Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-10

Judge 0reeus ieft toR Fort IovnSono
tbis morning.
Joseph McNauRht il nov ON his way
to San Francisco, for q few days visit.
A shute for discharRing ballast has
been erected on the north side Of the
Ocean Dock.
Mr.. Holland, master builder Of the
o. X. d n. Co.'S steamboat division, Is
here from Portland ON a short visit.
Messrs. Werner and Morganstein are
both here in connection with the man.
aeement of she Grismer- Davies COM
bination.
Henry Spohonigal, the man who
jumped from the second story of the
burning house, is suffering from a Sc
verely sprained ankle
The District Court stands adjourned
until December 18th, or as Judge Greene
expressed it, until ''the day on which
General Washington died"
Three drunk and disorderiies paid an
involuntary visit to the Police Court
yesterday morning. They we're fined
81 each; one paid up, and the remaining
two are celebrating in Jail.
Three axes and a hook are missing
from the hook and Ladder truck. They
were lost or carried OF during the fire
and the boys will be thankful for their
return. They will probably turn up, as
there is probably not a man in Seattle
mean enough to steal axes from the
Hook and Ladder Company.
Says the Dayton, w. T., Ch,onicie:
Mr.. II. N. Brown presented as this
morning xith monstrosity in the shape
of q cabbage with twenty-five smaller
ones growing around its base, allspring-
ing from q common stalk. The cluster
weighs twenty-six pounds and is indeed
a curiosity, as each small head il solid
and perfect.
The pig is a swimmer. The Dalles
Sun SAYS: While a drove of hogs, sent
in by Mr.. Geo. WaldrOH were being
brought across the Columbia Wednes-
day night, one which weighed about G0
pounds jumped of of the ferrybOat and
SWAN across to this side. THIS morning
Mr.. Waldron found him down along the
river bank and while trying to drive
him, he took to the water again
and swan across the Columbia river to
the Washington side.
The farmers at Rockford, w. T. are
sewing largely of fall wheat on the
stubble, turning it under with revolving
harrow. Fall blowing had not been un-
dertaken to any considerable extent
until the first of this week, but they are
now doing their best to increase the
acreage over that of last year. Many
new settlers are coming in and are buy
ing ont the old batchel0rs, most of the
Government land having beeu taken ap.
The Ogden Pilot claims to have it
from good authority that the Union Pa
citic directors and managers have in
view in making the inspection Just COM
pletsd of the Oregon Short Line the idea
of constructing feeders to it at various
points. After constructing 90 miles or
more of the main line it il thought to
be the intention of the managers to
commence the building of three
branches of feeders and run them to all
important places in the adjacent
country.
Louis BlankenhOrn, General Agent of
the Freight Department of the Chicago,
Milwaukee d st. Paul railroad, will to-
day call upon our leading merchants
with view to securing their trade from
points east of st. Paul. The freight
from Milwaukee, Chicago, st. Louis and
other eastern cities brought here by
overland roads has already reached
large figures and in very short time
will amount to the tonnage of an ordin-
airy freight train daily. This is worth
looking after. Mr.. Blankenhorn will be
kindly received by our merchants.
G. G. James, a drunken, jealous fool
of Ellenaburg, shot q man named N,
Barnett. III a hotel at that place one
day last week. James and his wife have
separated, but he at the time of the
trouble was endeavoriHe by force to
compel her to 90 with him. She was re-
sistinR, James drew a revolver, and, on
others interfering fred it Oft, the bullet
striking Barnett on the side of the head,
and causing wound of a painful but
not fatal character. Mrs. James Thought
the shot was intended for her. The vii
lain fed. but was afterwards caught,
and, If he gets his desserts, will be sent
~ the Penitentiary for life.
The steamship Mexico brought on her
recent trip from San Francisco passen-
gers and tons of freight as below given
for the several ports on her northern
route: