Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-13
sREvTrIEs.

Ship BeIvidere sailed from San Pedro
MAY Sd for Nanaimo.
Captain George d. Korts, who lost the
collier Tecoms. has been appointed
bar pilot at San Francisco.
The steamer Havre is loading at
Liverpool for San Francesca via hau-
riti0s, ~. MIchaels and Honolulu.
The last tvo DAYS were msre like sum
mer than any before them. SUI and air
combining mott DELIGHTFULLY."- IN the
N 4si Jog of day Ut FIFE psrsection-
Mtss Lila Jo-ephi1s Il ,binson. the
Bottom i.xy-r. his made her appear
anc- IN the WalIa wslla court. che 10
said now to think OF locating Ia Cheney
The picnic At Laurel Shade. on Sun
dav. Was largely attended, and those
Who engaged in the festivities Of the
occasion seem to have enjoyed the day.
One year ago there was not single
"'bus" or hack on the streets of this
| city. Now there are six. including the
| two hacks. and the Jackson street, Ian
rel shade, Lake Uuion aud Belltown
| wagons
The next steamer for New Westmin-
sser will b- the Idaho, to leave here NJ
3 O'Clock on the m ,rnipg Ut FRIDAY, the
/ 10th. Tue idaho IL An exec. lent boat
for that route: Int whether or not she
| will be kept on IL cannot yet be said.
The assessment Of Clarke county, as
presented To the Board of Eqnailz .tioD,
Includes the n4m-s of Pro property
owners. whose aggregate possessions AT,
rated $I54 90 higher than the total as
ssssment of 1888.
The Geo. T. Starr got in from Veto
ria AT ten O'Clock last evening, bringInl
about fifty passengers. he Anderson
arrived about midnight, with thiIty cd.
passengers. She took So through u
Victoria ON Sunday. Both boats will
leave lere ON advertised time today.
On Sunday the steamer Nellie took al
excursion party from Snohomfsh NJ
sr, qualmie river. Capt. Low states
that toe valley along the river ID set
thing up quite rapidly, and that on t.'
last trip of the Nellie up that stream
two Immigrant families, with theil
household effects, we're taken to thelI
newly chosen homes.
The opposing steamers Eliza Ander
soa and peo. 4. Starr went out on Sun
day last almost together, each having 1
large list of passengers aud considerable
freight. The people evidently lik'
cheap boats. and they will not pay s.
for riding on the North Pacific ant
Olympian when they can go for 30 cent
or 81 on the Geo. Z. Starr and ElIz
Anderson.
The great increase in riding and driv
ing in this city witnessed during thu
past two years, mas been occasiOned a
} much as an thing by the system o
street improvements inaugurated ant
vigorously prosecuted during that time
Before that 1t was almost as much as
buggy was worth to attempt to ride owe
majority of our then wretched streets
Now il is a real pleasure. A continuance
of street improvements will cause fur
Their extension of this delightful ant
healthful exercise.
The opposition between the Eliza An
derson and the Geo. 4. Starr, still run
high, to the great satisfaction of tn
, travelling public. On Sunday afternoon
both boats left here with large lists o
. passengers. The Anderson got ava
about fifteen minutes ahead of th
Starr. but the latter steamer reache
Victoria first. 1t is stated on very gOo
authority, that tho Washington will b
placed ON the route between Seattle an
Port townsend, to make daily trips
and connect with the Anderson at tina
, place Victoria. If this arrangement
is made, cheap fares will PROBABLY
kept up all summer.