Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-27


The penitrnfiaFy e walls Walla {
conplsted txsept The painaine of 20
iaside.
Qaery: Hoe masy Of The City Coan
OIL are stockholders N the Seattle Eiec
tric LiRhs CoznpsnyY
Il A joint AnsiAllaffon Of 81. yohn's and
EaEska Lodess. 2. a A. NJ viii sakI
place tonight Is 7.30 q N.
TIE street cara found mreh dimsulfy
in running, yesterday, until z su0s
plow was impsoviaed and the trach
cleared.
| The decorations Of tie BapGiss Church
we're elaborate and beanfifuf fog fhG
Christmas exercises, and viii remain On
The walls - ioDR - they rssain taeil
lbeaaiy.
The Goyegnmsnt steam laaneh Dis.
patch. plying on the Colambia and viii
lamette rivers, will be cold 90 public
aaetion Il Portland, March 3, 1851.
viotoria people complain. aud With
justice, about ste closing Of ths mails
fer the Sound ~ 3 ?. N, whea TIE
steamers carrying Il do not sail until
q. N. foiloving.
A case involving the right Of the n
p. X. K. 10 the land grant on the line Of
The KalamA road, will Gene up before
Jaaes Hoyt. January 81. Il Is entitled
The q. s. ". n. 2. Il. b. Co. and Barck.
AZ restaurant en- Front street, yes
/ terday, we're q dist Of rips strawberries
THAI we're gathered from che Vim In
North seattle, on Christmas day. Tke
driving snow outside offered q strong
contrast 10 tbs presence Of the berries
within.
George Greenwood, late Of tbs Wash
/ ington Iron Works, has e abiisbed him
self As Q boiler maker In the shop for
meFly 0coapied By Anthony H0inBes,
uea. Coinmbia street. Mr.. ColmAn will
soon erect large shop on his dock for
SIR. Greenwood.
The PosT. IRTELLl0nECKR Is in receipt
from Secretary n. h. OWinRs Of q tab.e
| Of hsalisties and general information OF
she increase Of the wealth and popala-
siJn Of the IeEFttor;s; also list OF Ter
sitotial and County officers, 0ffisiai
/ votes, etc. Il will be valuabls for refer
ence.
A iisoatoh from Port T0wnsend gives
the particulars Of the killing Of man
named Burns. at Port Townsend. A
gentleman iAst uP from thas place In
ferns the reporter there is good reason
10 believe that Barns did not Xiii him
self, bat vas shot by some one 10 the
Vigilance Committee.
The annual eIsctioR Of officers for 81.
Johns Lodge, r. 4 4. NJ, took place
on the eveptnR Of DecembeF 18th. The
officers elect are a. follows: j. A. Hat
isld, Nm; w. II. Llevellyn, 5. Wi
liz. A. Pontius, J. W.; 8. Kenny. Treas
ureF; D. O. ShoEey. Secretary; +. Batter
and Charles Mcdonald, Relief Com
nittee.
OF the judges Who have keld Govern
msnt commissions IN this Territory ana
nov residing ia Seattle, Hen. Orange
Jacobs comes aFst in seniority; Of laW-
ysrs. ]. ]. Mcd,lvsa 10 the senior Of the
bar Of King county; Of doctors, q. A.
Weed holds that rank: Of elargymeu, ID.
Il. Blaine; Of editors, l. M. Hall; OF
teachers, Daniel Bsgley.
Il IL claimed that Cinnamon are com
ing 70 the Sound illegally, constantly,
By way Of Whatc0m county. There d
J little 20 prevent either Ohinemen OF
dutiable goods being brought In across
J the boundary line. The Customs foree
consists Of one officer, and be 10 pFacti-
eally poweFless 10 prevent constant vto.
lations Of tue Law. That department
should add to the force largely II ans
pretense Of snfsFcino the Restriction act
or the laws against smuRRling is TO Be
kept up.
The Katie Patnam Theatrical Com
pany osed a Successful week 10 Seattle
Saturday night, 10 q crowded house
The support given this company by
Seattle theateF Goers was substantial
and complimentary. Miss P0ll am has
gained the liking q our people, and the
other members Of the company havt
been well received. The contrast be.
tween this company and most Of tbosl
which have played here the past season
IL marked, and largely in favor Of tha
one just here.
Several Of ihe down Sound papers are
complaining about the steamer Phan
tom being sssd on the routs betWeer
Port Townsend and Whatcom. Gap.
tain Britain is probably doing the besi
he can, under the cifcaasssances. II,
Ia nov fitting Up steamer large ant
stFoHe enoueh 10 do that work safely
and 10 the satisfaction Of the people In
terested. Work is being driven % pc
a. rapidly az possible. This. Ia iustie'
, Id The contractor, Captain Britain, whs
engaged % perform the service after al
] other bidders had refused IL, owing =
The small amount allowed BY law 10
, the work.
Al the last regular meeting 81 -
/. johns Masonic Lodge. a eommttee va
/. app tinted, consisting OF white, SHORE.
and Boone, to bay for the Lodge smsl
strio Of grouad fdtoinine that alreae'
!, owned BY II, which has frontage o.
? Front street % thirty I've feet and on
hundred aud twenty feet depth, reacn
inc 70 the alley. A strip OF six or sevel
a fee, 4 desired Thia would permit
{ hniIdino of forty feet In width IN IN
sleaT' and Ihe Lodge will pot up On
. sfrnotura II this land can be bought
!. fhe sdtise will be 10 feet deep ans
three stories Ia hight. The upper stor
would be devoted 90 Lodge purposes an
: DE two Others and the basement rented
Oar burglar visited DR.. Reioh'a resi
A aaaes. corner Of Seventh and Sprin
: streets. Saturday night. A pane Q
4 class was pushed out with 9 stick, an
tha winao~ raised q short distance,
, mat a boy or very small man could e
: IN. The dog gave the alarm, bat 80 %
Z, inmates did not hear any disturbance
= M searoh vas made. In the moFnln
/, vas found that Mrs. Rsioh's uFitin
deak had been taken II Was qals
, small, aud the burglar bad sVsoensi
n mistakes IL for q iewelsy box. bsis
q he box was found ~ Mr.. Joseph NJ
= Naapht, near his reeidsnces ana r
u tnreed 10 the ownsr. 10 bad pee
optned, but the contents being Of
Z. vains except 90 the osnes, they Vel
q found % be not much injured.
d man Of the sound eoantry 40
d hydFoQraphio chart Of its waters b
D. inst been iasned by the Coast an
tleoastis Department. II is the mo
q valnable pabiioattan Of the KIDD ev.
e issoed. The soaedings fron the mou'
a Al Ire straits Of FacA 10 the noftne.
Z. nart Of the Gulf Of Georgia and 20 q
: hesd Of Badds Inlet and Hoods Gan
B. ara All sivsn, as well ~ the unost nina
4. details o. the entire inland sea- A0os
she nanss OF those Who are mentiona
!. q having bssn eonneeted With TOE g
II Wv woFk are. J. ). Lawson. J. 81
=. bert. q. EfIicott, A. ). snov. X.
- Quits. p. GArst. A. b. Wyckea,
y bradford asd J, \ Jordan The cnA
"a il on sale Al W. n. Psmphrey's.