Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-08

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TIE Fourth Of July dancing pavilion
vas torn down yesterday.
The plan nev being ready, bids are
called for TO erect the new fesler Opera
House.
Ship Detroit hauled into Yesler's
wharf yesterday, and began discharg-
ing ballast preparatory to loading 90 Al.
The steamer "Biz" will leave for Sc
miahmoo this evening, taking the mails
over the route through the islands, and
all freight and passengers
The Madison street graders are max
ing great onslaught on their taak, hav-
| ing begun the work in several places,
and having it well under way.
The Reinig Mercer store sale. after
going % far a. the delivery Of the goods,
fell through, and Mr.. Reinig il again in
possession and carrying on the business.
The steamer Idaho brought q very
yesterday, and the Washington may be
expected At An early hour this morning.
The steamer Gipsey arrived from Bel
linsham Bay on Monday night. bring
ing load ct Stone for the Foundation
Of the new city engine house, on Col
umbia street.
The County Commissioner Are hold
| ing their regular August session. Full
Board present. They convened on
Monday, and up TO the present no bust
mess Of importance has been transacted.
A man named Jones was taken to the
hospital last evening. He had his hip
dislocated about Ave weeks age on
WILDLY island, and was brought down
on the steamer Idaho.
J. A. Kuhn, Of Port Tovnsend, came
to Seattle to consult his attorneys,
Msnrs. Burke & Rasin, On some legal
matters yesterday, and to-day Mr.. Rs-
ain will accompany him down the
Sound.
4 gentleman, writing from Port Town
send, says: There il splendid open.
ing here for o good restaurant man and
q good barber. II you have any such TO
spare from Seattle. send them down
here"
The first tenants of the new and sle-
giant building erected on Front street,
BY J6mes Brown, are w. Calkins d Co.,
sale of -four, feed and country produce
generally.
Tho improvement of Fourth street,
now under way, will. We suppose, make
the ascent of Mill street, beyond Third,
more easy. In fact, very little work
on that street would make great i'm
provement.
Steamer 8. L. Mastick, Capt. Selby,
came up Sound yesterday, towing the
bark Mary Glover 70 Port Madison,
there to load piles. The steamer then
came over here for coal for her own
consumption.
By some oversight notice ofWri9hts'
restaurant was omitted yesterday morn
ing. The notice related to the delay
caused by the enlargement of their
range. They can now cook for 1000
people at one meal.
The total property valuation of the
city of Dayton according to the last cen
sus il $685., 900, or about $549 for every
man, woman and child in town. The
tax to be raised will be about 5000,
which will neoessitate levy of about
six and one-half mills.
The 12-inch pipe imported by the
Spring Hill Water Company, looks i'm
mense, and for town like this is i'm
msnse. The volume of water that will
run through pipe of that capacity is
sufficient in quantity to supply 10000
people easily enough.
Several of the farmers tell Us that
their hay crops the present year are the
best on record, whereat, in view of the
superior quality of the same, the gene
raj shortage and the certainty Of high
prices later, they are considerably
elated. Dr.. Ba9iey and Col. Squire are
among the number 40 favored.
Mr.. T. Seidel, of Bellingham Bay, was
here yesterday, in the interest of the
stone quarry represented by him. As 10
we'll known this stone commonly known
a. ohuokanut, 10 the best for general
purposes Of any yet found on the Pacific
coast, and it is Just now meeting with
prodigious sale in this city.
The Marshal wharf, which was torn
down by the railroad company, the
present owners, 10 being replaced by q
new pier, the piles of which are copper
cd, and which pier will be joined to that
already built at the foot Of Main
street, and than worked into Q part of
the wharf system Of the railroad COM
pany at this point.
The steamer Idaho brought the Uni
versity folks from Nooksack last eve
ming. They report themselves we'll
pleased with the prospects of Whatoom
county. PrssidSnt Powell will now
look after the necessary improvements
to the buildings, and Prof. .. B. John
con will 20 on . cruise for natural his
tory specimens
Mrs. d. Goldsmith left by the Dakota
yesterday for San Francisco, where she
goes With her little son. who lost his
speech at the age Of ~ ysars during q
severe spell Of aickness, in the hope
that physician may b found whs oan
restore the little fellows speech. II she
fails in this the child will b placed in
q school where he can properly be edu-
Gated.
From the Vidsfte We learn that Board
Of Trade has been formed st 4ontesa-
no, Chehslis county, consisting of the
following gentlemen: T. D. Sco6eld, J.
w. Walsh, @. +. Westfall, ID. H. Null
len, b. Zenor, J. B. Dulesy, F. L. Big
mold and @. N. Bylss. I. d. Scodeld
was elected President, ]. b. Dabney
Secretary, and 8. Zen0r Treasurer Of
the Board. J. w. Walsh and ]. y. Dab
nsy were appointed . Committee of
Two, to try and secure the necessary
funds for the proper advertising Of the
resources and advantages Of that re-
gion.
Two young men are about inaugura-
ting an enterprise Of novel character.
They propose 70 institute mail delivery
throughout the city, somewhat on the
plan Of the delivery in the larger cities
Of the county. For stated sum per
month they will agree to deliver all
matter coming through the Post Office
TO their patrons st the earliest poesible
mement. In fact, the only difference
between their delivery and that Of the
Government itself, 10 that theirs will be
paid BY the people themselves. Il 10
really too bad that the Postoface
Department. 10 % miserahly mean