Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-26

BREvITlEs.
e Yesterday was pay day for the Lake
canal workmen-
An excursion is set for next Sunday
on the w. K. Merwrn, to Fort Blakeiy.
The rush to Whatcom il by no means
done, as the crowded steamers on that
route abundautly prove.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. r. Maddocks, = week
or ten DAYS hence, viii leave for the
East, to make an extended visit.
Judging from the present reports of
Dame Rumor, quite q number Of we'd
dings will take place in this vicinity
during the month. of August.
Governor Newell has appointed N. p.
Calender, of Knapton, Pilot Conmis-
sionsr for the Columbia river and bar,
in plsce Of H. g. Comegys, resigned.
Oh. Preston, the well known lumber
merchant, who has been blind from
cataract, has had his sight restored by
DIR. VOORHEES,, an oculist of San Fran
cisco.
II. s. Booth, who went east of the
mountains on business connected with
the Copper King mining interests, some
weeks ago, is expected to return homs
in Q few days.
The Puget Foundry will soon be re-
moved from Front street to the build
ing under the bank. formerly used as a
foundry by the North Pacific Iron
Works Company.
Northern Pacific Railroad surveyors
are now engaged in locating the line
for standard-gauae road along the
water front, TO the company's property
in North Seattle.
Captain X. X. Hamm, accompanied
by his two nieceS, Is now on the way to
Puget Sound from San Francisco, and
is expected to arrive at Port Blakely
early next week.
The excavation for the new Wachong
brick building is we'll under way, and
will be succeeded by the stone work
next week. The earth removed goes to
fill Third street.
The barkentine Makap, built at Port
Blakely, made tremendous run to San
Francisco last week, going down from
Cape Fiattery in 62 hours-ab0ut ii
miles an hour the whole run.
The Star Manufacturing Company
has rented the old grist mill belonging
to Miss Hopkins, on the water front,
and are fitting 1t mp as a woodworking
establishment. A wharf has been driven
adjoining the large building, on which a
saw mill will soon be built.
Mr.. Mslse, manager of the Seattle tel
ephone system, has been trying TO get
up system in New Tacoma. Forty
subscribers are required. At last &C
counts nineteen had been obtained. He
nov has In hand the putting up of wires
and the putting in Of instruments for
the railroad company there.
The City Council has about come to
the conclusion to do nothing with the
Front street bulkhead, between Seneca
and Spring. The excavations OF the
property owner caused the weakening
and sliding there seen, and as the prop
erty owner did the damage the idea
seems to be to let him repair it.
At one time last evening a quite nu-
merous fleet Of vessels occupied the
front of the Yesler wharf, the number
including the ship Elizabeth, Captain
Olney's new craft, and the steamers
Hope, Eliza Anderson, James Mcknight,
City of Quincy, Messenger, Evangel,
Washington and w. X. Merwin. The
old wharf is not deserted, by any means.
Mr.. Il. A. Renwick of Sacramento has
arrived to take charge of the machine
shops of the Washington Iron Works.
Mr.. Rounds, the present foreman, has
been compelled, owing to failing health,
to try change of climate. MIR. Rem
wick is an experienced mechanic, and
no doubt be will fill the foreman's posi-
ton satisfactorily to all concerned.
There never has been a time in the
history of Seattle when there was 80
much demand for labor as at the pres
ent time. 1t is almost impossible to
hire white men at any price. The mills
are all running short handed for the
reason that they cannot secure the
needed help, and in many instances
contractors and others are employing
Chinese because they cannot secure
white labor.
In reference to the junction of the
Oregon and California and California
and Oregon railroads, the Yreka Journal
says: The assistant chief engineer OF
the Central Pacific surveying depart
ment was in town some days since, on
his way to meet Chief Engineer Morris,
of the Oregon Railroad, who selected
the point Of junction for the roads two
miles south of the Oregon boundary, in
this county.
The Bureau Veritas has issued it's sta.
tistics of vessels lost during the month
Of May, as follows: Sailing vessels, 100,
OF which % we're British, IL French, IL
Norwegian, IL American, German, and
the remainder Of various nationalities;
of steamers, 10, of which IL we're Brit
ish, 3 American, and the rest of various
nationalities. During the same month
accidents occurred to 207 sailing vessels,
75 of which we're British ami 81 Ameri-
can, and to 80 steamers, of which SO
were British, 10 German, IL Fsench and
American.
Last night the city Jail was filled with
persons accused of various offenses.
Some were thrown in for being drunk
and disorderly, one for fighting, one for
vagrancy, one for theft. and 80 on.
There ia no excuse for any able bodied
man being locked up in Seattle, as there
is honest work enough for all. and the
Judge should take this into considera-
ton while fixing the punishment Of
these loafers, who prefer to lay around
town and guzzle beer and 60 to Jail
rather than to work and earn an honest
living.
TIE SANTA CLARA OF SEArrLE.-Start-
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