Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-09

Don't forget the base ball match at
the Driving Park this afternoon.
The Evaneel will be OF the WAYS and
ready for business Monday morning.
Capt. W. z. Ballard has been cor
fined to bis house by illness for week
past.
Justice T. II. Cam has been appointed
By Governor Moody Commissioner of
Deeds for Oregon.
party of nine young ladies are camp
ing out on Salmon Bay. They appear
to be enjoying themselves.
The first coal from the McCallister
mine, some 40 or 30 tons, arrived last
week, aud sold at $3.50 per ton.
Waternelous. muskmelous, peaches,
plums, and other California traits, are
in market Ia bounreous supply.
Yesterday was the warmest day of the
present week, though not by several de-
grees SO warm as two days of last week.
Steamers Daisy and w. K. Mervin,
belonging to the Washington Company,
are laid up alongside the Yesler wharf.
A number of warehouses are to be
erected on the Ocean Dock, to he let TO
private parties for storage and business
purposes.
NJ. b. Maddocks of White River is
quite sick with diphtheria, and has
tends him.
The Mexico will leave San Francisco
for the Sound August 18th and Septem-
Der 4th, and the Queen of the Pacific
August 18th and 27tn.
The recent fall of rain served TO ex-
tinguish the fires in the woods and clear
the atmosphere of smoke. Small favors
thankfully received.
Tue County Commissioners, who have
been in session during the past week.
expect 90 conclude their iabors today,
and adjourn this evening.
A large number of castings have been
sent lately from the Washington
Iron Works here to the Puget Sound
Iron Company at Irondale.
Justice Cams courtroom is being re-
pspered and kalsomined. The Justice
thinks it needs Purifying after two
years duty as police court.
The family of Captain Chas. Hopkins
returned yesterday to their residence ia
this city, after years absence there
from, principally in Olympia.
In the last issue of Hdrpe,'s Weekly
to hand is full page devoted to illus
tration Of scenes at the mouth of Co
lumbia river; also a very life-jike por-
trait of Governor Squire.
II. III. s. Pinafore passed Tatoosh yes
terday and will arrive in port this even
ing. She is manned by full crew. She
will be anchored at the Standard The
ater, and the public are cordially in
vited to inspect her.
Morrison d. Mckenzie, manufacturers
of soda water, have dissolved partner
ship, Mr.. Mckenzie retiring thsrefrom,
and Mr.. Morrison continuing the bust
ness alone, making soda water, ginger
beer, sarsaparilla and cider.
A new sectional township and county
map of Washington Territory has been
issued by j. K. Gill d Co., the Portland
publishers. Ii shows up the new coun-
ties and new railroads, wagon roads,
towns, ETC., and is map of value.
The James street improvement ap-
proaches completion. The work from
Ninth street to Thirteenth is so nearly
done that the sidewalks on both sides
have been finished. The remaining
work is chiefly between Seventh and
Ninth.
Steamer Wilmington, after going to
Departure Bay, was unable to get a Car
go of coal and returned here yesterday
morning. She found a number of yes
sells there being supplied which had
been in port for two months waiting
their turn at the coal shutes.
Judge Vrooman's courtroom is being
with the new dignity attained by the
Judge. The partition separating the
back room from the courtroom has
been removed, as Judge Vrooman de-
clares that Police Justice has no use
for back room.
DIR. ii. b. Bagley has been spending
the greater part of the past SIX weeks
on his farm at Renton, getting in an
immense crop of first class hay, and
enough to busy him for another eek
week or two, when he will return to town
aud resume his practice.
Gen. Tannatt, of the Oregon Improve
ment Company, has been ordered from
Walla Waila to Boston, on business of
Importance to the company. X. Koehl-
or, manager of the Oregon and Califor-
MA Railroad, has gone To New York on
important business connected with his
company. IL is thought by some per-
SONS that the business referred TO has
something to do with reported combi-
nation with the Mort hern Pacifio Com