Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-04

BREyITlk8.
Theodore h Bohms. foru sriy Of this
city. Is nos q resident of Honolulu
Mrs. j. ". Ackerson arrived In Seattle
yesterday on business II importance.
A nev Hall safe of large Dimensions
b upcn tie steamship wharf for Geo. e.
Hill 4 Co.
Miss Helen Strive, eldest daughter Of
our Mayor, has joined Col. Evens' ex-
cursion party 70 Alaska
Another large barge loaded With hay
vas brought up from Sesnvood By the
Glide. arriving yesterday.
Geo. T. Myers, Of Portland, came to
Seattle last evening. 20 make arrange
ments for the starting up of his cannery
across the bay.
The Superintendent for the Cedar
River extension advertises today for
thirty i've teams, to work on scrapers
on the line Of that road.
Small change-quarters, dimes and
nckels-is poticeably scarce, and the
importation of a few thousand OF thess
coins would be real blessing.
A tree fell across trestie No. Is on the
line of the Columbia 4 Puget Solnd
Railroad yesterday. breaking it down
and causing some delay of trains-
Steamer WILMINGTON, in going out
Sunday morning. got aground below the
sity and remained there six or eight
hours until lifted by the incoming tide.
The Rev. Dr.. Jewell, Of San Rafael.
performed a double marriage ceremony
August 9th, in which a daughter vas
bride Of one Of the couples and son
groom of the other.
The next big opposition will be that
between the two express companies.
The Seattle offices stand side BY side,
bat We don't know that 1t will be the
hotter on that aoooant.
Thomas Burton, q young man l6 years
of age had his elbow badly sawed In the
Port Madison Mill. The steamer brought
him over last evening, and he il receiv-
ing all possible aid at the Providence
Hospital.
Schooner Sadie F. Caller and steam
ship Walla Walia are the only vessels
at the coal wharf. The ship Daniel j.
Terry and barks Abner Coburn and
Enoch Talbot will load next, in the
order named.
The ship Wealthy PendletoR, famil-
iarly known to many Pacific coast ports,
recently foundersd in the South Allan
tic, her crew landing at Pernambuco.
She was q State Of Msine veGssl. and
was commanded by Capt. Pendleton.
tits not often the railroad warehouse
gets az empty as it ia now, but tho prob
ability is it will be full again before an
other issue Of this paper. II Is really
marvellous to old mossbacks to see the
quantities of goods constantly passing
through that warehouse.
A short piece of track was laid over -
the freight wharf from the railroad, and
cars have been using it for come days in
loading the steel rails ON the wharf for
removal to the new road up White River.
Several trains have already gone, and
the last of the rails were taken yester-
day.
The large patronage given to the two
passenger wagons running up Front
street and to Lake Union demonstrates
conclusively that street railroads In
those directions would pay. Railroads
would undoubtedly get business three
or four times greater than that of the
wagons.
There will be an open temperance
meeting held at the Y. NJ. c. A. hall
this evening at O'Clock. The meeting
will be addressed by the Rev. Mr..
Strange. There has been good liter
airy and musical programme arranged
for the occasion. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
A number of broad tired wagons az
now ON Yesler's wharf. the tires being
four and half inches wide. They will
save the roads greatly during the winter,
and will be much easier hauling to the
orses than the narrow-tired wheelers
No heavy wagons without broad tires
should be allowed.
BY the separation Of the Northern Pa
Q; DC into two divisions, making Helens
the dividing line. the Eastern division
will comprise 1876 miles aud the West
ern division 1925 miles. The latter in
cludes the lines Of the Oregon Railway
J. Navigation Company and the Oregon
4 California Railroad.
The schooner Hueneme, now at tn,
wharf discharRing, brought one Of thu
largest loads of merchandise yet re-
ceived at this port. Not only was Oh,
| full below, but her cargo was piled ~
ON deck. She brought q great numbe
of stoves, large quantity Of crOckery
several hundred sacks Of rock salt, ,
number Of large oak timbers, doors
windows, etc.
Joseph Dunlap, who lives on the ridg
road six miles southeast of town, wa
exhibiting yesterday some egg plums
grown on q tree In his orchard this year
They were seven and eight inches in cir
cusnference, and one Of then reaches
the large figure of nine inches. Exhib
its of this character on the part Of farm
ers will bo proper at the approaching
railroad jubilee.
About ono O'Clock this morning tw'
men entered the sample room in tn
basement OF the PoSr building and an
nouncsd their intention Of "cleanin,
cut the place." They were quickly bust
led oct by little spirited Humping ani
received. into tbs protecting arms o
officer WEIGH, Who marched them OF il
procession TO the cooler.
While the Street Commissioners IL On
gagged in cleaning up the streets b
should look after the drains. A very
extensive system has been establishel
during the past year, almost all of Whicl
without cleaning will be we'll nigh use
len. The drains are cloeQed with stick
and stones, and filed with. earth. LIE
them b cleaned for appearance sake
and at the same time be got ready 70
the coming winter.
The school book business was remark
ably good yesterday. Over q thousan'
children we're supplied, and the numbe
Of books and states bought was full
three thousand. In anticipation OF
great demand an immense supply O
books had bsen obtained by local deal
era. TIE sales Of q single dealer q
ceeded four hundred dollars. The boek
stores were crowded and jammed viii
juveniles all day long. Probably NOR
books we're sold here Yesterday than il
any day in the previous history Of th
! place.
The UNrvE1srrY.-This institution
was opened yesterday morning 1t tn
usual time, and the efficient corps Of In
structors Immediately began the clash
hcation and succeeded much oasie
than upon similar occasions previous I.