Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-02

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And still the streets remain dusty for
want of sprinkler.
Fine weather and good collections
were the orders of yesterday.
Tenants of the new Yesler-Leary
block are placing in their fixtures. pre-
paratory to moving in.
A cigar stand has been placed in front
of the postofhce, as an ornament to that
institution, it 10 supposed.
Dr.. II. B. Fox, late of San Francisco
has set up in business in this city, tax
ing an Office in the Reing building.
A social party will be given in Yesler's
Hail this evening, by our oldtims
friend, Charley S.einwea. All ara in
vited.
The liquor license at Waitsburg will
be raised to $500 per year, which, it is
thought, will close every saloon in the
town.
The customs collections Of the pors
Of Victoria, b. c., amounted last month
70 SS9, $50, or x64s7 more than in any
month previous.
T. T. Oakes, Vice President Of the
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will come up the Coast on the next
steamer from San Francisco.
The Seattle folks have raised the
$50 900 subsidy. Bully for Seattle. 1t
has more pluck and vim than any other
town on the coast.-Uni0S.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad earned
during the first four months of 1853
81 ,Oo2, 9O2, against $45l, ST in 1882. The
gain was 1851 ,575. or 140 per cent.
j. N. Peariman has bought the bust
meas, fixtures, and stock of James Dou-
gan, corner Mill and Second streets,
and will hereafter carry on business at
that stand.
BY the new customs regulations of
Canada no boats under fifteen tons
burthen shall carry any goods from a
foreign country, which are liable to
duty, under pain OF seizure.
G. II. Packard, editor and publisher
of the SDohomish Eye, spent yesterday
in this city, attending to little bust
ness and taking In few of the sights.
He goes home on the boat today.
The Sheep Commissioner of Garfield
County reports 1851 sheep and 5000
examined. Two bands of sheep, one
numbering 100 and the other 1S0U, have
the scab. The increase in lambs is over
80 per cent.
Earle II. Webb, a young man in the
employ of w. II. Taylor d Co., will
principal ports on the Sound, to make
Office in this city.
The annual meeting of the Washing
ten Territory Medical Society will be
held in this city on Friday, June ath.,
at 10 O'Clock a. ". All regular physi-
clans are earnestly requested to be pre-.
sent. A reduction of the rates of fare
has been secured on all lines of travel
to the city for all returning delegates.
NJ. 7. Sinclair, who lives on the upper
Matches, w. T.. has planted fifteen OF
twenty acres Of sugar oane, which is
doing nicely, and promises large
yield. Last year several farmers of the
Mckee valley and Lower Matches plant
cd quite extensively and harvested
abundant crops. The syrup made from
the cane grown in this vicinity is said
to be superior to much that is imported.
The Masons are rapidly perfectine
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Alki Point they contemplate on the 7th
inst. The steamer w. X. Merwin has
been secured, and will make three trips
to and from the Point. There will be a
free clam bake, while other refresh.
ments can be obtained on the ground
by all who wish them. Probably a
sonic excursion and picnic.
| The ladies of Trinity Guild have dis.
ooved that owing to the hall being en-.
gagged on Thursday night they will have
to advance their proposed hospital
bazaar one day. Instead of holding i,
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
nights, 18th, 18th and 14th, they will
hold it on Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, 18th, 18th and 18th. This
bazaar is intended to raise money fol-
the hospital fund, and will be an Object
worthy the exercise of the peoples gen
crosby.
/ Messrs. Alexander, Lynch & Vail
busch, the Front street furniture deal
ers, are making a speciality of uphol
stery work and now have four expert
enced men constantly employed In thai
department of their business. Besides
the goods made for the warerooms they
do considerable outside work. They
did the upholstering on the w. X. Mer
win; have the contract for Cove d Will
son new boat, and also expect to have
the Eliza Anderson's cabins to fix up il
few days.
Capt. Thomas Wright expected to BIZ
able to turn the wheels of the Eliza An
derson today, but owing to his inabilit,
to secure workmen it will probably re-
quire week or ten days more to place
her in running trim. Her cabins viii
be nicely upholstered, and she will bt
80 changed in appearance and comfor,
generally that even her old patrons will
hardly recognize her. The work, how.
ever, is rapidly advancing to a close
and when the Anderson does come on,
she will look as fine as she ever did
even in her palmiest days, when she
was the queen steamer of the Sound.
Private advices have been received
that the ship Joseph 8. Spinney, which
left this port January 4th for Liverpool
was spoken the latter part Of March of
Cap@ Horn, leaking and with pumps
choked, and making for the Falkland
Islands. As there il semi monthly
mail from there, and no advices have
been received of her arrival, there are
grave fears entertained for her safety
The ship was cleared from this port OF
January I'd with cargo of wheat val
ued at $ll0,4l0. She was q good vesse
OF 1889 tons register, built in 1874, anl
owned by Creighton, Mills 4 Co., o.
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FREIGHT COMING.