The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-06
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Washington special says delegation
called on Butler to-day 10 bespeak bis
influence for g candidate for Office.
Butler said: ''Gentiemen, you have
come to the wrong man. l have no
influence at the White House, aud 10
disposition 10 ask favnrs Of the Presi.
dent. If you want your frien! appoint
ed, go ask Corcoran, Gen Gordon, and
others Of their patriotic autecedents
The President sent for Corcoran aud To
questcd him to name the man he want
ed for the commissionersiip, and he
modestly mentioned Archbishop Camb-
bsil-for he is u great statesman aud
has Instituted new departure. No
more money is to be spent Oh elections.
| have heretofore contributed TO the ex.
tent Of my means for the purchase OF
lanterns, aud painting transrarencies,
etc. but this tax is no longer to 10 en-
dured. People hereafter are expected
to rush greedily to the polls aud tram
pie over each othc-. fyou don't want
to ask Corcoran. ask the President, as
1t is generally understood that both the
Republican and Democratic parties are
deceased and the old Wing party is
born again. Go out to some graveyard
aud transfer the names Of defupct mem
bers Of that party from their tomb
stones to your petitions. and you will
stand some chance of getting what yeu
1aak for--Idid ask one favor Of Pres
ident. Whes:i vert % New Orl.an.
l had assigned to the care Of my staff
and self 3 distinguished surgeon. II.
fell heroically at his post. a victim O,
h's professional and patriotic duty
Not long ego l received a touching let
ter from his son asking for All appoint.
ment to Annapolis. went to see the
President, showed him the let. er and
told him the story Of his fathers life
and death. l said tn him: II have no
nomination in my district, but / would
have to smuggle the boy through
others. Do this won't" The Presi.
said; 81 have three appointments. this
boy shall have Que Of them" I left
satisfied. The appointments were
made. but this boy was not one of
them. The fathers Of two of them had
contributed about ~ much for the
preservation of the Union as Corcorsn
or Gordon.
CINCINNATI June On unt Carmel.
Illinois. which was struck by . tornado
last evening, is n thriving town of
about 1900 inhabitants. on the Cairo
aud Vinceuhes Railroad. The most
prominent buildings destroyed by the
hurricane were the Court House, two
Newspaper Offices. three churchcs-one
the finest in southern Illinois-two school
houses. about twenty business houses
and ono hundred residences were de-
s.royed or damaged either by the wind
or FIRE The loss is estimated ut fror.
three to Ave hundred thousand dollars.
The same storm damaged Q number of
buildings IN other towns lying in its
pathway. At NATION. Illinois, the res
idenoe Of Wills Walkup WAS thrown
int the street aud turned bottom side
up. woandios Mrs walkup quite seri-
ously.
The Comsserria. has thu following ae-
count OF the disaster: A terrible tor.
nado passed over Mount Carmel, Iii.
nois. 1t $50, last evening. It struck
the town ut the south end of Cherry
street, passed almost due North, taking
in one square east and west, ant: DESTROY
ing almost everything in its course.
Twenty-Five dead bodies have been
found thus far. The damage 10 prop
crty is estimated a, $500. 900. The fire
WAS finally sabiued after six hours
steady work by 6remen. Many are
wounded. whose names can not now he
Ascsrtained Tie estimates Of losses
can't nov he determined. as many
farmers were in from the countrv,
whose teams we're scattered a,aoug the
debris Physicians were brought from
Carmi and adjoining towns by special
trains tx- - ~
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