Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-02
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Among the freight which came up or
the Willamette was q large quantity OF
fruit
Professor g. Won Rsth and wife. OF
Bohu, Germany. are stopping al tne
Arlington
Yesterday Was regular fall or wintel
day. the rain coming down IN sort oi
drizzie all day long.
Report has il that the steamer Geo. L
Starr vii be pat on the route to New
Westminster, b. c.
Inside blinds are wanted for the Cen
trail School building. and the directors
advertise for 81 of them.
Donald Dinnie, the Scotch champion
wrestler. Is fiiling an ngageTnens AZ the
Oregon State Fair at Salem.
The sailing from San Francisco of the
schooner w. l.. Bee5e Was of necessity
postponed to Thursday Next
The box-sheet will be opened at j. ID.
Lovman's, at 10 this forenoon. for the
entertainment of tomorrow night
Rev. Geo. II. Watson will leave thu:
morning for the convention at Pniia-
delphia. to be absent about SIX weeks
Monthly business meeting of the Y.M
C. A. on Wednesday next, $50 Pm. Al
members are requested TO be present.
The Geo. w. Elder. after unloading q
large quantity of freight here, departed
Sunday morning on her voyage up tbs
sound.
A fine sample of Norwsy oats was sent
as by Martin Brown from San JuaI
Island few days ago. They were as
good looking oats as any horse would
care TO look at.
Postage stamps seem TO be quite a
rarity at the Postoffice. There are still
a number of cent stamps on hand, but
no cent stamps, postal cards or | cent
wrappers are 70 be had
A contract was awarded by the Di
rectors last night to Chestnut IL String
ham to paint the Central School build
ing, for f5i5. The color of the build.
ing will lie changed to white.
Two hundred Chinese arrived last
Sunday evening from Portland, to worl
on the Cedar river extension of tn,
Northern Pacific Railroad. They wen
to the front in the trains of yesterday
The San Juan Island farmers caugh
the hop fever last year, and in the pas
spring planted yards in a number o.
places. A sample of this years produc
ton has been sent US from the 10 acr'
patch of Mr.. Mcdonald.
A man laid down valise at the doc
of butcher shop last evening: another
man came along, picked it up anC
walked of. Policeman Manning latel
secured the stolen article, but the THE
managed to elude arrest.
The veteran express company, Wells
Fargo IL Co., have reduced the price OF
franksd envelopes, the change TO TAKE
place October LIST. HencefOrth single
envelopes will be sold for cents, 6 fol
- cents, II for 80 cents, and % for 81
Bark Oregon, which sailed from Por
Discovery lumber laden last June TO
Coquimbo, was lost at sea August 18th
The captain was drowned, but the crew
saved, and picked up by the British shil
Leicester Castle and taken to San Fran
cisco.
Rev. Mr.. Grant and SANFORD Flem-
ing and son, who have Just come across
the continent by the route of the Can
adam Pacific Railroad, came over from
Victoria yesterday and paid this office Z
short visit. They are already on thei
return, and will 60 back by way of thu
completed Northern Pacific.
A shark was caught in the bay Sun
day afternoon by some men who wer,
trolling for salmon. The great fish wa
landed with the assistance of some In
dams who were near, and Was left Oh
Front street, where it remained all day
yesterday surrounded by curious
crowds. 1t is about six feet in length
and according to the verdict of all whit
saw it, would be an unpleasant compan
ion for a swimming matinee.