Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-13
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DagyIfrEA.
Onion meetings viii b eonsinusd
day aad evening nsxs week.
Ths Emma Hayward broaght down
sixty passengers last evening from up
Sound.
Steamer WILMINGTON viii leave to-day
fof San Francisco. and the Mexico TO
morrow.
Mrs. p. ". wald has been Spending
several weeks With relations and friends
in Victoria.
+. 4. P0mphrey has moved his Office
20 Front street, opposite the Yssief-
Leary block.
Steamer Edith Z yesterday dumped
another load Of White River hay upon
the Yssleg wharf.
Spencer Van Zandt, Of Whateom. has
Teceived the Universisy Scholarship Of
Mr.. Orrin kineaid.
Seats for the Katie Putnam entertain
ments may b reserved At J. D. Low
mans store On Mill street.
The comet is supposed to be at the
full q this tine; bat il any one has
sesn II be has not reported it.
There will be . celebratisn of the
Holy Communion at the Chapel of the
Good Shepherd At 1l:l5 q. m. to day.
Ship William E. Starbuck, from
PhiladelpAiA With iron for the Puget
Sound shore Line, 10 1t Port Townsend.
W. II. White will lecture before the
Liberal League in Yealer's Hall. on Sun
day evening, January 18th, at $50. All
are invited.
A petition asking the reappointment
Of Governor Newell received a large
number Of the best signatures in the
city yesterday.
@. G. Phinney instead of buying tho
Arrow bought Bsnjamin's steamer. the
Bee, for $500, which he will have taken
TO Lake Washington during the coming
week.
Capt. J. L. Rich, Of the ship India,
was arrested yesterday in connection
With the libel suit aRainst his ship, and
gave the necessary bonds, and was
released.
The reductions in prices at the stores
Ut StackpoOi, Jackson, d Co. will receive
the most complete attention at the
hands Of the Lady readers Of the Posi-
lNTKLLI0KNCEs.
Books at cost have been the popular
taing at g. Davies 4 Co.'S daring tho
past fortnight, but tomorrow, and for
one day only, they will be sold at less
than cost. cee their notice.
A return to sawdust a. q covering for
lower ali street 10 being made. SaW-
dust does very we'll for few days. but
when thoroughly vet and tramped by
horses it makes a. bad mud as the
worst.
Rev. DR.. Nevius, of Olympia, is the
nest Of J. G. Halnes. The Doctor will
preach this morning at Trinity Church,
the rector going to the North seattle
chapel TO celebrate the holy CON-
munl0n.
The whateom Grand Jury, composed
OF eight men and eight women, made q
strong assault upon the whisky element
In that town, indicting almost every
man engaged in the business fer viola
tions of Law.
In the Mckee and Queen Of the Pa
cific, supplemented by = dozen other
steamers but little their inferior. thu
route 70 San Francisco 10 now we'll sup
piled With irst-class passenger and
freight carriers.
Officer Kelley raided another Chiness
gambling den last evening and pulled
IN the dealer Of the innocent game.
dc was, however, Afterwards reieased
on depositing 40 for bis appearances
Monday mOrning.
Chas. Nsher, the Mill street jsweler,
has insuGurated the new time system
Of the railroads, and has placed in bis
window chrOnometer by which every
citizen can regulate his timepieoe IN
accordance with the new order.
The eight ladies on the Whatcom
grand jury were Mrs. l.. n. Durkes,
Mrs. 4. G. Pentland, Mrs. Z. Vernon,
Mrs. h. Merriam. Mrs. Il. Z. McPher.
son, Mrs. ]. G. Powell, Mrs. w. ID,
Jenkins and Mrs. w. II. Mayhem.
Mrs. Condon's property, consisting Of
| little house aud piece Of ground,
! 81 30 fee. in size were sold yesterday
~ Sherifg's sale TO satisfy Judgment
in favor Of II. G. LAtts for small sum
of money, Fred Z. Sander was the
pure haser.
Steamer Nellie was delayed ON her
Friday mp trip. and did not get in here
until early Saturday morning. In con-
sequence she remained here over res.
terday, but today will return to SnOho-
mish, leaving the Yesler wharf at in
the morning.
Steamer Zephyr having finished her
repairs Was launched from the Allen &
Brown ways last night, and she will be-
ready to resume her place on the route
70 Tacoma, Steilacoom and OILS mpia to-
| morrow morning, leaving here at the
old time-7 O'Clock.
January y the worst month Of the
| year 70 merchants. Their trade il then
li9htest, while their bills to pay are
largest. They also have accounts of
stock - take. which il . dull, profltleaa
job. shirked BY Ill, and dens only from
the shesrsst necessity.
A new side walk, fifteen feet wide,
was yesterday laid in front Of the new
Frye Opera House. This will b APP
preciated BY the dealers on the east side
o. Front street, Who have lost . great
deal OF trade during the past three
months oy ehe embargo thus put upon
travel On their sitle.
4ors marriage licenses vere issued in
King county laat year than eyer were
issued In . single year in any othes
county in Washington Territory. Our
people did an immense matrimonial
businea last year, ~ well a. . huce
business IN real estate, coal, lumber,
merchAndiee, nswupapers, etc.
The congregation Of the TAYLOR strss,
0ethodln9 Church in Portland havu