Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-05
RRETTTIEs.

IL the weather i favorable today. q
lively base ball match may be looked
for at the Driving Park
steamship Qaeen of the Pacific vill
sail frum the Uce8m Dock for San Fran
cisco at o'clock tomorrow afseraoon.
The statements of poIitinaI candidates,
when freed from offensive matter, will
bs inserted ia this paper as the rate OF
10 cents line.
Captain Cyrus Orr is to take com
mand of the o. r. & n. Co.'S steamer
Idaho, and Captain Thomas Brennan
of the same company's steamer Wei
come.
Thomas Mnrphy, the man arrested on
charge of cattle stealing. has beeL re-
leased GA $IJO0 bonds. John Burns,
the White RIVER hop raiser, Is enc of
his bondsmen.
The Portland Eess.i,sg Chr0sfcle. an
81 day old paper, has gone dead HE
material will BE- taken over to Yequima
b y, and there used in the publication
OF a new paper.
The Ladies' Relief Society will hold
meeting at the usual place at o. loes
Tuesday afternoon. Ii should be borne
in mind by the members that dues Will
be payable at that time.
The Democrats of CIallam. jefferson
Mason and San joan counties have
nominated John McReavy, of Mason,
for Joint Councilman. and n. ID. Hill, d
Jefferson. for joint Representative.
NJ less than six boys have been aeci.
dentaliy shot in this Territory during
Lar L. hxyR he s.-AIsse,. a
of firearms. One of the six was killed
the other five were all crippled for life
BY order of the court yesterday,
Messrs. III. l.. TibbAlls, Il. w. De Lion
aud j. w. MeAllep were appointed d
board to appraiss ths value of the
steamer Lone Fisherman. recently
seiZed for an infraction of the revenue
laws.
The Brunswick Hotel has been re-
paired aud partially refurnished and
pot in bstter condition than il b IS Teen
for years. Ii has great accomm 0da
tions. and can give a. good for tbs
money as any other house on Pu2ei
Sound.
The hydrant at the corner of Mill and
Commercial streets WAS given q trial
v, sterday forenoon. three large stream,
we're simultaneously thrown an average
distance of about 30 feet, and tive
streams about 160. Water Was raised a,
least 50 feet IN the air. The tests were
quite satisfactory.
1t il yet uncertain whether or not thi;
is the last trip of the Q Isen of the Pa
oific on this route. 1t has been saiC
that she WAS going back to the Colum
bia River in place of the State of Cali
fornia. tut an effort has been made tC
secure her retention on this route, which
latter effort, We trust, will be- attended
with success.
The Eq 1nl Rights Association held {
meeting at the Courthouse yesterday
The meeting WAS largely attended. Re
porters were excluded, but it is under
stood that matters were discussed auC
plans laid looking to a thorough in
vass of the county for the purpose o
bringing out full vote of tbs women a
the approaching Territorial election.
The Lawis County Fair was almost {
failure tais year. The Territorial Fai
was an entire failure. Ditto the Kin.
County Fair. Ditto also, We believe
the Clarke County Fair. The Snoho
tulsu SuuuJy dArS uttu several year
ago, and there are Indications of ar
earlv dissolution of the Walla Walls
and Klickitat Fairs. Unless soma saw
ing measures are discovered and applied
within tweivemoaGh, it is more thar
probable that no far whatever will b,
held in 1885 in any part of Washington
Territory.
The Herald, to make point for Arm
strong against Voorhees,. is so unfair q.
to say that Armstrong has been a resi-
dent nf the Territory at least six years
while his opponent, it says, has liyt {
here only three. 1t is not vet five year
| since Mr.. Armstrong. who never vet haG
seen the Territory, was in the Interio
Department at Washington City, writ
ing opinions like paid attorney of tn,
Northern Pacific against the Govern
ment and the people. Mr. Armstrons
came to the Territory in May, 1880. |
is a mighty weak point that can b.
made against Mr.. Voorhees, on this ac
count