Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-12
BgEvIriEs.

There VIII be service at TRINITY
Church this Friday evening at seven
o'clock.
A new safe was received at the law
Office of John X. Kinuer yesterday
afternoon.
Those wanting a good woman to work
in their families can learn of snch a one
AT this Office.
Stone for the foundation of the Opera
House Was received yesterday, and work
has recommended.
The Mexico arrived on her return
trip last evening, and will depart for
San Francisco today.
The ship Ice King is reported TO have
made the run from Victoria TO Astoria
in twenty-four hours.
Steamer Dispatch came in yesterday
With 80 tons of farm produce from Dun
geness for our merchants.
The chicken pox is still rampant
among the little folks, while some of
the big folks have it pretty bad too.
Steamer Evangel, having completed
her repairs, is again IN service between
this city, Port Townsend, the Islands
and SemianmoO.-
Hay continues to come into market
daily, the quantity III the aggregate
being greater than ever before at this
season OF the year.
The University is in the receipt of
box full of treasures from the Atheneum
of Snohomish, which will 60 into the
museum of the school.
An Ames No. engine, suitable for
of ia
be heard of by those wanting on making
application at this office.
This inside of the city Jail in the vi
cinity of the place where the prisoner
crawled out the other night Is being
iron sheathed to prevent future escapes.
The wedding cards of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rollin NJ. Daggett, married at Oakland
October LIST, are being distributed among
Seattle friends of the bride, nee Lizzie
M. Kinds.
The building formerly occupied by
Mr.. Louch as fruit ana confectionery
store Oh Front street, has been put on
lot facing the City Hall, on South
Third street.
If you want to enjoy a good hearty
laugh drop in at the MaisOn DOre this
in their soft glove contest. It's su-
premely ridiculous.
Mr.. James Griffiths is building new
house ON the corner of Mill and South
Third streets, the old building there be-
fore being moved few feet farther
south on the same lot
We do not know that the brick men
intend to make brick all winter. but we
do know that there will be an active call
for that valuable building material dur
ing the whole winter.
The longest, newest and best streat
crossing in the city is the one laid in
front of the Occidental Hotel, from
Yesler's corner over james and Mill
streets at their point of junction.
In the new Columbia street sidewalk
the builders are putting In some sin
guiar crossings, which are unnecessarily
costly and at the same time exceedingly
obnoxious to good taste and personal
safety.
The Society of Associated Califor-
mans held its regular meeting last eve
ming at the office of j. b. Metcalfe, Esq,
in the YesierLeary building. The So
ciety is rapidly growing i'll numbers and
usefulness.
At the special meeting of the Y. M. G.
A. on Wednesday evening, Mr.. David
II. Reid was unanimously elected dele
gate to the State Convention which is to
be held at San Jose October 25th, 18th,
9th and 18th.
The Germania and the Umatilla are
now lying at the coal wharf. The Ger
mania is almost ready to sail, having
been lying in the harbor for almost a
month. The Syren will take her place
at the bunkers.
The Gordon Hardware Company have
notified the tenants in the building on
their Front street lot, to vacate on or
before November lst. which is under
stood to mean that they will then be
prepared to begin the construction of
their new four story brick building.
The Presbyterian strength of Oregon
and Washington Territory, as repre-
sented in the late Synod, is as follows:
Ministers q, churches 30. members CSC,
Sunday school members 1859. The
Synod comprised So ministers, 20
churches, 2433 church members and 1927
Sunday school members.
Word came yesterday that the new
triple line of telegraph had Just been
completed from Portland to kalama,
and that work on the double line from
Tacoma to Seattle would begin imme di-
ately. When this is done there will be
a double line of. telegraph from Seattl.
to San Francisco, and over a part of the
distance triple line.
A woman yesterday amused herself
and a. crowd of spectators by throwing
sticks into the bay from the wharf and
sending her big dog after them. The
shaggy fellow in every instance sprang
from the level of the wharf into the
bay, full ten feet, coming down with
great force, but seemingly not mindinp
IL, he being much excited over the sport.
Work has begun on the improvement
Ut South Fourth street, by the contract
ors. The work extends from Mill street
to Main, a distance of two blocks, over
a route heretofore impossible for any
thing but a goat or mountaineer. The
property principally affected will be the
Catholic Church, in front of which will
be very considerable cut.
The proposed gas comp my in Port
Townsend asks from the city a fran
chise for twenty five years and patron
age from the city Of ton street lamps.
In consideration thereof, tho company
agrees TO furnish the city gas for the
lamps at $3.50 per lamp pcr month. and
to furnish private individuals at the
rate of $3.50 per thousand feet. These
requests and rates are certainly modest
enough.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, ex-Vice Presi-
dent Of the United States, has Just COM
pleted a trip over the Northern Pacific,
and will go to Victoria today, return
ing tomorrow aud paying short visits
to Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia. Mr..
Colfax was here before, in 1865, when he
was accompanied by Sam. Bowles, A.
ID. Richardson and Gov. Bross. His
party on this occasion consists of his
wife and son, Gov. Bross, Theo. p.
Haughsy and wife, and 8. M. Wade.
They will spend Sunday here.
The new fire engine of the Railroad
Company was out yesterday under
steam. Though slower than the ca
engines of the city in firing mp, it eau
throw an immense volume of water, and
viii be powerful adjunct in quenchin2
future fires. Including this engine, the
old hand machine, and the two steam
ers of the city, We have now q fire ex-
tinguishine force of four engines, which
isn't bad IN a town OF 10000 people,