Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-01
BREy1TIEs.


secured this morning..
Magnificent weather prevails, and
mud on the streets has again given way
to dust.
Miss Nancy March. of Providence, X.
T., has donated 800 pound bell to the
Congregational Church at Whatcom.
The steamer W. F. Muuroe yesterday
brought from Bcliin2ha0 Bay large
quantity of fine sandstone for James M.
Colman.
In the town of Chehalis are 80 school
children between the ages of ana Il
wears. In Spokane Falls are 3l2 boys
and 1872 girls between and q years.
Several boat races took place at Lake
Union oa Sunday, but no remarkable
speed was STAINED. Quite large crowd
gathered there TO witness the contests.
A box OF magnificent cherries from
James Curtis, living east OF Lake Wash
ipgton, was received at this office yes
terday. They were real beauties, and
fit for queen.
The twelve performing Bsdouin Arabs
in Coles colossal show give perform
ance entirely different from anything
ever seen in this country. They are re-
ally novel and wonderful attraction.
The schooner Dora Bluhm. barken-
tine @. q. Funk, bark Ella Thayer, and
steamships Willamette and Queen of
the Pacific are the only going
craft at present IN port.
J. w. Smart. while using an ak at his
logging camp near Lake Union, made u
miss lick, aud buried the blade of the
sharp tool deep into one of his feet.
He was brought to town for surgical
treatment.
8. g. Woodruff's Garrison Band !"
has accepted an offer to play at Chehalis
station on the Fourth of July. Il. A.
Treen of this city will preside over the
snare drum on that occasion for the
Garrison Band.
The Schooner Dora Bluhm, sailing in
Charles II. Wells line, arrived from
San Francisco Saturday evening. bring
ing q load OF freight for our merchants.
She Ia at present engaged discharging
at Harrington d Smitb's wharf.
Messrs. Merchant. Ferry and Stewart,
doing business in candy making, fruit,
soda water, ETC., on Front street, have
dissolved partnership. Mr.. Ferry re-
mains in charge of the old place of
business, while the others go to another
quarter of the city.
The school census of Walla Walla
city, Just completed, gives the number
of school children OF school age nc 1925
--527 bows and I98 girls. The whole
number of children between 8 and II
years of age IL 160l-the non schooling
comprising POI boys aud 2S5 giIls.-
Journal.
During the storm of rhur7dsy of last
week, the lightning struck tue wires of
the government telegraph line extend
ing between Spokane Falls and Colville,
w. T., at the south end of Four Mound
Prairie, SCATTERING fifteen of the tele-
graph poles. Some of the poles were
cot clear 10 the ground and splinters
we're hurled in every direction, in some
instances to the distance of 100 yards.
The Washington county Enterprise is
defunot, but IL died game. No support
Was the cause. Here is the address of
the editor 10 his exchang 81: Brothers,
with this issue we hanl down our dag,
roll mp our tent and sit down on an old
ink keg to think. We have wasted our
fortune aud worked like the devil for
Gentlemen, accept our thanks,
and govern yourselves accordingly"
The New York haa aud Express spe-
ciai from New Rochelle, Conn.,, relates
the olandestine marriage of young So
oiety belle, Minnie Mahlssadt. 30 Cap
tain Harvey Hudson, said to own prop
erty in Washington Territory. The
brides parents refused 10 consent, the
bridegroom being 80 and the bride Is.
They started for Puget Sound. where
Hudson is said TO own an island ia the
{ ian Juan Archipelago.
The Standard Theater gill be occu-
pied by Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, the "iady
orator" only one this Tuesday, night.
instead OF two, owing to previous en-
gagement of the ball by the BsndmAnn
The managers Of the lectures
will secure smother hall for Mrs. Foster,
who will crate ON the evils of inlemper.
sncc. while Herr Daniel Z. Bsndmann
will portray the narrowing scenes Of
: Narcisse."
IL Ia nov definitely announced that
Iohn b. Cough. the m pst famous tssa-
perance lecturer she world has yet ssen,
stii be IN Seattle on the 10th and 18th
Instant, when he will deliver two OF his
best lectures -" Peculiar People" the
irst night, and " The Lights and Shad-
Tvs of Lonaon Lifer the second night.
rhess opportunities will be tue first and
ast for oar people 20 near this eslebrat-
u man In their own town.