The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15

The Boom Growing "A Periious
Tsip-BFeak Tor Li1erfy-SStes-

The BEEN Growing "A fefji0us
TsIg-BFeak fsr Liberiy-Sotes-
PoET TOWNSEND. Aug. H. The
largest real estate transaction OF the
season occurred here to-day. I. was
the purchase OF the Blinn tract, COM
sing some loo acres. by Charles
I 81 e and Others Of this city, ior
8 ) 600 cash. The total transactions OF
toe aay ioos up something over $780,
ngt Among tie Seattle pIrchA ers
we're n kohn, A. A. kIoVf and Mr.
smith, wbore purchases Amounted to
about SIS 0p9. The snsj0rify Bf oai 81
tosn investors were nom Victoria.
| Portland AMI other Oregon fosns.
Mr.. Low. TIE California capitalist = ho
recently pgfeh4 ed 500 worth o.
business property here. retained on
the { msilila 70 day, accompanied by
several other gentlemen. AMI II l. au-
bounced tonight that the hand ONE
business block be had in contemp a.
ton viii be at once pushed % COM
pietioB.
yESfUEfs3AE VOYAGE.
Saturday noon last t8o eome,y and
daring young commission nlen set olt
straits armed With Wine he ters. tackle
and ali the phafphenA-ia requisite 10
such q voyage. .be rollicking mood
IN which they took their departure
bespoke their glowing Wis ons OF the
ssarms OF game and iinny sie iaen,
from the bTiny which we're 10 become
their prey. IL was intended 10 retarn
home the same evening loaGed with
price. Alas for the fulihllment o.
human hopesi Like Paddy's bull
nght the pleasure proved to be all II
the anticipation and ''l0sund Morn
to- tip-ioe on tac misty mountain
top" ioftf eight hO1rs later a. they
YEARLY pll.ed iato Union wharf
hey nad got hcc4imc3 some nj e.
helow Point - cu ana Griited az the
mercy vi the yar ing tide for two
urearY nights AMI days ali viciaal-
and ''bsit" becoming ekhau ted moth
ing remained but cong pull, strong
pan and a pail together" for home,
ehieh was accomplished in several
hours.
Eu1-cEAzzp.
Billy Fufiong the joYial uigh. police
man ~as somewhat startled last eyea-
log on being It'd by al eFratic LOOKING
t3usytdaai thst &C tain per oas on the
umstiiia gere seeking 10 murcer him.
Il only took Belly a minute however.
20 six3 h. up case Of to- much gin
ana n pr 4ee 'dei - lug the fellow OF
where h1 wouid be safe from hi4 fan
eiei purs1rTt Nearing the jail coor
tiss pn 0ne5 ncgaa 10 realize were he
" Is g'ine. and made a dash for liberty
ALA Mr.. Flr one iu pnFs.i' He ran
sirAFghI fer the beach an3 Feeing no
ayatsue q. c lpc gH-he into the cold
waters q the bay. The p1.iceEsaa
t5os seat on a rock and Cuoiiy
swaits3 hi turn - shore II NO "a
hsFe teen ANA ias were j. not pili
i3i sight 20 watch the leil1w's en-
drarors 20 Whilst nd tie chill w..ters
ana tire cut she oiiioeT. lie finally
snceum6cd and quisJJ submitted 70
arrest.
Horg-.
The steamer Umati Ia arrived from
San France 80 yest3reuy, having .
posse gers FOR Alaskan potts AMI Il
Ter Port Tawn-ea3i. Size la a5 toa-
o. freight fof Port Town end and go
tons TOR WY AiA-ksn po Il Among
the "a euEcr+ on the Umati H. was
MI NJ Peyser, the well knosn
cau Francisco merchant aad also .
member OF tie firn, % n Peyser &
bIu, iH tais city. IL Il Fix months
since Mr. Pefser has visited the poit-
o.-entfy ard he Is very much A.
ioai.hrd q her Ff0Nth mcanW hide
lie says that her bucm Il attracting
m 1ch attention To the city and t1at
numbers are eager fgE Investment ia
ihis city.
The Err.ing Col, with enterpri
abreast OF the bmes. app,arei last
evening" in euisTEs form. handsome
ore = ard promise % be ever IN TIE
van % the city, rrpwth
There was q rImor last evening ~
large opium seizure on the UmaliliA.
which ua nave .tis t'i1a proved false.