Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-17

only forbidden Joy. The most interest
ing eveut Of the days celebration was
the unysilinss Of the monument 20 our
MAlHTRED PnEzHDExr,
Garfield, af Golden Gate Park. Altar
the pfocessiiJn part of the military &c
corted the Garfield Memorial Association
and the guests Of the day % she Park,
where Immense crowds Of people had
aiready gathered; and there, in Conser-
vat0ry Valley. the fair proportions of
the statue were unveiled TO public view
jusl four years from that gloomy Fourth
we all remember 50 we'll. when our Chef
Magistrate lay dying. struck down at
The zsiitsh Of kis success aud usefulness
BY the hand OF an assassin. Tie esrs-
monies OF anyeilIng we're participated
In By DIR. u. III. MoDonald. president Of
the day, Rev. David Willo, o. s. A., the
chaplain. and Mr.. Horace Davis, who
deliversd q long and eloquent address.
Tho elements were pFopitious TO the
day, the sun being bright and warm
and the wind less boisterous than
usual.
fHR MIDsUMMKn HOLIDAYS
Are over. II 10 estimated that between
hfteeu and twenty thousand psopIs
have been ont of town during the month
'sf June, and most of these will returu
during the next week or %. The schools
open July 18th, and the fifty thousand
and odd children Who. according to the
LAST census, are attending school In this
,sity, mast return 10 duty. There was
iboule talk Of keeping the schools closed
lnntti August lst on account Of The iov
lltate OF the educational exeheQuer.
Under the one-tweIfth appropriation
net the fnnds wers found 90 be inssf-
lnolent 10 carry them through the re-
manning montkls Of she year. bot the
iroabis wss seitied By deciding 10 give
lihe teachers only half pay for the month
,9f duly.
BUSINESS
During the past mouth has NOT beea as
dull as might have been expected, and
our business men keep up their spirits
An hope Of better times. A dull uni.
sorfniky In the state Of trade IL at least
leetteE than o gradual depression. There
has been too much talk about hard
times. anyway. Oaiifornia-and tha
tame may be said Of the whole coast
has not been taking such strides Of
prosperity dnriilg the past year az for
merry; tue pas'e has been slower; bat
there must be breathing time In the
race, aad We will 90 on the steaiier for
10 afterward. Men may not have been
rolling ap wealth as rapidly, bus there
has been no more genuine diatreas, nor |
more business failures, than in our pal1a. |
lest days.
understand that Seattle has experi |
lnoed share OF the general depression |
lhroughoilt the country. bat, for all that, |
.he ts n as prospere1s q condition as
her British neiahbor, whose little boom |
has already begun TO subaida. 10 10 |
lime that We ali stepped talking Of hard |
Ilmee and made up our minds TO make |
Ihe best OF altered times, it may be, but |
sertainly times that offer great deal 10 |
The active and enterpfisine.
Huu.DIso NOTES.
Hard tines have had sisa peeuliar |
aneat of promoting an unusual amonnf |
" building IN San Francisco Az m0ney
banning brings 10 very poor retarns. cap
laainsts have taken 10 Investing largely
In real estate, ard the low price Of bald |
nthefs 10 build. Were it not known that |
lhe population is increasing rapidly, 10
slonld seem incredible that the many
EAnts- Among the large bniidinzs nov
Ii msuras % erection, DE odd Feilsws'.
ON the corner Of Market and Eighth
streets, sue Pi0neers' building. Fourth
Hear Market, and Murphy Grants build
ing. corner of Market and Mason, are
llearing eenpietfan. Itis rumnred that
y. y. Offlrien and q son Of the lste ID. Il.
lnufphy will occupy the ground door OF
she last named building for dry goods
eforH.
The brown sfons residencs Tor y. O.
lFlOcd, eE Californit street., Progresses
aiosIly. as d nessssilated by tie nature
az the material. ID looks gloomy 20
ldR. Robert Sherwood, on California o.
sppl,aits the Crcoker mansion. ID about
ready for occupancy.
A new business block started b, Peter
l>onahae on First. Fremont and Mis-
sAon strsass, promises 20 Be, uext 20 the
lhiacs Hotel, the largest building IN
the atty.
We have bad . number ef
cKLEssrTIEs
In t.swn recsntIy. OF these MonsiRnor
l,apei. tha Roman Catholic ieotursr, and
the Marqais Of oussnsbary attracted
slSuaa stsaiation. Toe we'll known patron
af the ring undertook 10 refnts come OF
the Aeesafer'z statements IN regard 70
the Isees known - agnostios. He pub
hshad letter In the Chrpaicfe. which
Afer. CaIpel answered, but Q return
hlttsf fniled 10 win any response, and
90 The coutruversy was very wisely
dxcrped.
Joan Russsll Toune. late Minister 10
Clhisla. arrived on fha lass ateAmar from
tha Orient, and was. Of eoafse. intssr-
viewea On th4 sunieol Of the CAineEe.
kIis Bpintsns have awakened GOOD deal
az dlscu&ion, as be Il Inclined 70 take 4
very mll1 viss of ths whole
onrNEsx ouEsrxox.
lie appassnsly explains away mosl AZ
Ehe ahiactionB that are raised against
these heAshsnA Nsvsrshsiess nAny
rsnses hare cslmbined 10 bring the Chi
Nee master prominently kefors tha
pnhlie of lste, and ne tseltne against
khena % zrostnz. Justice Fisid. Who
arrived ffon the Essl lasf week. speaks
slruaRiy ~ the necessity for more e.
fs1{akallF izxsindinR shsoa. and does not
think the fAcific eoast has anythta0 10
fenr in ressala 70 tbs dealings of ths nsw
4&tAt3*tMu&4tsA WIN tM1 NA&4NN&T WV
eFnnhena H0eeEez, eitinens cenamit-
bes has been termed % essoEt the new
AIinis1ex. Col Denhy. throaeA China
bput, on his krritsi n khis eity. IN order
iksi any lnrsfnR sentimeafaiiky be may
ohesisk mas bs hAniehed hy sight o.
tbe tclael zpcais Of life ef shese pnop.e
slholn Ne ars obliged 10 admit inte sar
aemanauliy.
In III SsyJses for June the Erst little hs-
dele IN ne s' Eiitorsa Rass Chair h en-
lie msiecl ~ Ne kind q nsss whtch
car neuspaper< snpply. 1he uriicr
skysi The 4isprpportion between TIE
setaAl and the spparens pcelle tnt<fes1
ia nhA<fs1H which eccap4 large ard
spnspicusas piacs In she n1Mapapers hea
heea ofxsn n,<nt5oned The spAce a.
hS<lsd d, xuhierl and tks reeiAod a
tteaamsssi are dscidsd b. she edieoxs
vlra * Ma pf1hable sazte cf Als resd-
era This fasl hsz bssn sxsupii1ed 10
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