Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-05

This isn't E,s<~elass weather foy 2ie-
uscs ~ any means
The excursion - Ggrapss wili ser;
promptly 1t 10 0'eisck this morning.
A. NshIho-r & Co. are noz seilinc
shs fzEE0ss WIIl2xs Brewery Lager
Peer.
snohoraish CIty wants established
there 3 brzocA Office u Wells, Fargo &
Co.. express
One eighth Of the s-hooser Mars r..
Saith wzs sod recently n San Fran
cisco for ssS159
british BARK Gssrgs. Of a. tens. -i,I
ialst - SHANGHAI
The FrsAeh & -. stock q ligzors viii
- sod today. beginning at II O'Clock.
a. tie u-sEns5es On Nil street.
The ztsazsr Empire HIS on board
- :o4s of EnzfGha1Gl7s for this city.
shlca she =Iii bring over mex. Eeek.
Snoa0zzssh Comfy scrip il nov taken
gladly a - cents GA ths dollar. A
fe7z years ago q xzs SOW o. sale a. 80.
Rev. J. L TkoEnpson. OF Oiyrayia,
III. preach - tAs Methodist Protess@-Es.
CaursA II Suite Sunday morning a:
II O'Clock
Ihe Odl Fellows will give an sxcur-
son ard clam bake on Wednesday
next, IN honor Of their brethren 81 the
Grand Lodge.
sIrs- 5. d. PerciTsl. of Olympia.
came doEa on the Messenger last even
ing. and = visiting Mrs. Harrington al
the Arlington.
TIE wrecked skip SOaih@rn Cbief vas
soii 4; Essxzirsalt last Wednesday. for
800. 20 Lse1.eI .us Les, Ct the British
wsrship SxiftsuTe.
SInse their return from California the
family of Capt. J. IL. MARSHALL have
taken up their resi4eacs N The hOEus IF
Mr.. Peter AaIreSs, % Mill street. coy
nsr Eighth.
The ceas1s jzst taken : said 20 give
/ the tEo t0xns Of Tacoma population
/ os abQat 800 so2ls- Ihs gain Is over
100 pr cen. compared with the csusns
Of I5-0. We cant do any better ouE-
| selves
| Three inchas Of clean gravel placed
on Commercial stree. and lover Mil
and Front. Will ooyE.te the necessity
| for I'D DAYS street sprlakinI2. will cast
| less money, and be a permanent I'M
proTeraent- Which viii the people
have
The Government again advertises
/ through our columns for bids for the
| construction of snag boat. Is seems
1 that before the specifications were not
sen: here for inspection By shipbuildsri
| until ton late fer use, and delay and re-
| advertising were made necessary by the
Eon receipt OF tenders.
| Work at Newcastle has no. been sue
| cessfrIly commenced since the recent
shu; down for repairs. However. il )
expect d by MondaY the road will again
bays plenty Of work. The delay Is very
| annoying ja-t at this time, as there Is a
iarse quantity Of shipping in port
which IL consequence Is greatly delayed
This has been a bad gear so far fol
| Pacific coast steamers. Before the first
| four months were gone the Caeh Ais Wa
sunk: the Josephine IVES blown up; ih'
Gem ard Gfappler were burned ant
| the Tacoma aud Eureka wrecked. There
| never was 50 bad Il record IN the l!k,
time on the coast before.
| Work on the stone Foundation Of Col
G. .. Halier's residence on Twelfth
| street. between Cherry and James, il
un Ter way. The plans for the super
structure are not yet complete, but a.
| soon rs they are bids will bs invited fol
its construction, and work Immediately
after begin on one of the finest dwell
| ings in the city.
| The blocks necessary in lifting anc
moving Our House restaurant and thu
| Alhambra saloon. on Mill street, were
| carted To tho scene of their use yester
day, and will be applied as intended
| eariv next week. Az soon as these ole
buildings are ont of the way and thu
| rubbish on their sites cleared off, tbs
| woI K will begin of bui ding the new four
| story brick of Schwabacher Bros. * Co
TO Capt. Randolph, of the Edith X.
belongs the honor of plotting the firs
steamer that ever disturbed the waters
Of the Snoqualmie above Falls City, the
| feat having been accomplished bv hin
last Monday. She had on board about
fourteen tons of freight aid drew sixteer
! inches OF water. The freight was fo
| the hop ranch and was discharged al
Mr.. rhomas's blace. about n mile abov'
the city.
T.. s. Waldron, of Guemes, is about Il
receive 5000 from the Government II
the way of pension arrearage, or at thu
average rate of about 50 month sine
1855. Ills arrearage is one of the mos
modest kind. some of the others, for los
limbs or eyes, amounting TO four, 81,
and even eight and ten thousand dol
lars-whole fortunes. 1t is these enor
nous payments that are making 80 big
hole in the government revenue thi
year-over a hundred million dollars.
| Mrs. George n. Gosling wishes to an
nounce through our columns that sh,
now will be pleased to wait on her man.
friends at her store, the Temple o
Fashion, and personally assist them ii
the selection of their spring and sum
mer hats and bonnets from her larg
and complete stock of these goods. Sh
is pleased TO call the attention of on
lady readers To her advertisement re
garding the enormous reductions sh,
has made in the prices Of her fine stocl
of millinery, and would be great.
pleased with a call from them to inspec
her stock at the Temple Of Fashion. cor
| aGr of Ssaenpd and Marion gfyeais