Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-09

All the Vfrsn@1seS m Ie9ser Wuut
hss. i,ecn leased b i, one.
On board the Queen IF the Parifirs
DIRE in poIsl ,ni ted ". are Ctps. Jssaa
iryiag. l.. kim. Geo. W. Hall, and the
Paine: Dransiic Company.
The steamship wails Walis arrived
ia pori yesterday afternoon. and went
- anchor in tie strssm. She VIII load
coal for San Francisco.
The steamship Geo. W. Elder will ar
rive this morning from up Sound, take
800 tons Of barrel material and some
Other frs ish:, and sail for San Francis
90 NJ O'Clock this afternoon.
The slesreY Wilmington vas 20 sail
from San Francisco for this port last
sunday, with merchandise.
The barkenfine Katie ElickinQsr, nov
on her way up the coast, will take car
60 of lumber 20 the Fiji Islanda-
]. W. Edwards, the real estate dealer,
makes bis first announcement OF lands
for sale through our columns today.
To would-be buyers of Whaicom
lands NC commend the advertisement
If ID. Il. Ward, who has thirty-two ten
acre pieces TO sell IN that famed region.
The funeral service Of the late Mrs
Capt. J. ;. Hill will bs held at Trinity
church today ut ii O'Clock The many
friends Of the deceased lady are invited
to attend.
The ship Hope, which recently ran
into the port Of Honolulu in a disnian,
tied STATE. has been sold TO a Honolulu
lumber firm and will in the future trade
between Page: Sound and the Sand
xich Islands. She will be commanded
~ Captain Perhaslow, formerly OF the
barkentine Eureka aud bark Enoch
Talko..
Captain Richard Harding las: week
bought n One-sixteenth interest in the
ship Detroit for Sl250. The ship meas
ares 1894 tors. The interest sold be
.onged 10 j. J. McKinnon. Captain
II rd,no. wa snpposa, will hereafter
command the Detroit.
The bill giving retired armv officers
thu rieh. TO hold county Offices in the
Territories passed the Sen ,,s at half
he sth N March. and was imm ,diataly
signed nv the President, and is now h
law Of the United States.
The mishap 20 tie CITY OF Quincy. at
Samish was VI tut . trifiing character,
.;.usin9 her few hours detention. bu
aot preventing her continuing in trade
~ usual. She came up Sound wednes-
lay. west over 10 Port Madison yester-
~. and today will 90 down to What
com.
Interest in the meetings Of the Young
Mems Christian Association has had
the effect of increasing the attendance
Sunday afternoons beyond the capacity
Of their hall 10 accommodate The as
ISOLATION has, therefore. gladly accept
cd the invitation of Mr.. iesler to &C
opt the use Of his Hall. and in future
sunday meetings will be held there.
rhs music ss these meetings has of lite
beeu unusually fine, being that of a
violin. two comets and flute.
u. L. A iams. one of the Oldest and
MIST influential citizens of Squak Val
10y, is now confined to his bed from a
severe attack OF erysiIelas IN the head.
II has the best of care and it is hoped
he will soon recover his accustomed
health and vigor.
The weather has been so spring like
for u week or two past that people have
begun to put in gardens. Flowing and
spading are quite general. and In some
cases onion sets, potatoes, lettuce and
peas, have been planted.
Tho Indications are good that today
will BIO IA fine rs the finest day we have
tad the year, humbng Wiggins to the
contrary notwithstanding.
n 0 telegraph office has been rushed
with more business daring the past two
months taan in any two months in the
history Of the Office. The business
gains from week to week. Another
operator will soon be added to the
force.
We received yesterday no less than
three copies OF the Portland Daily
standard, and five of the Daily
Ne,es. and this Notwithstanding n
daily mail from that city re-
qairinp only thirteen hours ia transit.
One each Of tire two papers was dated
the Sd. No one to blame, We suppose.
Hon. Edward EldridQe, the Whatcom
pioneer. came 10 this city last Wednes-
day, and will stay until Monday next
IL u his first visit since 1878. He can
very plainly mark the changes in and
kfOWtu ot our tuWu, anu no " suFpIlscu
ut their extent. Mr.. Eldridee repeats,
with evident pleasure. the story of the
present RI Ii into his neighborhood. q
rush he has been anxiously waiting for
twenty odd years, and which we are re-
joiced he has lived to see; and which we
doubt not will increase stee Oily and per-
ceptibly for long time to come.
A sidewalk suit il pending against
certain property owners of the north
eastern part Of town. They refuse To
pay for the reason that the Sidewalk
lined the lots on the other side of the
street and mt their own side. There
may be no law to exemp, them from
payment in such u case, bat there cor
iainly should be. for the injustice int T.
lng them 'or the improvement Of the
property Of others must 10 plain 10 the
most obtnao.
The women had an excslieAt temper
aaee meeting in the Congregational
church yesterday afternoon. Miss
Hansee WAS elected President, and NJ
Shorey Secretary. A total ab-tirence
pledge Wis adopted. Tho attendance
WAS large and deep interest manifested.
The society promises TO be entirely sue.
c.Nc II