Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-23

Mr.. A. Ginder will please call on ]. 4.
MaRnus at the Gem
WEEKLY Posr ISrELLIoEScEss at
Stratman's news stand.
This is q dull week In the Police
Court no business yesterday.
A Chinaman was badly injured on
the railroad Wednesday evening.
The City of Brooklyn is rapidly IN
loading at Smith 4 Harriuaton's wharf.
Ge rye Mcdonald 10 about to go to
San Francisco. 20 be absent month
or so.
Anumber of new electric lights are
being placed IL position in the vicinity
of the railroad shops
Captain Gilbert of the coast survey
and his brother, Frank G. Gilbert, spent
yesterday in the city.
Capt. Marshall Biinn came here yes
terday from the lower Sound, and will
make short visit Ia the city.
DIR. j. G. Kellogg and wife and Miss
Cable are expected 10 arrive here this
evening from the East via the Northern
Pacific.
Foar pile drivers are at work driving
piles for the railrsad between the foot
of Second street and Mcdonald d
ReitZe's mill.
Another improvement has besn intro
duced on the Uoean dock. The freight
shutes have bees planked over in such a
manner as to be perfectly safe.
A fight took place Oh Mill street last
evening, but tine proceedings were inter
rupted after the first round by Officer
Manning, who arrested both partlci-
pants.
The watch and other effects which
belonged to Harry Clemens, the brake
man killed near Renton some time ago,
have been claimed by a sister living at
Redding, Cal.
The money spent in making crossings
and keeping them clean would, in the
course of a year, be sufficient to thor
Oughly macadamize at least 100 yards
of ths street.
James Vergon and wife, on Monday
next. will go un the Zephyr " Stella
caom, to take-up their permanent resi-
dence on farm belonging to them four
mics back of that town.
Captain j. j. Gilbert of the United
States coast survey service, who has
been employed on Hood canal all sum-
mer, has broken Camp and gone into
winter quarters at Olympia.
A young mau, evidently from the
country, was thrown from horse on
Second street yesterday. de was not
injured, but did not Seem to relish the
foSt or SO of mud III which he was COM
pellsd to recllne.
John L.. Howard, manager of the
Oregon ImproveuleI Company, arrlv-
ed from San Francisco last night. He
will spend several da, - In this ciiy and
vicinity, looking after the interests of
the Company he represents.
The Young Womaa's Christian Tenn
perance UAlon desires to announce that
an open temperance Caeetlng will be
held this evening III tie III. +. Church
at half past O'Clock. Tue exercises
will consist of music, recitatiOns and
an address by Rev. j. ii. Skidmore.
A good concert is to be given next
Tuesday night by the LADIES' Guild of
Trinity Church, full account of which
will be found In our advertising col
umns. The talent is certainly sufficient
to permit the presentation of a magnifi-
cent entertainment.
Game has been less abundant during
the past fortnight than for some time
past. Deer have been offered in num-
bers or quantity sufficient to supply the
local demand, but ducks, geese, snipe
and quail nave not. The local market
never before was 80 we'll furnished with
game as during the present season.
The Northern Pacific had in Wisoon-
sin, June Both last, fourteen miles of
railroad, built at a cost of $3.50, 1877.
The gross earnings of this piece of road
we're $7028, and the expenses Of its Ope-
ration SIS, 1865, there being deficit of
ll,94O. Tue passenger rate there is
So cents per mile.
Ca the Northern Pacific last year, az
cording to official report, two passen-
gers were killed and two injured, from
causes beyond their own control.
Thirty-ive employees were killed and
80 injured, from causes beyond their own
control. by their own misconduct or
want of care, "A employees were killed
and 80 injured.