Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-03

Oranges .rs do.n to q cents dozen

oranges sre DO IN TO % cents dozen
In this market.
In the way Of family vehieies azd
horses Seattle takes the cake.
May pienics and lawn parties are the
rage among the little ones at present
Customs collections At the Port Of
Victoria, last month, amounted 10 x70,-
i0l.
The National Bank Of Port Townsend
will open for business On the 1ss Of
June.
Mrs. l.. Rsini9 has been SO sick for
seek PAST that her life has been almost
despaired of.
The steamer w. K Merwin Was in
spected yesterday, aad licensed 20 carry
I45 pounds Of steam.
General McMicksn, Who has been East
for the past few months, will arrive II
his Olympia home today.
The surveying schooner Ernest will
spend the Summer in examining and
marking %. Gray's Harbor.
Steamship Geo. w. Elder arrived
from San Francisco last night. She
will leave on her return trip 10 the city
tomorrow afternoon.
X. o. Dunbar has bought ths Golden
dale Sentinel, and w. L. Ames, the
former proprietor, goes to Seattle. The
Sentinel vilI be stalwart IN politics. and
run upon the boss and machine idea
Daliss Tiass -Bossntaiassr.
Cyrus Walker Of Port Gamble has en-
rolled himself among the contributors
OF 5000 each to tie fund TO aid In
k-x,s = - Wtx-
His subscription was the ninth OF that
amount, with three greater ones.
Several leading property owners are
vet TO hear from on the Green river rail-
road subscription. 1t will be- unpleas-
ant to publish the names Of such per
sons. bat it may be necessary. Let all
help, snd especially those who have the
most 70 gain.
The people Of the southern end of
town intend making a strong effort 10
secure the location in their quarter of
the next big schoolhcuse. IL they make
the best offer of suitable twelvo-lot
block tiev will probably carry of the
prize, and they should.
The bakery of NJ. Reinig shows up
prominently in some Helena fMontana)
views in the last West Shore, and Mr.
lieinic's establishment Is spoken Of ia
the article accompanying a. one of the
leading deslers ia the Territory. Mr..
Keini2 Is brother of l.. keinig, OF Sc
attic.
The steamer Empire has again broken
her shaft, and Ii NJ Victoria for repairs.
Shs had on board 40 passengers for the
So1nd. and lJ0 tons of freight from
San Francisco, ut the time OF her last
mishap. The Empire has met with too
many accidents of late for the good Of
hor business.
Not dissenting voice Is heard to the
proposition TO sell the Central School
property. and j: will carry by an alinos.
unanimous vote. BY the time the city
il ready TO build the third big school
house, early in 1884. the sale Of other
lots occupied by the other schools will
realize money sufficient for the purpose.
The strange spectacle Of ships swing
ing oppositely at their anchors WAS
Witnessed in this harbor yesterday; two
large steam golfers riding with their
heads 10 the north, while three saiiers
rode with he :ds to the south. Ali five
vessels were as close together "a IL was
safe 10 he, or within radius Of half
mile.
The British bark Chin Sc, 7ss tons
register, was sold at auction yesterday.
as she now lies at Miss,on-ssreet wharf,
to MIR. Migheis, for xl.300. Il will be
hence for Burrard Inlet to load lumber
for Shanghai. and returned to port il
distress, March 10. She was formerly
aeA nd asnhtons, kka
newly copered.--s. Il. Chronicle.
Atelegran from Victoria announces
that u substantial purse has been got
ten up over there for four cared, 26 feet
boats, in the regatta ON tho coming
2ath of May, and conveying the addi-
tional information that the raco is oOen
to boats from this side. We believe no
definite arrangements have yet been
made for boat to take our people
across, bnt they doubtless will bc i'll
good time.
Before passing sentence on Dixon and
Wise yesterday, Judge Greene gave
theiu a very severe lecture, and then
sentenced them each to fourteen years
hard labor Mt the Territorial peniten-
tiary. The Judges action in this re-
gard will certainly DO approved by all
concerned. Evil doors will also take
lesson from this, and when long term
Of Imprisonment stares them in the
face they will not 10 No apl 10 stand
people up and 20 throngh then.
A telegram was received from Mr.. j.
Al. Colman yesterday, stating that he
would do his part toward the Cedar
River railroad fund. and had sent par
tionlars by mail. kilograms should be
sent TO Col. w. q. Squire, Of Illiou, New
York, who owns nearly quarter mil
hon dollars worth of property hero. and
whose rents in this CITY amount to over
$1,000 per month, and also to tho Dear
born brothers, Of Boston, who are large
~ interested in Seattle, and to other
property holders who are non residents.
There are also several men, most to be
benefited by this road, who have as vet
not como forward, but who probably
will in day or 10. Ho who shirks his
duty at this time II certainly no friend
to SEATTLE aud her interests. and rec
ord will be kept of all such.
The Geo. w. Elder brought passes-
gers and freight to the various PORTS as
below stated:
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