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

Port Townsend yesterday.
One firm in this city received by the
Elder 2j4 tons of writing ink.
The barrel factory wants more help,
as will be seen by notice elsewhere.
The time table Of the steamer w. T.
Mervin will be found IN another col
umn.
The ship Commodore, Capt. Sawyer,
goes under the shutss 70 compiste her
cargo today.
The program TOT b rendered on the
occasion Of the German picnic SUNDAY
will be found in our advertising col
umns.
Fruits in the local market include
oranges, lemons, pineapples. oocoanufs,
cherries, strawberries, RooeeberrIes and
apples
The ad. of the Raymond Holmes
of their comedy, Wilma will be
found in another column.
The steamship Geo. W. Elder left for
up sound last evening, and returning
here this afternoon, will sail Tor Ban
Francisco at IL O'Clock tonight.
Hiram Doncaster went 70 Port Lud-
low Yesterday TO lay the keel Ut large
ship he has been employed 70 build this
season for the Puget Mill Company.
E.G. Triton Esq, and his friend j. j..
Mcbride, late contractor on the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad, left for Victoria
this morning to be absent about ten
days.
Hanlan has again won victory, beat
~-ruSt<o~ KannAd0 Aaativ
Some of our local sporting men will win
or lose some money on this contest.
Particulars will be found In our tele-
graphic columns.
To those who want land in one of the
most desirable sections OF the Sound
country, from ten to fifteen miles from
this city, We recommend the advertise
ment of Mr.. A. A. Holt.
The Geo. w. Elder brought 276 pas
senpers from San Francisco. OF these,
| Is were for Victoria, 22 for Port Town
send, LA for Seattle, - for Tacoma and
Ii for Olympia.
Spokane county has the small debt OF
$2G52.71. The whole expense of keep
| ing up the county government, iuclud-
| ing bridges, roads, paupers, court ex-
penses, ETC., was 81, $500 last year.
A sign maker, who uses soap only In
his work, created considerable of a SEN
sation yesterday. He Is very quick and
thing of novelty to people hereabouts
Captain w. K. Merwin states that he
exerted every effort to reach this city
with his steamer in time to convey the
members of Stevens Post, g. A. R., to
Tacoma on tine Goth of May, but on
reaching the mouth of the Skagit riveI
the tide was so low that he could moi
possibly cross the fats, and hence the
delay.
The steamer Elder arrived here at
o'clock yesterday morning. Capt. Hay
ward states that her detention wa
caused by head winds, and by the ina
bility to get his ship out of Victoria har
Dor during the blow which prevailed
there. Aside from this the passage wa
avery pleasant one.
The WEEKLY Posr-INrELLIGENCRR fo
the current week ia now for sale ut tn,
counter Of the Office of publication. 1t
contents include full resume of loca
events, telsgraphio and editorial matter
light miscellany, correspondence, Terri
torial, British Columbia and coast new
generally, aud a vast deal of matter o
the best character. Only 10 cents ,
copy.
We suggest to our contemporaries
elsewhere the publication at an earl
day of the census and assessment 70
turns for 1883. The work is now dom
in every county in the Territory, but il
only one or two counties have any re-
ports whatever been published. This i
matter of great general interest, ant
business pride alone should be sufficien
to call forth the publication referred to
Ship Yosemite came into port from
San Francisco yesterday morning, ant
Capt. Saunders landed in our town 70
the first time in year and half. Ill
was immensely surprised at the changes
he witnessed, made since he went out o
the local coal trade, and could hardl,
believe his own eyes that he was in tn,
town of Seattle, xith which he supposed
himself so familiar, but in which h,
yesterday found himself stranger
among strangers.
Engine Company No. 2. held meet
ing last night at tho Engine House OF
Third street. Owing TO the fact that il
was not generally understood at wha
hour the meeting was to be held, Their,
was not full attendance. 1t was OF
dered that meeting DO held at the Cit,
Hall ON Third street, OH Saturday even
ing, June 2nd. at 7:30, p. N. sharp, TO
the purpose Of selecting officers and
perfecting an organization. A full at
tendance is desired.
A committee Of ladies' called upon u
last evening TO inform MS Of the doing
of q blk who had been swindling them
He pretends 10 teach Italian painting,
sort of decalcomanie or transfer work
charging therefor three dollars lessoi
Of about twenty minutes. In one nous,
he got fifteen dollars in less than bal
an hour. proving to the ladies that b.
knew little Of what he was teaching
that his instruction was without value
and that he was fraud and humbu
Of the worst kind. The committee re
ferred to wanted him published tina
others might be warned IN time to avoi'
imposition.
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