The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
TELEGRAPHIC.
MIRA. I.incolu's Recovery.

Mrs. Liuoolns Recovery.
CHIC AGO, Aug.2l A postal corlv S PR"iisrme osv
| St Charles, n.y., in the vicinAy " n. well .
Inn. SAYS Mrs, Lincoln Is pr0n4 ;u;, hsr si.ter
nor1,h - leave the asylum and visit hsr sa. .
NJ Edwards of Springfield. IL IL not nA a"yy 9"e
wil return to Bellevue, as there IL some hy
vinccd IN the matter Of her iHta'cei~,i .aG
friends who refused to believe ier 'enm' with her
mo lly LAWYER of Chicago has peen VIII ,ns
r',,ch of late and with the aid OF hcr e-, ", ,ho
hand will assist Mrs Lincoln's rcstora.'on " .ats
world She is decidedly better, sleeps nnu 1 Int
we'll and shows no tendency w. " n9 the test of
! whether the cure Is perhaucuV vi NV
active life will prove
A New National Party Organised.
| RosroS. Aug. FLA new national union pa''y,,
with cen. n p Banks for president, ana L.. " ~
Lamar. of Mississippi, as vice president, m"S
gauizcd here to night 10y aPpontlnS s.m.1 rssnm.
Committee, and adopting platform ana resolu i
tons No prominent men on either Pai'y, 80
part. The resolutions pronounce tue htpuon a"d
| and Democratic parties partisan oreaiiiIa'!on0
dangerous; condemn various irauus W, r ' non
crnmeut dishonest public officials ana Siea. ,h
onolics and corporations tending 10 Cypress 'lo
neoplc; characterize the sudden iniatioh U,
contraction of the currency Us dangerous, IN. @',u
state that the only way TO specie res"'np,%,
| mako the promises of the nation as valhaoic Us
nr,vo., notes: no encoliri gcment snou III DC given
TO sectional cnmty. Gen. Banks sent u letIcr say
ing he was not candidate for the presidency, anu
did not want his name to s'anu II, .,c WY ~ .n"0
pie demand.
Weather and Crops in Minnesota
| St PAN. Aur 27-No more favorable weather
for securing the grain crops could oe WISHED ,o'
than has been cxpe'i.".S s s s n,s n ,,t the
I'M If Inc finest crop Of wheat, barry ana oats
ra;srd in any state HIS been secured In gooo cohui
ton and put in stack, beyond lear OF damage py
,;m 4 lorpc acreage Of corn is planted this year
in the state; prospects very poor the weather has
been uniform and tue rain too cool for ripenng.
Crop Report.
Lr. LOUIS. Aug. 21.-Rcports from l60 points in
Arkassas. west Tennessee northern Mississippi
show that the general crop prospects are OF the
mast rratifying character. There are abundant
crons of wheat and oats in most OF this region.
Good crops of small grasses were made nnd AL
been harvested and protected save corn The lat
| ter has in al! instances maturcd, ana only awaits
: convcnicnceof planters to harvest.
Telegraphic Matters. -,
NEW YORK, Aug. ~ -CommittceS OF the "es-
tern Unionand Atlantic and Pacific telegraph com
| NAMES il is reported have come to IN agreement
today nv which til latter company will be pur-
chasci ly the former The terms OF the agree
ment are said to be a guarantee to the sharehol-
ders o. the latter company OF seven per cent. On
capital Of SOL 100000, or % per cent OF the capt.
tai stock Of the company. These terms only await
the approval OF the directors OF both companies to
complets the negotiations.
Good.by, Sartoris,
New YORK, Aug. 2s-Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris
and child and Jesse Grant, sailed to-day for En-
Wand in the steamship Baltic. President Grant,
with the members Of his family and few person
: al friends, accompanied them to SANDY HOOK.
Gold Transferred.
6 The treasury has transferred TO san Francisco
nv tcl..raph 81 io1 900 in gold since the failure
Of the Bark of California for the benefit oil BANKS
who have deposited with the sub'treasurer nv New
VII Tb treasurer refuses to make further trans
fers at present.
Property Of the Bank Of California Attach
ed.
New YORK. Aug 30.--ln the suit OF Nathaniel
B. Hill vs. the California bank, JudSc n,aus 10
day granted plaintiffs attachment against the
banks propcrty in this state to rccoicr $l5oD dc
;, posted with the bank
, Failure Of Lee s. Shepard in Boston ant
l New York.
NEW York Aug 30.-Thc well known pno!ish
ing house Of Lee K shepard, OF Boston, susi ende
$ PAYMENT ON Saturday. This su-iensinn ih'o'>
Inc New York firm oi Ice, shepard Il Dillingham;
! Ibis morning the active partner "i INC mousse MI
| D.l.in-h ham, made an unconditional "sslgntlc''s u
| las N,..~, ,.,.. putlish"r, 60 broadway.
= private telegram received I"" p"s'"" th'
morning. givcs the liabilities Of the senior llriii Y
e amilion but Miller and other prominent pubiis'
crs, VINO are we'll informed in regard To- tue bu''
ncs of the house, say the sum inqoIvcd VIII No
exceed $3.50 ,0uJ; that they VIII proo"o'y DC ADJ
t. pay fiy cents On the dollar.
= lne New ork hraich Is comparatively lie
: concern. Lee Il Shepard are t"o thirc owner
u the remaining share beng owned ny Di!!iiiGl''i
n The debts Of his house amount TO slooo)o Mlllc
assignee took POSSESSION Ut The cslaollshuo'il ans
: after making liberal allowance Tor pao 0eo's AL
deurccia;ion of stock, he estimates that the co,
Germ Will pay the debts in full. The parent hous
n of Lee & Shepard WAS established III 1865 and di
A very successful business up to the time OF u
Il Boston fire, in which lis losses were more Ina
-, | SlO0,0UU They made determined eiiort 10 II
- cover themselves, but owing to the general sta'
nation of trade, have been ut length forced to SUI
> bend. The event caused general regret, as ii
:, iirtn, though young, was the most popular
trade.
e asccrtaned Of the affairs Of Lee d Shepard. III
firm are preparing statement for creditors VIII
are mostly confined to Boston, New York al
. London. They expect to pay lilty cents on Il
y dollar.
Another Suspension.
Uion & Adams, Wholesale dealers in furnishir
| goods, suspended to day. Liabilities unknown.
It yellow Fever Abating,
MONTGOMERY, Ala Aug. 3O.-Thc peliow icvt
has disappeared at Barrancas. The mayor has !
q sued n proclamation removing the quarantine
ganst Pensacola, rs that city is perfectly health
n BosroS, Aug 30.-Ycstardy at Hopkinstown
boy named Morris Ryan, aged -, started dow
stairs with loaded gun, intending to shoot ca
il when his sister, Mary, aged IL, who desired
save the cats lite caught her brother by the shou
{ dor TO pull him back. AT the same time two oth
sisters, yongcr than Mary, came to the head of u
stairs In scutlie between Morris and Mary Il
gun went Of killing Mary and one other OF the 81
tsrs The third sister wounded i'll the arm, al
Il Norris was wounded in the leg slightly.
BcsroN, Aug S0.-1hc excitement incident to u
e California failures OF last week seems to E"vcsu
sided 1t does not appear that this section OF II
= country suffers mach by the failure of the bank
/, California.
> '' wAsHINGT,,N CITY.
Duty on Pine Timber.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O-Thc secretary OF Il
le treasury has decided that hewn pine timber col
mercally known rs squared or sided, is subject
81 duty at the rate Of per cent per cubic foot
~ not 20 per cent ad vaoram, ~ heretofore held
u" the Department.
There have been several applications received
day by the treasurer for transfer Of gold rom ~
York toS..n Francisco. but they have all been
&C | blncd 49,
% The treasurer and express companies have settl
lc the questions concerning the transpOrtatin OF