Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-11

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Umatilis with interest.
Soiree at Lake Union next Saturday
evening. See advertisement
Geo. H. Chick d Co. have a l6-horse
power portable engine and boiler tor
sale.
We are indebted to Purser O'Conner,
Of the steamer Wilmington, for favors
IN his line.
The steamer Wilmington has gone on
to Sanaino for cargo Of coal for the
San Francisco market
Hon. Frances Henry and A. j. Burr,
both vell-known citizens Of Olympia,
are spending day or 30 IN Seattle.
Prot. T. s. Ingrahsm has commenced
to build another dwelling house On his
very slightly property near Belltovn-
A. n. Cannon, the Leading merchant
Of Spokane Falls, hss sold his store and
store business IN that thriving town for
$4,000.
Persons not receiving their papers
regularly and satisfactorily will confer
favor by leaving word at the business
Office.
No less than zoo pounds of ice is CON
sumed in Seattle daily. Most Of this
comes from the ice houses near Lake
Union, and Ii sold at Genus per pound
The Geo. w. Elders freight list com
prised 1l55 tons, distributed as follows:
For Victoria. Al tons; Port Townsend.
l01 tons: Seattle, AIS tons; Tacoma, l45
tons; Olympia, "A tons.
The north side of Union Street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth, ID very closely
occupied with fine residences, and nov
Mr.. j. ID. Smith conternplates the build
ing of another on the corner Of Fourth
street.
James Davis, manager and travelling
correspondent of the Northern Pacffc
Ra,lroy Journal, Of Portland, arrived
last evening, and today will go on 70
wbatcom to see and write up the
country.
Engineer Clark estimates the cost of
constructing railroad from the mouth
of Burnt River down Snake to Lewis
ton at about $4,000 per mile, or SZ.sO5,-
900 for the whole distance of ls1 miles.
Cheap enough.
Ed Hoole, Esq. Publisher and propri-
etor Of the Daily and Weekly EnteTprfse
of Chico, California, and brother of B
r. Hoole. the street. contractor, arrived
in Seattle last evening and Will spend a
few days in our city.
The Leonard Grover Company are
announced to play here three evenings
Thursday. Friday and Saturday of
next week, when they will play ''Our
Boarding House," my Son-in-Law."
and "Lispet, the Tomboy."
The Arion Singing Club rendered Otto
Ranke, newly elected Councilman from
the Third ward. and a member of their
society, a very pleasant serenade last
night. Mr.. Kanke invited his visitors
in and treated them quite royalty.
In the Port Townsend election G. M.
Bradshaw was elected Mayor by La
votes, Chss. Finn Marshal by 157, and
A. Weymouth Councilman by ia and
j. +. Norris ditto by lob. The whole
vote cast numbered only about lGO.
Mr.. Nelson Brooks, Representative
elect of Klickitat County, w. T., who
has been engaged in teaching school,
was arrested for brutally whipping
little boy of Elmer Smith and fined
800. The child's back was exhibited
in court and presented horrible ap-
pearance.
The north eide of the Yesler What.
near the front, il receiving needed re-
pairs. The O ,nstttt settling OF the slabs,
sawdust and ballast Of which it is
chiefly formed, and the ravages OF the
teredo, make repairs to that uRe struc-
ture a never ceasing operation.
Gen. T. X. Tannatt was elected Mayor
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General James McAuliff by "a majority.
To beat McAuliH, Tannatt must have
been strong man, for McAulif was
thought TO have life-lease OF the Office,
and, in fact, had held it more years
than all other men together.
According to all accounts the man.
aQer of the RAYMOND Holmes Company
was a regular blk. He cheated print
ers and others wherever he went, and
finally broke the company mp in Port
land, leaving the members two weeks
short on salary, cheating job printer
ont Of $40 worth of work, etc. He is
bad egg, surely.
Sixteen or eighteen mechanics are at
work repairing and renewing three YES
sells on the nerth side of the Yesler
wharf. They are cauiking and tarring
tho schooner Teaser, working ON the
machinery Of the steamer Hope, and
finishing mp the cabin of the steamer
Eliza Anderson, which came down from
Olympia for this purpose last Sunday.
r. II. Winslow, U. 8. Inspector of
Customs. has effected an exchange Of
place With Inspector Svayzee, who has
gone 70 Port Townsend. Mr.. Winslow
In one Of the veterans Of the service,
and Is q most agreeable, competent
official. We trust be will be the first
deputy stationed here, and that later he
will be collector Of the port Of Seattle.
The bark Henry Buck arrived yester-
day morning from San Francisco, bring
ing full freight of general marchan-
disc for our city. which she is discharg-
ing upon the Yesler wharf. Several
thousand feet Of lumber comprised q
pars of her cargo, while an 5000 pound
safe for w. ID. Scott 4 Co. forms another
item. Tho Henry Buck viii probably
take lumber for her return cargo.
Failing TO get from Portland archi-
tects plans 10 suit for the Episcopal
School 10 be built at New Tacoma,
Bishop Paddock u now inviting plans
from architects Of this city. It may be
local conccit, perhaps, but whether II is
or not We think Seattle has architects
Who, in ability and merit, are equal 10
any on the North Pacific coast, not ex-
ceptina the gentlemen of that profession
In Portland.
]. ]. Cummings, the contractor, was
arrested the other day on complaint Of
w. L. Weedin, and was bound over to
answer charge at the next District
Court Of impeding. iniuring and de-
struying road in the district Of which
Mr.. Weedin il supervisor. The CON-
plant IL based upon acts Of Mr.. Com
innings at the lakes back of town. From
what is learned, the charge il not
likely to seriously disturb Mr.. Cum
mings.
The SSoouALxrK WAGON RoAp.-The
project Of building a wagon road from
Seattle over the Cascades to the Yakima
country should not be allowed 10 sleep
or drag. There has been no proposi-
ton suggested which will with so little
outlay rebound 10 the benefit Of our
merchants and the city generally as the
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