Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-04

TIE Victoria Is expected to arrive q.
O'Clock this morning
The San Francisco Store has never
| done q better busitess THAI during the
/ past week
| The Sunday Posi- can
| be Obtained today at the news stand OF
| Ma;o. Stra;nan. on Mill street, cexf
door 70 the postoEHce-
| Eiuh. o'clock hereafter on every Right
OF the veex except Saturday viii ma
| closed, or closing, the dry goods store
Of Ssackpool, Jackson q Co.
Silver quarter dollars are again qzite
scarce IN zee city, and the importation
| of a few thousand by one OF the mill
companies, II place of big dollars. would
| be a commercial blessing.
| TIE Whatcomers are TO have grand
masquerade ball at the Washington
Hotel IN whateom on Thursday night.
| November I'D, under the auspices OF
the Belliughan Bsy Brass Band.
A 30o-pouud seal was caught IN a
slough near Laconner a few days ago,
the first event of the kind IN the his
tory Of that section. he was killed
and quickly relieved of his skin.
The Mad says the hay crop this sea-
sen IS said 80 be unusually large On
Snohomish fats alone upward of 1uO0
tons have been raised this year. Hay IS
now quoted at $l2 TO Sl5 per ton.
Ladies will be interested in the adj
ye-tise.uert Of G. A. WiII1.us, dealer IL
! hair, who has essa biished himself at the
New Arlington with big stock of hair
goods, with which to serve the fair eiti-
| zrDs Of Seattle.
A small boy fell into the water from
Harrington & Smiths wharf yesterday
msrning, but managed to get his arms
around one of the plles and clanG to is
until rescued. The lad, however. had a
narrow escape.
George Massey, a young logger. was
| drowned one day last week in Skagit
river, into which he fell from boom.
He probably struck his head against q
| log and was stunned, as he was not seen
to make an effort to save his life.
The controversy between the Seattle
Improvements Company and the Colum-
bia d Puget Sound Railroad Company
has been compromised, the latter pay
ing $1,000 for the right; of way in front
Of the land owned by the former.
An early closing movement ia contem-
plated by several Of our merchants, and
il will be we'll if it is joined 10 by all.
The hours are too long for the health
and happiness OF merchants and clerks,
and are also longer than need be for the
benefit of the trade.
During the early part of last week the
First National BaLk of Colfax was or
eanized. with 81. s. Burrell, President;
j. 81. Beilinger, Vice President, and w.
Lippi:t. VIM. L. Powers, j. H. BelIinger
aid NJ. s. Burrrli, Directors. Inc
cashier has not yet been selected.
The general merchandise firm of
Black, Pearl d Co., of HaIsey, Oregon,
has failed for $4,000. The debts in
Guide $4,000 in San Francisco, 10000
in Portland and $4,000 at home. 1t is
thought the assets of the firm are
enough to cover the whole Indebtedness.
The City Council, at its last meeting.
refused to grant petitions of liquor sell
ers for Licenses for longer period than
three months Heretofore a dealer
could get a license for six months or a
year, if he chose. Now, in view of the
possibility of high license Law, he
cannot.
The body Of man 0of very diminu-
tive stature was brought here the other
day, for interment, from Laconnsr.
Deceased was said 10 be brother of the
famous dwarfs, Commodore and Major
Mutt. He was farmer, lived near Edi-
son, was a years of age, and leaves a
wife and child. His death occurred Oc-
tober Both.
Over 5000 tons of freigh: were dis
charged at the wharf Of the Steamship
Company last month. This amount
represents mainly that which came
from abroad, as no sailing craft land
at that wharf. If to this be added the
amount brought to Seattle by Sound
steamers and ocean going ships. the az,
gregate will be largely increased, prob
ably by at least one third, or an average
of about ton and a quarter to every
man, woman and child in our popula-
ton of 10000 souls.
A bakers dozen of the finest stereo-
scopic views of British Columbia and
Alaska were presented this office yester-
day by Il. Maynard, the Photographic
arts. of Victoria. They represent
scenes on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road, on Fraser river, Indian life, water
falls, New Westminster, Victoria har-
Dor and the Greek church at Sitka. All
are finished up In the BEST possible style
OF the photoxraphi4art, and they viii
make q handsome addition to a coi!ec-
ton OF views already quite extensive