Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-09

John Leasy has . bsiek yard for sale.
4 ain b wanted as The Tsmpls Of
fashiou.
The Empire departed yesterday a.
teSnooo.
The bay vas again qaiss roash yss-
tsrday.
Katis Putnam and company viii b
here some time next week.
Major J. B. Hayden, Of the Capital
City, - ct prsssns in seattle, stopping
at the Brunswick.
HenTy Duvaiu, for many years chief
engineer 0f ths tug Blakely, - now
chief Of the RseAard Holyoke.
There are noV ten pessoos c0n6n Cd
in the Coanty Jail Of King oounty-the
larRsst number for long tims.
Mrs. Capt. @. b. Parker, Of Olympia,
10 visiting her sisters. Mn. H. @. Seruvs
and Ma W. A. Harrington, OF this city.
Another large Eastern mail arrived
last evening, which would indicate that
the overland route u again open TO
travel.
The nsw bell for the Columbia strsst
engine house was raised 90 the bslffy
yesterday afternoon and will b hung
today.
Chinaman Nov Sing Vas yesterday
fined by Judge Cam for having CON-
mitted IN assault upon Q fellow Celes-
tial ia gambling hsuss.
George w. Tihbssts. the genial Squak
Valley famee, was In the city yesterday,
ms king one Of his periodical visits 20
his host of friends hsrsabout.
Julia Carleton vas tried before JudRs
Cam Yesterday afternoon On . charge
Of keeping . disorderiy house. She
vas adjudRsd guilty Of the o6spoe an d
food $40 and costs.
The atheneum ID nov In healthy and
prosperous condition, and nov that GER
tain evenings for practice have been -
looted il u safe TO predict that much
good work will b done BY the boys.
A. there are Supposed to b numbeE
Of petty thieves in this city, il would b
o wise preoauti0n for people 70 be On
their guard. Sss that the doors are
safely looked ano windows securely fas-
tened before retiring.
Though fifteen minutes have been
added 20 the length Of she days during
the past fortnight, it 10 hard to realize
it. The daylight Of the afternoon
seems little prolonged. hot no change
can yst be noticed in the morning.
The Mayor. Common Council, all the
city, county and territorial officers and
two hundred leading citizens Of Olym.
pis have petiti0nsd the President 70 re-
appoint Gov. Newell. A largo mass
convention Of women passed an earnest
resolution for his rsappointment.
And still the slaughter at the Davie.
book store goes on. Whole shelves Of
books are cleaned OF in q single hour
and hundreds of volumes sold ever,
day. The like of IL never was seen herr
before, and it will be . long day before
it will be seen again. The rush Of Gus
TONERS there 10 wonderful.
Nh. Theodore Peiser, the view artist
CON, ON which hs took pictures Of al
the principal places along the route, b.
sides q large number Of private resi-
dences, mercantile. houses, etc. TIT
pictures are the best yet taken on tina
route, and will ssll.
Life at Puget sound, with sketches
Of travel in Washington Territory
British Columbia, Oregon and Califor
mia, 1665-188l," 10 the title Of recsnt
" issued book. The author, CArOlin,
O. Leighton, 10 the wife Of Rufus Leigh
ton. Special Treasury Agent hseeabout
during the period named, and who vii
b remembered By citizens hsfs then.
The other night, ~ the tug Blakely
was towing the ship Prussia M thI
Sound, the machinery Of tho steamer
beoamo temporarily disAbled and CHI
came to q halt. The ship, of course
being IN motion, Game up and her rig
RinQ caught the pilot house Of the tn
and knocked il overheard. The dam.
age vas but sliRht and will be repaires
in \ few days.
| Union services, conducted BY the Va
rious ministers Of the city, are beinl
held daily during this week, with grow
ing interest. The movning service be
gins at 11:9O and laats until .. M, and
10 held in the Y. n. @. A. Hall. tn.
evening service commences q o'clock
and II held in the Prusbyterian Church
on the corner Ut Third and Madison
strests. Everybody " invited to com,
70 these mestings for hearing tho wore
Of life, for prayer and praise.
James Vick, the g.eat scotsman, eacl
year presents every newspaper in the
country making application 70 him, &!
worth Of seed, TO b. eelected BY tn
person wanting, and 10 b sent By Vicl
BY express or mail, free Of charge
His past experience has suggested Il
him the advisability of including tn,
pasaaRe following in his offer for 1854
"Of cOufBe ~ do not mean Q peck o.
beams, or bushel Of grass seed, Or tn
like. - some have misunderstood, bat 1