Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-29


Tbs steanships Mexieo. Edeho ed
Wiilanssts are q present - tn pork
The aseamnhip Mexico viii sail from
Seattle for 04n Frsnefsso % Monday
Afternoou ~ 1 O'Clock
Foursssn sesaness. shs wildwood b.
ina the snasles9. wers moored - les
Ier's wharf Wednesday night.
The Steamer Idaho arrived fr0u Port
Townsend on Thursday evening and y
taking on . cargo Of coal for Portland
Douglas County has been heard from
at last. Only Isl votes wsrs east. And
Of these Major Armstrong rscsivsd .
majority Of -.
The Lincoln County Leader has oezsed
20 east. The los Of count5 seat from
Davenport 70 SprsRue sss . harder olos
than II could stand
Rose Eysipes has been having f1ne
run 10 Portland, drawing fail hsnses
every night, and pleasing ~ only tfis
actor Of merit can please
Special Examiner ~. Z. York. % the
| Department Of Justice. is IN the Terri
| tory Investigating tho Affairs u the
| United States Penitsntiary.
The Young Woman's Christian Tenn
neranoe Union will hold meeting In
| Congregational Church today 81 3 p. M.
20 transact business Of intssses 20 all
members.
The Thanksgiving dinner served 81
YtsIer's ball b. the ladies Of the Metho-
dizt Episcopal church Was eeneysIly
| patronixsd by the public. About tio0
vas taken In.
The Oregon Improvement Company
| has reducsd the price OF Seattle coal in
Astoria 70 - Ton for screenings, - .
ton for average steam eotI. and " Tor
clean domestic. A ton - zzfo pounds.
| The sociabie at the Sixth street school
house was very largely attended last
evening, and the exercises by the little
folks were most interesting. All who
attended felt fully repaid for their walk.
Stree. cleaning IL more common since
street planking was adopted street
blanks are no good unless cleaned, and
| few towns have the lndecency TO have
plank streetways without cleaning them.
Restrictions upcn stern wheel steam
srs plying on the Golf Of Georgia have
| been entirely removed by the Domin-
| Ton Govern meut, and boats of that class
will ply hereafter ~ freely a. side
wheelsTs and propelIers.
The weather sn Thanksgiving Day
was delightful. The sun shown beau
ltifuliy. the tempefature was warm, the
Iafmosphere pure and refreshing. The
gratitude Of the people vas quickencd
By the warmth, freshness and oeauty Of
the day.
On arriving from ny Sound yesterday
afternoon the steamship Mexico went
directly TO the barrel factory and took
on a large lot Of slaves, after which she
proseeded 10 Yesier's wharf and took
In l31 sacks Of potatoes stored there
awaiting shipment.
Seattle enjoys tbs novelty Of a young
| lady barber. Miss Oracle Hogue, &C los
Cherry street, 10 doing an excellent bus
mess cutting hair. curling, shaving,
shampooine, etc. she 10 quite expert in
her calling, aud the boys seem 20 enjoy
| the new experience of having soft fe-
male fingers plying about their chin and
ears.
The Gas Company aanonnces an ex-
| tension Of time la which its bills may
be paid. Hereafter four business days
will be allowed In which bills may be
| paid before delinquency, instead of
three days as heretofore. the rates
will continue-$3 a thousand feet from
prompt payers, and ~ from delin-
| queuts.
q. Mex. Smith, OF the Victoria
Standard, has been sued on q charge Of
criminal libel by John Robson, Provin-
| oiai Secretary. The matter complained
OF IL offensive In only slight degree.
and IL Ii net little astonishing the case
was not thrown out Of court by the
Judge. Perhaps he would have thrown
IL ont II motion to. that effect had
been made.
Those intending 10 90 10 Victoria on
the next boat should bear in mind that
she will leave here At halt. past 2 TO NOR
row morning. and that there will be- no
boat 10 run over on Monday. The boats
OF the Sound have In the past run 10
Victoria with unfailina regularity on
Monday. Not for twenty. five years has
the mail steamer failed 20 90 from Seat
tie to Victoria on Monday. Changes
ineumerable have been made in trips
on other days. bat none until now In
| the trip ON Monday.