Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-02
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Whee the Evaneel arrived yesterdav
nornine an order was handed TO Post
master Learned signed By Gilmore and
lsost 20 deliver the mail fer she Seniah-
moo route 90 the EvanQel, but that off,
cer Declined 20 notice saen order as
Capsehn beeeher. previous 10 his de-
parture. bad chartered the sssamer En-
tsfprlse, which has carried the msils
ano delivered them Ola time and In good
eoncision- Both stesmefs lsft here, the
Enterprfse carrying the freight and
maiis and a few passengers, and tie
EyanRel had on board the passengers
shs brought with her fron Seattle.
Capt.. Wm. Bryant, who lives in
Whatcom, was today recommended by
the Board consisting of Chief Justice
Streene, Charles @. Bsmis, Supervising
inspector for this District, aud Coileo
tor bash. - Inspector Of Hulls, with
station at Seattle. w. 7. This recon-
mendatiOn will no doub. be acted upon
fayorably BY the Secretary Of the Treas
ufy. The salary Is $500 per annum.
Lieutenant Thomas w. Benham. sta-
TONED on the revenue cutter Rush, at
San Francisco, and recently on the
SQUAD. was ordered TO the revenue
cutter Corwin q day or two before that
vessel sailed on SIX months cruise 10
the Arctic. The Thomas Corwin Is a
steamer about the size Of the one under
construction and nov in frame at Port
Blakely. The following Is list Of her
offcers: Captain, Michael A. Heaiy:
First Lieutenant, David A. Hall; Secoad
Lieutepants, John W. Howison, Thos.
W. Benh m, George A. Cook; Third
Lieutenants, Jehn G. Cantveil, Charles
U. Kennedy Chief Engineer. Daniel
r. Kelley; First Assistant Engineer,
Alfred l.. BFoadbent; second Assistant
Engineer, Samuel b. MeLAnegan; AS
sistant Surgeon, @. Yeaman. This il
tho last cruise north that she will make,
as the steamer Bear. in command Of
Captain Alvan A. FenRar, nov fitting
cut at Baltimore, will en- arrival on this
coast, be stationed in Alaska, with
headquarters at Sitka, and the Corwin
on her retarn from the Arctic will take
her former station at Astoria, Oregon.
fhe Bear was transferred from the navy
. lev months ago. She is a propeller
Of 723 tons.
The steamer Edna left here this
morning with large party, and landed
them at Ebey's Landing, on WILDLY
lsand, 70 attend the funeral OF the late
Euua kineth. They returned IN the
afse<cQo1. 3iss kineth was seriously
1e5afe4 q t1e tkatinR rink here some
um& aRA k1zEfRR teadlong and causing
ooneeesicu n tba brain.
U1itsd G<e<se Assistant ATTORNEY O.
= 31D<ofd 4f<ived from Seattle this
nofnino sd will, by request of Col
iector B2e6 euH the property owners of
block 81, Iat&1y chosen as the probabie
site for the Custom House, search the
city records, With view, IL possible, of
clearing certain flaws that were found
In examining the titles.
A number Of samples OF granite were
sent to the Supervising Architect at |
washington, showing the quality that |
- found IN this vicinity. The finest |
piece was quarried at Stewart Island.
The barkentiue Grace Roberts, Cap
tain Lassen, sailed out of this karbor |
this evening, bound for San Francisco. |
The steamer Lottie has arrived from
San Juan Island, with l50 barrels Of |
lime and 200 bags Of potatoes.
The tug Tacoma passed down this |
morning with the ship Canada and the |
schooner John Miller In tow. Both |
vessels are loaded with lumber from |
the Tacoma mill, and are bound to San |
Francisco.
One-third of the ship Helieon, nov at |
Royal Roads, hss changed hands. Price,
5000.
The Norwegian bark CeIer, loading |
spArs az Port Biakely for Norway, will |
carry abous seventy. Their diameters |
ranets from - 10 28 inches, aud leneths /
from 20 TO no feet. Captain Johu Libby
e experimenting their stowage. The
Celer Is having some nev yards made.
The British bark Marion King, load
ing lumber at Port Blakely for vaipa-
raiso, has bad her sides canlksd and |
several new spars made.
The tug Blakely towed down from
Blaksly the British bark Haron, laden
With lumber, bound 70 Valparaiso. She
viii clssr tomorrow and proceed on her
voyage.