The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-24
DAILY INTELLICEN(ER.
Friday, October "a, 1879.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.

NEW YORK. DC. 15-Thc report for
the week ending yesterday was among
the heaviest, if not tie heaviest. in the
history Of the port; amounting TO 3d.
73G. $50. against 81. $50. So fo- the week
previous, and 1856. 90i for the corrss
ponding period Of las. year. Bread
stuffs, provisions an cotton. as usual,
constituted the bulk Of the shipments.
LONDON. Oct 1Gth-A dispatch from
Cabul says that General Roberts. on
entering the city, made speech - the
following effect: i. will be necessary to
intllct severe punishment. The build
ings Of the Bsla Hissar and Of tie city,
interfering with proper military occu-
patton. will be destroyed. A heavy ire
will be levied on ci,izens 4 military
governor will oe placed over the city
and the country within a radius Of ten
mics. All the inh,bitlnt, under his
jurisdiction will be required TO surrel-
der their arms within week. on pain
Of death il they fail 10 do SO. Rewards
will be paid for the denuncia,ion and
conviction Of any person concerned in
the massacre Of the British Embassy.
PITTSBURGH, Oct l6 The cremation
Of the remains Of the late DR. Lemoyne
was successfully accom- piished st Wash
ington pa today. The whole proceed
ing was conducted with strict privacy.
At o o'clock this morning friends and
relatives of the deceased assembled at
his late residence, where number OF
selections from the Scriptures were read
and prayer offered by DIR Hayes. DR..
LemOyne in late years did not affiliate
with any church, and the services today
were not sectarian. At the conclusion
Of the prayer the body was removed to
u hearsc and Immediately taken to the
crematory, followed by carriages con-
tanning relatives and friends. Arrived
at its destination, the body was placed
in a catalogue. aud oil persons except
relatives and ose in charge of the
furnace remained outside Of the build
ing. At l0Il the body was pushed into
the glowing furnace aud the doors closed.
Owing to the fact that the firemen were
inexperienced, the heat was considera-
bly, below wha. it should have been, and
the cremation was n 1T complete until
four o'clock this afternoon, at which
time the retort was scaled. 1t will re-
main closed until Saturday. If cool
enough then, it will be opened and the
ashes placed in On urn provided for the
purpose by the family. There was no
excitement in the village over tho event.
and not more than q hundred people
were around the building when the body
was placed in the furnace.
New YORK, Oct lS-The Times has
tho following on tho Hanlan- Courtney
match Bookmakers and booksellers in
this city, by consent. have resolved to
pay back all money staked on the tiasco,
whether bet in pools OF books on the |
race or time. They say this is done to |
protect the public. who otherwise might |
have been swi:dled out OF their money |
by an agreement between the oarsmen |
and their hackers The amount bet on
the boat raco is variously estimated ut
from $50. 900 to $500 900, and there is
good reason for believing that it ap
r-aa ahao "o.- .hn l..te- 6a"-a Th;a
was being paid back to betters yester-
day. without any deductions for commits
sions. booksellers and bookmakers
aiht, Hhu tHC taCs bctu
they would have made money, whoever
won. as the change in the odds from
being strongly 10 favor of Hanlan to
the reverse on the night before the day
Of the race. had given them just the
chance to hedge they wanted. Cridge
X Co. would not say how much was on
their books, but sad that $50 900 would
not cover it.