Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-12


Col. ". h white lecenred In New
Tacoma last Sunday night
No tidines from Michaei Marphy, the
astounding street contractor.
A full moon will interfere with the
5rIllfaDcy of an iileminatisa here on
Saturday night
During the past year the c. S. Land
Once az Collar has disposed Of 3.sl
pieces of land.
Colfsr 10 10 have daily newspaper,
to De called the Gazette, and 20 be pab-
hsAed by c. r. Hopkins
Stepsoe 10 \ nev town in Eastern
Washington IL il named after Colonel
Ssertoe, Of Indian war fame.
The man who would complain of such
weather - that of the Last day or &C
would erunbie IN Paradise.
W. K Mervin ID endeevoriue TO have
his steamer repaired IN time, TO take
paxt IN the Wizard festivities
Three 4st0rla.s-Th1rsday's, Fnday's
and Ssturday's-came TO us yesterday
And YET ve are only q days travel from
Astoria
A little esuuk of coal, weighing tao
tons, was sent IN from Newcastle yes
terday for the exhibition on Saturday.
Another and larger chunk viii be sent
In today.
Ocean House" Is the name given tbs
new boilding pa: up at the foot of Main
street, back of the New England. II
belongs TO Mrs Harmon, and viii Be
zsed for hotel PURPOSES
A baby propeller was made at the
Puget Sound Foundry few days since
Ii vas of Is inches diameter and only
30 pounds weight. A whitehall boat
With diminufive engine viii be driven
by It.
The steamship Umatilla has been or.
dered 3, load coal for Portland. Mr..
Weymouth expects TO have her ready
for sea this evening. she will not be
able to take much over half a cago, On
account of the scarcity of water In the
Willamette river.
The Statesman says that something is
wrong with the gas in Walla Walla, il
being insufficient in supply and inferior
in quality. Many persons are giving up
its use and returning TO coal oil. The
PRICES thousand-probabiy has
something TO do with the dissatisfac-
ton.
The piles used in building the rail-
road beyond Black River are being tax
en- out from town on hat cars A steam
derrick on the wharf hoists them out of
the bay and upon the cars, whence by
the narrov-gage track temporarily ex-
tended for the purpose, they are quick
ly taken TO the front.
Orders for large numbers Of our mann
moth Saturday i1sue are coming in
freely, single individuals taking %, 80,
and 100 copies. 1t will De magnificent
paper to send abroad. Those who speak
before the paper goes to press will be
most sure to get what they want, as no
second edition will be printed.
Three tons Of tomatoes at one-half a
cent per pound were rejected by the
Waila Walla Canning Company on
Tuesday last, for the reason that the
company have engaged all they can
handle. The market il said 70 be glut-
ted with tomatoes. send
than here, and they'll readily sell at 3
cents, if good.
The ealliope of the steamer Eliza An
ders0n will create real sensation next
Saturday when its musical throat is OPP
ened in hofiOr Of the gr.at occasion. 1t
is the same calliope used to welcome
Gen. Grant at San Francisco, on his re-
turn from the memorable trip to En-
rope, Africa, and Asia.
Street cleaning goes right along.
Loose boards, sticks, and brush are col
lected and burned; cutters are being
cleared out; tin cans, paper, and other
trash removed; holes filled, crossings
improved, etc. Ii not stopped too soon,
the work now in hand will leave our
streets in excellent condition.
The WEEKLY Posi- INrELLIaENCER will
issue from the press this morning, and
can be bought at the publication Office
or at Stratman's news stand. II con-
tains all the matter of the week rsla-
tive to the railroad party's trip across
the continent. and a vast deal else be-
aides. Price, 10 cents copy.
The steamship warehouse Vas empty
at 6 O'Clock Sunday evening. Since
then too San Francisco steamers have
placed 835 tons miscellaneous merchan-
disc in it, besides large quantities
bought by the Sound boats. Yet that
warehouse will again be empty by
O'Clock tonight. Whsre the goods all
60 TO is a marvel. =
Walter A. Bull i Co., of Elleusburg
advertise that thsy are posted as Il
town. farm, and timber lands and riot
mineral folds in Eastern Washington
and viii give reliable information &C
those looking for investment. The wri
ter Las known Mr.. Boil personally for q
number Of years, and IL pleased 70 state
that he stands very high among his
neighbors in Yakima county.
The printing Of Colfax for the ensu.
ing year has been awarded to the Videst
lat $3.50 per inch, first insertion, and
81 per inch each subsequent insertion
Ii the city has muoh work for the print
or to do, the latter will surely have e
take the town 10 get his pay. This il
probably the highest rate ever charged
for advertising in the Territory, and iti
collection by process Of Law 10 more thar
doubtful.
The two mates of the ship Challenger
were brought from the United States
Penitentiary yesterday, to testify in thu
civil action against the ship. Since be-
ing confined there they have made a
very beautiful fuli-rigged miniature
ship, complete in every particular,
which they yesterday presented to ]. @.
Haines, Esq, their attorney, who labor.
ed 80 hard In their behalf during their
long and tirssome trial at Tacoma
The ship 10 4 little beauty, and Mr.
Haines ID justly proud Of it.
The skyward progress of brick build
ings in Seattle has been plainly marked
| Of late. Until 1881 no building went
more than two stories above low base
ment. In that year an advance wa,
made with the erection Of the Posl
building. followed in 1888, BY q further
step with the Yeslsr-Leary building
another still in 1883 by the Occidental
building, and now one more to come
with the new opera building. The base
ments are nov all high htted for bust
hees. and equal 10 an ordinary story
Including Easements, no one thinks
now Of building less than four stor,
| structure. while five-storied houses are
10 make . beginning with the opera
boildine before referred TO. Elevators
siii become necessity from this time
On.
AxorHxa SrKAMKR.-Capeain w. X
Merwin, who recently sold his steamer
tho Washington Steamboat Company