The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-07
EAST ERN STATES.

EAST ERN STATES.
New YORK, May 5.-E. Remington
& Sons. 2Sl Broadway, manufacturers
of rifles, ammunition, etc, at lion, n.
Y, have become financially embar-
raised, and have submitted their affairs
to their creditors. They propose to
issue bonds to run for five years at Z
per cent. interest to their creditors for
the amount of their claims, secured by
mortgage on their armory building at
lion. Their liabilities amount to about
81 5000 and their assets are valued
at 81, 900, 900, but are not Immediately
available. The assets consist of the
armory at Ilion, which with real estate
and machinery, is valued at 81, $780, 900;
finished arms valued at about 5000, 900;
claims against the Egyptian and Next
can Governments for about $500, 1000.
Their liabilities mainly are promissory
notes, and are distributed all over the
country. A meeting of creditors was
held q few days ago, at which the
affairs of the company were discussed,
and the creditors expressed themselves
in favor of aiding the company in order
that the business might continue
NEW YORK, May 1.-The New York
Worlds Washington special says The
President will allow the Pacific Rail
road Funding Bill to become a law by
the ten days lapse. The bill was
delivered to the President on Wednes-
day.
NEW YORK, May 5 The Tribune has
dispatch to this effect: The British
naval force in the Pacific is exceedingly
weak, while the Pail Mall Gazette ques-
tions whether Russia, by breaking
through the declaration of Paris can do
English commerce much harm out of
the Pacific. 1t comedies that unfortu-
nately the government seems scarcely
alive to the exigencies of the occasion.
The Triumph, though iron clad is a
poor substitute for the Shah, and other
vessels are being sent to the Pacific
stations. 1t is claimed that apart
altogether from the value of Vancouver
Island, its harbors and coal, the British
squadron in the Pacific are far too
weak for the interests they have to pro.
tect, and any heavy loss there though
it could not, of course, have much effect
on the main issue of war would be
singularly damaging to British prestige
in these seas.
NEW YORK, May "a special to the
Herald from Baltimore says it is
informed some ten of the Russian naval
officers are to come TO this country, and
that with the assistance of two American
gentlemen they are to designate about
fifty fast vessels to be purchased aud
fitted out as privateers in the event of
war with England. The crews will be
drafted partly from men brought over
by the Cimbria, and will be completed
10y men enlisted in this country. The
officers have lists of ships for sale in
which occurs some of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's ships
ELLSWORTH, (Maine), May 5.-The
General Passenger Agent of the Union
Pacific Railroad arrived to-day. and is
to 60 on board the Cimbria to- morrow.
Meantime the British Agent is continu.
ally on the wharf, or lurking about the
shore watching tho steamer and every
movement of her officers and crew.
BUFFALO. May 6.-There are vague
rumors of raid in Canada by Irishmen
in case of war between England and
Russia. 1t is stated that three compa-
MES of Irish patriots are armed and
equipped here, ready for service, and
that a thousand western Irishmen have
oeen notified so that they can be here
in twenty -four hours. while there is
three thousand more in this vicinity
that will rendezvous within few days.
NEW YORK, May 6-In view of
the rumors that Russia is preparing a
fleet on the Pacific coast to be ready
in the event of war with England, the
following dispatch from Yokohama,
Japan, may have some significance. II
was received by ship owner of this
city from the master of bis bark
Things look warlike here. Can sell
vessel to good advantage. Answer
what you will take"
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Govern
ment has received no official informa.
tion whatever concerning the reports OF
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