Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-09

no OoIA AAouIS DuCA 10 III tue Wal
buHkers.
1t seems that the Front and Columbia
street 6-h stands will have to go.
The Olympia Daily Critic has been
changed in name to Olympia Daily
Courier.
Hefner & Dishon, land and money
brokers, have some choice bargains in
real estate to offer.
The city has accepted the sewer ten
dered by George F. Frye. 1t runs from
the Opera House building to the bay.
Eshelman, Llewellvn Il Co. offer
some property in Maynard's Lake Wash
ington addition at very low figuIes.
See ad. elsewhere.
The building of the railroad along
the city front has made necessary the
cutting of of four fest from the corner
of McCOmb's stable.
The Welcome did not arrive here un-
til half past 10 O'Clock last evening, hav-
| ing been detained in taking a barge
load of freight up the Sound.
While digging q we'll at Helix, East
ern Oregon, last Saturday, Mr.. Il. W.
Leopold Was struck ON the head by the
crank of windlass and instantly
| killed.
| Quite cattle business is doing over the
Canadian Pacific in British Columbia
| The trains are run down to Port
Moody, and there the animals are eu.
barked for Victoria.
Steamer Olympian sailed from Della.
ware Bay December 9th and arrived in
Puget Sound March 9th, being Just
three months in making the run, in.
Guiding her stops on the way.
| A petition is being circulated in
Waitsbur9, w. T., asking the Council
to raise liquor licenses to 5000 each
per annum, and not to allow the issuing
Of such licenses for less period thar
twelve months.
| When last heard from the steamer
Alaskan was at Valparaiso, on the 18th
of February. She has now been evel
three months on the way out, and will
probably not be here until the fourth
month Ii fully completed.
A gas company has been formed in
Vancouver by d. Wall, s. Nicholson, E.
L. Candy, Louis Sehm, L. NJ. Hidden
aud d. F. Schuele. The capital stOcl
has been placed at $25, OOO, aud alread,
| has the right of way tor laying pipes in
the town of Vancouver been asked.
Julius Lehman. the unfortunate
young man mentioned IN these columns
yesterday morning as having taken 20
ounces Of lauaanum with suicidal in.
tent, died at the hospital during Friday
night, all human power to restore him
to consciousness having proved un-
| availing.
Writing of side crops, The Dalles
Su" says: The basket willow Is in
many sections very profitable side
crop, requiring little labor and often
occupying land that would otherwise be
of little value. The unpeeled willow
sells readily at $50 to SO per ton, while
from three to six tons are grown to the
acre. The peeled willow is worth at
the factories 800 per ton.
The telegraph reports the loss of the
new ship Rainier, 1873 tons, on a voyage
from Now York to Hiogo. The Rainier
| waA commanded by Captain Morrison,
| who owned an interest in her, the
Messrs. Sewall being the largest own
ers. Captain Morrison lost the fine
ship Oracle off Cape Horn last year,
but is too thorough a seaman to be
blamed for either loss. The Grew of
the Rainier are doubtless safe, as no
word of their loss is had.
The Spokane Falls Chronicle saws :
Quin-o mo-see, an influential chief of
the Csur dAlene Indians, this week
perfected the title to his 16O acres OF
land, located between this city and Fort
Ceur d'Alene. He was born OH the
land, and has made it his residence for
the past seventy years, fully securing
his land under tire homestead act. A
final proof of similar character preb-
ably never took place in the United
States.
The British ship Lauderdale was met
by the British ship Medea about Janu-
airy a6th, of Cape Clear, with rudder
gone and ship in sinking condition.
The chief officer and four men from
the Medea we're lost in rescuine the
crew of the Lauderdale. The next
day the Lauderdale's entire crew went
aboard tho Medea, and their ship after.
ward foundered. The Lauderdale Wis
tied Puget Sound last summer, and was
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