Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-20
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j. +. Howe is here with the Kendall
Combination.
At O'Clock today the Mexico will
| sail for san Francisco.
James Power, of Laconner, spent Fri
| doy and Saturday IN this city.
Charles Spraeue, Of Tacoma. paid his
Seattle friends "A visit yesterday.
The q. r. d y. Co.'S quarterly divi-
deDd has been reduced to n per cent
The Kendall Combination will give
| their patrons "A change of bill every
evening.
The lover town streets have seldom
been more crowded with people than
| they wero last night.
A large number of two wheeled carts
nave been added this sHsing to the
pleasure vehicles of our city.
George klnhear's new plat of an ad
| dition To North Seattle has been exam
med and approved by the City Council
IL the weather IL prOpltious. AZ il
| probably will be, all the town will be
out today on foot, horse or in carriage
Toklas Il Singerman. Stackpool. Jack
l Sotl "a t'osp anu lilo vi
| have something new and Interesting t.
| tell this morning.
The City Council will hold special
| meeting ON Tuesday evening next, t6
| consider a number of important Ordln
,nccs. including the iire-limit ordin
| tnGe.
| CAPTAIN GEE. D. Messeeee, former
| resident of different Sound ports. hae
| returned, aud will resume his old place
| Il the wheel of the steamer E.Iza An
| jerson.
| The ballast Of the bark Henry Buct
has been Dumped upon the Yesler wharf
| md will be spread thereon. contributing
| 20 that extent to the s0lidity of thai
| structure.
| The property FOLDERS III the Rob
| bins" block, between Fifth aud Sixth
streets. are endeavoriug to have the
alley through that property vacated b,
| The City Council.
| Steamer Gypsy IL taking on Il full loaC
| # coal AT the wharf in tbs city. pre-
| paratory to returning to the CalIfurni+
coast. She has been TIE best boat fol
Ter inches the company has nad during
the past year.
| The ties Of the railroad along the
front Of the city were band at uniform
| Instances. instead of III the irregular
| 'lipshod style 50 common on all oth-l
Dads. Tho innovation ls n decldcdl,
| ,ond one, pleasing To the eye rs we'll a,
| loot.
| A sidewalk il badly needed on Jack
| 'on street from Second to Commercial
n rather sidewalks are needed there or
10Th sides of the street. 1t ~ reall,
iiscreditable to that fine thorough tr,
| jackson street that these pieces OF
sidewalk were MOI built long ago.
The firm of Hefner & Dishon have a
| large quantity of property. both inside
| md outside. timber and agricultural
| lands. etc, which they are offering a,
| great bargains. These gentlemen ar
| 'tliable business men. and can he re-.
led upon to do exactly AZ they promise
Mr.. Forrest. of the Hall < Paulsor
| Furniture Company, continues very III
| Il the Brunswick. He has iutlammatory
| heumatism, and with II has been con.
/ ined To his bed tor several weeks. IL,
/ = alternately better and worse. but III
ais best stages Ia \ very sick man, re-
curing close aud constant attention
| )e,ng hardly able tn speak, etc.
The AstorIaus are great agItated
| ,ver the land grant of the Oregon Cen
| tral Company, between their city and
| Portland. and are loudly calling for IT.
| f"rfeiture, AS the company has never
| taken single step towards earning il
tt appears to us that our heishbots nj
| the mouth of the great Columbia river
| IAN get no advantage from the for
| teiture of the Oregon Central grant un
| iess they also secure the forfeiture of
| the Northern Pacific grant. wnich covers
he same land. and IL a sort of second
| mortgage upon IT.
Steamship Mexico went aground yes
serday on the ballast pie whero for
merly stood the wharf Of the old Sc
| ,ttle Coal and Transportation Com
oany AT the foot of Pike street. She
vent on at i O'clock. aud STAYED for
| three hours, Notwithstanding the most
drenuous efforts of the steamer 10 get
IF. Finally, with the assistance Of the
itpsy, she slid off AT high tide. fins
digit mishap shows the evil of permit
lHg suoh matter tn be dumped into the
'av, the irrrparahie injury of which
| must Inevitably follow.