Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-16

MISS IL. OOuQpn OF Seattle Is spend Il
ing the winter IN sonona County, Cali
fOrnia.
A telegram to the Tacoma Es.es says !
that the Cascade tunnel contract will |
be let on the 2lst.
A. Walters, Postmaster of Old Taco |
ma for eleven years past, has resie ned, |
and ). O. Howss has been appointed in |
his stead.
Tbs steam laundry at Santa Barbara, |
California, had the custom of 200 fami
lies and tsree hotels when it suspended,
owing to the lack Of white labor in the
town.
the petition asking Governor Zslick
to oAll special session of the Arizona
Legislature laid In the Pbgulx Post
OH e for shree days, and did not re-
ceive a signature.
A force of men are employed in lay
ing the rails on the new coal Incline,
aud Mr.. Miner expects TO be able Co
load vessels FROM the new structure by
TIL first of nexi week.
} he Northern Pacific Company has
d fiermln5d TO donate to Tacoma
euosRn land TO open street TO tide
ter, whereby the people may reach
the Sound for shipping Purposes.
As result of the freight war" which
has been going on for some tine,
freight 10 now carried to Santa Cruz
from san Francisco by either the broad
or narrow gage line for % cents a ton.
The Washington Steamboat Company
has force of men employed in getting
chains under tue sunken hail of the
Daisy, preparatory to raising her. Ii 10
thought tho hull osn De fiJsted by Tues
day.
Victoria held its municipal election on
Thursday last. The whole vote CAT
numbered $50. OF these Joha BOYD
got 81 for Mayor. Alex. Mclean $50,
and James Fell 1877. Fell will succeed
X. 4 Ruhet.
All who are TO take part in the concert
to be gwen under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society of Battery Street
Church. are I, qnested TO meet at Frye's
Opera House, this Saturday. afternoon
at go o'clock.
The new 100 pound bell for Engine
Company No. has arrived. Ii was
Q 81 at tue bell works Of J. L. Haven &
CO., Cincinnati, ONO. and looks as
hhOuku SpAA1 10 QuiAt AL ltbRtONC-
msnt over the cid cracked bell.
Judge lsham Of walla wslla. accord
ing To the UHioE. has received tell
gfm from Washington, ststiug that
tue supreme Court Of the United States
has issued writ of mandamus on the
Supreme Court of Washington Terri
Tory IN the case of T. p. Denny Va. Hol-
Ion Parker.
some foolish individual, without any
excuse therefor. circulated rumor on
the streets thursday night and Friday
forenoon, that the steamship Elder had
met With a disaster At Nsah Bay. Quite
a number of persons who had friends on
board were unnecessarily alarmed over
the rumor, whi5h had no foundation in
fact.
Five young ladies have replied TO the
advertisement of Husband" for a
wife, which has appeared in our col
umns during the past week. The young
msn lives ia Nooksack Valley, In the
northern part OF Whatc IN County, and
At least week of time Ia required 10
get answers Tue young ladies must
not be impatient.
The elegant cards sent ous this year
~ A'draMhhs ahcNttiy8 IN W. uu.t
them six cents apiece, or $500 for the
5loo. This seems like a good deal to
spend on cards. We have known other
men, however. TO spend a good deal
sore on cards-fi000 or more of a
single night. But their cards we're a
different kind of cards from those Of
Eshslmau, L'ewellyn a Co.
John :. Anderson has made all the
necessary arrangements to ship a large
quantity Of ice from Like Wilderness
20 his lee house IN this city. just as soon
a. tbs lake fre .. He has built shutes,
has pump and an engine al the lake.
and has ARE lneed With the railroad com
pany for the transportation Of his zee
from the lake to this city Just as fast as
10 can be eat and loaded on the cars.
A gentleman who arrived from Taco
MA yesterday afternoon states that
CAPTAIN Ackiey sold him be would start
si,h the O,ymp an for Portl md jasl as
soon AS be could get the coal on board
and set her ready for the trip. which
woald probably be either during the
n'ehi or early this morning. Capsain
AeAiey vii ihen proceed to Stn Fran
cisco and Join his ship. the Geo. ".
Elder