Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-05

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nneut this morning whieh viii interest
hacai ssxip hoiders.
The steamer Hayward bsouRht an
snnsaaiIy large lat Of passengers from
mp souad yesterday.
The steamer AIki arrived from the
Columbia river last evening, and to-day
srilI commences loading coal for Port
land
IL. Head, enc Of the Territerial pio-
ussrs Of 1853. died in Portland = short
time aimee. He lived IN Olympia TWEEN
ty three years
Ths Tines TelspAsse says thai hnnd-
reds Of sble- bodied men are idle AZ En-
rekA az the present. time, znable 70 md
snploJmsnt.
The ship Ericsson made her last
round trip from San Francisco 10 seattle
and back IN tweuty.sfx days, intending
her stay IN port here and loading.
Mr.. Kittengsr, Of the 6rm Of Z. Il.
Downing Il Co., was in Boston yester-
day, and tslegraphed that be would
start hDms early next week.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings,
afsy 18th and 18th, our citizens will be
sffordsd an opportunity 70 witness the
new piay entitled Painting 'er Red,
al Frye's Opera House.
John DsTierIe, who sprsined bis
ankle the other day on stetson a Posts
wharf, was able 10 hObble about the
streets yesterday, aided by the support
of two heavy canes.
shenEn MeGrzw 10 nos engaged IN
selling property In the o0anty for de-
Eiuqnent taxes The sale will be esn-
sinned from day 10 day until all the
property 10 disposed OF.
Tbs union meeting Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and the
N0nen's Christian Temperance Union,
az Frye's Opera House, on Sunday az
ternooii, vas very largely attended.
The Chehalis Nugget informs as that
q the material formerly used IN printing
the Gnsy's HarboF Wees has been taken
% Lebanon, Linn county. Oregon, where
Mr.. Livermore will publish . newspa-
ger"
A practice gsme Of bass ball was
raayed al the Diving Park Ass0cia-
lions srounds on Sunday between two
Kicked mines from Seattle. Nine in
rings we're played, resulting in score
Of 3 10 10.
An earthquake shock was felt here
Al Ten minutes Of one O'Clock Monday
morning. The vibrations we're from
rorth 10 south. Those who felt the
shock say that Il vas one Of the most
severe syer experienced in this region.
Messrs. @. p. Stone and Z. A. Turner,
Of Seattle, are doing considerable adver
Using 10 the press Of the North Pacific
Coast. Their chickens and eggs are Of
feFed ia at least a dozen different papers
10 Oregon, Washington and British Go
lambda.
The weather on Sunday was beautiful
ia the extreme. A little breeze during
the afternoon afforded 3 large number
Of persons an opportunity 20 90 sailing
on the bay, and at one time more than
a dozen saiIboata could be seen flying
about the harbor.
The commissioned ofiicers of the Sc
attic Rifles have organized school for
the noncommissioned officers. for the
purpose of instraeting them IN the art
Of military tactics, etc. The ifst meet
ing will be held at the Office of Lieut..
Carr, on Wednesday evening.
James Broekway and the party of in.
snranc8 agents who left here a week OF
ten days ago in the steamer Arrow, 10
make a tour of the Sound, and visit the
points OF interest along the tributaries,
returned home yesterday, and report
having had most successful trip.
There are q number Of very large fiE
treas standing m grove near Lawton
creek, ON jackson street, which are nov
being converted into iresood. Il Is es-
timated the largest OF these trees vii
make 30 cords OF firewood, the next IN
size q eoFds, and so ON down TO 70 cords
each.
The Dssersi Ereniag Ne,es states that
there IL q man living near Salt Lake
City 30 mean and cruel that wheL one
OF his COWS, which had sore teats, kicked
him while being MIXED, heimmediately
Obtained On AZ and cut her leg on. II
would be int resting to know whether
be h Mormsn and keeps a harem.
The members of the various military
companies are discussing the feasibility
Of holding grand encampsnent at
some suitable point, within the next
Month or SIX weeks. All hands seem
fAvorably impressed with the idea. and
the eneAmpment may be considered one
o. the possibilities Of the near future,
The ship Prussia, belonging to the
FORT Blakely Mill Company, nov as that
pert. will load for Australia, and sail In
about i've weeks. ID Is stated Captain
REYNOLDS will take command Of her for
this voyage, and that Captain Wi kberQ,
now In tho Prussia, will be transferred
b, the TopRallant, belonging 20 the
same Company.
Five ships only took earRos Of lumber
from Puget Sound mills tn foreign ports
Inst month. One Of these went frsnl
1'amlmla, enc from Port Gamble. and
tlras irom Port Blakely. One sailed
for Valparaiso, one for Hongkong, one
Cor Hnnoiula, and two for Sidney.
These ships were named the Amelia,
Jeremiah Thompson, NiAevah, Sir
WiiliArs Wallace, and Guardian.
Thu farmers Of ella valley assembled
Ia mass meeting ID Florence, A. T., last
Tuesday for the purpose OF taking steps
aesinst the Peralta land grant claim Of
" Bar,sl" Reayis- A lengthy communi
estier reciting the history Of the caee
uas sint 70 the Secretary Of the Interior
and resolutions were passed calling
upon ,sther sections and the press Of the
Territory 70 join With them u the con
tsssf fsR the defense Of theis homes.
SUNDAY Afterneon vas very pleasantly
spent BY number Of our citizens. uho
osngrA.ased In the grove south Of lack
eisn street, near Lsuteu creek. In thie
grove SIRE some very large trees, which
are being converted into cordwood hy
SAmRisi Sloan and Samuel Waltz. A
piece Of bark ave fses long, Eve fees
wide and eight inches Thick, taken from
one uk Theses monArehs Of the forest,
served 30 q refrDshmett table.
tbs atsention Of ths public i called
% she rickety and unsafe railing around
tie h,ts on the southwest corner OF
Third ind Columbia streets. A little
boy leaned ap aeAinsa this riokesy AFFAIR
ysstefdAY, when rail save way, al.
lewinif him 10 fall q distance 81 eight OF
ten frei. He escaped without serious
iniuFy. however. Semebedy Il sespon-
sibis tor injury cecastsnsd By this un-
safe arfknRement, and thia item may
sefee aa a hint 20 those whoaa 10 may
conesru, IN well a. warning 10 the
Eahiih
TIE AfasssMs Cal made Ia apgpar.
arIce yesterday. II iaa snali orncsrn,
and has d heightened. kriendlesa, pew
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