Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-26

Georg. ysusbls Smith is 90 the sick
list
Mr.. ). I. johnson is nov parser Of
the Elder.
The G, a p. 5. Railroad Coupany's
mill has Temporarily shut dosn-
Probate Judge Wood. Who has been
spending few DAYS at the Capital ar
rived home yesterday.
Mr.. W. A. Jennings has severed his
sonnscsion With the Northwestern
Cracker Company Of this city.
The District Cosrt did not adjourn
yesterday a. Vas expected- but IL 10
tsoueht final adjournment viii be had
today.
Mi~s NarcissA z. White, the fascinsi
ing Temperance Lecturer, IL To make
tour thrsugh British ColsmbiA, iect1r-
ing ia the principal towns
Captain simmons, of the steamship
WallA Wslla, received orders yesterday
TO load coal for San Francisco, instead
Of Portland, a. vas anticipated.
VIC. belong, charged by Mrs Co
burH with an attempted burglary, vas
discharged by Justice Lyon, there being
no evidence on which to hold him.
During the recent storm, q tier OF
slabs was washed out from under the
portheriy l. Of Yesler's wharf, and nov
the bay in that vicinity Is fall Of drift
ing slabs.
Thomas Smith, Of Whitman county,
Who two years ago introduced memo
rial 10 the Legislative Coancil, praying
for the division Of the Territory, Is
again In Olympia.
Judge /. N. Hall has fitted up an
office in the Blinn buildins in Olympia,
where he will prassice Law. be came
tn the metropolis yesterday afternoon
10 remain day or 90.
A deck hand ON the Hayward fell
from a wood pile at Olympia last Thurs
day and broke his collar bone. He vas
sent to the Marine Hospital at Pors
Townsend for treatment.
The loggers OF the Sound country are
greatly disturbed over the prospective
repeal OF the scale Law, a Law enacted
for their benefit, With the workings Of
which they are quite well pleased.
Captain Cove, of the tug Tyee, says
that during his long residence on Puget
Sound, he has never seen 50 heavy q
blow az that which prevailed during
Saturday night and Sunday.
Captain Hartman, pilot Of the steam
ship Walla walla, fell from a sleigh a
few days ago, and sprained one of bis
arms very seriously. The pain Is so in
tense that he can neither sleep nor eat.
No Eastern mail came last night, and
none has come over the D. X. q N. road
since last Thursday. The company has
A hundred men at work clearing the
snow from the DISTRACTED track near
The Dalles.
Mrs. G.. Il. Stearns, wife Of d. ii.
Stearns, died at the family residence in
Portland on the 2lst inst. Mrs. Stearna
was the dasghtsr of Mrs. A. s. Duni-
way, aud Was lady greatly loved and
esteemed by her acquaintance.
II 10 about time the piles Of mud left
a fortnight since on the planked streets
we're removed. Ia most cases sliding
of TO one side by the horse serapers
that made the piles would be sufficient
carting being an entirely useless ex-
pense.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
II. @. Lord died at Astoria last Satur.
day. Mr.. Lord ia chief engineer of the
United States steamer Shubrick, and
Mrs. Lord Is q daughter Of DIR. J. II
Houghton Of Seattle. Their many
friends here join with those in Astoria
In feelings OF grief at their beresve-
ment.
The captain of the steamship Elder
reports having experienced q strons
sOutherly gale on her trip up the coast
She met the Queen on Saturday morn
ing. Just of the mouth Of the Colum
bia, facing a strong gale from thu
south. The Elder will GOAL At Nsnaimo
Captain Aokley joined the Elder at Vie
toria.