Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02

D0gvITuEs. |
Las days grace on gas bills.
The Umstills west 70 ssa yesterday
morning.
A select assortment Of II prisoner oc-
sapied the city jail yesterday morn. g.
Among the freight on the Walla
Walla vas large quantity Of maehin-
cry for the nev railroad mill.
Jacob Ssitzel i Son have fine lot Of |
lands for sale in and about the city, |
which those wanting will do veil 70 |
look after.
A chance for some one to GET into |
business 10 offered by Mr.. Rooster. the |
Tao0ms real estate agent, ~ ad. In
another column.
Steamship UmasiIla, nov on the berth
at San Francisco. will load freight until
tue 9th instant for seattle. Orders BY
telegraph will bs 10 time 70 catch her.
February came in AZ bright and
cheerfut - January went out. The
winter promises 70 continue to the erd
a. warm, dry and delightful a. il has
% far been.
The young folks about Lake Union
6elieve IN enjoying themselves. They
have regular Saturday night d ,noes at
Pages Hall, and these parties are al
ways veil attended.
The hotel and store of the Smith
Brothers, at Eilensburg, was sold last
wsek to Walter a. Boil smith Broth
srs will hereafter carry on their farm
and stock business alone.
Howard. OF the Mais0n Dore, feels
very proud over . new brand Ut cigars
Just received, named after his place Of
business. He expects 70 make them
quite feature of his business.
| During the past year the Oregon 4
California built between West Fork and
Fort Lane, Or, u miles. Track-lAying
10 nov going on steadily, and fifteen
miles Of additional grading Il ready.
The managers Of the Ichi Ban b.
zaar are not SOARING printers INK, Or
an, other expense, to make their essab-
I,shinont known 70 the public aud ~
cure Large attendance at It's OpeuinR
to-day.
In addition ~ the Migrants who have
recently been DRAGGED before the courts
by Cnief WoOiery, large number OF
tnugs aud plug a9llos have been fOrced
to leave tue city by threats Ut arrest
aud punisamens.
| The Tacoma city printing has been
| given ~ the Netcs Ola u PROPAGATION ~
do all the work without pay. A ike
offer from the Ledger was declines. At
that price the olty could afford to give
lis printing TO both papers.
Commodore GOrrInRe's first steel
ship, tho L. +. UAkss, II now Is days
out from PhIiadelpnla for seattle, IN
command OF Captain Cliff, who brought
out the new snip W. Ii. Starbuck, ~
Astoria, a little over u year ago.
We were in error IN stating in yester-
days paper that tue Associated Uaii.
| fOrnIAus would hold their rSaniOn iass
sveLiaR. lhs entertainment viii OCCUR
ON inursday, February 7th, aud will
doubtless DO RratlfS my success.
Inc question has been askeu of rs if
General Grant was ever ON Puget sound,
and II 90, when. A reporter mas inter-
rOKdtcd inOes Ut the vid settlers, none
OF whom remember the GunosHi eyer
visiting The sound. Any OF our readers
VINO Gan throw any hxnt Oh tnis subject
Will accommodate taclr ne khbOrs by
|
Mr.. ]. h. Carney, ON the City Dock,
10 now fuzzy Prepared ~ sell tickets "
all parts VI the United States, by fail Or
steAnor. II II uo longer necessary Ter
our citizens ~ R0 ~ Portland Or san
Fraucisco before getting their tickets
tor Mallic, Iexas, Florida, Chicago, New
York Or Washington, tor they uan get
Inen now ~ hUlne, Ut Agent Carney.
Trans are nov running through
the b0zeman tunnel. Inc tunnel Is
3blO feet III length, IL feet wide aud II
fest hiRn In tho ceuter. Work ON the
approaches Vas begun in shs fall Of
1851, anu N the sunnel proper il tue
sprliix Ut 1852. lhe total vUss WAS about
touU,UU. ihe route through the tunnel
viii make differences OF nearly two
miles Ii the distance, aud fully an hour
IN time. IL reduces the grade IS feet
p0r mile. Iuo maximum grade over
tue ranxv Is now ll6 feet rer mile.
n. 1. Ward, n VIGOROUSLY bad char
actsr, who has aourisned about the ter
minus for some years past, aud " known
Eere, got on one Ut his periodical
drunken sprses = few days ax0 and
was roughly handled. At last ac-
J counts he was III the Jail at that CITY,
sending appeals TO his neglected and
abused wife - raise money with whom
to yet himQut. b. reason 0f her own
physioai intirmities and her husbands
general Werthlsssness, Mrs. Ward hss
been an object Of charity, . county
charge. for several years.
The Argus says that last Saturday
night +" u barn was burned about four
miles from Oak harbor, on Wnidoy
Island. belonging to Mr.. James Mes
bish and has son. IL 10 supposed ~ b
the work Of an incsndiarv, a. the barn
was situated on she Bradley farm,
about three quarters OF mile fruaa
where the owners lived, and they did
nos know IT their Ions till SUNDAY
morning. although nsiehbors saw the
namee. About 10 toms Ut hay was DE-
stroysd, and Mr.. Nesbith thereby Is Al
most deprived Of feed for his .took. A
ios Of farming tools were also de-
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