Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-07
BREvITlEs.

The steamship Walla Walla, coal Ia
den, went to sea yesterday afternoon.
Daniel Underwood, years old, was
drowned at his home in Yakima county
August 18th, in pond near the house.
Bishop Brondel, formerly of British
Columbia and Washington Territory,
but now of Montana, will make Helena
his diocesan residence.
A refreshing shower of rain fell about
10 O'Clock last evening, the only trouble
being that 1t did not continue long
enough to clear the atmosphere of
smoke and fog.
Steamer Success got a little cut of
her course yesterday morning in enter
ing the bay and ran into the s. l.. Mas
tick, shlvering her own stem so badly
as to necessitate a new one.
Mr.. F. Anthony has Just bound for the
city court docket, which is far supe-
rior ~ any like book yet used here.
The ruling was also dune by hun, the
other printing being that of q. Han
ford.
Those only are considered pioneers
who came to Oregon and Washington
prior to 1855, by the railroad company
Ia their offer Of reduced rates to the
East over the completed Northern Pa
citic.
1t Is too much like wasting fine gravel
to put 1t on the soft sand of the recently
improved streets. A coating of broken
rock could there be- used to some pur-
pose, upon which year or two later fine
gravel could be put to advantage.
During at least part of the day of
celebration, while the procession IS on
tue streets, and perhaps longer, it would
be we'll for every business house to
close Its doors. giving clerks and sthers
chance to participate IN the dolngs.
The explanation given elsewhere by
the Committee fully vindicates MIR.
Puinphrey from the aspersi0n Cast upon
him by members of the Cornet Band,
and Will relieve him from odium in con-
nection with the matter referred to.
The new Christian Church building
ON Seneca street, between Third aud
Fourth streets, will be dedicated on
Sunday next, Rev. Bruce Wilburton Of
floating. The exercises will be open
10 all, and the public are invited 70 wit
Hess them.
A lamp in a Transparency in front of
the Blue Front Saloon, On Mill street,
exploded last evening and set the
Transparency ON ire. The flames at
tracted attention and the IRE alarm was
given. For a few minutes excitement
ran high, but u bucket or two of water
soon cxtlnguished the flames.
! he fog is not wholly an evil. 1t car
| ries with II considerable moisture, which
has the effect OF laying the dust and
cooling the atmosphere. II not also in a
measure of checking the Urea. Many
look upon the fogs rs Of considerable
bene fit To vegetation, keeping the grass
greener, and STRENGTHENING such crops
as are still out.
While cruising about in the fog yea
terday morning. the Hayward ooilided
with the coal compAny's buoy, and
afterwards With the ship Tenney, sus-
tanning slight injuries. The Merwin
also scraped up against the WaIla
Wslla, ana the Lucy scraped mp against
that steamship, but fortunately no Sc
rious damage resulted, and the steamers
went OF about their business.
Steamer s. L. Nastick, towing the
bark Colombia from the lower Sound e
Squaxom island, near Olympia, was
forced to come 10 anchor last Tuesday
night OF the city, where she remained
over Wednesday and Thursday, on &C
count Of the density Ut fog and the
danger of navigation. The bark is DO
ing for a load of piles, and she will be,
II u believed, the largest sail vessel that
has ever been 30 near tue Capital City.