Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-14

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The walla walla Is expected today.
The bark Henry Buck vent TO sea-
coal laden, yesterday afternoon
The contractors OF the railroad along
tbs city frost state that they Will have
tie road completed By the LIST Of April.
The ship Brown Brothers arrived
"Wednesday evening. and Is lying N the
bay. she II under charter 70 load Ken
ton ceal.
The schooner American Girl, after
discaarglng her freight here. will be
tgued to PORT Blakely and there load
lunber for California
The demand for cottage houses in
eligible parts of the city remains IN
abated, and tenants could be found for
forty or fifty at the present time
u. b. Wards condition 10 unchanged.
although the doctors nov believe they
can save the foot. At nrsi 10 vas
ioought anputa;lon would DO necessary.
W. +. Crosby bought large shipment
Of oats to send to San Francisco, bat
as he found quite a demand for them
here be as jobblng them out. rather than
send them below.
The Rev. J. c. Baker. of the Baptist
Church., Is at present In this city, but
viii 20 on ~ Tacoma today TO dedicate
the new Baptist Church building in
that place next Sunday.
johnson 4 Peterson, merchant taiIors,
have secured one OF the elegant rooms
IN the Occidental block, and will soon
open a first-class merchant tailoring
essa b.ishInrnt therein.
DIR. L. T. Minor Is negotiating With
Mr. Ie.ier for a piece of land on Front
street on which to erect a brick build
ing. Ii is hoped the doctor Will succeed
in making The purchase.
+ eryone should encourage home in
dustries. Many Of our citizens are send
Ing abroad for their clothing when just
as good All article Can bs obtained at
home for much less none.
Ii mas been decided by the creditors
10 sell the entire stock Of goods In the
establishment Of ID. A. Jennings, On
Commercial street, at auctlou. Due
notice Of the sale Will probably be given.
Carl S-lmayer has opened a lock-
smith shop ON Main street, between
lind and Fourth, and IN order to lot
every body Oh Puget Souno know it. has
inserted his Card IN the POsT lATELLI-
GENCkK.
Professor II. n. Vaughn and wife will
open a select dancing school for ladies
and gentlemen. at the Court House
Hall, this evening. Invitations have
been sent out anu large class Is ex-
Pected to put In ALI appearance.
Program Of the w. G. L. L. for Sat-
urday evening. March 18th, at Yesler's
nall Address by Mr.. Johnson reel
tation. Professor Ingrahsm song by
class Of boys and girls /; tAbieaux-
len Nights In a Bar-room :" solos,
quar- tets, etc. The pubic are respect
fully invited.
The Council very wisely adopted the
petition Of many tyLolders, ask
| ing for an ordinance tor the establish
nent of fire department for tAis city.
and instructed the City Attorney TO
viaiRR therefor, to be submitted at the
regular meeting of the City Council.
The Democratic Era, Of East Port
IL nd, was sold on q chattel mortgage
the otl.-r day, Tor $.s3l, and was bought
by a Portland policeman. At such q
price, almost any one can afford to
have his own newspaper-prOvlded he
doe sn't attenpt to run 1t, when he will
find where the cost aud the losses come
1 Ia.
A. Harker, formerly one of the most
popular pursers on the SQUAD, and af-
ter ward captain of the steamer Aida
during the Starr regime, who Is now
making his home III Olympia, spent the
past few DAYS IN Seattle. He expects to
return here IN few months and engage
ia business. After leaving she Sound
tive years ago. Mr.. Harksr engaged in
the stock raising business in Eastern
Washington, where he succeeded in
emassln9 quite nice little fortune.
A change in the hour Of sailing has
been made on the steamer Washington,
running on the Whatcom route. She
will hereafter leave here At II at night,
-tead Ut III the morning. It seems as
II the Washington Is endeavOring to get
the most unreasonable hour possible for
her departure. Size very nearly sue
ceeded IN doing that when she hit upon
3 a. III and has row quite succeeded
with II midnight. Four, ), =, or in
tn. morning would 10 infinitely better
hours of departure for the convenience
of the general public, aud better also,
We believe. for the crew and boat itself.
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