Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-06
BREyIJlEs.

Inc Ncicole VIII MAKE HeT trip as
usual today.
The new fog bell at the Ocean Dock
has been placed in position.
In the Police Court yesterday George
Clark was fined $3.50 for disturbing the
peace.
The gambling enterprise on Front
street still iuurshes without any inter
ruption.
CLAYTON Brothers have a stable to rent
that II wanted by some one. See them
about II.
Nh Edward Eldridge OF Whatcom
yesterday paid one OF his periodical
visits 10 this city.
Geo. +. Atkinson, Superintendent of
the Tacoma Mill Company, spent yes
.erday IN the metropolis of Washington
Territory.
Several hundred tons moulding earth
have been brought here by late sail veS-
sells from San Francisco for the local
foundries.
The Challenger will sail today or to-
morrow, taking out 300 tons of coal.
Mr.. j. G. Haines will probably accom-
pany her on the down trip.
Taxpayers are coming forward freely
with their annual offerings, and Treas
urers Hill and Taylor are hauling i'll the
dollars by the thousands daily.
Jacob Hoover, after trying the bank
ing business III Colfax first and Lewis
ton afterwards, has given 1t up, and IS
now looking up a new location.
Schooner Charles Hansen will be the
II a
Norway, with freight from San Fran
cisco in the Wells line. She is to sail
December 10 for Seattle.
A quantity of fine furniture has been
received by the Hall d Pauison Com
| pany here direct from the factory in the
East Il IL sufficiently elegant to please
any one, and must be greatly admired
| on being seen.
Yesterday was beautiful day, such d
one as would please townsfolk and
stranger alike, the sun shining gloriously
| all day long. Every body who could dd
So took advantage Of the warmth ane
| sunshine to get out on the street.
Ihe lire limits of the city of Victoria
have been considerably extended slnce
the two recent fires. The danger from
| ilES lS liot ouC- udit th iStoIkd WAab
Is in Seattle, and yet 1t seems to be ut
terry impossible to get tire limits sci
| here.
| Thomas Hughes, one of the lalges
manufacturers of crockery In England
| Is spending Il few days On the Sound
He left here yesterday for Victoria
where hs will remain short time. Hi
immense factory is located at Longport
Engl and.
The mail troubles of the past weel
make a bad break for the Dreg0aian a
this place. From Saturday night t,
Wednesday morning not single pape
was received here, and then came pa per
for three days Sunday, Monday an.
tuesday.
Inc bark Henry Back brought abon
9. Il. Brewster 3S7 packages, j. Z. Cor
don l2o, Williamson d Kellogg 50, j. A
Leach Ii. Cornepeys& Nestal Az, all O
which has been discharged upon tn
Yesler wharf.
Twelve hundred tons of coal were sol,
Ill tie retail yard at THIS place las
month. December and January are tn
great coal consuming months, and sale
will probably 90 up to nearly thre
thousand tons before the LIST of Februa
~. A very pretty trade this, especial
considering that the y oft upon ii T.
the company handling 1t is every cen
of three dollars d ton.
1t is understood that the Sisters ar
still undecided as to the material to b
used III the construction Of their no,
school building. They had at first de
teTmlned upon wood, but they hav
since all but given that up, and are now
only awaiting approval from the hea
Sister IF the Order to use brick instead
The foundation of stone is already fin
ished. The head Sister will be her
between this and the opening Of tn
New Year.
The suggestion of V-shaped scrapel
made by the Posi- INTELLIGENCE las
week, has been adopted by the city. an
yesterday it was put to its first service
1t worked to charm, and carried o1
the mud most rapidly. We are of tn
opinion, though, that it would hav
been better to have saved the earth tha
to have showed 1t into the Sound.
the bay it will be an absolute injury
while the lower part of town need
twenty Thousand carloads of earth. t
biting 1t up to the proper level.
Stree the breaking down of the We
come the Messenger has had large IL
, crease of business. On tuesday morn
3 ing he took from here about ninet
passengers, and last night on her dow
trip she waited at Tacoma for the trai
and arrived here about q o'clock with
large list of passengers. besides consid
cradle freight and the express matter
, The Welcome was able to 90 ON tn
route again this morning, and will prob
ably continue there until the Emm
Hayward is again able to run.