Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-17


An Episcopal hospital il contemplated
in this city.
The Dakota will sail for San Fran
cisco at o'clock Monday afternoon
DR.. Baeiey has moved his Office up on
Cherry street, next door 70 Undertaken
Schiljestad.
Beyond the hosting of few hags,
Sc. Pasrick's day viii pass OF unob-
served in this city.
More hands are wanted at the barrel
factory. Eleven men can get work there
by applying immediately.
A box Of napkins and napkin rings
was picked up yesterday, which the los
or can learn Of at this once.
There are now ten prisoners confined
| in the County Jail, most Of whom are
awaiting trial for various offences.
The Victoria firm Of Stslschmidt Il
Ward has been dissolved; Mr.. Robert
Ward now conducting the business
alone.
Fine weather this for travelling on the
Sound. A warm, sunny afternoon on
swiftly moving steamboat 10 pleasant
enough for any one.
Mr.. Hoskinsou has q little grading
and understanding 20 be done, which
some man can get BY applying 70 him
at the Puget Foundry.
The steamer Emma Hayward aver
ages the transportation Of l5O passen-
gers day, or 800 . week. This il on
both up and down trips.
Sloops Present and Reynolds, b elong-
L L. A. kas~ AL "a 49,
plying on the Seattle Blakely route,
each making one round trip per day.
They are about 10 build . public
school house In Astoria, the Dimensions
Of which will 63x87 fest, hight three
stories, and cost $4,000. Il Ii jast such
q building as they have long needed in
that city.
p. Clayton, Of the firm Of Clayton
Brothers, returned from San Francisco
ON the last steamer. bringing the big
Qest stock Of womens goods the firm
has yet had, the formal opening of
which will be made ON the I'D.
The various pursers on the Sound are
having the mumps. w. 4. White, pur-
ser OF tho Emma Hayward, Ia laid mp,
Mr.. Benedict being In his place tempo
rarily. II is also stated that Purser
Stsrritt il enjoying dose Of mumps.
| At meeting Of the Washington I'm
provement Company Last night it was
resolved to publish on Tuesday, the
9th. an advertisment calling for bids ia
cut the canal 10 connect Lakes Union
and Washington. and to open the out
lot into Salmon Bay.
A Santa Cruz Chinese laundrymau
called at Mrs. LeRRett's and demand
cd money for some washing. The wO-
man repudiated his claim, when he
drew revolver and would probably
have shot her had she not fed to an adj
joining room.
DR.. Willard and u. NJ. Rasin returned
from Squak yesterday, where they went
to sec Mr.. VIM. Pickering. Mr.. Rasiu
states that the condition of the sick
man was such that nothing could be
done by way Of executing his will. The
man il very weak, and his friends have
despaired Of his recovery.
Notwithstanding tho large number OF
dwelling houses built this season, the
demand for places 10 live in is constant
" increasing. Many families are get
ting along with two or three rooms up
stairs in some building or other, who
are able and willing to pay rent for
comfortable houses, were such oozmmo-
dities to be had.
A San Francisco dispatch of the 18th
says: I'm Department IL of the Super
ior court Judge TOohy made an order
In the case Of Verona Baldwin, directing
that the deposition of the witnesses in
Washington Territory be taken for the
defense. The object 10 supposed to be
TO take testimony regarding Miss Bald
wins sanity.
The old Law and Cove additions, in
the northern part Of town, were, after
all, laid out in the best and most Rener-
Gus manner Of any part of the city.
The blocks are all 256 by $50 feet, divid-
cd by l6-foOt alleys, while the streets
are all "a feet wide running one way and
20 the other. These additions with SC
and GO feet streets, 100 fset lots, and
blocks without alleys are no good.
George II. Roe, in behalf of the Cali
foEnia Electric Light Company, sub
Portland BY the Brush system of cleo
trioity for $26, 900 year. He proposes
TO do tho lighting by the tower system
/ VaVSssa& sW0AAsy UVWOto Va u tObtA 06kB0-
ity Of zoo, 600 candle power. The propo.
sition was fav0rably received and re-
ferred to . committee. Mr.. Roe, After
working his enterprise through in Port
land, has announced his intention of
coming to Seattle, and making q SINH
lar move here, looking to the lighting Of
our city.
The now Port Wardens Of San Fran
cisco are Capt. Otto Luders, Capt. Chas.
Thorn and Capt. George Cumn,ino.
Captain Otto Luders has been . ship
captain and an extensive navigator.
Captain Charles ThOrne for some vears
vas In command Of the steamer Cali.
fornia-now tho Eureka-and called for
p. B. Cornwall & Co., between Portland
and Sitka. He is now In charge of The
repairs making on the steamer Gar
donyx. He has been q master mariner
on this coast for upwards Of FORTY years.
Captain George Cummings was In com
mand Of the ship Three Brothers. of
Howes d Co.'s limo Of packets. For
some time past he has been marine sur
veyor for the California Insurance Com
pany.