Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-21

The City Council meets this evening.
Capt. Goo. d. Meseeees has gone into
the fishing business on the Columbia.
Cove Il Wilson want eighteen men TO
work on the big fam Of the Seattle Hop
Growers' Association.
Materials are nov being placed on
the ground for the new Kenyon block
ON Front street, BY the contractors.
Meesrs. Mcdonald 4 Rsitss.
w. D. Scott 4 Co. invite proposals Tor
tbs construction Of their nsw bostnss
block, bids 20 b In BY Saturday nsxt.
Hare u . chance for cafpsntsrA
The Nissiasippd will finish disehalR-
inc freight hero this evening, and To-
morrow morning will proceed 70 IL
coma, where she will load coal tor Fort
land.
A young man sdvsrtisss With % this
morning for situation IN law or real
estate Office. He has had considerable
experience 10 the world. b ready, quick
live and willing. Give him trial.
Chief Engineer Wilson and Second
Assistant Mo6att, late Of the vrscked
steamer Tacoma, have gone East 70
bring out the steamer MaripOsa, OF the
Oceanic Steamship Company.
On February 18th the steamer Alaska
arrived at Sandy Hook from Queens-
town, having made the following 10
markabie days runs: First day. 20
miles; second, 338, and ISL. 40, 3S7,
800, and 4l8 miles on each succeeding
day.
The tug Blakely came over from Port
Blakely Yesterday, bringing Mrs. Sarah
n. Reuton and Mrs. Sackmau. both
ladies' having business of Importance
here. On her return the Blakely took
quite q number of heavy castings Tor
the mill st that place.
A change has been made In the Hopes
sailing hour ON Thursday. She viii
hereafter leave at 6 in the evening, In
stead of AT 10 at night a. heretofore.
The increased mail service on the Sem
| iahmoo route will hereafter prevent the
making of her weekly trip 70 Victoria.
The building in which sour House
Restaurant" ID carried on ID soon 70 be
moved of to make room for Schwa-
bacher Bros. d Co. 'scontemplated brick.
Mr.. Yesler has commenced building
near Carkeek's marble works to accom-
| modate Mr.. Gross, who has been q ten
ant of his for many years.
The continued putting here and there
in the streets of gravel II good idea,
especially at this time OF the year. Put
ON in the winter, when the top Of the
ground il soft a. cream, IL sinks in the
mud and In lost. Put ON when the
streets are dry, il gradually packs, and
forms covering almost IS impenetra-
BILE as granite itself.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press hits 1t
about right when it says "the lumber
men Of Oregon and Washington Terri
tory express no opinion one way or an
other on the question of free lumber.
The trade is there 30 we'll adjusted on
the basis Of supply and demand that
competition from British Columbia
would cut no figure II 1t were attempted"
The Seattle Hop Growers' mammoth
farm is booming with life. The whole
800 acres Of new ground intended for
planting have been cleared, fenced and
plowed, and planting is now under full
swing. Seventy-five men are there en-
ployed, and eighteen more are wanted.
As stated before in these columns this
farm will be the largest hop farm in the
world.
Mr.. John Muir stated TO Mr.. Leary
while in tho East that the steel steamers
being built for tho Puget Sound trade
would ply between Seattle and Victoria.
The company expects the trade on the
Sound will justify tho putting on Of
these great and expensive steamers Just
as soon as the Northern Pacific railroad
Is completed from Lake Superior to
Seattle.
Lots ON Ninth street that were selling
for $1,000 each two weeks ago, now find
ready sale ct $1260, and the tendency is
p~ard and onward. Ono reason for
this 10 the large number Of fine residen-
oes soon to be constructed ON that thor
oughfare. Lots In Burke's second ad-
dition, and in fact all the additions 70
Seattle, are selling like hot cakes.
Who're this thing will stop the Lord only
kaOvn.