Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-25

Arraneemsun have been corplste6
foT the establishment OF telephone ex-
change in WsIla Walla.
A portion of the cargo Of the schooner
Excelsior consists Of redwood shingles
shipped At San Francisco VIA the Sound
for Australia
The schooner Excelsior brought here
number of wagons for J. d G. Garter,
Of Laconner, and three Carriages for j.
@. Parker, Of Olympia.
Special agent Grass, Of the Land De-
partment. will visit the Sound during
tie next fortnInght IA the interest of his
branch Of the goSerument service.
The pr pJeot o. letter delivery IN this
city. paid by the people of the tsvn, 10
likely TO fall through. owing to the re-
fusal of the Department TO eoontenaace
the scheme.
The Olympia C0arier gives credit to
the ChJOsIeks for the PcsT- ISIELII.
sEScER's article Announcing the letting
of the Cascades branch construction
contract.
The Arm of Pincus & Packscher,
which has been dong business in Pierce
county for twenty-five years, has dis
solved partnership, Mr.. Piucus retiring
and Mr.. Packscher continuing the bus
iness alone.
We received q special from Portland
Yesterday dated the I'd, and containing
news that arrived here in the papers by
mail the day before. Two days by tele-
graph coming 40 miles is not extraor-
binary going by any means
The seats for the Boecher lecture of
tonight are MOI yet all taken, but those
wanting To hear the great pulpit orator
must not be slow about stepping around
TO the ticket office early this morning
and securing their seats.
Large quantities of lumber are being
shipped from this city each week to
Whatcom. The mill at that place is
not running, owing to lack of water, and
the host of builders there are compelled
to look elsewhere for their supplies.
The delivery boys in the Portland tel
egraph office have struck for higher wa
ees. demanding so month, instead Of
SIS heretofore paid. The boys here
have also struck for the same amount,
and it is more than likely they'll got i
before the trouble is over.
As the result Of an explosion on board
the steamer Woodside, near Victoria
the ether day. Adam Richmond, the en-
gineer, was seriously injured and per-
haps fatally, while a boy on board,
named Thomas George Dugan, was
scalded 80 that he died the next day.
Miss Annie Grigg, operator in the
Seattle otfic !. has been appointed man
ager of the Western Union Telegraph
office in New Tacoma. Miss Grigg 10
abundantly qualified to manage that
Office, or any other in the c0mpany's ju-
risdiction on the North Pacific coast.
There was meeting of citizens held
last evening, to make arrangements for
n banquet to be given the Willard party
IN their arrival here ON the 18th of Sep
TENDER. committee Of arrangements
WAS appointed, consisting of the follow
ing named persons: John Leary, chair
man, Il. Gatzert, Dr.. Il. L. Minor, Gov.
r. +. Ferry. Thomas Burke, w. A. HAr-
rington, j. L. McNauRht, 8. Baxter, Col.
q. q. Halter. Capt. F. j. Burns, A.
Macintosh, and g. H. johnson.
s. X. Geddis came across the noun
tains, via the Sno2ualmie pass, arriving
here yesterday. three days from Eilens-
burg, bringing some fine work horses
with him, which he sold at once to
Clancy Il Co. He reports work on the
road progressing satisfactorily and
states that hereafter cattle for Olympus
and mp Sound ports will come across
this way. One band of 100 head for the
Capital City will cross about the first of
September.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher ar.
rived in this CITY OH the boat last even
ing. His stay will occupy two days
only, it being his intention to 90 hence
Monday morning. Tonight he will de-
liver a lecture in the Presbyterian
church, and tomorrow will attend to the
baptism of his grandson, Henry Ward
Beecher, Jr. From here Mr.. Beecher
will so to Victoria, there to lecture Mon
day night, and shortly after proceed to
San Francisco, where he will lecture on
the Sd of September.
A civil case WAS tried yesterday in
Justice Vrooman's court, before Jury,
Ill which Young il McKeon were plain
titfs and man named Levy, commonly
called Cheap john" was defendant.
II seems the plaintiff had rented por-
ton of their leased building TO the de-
PENDANT, and wished 10 get rid Of him.
He claimed he had rented by the year,
and they maintained that they had lot
him have tho place from month to
month. The iary found for the plsin-
tiffs. The defendant will take an ap-
peal to the District Court.
An item appeared in this paper Of
tho 2lst relative To tho death OF Rev.
Mr.. Sheath at Snohomish City. A friend
Of DR.. Rainey, Who attended the do
ceased, called last evening. and 70 COR
rect any wrong impression respecting
the matter which might have besn de-
duced from the paragraph referred to,
requested US % say that the doctor was
called In when the case was hopeless;
that deceased had been i'll OF typhoid
fever for three weeks previous, had par
tally recovered, and was thsn suffering
from q relapse, and ths doctor was only
called the day previous TO his death.
Much improvement 10 going on up the
hill. James Phinney, on Spring and
Ninth streets, is building triple house.
Mr.. Holgate Is building small house
on Tenth street, near Cherry. Inc
Halter hoass, on Twelfth street, be-
tween James and Cherry, 10 all mitered
and the work OF finishing begun. Lum-
Der has been hauled for q new house on
Eleventh street, near Madison. Mr..
Coppin il ornamenting one OF his
houses with nex high porch. aud Is
walling up his lots ON Columbia street
The Columbia street grade is nearly I'm.
ished, and il has been a stupendous
work. The Madison street grade ia he
ins pu he'd actively, as also work on
Ninth street. New sidewalks are being
laid, lots improved and other worh
doing. Altogether good deal 10 doing
on the hill in the way Of change and
improvement. -s
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