Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-04

RREyITuEs.

The Challenger will not be ready to
sail for some days.
Revival meeting this evening at I
O'Clock, at the Baptist Church.
DR.. ]. w. Waughop. of the Steilscoom
Asylum, is stopping at the Brunswick.
Quite large quantity Of hops are
stored in the City Dock warehouse.
One woman before the police court
yesterday charged With drunkenness.
Capt II. F. Beecher and family are
about 10 resume their residence i'll this
city.
The railroad pile drivers are now at
work Just east of the Hall IL Paulson
wharf.
The schooner Teaser left last evening
for Neah Bay and Quileute, laden with
lumber and merchandise.
young man in want of situation
can be obtained by those needing him
on application at this office.
The ranks Of the Migrants have been
considerably thinned ont by the vigor-
Gus action of the police force.
Phinney is again stirring up the real
estate business, especially on Jackson
street, and is making it pay big, too.
FIJI. Winslow, Inspector of Customs,
has resumed his post of duty at this
point, having been relieved at Port
Townsend by Inspector Swayzee.
There will be meeting of the lodge
of the United Order Of Ancient Tenn
plars this evening. The Order Is grow
ing quite rapidly, having over sixty
charter members. e
ID. b. Ward, the real estate dealer, has
some very choice lots in the old May
nard plat for sale, which. considering
their accessibility and beauty, ARE among
the cheapest offered in the town.
The Boulon d Moore combination
gave musical and variety entertain
ment at Yesler's Hall last evening be-
fore d small but appreciative audience.
The entertainment Was verv interesting
throughout and was worthy of a better
house.
Prof X. G.. Kerr, the newly appointed
Superintendent of of Public Instruction
for the Territory, visited the schools of
| Seattle yesterday, and today will visit
those of Tacoma. He speaks in the
highest terms of the management of the
Seattle schools.
1t costs S175 for family of four per
sons to go from Seattle to Ellensbare
by way of Portland. With the putting
on of stages direct, the same family Car
go for $50: or they can today buy an
outfit in .either place for $500, carry
themselves over for nothing, and theI
sell their horses and wagon for almOs,
as much as they paid for them.
The Seattle Gas Company ID said t.
has lost $4,000 during the past year il
consequence of expenses and damages
occasioned by street grades. In thii
connection We may say that the Spring
Hill Company has fully determined tC
lay none of their pipe on streets not per
manently improved, as they cannot
afford the enormous expense to which
they would be subjected by interference,
with their heavy pipe.
Flour at Eliensburg is worth only
50 80 a barrel, while in Snoqualmie i
sells at IS. The places are only 10 mile
apart, and flour can easily be wagOnet
from one place to the other at the rat,
of dollar or dollar and half bar
rel, and can be brought all the way t,
Seattle for two dollars barrel: the lat
ter rate taking into account the prob
ability of return loads. With suci
figures staring us i'll the face, it is singu
lar that enterprising individuals hav'
not before this inaugurated the freigh
transportation business over the SnO
qualmie road.