Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-19

True Devotion matinee at 2 p. M.
today. at the Standard Ineater.
Steamer Wilmington il taking coal
from the Ebarf of the railroad company.
Pearlman, the suctioneer, will have a
big sale today az the foot OF Columbia
street.
1t Is expected that the street rallsav
will be Ready for operations by the mid
die of August.
Wm X. Chambers, of Llaufairnear-
athaf4wIniaf, North Wales. Is registered
st the Brunswick.
J. B. Allen. United States Attorney for
the Territory. psId this city q visit dur
ing the past week. the first since August
last.
Mr.. q. Davies, the bookseller, left
Philadelphia Julg 18th for Seattle, and
may be expected here Oh or about the
Zlst.
one IN taIs city recently came over the
Northern Pa Inc, and vas landed by
boat on the city dock.
Persons who own dogs and who have
not paid the tax on the same are
warnvd to paw up, as the city authori-
ties are on the War path after nnh-
censcd CANNES.
Ihe Ben Cotton band is one of the
chief attractions Of that most excellent
combination. Their gorgeous uniform,
fiEe appearance and good music are de-
cIdedly taking TO the popalace.
Ihe stone work being put into the
front of the new Safe Deposit building
will surpass anything of the kind Ill the
Territory, and will add greatly to the
beauty and value OF that fine structure.
Ii is said that Elijah Smith, President
OF the Oregon Improvement and Oregon
| IranscontInensai Companies. has sue
| ceeded L. Jefferson Coolidge IN the
| Presidency of the Oregon Railway ana
Navigation Company.
| The humboldt county assessment roll
/ shows the following tootings: The total
| for 1854 Is 81, 4So, UUU, showing a gain OF
| S2,439, o94 the assessment of 1885
amounted to $7,o4S,ll the assessment
Of 1852 was So,3y5, 3U5.
| The new tug boat of the Puget Mill
I Company, built at Port Ludlow, viii b.
| launcned to-day, unless something IN
| foreseen occurs to prevent. The new
| steamer Is the largest tug boat on the
coast, and Is Iutonded 10 DC the strong
est and most speedy.
TIE following are the amounts paid
out monthly by the different mines OF
| Butte: Anaconda SlJU,UU0, Lexington
$4,000, Parrot $4,000, Colorado $50.
wv, Alice SJO,tUu, silver Bow, Bell ana
Dexter SsO,UOO, Moulpn $55,OOU, mis-
celtaneeus Sl5,UOO, total, S5yO,OO0.
Delegate Brents reports the passage
by Congress OF his bill 10 legalze TIE
omnibus act IF Washington Territory
one OF whose parts provided for the III.
crease of the jurisdiction of Justices oil
| the Peace To cases involving $50, In
stead OF restricting II To 500 as here
tofore.
Cumberland coal sells at E!Iensburgh
W. L.. al tue pretty price OF sou a ton
IL Is not used Tor household purposes, oi
course, nor for steam, bat 10y black.
smiths alone. Ii Is now clalmed b,
certain men that they have discovereo
coal lear by as good as Cumberi 4nc
which they can sell at $50 and make
money IN doing SO. IL must he mighty
poor coal tind If they Cannot make bll
money out OF 1t al so ton.
The Vancouver Register has a 5000.
Libel suit On maud. Inc Tacoma NsH,
has another {; the Portland Standard /
third. We don't know how 1t feels t
take $4,000 at one clip out OF a countr,
newspaper, but We Imagine the hol,
made would be considerably bigger thar
Tie original plant. Threats of lise
suits have been frequently beard abou
Seattle of late, 0ut SO tar no one haI
been hurt, and as tar DIS We know no on,
| scared.