Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-20

lie local agents claim thai Franklin
coal 10 fasi growing In favor.
Jsnn l. Howard, Manager Of the
oregon Inprovsnsent Company. will 90
east in fen days.
Free entertainment aud fun for the
psop.e at the L. III. @. A. Hall, Seattle,
Ocssber Dsh and 2ls;, comrne ncinR al
5 p. 70.
Tacoma paper OF last Tuesday came
TO us yesterday. Six days ID a long
time for daily newspaper to Be coming
y miles over a daily mail route.
The shipping in the harbor-sail and
steam, largs and srzsll-give the water
front very attractive appearances.
manas 1t quite az pretty as 3 picture
That the Chinese are esing received
further vsritcation last Sunday, when
toe Qneon Of the Pacific took ous 30.
ooanu fos ssnFrAneisco, not 10 retarn-
The postoftioe cigar and news stand
vas enlarged yesterday By ia new
owner, Who evidently expects to do q
bigger business than vas dens by his
predecessor.
Z. b. Moore, formerly of Seattle, bat
for several years past trader on the
Tuiaiip Indian Reservation, has 10 viev
the starting OF a general merchandise
store at Port Angeles.
The Clallam county people want the
General Government to build them a
wagon road from Neah Bay TO Port An
geles. They ssk an appropriation of
e7s.000 for that purpose.
A committee has bsen about town for
. coople OF days soliciting subscriptions
TO defray the expenses Of the parade
and torcbliahs procession to be held
here next Saturday evening.
Roderiok Mcdonald. Joe Gardner and
Chas. Wilcox, sentenced TO the United
States penitenttsry by Judge Greene,
for selling liqaor to Indiana, will take
passage for their new home this morn
ing.
Rev. j. W. Dobbs. of whatcom, will
lecture in Battery Street n. L Church,
In North Seattle, on Tuesday evening.
Oct. 20sh. on "Moderp spiritualisn. I"
Admission frse, and all are cordially
invited 10 attend.
DIR. ii. ID. Loneaker and vifs have
come here TO locate and practice medi-
cine and surgery. DIR. l.. will be remem-
bered by Puget Sounders of the Cos as
. we'll known dentist-the only ons in
Western Warrington at that time.
The young ladies of the Euphrouean
Society of the University gave very
Interesting program Of exercises on last
Fridsy afternoon. Masic, essays, reci-
sstions aud . pAper called fhs Hsntor
constituted the program, and all was
very ereaitable to the participants.
Sixty different varieties of psnsies
we're brought TO our office yesterday by
Mark Reed, the florist and gardener !;
also twelve varieties Of marieold. The
ios eomprisod % handsome collection
Of flowers Of the kind as sver vas gath
cred.
That IL pays to carry accident insur-
snce Ia 10 be seem by reading the list of
losses paid by Taylor d Barns. agents
for the famous Traveller Insurance
Csmpau Of Hartford, Conn. Daring
she past focr years they have paid no
iess than 76 losses. aegregating &11.192
in amount. This Is an average of
almost SEQ a month.
In letter to q gentleman in this
city Elijsh Smith, President Of the va.
rious companies operating hereabout,
expresses himself satisfied With the pop
ular dietnm-"t the Chinese must CO."
IL the movement 10 made general over
she Coast, the interests he represents
will not snffer, bat on the contrary will
be benefited substantially.
The o. r. Il N. 90. is about 10 build
what in Eastern Washington is kuoxn
az the Pataha branch. q piece of rail-
read 81 miles long. near the Idaho line.
The same company has inst completed
what IL known as the Moscow branch.
It expects 10 carry 5000 tons Of grain
over the nee Moscow branch; they ex-
pect from 1000 to 5000 tons over the
Pataha branch. The o. X. a N. Co. is
shrewdly managed. aud IL fastening to
that wheat country in q manner Justify
ing the assertion.
Those Who attended the ball At
Black Diamond, Saturday evening,
speak in the highest terms of the kind
ness shown them by the people OF the
minss. They were met at the depot by
| = delegation OF citizens, headed by the
Black Diamond oornes band, and es-
cortsd 10 the hall, which they reached
shortly before 10 o'clock. A most
pleasant evening vas passed. At mid
eight boantiful supper vas spread at
Bangs Hotel. which Vas enjoyed by all
daylight. much pleased With their trip.
The dance vas given for the benefit Of
the new school house at Black Dia-
mond. on which there wss an indebted
nesa. IL b thought thas the net pro-
eseds OF the exesrsioa and ball Will
reach $500.