The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-12-21

has much excited the public mind and
cast an anxious gloom over the ap-
preaching Christmas festival The
feeling of uneasiness on the public
mind is st.ongly apparent at the Stock
Exchange. Yesterday there was q
general peakness in foreign stocks, es-
pecially Russian. The uncertainty in
regard to the future and the rumors of
divisions in the cabinet psrslyze the
stock market and make thugs uncom-
Portable.
The boiler in a candy factory at 90
Barclay street exploded about 5 o'clock
this evening while large numbers OF
employees were still at work. The
whole building was almost instantly in
flames and it is sad one hundred to one
hundred and fifty girls were burned to
death.
CoLDwATER. Mich, Dec. 20.-No
such arrest as reported from San Fran
cisco to-day is contemplated in this
place.
NEW YORK. Dec pa Havana let
ter says body Of $50 insurgents were
lately encountered by Spanish column
in the neighborhood Of Santee Spira-
tor and after brief engagement last
ing two hours. the insurgents were dis
persed, leaving fifty dead and one
hundred and twenty prisoners. Among
the latter are two aid-de-camps of
Maxine Gomez and fourteen officers.
The Spanish had twelve killed and
nineteen wounded. G
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The HeraNs
correspondent in Rome telegraphs that
the Countess Mirafore, wife of King
Victor Emanuel. is reported dead in
Turin. The King starts thither to-day.
The Heralrs Columbia, Is. Co. spe-
cial correspondent states that the Sen
ate to-day referred to the Committee
on Federal Relations concurrent resolu-
tions requiring Joint Investigating
Committee to report the evidence in
their possession upon which indict-
ments have been found against Patter-
son, to the end that they might be for.
warded to the Senate of the United
States. 1t is not likely the Committee
on Federal Relations will report during
the present session, if ever. and it is
generally conceded the troublesome
matter has now been settled, even il
indirectly,
The HeralTs Washington special says
. subcommittee of Ways and Means
will probably report to the Whole Com.
mittee q proposition to re-impose an
income tax, the object being to obtain
by this means q decrease of the tobacco
tax, and Of one OF two other internal
taxes. The argument made in favor OF
an income tax is that the Eastern and
seabosrd Middle States now pay far
less internal taxes than the Northwest.
ern and Middle States that property
and productions are overtaxed in these
latter compared with burdens borne by
the former, and that tine income tax
would equalize the load. The Western
and Southern members are generally in
favor Of an income tax, and the meas
ure is especially strong among all. 1t
is owned in the sesboard States that
these are exempted from taxation, and
that an income tax is the only way to
reach bondholders.
The HeralFs Washington special says
the subcommittee of the House on the
Foreign Affairs Committee to day de.
termined to summon Minister Foster
from Mexico, and Consular Agent
Schuchardt from PiedrAs Negras, to
testify before them. They accordingly
addressed request to the Secretary of
State to notify those gentleman.
CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-Chandler has
been writing to petty local paper in
New Hampshire, charging President
Hayes with making bargain with
Confederate chiefs and selling out the
interests of the Republican party.
Chandler is put forward by the anti
administration wing to try the expert
msnt of manufacturing public opinion.
The Chambers are simply the echo of a
heart disappointed in its ambition for
position.
EUROPE.
LONDON, Dec 20-The Times, in its