Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-18


Nolan and Mesz9er are going to build
a four-story hotel in New IIcoma
Grand Central they will call IT.
A private telegram from Messrs. Lea
nv and Stacy states that those gentle
men will arrive home on Tuesday next
The Columbian Brewery of Vancouve'
was burned few nights ago. The los
thereby was nearly 5000, on which
there was no insurance.
The San Francisco steamer arrived al
Portland at three O'Clock Yesterday
morning. Mails, express. and passen
gers BY her win c9ms over the road 70
morrow.
A Waila walls paper says those per
sons who have their lips fixed for peach
es and cream. might az well 10; up or
that, for every peach tree in the county
10 killed to the root.
Barkentine G. l.. Taylor and her cargo
of lumber are 10 be sold at Fort Town
send on the afternoon of the 9TH inst
A chance to spectators IN that KIND o.
property is thus afforded.
Messrs. Morgan and Hinkley, inspect
ors of huIis and boilers, have been or
dsred oyer to the Chehalis river to In
spect a steamer called the Montesano
which is to ply on that stream.
Il. II. Rocket, deck-hand on tht
Vancouver, while graphing for a lost
freight package at the Portland dock
to his surprise fished up the body OF ont
Sullivan, who was accidentally drowned
Feb. 18th.
Last Chance is the name Of a new
town on the Northern Pacific road, So
miles from Portland. The town is com
posed of one barber shop, three China
wash houses, six restaurants, eigh'
stores, and only thirty-two saloons.
Port Townsend streets are being grad
ed, QraveIed, aud permanently i'm
proved. Street work in that place cost
less than in any other town on thu
Sound, and there is no reason why thu
town should not have the best streets.
Burke's second addition is now OF
the market, and, handled by those mos
active Of real estate men, Eshelman
LleweIlyn& Co., threatens to take imme
diate place in the front rank of favor
itism. We shall have more to say OF i
later.
Col. Henry w. James, for a numbe
of years Qnartermaster at Vancouvel
post, and well known by many people
IN this city, died recently in the insane
| asylum at POughkeepsie, N. Y. A larg.
circle of friends will regret to hear o.
his sad ending in life.
A company Ia being organized at Ben
ton, N. T., to make the trip to tn,
Alaska gold fields on horseback. A
large number of names have been en-
rolled and officers have been chosen
They expect to be four months on thu
| road and to prospect the UNEMPLOYED
country through which they will pass.
Including the Yesler-Leary block ant
the Occidental Hotel, it Is pretty certain
that six brick buildings will be put al
here this year, the other four being tn
| second city engine house, the Ston'
building, the Gatzert building, and thu
Kenton bnilding, with a more than hal
promise of three or four others. In 1S8
two such houses were built, and in 1873.
five.
Chief Wooiery received letter yes
terday from Victoria, stating that
telegram had been received from tn
Commissioner of Justice, at Ottawa, an
nouncing that the warrant for the turn
ing of Dixon and Wise over to tn
American authorities had been forward
ed to Victoria by mail, and would prob
ably arrive in about ten days. The OK
pense to our Government for the arrest
ing and holding Of the thieves, and tn
attorneys fee there would altogethe
amount to about $500. This money vii
be paid when tho prisoners are turne
over.