Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-12
BREsIIIEs.

70 5esftle yesterday.
Miss Mamie Terry VAS = passenger on
the Qseen Of tie Pacific
The Qaesu sails for san Francisco OF
tuesday, the I5tn instant.
L. NJ. hasin will Is up az Office IN a
day OF 20, and enter upon the practice
Of lax on his osn book
Que Of the Void Brothers Vas in Sc
aitle yesterday, endsavoru9 30 get
some pickers 10 assist IN harvesting his
crop.
Antoine EdstroD has not been able a.
yet 70 recover bis sioop, which vas sunk
the other day between Seattle and
Milton.
II. Auerbach, manager of the Great
Eastern dry goods establishment az
Spokane FaiIs,is ia Seattle rIsItirg rela-
tives and friends
Harry K. Strive has been confined 70
his room for several days Win typsoid
fever. de il getting along as vel "a
cOald b. expected.
The three ChinameR who were muT-
dered at Squak Monday night, we're
buried yesterday from Sborey's 1ndeE-
taking establishment.
Miss Eva Waite and Miss Daisy Hell
man, VINO have been visiting friesas IN
Seattle for the past few weeks, have re-
turned TO their homes in Portland
Ii Is thought that two of the China
men who we're wounded IN the toaole
at squak will recover, and that the
third, who was badly wounded. will die.
The civil service examination to be
held on the I'D inst. will probably md
candidates from all tbs Sound country.
A class of % Or 10 persons may be ex-
peoted.
The late war between France and
China cost the French 1000 lives and
S2l5,0Jo.O00 IN money. and cost the Chi
nese 10000 lives and flS,O0.Oo IN
money.
Mr.C W. Ferris. accountant at the
Ocean Dock, is on toe sick list. bis
friends Indulge ths hope that be will
soon recover sufficiently to return to
dis work.
A very neat piece of wood carving 10
on exhibition in the show window OF
Chsdbourue 4 Co., on Front street. 1t
vas carved by q. W. Boardman with a
pocket knife.
Mrs. q. NJ. Byrne, of Sacramento, and
her little son, who have been visiting
her brother, Frank W. Clayton. of this
city, will return to her home in the
Golden State by the outgoing Queen.
Letters remain in Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S Office addressed to the follssing
ID. Buchanan, q. A. Basier, W. A.
Cooper, u. W. Fellows, Captain Miller,
j. 4. Pratt, q. Roche, 5. Van Wvck, X.
Williams.
The steamer Yakima was in port yes
terday. She took Mr.. ralbst, of the
Puget Mill Company, to Tacoma, from
which point he will proceed to his home
in California. Cyrus Walker accom-
panied him TO Tacoma.
A paper on "Oar Public Land Policy"
in the forthcoming (October) Hdrper's
will give brief. compact statement of
the present state of the public lands,
with especial reference to the mooted
questions of Indian reservations, rail-
road grants and the Oklahoma boom
ers.
/. Harris has returned from his pill
grimage to California. bringing with him
an immense stock of ready made cloth
ing of the latest styles, and full line
| St Rtutr. iuIuiruibS kOOhS- ~ ioUhs aS
though the California Clothing House
was going to food the city with cloth
| ing.
For the past three evenings the gas
along the north side Of Mil street has
burned very unsteadily, keeping up a
constant Pickering. In some instances
persons were compelled to turn It oat
and hunt no their old, reliable coal oil
lanps. The Gaslight Company should
look into this matter.
| f. Lobe 4 Co.. of the Golden Rule
Bazaar, have purchased an immense
quantity OF fine Chinaware and glass
ware, which Is now on exhibition on
their shelves and counters. These
goods were bought cheap, and will be
sold cheap. They will bear inspection.
and give satisfaction to purchasers.
The Union Pacific Company is adver-
Using its Oregon Short Line very ex-
tensively In this section. Telegraph
poles, house walls. boards, fences, rocks
are placarded in elaring colors. All
sorts of printing are used. We are
pleased 10 observe that the company
always treat Seattle with consideration
Ii never fails TO appear upon their
maps, with tee railroad terminating at
IL. That this place is kept in constant
view by the Union Pacific folks has
been made apparent in many ways dur
ING the past.