The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
By TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.

city, and believe they can command
10000 votes against Robinson this year
ard against Tilden tinselfif he should
be nominated.
One Of E1ison's agents ha, been in
Western North Carolina for several
weeks in ques. Of platinum, to be used
in the electric light. Hs has visited
twenty nine places in which the metal
is supposed 10 exist, and thus far with
no success.
A TriJ,tne Washington special says;
A telegram received today from Collec>
tor Brayton Of Charleston, S. C., states
that yesterday Deputy Marshal Davis
arrested J Il Panther. near Spartans.
burg, s. T.. Panther gave bonds and
was released. A few moments later
Davis and Panther had . fight at the
top Of the staircase. in which Davis was
dangerously wounded ia the thigh.
Davis called for help to arrest him.
Two oolored men near bv endssvored to
stop Panther. but failing. one Of them,
Andy Wes.feld, shot him in the leg.
Panther is at liberty and the colored
men have been arrested and put in jail.
The Collector fears they cannot be pros
tccted by the United States. % Davis
seems to have had no right - Deputy
Marshal 10 call for their assistance. and
vet they considered they were aiding
him officially to prevent the escspc.
A New York Words Washington
special thus recounts an interview with
Postmaster General Key regarding the
shooting Of the Blackvills postmaster:
We have but q one-sided story" he
said, "and / intend to know the case
fully. From what / heard should
Judge under similar circumstances that
the same thing might happen in any
other town. Nix is negro. and the
whites don't want him in Office. Had
the community been an ordinary one.
probably be would not have been ap-
pointed, but the population Of Black
Vile is largely colored. and it seemed
impossible TO avoid appointing n negro
10 some Office. There WAS special
reason for it in his case. because the
agent recommended him. No sooner
had he taken the place. however. than
Butler wrote that he was vulgar. rude
and incompetent. l regard Butler as
an honorable man. and have no doubt
no wrote what ho believed to be true.
If it was true, Of course Nix was IN
popular for other reasons than his col.
or. and although the method by which
tho attempt was made to quiet him was
decidedly reprehensible. it was evident
that white person alone can fill the
Office acceptab!y."
NEW YORK, Sept. ga Times
special from Baltimore the 18th says:
An elopement and abduction case Of the
most Sensational and exciting character
came to light at q late hour tonight.
II appears that young man. named
w Walker, Of unsayory reputation, had
for some. time been paying attention to
Miss Mcclellan, daughter Of the mil
lioaaire drover of the Calverton stock
yards, Cary Mcclellan, who died in
June last. AS the match was opposed
by all her family. an elopement was
planned. and an attempt was made to
carry it into effect this evening. Miss
Mcclellan was ready to fly with the
"choice Of her heart" but just before
Walker and his friend arrived 1t the
house. in tho hack 10 which the flight
was to be begun. be was startled by q
sudden stopping OF the carriage. Put
ting his head out of the window, he
found himself covered by several revolt
vers in the hands of 4 = Suder, broth
in-law of Miss Mcclellan. and some
friends of the family who had learned
of tho affair. Walker saw that his
game was up. and submitted to being
taken from the hack. He WAS taken
through an adjoining piece OF woods
and secured in some place where has
not yet been learned-while his friend
was driven back to the city and in
formed the police Of the abduction.
The plan is to keep Walker in bis pri.
vate Jail until charges can DO brought
against him for some mis- deeds of which
he is known to have been guilty. He
will DO handed over to the officers Of
the law. Miss McClellsn's friends
hope in this way to prevent any posi-
bility o! ON elopement. The young
lady is reported TO be much disgusted
with the turn affairs have takeL and
declares that she will have her way
yet.
CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-Darby ran .
heat at Peoria yesterday. by tho light
OF electric jets, which made the track
rs light as day.
QuEBEc. Sept. 25.-Two inches OF
snow fell at Mount Louis this morn
ing.
PARIS. Sept. a5.--The Gdulois pub
l,shes q communication denouncing the
intrigues OF Gorilla and other Spanish
Republicans in Paris. and states that
they are about to issue manifesto IN
such vague terms as to be acceptable to
Republicans. lntsrnationalists aud Com
munists alike. The Gaulois expresses
regret that the French Government
shuts itseyes to facts tantsmount to CON.
spiracy against . friendly sovereign,
and says that by doing 90 the Govern
ment will. sooner or later. expose itself
to remonstrauces. which il should care
fully avoid.
We have heard q great deal from
Eastern travellers of the wonderful at.
tachment which exists between the
horse and his master in the Oriental
lands, but We doubt II anything more
interesting has ever been told than the
following story Of Goldsmith Maid
Recently, Charley Cochrane. who VA