Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-27
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POHT MOODY.

POET MOODY.
Rishty-fve feed cattle and twelve
49, vsre shipped at the wharf for
Victoria 90 Thursday night.
T,,sre vas a strike among the men
..oeoed upOn the railroad, the FIRST Of
~ week. They have been getting
SL7s day, and struck for. ve undeF
sIsud, q.
notwithstanding the unusually cold
..sihsr of late, our harbOr continues
hsantifulIy free frem ice, whilst the
Pcseee. We understand, il entirely
sa1eed and not likely to be navigable for
vesks 10 come.
With the approaching spring, what
mauy people fOresaw months ago has
hen,ms Obvious-that In, there is q
aeiiy and pressing demand for houses
n intending leasees. II would nov
tsx the best energies Of the owners Of
toVn lots TO erect houses and shops A.
pauidly q they would become Ooospied; /;
a1d this demand will unquestiOnably
ineeease ~ the season advances.
We learn from a reliable source that
H.N.S. Heroine will shortly visit Port
Moody 20 remain here for q cOnsidera-
- period. II in understood thai the
Haroiue will b. engaged in q. thorough
uryey Of the harbor, its approaches,
and surroundings, all Of which seems
nlsinly 70 indicate that Port Moody is
shostly 70 become the headquarters OF
Her Msjesty's ships Of VAR in the North
Psoifc. c.-Gdzetfe.
r1coMA.
Hanson d Co. have An order for ,l0O,-
OOO feet Of lumber aud 10000 lxth, to
b used In q seven-st0ry hotel, to bo
erected at Pasadena, Los Angeles conn
", CAL, by q Mr.. Hay .G0nd. The lum-
bsr will Qs shipped to San Pedro by the
Shirley and Samssst, and the contract
requires the material by April lst.
Charles wilkins, the crazy man who
HteilacOOm from Ass0tin, Was 0nce be
fore confined in that institution, but %
far recovered his mind ~ 70 permit Of
bis being discharged. He il an old man
Who has moro than once attempted to
commit suicide. At Que time, in ons Of
bic maddest moods, he actually R0uRed
out one Of bis eyes before he could be
pssvented.
The road 70 the railroad wharf 10 in q
fearful condition. Slides have come
down the bluff, until there 10 barely
room for wagon traffic. and an avalanche
a soft mud has gradually worked its
vsy acro2s the road and sidewalk In
papy places, until foot passengers can
hardly make their way. This morning
~ cav lady with babe in her arms
come 70 grief Of one of these places. She
loot both of her OvershOes, and finally
stuok fast with the brown mud creeping
% over her shoe tops to midway Of her
vhits hose Deputy King and his gang
sf prisoners came to her relief at this
momeut, and by knocking down the
sailinR and wadinR through the ooze,
~ Vas carried safely across. 4 fow
more slides and the road will be impass-
able for vehicles.
This morning there was breath Of
s1oilemsut at the wharf over the at
S ls0nted removal Of q building erected
b oue Neary, ON the Northern Pacific
vAt8 front, next ~ BarloW's warehouse.
Reasy had built his house on piles ID
that d would Just clear high tide. lie
~ hoon notified not 70 OCCUPY tho
aseano. Tor Water) bot had persisted in
UssOsuxs Ouu tubo hIOtuiAR eoo PssS
driver men made fast to his demicile,
md veFe just in the act Of pullinR IL
iato Ne hay by means Of q steam cap-
aan, when it was noticed that Neary's
Aadrsn wsre in the ho1ss, and the
E1lling process was at once STOPPED
n ollcials finally decided to prOceed
e bic removal through the courts.
Mary says he is not tothsring any body,
~ . right over side water. and pro-
poDea 10 stay with it.-Nesrs.