Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-06

n, 3sesn vii lecture for the Liberal
sTeecue "a Yesler's Hall on Sunday SVEN
inR q z o'clock.
Todav. feast day Of the Epiphany, -
Church. Mas viii b eaid q > am.
AAsv Wxurms, containing our New
Yeer historioal, descriptive and statse-
teal matter, yet remain for sale u TINS
ONCE.
Thouph the weather ID not tho most
deliohtful, still It il az pleasant as We
have right TO expect At tins time OF
the year.
Tho Ners of Tacoma presents very
axoeIIent roport of the business, growtn
ana dcvelopment of that place during
the past year.
The Phinney- woman consIose.sy th;s
rpne far enough, ana, as iAl 80 -
paper IL concefnsd. muss ,s enu "''
mater contained in this issue.
Hh reported that Dr.. Van Zandt nas
bsen eIec9sd President OF the Mnssoom
coIonv. We hope this promotion VIII
not neoessitats his removal from our
city.
CauA.in Parker, Of tbs Messenger, u
conaned 10 his homo at Olympia by
siskneea. In his absence, b. n. Perez
vaI. the mate Of that craft, u IN COM
maud.
IAdv Bartlstt- Burdstt- Coutts has pre-
ssnted tia Bishop Of New Westminster,
B. O., Q chime Of bells and the moacy
neeecaarv 10 construct Stone tower ZOE
their holding.
p.,A.,,e,~h 4 Co. owners Of the Che
hsiis 6onr mill. have their establish
msnt in full running order nov, s .hs
are prepared 70 grind gfa1,n ., L"s 'n'
growers and sell -four TO the dealers
A Ars oceurred ON johnson street In
Victoria, tho other day. in WHOM cam,
aoe 10 the amount Of severa! snousenG
dollsrs vss done 1essra. Norris ana
BIand, keepers Of hardware store ana
o restaurant.
II IN uropossd at Oakland, CAL, 70 ex-
4and ~ city limits 90 as TO take 10
Xismeia and Berkeley. The CONSOLE
dafed city would cover an immense
~ and vould have population Oh
about 1000 -ls, O04 ct tho last census.
According 70 the Ne,os, fourteen on.
1~rss.t vesaeis took from Tacoma last
vsar $3.50 tons of coal During the
ssma ~ twelve ships arrived at tne
eame bort. loaded with iron for the
Northern Pacific Company, averaging
carooee Of about 1900 tons each.
aW. H. Dearborn & Co., bankers,
eo.rts Tor the Cunard and other steam
ship lines, No. y Central street, Low wen,
Massachusetts," u the nrm oss.gnas.SS n
and address OF some gentiemen w
have figured hsreabout quito extens'voay
In real estate, and are Known " " '""-
jority Of our readers.
Besides the minister mentioned IN
yeeterday's Issue a. having received
suhotantial surprise, in tho shape OF
Christmas gift 81 money, from the Peo-
De OF Blaksly, . clergyman OF the EPis-
copsl Church, who holds semi-monsnIy
seryiees at the above place, Was also tho
recipient Of q like gift, amounting 70
over go.
I'm New Years day Linville Bseson.
Of Mil Creek. ClaokAmas county, aged
abont is wears and q splendid young
follow. accidentally shot himself with a
laroe bore muzzle-l loading rifle IN tne
ahdomen and died about ten hours AZ
fervard. He hardly knew how 1t was
done. but aid be Was standing ON log
vith the riAe In front, and supposes he
fell o. slipped causing the gun to 90 on
W. 4. Chapman, Of the Portland Sun
dan NeycwrT, has hcen indicted Tor II
beliua r. Moi. Patton, appraiser in the
Custom House a& that place, whom he
- made the subject Of several defam-
afory articles. A Judge Of the Court at
Tho Dalles has also been libeled, aud
An iuyoatiqntiou viii probably ensue
fhefo. Ohspman will have his hands
nm. and may live to regret his villain
oue oonxno q that dirty sheet.
The building Of the Northern Pacific
branch 10 connect this city with the
main line Of that company's road, Roos
on slowly. The force Of men who can
b probably employed IN construction
q emall q this period Of the year, and
operations are necessarily On . limited
ooalo, With the longer days and better
weather soon 10 como the work viii 30
Quickeusd, but viii probably mot Be
completed, and passenger cars running
over u befoye the Let Of June.
One OF The passengers on the outgoing
steamship Geo, w. Elder will be John
ReCan. known to all old residents of
Piefoo county. Mr.. Regain 10 going to
Athene, a northern Texas, whero his
hrokhar lives, and will DO accompanied
by hi danQhtor, and thero they viii
prohably make their future home. For
6ftoen yeaya Mr.. h. lived In and about
Stejlac0om. and for fifteen years at Ia
coma ana On The islands In the western
part Of tho oounty; he having dwelt IN
the co1uty dlnos Octobef. 1857.