The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-20

are or the lookout for the City of Toxic.
| one outside the Farrslones and two in
the vicinity Of the automatic buoy,
about ten miles from the heads. Should
/ the outer boat fail to beard the Toxic,
I the inside boats will intercept her. ns
after passing the Far.alones. she Will
/ shape her course under general orders
/ direct for the automatic beat, where
! she will lie until she has taken pilot.
I All pilot boats are provided with
T copy Of instructions from the PacIh
Mail Company, in accordance with
which the commander Of the Toxic will
avail: the arrival of the executive COM
mittee on the tug Mi.len Griffith. It
is quite likely that the steamer may
now be lying outside. as orders are that
if she makes the buoy during the MI ht
she will remain there. without giving
any signals. until morning. The idea
, is to give people chance to get up
and about town before giving notice OF
arrival.
1t has also been determined that in
case the Toxic is not teleg-aphed as
early as 1870 Pm. the demonstration
will be delayed until next day. the
steamer lying meanwhile in the lower
harbor. This is Tor the reason that it
will require six or seven hours after
first notice to land the party at the foot
Of Market street. ready to take up the
line of march. Two hours are to be
allowed after first notice before the
steamers with invited guests leave the
wharf. 1t vii! certainly require three
hours more to get down to the heads
and return with the squadron, and at
least another hour to effect landing.
The general impression seems to be
that bells will ring out notice OF the
arrival tomorrow morning.
EUROPE.
LONDON, Sept ls-Labor troubles are
increasing. The Bedford new mill at
Leigh has been closed ard the old mill
operatives rendsred idle. The Preston
spinning and manufacturing company,
running $4,000 spindles and $50 looms.
have commenced to run on the short
time system. There is not the least
indication Of q settlement of the present
strike. The number of strikers is in
creasing daily. and by the end of this
week It is expected that with two ex-
ceptions every mill in the district will
be closed. The operative spinners Of
Hyde will meet shortly to discuss the
question of reduction of the wages Of
operatives and to decide whether there
shall bea stoppage of the mills through
- Il 70 "a
has been created in Glossop by Al an
nouncement that the mills Of Summers,
employing 5000 hands, will soon be
closed. The Wood Brothers mill, en-
ploying an equal number Of hands. ~
about to start running on short tune.
AS GlOssop is entirely dependent on the
cotton trade. all classes of the commu.
nifty express grave concern regarding
the situation.
SIMLA, Sept. Notwithstanding
the Ameer's protestation, Gen. Stewart
has, in accordance with instructions
from the Viceroy. dispatched o division
Of troops with heavy artillery from
Candahar in the direction of Ghiezhi
to maintain order in that part of the
country. The bodies of three native
officers of guards. which were errone-
Ously reported to have been burned near
the British resldency at Cabul. were
recovered and buried.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept ls-A great
fire broke out Tuesday last in Ekate-
roinazla, South Russia, near the Dnei.
per. The fire originated in the most
populous quarter of the town. The
damage is immense.