Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-04

The steamship Dakota was to leave
Port Townsend at IL last night, and
should arrive here about this morn
ing.
The schooner Teaser, Captain Quinn,
arrived yesterday morning from Quil-
cute, bringing q cargo Of skins, oil and
wool to s. Baxter il Co.
Miss Eta Reed, of this city. ia spend
ing the summer With her friend Mrs
Dan Pullen, at Quileute, both having
gone down there on recent trip Of the
Teasef.
II sounds rather pleasant ct midnight
and after to hear as Q distance the hum
Of the Stetson d Post saw mill, cutting
its 1900 feet of lumber day for the
upsuildinR of the city.
The steamer Evsugel came in yestsr-
day from the San Juan islands, brinainR
full load Of cattle, sheep, wool. hides,
turkeys, chickens and Chinese goods,
besides several passengers.
A warrant was sworn out against VIM.
Carr yesterday, by G. II. Brown. charR-
ing Carr With having threatened his
life. Officer Thernton, finding him on
Third street, Carr started to run, and
the officer fired three shots from his re-
volver before the offender surrendered.
A band Of sheep we're driven up Mill
street yesterday. A leader struck into
the building material in front of the
Lew SchwabacheF house, and every one
sand piles and through the mortar in
stead Of taking the easier route around.
The ship jeremiah Thompson, Cap
tain Watson, vent to sea yesterday, hav-
ing on board q full load Of coal, and be-
ing towed out by the Richard Holyoke.
Her going leaves in port 0aly the ships
Elizabeth, Challenger. Henry Failing
and Detroit, among the coal carriers
propelled by sail.
Z. 8. Marshal Hopkins Is about to
| make temporary change of residence.
He has leased the Marshall Blinn house
| in Olympia, and for a couple or three
| months will occupy it with his family.
| In the meantime their own beautiful
house in this city, furniture and all,
will be occupied by the family Of DR.. T.
T. Minor.
It wouldn't be a bad idea, now that
the Mill street planks are partly torn
up, to complete the job, and put down
something better in its place. The
plank will hardly last the winter out at
the best, and will rapidly go to ruin
from this on. Six inches of telegraph
hill ballast topped with six inches of
clean gravel, would be great deal bet
ter roadway.
The playing of the band accompany
ing Castello's circus, at the junction Of
Front and Mill streets last evening, at
4 two tod In Thu 1kxo
vera 50 filled as to make progress there
room was left in the street to admit the
good one, and the music was well rem
dered. Seattle can turn out q big
crowd on the streets at short notice.
The Tacoma Ne,cs says that ]. w.
Wilson, landlord Of the st. Charles Ho-
tel of this CITY, recently failed. He
failed TO pay his debts sure enough, but
not on account of inability. He simply
did not choose to, but chose rather to
swindle and rob whOmever and where
ever he could. Instead of an actual or
pretended failure, he get hold of all no
could and then left, being several thou
sand dollars ahead of the too trusting
ones VINO started him up and left money
| IN his keeping.
The lightning began to fash and the
thunder to roll at an early hour yester-
day morning, and before daylight came
the long wanted and much wished for
rain. The effect was delightful, par
TALLY clearing off the smoke, purifying
the atmosphere, laying the dust and re-
freshing all living things. At 6 O'Clock
last evening we were treated to q Pepe-
titiOn of the same pleasure and good. A
smart shower fell, followed by more
quantity Of rain that fell did not proba-
bly, exceed quarter OF An inch. but it
was sufficient undoubtedly to put out
the greater part of the fires in the
woods, and give the freedom from smoke
all have been longing for.