Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-01

No Eastesu mail received Lass even
he lss Of March II at hand, and tie
opening Of spring With II
There are psw fourteen prisoners
confined in the King county jail
Officer Kelly vas reported sliRhtly
better by his physician yesterday.
The railroad pile drivers are fast clos
ing up the gap in the line along the CITY
front.
Il. w. Parker. the Third street. furni-
saje o. the Sd instant.
The City Dock b still crowded With
Chinameu Who are anxious - Be on
their way TO Portland.
Judge Gfesus yesterday appoontsd
Eben saith, ESQ.,, United Ssases Con-
minionsr for WsnhinRton Territory.
Do not fosRtt The entsFtsimsnt given
by the Y. p. c. +. L. 1t the PreabyteSi-
an Church this evening q O'Clock.
The nsv steel steamer Olympian, des-
tined 70 run between victoria and the
Sound, Vas as Aeapaleo on the I'd INST
The editor Of the NanAimo Free Pres
has been Visiting Victoria, and comes 70
the oonclusion that the electric light ~
that city y failure.
An sseaohmsnt Vas Yesterday sued ont
By n. and X. GOttstein against Frank
Dusham, White River salO0n keeper.
The amount sf the claim 10 $349.
The Puget Sound Brewery, bsilt Last
sumner near the race track BY Ae1oR6.
Rule 4 Sweeney, tv0 young men from
California, 10 DOW the property OF Z. +.
sweeney, Mr.. w. J. Rule having retired
from the firm.
Judge Greene has been busy during
the past week In listening 70 argumenta
on demurrers and making his rulings
thereon, in q number Of cases to como
on for trial at the next term Of c0urt,
soms two months henoe.
Baseball has been revived among the
University students, and the last two
days Witnessed several lively "prao-
ticear The neV boarding hall, how
ever, causes them much ineonvenienoe,
a. il stAnds in the middle Of their right
field.
The schooner American Girl, in the
Charles H. Wells lins, sailed yesterday
from San Francisco for Seattle, With q
full load of goods for our merchAnts.
The next vessel in the line will be the
schooner Corona, which vii have quick
dispatch, and to sail March 9th.
The remark has bssn made Q thou
sand times during the last week that q
popular meeting should be held at On
early day TO condemn the action of the
Chamber of Commercs in recommend.
ing to Congress Q continuance of ths
Northern Pacific land grant.
The New Westminster people make
NO brick. They buy in Victoria ct SIC
psr thousand and pay tl2 for freight.
the cast being t22 BY the time the briok
arc landed on their wharves. And yet,
at even this extraordinary price, they
build good many srick houses.
The fisheries Of British Columbia are
estimated to have yielded, exclusive Of
indian consumption, product valued
et 81, 84Z,675 in lo02, and at 81, 60. 145 In
1883. Il gave employment last year Il
J070 persons. The Indians are esti.
mated 10 consume fish valued as 1885,.
00 per Annum.
Any young ladies or gentlemen who
will assist in decorating the rooms Of
the Y. n. G. A. for the occasion of the
book social will please report TO Nrs
Parkhurst, at the Y. n. G. A. Hall, THU
afternoon ct 2 O'Clock. And any hav
ing pictures 70 donate or loan, ct x
| adOrn the walls, will please send Of
bring them to the hall. This request j,
to oil Who are Interested in the Y. n
G. A.