Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-15

posidS. 10 At present in this city.
The ship City Of Brooklyn has I'm
ished unloading and In anchored in tbs
bay.
The party Of the Bnai Births last
evening, q Yesler's Hall, proved very
pleasant affair.
Pickering d Co have some interesting
proportions to make u our advertising
oolomns this morning.
Their will be regular business meet
ing tbs evening Of the Young women's
Christian Temperance Union.
To Mr.. Pickering, of the Washing
ton Employment Agency, We are again
indebted for Honolulu papers.
Paul Schulze. Northern Pacific land
agent, Ross home TO Portland today.
after short visit to this city.
McPberson 4 Iverson, Of Whatcom,
have been attached by Sutherland d
Co., OF this city, in the sum Of $3.50.
Mr.. Spo6ord. Of Portland, brother of
Henry Wizards private secretary, has
been spending few days IN Seattle.
Leoni, the woman bsater and tight
rope walker. has jumped the town.
Seaitle 10 not healthy place for such
bilks as he.
William N. Chase, lake book keeper
at Seabosk. accompanied by his wife
and sister, moved ovsr 10 SeHttle yes
terday, where they will hereafter re-
side
The demand for houses continues
strong, and rents are steadily advancing.
Forty or fifty eliRibly located cottages
would find tenants at once. at fair
rents.
The foot race between Harmon and
kitterman, at San francesca, February
4th. was won by kitternau, he beating
Harmon three feet in lou yards aud
gaining the stakes Of 5000.
Several new prosecutions have lately
been instituted against the keepers Of
houses Of prostitution, and a number
of the residents of Washington street
have been bound over to the District
Court.
The social entertainment given by the
young people Of the Catholic Church
last evening was largely attended, and
proved to be highly enjoyable. The
proceeds will be applied 70 the bench Is
of the church.
The thaw is going to make bad side
walks. The coming out Of the frost
will cause thousand little earth slides,
which will litter up the walks With
the debris and make unpleasant going
until cleared of.
A bad washout ON Main street should,
and doubtless will, receive tho asten-
ton of The Street Commissioner at an
early day. A culvert Ii needed at that
point to allow the excess of water TO
escape into the Sound.
1t Is safe to say that local GOAL sales
OF The past fortnight have been mucn
greater IN quantity than ever before in
the like period Of time. Tne sales in
tho town yard help swell the profits Of
the ooiopan. . business amazingly.
A fire at Sprague, w. L., on Wednes-
day last, destroyed jim keRap's saloon.
kalrwoather's store aud Ealrwoather 4
Brooks bank. Inc loss of kegsu was
S1UOO. and insurance x3OvU; the FAIR
weather loss $jO.OOO, and insurance
$ll,UOU.
Work on the Cedar river exten ion
Las boen Temporarily suspended, owing
~ the embarrassed c0nuitlon Of tho
company building It. TLOse In posi-
ton to know state that everything will
TO Arranged ia u few days, when the
work Will again be pushed ahead.
Inc Teassr got away Monday for the
sealing grounds, and 1t ID thought she
| Will 10 we'll. Colonel Oliver Wood,
VINO arrived from Neah Bay Yesterday,
states that the weather there III Rough,
bot seals are In abundance, and II il
thought the catch this year will be
better than that VI last year.
A large number Of tickets to the G.
| A. 4. ente.Iainmons ut Yesler' Hail,
February 18th, tor the benefit Ut the
Usnietery fund, have already been sold,
Wnich insurcs large audiences. Tue
entertainment will be fully worth the
price Ut AahissiUD, and shs surplus
funds will bc applied " good cause.
Again yesterday Lake Union Was q
favorits res.rt for our young people Ut
| tho skatinx fraternity. All day long
tno sport WAS kept up. Toward even
ing tue Loo La several places became
serv DANGEROUS, but ROsu luck seemed
~ favor even inc m0st dArinx skaters,
and the day passsd without an acci-
dsut worthy Vt mention.
pleasant, WITH temperature Gradually
rising. lho heat VI the sun HAS Ooon
great enough ~ carry OF each day u
portion Of The SNOW, which has how
principally isappoared, out has not
oecn great enough ~ thAw toe ground,
tue streets having u surfaces AZ hard aud
smooth as tnaI VI macddam ltself.
The people Vt Port Blakeiy have
bcou enjoying the recent Uvld weather
IN . httink manner, slslRhinR and skat-
ing being the Oruer VI she day. Ihe
other evening q Large party paid tue
Madison folks . visit ia siolRas, and
weGo warmly welcomed. lie weather
there was vi tho same temperature a.
here, and tho snowfall Was absug the
same.
Nothing has yet beeu done in the
latest burnt district Ia Sns way Of
rebuilding, aud what will DO done 10
not yot July determined. IL would
have BEEN worth xlO " the property
owners II the irs Aad teen permitted
To clean up the rubbish, AZ u could
have done without injury - any one,
AMI why u was not u unaOUo M table,
FIRE u purifying, and the atmosphere
OF MAT LOCALITY would mos have been
nurs BY the hAmes being allowed ~
work their way several feet dowa into
She old sAwduss foundations
Fred W. Sharpe has begun suit as san
Francisco against the faoito Coast
steamship Company " recover $4,000
damages tor pstsoLAl injuries received
On sue steamer Queen Ut sns Pac,fio on
the osh OF January. de was u passen-
ker, ana left his ssater0Om ON the upper
deck ~ ~ into the SOCIAL Hall at
the head 0t the cabin stalrs. Al be
passed. through the doorway he wac
thrown backwards With such iorcs - to
sssak tue raining OF the stairway. He
charges the aoci0ent 70 OarulessnosD Of
the agents and servants Of shs cou-
pany.
4 Wnx CaANo4.-4r. Phillip Schmitx,
publlsher Of the German paper. has
changed it, name from the Psset Sosnd
Post 10 the Tribsne. The change va
made TO save confusion With the Posi-
INTkLLIoExCkR, most pera0us calling hin
N pcI the Post and thia r,anap ho,ue