Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-05

nnpet.ine muddy.

Il Is getting muddy.
A new moon made its first appearance
last night.
The City Council will meet tonight,
this being the first Friday night in the
month.
The assignment OF additional cases
on the court docket will be made this
morning.
The Holland Comedy Company, mum
bering thirteen persons. is stopping At
tie Arlington.
The wharves are still numbered With
bailaing material, which comes in from
all directions.
What an elegant boat the Eliza An
derson would be for the Seattle New
Westminster route.
The benefit of throwing gravel ballast
on Mill, Commercial and Front streets
has become apparent.
Quite a decided change in tempera-
ture last evening after yesterdays rain.
Fire not uncomfortable after dark
Ship Undaunted. which took coal
hence for her last cargo, will take wheat
from San Francisco ~ Europe for her
next
very creditable painting is exhibited
In Goldsteiu's window. Ii u the work
of the artist in the Yesler- Leary build
ing.
A number of cars loaded with piles
for the front were standing on abe track
east Of Commercial street yesterday
afternoon, consigned to Thomas Flu
nj San
Mr.. A. Noltner, editor of the Portland
Standard, made a flying trip TO the
Sound this week. spending a Jay in this
city, and starting for home yesterday
afternoon.
DIR. G. L. Miller, of Cherry street, sus-
tanned a severe accident last week, by
being thrown from a horse, from the
effects of which he has since been CON-
fined to his bed.
A reception will be given Rev. j. F.
Ellis and wife at the residence of Mrs.
NJ. Densmore this evening, to which all
tue friends of the worthy couple are
cordially invited.
The streets are moving panorama of
umbrellas, rubber overcoats and circu-
lars. A skilful dodger may perhaps
avoid the loss of more than one eye from
an umbrella point.
A number of Indians are encanped
on the beach below Front street, oppo-
site the Puget Foundry. Their camp
fires gave quite an animated appearance
to that locality last night.
The Abner Coburn sailed for San
Francisco yesterday morning, laden
with $500 tons of coal. The Walla
Walla occupied the place at the coal
wharf vacated by the Coburn.
The rain does not seem to inteI fere in
the least with the work of building
the new warehouse of the Railroad Co.
The wharf and building are covered
with busy men as usual, and the build
ing is being rapidly enclosed.
The members of the Comedy Com
pany were entertained by the prOprie-
tors of the Arlington at an elegant petit
sonser following the performance last
evening, at which they we're no less hap
PLY surprised than delighted.
There is something wrong with the
newspaper mail. 1t either comes with
great irregularity nowadays, or it is dis
tributed with great irregularity. Ger
tain it is daily exchanges come in lots of
two and three, or don't come at all,
while mail seekers make trip after trip
to the Office for papers and get none.
The Postoffice Department is that
branch of the Government which has
most intimate and general relations
with the whole people of the entire coun-
try, and yet is conducted in the most
inefficient manner throughout, as find
everybody having dealings with it.