Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-11


The Msxico proceeded on her trip up
the Sound last evening.
An elegant day vas yesterday, bat
today promises 70 be more elegant.
Those in want of q nurse can get one
by applying as per sd- in our columns
A much needed crossing Is being laid
at. the intersection of Front and Mill
streets.
The family of Mr.. Bersch moved yes
terday into Their own new house ON the
hill top.
The box sheet will be opened at 10
today at J. d. Lowman's for Moss
Ministries.
The first child born at Port Moody.
b. c., came TO the family OF Thomas
Pogue on the LIST of October.
Ducks-teal and mallard-are now in
the market by the hundred, and are
taken by local epicures as fast as
| offered.
Work on the opera house has been
suspended for lack of stone. A new
supply is daily expected, and the build
| ing will be pushed Immediately upon
its receipt.
The committee of arrangements re-
quests the ladies to bring contributions
of c Ike and sandwiches Friday evening
To- the sociabie of the Y. NJ. G. A., at
Yesier's Hall.
The Y. NJ. q. A. will hold a sociable
| in Yesler's Hall on Friday evening next.
All are cordially invited, especially
young men who have recently come to
the city.
Mr.. II. Webb, of Chilliwhack, B. c.,
has dug some potatoes weighing three
pounds seven ounces each, aud he has
| fifty potatoes which fill a common two
busheI grain sack.
II would be well il we had grand
jury continually in session. Rascals
are behaving themselves for once, and
there has been no business at the Po-
lice Court for the past two days.
A consignment of seven single bug
gies, two double carriages and two
spring wagons came on one of the last
vessels to y local dealer, and are now in
a warehouse on Yesler's wharf.
They are to have a telephone exchange
in New Tacoma; twenty-five subscribers
having been secured. The necessary
wire and instruments are already on
the way to that thriving, growing young
city.
The passengers on the Whatcom route
are now about as numerous one way as
the other. The Washington averages
Just about one hundred down and one
hundred back each trip, and the Idaho
ditto.
The Eliza Anderson arrived at 8:15
last evening from her first trip on the
New Westminster route. Business on
the trip was rather dull, owing probably
to the fact that but little advertising
had been done.
The Marquis of Lorne has acceded to
the request of the Bishop Of New West
minister, and has given his name and
| patronage to the new school for boys,
which will be opened in New Wesmin-
ster on the LIST proximO.
In the published report OF the pro-
oeedings of the last Conference of the
III. 4. Church of California, we learn
that the Rev. Andrew Farrell has been
detached therefrom and assigned to the
charge of the Swedish church in Seattle.
Two teams of magnificent dray
horses are advertised elsewhere in our
columns by the Bishop Brothers. They
are evidently animals that will compare
favOrabiy with the best draft horses on
our streets, and are just the kind want
ed here.
Yhe newly imported wide tired wagons
take with constantly increasing favor
among our people. Well they may, too.
for they are just the thing ON ali soft
roadways-meadow lands, sand and
mud-besides saving the streets and
roads from cutting.
Two candidates for the vacant West
Point cadetship were examined ut Walla
Walla, and are said to have passed
creditable examinations. The papers
Of those who were examined here have
aminers, and the final result will prob
ably be known by the end of the week.
Judge Haskell, who left Snohomish
City in May, 1889, for Iowa, returned
here from that State yesterday. The
Judge did we'll enough back there, bat
having had good long taste of Puget
Sound could not resist the temptation
to return. He will settle down in Seat
tie and 90 into business.
The New York SuH during the first
week of the reduced rates of the great
metropolitan dailie6, enjoyed circula-
tion above its own average, notwith-
standing the continuance of its own un-
Diminished price. The lowest number
printed any day Of the week was l39, 272.
and the highest number LIS, $50. During
the whole week il printed LOGS, 4S7 COO
los including g., $40 veeklies.