaul tine boilers and engines Of the
lighthouse at that place.
Gov. Newell has been invited to de-
liver orations On the Fourth of July at
Montesano aad at EllensburR, but has
been compelled to decline both. He
will remain in Olympia and participate
in the celebration at that place.
Report has it that Capt. Gove's new
steamer tho Glide, has been chartered
by the Northern Pacific Company fol
three months, during which time she
will be employed principally on White
River, in the construction of the branch
now building from Poyallup to thin
city.
Pickering 4 Co.. managers of the
Washington Territory Employment,
Bureau, are out with new advertise
msnt in which they announce a change
| Of location from Front street TO Wash.
ineton, where they will have more room
and be better fixed to handle their in.
creasing patronage.
| Prof. y. b. johnson, of the Univer
| sity had very pleasant visit with Sen
| ator Edmunds while the latter was il
our city y sterday. The Professor
studied Law in the Office OF the Senator
for two years, while at his home in Yer
mont. Mr.. Edmunds at once recognized
him and was as much pleased to see hi
former student as the latter was to NEE
his distinguished friend and former In
structor.
A force of men has already begun
company between Washington AND
we're in tearing down the sheds on thu
old Marshall wharf, and hauling off thu
timbers and debris. The next is in th,
way Of sioping Of the ballast with
which the outer end of the wharf il
filed. which will be cut down twent,
feet SO As to prevent falling into thu
water and injury to the harbor. Th,
pile driver will soon be at work putting
in the coppered piles upon which tn
greater part of tho new structure viii
stand.