Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-03
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District Court vii rs-Sonvens n Sc
attic u Monday.
J P. ChilberQ and family, Of Tacoma.
are visiting relatives ID Seattle
Messrs. Penny & Kelley have the con
II set to repair the boilers Of tie steam
eF Eg.nRel.
special Council meeting will Be
hsld on Monday evening for tne trans
action Of general business
The Coxies children will start for
COnneetirus tomOrro~ morning, IN eon-
pany Nth tie late Z. <. COvie-' brother.
W. ? Carson. Travelling Passenger
Agent Of the Northern Pacific Rsilroad
Company, ~ spending few days IN Se-
atils.
Portland claims to have bailt l3l new
houses last year At an expense OF S.
90. against li7 IN 1854 az a cost OF ST.
653 Sc.
@ mpany Dis bail AT Browns Paw
hon. N-w Years eve, was attended by
about I75 couples, and proved grand
success.
The VaLcsuver Island coal mines
ia n out 80 SIS o l-sj, Of which
mines and 250,0c0 tons from the Wei
lingtOn.
lie Liberal League viii M ct at les
I,r's Hall sunday evening at O'Clock.
Sa5ject for discussion Resolved
thai the grand iary system should be
abolished"
No ices have been sent to 8 number
OF gamblers In this city to dssist and
clear out. or take the consequences. The
result has been that most of the games
have been closed.
I'd J. Abraham, business manager OF
]. IL. Haverly's famous Thompson
Opera Company. is on the Sound ar
ranging for the appearance of the com
pany at Seattle and Victoria.
In 1875 British Columbia exported
250l 1871 tons coal, l06, 100 cases salmon.
and:lsmber to the value of Sl14,5i6.
Fourteen thousand seal skins were
taken during the year and sent to dis
tsut markets.
Fifteen vessels cams to Puge; Sound
la month for lumber cargoes to take
for ign, and seven vessels went foreign
vi b cargoes. The csreoes taken went
to Valparaiso, Honolulu. Hilo, Antefo
yasta, Melbourne and Hobson's Bay ole
cargo going to Boston.
The Victoria Colonfst published u
page Nsx Year edition, the Tacoma
Ledger one of l6 pages. and the Port
AID OySgonidH one of 70 pages. All
we're fine papers for sending abroad,
bei.g fill of matter descriptive of
the country, statistics and historical
kefches.
Burglars entered Chas. G. S.einvee's
saloon on Mill street, Friday night,
throu IA back wiadov, and carried of
everything in the shape of wines.
liquors and cigars there was IN the
house. The safe was untouched, and
the till. who contained several dollars,
was not molested. No clue to the bur
glars.
The eaterprisinR firm of Litour &
Co., whose ladies' furnishing goods en-
porium liz in the Opera Block on Front
street, is building up an immense trade.
Jast at pres mt the Arm is making 4
sp-ci Atty of c0rsets OF both French ard
American manufacture. Forty differ
ent styles of corsets and waists are dis
played at this store, ranging in price
from 81 cents to 80 each.
Y. NJ. q. A. open temperance NEE.
ing was largely attended last evening.
So cones aid Rotations were made by
Mr.. James Eva, Rev. Denison. Mr.. John
II Llscsck, Judge Vroomau and Others.
IT ere is great interest being taken in
these 3atnflay evening meetings. They
are free to all. A good program of
songs, ops eches aud ROTATIONS will be
given next Saturday evening, TO which
all are cordially invited.