The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-16
EAkTERN STATES.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE anIiua |
report OF the Chief of the Bureau OF
Statistics a: Washington. which has
just been completed and printed. show 5
that the fiscal year was the most re-
msrkable one in the history OF Amsr
lean commerce. The quantity OF pro-
ducts Of the soil exporte! was wonder
full. and the balance Of trade was over
$269, OOO, 900 in favor of the United
States. Only q per cent OF the goods
exchanged 10y sea were carried i'll
American vessels.
New YORK, Nov. Is The rumor
grows stronger that the Iron Mountain
Railroad. from st. Louis to Fulton, on
the frontier Of Texas. is to be taken
into the Scott Huntington combination
for o trans. continental line from st.
Louis to San Francisco. Scott and his
Texas-Pacific to meet Huntington and
his Southern Pacific at FL Paso.
DETROIT, Nov. Is - Gov. Creswell
this afternoon appointed Fernando C.
Beeman y. S. Senator to fill the mex
PRED term Of the late Senator Chan
dler.
PORTLAND, Nov. l3-It is reported
from Augusta that the State authorities
have certificates prepared to send on,
giving seats to l. Democratic Senators
aud So Representatives. giving them II
majority and quorum in case the Re-
publicans retro.
The N. Y. Times Washington special
says: Considerable importance is a..
tsched to the meeting Of the National
Executive Republican Committee
which has been called to meet at Wash
ington on December l7tn. to select a
Chairman to succeed Chandler.
Psrtisans of several Presidential candi
dates have already begun an active can.
vsss for the places. aud j. is under.
stood that Cornell, of New York, is
being urged by friends of Grant. This
fact will..of course. combine the friends
Of all other candidates agaius. Cor.
nell. and the question Of Craftsmanship
Of the Committee may become the test
Of Grants strength in the Committee.
There will also be o lively contest over
the selection of the place for holding
the next National Convention
The Tribune thus epitomizes its
Washington specials: Inquiry at the
Pension Office reveals the fact that
business is behindhsnd there to an ex-
traordinary degree The Pension Ar.
rcars Act has completely overwhelmed
the Office.
Secretary Evarts is preparing a note
to the British Government en- the sub
ject Of the fisheries.
CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE organization
Of a Mining and Stock Board was CON
pleted in this city Saturday evering
A Board of Directors Of fifteen sub,tan-
tial business men was elected. The
executive officers are: Jesse Spalding.
President y w Preston. Vice Presi.
dent VIM Penn Nixon. Secretary, and
Geo A Ives. Treasurer. l. G Huck is
Chairman Of the Executive Com mittee
s b McCrea, Chairman at the Stock
Committee j " Preston, Chairman Of
the Committee on Membership. and ID
A kohp. Chairman Of the Finance
Committee. These men represent cap
ital aud active business. and thcir con.
| nection with the enterprise is an augu-
~ Of success. The large amount Of
Chicago and Western capital that is
teing invested in mining property is
understood 10 be the moving cause oi
the organization. 1t is announced thai
good rooms have already been secured
and tina, the Board will open for bust.
ness on the LIST of December.
NKw YORK. Nov. 1.-THE 7inacs ha.
. long article on kearney's Jacobin So.
cie,y. where it says: In California tn,
foreign gentleman from Ireland regard.
foreign gentlemen from China as the
ou,growth Of rla;ocracy which, un-
| less radical measures are adopted q
oncs. will eventually make i; impossi
bic for the humble lsborer to earn the
price Of a pin. Of whisky without
working for il, Denis kearney's secret
/ organization, as he has just Informed
| the public. is to be ksown as " The
Jaeobin Society" kearney. in The
course of his extensive reading for be
can ready, has found that there wa
somewh ers revolutionary society
known - Tho Jacobins" But it il
| nat pvohAhla that hA knows where thAy