Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-12
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Armstrong; majority in Covlitz
county, by the official count, ID ".
A dense fog hung ever the Sound last
night, making navigation ssow and I'M
pleasant. F#
The County Commissioners we're busy
ali day yesterday, examining and allow
ing bills.
Quite number Of prominent citizens
from the Capital City are Registered at
the Occidental.
The Mexico, after diseharging her
freight here, left NJ o'clock yesterday
afternoon for up Sound.
George Kinnear left for WILDLY Isl
and last night ON q business trip. He
will be absent several days.
Geo. w. Iibbetts was In town on
business yesterday. He has fully re-
covered from his recent illness.
The Washington left for Whatcom
last evening at o o'clock. taking large
number of passengers and full freight.
The street ears did a good business
last evening, carrying people to aud
from the concert at the Standard The
stcr.
The various county and precinct Off
GERS elected AZ the recent election, have
almost all filed their official bonds, and
received certificates OF election.
\. r. Uhadbourne, Of San Francisco.
has been in Seattle during tho past few
days, looking after his extensive hnsi-
ness interests here.
Yesler's wharf, or that part OF IL
commonly known ~ lower Mill street,
from the SchwAbacber store west, will
be planked ut once, Co the width Of 20
feet.
The plapking of Commercial street
has commenced, and Ia we'll under way.
Mayor Leary seems determined 10 make
our principal streets passable II IL takes
all winter.
The steamer Politkofsky vas In port
Yesterday afternoon. While here she
took on q new smoke stack for, the
steamer Blakely, besides considerable
other freight.
Mount Vernon AMI Laconner, rival
points In Skagis county, are very nearly
equal In voting strength. AZ the last
elecsion Mount Vernon cast 26O votes
and Lacouner 80.
Schooner Granger arrived Yesterday
from Dungeness, bringing ninety tons
Of potatoes, wheat and hides. which Mr.
Olapp, their owner, sold 30 Messrs. Sny.
der, MacCnlsky aud KELLOGG, respect
lively. "a
Mr.. Ranke is pushing the work on 8.
Kenney's brick building as rapidly "a
ps.ssible. The rain has interfered some
k.s s.f krssxA H.
bat Notwithstanding this. the walls arr
beginning 10 loom up pretty veil.
The official count of the votes Of
klickitat county give Voorhees, a major
ity Of 81. The same county pavs
Brents majority Of 21l In 1852. The
Republican county ticket Was elected
this year by majorities ranging fron
6S 10 463. averaging over 100.
The Josephine brought load OF ha,
and few passengers from Snohonsisl
yesterday. The captain stated thai
when he left there was still one preeincl
in the county 10 be heard FROM, but
from the best Information at hand b.
1 thought VOORHEES, majority in thai
county woald reach fully iso.
The Spokane Democrat, the waIla
| VAIN " akSAsft9Nt anu tNN AdytDu F0af'
aai are ali having a change. The Drmo
crai will be moved 10 the new Cheuelah
mincs; the other papers have change
OF editors only. These three are among
the cleAnest, ahlest and most worthy oi
the press Of the Territory, and all gave
valiant support 10 Voorhees, in the 70
cent campaign.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES salesboys
did very fairly on the streets last week
ihe two sold an average of about q
hundred q day each. or about twelve
hundred between them during the week
Our boys are two OF she best that eves
sold papers in any place in the world
and for their sakes. quite As much rs fos
our svn, we rsjciee IN the large exten,
Of their traffic. Both boys are not only
self Supporting, bat they contrieata very
materially to the support Of sheir PEG
pie az home.
Returns have bsen received fromDan.
geness. Angeles. Seqnim. Pysht and
Neah Ray precincts, leaving Crescs nj
BAY and Qaillelte vet 10 hear from
Neah Bay ~snt solid for Armstrong;. Is
votes; The other four gave Noorhsss IN
votes To IS for Armstrong. kosseg vas
given q heavy vote for Prosecuting Al
tosney, aud John AcReavy an almost
unanimous vote for the Legislature, ID
getting las TO Is fog Saehs: Weir got 9i
10 ioi BY hill. The txo remaining pre-
cinsts are not liksly ~ make any great
change IN the vote.