Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-19
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wv. Belvin aud wife are soiournins
In Seattle.
Mrs i! 81. McGrav is spending a few
days at Renton-
The schooner Frithiof xill load lum-
Der at SsessoR 4 Posts mill.
The schooner John F. Miller. sailing
N the Wells line, arrived yesterday
morning.
Governor Squire expects to visit the
capital city and Tacoma during the next
few days.
Mrs. G stfneY Is arranging to build a
handsome residence on herr beautiful
Tenth street lots.
One year ago todsy, August 10, 1888,
the Greely party began its retreat from
Lady Franklin Bay.
l. c. Frost, General Secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
came over from Portland last week, and
u spending few days hereabouts.
The Young Mems independent Po-
litical Club propose to take a part in
county politics. A meeting will be held
tomorroS evening at the Courthouse.
Work was begun yesterday upon the
construction of pretty little one story
cottage on Front street, bet veeu Pike
and Pine, for Mr.. Nestor, the architect.
Next Saturday. Washington Engine
Company No. 2. will hold its first an
nual picnic at Rentoa. A good time is
expected. For particulars, see adyer-
tisement.
Arthur Stanly, John Cameron, w,
Peterson and John Doe, fighting drunk
ards, were arrested yesterday morning
by Chief Woolery aud Officers Bangs
and Rosa
The Astoria Publishing Company,
which was organized last year to break
down the AstoriaH. has gone out Of ex-
Istence, after short aud inglorious ex-
perience. The ori2instors of the scheme
pot IN $2772 and drew out only $500.
S2l42 being what they left behind.
In Portland is dwelling family con-
sisting of Chinese husband, white
wife, four half caste children, and tie
father and mother of the wife. The
Chinaman, il is said. furnishes home
for the "old folks" which is proaably
foil value for sacrificing their daughter.
Work on the Front street grade ex-
tension and Improvement of Temper
auce aud kentucky streets goes steadily
on, and will comprise, with what has
already been done on the southern end
OF Front street, a piece of street work
two miles In length. equal to that of
Jackson or Madison streets. The street
oars will run to the further end of the
Improvement.
Some time since il was published all
over the country tn It the Northern Pa.
otto Company had reduced its freight
tariff on wool to Philadelphia to 81 50
per hundred pounds, and the organs
made great howl over IL. Cox Bros,
of Walls Walia, recently received
letter fro.n their cousignees in Phila-
delphia in which they were told that
they had been charged IS per hundred
pounds.
New that the long and dark nights of
winter are coming on. provision should
be made by the city for more gas lamps.
A light should be put at every corner on
James street from Fourth to Ninth, 6
light at the csrner of Front and Pine,
and half dozen lights on Columbia
and Madison streets. 1t should be IN
derstood, as an inducement to improve
ments, that no lights, hydrants, or new
sidewalks should be put upon ungradei
streets.
The Tacoma Ledger is very much dis
tressed at the imaginary Inability of our
citizens TO raise the hundred thousand
dollar loan to the Columbia and Puget
Sound Railroad Company. To ease the
mind of our neighbor. we will state that
the money was all pledged in writing
ten days ago, and that it will be prompt
ly forthcoming upon compliance with
the terms of the contract ON the part of
the COMPANY,