Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-06

hsid shis sSesina.
40 snti-Chiness meeting Will be helc
q. she Biloa this evening.
| Jos. ". Phillips has socseeded Mr.
I Haley ss storekseper 81 POr; BlaksiT.
T. X Wiieox. Of the Bradstree; Me-
csntils Assnsy Of Portland, Il IN I'm
city.
| F.E. Sander wauts several thousand
| dollars worth Of city and county war
l rasts.
ID. II. Launbsrson, Cticsgo and
M York merchant, IL spending Tea
days on the Sound, the guest OF GOV
squire.
James Finniean, . boy, vas arrested
/ yesterday for assauIting Ceinsman,
aud will De tired by Justice Lyon at II
O'Clock today.
The Heights Of Pythiss xill hold
thsir sntsrtsiHBsnt on thursday even
ing, the 18th inst at their Aev ball ID
tbs Opera House.
C.P. Low. OF RitZville, Adams county,
". l., ~ the father of eight children,
the oldest Of which IL boy OF Il years.
Mr.. Low himself Is emily 81 years OF age.
The Liberal League will meet in the
Pythian Hail, Opera House block. Sun
day night, Feb. 7tb, at O'Clock. Good
addresses, good music and good cause.
The chorus singers Of the concert Of
National songs, are requested to meet
at Prof. kipIey's, corner of Second and
Cherry streets, this Saturday evening.
at 730.
Miss Kate Stevens, daughter of the
FIRST Governor Of Washington Terri
tory, ~ to be married to Edward W.
BiBehsm, IN Boston, on the loih OF
February.
A Chinaman Of Guerneville, Cal, has
become 80 Amsricanizsd that be has
changed his name of sing Lee TO James
Mahoney, and announces his intention
Df cutting of his queue.
The general business meeting Of the
Y.M.O. A. for the month of February,
will be held In their parlors a. 7;3J
O'Clock this evening. Ali members are
requested to be present.
VIM. Robertson has challenged j. T.
No Saught to shoot al IL live pigeons,
~ yards rise, both barrels, 81 yards
boundary, for x25 side, on the same
day that the bod and Gun Club shoot
for the Smith medal.
On account of the vretched condi-
ton Of the beach road, the County
Commissioners made an appropriation
sufficient 10 open the ridge road to
travel. The ridge road extends from
Jackson street 20 Van Asselt's pl ACE,
and 10 nov open.
The San Francisco Ez1miner says :
Z" Hot Water" hss more bright ideas In
it snan tbs majority of plays of its kind.
Alice Harrison quick sense of humor,
ner facial mobility and upfi Aging spirit
make all her changes of identity inter
esting and amusing.
Eugene Evans, farmer living near
Colfax. W. T.. qusrreled with Edward
Crane about his passing through held
of tue formers Finally Evans made
a motion to draw q pistol, saying that
ne would shoot Crane. but the latter
was quicker, and killed his antagonis,
at once.
Seth Doss of Cslistogs, Cal, was Out
hunting recsntly in a wagon. Wishing
to walk be got out and the usual result
followed. Drawing the gun towards
himself, II was discharged and an ugly
wound inflicted in the right shoulder. A
young man in the wagon also narrowly
escaped death, being slightly wounded
| by the shot.
A dispatch from North Yakima to th,
walla Waiia Journal, dated February
| Sd, IL as follows: Inc capital schemI
IL dead. The Northern Pacific trades
their legislators for votes on the gros
earnings and freight and fares bills
There IL great indignation here. Pau
Sehulze WAS at the bottom of the trade
Secre tary OEings and TonGavanaugi
the mauipulators."
Among the spassengers who arrive
here by the Idaho yesterday afternoon
we're Hon. II. r. isasos and wife. Il. {
Ferguson and wife, Hon. q. Jacobs an
wife, Hon. IL. q. Strive and wife, Coy
ernor Squire and wife, Hon. j. X. Kir
near ana wife, Hon. O. L. Terry, Sheri
McGraw, Miss Bertha Piper. Jude
Wood, Miss Ida Mekenney and Mis-
Oowles. Judge Lewis and Mr.. Munda
are expected this evening.
The Lewiston Teller says that by th
Clearwater route it 10 l25 miles shortt
distance to the Pacific than by th
Northern Pacihc's Pend d'Ureille roat,
that the grades are all very much easie
and the route il through richer eour
try. Over 30 miles can be saved by
railroad from Puget Sound taking this
rosie, and that some railroad will pr
coed 10 save 10, within y twelvemontl
there is excellent reason for believing.
Assistant Commissioners 3. Nj. Stool
slayer, of the General Land Office. al
parently holds more strictly on d
question of residence than does eve
Commissioner Sparks. This has bee
somewhat Interestingly illustrated I
one OF the publishers Of the Walla Wall
Journal by the Assistant Commissioner
decision. under January 20th, that II
Reeds pre- emption entry 10 held Il
cancellation, as his proof papers sho
that he was absent at times to earn
living"
, The rsdivision Of the town into ware
receives general eommendstion. As
vas before the Second Ward had Almo'
a. many inhabitants and votes ~ Cd
First saa Third Wards together. IN
only three CounctlInen to their six.
At present constituted 10 will have abo,
~ many people as each Of the thrs
other wards. and each ward will be rel
resented alike In the Council. Anoth,
advantage OF the division Is the creatio
Of one more polliag place, there bein
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