Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-09
RREvFTIEs.

The Norweeian bark Corona will take
cargo of lsmber from the Sound to
Melbourne.
c. l.. Dingley, a well known San
Francisco capitalist, is spending few
DAYS in Seattle.
The steamer Zephyr, after thorough
overhaulIng, Is again running on her
route between Seattle and Olympia.
The rainy and shiny days continne to
alternate, one or two of each at a time,
followed by one or two of the other.
William Wright, an old citizen of
Olympia, died at that place last Mon
day, leaving wife and nine children.
G. w. Young, James Campbell, Capt.
WIckberg and a number of other citi-
zens from Port Blakely, we're in Seattle
yesterday.
The large mill of Stetson L Post has
been closed for a week. The object Is
to enable them to repair and overhaul
generally the boilers and engines.
The many friends of Mrs. Cowles
will be panied to learn that that esti
mable lady Is confined to her room at
the New Arlington with consumption,
| and her condition continues TO grow
more and more discouraging all the
time.
Julius Horton, of Duwamish, has
I just finished curing his seasons crop of
hops, and realized Ii tons from Ii
acres of landau average of Just 200C
| pounds TO the acre. or 40 pounds PEI
acre greater than the yield of any por-
ton OF the same land on any previous
| year.
The schooner Challenger, now load
| ing at the Seattle Lumber and Com
mereial Company's mill, will be ready
| for sea Saturday evening. She will
| take $4,000 feet of lumber to San
| Francisco. Another vessel is daily ex.
/ pected to take her place at the mill
wharf.
| Rev. d. B4gley has renewed his resi-:
I dence IN Seattle, and Is now dwelling
III the parsonage of the Methodist
| Protestant Charch, of which he is
again pastor. He also has in charge a
new church near the head OF the bay,
where he conducts the service every
other Sunday.
j. w. Weymouth, who has charge of
the new trestie. TO take the place of the
| old lake trestIe on the liue of the Co.
| lumbia and Puget Sound road between
| Renton and Newcastle, states that the
new structure Is now over halt up, and
that work on il is being pushed AS rap
idly as possible.
There is at present no vessel loading
at Stetson & Posts mill. The schooner
La Gironde was the last to take a cargo
| from that mill, and she sailed last
week. Another vessel is expected, but
the firm cannot tell exactly how extern
sIveiy they will engage III the shipping
| business Until after she meeting of the
lumber combination IN San Francisco
j. Nj. Armstrong, Republican eandi
date for Delegate to Congress, who has
been soi0urning in Seattle for several
days. left for down Sound yesterday
afternoon on the Lucy, and will not &
| present at tue proposed N SIS meeting t.
be held In Seattle Saturday evening
1t Is stated, however, that he will ad.
dress the citizens of this city before the
election takes place.
President Powell, of the University
has announced his intention to have
Friday evening lectures for the students
de Intends 10 provide IL usic and Other
exercises In order that the evening NAV
be made enjoyable. This is a phase OF
instruction that has not been in regular
practice as yet in the University, and il
Is to be hoped that it will meet with
success.
In the Frye Opera House there is tc
be placed movable floor Oh a leve
with the stage. In this way the large
dancing parties of the winter will have
the advantage of an excellent floor
Another arrangement is what is called
fashion boxes. They will accommo.
date about foaf persons, and are ar
ranged in the rear of the dress circle Sc
as to command full view of the stage
and most of the audience.