Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-16

The steamship Queen Of the Pacific
vii arrive today.
Some Of the ysang men Of Seattle are
preparing 20 give . grand ball dcrins
the holiday week.
The steamship Aiki. Capt. Blackburn,
finished loading Black Diamond ceal,
and sailed for san Francisco last night
Mr.J. c. Haiues took his camera down
90 Colman's wharf yesterday and took
q photograph of the steamer Economy.
The ship Henry Willard Vas toSed
into port yesterday afternoon By tne
tug Iyee, and went 10 anchor II the
stream.
So far this month coal shipments have
been very light, bat the sutieok FOR tue
latter half Of Decsmoer and the whole
Of January Is good.
William Walker and Mr.. Ames, OF
Port Gamble, arrived here by the Oiym-
pisn yesterday afternoon, on business
visit TO the metropolis
Company DIS uniforms have arrived
from New York ard are on the city
dock, ready for delivery. There are
some 81 Of them altogether.
Tbs ladies will set ;irst-clsss lunch
in the Skating Rink, today, between
the hours Of 1ls30 and 80. to which
the very moderate price of % cents Will
be charged.
The steamship Walla Walls, Captain
N. NJ. Simmons, arrived here from San
Francisco yesterday morning, and will
load Newcastle and Franklin coal for
San Francisco.
The electric light system of Victoria
is 10 be increased from 5000 candle
power to 10000. Three new masts will
be Pot up, and twenty i've single lamps
al street corners
Astoria il illustrated and written up
in the December issue Of tie Northeast.
Ii shows up we'll, but not more than
one half "a well as Seattle will show up
in the February issue.
The o. K 4 N. CompaRy's steamers
now leave Victoria at 2:3O in the morn
ing, arriving here about l in the after
noon, aud leaving for the upper Sound
nearly two hours later.
Mr.. +. Jones, who has been in San
Francisco for some time past, 10 daily
expected to arrive home. He will take
charge of the mining operations at the
Franklin colliery on his arrival.
1t il said the late Riel. or half-breed,
rebellion in Canada. cost the Dominion
Government four million dollars. The
spending Of 90 much money Was a great
help TO the bankrupt city OF winnipeg.
The funeral of the late Ed. X. Cowles
took place yesterday, and was largely
attended. Tho sermon vas preached by
Rev. J. f. Damon, and the remains laid
away ia the Masonic cemetery with
Pythiau honors.
The lecture Of Homer B. spraRue will
be delivered at the FRYE Opera House
tonight. The net proceeds will be APP
Piled to the Central School Library, and
those who wish TO help that can do so
by pasronizing the lecture tonight.
Mr.. g. g. Young will eondsot the mu-
sicsi proQram at the Arr Associa TONS
first exhibition next Thursday and Fri
day. The exhibition will consist of
over 40 pictures, besides quantity OF
porcelain work and decorative bric-s-
brae.
The will of the late Robert MoConb
was filed for probate on Monday. The
estate (amouniisg TO about $4,000, OF
which 5000 is personal property in Sc
4 AItl6J IL DEQuthtuCu W liz
widow. The remainder Of the estate il
in Illinois and California.
The followine persons are named al
incorporators Of the Rsntou Presby-
terrain Church, the articles of ineorpo-
ration Of which were Sled yesterday: ID
Parker, Emmeline Parker, Mary A
Kinney, Sarah F. Tonkin. Lizzie Z
Williams, G. F. Whitworth and +. D
Rowland.
Judge Greene plueked beautifu
bouquet of flowers from his garden or
Ninth street yesterday, arranged then
in a bot q net, piscsd them in q hollow
potato, 81 rs TO keep them fresh, anC
sent them by registered mail to his IN
ole, Senator Wn. NJ. Evarts, Washing
ton Ciy.
Judge Wslkem. of the Supreme Cour
of British Columbia, has begun sui
against the Victoria Post for $500
, damages. and against the Victoria Col
onist for $4,000 damages. The paper
libeled him. he claims, in charging tiu
with corruption in connection with tn,
dry dock at Esqaimait.
Captain ackburn says the old steam
or Wilmington still lays in Oakland
creek. her owners receiving 5000 Pc
month from the Pacific Coast Steamship
, Company 10 keep her there. 1t Ia i'm
, possible to tell when she will 90 int
service again, certainly not as long al
, the big subsidy is forthcoming.
II. D. Chapman. q graduate Of th,
Territorial University. came here yes
tsrday from his home In ThurstoI
county, to undergo course of msdiea
treatment. For a long time he has euf
fered with a severe kidney complaint
and is very mash reduced in flesh from
the constant suffering. The Young mar
has many warm friends here, vhe vii
make his soiourn as pleasant az poe
siele.
On complaint of Asa FewIe., "a
Vshes. proprietor ctr SSsn FRANCHISES
saloon on Mil STREET, vas arrested on {
CHARGE 90 grand larceny. IL seems tha
rovler left q SUN of money in O'Shea'l
safe, and when he called for il. be claim
only about one half Of the amount va
returned to him. O'Shea asserts hi
iunoce0ce. The case will come up in tn,
Justices Court today.
| Repeated complaints have been mad,
Of she man Who sxtinguishss the ga
! lights north OF Seneca street. He pat
| out the lights AZ the darkest period d
the night, from one TO two hours tefor,
daybreak. and leaves all people oomins
the northern end Of town to grope theil
way in inpenesrable darkness, and II
peril of plunging into mudholes OIL
breaking their nscks. Give rs another
hour Of easlieht.
Attempts were made MOT day night t.
bur1lArixs the residences of q. Maid
ment, on Sixth street, and Guy @. Phin
ney, on Broadway. bat In both instance,
the midnight visitors we're frightened
asay before accommodating any cousid
cradle amount Of wealth. The town IL
we'll stocked With petty larceny thieves
and burglars. and il behooves all citi
fens 20 be prepared 10 warmly receive
any such fellows who may call upon
them.
NV BLoop. NKw LIyl.-rhis is oh
taised by using Plumbers Blood Puri-
der. For sale everywhere. 81 per bot
tie. siK foe fS. 80