Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-13
NgfVSTiE.

The next sailing of the steamer Will
mington from San Francisco will be on
the 2lst inst.
Toe ladies are invited TO call at the
Ichi Ban Bazaar tou.orrow and after. to
sse the removal prize.
The Ladies' Relief Society will meet
at the residence of Mrs. Il. Gatzert on
tuesday, the 18th INST.
Tue Catholics of Vancouver are to
have new church building. the con-
tract cost of which Will be 81 600.
Col. w. F. Prusser is spending a few
DAYS In Seattle on business. lie Colo
Lei is now "A resident Of Yakima county.
Report has it that the charming
daughter of one Of our jewelers. will be
led to the altar during the coming
month.
Mrs. A. II. Snyder has in hand the
preparation of another o ers, which she
will present to the public some time
next month.
A floating photograph gallery is build
ing at Tacoma by Two uen VINO intend
putting IN the summer sailing about the
Sound taking views.
C.ptain Thos. Wright is having a
compile of fresh water tanks placed In
the Anderson. preparatory to placing
her on the Seattie-N Victoria route.
The Presbyterians are making a move
on Vashon Island. Rev. X. Is. Dedworth
from Erie, Penn, having located there.
with the intention of building up a
church.
Two drunken men engaged In fight
on Mill street last evening and created
quite ali excitement. Neither one got
half as badly punished AS he deserved.
No arrests.
The Tacoma Ners reports that a
special boat will be put on from that
place to Port Madison, to supply the
| people of the latter place their mail, IN
stead of by the North Pacific and Oiym-
plan as heretofore.
The Chinese taken below on the Viii
nington filled the steerage, and the
white men who had engaged steerage
passage were of necessity put in tie
cabin. In other words they got cabin
passage down at the low rate of IS =
| man.
| A very proper matter for the Chamber
| of Commerce to investigate is the al
| legged discrimination in freight charges
in favor of Portland and against Sc
attic by the transportation companies.
Checks upon our trade of the character
alleged should not be tolerated day
longer than necessary.
The excursionists on the James Mo-
Naught yesterday were not successful
in discovering oysters, but they report
having had NEST excellent time. They
went around Port Madison and dredged
extensively in Dogtish Bay. The party
arrived hsme about I o'clock last even
ing, we'll satisfied with the excursion
after natural history specimens.
The New York Times has Just emerged
from libel suit, and it sllll lives and
issues. One Capt. Duncan sued the pa
per for 100000, and was awarded by
the jury II cents. Twelve cents Is
enough to pay for blackllg the Cap
tain's boots a couple of times, but Is
not enough to pay the fees of his ,ttOr-
neys The probability is he is out sew
| eral thousand dollars, and he has learn
ed a lesson that will be of value to him,
if not also to others like him.
Mr.. James Power, founder of the Pc
! get Sound Mail and its sole publisher for
ten years past, has disposed of the pa
per to Messrs. +. Nj. Walsh and Geo. +
higgins, and will retire from the bust
ness. Mr.. Power has been conscien-
tiOus, faithful worker in the newspaper
| field. and that his labOrs have been &C
cOmpanied by public honors and by add
equate pecunia,y reward. We are pleased
to record. MIR. Power will continue bis
| residence at LacOnner.