, 1883-03-22
DEATH OF VIM. P1oKERIYa.- AT seven


O'clock Friday evening, Hon VIM. Picke-
ring died at his home in Squak Valley,
after short but painful Illness. The
deceased was son OF Ex-Governor Will
liam Pickering, who came out to Wash
ington Territory in 1851. He was man
of bright intellect, and has represented
King county in both branches OF the
Legislature of this Territory. A few
years ago he was married, and leaves a
wife, several children and host Of
friends to mourn his loss Post-In-
teHi9encer.
The tenth census begins at last to
furnish us few facts. From it we learn
that 81, l55, ,733 people are in this country,
25,518,S20 being males and "a ,636,963 fe-
males; 6,679,S43 are of foreign birth.
There are 105,605 Cinnamon in the
United States, and 14S Japanese. Rhode
Island has 225 inhabitants to the square
mile, while in Wyoming it takes FIVE
square miles to catch one person. The
center of population is in Kentucky, a
mile south of the Ohio river, near the
village of Taylorsville. 1880, $40 can vote
il they want to; 1870, 400 are engaged in
farming, and the average number of per-
sons is 504.
To BE BUILT AT ONoE.-We are au-
thorized to state that Mr.. Yesler will
commence the construction of four
story brick block 80 feet front on Mill
street and to run bacA 100 feet, by the 1st
of May. This building will occupy the
space between the new Yesler-Leary
building and the Post building. The
style of architecture will be the same as
the Yesler-Leary block, the only differ
ence being that the contemplated struct-
ure will be one story higher. 1t will be
Joined to the new building now under
way, and also to the Post building, which
will have an additional story built on it.
Mr.. Boone is now working on tie plans
| for the contemplated building, and Mr.
ha'oIis preparing to furnish the
.,,Ju brick necessary for this struct-
ure. 1t is safe to say that when this
block is completed, it will surpass in
appearance anything of the kind on this
Northwest coast The latest patent
elevators will be put into the new build
ing, and no pains or expense will be
spared to make it one of the finest and
most convenient and desirable business
blocks on the coast. Post -Inteuigencer.
JOHN MUIR.-The St Paul Pioneer
Press of the 3D. inst. gives this gentleman
the complimentary mention following:
"Mr. John Muir, Supt. OF Traffic Of the
Willard transportation on the Pacific
coast, arrived in st. Paul yesterday from
Chicago His purpose was merely to Wis
it this city to acquaint himself with the
locality, and to obtain general idea Of
the situation, preparatory to his advent
in August next, when he will make his
headquarters in st. Paul. He will re-
main until Monday, and then depart for
the Pacific coast, via Omaha. He re-
ceived the reporters with gentlemanly
sauvity, but said in reply to questions
that he had nothing really new to COM
municate. In answer TO question, he
said that after his return to st. Paul
there will be no radical changes to the
present official staff here IN the traffic de-
partment, which will have charge of the
freight and passenger interests of tine
road. Mr.. Muir is young man, apparr
emily not older than thirty-fve, affable in
department, and possessing those social
characteristics that render access to him
a pleasurable matter. Bat, under the
quiet exterior, there is business capa-
city that insnresa faithfui performance
of duty with celebrity and without friction.
The new position to which he has been
appointed is one that requires the best
kind of talent. No doubt the company
realize that they have the right man in
the right place, and appearances indicate
that the business public will in no wise
be disappointed, as the future shall de-
volop Mr. Muir's capacity for controlling
the interests of the empire in ITSELF"
Tru tho wRisinr Gtar' Tea