Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-08

The bark Ella 8. Thayes IL 81 present
the only vessel IN the coal trads-
The barkentine Malsv, With 100 tons
of Renton coal, siii sail for San Fran
cisco today.
w. d. Scott Of this city, vas reported
at the Metropolitan Hotel. In Sc. Paal,
on the lst Of july.
Captain Dswolfe vent TO Portland
Sunday, TO resume command OF the
steamship Walia walls-
The schooner J. @. North il loading
lumber At Stefson Il Posts mill for the
Oregon Pacific Railroad.
The Emma Hayward ia still awaiting
her new cylinder, pending which abe
lies along the front Of the Tacoma wharf.
Reports are again in circulation OF
the establishment in this eity OF another
evening page. by men Of msney from
Oregon.
Railroad travel IL a little light now.
A train of five coaches came into Taco
ma, last Sunday, With in all not 70 sx-
ceed forty passengers.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Chamber of Commerce.. last evening.
MSrwEs. A. D. 6h0NnEt 11a NJ 1aHtS1
were elected members.
Thieves have been operating of late
in the north end of town. They have
taken ali manner of little articles lying
about, which the owners had no idea
were worth guarding or looking after.
Miss Hessie Cox, teacher on the Puy-
allup indian Reservation, who has Teen
spending q short midsummer vacation
with her parents and friends In Seattle,
returned TO the reservation by rail yes
terday.
Many persons are very sensibly re-
moving tine evergreen decorations from
their premises- These trimmings look
handsome during the holiday, after
which they become q nuisance, and
should be removed.
J. M. McAfsrty, who has been with
G. c. Phinney d Co. for q year past, lefE
for his former home in Illinois. Mr..
McAfferty has been very sick for two
months, and hopes a return to the old
place will do him good, and again bring
him around all right.
The registering of voters has closed
for the present, but on next Friday and
Saturday the Board of Registration will
sit, at the city building, and hear all
complaints of those who have been re-
fused by the Registrar, az we'll as entel
all names of eligible electors, who have
not yet registered.
BY card elsewhere Mr.. @. H. HanforG
announces himself a candidate for City
Attorney. Mr.. Hanford has filled that
office in the most acceptable manner
Do ,sible, and will no doubt be elected
again, and again discharge its duties
with credit to himself and benefit Il
the city. The people know they cannot
do better than elect Mr.. Hanford.
The friends of Major J. Il. Hayden
are rejoiced to learn of his appointment
as Receiver of the Land Office at Oiym
pia. in place of X. g. Stuart, who ha;
voluntarily relinquished the office. The
petition asking Hayden's appointment
was signed by every member of the Leg
latLre. The Major 10 worthy citizen
faithful public servant, and q mos
agreeable gentleman.
The Fourth Of July Executive Com
mittee has concluded to publish q state
ment of the collections and disburse
ments made under its direction ON &C
| count of the celebration. as soon as all
the bills are settled. This is as il shoulC
be. The funds were very judieiousl,
handled, ami il now seems that ther,
will be a small balance left, as mes
egg for a grand celebration on mex
Fourth.
A crew. consisting of @. P. Dam, N
l.. smith, Robert McFadden, A. b
Merrill and a coxswain, appeared IL
uniform at the regatta on the Fourth
Their four-oared barge was driven witt
great speed for short distances sbou
the bay. they seemed eager for race
but nothing appeared TO test theil
metal, and after rowing about for al
hour or 50, they came in aud hvuses
their craft.