Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-13
sREvuTuEs.


The Willamette went to sea YESTERDAY
morning. and the Walla Walla 10 now al
the bankers.
| CAPTAIN ]. j. Gilbert. OF the coast sur
vey. was in the city yesterday, the guest
| of the Brunswick.
Judge Greene rendered several unlm-
portant judgments and issued re"
| writs, etc, Yesterday.
The earth m the recently constructed
approach to the Third street bridge mas
CT we'd quite extensively.
John J. Norman, Who was committed
| to the insane asylum last week, Is back
in the city and pronounced cured
Rev. A. Atwood will preach IN the NJ
| +. Church this evening. Those who
desire salvation will be invited 70
Christ.
There are at present twelve prisoners
confined in the County jail, and the
need of more ample accommodations -
severely felt.
Steamer Lottie has been sold to resi-
| dent Of the lower Sound, who has put
her in the trade between the Islands
and Victoria.
The Gypsy gave the southwest corner
of the CITY Deck severe bump yester-
| dav morning, tearing up planks and
leans in lively manner.
IT is far oftener the case, however.
that the number of cartridges exploded
exceeds the number OF dead ducks.
| Did the coat tit I've local
J. W. Edwards and family have move d
| into their new house on Columbia street.
corner of Twelfth. where they are very
snugly and comfortably fixed.
Mrs. DIR. f.. l.. Smith and children are
aoain about to 90 TO California, for the
benefit Of a dryer and milder climate
during the remainder Of the winter.
The up town sidewalks are frequently
usad Inv horsemen, liz order to avoid the
mud. Let ono or two offenders of this
stripe be arrested and fined, and this
bad practice will end very quickly.
| The contractor on Ninth street states
that his contract for grading and side
walking that thoroughfare is about com
plcted. He still has about two blocks
of sidewalk to lay, after which be will
| be through.
Steamer Evangel went out again last
evening, we'll freighted and passenger
ed. The Evaneel Ia rapidly working
| into fine trade, and Capt. Beecber i'll
another year may be obliged to get an
other and larger boat.
Under the new scholarship law. .
number of students are expected At the
University at An early day. Should
they all come, and it is to be hoped they
will. their numbers will add considerably
to the present attendance, and the re-
port they will take home will be grand
advertisement for the school.
G. +. Stone will startle candy buyers
this morning with his prices, which are
the lowest at which candies were ever
offered in the city. Fourteen and iif-
teen cents a pound is quite different
from fifty and seventy five cents, at
which prices articles were sold a few
| years ago.
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Company, it is reported, will extend
their road from Ogden to Butte City
next year. Once at Butte 1t won't take
them long TO GROSS the mountains t.
Lewiston and thence to Puget Sound
| Who says they don't do 80 during the
next FIVE years? They are the noun-
taineers Of Tailroading. ". ". f"ion
The barrel factory has been shut down
for fortnight past, and the date for
resumption of work cannot yet be set
| This factory has been seriously inter
fered with of late by competition with
| the East, where they seem to be able to
make sugar barrels and send them by
rail to San Francisco for less money
than the barrels can he made here and
sent there by sail or steam.
A man able aud willing tn do almost
anything is in sad need of job of
work, whereby he can earn enough
money to keep him alive and we'll. lie
elai ms to have made diligent effort all
over town, only to find that there was
absolutely nothing for him to do. Does
not some one want such man If sc
leave weird for him at this Office this
morning.
| The Chronscte, couple of mornings
| ago. contained another uncalled for at
tack upon John l.. Howard, manager OF
the Oregon improvement Company
When it is understood that the attacks
are made in the interest of "a stock
| holder Of the Chtonirie Company. who
is a candidate for the position filled by
| Mr.. Howard, the animus of the recent
SiiihtuOus bSSduitn upon tudt SeHtitiHdIi
will become clear.
Coop INyEsrMENTs-In 1879 MIR. Vim.
Walker of Port Gamble bought an in
side lot on Front street, between Co
lumbia and Marion streets. for $500.
There were two small houses on the
property, which have paid steady
rental ever since of $50 per month. Mr.
Walker has refused al offer of $22,0OC
for the property. aud actually refused ia
set a price upon it. However. "A few
days ago he leased the lot to some par
ties from the East for IA perio0 of five
years, at a monthly rental of S125, and