Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-09

A1to8 l0ok103 u S0o Gt0000, one W1o
has bought four bjoeks In the Maynard
Lake WaahinQtoc plat; one for friend
and three for himself.
Two inches of snov fell yesterday.
Is stayed on the frozsn ground, and vas
soon furnishing far riding for the 90
copants Of . dezen o. twenty slei0hs-
Mr.. II. Korn. of this city, expects 70
starr for the Eastern states in . short
time, to be gone a couple Of months on
business connected With the firm Of j.
Schram 4 ca.
John J. Nurphy, of Salem. has besn
appointed United states Posi- Once In
spectos, in the place of Ben. Simpson, Of
East Portland, who has held the ofdce
for e vezal years-
William TaIcots has been appointed
Assistant Superintendent OF TeleRraphs
for the Northern Pacific. Taloott was
formerly chief operator in the st. Paul
Westsrn Cnion Office.
The Western Union Telegraph. Com
pany are preparing Q new tarid, TO 60
into effect March LIST, under which ten
word message will be sent for 3 from
Seattle to Halifax, or from Halifax 10
Seattle.
Pridmore and Mccarthy bad a trial
of speed at Victoria last Wednesday.
The trial was sps If IL miles, PridmOre
to walk while Mccarthy ran. The
walker beat the RI lner from the be-
ginning.
The Messenger brought in quite a
numoer of passenger from up sound
yesterday. Captain Parker states that
snow commenced falling at the capital
city at o clock, or one hour before II
started in here.
Thomas j. Littell, the young man
Who vas 90 seriously hurt while cOastinQ
last Monday evening. 10 gaining rapidly
and will probably recover before long.
This il indeed welcome news. A. his oase
WAS accounted dangerous.
The real offender in the casa Of the
Chinsman who was hit at WriRht'G
Restaurant, ON Thursday, came to time
yesterday and paid 5000 whereupon
the proceedings against his accOmmo-
dating friend we're stopped.
Captain g. H. Parker c.ms down
from the capital city yesterday, and
will remain in Seattle few days. He
OK ..ects - take charge of the transfer
boat for Olympia harbOr a. soon as she
is again placed on the reute.
James s. Drummond. Victoria
pioneer of 1888, and An ex- Mayor of the
Town. died in that city on the 9th inst,
He had been an energetic and useful
citizen, and had been repeatedly hon
ored with places of public trust.
The Huron land Office, in Dakota,
during she sixty three weeks ending
December 3lst, 1883. received N,44
filings upon lands, while its income was
81, 36l ,O93. Its average receipts during
all that time were over 5000 day, and
during December last we're $l4l. 46O.
The cid debt Of New Tacoma-Sl4,-
065-is 70 be paid by the levy Of q spe
DIAL tax of lG mile ON the dollar; the
assessed value of properly within the
limits being 81, 3O0, $50. The tax will
come thousand or two dollars short
of tho desired amount, bat the de6cien-
cy will be otherwise provided for.
Another effort to introduce the tele.
phone system into Taooma il now max
ing, aud with probable success. An
other electric light enterprise in alec
underway there. The building of q city
hall is about to begin. The employ.
Dent of Chinese upon public works al
Tacoma has been prohibited by ordin-
ance.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press, of late
date says: General Emigration Com
missioner Groat, of the Northera Pxoi-
fic has for several weeks past beeu
receiving daily large number Of in
quiries by mail, concerning the North
ern Pacific country. The most favor
its spot seems to be Washington Terri
tory"
Advertisers should remember that the
| official figures from the local post office
for the past year. demonstrate oonolus
lively that the circulation of the Posi-
lNrELLI6ENCEB is greater than all the
other papers Of Seattle combined. and
nearly as large as tbs combined circu-
latiOu Of all the other SEATTLE and TIT
Tacoma papers.
A gentleman Who seems to be well
posted, in speaking Of hops, said
There is but a small quantity of hops
on the Sound remaining unsold-prob-
ably the product of three or four yards.
There 10 quite demand for hops, aud
the market is strong, although the
price remains about the same. In Eng.
land brewers are using q second grade
10 q greater extent than formerly.
look 10 see the price advance consider.
| ably before this years crop goes on the
market, bnt just TO what extent that
advance will be It il impossible to
state"