Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-14

OO8Vuu0s
The walla walla viii finish loading
In day or %.
The police officers are resplendent IN
their new buttons.
There we're eight ocean ve ssels in the
bay at one time yesterday.
One drunk at the Police Court yester-
day morning was fined. including costs.
A disturbance on Washington street
yesterday msrning vas quoted by OH
Ger Lind.
The sidewalks were crowded yester-
day afternoon by pedestrians tempted
forth by the bright weather.
Mr.. A. G. Anderson and bride left on
the Mexico yesterday for Victoria, where
they will spend their honeymoon.
No tidines from Stone, the murderer
Of Hopkins, although quite a number
Captain John s. Hill, late of the
steamer Fanny Lake. is fitting up a
saloon and billiard hall in Tacoma.
The first iron pillar in the front OF
the new Opera House vas raised yester
day. Brick work goes on there as rap
idly as the weather will permit.
Pnrser McComb, of the steamship En-
pire, has again plae ID us under obliea-
tons for cOurtesies, which are never
failing on each arrival of that vessel.
The holiday goods exhibitions at the
various stores are handsome enough to
please the m. ltitude surely. Never be-
fore has the display been finer or larger
than this year.
Six ocean steamers were in our port
during the "a hours ending yesterday,
the number including the Willamette,
UmatilIa, Walla WaIla, Mexico, Will
minRton and Empire.
The Istorian says it is expected the
steamship Queen of the Pacific will, af-
ter the lst of January, be put into SER
vice on the route from San Francisco
TO Victoria and Puget sOuud.
The ship Brown Brothers arrived yes
terday morning, and went to anchor
across the bay. She Is commanded BY
Capt. ID. s. GOOdell, and under charter
to load RentOn coal for San Francisco.
Several thousand old papers-cleap,
uncut and uniform, and good for shelves,
patterns. the floor, etc.-can be bought
in this Office done up in packages of
fifty, tied and ready for carrying home.
The room on the south side of the old
Inteliigencer building has been leased
to Il. Davies d Co., who, by opening the
wall, have added it to the larger room
occupied by them. The whole place
was needed for the proper display of
the immense book stock Of this firm.
Complaint is heard of the delays ex-
perienced by fast freight on the
Northern Pacific line. One large CON
signment of Christmas goods for a mer-
chant in this city, has been out thirty
five days, and the m reliant is consider
ably worried abOut their non arrival.
The ladies of the Congregational
Church will give . social in the base
ment of their church on Second street.
between Spring aud Seneca streets. this
evening. all are invited, and will be
cordially welcomed. Come as early as
1870, 90 as not to miss any of the music.
The rush for real estate lately has
been in tie jackson street direction.
where lots have been Robbled up eager
~ at prices little short of fabulous.
There Is reason to believe though, that
residence property out there will rank
with the most desirable in the limits
one year hence.
The committees of the w. CT, q,
will meet this friday afternoon, at 9
O'Clock, in the lecture room of the NJ.
+. Church. The Union will meet at
2::D i 4 the same place. All members Of
tho Union are requested to attend as the
coming anniversary meeting will be
folly discussed.
The frame structure over the County
Jail is very nearly rebuilt. 1t is the same
size, and divided up about the same az
the upper works which were burned of
during the recent fire. Tho new struc-
ture 10 very similar in appearance to the
old one, and will be used fer the same
purpOse-cOunty offices.
Schooner Norway passed the port of
entry on her late up trip, and the can
tain was compelled to 90 down on the
steamer the dav after to formally enter
his vessel and her cargo. In this way
the cargo was locked up for two DAYS,
thing that will not OCCUR after the
establishment here of q port Of entry.
In Astoria, a town about like Seattle,
the city attorney gets $1,000 . year; the
street superintendent $500; the auditor
and clerk $500; the chief of police $500;
the police judge $500; the city treasurer
about 5000; the CITY sexton about $500;
in all something less than 5000. The
Mayor appoints, and the Council reject
or confirm.
Steamer w. +. Munroe ia picking IN
quite business on the route from this
city to Whatc0m and NO0ksack. She
makes the entire run in daylight, which
IS much appreciated by residents along
that part Of the line travelled by the
other boats at night. She is hardly ever
without twenty or thirty passengers on
board.
John q. Phinney has not only BIG
body of land aud logging camp ut
Port George, on WILDLY Island, but he
has wharf, and now has wood and wa.
ter to sell tO steamboats,. The next
thing to get there is pOstofiice and a
place On the mail route to Whatcom,
when Phinney will be fully prepared 70
blossom out as town proprietor.
To those who want pictorial news
paper Of tho most exalted character,
with the choicest illustrations, most
beautiful geographically, with the fin
est stories, Ablest editorials, paper un.
surpassed In Europe and unequalled in
America, we commend Hoy1er's Weklv.
Now that a new year is about begin
ming orders for this splendid paper
should be sent forward without delay.
3. Il. Gedois, of Ellensburp, arrived
yesterday from kiltitas valley, via SuO-
qualniie Pass, bringing q drove of 70
beef cattle for Evans 4 Co, the Front
street butchers. Mr.. Geddis reports the
rOad open, and likely to remain 70 all
winter, 90 that travel may be con-
tinucd on II without cessation. A GOOD
deal of work yet remains to do, though.
before 1t will be 4 first-class road, 6r.
deddis will return BY the same route.
II 10 generally understood that the
present City Council 10 unit in epposi.
tion to the admission OF the new mem
bars appointed by the late Legislature.
II the Councilman are right in this mat
Ter but little harm will result from their
action. II they are wrong, however, the
most serious results may onsue. An
easy way out Of the difficulty, and one
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