Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-06

Yesterday vas a light day at the Po- |
lice Court.
A break IN the wires to the south, last
night. necessarily limited our teleRraphic
report
W. H. Thielsen Will finish up his jeb
of paying of today, and return to his
home in Portland.
The Chinaman. All 10y, Who cut a
fellow Celestial on tuesday evening
will be tried tomorrow.
Two Of the Cinnamon who raided
the store Of Wing Sing & Co.. near ken-
ton. we're arrested By Consta bic Thorn
ton yesterday.
According to the Tacoma Ledger the
train from Portland last Monday
brought ever 20 passengers and 3l7
sacks of mail matter.
The three men arrested tho other day
for stealing a scow belonging to Phillip
VIabersch were yesterday declared not
guilty by Judge Vrooman.
II is reported in railroad circles that
d. T. Taylor, late superintendent OF the
Missouri division of the Northern Pa
citic. has been appointed superintend-
ent Of the Fargo Southern.
The steamship Walla Walla will be
the next OF the steam colliers to bring
freight. She will leave san Francisco
for Seattle direct on Monday next. Or
ders by telegraph will be in time to
catch her.
The last installment of discharged
Chinese from the Cedar River extern
sion will be shipped to Portland today.
Three hundred and twelve Of the heath
ems left on the steamer North Pacific
yesterday.
P.D. Forbes of Tacoma has sold his
stallion - Mac" to Thomas j. Edmun-
son of Portland for 5000, 50 the -Netcs
reports. Mac Is said ~ have trotted
his mile in 30 over the Bay View track
at San Francisco.
A fire at Puyallup last Monday burn
ed the dryhouse belonging to the bar
rel factory. Ii WAS house ~ by lao
/ feet ia width and length, the value of
( which was $500. Another house will
/ be built to take its place.
c. H. Kicker, of the Columbia River
! Poultry Yard. at Vancouver, makes u
speciality of brown leghorns. which are
generally admitted to be for eggs the
best fowls to be obtained. His prices
for eggs are = for Ii, and Is for 26.
A new street ia being opened west Of
Front, back of the Arcade, Stone and
Gordon uildlngs. 1t will be an irrsgu-
lar street, but will DO none the less con-
veniens to the owners of the fine bust
ness properties. on Mill and Front
streets.
The Raiirsad Record and Inrestors'
/ L..
Branch of the Northern Pacific is COM
pleted NO wheat of Eastern Washington
will find Its outlet to the ocean by way
of the tortuous route of the Columbia
RIVER"
Jacob Stitzel d Co., real estate and
money brokers, have some fine bargains
IN real estate to offer their customers,
including inside and outside town prop
erty, improved farms and wild lands.
They are doing snug little business in
their line, and, by reason Of fair deal
ing, deserve it.
The Port Townsend Argus is out and
out in favor of Notifications on the
Straits of Fuca, for the protection Of
these waters against foreign invasion
Now that Notifications are to be con-
structed at Victoria and Esquimalt the
necessity on this side is made dOubly
apparent. A chain of forts should be
ouilt without delay.
Harkins, with his 100 of white men, il
making great havoc with the brush and
tint or on the Building Associations 30
acre tract of land. he went to work on
Monday, and last evening had Is acres
slashed and piled. ready for burning
At this rate they will have the wOrh
/ completed before the time specified il
the contract. Harkins is a rushsr, and
, has a splendid force of men under him
> Last Tuesday, says the Cheney, w. T..
. Tribune, 200 emi9rants arrived there
: They were from the Middle and West
srn States, and thrifty lot of settlers
. Many Of them had their families with
= them to remain, while others were ,Ook
: ing at the country to report to others
Several of them said there would be q
heavy immigration this year to Wash
, ington Territory.
Hatch's boat ON Lake Cnur dAlent
. is fast nearing completion. Her ma
, chinery Is being put in place, and q
, large force of men are building bel
, cabins, state rooms, etc. She will bt
ready to launch in about one month
, Glenn Kings propeller is awaiting bel
MACHINERY, otherwise the craft is ready
, for business. The ice on Lake CnuI
, d'Alene is about Ia feet in thickness.
X. q. Newland informs the Dayton
w. r., Chronicle that though he haC
) about 700 head Of cattle on the range
, near Dayton during the recent storm
he lost bnt two Or three head. He saws
that many of the cattle became blinded
by the storm and sought the shelter OF
the hills. rushing blindiy into the snow
drifts, sometimes going nearly out OF
, sight, but by watchful care we're all
saved.
Last Thursday afternoon. says The
Dalles Nountdiaser, Johnnie MiOhelbach
, and his brother Emile went hunting in
the ponds west of their residence
When about one half mile west of Mr.
klindts residence Johnnie, in going
down an embankment with the gun
over his right shoulder. tripped and fell
The fall caused the discharge of the
weapon, and the shot took effect in the
abdomen, causing almost instant death
RedinRton. Of the Heppuer Ga.ette
has perpetratsd sort of Cardiff Giant
or Oarson, Nevada, footprint story, and
It is having a run in the papers. He
says: While digging q veil at his
ranch up in Willingham Canyon, Bud
Willingham dug out lot Of deer bones
in a good state Of preservation, and II
feet below the surface. Whether the
! canyon filed up IL feet on top of the
dead deer, or whether the deer burrow-
ed down and buried himself Is feet
deep 40 the dogs wouldn't bite him, is a
question for some professor Of geol
oSy."
AGAIN DECLARED THE TxRMINUs.-Port