, 1883-08-23

HENRY WARD BEECHER is expected to
arrive i'll Seattle in a few days, and will
lecture there on the 25th instant
Mr.. August Hagemyer, an old and re-
spected citizen of Thurston county,
suicided near Olympia last weea, He
leaves wife and son.
Governor Newell has been invited to
join the Willard party, and to make n
speech on the occasion of driving the
last n. 2. r. r. spike.
GovERNoR NEWELL authorizes the
statement that he did not reprieve Nc
Pherson, who was hanged at Dayton by
the citizens. He had no connection
with the case and a reprieve was not
asked at his hands.
YAKIMA Signal: The first blast on
the Cascade division of the Northern
Pacific railroad was fired at noon on
Aug. 1st. 1t took place at camp No. ,,
in Yakima Canyon, between here and
Kittitas. 1t was welcome sound in
this country, and one which should have
been heard many years ago. Five sticks
of giant powder were used, and huge
stones were wrenched from their long
resting places and hurled n great dis
tance. Let her boom!
A YOUNG man by the name of Roberts
was instantly killed by lightning near
Eugene, in Southern Oregon, on We'd
nesday morning. lie carried Il hay fork
across his shoulder at the time, the
sharp tines of which acted as a conduc-
tor and drew the electricity from the
surcharged atmosphere. This is the
second instance of death by stroke of
Lightning that has occurred in Oregon
within the knowledge of the oldest in
habitant.
POWERFUL LOGGING LOCOMOTIVE. .-
The Washington Iron Works have just
completed twelve ION Logging engine
for Blackman ~ Howard, TO be used on
their broad (eight-fooD gage track
running from Muckilteo into the woods.
The engine sets on four large driving
wheels four feet in diameter and ten
inches wide, with tianges on either edge
of the wheels, and the truck sets on four
smaller wheels, "a inches in diameter.
This immense locomotive is propelled
by four 6xl0 upright engines, so ar
ranged that they run very steadily and
that there can be no stopping on the
center. This locomotive has been
building for several months past, and
on its completion yesterday propelled
itself through the streets on tempo
rary track to the foot of Washington
street, where it will be placed on scow
and towed to its future field of opera
tions. The ponderous machine worked
very smoothly, and Will doubtless give
entire satisfaction.-POSt POSt-IRteHigencer
PREPARING FOR THE RECEPTIoN.-Noth
ing will be left undone to make the re-
ception of Mr.. Willard one of the grand
est events that ever took place on the
Sound. The Ways and Means Commit
tee will start out today to raise the nee
essary fluids. 1t is stated on good au-
thoritv that one of our prominent citl-
zens will head the list with two
hundred and fifty dollars. Every one
should give literally towards this affair,
As no living man has done as much for
the prosperity of Seattle as Mr. Willard,
and that, too, III the face of the tiercest
opposition of men connected with him
in great business enterprises. Our peo-
Die will show, in an appropriate manner,
that they appreciate his effort in their
behalf. 1t is expected that Mt least two
hundred leading capitalists of America
and Europe will accompany Mr.. Willard
on his visit to Seattle, and the good that
will flow from a proper reception of this
partv cannot be estimated in dollars and
cents. Capt. Geo. d. Hill has been
chosen Grand Marshal of the day, and
will organize and conduct the procession
Efforts will be made to have all the great
mills and manufacturing establishments
on the Sound represented on that occa-
sion.-PoSt-I -InteHigeHcer,