Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-14

The Geo. w. Elder arrived at l:30
this morning.
The City Dock warehouse is being
filed with oats and hops for shipment
10 San Francisco.
A gas stove has been placed in the
Auditors vault, and a passable Office
has been provided.
The WaiIa walia arrived from San
Francisco at late hour last night,
bringing - tons of freight.
An Indian camp Of six or Fights tents
has located at the foot of SprIng street,
and there attracts -auch attention.
The box sheet for the Hook and Lad
der benefit will be opened at Lowman'
store Thursday at 10 O'Clock a. m
The ballast discharged from the ship
Challenger Is the finest sand, unmixed
with anything like a pretense TO stone
The WEEKLY Posr IsTKLLIeEScEs,
fresh from the press can be bought TO-
day at Stratman's news stand at 10
cents copy.
Mr.. John keenan, has been appointed
assess the damage done by the IRE of
Thursday night.
A. Hess. formerly of Seattle, has gone
to Alderson, in Payallup valley, 10 taks
charge of the kitchen of the Franken
burg & Muller sawmili.
New and large fireproof safes are on
| the City Dock, consigned to A. ID. Blow
ers of Coupevllle and to the Snohouish
Trading Company of Snohomish.
Capt Brittain's new steamboat, the
w. F. Munroe. was lying at Yesier's
wharf yesterday afternoon, and aftrac-
ted much attention. The new boat is
decidedly beauty.
Sidewalk buildisg on Main street goes
right along, and, as far as appearances
are concerned, that street is now by long
odds the handsomest leading back from
the bay up the hill.
Young Douglas, son of the late Gov.
| Douglas, who died in San Francisco
last week, and whose body was brought
| up ON the Geo. w. Elder, left an estate
valued at about 100000.
A note from Coupeville informs us
that our last WEEKLY issue did not get
there on Thursday, and had not been
received on Friday. The fault is in the
mall for the papers left this office just
as usual.
Judge Cams morning reception yes
| terday was unattended. In the evening
John Wilson appeared and not having
the money to pay for the fun of being
drunk and disorderly, went TO Jail for
i've days.
| According to the last annual report,
there are now in Washington Territory
~ subordinate lodges of Masons, and
1880 members. There are more lodges
and 100 more members than there were
a year ago.
John hampton has nearly completed
his new building on Washington street
and has partially moved in. The old
building, report has it, has been let to
Charles Clancy, woo will bit it up for
some other line of trade.
| The Historian comes to us somewhat
changed IN appearance, and improved.
In Its new head, now appears cut of
the city IN which it is published. j. Z.
Halioran d Co. continue as preprietors
OF our sprightly little contemporary.
| Revival meetings have been of marked
interest at the Baptist Church this week.
This evening the church will meet with
its mission at Pages Hall, Lake Union,
and on Thursday and Friday evenings
at the First Church, on Fourth street.
Steamer Eliza Anderson came up from
the lower Sound yesterday, and imEe-
diately returned to Port Townsend
under a special charter. The steamer
did not 60 to New Westminster this
trip, and may not go any more uAtil
| next spring.
The two big steamer wharves ia the
| southern end of town both go under the
name OF the Columbia and Puget Sound
Railroad Company. Many have sup
posed heretofore that the Oregon Im-
provement Company was concerned in
the ownership of these wharves.
1t ia rather remarkable fact that
the malt IN the ruins of Slorah's malt
house Is still smouldering and smoking,
although IL has been five days since the
nre. The weather IN the meantime has
been for the most part damp, and why
the malt should hold fire so long is
mystery.
Anthony Lebrash, member Engine
Company No. l, got the third finger of
his right hand badly mashed on the
night of the fire, by getting it nnder
| chain of one the hose carts, the chain
being wound mp at the time. The hart
kept getting worse all the time, until
amputation of the finger became necas-
sary yesterday.
The Wholesale merchants of this city,
since the first of the month, have been,
and will continue to charge drayags on
all goods sold to the tr de, and in SO do
ing they are simply following what has
been the custom in San Francisco,
Portland and other large CITIES for
years. This has been brought about
mainly By the active competition be-
tween this city, San Francisco and Port
land, which has redused margins to
such an extent that tue matter of free
drayage Is found to DO an important
item.