The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-14
TELEGR.APHIC.
Ereiusirfly to the
D.sILI' I.1TELLEGE. eIER,


with P4ckarl, Nichols. and other IN
terestyd part.--, that Nichols party
i I.0t uIsIIQstJi 70 make any cUT1r r,.tl1T7-5
but will maintain their GROUND. in the
belief that they will ultimately have
fall possession OF tho Louisiana State
Government Packard's party is ready
10 enter into an arrangement for the
join. Legislature 20 determine The
pending question, but this being re-
jected by Nichols. packsrd's party ask
the pFes lent 10 determine which Is the
le-.l government The President de
clincs 10 act upon their request As I'M
: der the present circumstances he would
rot be justified in making such de-
cision. Owing 70 the disagreement OF
the Nichols and Packard parties, aud
the unpromising prospects Of recon-
Citation, the commission ask for fur
Their instructions, which will be sent
after meeting Of the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The BID
Ietin circulatcs the story that Blaine
AMI Others are organizing in opposition
10 the Presidents Southern policy but
this is largely sensational and unau-
thorizci Martin l. Townsend fatty
| denies the statement that he is prepar-
ing letter Of such character.
NEW YORK. April l3.-The Bailetia
says: There is general belief in the
story on the street that Jay Gould I'm
loaded large amounts Of North Wes
tern railroad stock on Jim Keene Just
before the recent panic, possibly in re
yenge for kecne's coming to Trcnor
Parks assistance in the Panama stock
panic Keene's counter moves are
awaited with interest
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April l3-Ed.
Meyer, German farmer. suicided Tues
day evening by means Ut an unknown
agency. probably droganic acid. fur
nished by his wife. He had been con-
victed Of poisoning the cistern of Fred
Cook. and thus causing the death of
Mrs. Cook. and poisoning several 9th
ers. His counsel proved that though
/ the ci>tern was poisoned. yet the stom-
| ach of the deceased, upon analysis,
/ showed no poison, and contended that
/ the poison had been put i'll the cistern
after her death by al enemy of Meyer.
The prosecution proved by eminent
medical authority, that the presence of
| poison III the stomach was not necessa-
/ ry evidence of the fact. Meyer was sen
fenced 10 penitentiary for life, which
made him gloomy and morose The
| coroners Jury returned averdict accord
ingly to-day. His son, who was under
/ joint indictment, fled, but wrote back
confessng the decd, and exculpating
/ his flther. Ii is most remarkable
case iii all its phases.
ST. Louis. April l3,-No more bodies
have been found up to the present writ.
ing. Chas, Sheppard, one of the pro-
prietors of the hotel, gives his opinion
that none Of the employees of the house
excepting those heretofore reported,
were killed About 20 of them are still
/ unaecounted for. but it is believed the
are alive and either with friends in a
remote part OF the city. or have LETT
town. OF the guests, 80 have not re-
ported, but the presumption is that most
of them left the city the day following
the fire. The remains of Geo. Frank
Geonly. Grand Masonic Secretary, were
removed to the Grand lodge room. in
Masonic Hail. this noon, where they
will lie in state until Sunday. when tho
funeral will take place. The coroner
will not begin his investigation until
MondAp The body of y man has jus,
been discovered about five feet from the
place where the body Of the woman wa.
discovered this morning The body
has not yet been recognized, and prob
ably will not be. as it is badly burned