Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-16

The foot-rsce fever is Running high
at Port Blaksly.
Large shipments OF oats are dails ar
irving from down Sound.
Mr. Hsnford's card in another column
will be re.d with interest.
A citizen named Brandt, while going
home Sunday evening fell and broke
one of his legs
Our last Sunday issue was big pa
per, and il sold IN this city TO the big
number of $40 copies.
Bishop, the f4tt-footed of Irondsle.
cleaned up $l,l00 at the race in Snoho-
nish City last Saturday.
The churches were lightly attended
Sunday evening, owing to a drenchlnR
rain storm prevailing at that time.
Rev. J. n. Dsnnison has been of on a
vacation for the last two or three weeks,
bat will be at work again this week.
Steamship WaIla WsIla arrived from
Portland Sunday. She and the Villa
mette are both taking coal at toe
bankers.
Steaner Alki has brooght from Sno-
qualimie river barge lead OF beDleck
bark. which -he will take to the tannery
at Tumwater.
Brig Lew Stevens. In tow of the
steamer Hope. passed NJ Sound last Sat
arday. She will take cargo of lumber
FROM Tacoma to Australia.
Four steamers carue here from Taco.
ma last Sunday. The Emma Hayward
came down twice, at midday and IN the
night; also the Welcome and the Idaho
once each.
Steamer Welcome took up Sound last
Saturday forty bales hops consigned to
Z Meeker, wAteryille, n. Y. They will
take the all rai! Route TO their place Of
destination
Mr.. E A. Turner. the fancy fowl
dealer, received another coop OF attrac-
tive chickens last week, from which he
will breed extensively another year to
the marked benefit of local poultry
yards.
Bishop c. II. Fowler, who held spell
bound for two hours an a ldience CON-
pletely filling Yesler's Hall, during the
Puget Sound Conference, ~ at prese at
In Boise City, attending the Idaho Con-
ference.
The opening of the Kalama- Portland
section of the Northern Pacific has been
postp ned again, this time from Sept.
10Th to Oct. LIST. OF the opening of the
Tacoma Seattle section nothing more
is now heard.
A good deal of rain fell last Sunday,
giving to the streets two-inch surface
of mud, and again demonstrating the
need of gravel and plank thereon. Sat
urday was lovely day. however. and
Monday another.
The old bark Maria. which was
| wrecked at Tacoma few months ago
has been bought by water front SQUAT
| ter, swung around broadside to the
shore, and filled with sand. This enter
prising individual expects in this way to
| hold over hundred fest front to which
be Otherwise has not particle of title
or claim.
There is strong probability of the
building of still another brick house on
Front street this year. The project has
been quietly considered for some time,
and the plans about perfected. Great
| progress has been made on Front street
during the past two years, and just as
great progress will be made during the
two years next TO come.
About l O'Clock Sunday morning,
smoke WAS seen issuing from the win
dows Of Our Home" saloon, located In
the basement of the Marshall building,
directly under the San Francisco store.
A general alarm was sounded, and soon
several hundred persons had gathered
around this burning bsilding. The sa-
loon for some time had been unoccu-
pied and WAS stored full of beds, bed
ding. tables. etc. The doors were soon
kicked in, but the smoke was SO thick
that 1t was almost impossible for any
| one to gain an entrance. Buckets were
brought into requisition and soon the
flames were under control. The fire
| originated among a pile of papers on
| top of table. rhe table was almost
| entirely consumed. The bar was also
badly burned, and hole three or four
feet long was burned in the floor The
members Of the fire department were
| soon on hand and rendered valuable
service. The origin of the fire is til.
veiled In mystery.