Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-06
BggvIrIEs.

The Montana is diechareing ballast
at the Ocean Dock.
The Hayward did not arrive until 3
o'clock last evening.
The Yesler wharf on the south side
near the outer end is being repeired.
Rev. Isaac Dillon returned Saturday
from two weeks trip down the Sound.
The Willamette was dischsrRing
freight At the City DOCK all day yester-
day.
Five DRINKS At the Police Court yes
terday morning. Three paid mp, while
the others anguish in Jail.
Norman Smith, late of this city, has
settled in Port townsend, and entered
upon the work of Surveying.
Schooner American Girl will be the
next vessel in the Wells line to sail
from San Francisco for the Sound.
Those in want of males and horses
can be supplied by j. q Seurry, who has
thirty Of these animals to dispose
of.
A general expression on the street
Yesterday WAS that the day WAS the
chilliesi of the season and the most dis
agreeable.
A large quantity of provisions Is lying
in the g. d r. 3. X. X. warehouse. con
signed TO the Oregon Improvement
Company.
John Linfus, the Russian Finn ar
rested Saturday for robbing q coDpan-
ion Of $50, was yesterday discharged
for lack of evidence.
The card Of Mr.. G. p. Stone authori.
lively settles the report Of his selling
out. He hasn't sold, ana, as far as he
now knows, will not sell.
DIR. johnson has little something to
say 10 Posi- ISTELLIGEScEg readers that
may interest number of them, and
that all will read no doubt.
A large number of ties for the rail
road leading out Of town are being cut
on the Salmon bay road, and hauled
three miles to their place Of use.
At the Port Townsend school election,
last Saturday, Bv0tes were cast. Robert
Biles being chosen clerk, and MessIsr
Landes aud Weymouth, dIrectofs~<
iGsbe biggest business ever d6a5e ia th,
San Fnallcisco store was do f,st Sttur
day. s - for a,ljar(ising saw We
and usl ...A.ENl6sdium at that.
Az nd SENS to have been Ion
windet ough to run three miles, Pet.
haiort& has come down 10 two miles
an give the fieet-footed gentry
: de to try him at that.
HI Mr.. Chas. Naher will leavs for Sar
Francisco this morning, there - pur
chase his holiday stock of jeweiry; sill
ysrware and other goods IN his line
he will be gone about three weeks
The steamer Eliza Anderson brough
eighty passengers from the upper Souus
| last Sunday morning, and in the after
noon continued on her way TO Por
townsend and New Westminster witt
thirty passengers.
Merriwether az Fredericks, shingle
| makers, Successors to Geo. III. Chick 4
Co., make their formal announcemen
through the medium of our co umn
| this morning. Those awaiting shIngle
will give them call of course.
Steamer Gipsey, Capt. Hall, arrives
yesterday from Bellingham Bay, bring
ing 250 tons of sandstone for the pe'
school bailding of the Catholic Sisters
| This Is the heaviest cargo she has va
carried since her coming to the Sound
George Spencer and Lawrence Boot
spent last week hunting ducks on til
| 5amish. These young gentlemen ar
becoming excellent sports and the
| claim this to be one of their very bes
| trips, one hundred and eighty of tn
| web-footed beauties having beel
gagged.
| Az charter amendments are matter
| of public concern, OF in'eres. to citizen
generally as well as to the members O
the municipal corporation, would
not DO we'll TO cali meeting to Cor
slider them? This was done in Wall
Walla with good results. Let II be trie
anyhow.
Mr.. John Burns, the Duwainish no
grower, will go below on one of til
steamers next week, taking along fort
bales of his producs. Mr.. Burns is on
of the few men who last year got over
dollar pound for his crop, reooivin
therefor xl.0ll4. He does not expect s
much this year, however.
The snag-boat Skagit, all complei
and ready for work, will now procee
to lay mp, in the White river, until Cor
gress appropriates the money wit
which TO operate her. This laying up
Is an absurd sort of use to make of
new boat, like the Skaeit, butt at a
expense of 81, 600. to do work of whic
enough awaits her TO keep going all til
time, and for which there is the mos
urgent necessity.
Instead of an eight day vacation, til
Legislature is really taking one of ele,
en- days, from the I'd 10 the 18th ms
Many of the members went to Portlan
last Saturday, and from there east O
the mountains by first train. No scssio
was held ON Saturday or Monday. Abou
4 dozen members and officers cam
down the Sound. some of whom hay
gone on to Port Townsend, Victoria an
New Westminster.
Major A. Il. Alden, having bought th
interest of his partner, Is now runnin
| the Hotel Brunswick alone. The Majo
knows how to keep y good hotel, and b
10 using his knowledge in the busines
The superior character of Seattle hote
has heiped our town Immensely durin
the past two years, and the Brunswic
has been one Of the chief OF these aid
Next to good house, a good keeper
the essential thug in the hotel bushes
and in Major Alden and the Brunswic
she two are combined.
IL n.p Mr.. Svpvr,v rha ..........