Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-13


A rio Eastern mail arrived last night.
Everybody look out for letter snis
morning.
r;ftaan head Of fine beef cattle ar
rived from up Sound last evening by the
Messenger.
The wires were down last night and
the NIGHT before, leaving us short on late
teleQraphic news matter.
The recent rise in the price Of hops
about 10 cents pound-has gwen the
few holders intense satisfaction.
There will be a social dancing party
at the Lake Union boat-hous tnis
evening. A good time is anticipated.
Flaos in various parts Of town were
placed ct half mast Yesterday, over tne
ueVs Of the death Of Eddie Harmon.
The Weather now is beautiful and ex-
hilarafino in the extreme; the days
beino warm and sunny, the nights clear,
cool and frosty.
J.H. Houghton, late in the Lana de
paytment of the Northern faclnc haii-
road. has been added TO the new Ia
coma iron working drm OF DAVID Las'ef
q Go.
Cant. Miller, owner of the steamer
Biz. came 70 Seattle last evening 70 got
a casting TO replace . portion OF the
steamers machinery, which recently
gave way.
Secretary N. H. Owings. of Olympia,
and Major A. E. Alden, Of Steilacoom,
Who have been spending few days IN
Seattle. returned to their respective
homai yeGt0rday.
At the recent municipal election IN
Victoria, 5l1 votes were cast for Mayor,
Of which Charles Z. Redeem got Z76, or
IA more than his competitor. Messrs.
WriQQlesworth, Vigelius. Grlbble, kins-
man. Jensen. Shears and Roberts were
elected Councillors.
Piper il out with his usual winter
cream cake proclamation. 1t Is needless
TO recommend his cream cakes TO any
Who have ever tasted them, but 70 those
Who have not had that pleasure, we Will
say that you mover in your lie tasted
better ones, and probably none 30 good.
The Yakima Signal is the name of
new eiRht-page weekly paper just re-
ceiyed from Yakima City, the first num-
her of which appeared Jan. 9th. Its
publishers are MI. ]. II. and Mrs. ID. r.
Adams. Il makes a good appearance to
start with, and in q country 30 rapidly
developing and improving az that OF the
Yakima, should do we'll.
Our contemporary Of Walla Walla,
the Statesman, may hope, perhaps, TO
suuelch the Posi- INTELLI0ENCER by re-
fusal 70 further exchange with it. or 1t
may be some other reason, but whatever
Il G. we were cut clean of their OK
change list with the expiration OF loo2
We will endeavOr to endure the depriya-
ton, though It may BIO hard to do 30.
The Portland Gas Company charges
e46O Der thousand fest Tor gas when
raid ON of after the 3D. Of the month
following its use. Paid prior TO that
time the charge is $50. Very few let
the Cd Of the month roll around without
having receipts in fall. The half dol
lars connected with tksir charges are
likely soon 70 be knocked of, making
the rates % and a respectively.
For the first time in several years
there seems to be surplusage OF girls
and women for the purposes OF house
hold help. On Thursday last We had
no les than six applications in reply to
one call for help. At the same time
took0 ok0 PSouty Va nPUhSosAoho Ava hoap,
NO lees than four being made yesterday
within half an hour in reply to the ad-
vertisement Of girl wanting situa-
tion.
A laundry ID badly needed here. Re
lance upon Chinese il now a necessity,
and il 10 the weakest and most unsatis-
factory reliance imaginable. The wash
ermen are independent to an unsuffer-
able degree, are high priced, are care
less or incapable in the matter Of
clothes accounts, and do most wretch
edly p0or work. Who IL there to start
. steam laundry, and thereby make =
1ortunep
During the last year 1872 persons have
made final proof ON land in Garfield
county, makinQa total of 20,4OO acres.
This will make the general assessment
Of real estate In 1888 far exceed that of
1882, and will also, it is hoped, reduce
the tax levy. This, Of course, does not
include large number Of persons who
have made final proof and as yet have
failed to have their receivers receipts
dled for record.