Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-09

synagogue and houses aud crest co1ntry
seats OF :he.r own. aud are allowed -
| keep shops IN tom
Soclsi lie vas fashioned after that OF
Londop, pa.ties and balls being the
main features. AZ these such figures rs
Money Musk" . The Irish Washer
wonIaa."" Prizes: OF the Parish, = Rat
lie of CGloden" and Apollo Turned
Shephera We're danced. One thester
/ supplied the dramatic demand. aud
t4ere !. very fev good. sorze lnGlfieren:
and = Cre ~ manv bad actors from Lnn-
don diSppr;ed themselves. Inc excise
item n t1e note OF the clty'a rece ip:s
above given SHOWS tht: there sere )ne
houses for the dlsp.n5a:inn of spiritual
comfort IL existence At that time. The
l-ading one was the :1v,rn of SauTel
traunce-kuowa rs Black Sam" from
his sgar;Ey compassionate the corner
of Pearl and B-sad Streets. There tue
blcod5 Of the day assembled. there the
treasures of casA and larder We're kept,
and there Washington 5ade farewell to
his Generals after taking what the IRISH
call "dhoc Al ohorrish.H Frauuce
became Washington steward when the
latter went 10 the White House. The
other no.ed t3verns were Cape's. on
broadway. and the Bulls Head, kept by
Mrs. Nerelu
Such was the New York which hailed
toe Joyous Intelligence conveyed liz the
note:
PHILADELPHIA, March g3. 1888.
DEAR SIE:-fou viii bv this express
receive the agreeable intelligence of a
general peace, upon which | most sin
cerely congratulate yon and the army.
Harmony. q regard for Justice and tidel
lty To Our engagements are all that now
remains to render as happy people.
| have the honor TO be, etc,
RoBERr Il. LIVINGSTON"
q" 10 his exc.lleEcy George Washing
tom
Immediately began preparations for a
Tory exodus. Meetings were held at
the houses of all prominent loyali is,
and each one took contract to head a
company to some more cOnganial 6 ime.
Here Is specimen:
NoTICE.-rhe loyalists held large
meeting in the house OF Michael Grass.
III the outward of this city, and signed
their names to form settlement at
Fort Frontinac, mouth of Lake Ontario
and head of the River st. Lawrence"
EtS iuccttAlR Wis Itiu III 100,
and Mr.. Grass lived in Chatham street,
near the tea water pump.' The latter
was III front of the premises now known
rs No. l26 Chatham street, and was In
those days a fashionable resort. About
the Ouly lOyalists who remained in the
city after the British troops left We're
the wealthy ones and Others who could
not very we'll take their best interests
with them.
Extract from a letter dated New York,
November 26,h:
Yesterday gave US our city. To the
honor of Britain. let it be published in
every newspaper to add to their name
every kind of infamy) that they cut
tho fort formerly Fort George) and
likewise creased the post; SO that We
were Obliged to have a ladder to fix the
new rope. Invention prevented any de-
lay, for the RloriOns stripes were fixed
fired. The city has been remarkably
little scrutiny, when Tories take care"
reads az follows:
erican troops marched from Harlem to
Bowery lane. They rsarched there un-
til about O'Clock, when the British
troops left the posts in the Bowery. and
the American troops marched into and
took possession ol the CITY"
After the trinmphal entry, General
Washington and Governor George Clin-
ton held levee: in the evening there
we're banquets and fireworks. and the
night was the happiest that New York
hAd experienced since the time the
Dutchrnen found it a barren but prom
isins field for their hbors. built their
cabins and turned their cattle loose on
Governors d Island to grazs.