Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-20

Mrs. X. Partridge and her little
daughter are visiting friends IN Seattle
The remains Of John McHough were
buried by y. &. Shorey Co. yesterday
Schooner Corona Will take a cargo of
lumber from Port Blak-ly TO Panama
Rev. ID. J. Pierce preached in Victoria
last night, on The Bible, our Spiritual
Guide"
The arrivals at the various hotels were
greater yesterday than for several
months past.
There Is at present bat one coal ship
in port, the Brown Brothers. which will
receive quick dispatch.
I. n. Ford. Territorial Treasurer, from
Olympia, Is spending day or 50 IN the
| metropolis, on business.
Ship Snow and Burgess will get
$1,000 Bet for taxing her cargo of spars
from Port Biakely to New York.
Miss Leila Gartelde, of this city, has
gone to New Dcngeness, TO teach school
during tue spring aud summer moaths.
The business Louses IN the first door
of the N-x Occidental are being rented
| as fast As they are made Ready for occu-
pancy.
large force of men are now en-
| ployed on trye's opera house. and that
| building - assuming huge proportions
very rapidly.
| The WEEKLY PosT INIELLIGENCEE,
fresh from tue press, can De obtained at
the office of publication today, at lU
cents copy.
! The framework of L. Ii. Cams new
house on Ninth street Is all up, and a
| portion of 1t enclosed. The Judge ex-
poets To be able to occupy his new
quarters by the LIST of May.
There are six persons confined in the
County jail on criminal charges, to be
| tried At the next term of court. lie
other inmates are Only serving out sen
fences imposed by Justices of the Peace.
The widow of the late Colonel Z. ID.
Baker will remove the remains III a few
days from the Military Cemetery at
Vancouver to Lone Mountain, San
Francisco, besides those of his father.
The proposition for the grading of
Mill street seems to meet With general
favor on all hands. such All Improve
ment would prove a great benefit to
property holders along that thorough
fare, as we'll as a great convenience to
the entire public.
The Assessors rapport au increase this
year over last year of about % per cent
III the number of property owners. A
very gratifying increase Is also antici-
pated by them in the aggregate aLnount
of the assessment, bat this cannot Yet
be even Appropriated.
The classic banks of Mud Creek, IN
} Umatilia county, Oregon, were the scene
Of bloody fight Friday between Oh
Branson and Almond Jones' brothers
in-law. Jones finally caught BransOn'
under lip III his teeth, and succeeded IN
biting II of, making horrible looking
wound.
. Freight has accumulated at Tacoma
; to such an extent lately that the tw,
daily boats have been unable to carry II
> away. The Idaho has made a numbel
of special trips to relieve the pressure
Every effort is being made t. get thu
OlyInpian III shape to run, So as to re
3 iIeve the pressure. The Olympian vii
probably arrive here next Saturday.
Those who went over to Hoods Cana
with Captain Dyer, of the steamer Jas
Mcknight. on an oyster hunting expe
ultIOD, cldllh That tuoy were entirely
. successful, and will at once take step,
to get possession of their discoverle
. under the laws of the Territory. Th,
! party consis ed of VIM. Meydenbauer
Captain Fred Dyer and Billy Myers.
: This city was saddened on Thursda,
@ morning to learn of the death of Mrs
a Annie Gibson kingsbury, wife of Cap
J. tain }. L. kingsbury, says the Yakimi
= Reco,d. She passed away on Wednes
e day evening, March 18th. Captain
q kiDgsburv and family have been resi-
l. dents of this CITY for about two years
f During this time and for three year
q prior Mrs. kingsbury has been pa
l. tlent sufferer from the Ealady whicl
= finally wrought her premature death.
II The bottoms and mountain slopes o
Wabkiakum county are rapidly fillinl
up with settlers from Europe, mOstl,
k Swedes and Firms. who think it no hard
8 ship to carve a farm out of the almos
- unbroken forests. says the Astoria,,
y Twenty-four families have settled OIL
, Gray's rivei alone since last October
l. The settlement made over year ago
l. across the mountain from Deep river,
It prosperIng, and these hardy home
Il makers seem to have no trouble in get
. tlLg living while clearing up thei
II farms.