Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-26

naRvrrins.
Our thanks are due 10 Purser I. r.
4cComb, Of the Empire, for the usual
favorA
F. w. Wusthof received per steam
ship Victoria six nsy. carts and twenty
four new wagons.
The steamer Glide is still tied no
AGAINST fesler's wharf, in the. charge OF
q deputy sheriff.
The building erected by Capt. Geo.
+. Plunamer ON King street viii b used
as carpenter shop.
A part of Yesler's, wharf IL In VERY sd
need OF new Sidewalk, or at least re-
building Of the old one.
New safes came on the last steamer
Tor Chas. Goldstein. Sutherland 4 Co.,
and Cosper. Mcintyre 4 Co.
The case of the Territory W. W. n.
White, TO b heard In Justice Cams
court Yesterday, went over 70 today.
All singers are hereby cordially in
yttsd to come and assist In the music at
the mass meeting In Yesier's Hall 10
night.
The Ststsoa L Post sawmill resumed
cutting yesterday, a supply Of water
sufficient for the purpose having been
secured.
Mcdonald 4 Rsitzs have received an
immense iron wheel for use in their new
mill, the weight Of which u said 10 be
$500 pounds.
Owing to fires in the woods between
this city and Tacoma, the wires went
down, and we are without our usual late
teleRraphic news report.
While here last Sunday Bishop Pad
dock performed the rite of oonfrme ton
on eight pers0ns-seven in Trinity
Church and one at homo.
Mr.. Thompson, the surveyor, has
built ON Mill street, corner OF Tenth,
one of the ueateet cottages to be found
within the limits OF the city.
At the Washington Iron Works the
men yesterday were engaged in putting
up new engine for Towards logging
camp in Snohomish county.
Ten tons Of long bridge bolts for the
Black river railroad bridge came over
from Portland last Saturday, and were
landed upon the cOmpany's wharf In
this city. aG
A nickel scent coin, a silver 3 cent
pieoe, and two copper cents were left at
this Office last Saturday by recent AZ.
rival from tho East in exchange for q
newspaper.
Justice Cam changed his place Of
residence yesterday from the Beriah
Brown honse to division in the new
residence block of g. w. Young, on
Washington street.
Mrs. A. w. Kidd, last week, changed
her place Of residence from Third and
Mill streets to the COrner of Tenth and
Washington, where she has built for
herself a new house.
The steamship Empire brought from
San Francisco twelve passengers, name
ly: Frank NJ. Pritchard, Robert Smailes,
Alexander Frazer, VIM. Mottershed, A.
Wilson. wife and six children.
Mrs. Harmon and her children moved
yesterday from the New England Hotel
to the dwelling of Mr.. Petor Andrews,
on Ninth and Mill streets, which they
have leased, furniture and all, for one
year.
A hand-power catamaran has just
been built at New Tacoma. It is run
with sternwheel three and q half feet
in diameter, and can be made to go five
miles an hour by two men, each work
ing lever.
Beef has had q fall 10 price in New
Tacoma, as below stated: Round steak,
from 15(G18 to 121&; porterhouse, 25 to
20; sirlOin, 1920 to 10; roasts, 15@lS
to 121<. Boiling pieces sell now at 10
cents pound.
The box sheet for the Cartwright
and Hawkins ministries will be opened
at Humphrey & Lowman's book store at
10 a. m. today. Go early and secure
good seats, as this is the best troupe in
the country in their line.
Steamer Gypsy, on Sunday last,
brought in another two hundred ton lot
Of Bellingham Bay building stone for
Ranke d LOhse, the contractors, which
she discharged yesterday upon the
Harrington d Smith wharf.
Cornelius Hayes, a laborer in the log
Ring camp of James Phinney. ON Whid-
by Island, was hurt last Friday by be-
ing struck by piece of a parting chain,
from the effect of which he died in this
city on Saturday night.
Delegates to the Episcopal convention
at Vancouver left this morning ON the
Emma Hayward. The convention will
continue from Tuesday morning to
Thursday evening. The delegates will
return on Friday and Saturday.
JACOB Caller has the brick basement
built for an elegant dwelling ON the
western hillside overlooking Lake IN
ion and the fowl. It vii be the finest
house in that part of town. j. II.
Payne will build it.
The feet of little propellers to be
found around the water front has in
creased very rapidly Of late years; the
two craft-Suooess and Ruby-of 1877
being increased now to ten. They are
a busy, useful, money-making lot of
vessels.
The new propeller building for Stet-
son d Post on their wharf ia framed,
pIanked and decked, and will soon be
ready to introduce 10 the sustaining
waters Of the Sound. She is a good
looking vessel, and will be q notable ad-
diti0n to the local steam craft.
The exercises Of commencement week
~ soO OAAv0scsty Aov0 h0AAy 00kuus
Last Sunday, at 3 p.m., D. J. Peirce, of
the First Baptist Church, delivered the
Baccalaureate sermon, and last night
at 81 pm. the Hon. Elwood Evans de-
livered the annual address to the three
Literary Societies, namely: The Ono
thantii, Euphronean and Erosophic.
Mr.. Evans's aidress will probably ap-
pear in t0morrow's issue.
Gardens are suffering for the want of
water. The old supply has proved en-
tirely inadequate for the combined old
and new population, and IL is all but
impossible to get water for garden use.
Another year, though, and the supply
will be abundant, as We are assured bv
the two new companies nov laying their
pipes in the northern and southern ends
Of town.
This 10 temperance week in Seattle.
The ball opens at Ysslsr's hall this even
ing at 3 o'clock with reception 20 this
city rendered to Miss Frances E. Viii
lard, President Of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and Miss
Gordon. of Boston. her efficient score
tafy. These ladies come with nov les-
sons to teach N the better way. Mise
Willard IL recognized xs the pear of
American ofasors. The reception will
b followed BY . two days convention