Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-27
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for victori. again this morning. as
usual.
The City Council still holds regular
evening sessions, sitting IS board OF
equalization
Kate Castletou and company are ex-
pected TO open an engagement here on
or about June lOth.
LacsnHer intends to celebrate the
coming Fourth of July. A meeting pre-
hmiRary thereto has already been held.
The box sheet for the Hidden Hand
performance will be opsned At the book
store of J. ID. LOwman, at 40 o'clock to-
day.
The County Commissioners are still
in session, and will not finish their la
bOrs till hear the close of the present
week.
BY the way. is il not about time some
steps were taken looking to tie celebra-
ton Of the neat Fourth of July at
| Seattle.
The Repeisk says the Bellinghaia Bay
/ towns are to have a united system OF
water works, at cost of $4,000 ana
upwards.
The work of piiing foundation for
| the Washington street sewer, Is pro-
gre ssing favorably. and will DO com
| pieted By tbs middle of the week.
Strawberries have already dropped in
| price from 81 to ~ cents pound. A
week heucs they will 10 Gown to Ii, and
within fortnight TO 10 and l215 cents.
On her recent trip to Victoria, the
steamer Anderson meI With slight ac-
cioeDt to one of bsr VIE els, which
/ caused delay of \ couple of hours III
| reaching Ter destination.
The stand in the Drew block, on
Front street, formerly occupied by
Clayton Bros IL being fitted NJ as 4
b-.r loon, WHERE Eastern beer will he
kei { on tap AT five cents per glass.
~. II. Harris's Nickel Plate Circus is
now III Portland, playing with grea,
success. With il are two lloss, an ele
plant and other like attractions No
date has Yet been set for their coming
here.
Almost every night the Wharves along
the city front are lined with men and
boys, engaged in fishing for black bass.
These fisn rise for a fly and ar- very
game fish to C Itch, as we'll as deliclOu.
food.
Mr. George Foster got enough of the
East in a short time. He went to stay
TWO months or more, but will not stay
one. He telegraphed to a friend here
that he would start on his return on
Saturday night last.
heavy fall of rain visited this city
on Sunday night, and refreshed the
parched earth. The gardens, lawns and
shrubbery look hundred per cent. bet
ter for the washing and drIukiog done
by them on this occasion.
Owing to the entire lack of brick, aud
the impossibllity of getting them short
of importation from Oregon or CalifOr
MIA, work on the Gordon. Safe Deposit
and Opera buildings is practically sus-
pended, while the erection of other brick
buildings, Contemplated prior to this
time, has not even begun.
Whiteley's Hidden Hand Company,
who appear at Yesler's Hall on Frid Y
evening next. is the only recognized
standard company in America playing
this great drama, carrying special seen
cry. and everything tn make the play a
great success. No other company in
America plays Il dramitiZation of this
celebrated story, that is approved and
endorsed by the authoress, Mrs Z. ID. N.
Southworth. Don't fail to see II. There
will be special matinee Saturday, at
2p.m.
The people of Puyallup and Tacoma
have each given $4,000 for the opening
of first class carriage road between
the two villages, and now the county (of
Pieroe) Is to appropriate as much more.
The people will not regret their enter
prise and generosity, and they will find
It better investment than $4,000 or
5000 in court house block, and six
or eight times M m1ch in building
which they can do without for several
years rs we'll as not.
Unless the clreless firing of guns with
In the p ,pulOuS portions of tbs city Is
stopped, serious results will surely en-.
sue. On Sunday, some person neal
Eighth street fred gun, tho ball from
which went crashing through y window
of one OF the James Phipuey houses ou
that street. h rtuuatrly no ons was in.
Jured. The bail, after ri ,ncing about
the room, lodged In a door. and there
remained Gntil It was taken out. Tbert
IL An ordinance against dlscharging fire
arms within the city limits, and step,
should be taken To ferret out some oil
those parties guilty of breaking its pro
visions, that they might he made to suf
fer for their u nGerous misconduct.
The Episcopal Chapel in North Seat
tie IL bee pmiug popular place of di.
vine worship uGder the dIrectorship OF
Rev. Mr.. Bell, and almost every Sunday
evenlng the confortshle little bulldlnl
- well filed with attentivA listeners
One of the features of the services i,
the choir singing, which is gaining quit.
a reUutAt,nn for its Elf 'iency. A tel
has b en- dbnased to the Cd pei. but uu
fortunately there IL no plaoe To put it
La order IT, overcome this Oh tao, e. y
concert will be given in Bells Ii Ill early
IN June TO raise funds Tor teifry, and
1t IL thought very snug sam of money
otn be raised on that Gee ,siou, rs the
tickets will be- placed at reasonable
h2ure, and the exercises be of more