Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-31


DR.. z. @. Csss came hons from Cali
fornia On Tuesday night
On The return 81 fhs willsmssts from
Portland shs vii Ioad coal for ss1
Francisco.
The Steamship WiIlamstss ssiisd Tor
Portland yesterday afternoon. runz
$50 tons Of Seattle coal
9. Crocksxt and family have gone 20
ConseviIIe 90 spend coughs Of weeks,
visiting relatives and frssndA
Drs. Smith and Willard win hsrezfter
Be found in their nsv ofnces IN NE
Poncin block. on 'FRONT.' street.
Schooner Challenges, In ths wells
Line Of saiE sssssls, viii leave Ban
Francisco for Seattle on the bth Of
January.
Major Jack stratnsn. tbs Mn street
news dealer, whs vent 90 California
some too weeks s9o. on Business re-
tnrned by the Mexico.
I Tk< Peepk is the name R1ven Q neg
ard small weekly paper IS sictofis. tne
firss issue Of which vas December eth,
the pubiishsr being Reginald sustail
g.F. McNaueht has returned 20 Beat
ia from cutie an extended visit 10 Cal
FORMS, James McNaueht 10 among the
snowbound passenger on the iine Of the
o. Il. 4 n. Company's road
Haywood Il Thatcher's new City Di-
recfory Il 10 the hands Of Anshony, the
bookbinder. Il h the most complete
diYecsory yet issued In this city, and
viii prove Of great value 10 oar citizens.
Very Handsome New Year cards are
being circulated through the Pest Once
by the real estate hrm Of Eshelmau,
LswsIlyn 4 Co. 2. Anthony, the book
binder, has also some vcry attractive
Sew Year cards.
This-Dcoember 3iss-is the last day
for the payment OF taxes without In
curing the delinqueut's penalty. The
Office Of the City and County Treasurer
will be- kept opeE 20 the last moment 10
enable ali Offering 10 Res IN.
Seattle Lodge Of Good Templars,
which ths other evening endorsed soe
action of the Women's Christian Tenn
perancs Union IN references 20 tins as
saalt uposl this paper BY the RroRRsrlss.
EVER was % strong as 81 present. num-
bering nov 80 MEMBER
i. II. r. Mitchell, who recently re-
turned from British Columbia, states
thai the weather at Yale has been very
cold, the mercury registering several
degrees below xsro. Two or three per-
sons reached town 10 frozen condition
the day Mr.. Mitchell left there.
Seats are being secured quite rapidly
for the matinee 70 be given by tne n
- kaf <<ln ~
noon. This will probably be tho last
opportunity Our citizens will have OF
witnessing the beautiful opera ~ rem
dsred by the Amateur Opera Company,
with full orehestra and chorus.
No Eastern mail has come for two
weeks nov, aus q large quantity OF
Eastern express matter was received
yesterday. by way Of Ban Francisco.
The mail must surely be here in Q day
or two, and when it does come tbere
will be an awful rile Of it. Folly hun
dred bassfui are expected at tbs Seattle
Office alone.
The degree Of cold was precisely the
same at the same hours yesterday
morning and the morning before. AZ
the writer came down town at o'clock
both mornings he looked at three Their.
monsters. That al kimbalps indicated
TX degrees both mornings that at the
Gordon building 1S1S, and that at Ma
hers II. Is vas q eoineidenca worthy
Of remark.
Qnite q number Of ladies' have ISN'T 10
this office announcements Of their IN.
tention TO keep open house on Sev
Years Day, which list will be printed
tomorrow. with az many additions "a
may be sent in today. There will be no
charge for the announcements. Hereto
fore those have generally received tbs
greatest number of calls who have made
their announcements through the me-
dunn of our columns.
Captain Clancy was the recipient of a
magnificent present from the employees
of the D. X. q N. Co. on Christmai
Day, In tbs shape of beautiful stem
winding. hunting case, gold watch
Howard. maker. The inside oass bear
this inscription. elegantly engraved
Presented 10 Captain q. K. Clancy b.
the Employees of the .. X. & N. Co.
Puget Sound Division. December %
1884" The back case contains a Roic
star. in the center OF which 10 hand
some diamond.
The following officers elect of Har-
mony Lodge, No. 8. X. of r., will be in
stalled at their ball tomorrow even
ing: G. II. Hanford. Chancellor Com.
mander Carl Bassler, Vice Chancellor
+. II. Peterson. Keeper of Records snt
Seal NJ. Korn. Prelate @. M. Spald
ing. Master alarms; l.. NJ. Robbins
Master of Exchequer wm. Baldwin
Master of Finance. After the installa.
ton banquet will be given. Invita-.
tons have been sent to Queen City
Lodge, No. 10, and brother Knights.
Ths surface OF Lake Uaion vas fro
zen over around the edges yesterday, 60
n sufficient thickness to bear up Goa
siderable weight. but owing TO the snsv
which had fallen on the Ice, the surfac,
Was very rough. thus rendering skating
anything but enjoyable. About tws
hundred young folks spent the after
noon In stumbling sround over tn,
rough surface, but finally gave IL up a
bad job. II the weather CONTINUES
cold and clear. 10 ~ TO form Zoe In th'
center OF the lake. gosd skating may b
looked for. A little telegraph messcn
ger boy. known as Sheriff." ventures
out too far aud broke through the Ice
hut was rescued by companions. J