Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-30

ing handled BY our retail dealers
The ehicksn-pox IL prevalent in
mild form among childrsn Of the city.
L. II. Starr and fauily we're among
the passengers on late steamer 20 Vic
toria.
The Hayward brought in an unusually
large number Of passengers last even
ing.
Steamer Willie has gone into business
ON the upper Sound, running oat of
Olympia.
Steamship Willamette arrived at
PORT Townsend last evening from San
Francisco.
The Northern Pacific Company sold
lands to the aggregate value of t25s ,5o4
in August last.
Several fine looking deer from the
islands were on sale IN the local mar
kets yesterday.
The usual Saturday crowd of strang
ers thronged the streets and made the
merchants happy.
A light fall of rain occurred on FRI
day night, barely enough, though, TO
vet the sidewalks.
Those wanting a bookkeeper viii read
something 70 their advantage In our
advertising columns.
The DAILY Posr-IsTELLIoEscER can
be obtained today at the news stand Of
Major Jack Stratman.
II love 10 blind the girls 20 70 good
deaf of trouble in tieing up their hair
when they expect their beaux.
Large quantities Of stone line the
vhHrves dsstined for foundations OF the
new school house and opera house.
Owing 70 the going down of the wires
report 10 cut very short this morning.
The new steps In front of the court
house are completed, and much need
cd plank walk 10 being laid to the Au-
ditor's office.
Tbs lifting Of the fog yesterday again
brought the smoke into view, which
nothing has 30 far seemingly been able
70 eYtoFminate.
The last of the Legislators went up
Sound yesterday, and today all are at
the Capital, arranging for the opening
OF BUSINESS tomorrow.
The wharf in the rear of the Yesler
Mill Company's sawmill is being en-
larged by an addition about 100 feet in
length by 70 in breadth.
The fog was not nearly 20 heavy yes
terday, and in the morning few ad-
veuturous rays Of sunlight managed TO
foroe their way through.
An enthusiastic apostle of temperance
spent yesterday morning in preaching
to sucn small audiences AZ he could
gather on the street corners.
The new sidewalks ON Main and Jack
son streets are ''thiLgs of beauty" and
pleasantly suggestive of dry feet during
the muddy term approaching.
Mrs. 8. 4. Valentine and Mrs. +. ID.
Cleayes, Of Laconner, will 90 East this
coming week over the Northern Pacific
Railway, 70 visit in Iowa and Indiana.
Mr.. John Gilbert, formerly a promi-
nept manufacturer Of Zanssvill., Ohio,
arrived in the city last night frsm What
com, where he has been looking at the
country,
The Chinese wash house adjoining
the grand Central Hotel 10 being raised
preparatory to being moved back " the
alley, to make room for grading the ad-
joining lots.
A 90 inch diameter boiler with forty :
eight tubcs was loaded from the q. d r.
b. Il. X. wharf yesterday. TO be trans
ported 10 RentOn for use of the Renton
Coal Company.
An immense amount of ties and
bridge timbers for use of the Seattle OK
tension to the N. p. n. Il. fills the space
between and around the wharves of the
G. j. r. b. Il. X. Co.
Stackp0ol, jackson a Co. have their
new goods all marked. and will be
ready all this week for the great trade
that has been iwpatiently awaiting
them for II onth past.
The King County Medical Society was
organized last night with fair attend
ance. For the present the society will
meet every Wednesday evening at 3
o'clock in DIR. Weeds Office.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union had their regular weekly meet
ing at the Congregational Church Fri
day afternoon. The Union 10 increas-
ing in interest and membership.
Another consignment Of Bellingham
hay sandstone for the new North school
house was landed yesterday upon the
railroad wharf, and hauled to the loca-
ton Of the building by number of
teams.
The Mechanics Fair Of Portland will
| DO held this year from Got. llth 10 the
9th. Il will b the fifth annual exhibi-
ton. The managers promise TO make
IL more than usually attractive this
year.
Ships City Of Brooklyn and Abner
Coburn are loading Rt the coal bunkers,
while the ship Hireu and bark Germania
are lying out In the stream opposite,
patiently awaiting their turns at the
ahutea.
The Argoaams, which sets up 10 be
nicely critical, had this 10 say Of Hol-
land while in Gan Fmncjsco: George
Holland il Hothern's successor a.
"Dundreary." He 10 drawing crowded
hOusea."
| The email frame huildiugs on Com
mercial street, immediately north Of w.
d. Scott 4 Co.'S building, are being 10
moved 10 make way for q structure
moro in keeping with the pretsnsions Of
that portion Of the city.
The aged mother Of Capt. =. G. Aims
worth died at hsr home in Oakland,
Cal, last Saturday. During . residence
Of thirty years. in Oregon abe vas . val.
ned member Of socissy and had wide
circle Of acquaintanoes. many Of whom
che survived.
The Oregon improvement Company,
owning and operating the Newcastle
coal mine. the railroad from Seattle TO
Newcastle. and the Pacific Coast steam.
ship Company, earned the Rroas som Of
ta,l1<.2l7 during the seven months end
ing June SOsh. lSsH OF this sum $6s6,-
25l we're net, or profits.
The brick trade seems brisker than at
any previous time this season. Immense
quantities. ara brought 10 town and
hauled 10 the many scenes OF building
operations about the city. Cousiderable
trade b also doing In 6lling down Sound
orders, tho boats On the Suohomish,
skaQit and whatcom routes taking ont
small shipments every day.
/ A LAesnter correspondent Of the Van
CONVEX Register writes: Immigrants are
arriving 81 this place daily. Six covered
wagons paaacd through here QUE day
last week. Soue are bound for this
part OF the ccnuty, soma for Covlitx
county and others for the Sound coon-
Try. Three families passed throuah