Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-18
HREvrTIEs.

The Hook and Ladders share in the
benefit last evening was over 500
A. T. Bnrnell. principal of the Stella
COON Normal Academy. Is In this city
for day or two
Plumbers, painters and tihners can
GET jobs on the new Squire building, as
per ad. elsewhere appearing.
Ladies' can get instruction in kensine-
ton and ribbon work a. the Central
House, Front street, of Mrs. Mufhsy.
Mr.. A. ID. Blowers. the Coupeville mer
chant, came up on one of the last
steamers to do little business among
our citizens
BIZ recent change in the Island mail
route. Roche Harder and Eureka are
made stopping places on the mail route
served By the steamer Evaugel.
The Liberal League will meet a. Yes
ler's Hall Sunday evening at o'clock.
Lectare by w. Fl. Kuhn. Subject, The
Immortal Teachings of Jesus"
For late copies of the Racsiian Ga
zs:te of Honolulu We are indebted to
Dir. Pickering of the Washington En-
pioyment Bureau, who is an exresident
of kalakaua's kingdom.
Mr.. McEntee, the dealer in musical
instruments, Is at the Central House
and not the Grand Central. The Cen
trail House is on Front street, while the
Grand Central is on Commercial.
1t is little surprising. bat none the
less true, that it is only In the Terrific
ries-WyominR, Utah and Washington
where women enjoy the privilege of suf-
frage on an entire equality with men.
The new steam laundry is already do
ing more business than the projectors
calculated upon, and now, at the close
seek workers, of whom they want
dozen to iron clothes.
The Temple of Fashion is not to be
outdone by any of its competitors in
business. The stock of goods in the
Temple ia equal to the best in any like
establishment on the Pacific Coast. a
branch store has been opened at Port
Townsend.
No measure of anything like equal
importance has ever come before our
Territorial Legislature that attracted so
little remark and opposition as the
Woman Suffrage Bill, nor one, we may
add. of which there was such general
commentator.
The marriage of W. L. Lindsey and
Myra Burnell, last night, will be sur
prise to many readers this morning. and
an equal qualification 10 the many
friends of the estinable young couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey have our best
wishes for their future.
Tie County Treasurer during Novem-
Der and December stays close by his
office, which is now the front room of
the Court House building. Taxpayers
are beginning to come in, slowly at first,
bat with constantly increasing numbers.
So far about 5000 tax money have
been paid, and $98, 900 more are expected
before the first of January.
From January LIST to October l, 1888,
the Canadian Pacific Railroad earned
1854 ,462 !; the Central Pacific, $18.174.-
81; the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul,
SIG, 591 ,O0o; the Chicago & Northwest
ern. $l8.020.905; the Denver & Rio
Grande, s., $3.50, SOS the Texas & Pacific,
81. 450.82l, and the Northern Pacific,
$685., 753.
The killing Of deer on the lover
Sound islands has gone too far this
year. OF 50 caroases brought here on
the Washin2ton's last trip dozen were
Of animals 30 young and small that the
four quarters Of each animal would not
average ten pounds in wei xht. II al
loved to live they would have averaged
next season over hundred pounds,
and, az far a. lEeat is concerned, would
have paid the hunters good interest for
the time spent in waiting.
The past three months have been un-
usually dry. There has been moro or
less rain nearly every week, but in small
quantities sprinkles. Tho earth
was. for the first time since last spring,
soaked with water, 90 a. to refresh the
springs, the roots of forest trees, eto.
So little rain has fallen, in fact, that
rivers are running low. springs and
wells are drying up, and in some casee
considerable personal inoonvenienoe
caused.
Stsamshtp Willamette, Capt. Meyer,
arrived yesterday from Portland, with
Or she had taken cargo Of Seattle GOAL,
and to which place she will return wish
her next cargo. The Willamette IL kept in
the Columbia RiveI trade on account OF
the low stage Of water in tho river.
The Umatilla and the Walla Walla
draw more water than the Willamette,
add in times like this must either 20 up
liahs or they oan't 20 at all. They are
keel ships, while the Willamette is not.