The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-18
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BERLIN. Oct. lO.-The North German
gazette says that Rus.is has intimated
her willingness 10 permit the destruc-
ton OF Csbul, but will not allow the
occupation OF Afghanistsn.
LONDON. Oct. l0.-CIyds shipbuild.
ers have advanced rates for the con-
struction Of new vessels about . sover-
eign q ton. to meet the advance in the
prices Of iron.
The Berlin North German GAZETTE,
discussing the retirement OF Count Au-
drassy, says be firmly established rels-
tions with Germany founded on the
mutual confidence Of the two empires.
An alliance with Austria. in form cor
responding with the positions now oc'
cupied by Austria and Germany in Eu
rope, has been from the beginning re-
garded by German statesmen as one Of
the final objects in the movement for
German unity.
NEW YoRK, Oct lob J Kelly. of
the National Workingmen's party Of
his city, has received letter from the
Secretary of the organization in San
Francisco, stating that Dennis Kearney
will not visit New York this year. The
letter says: "In the election just closed
We have secured over forty Of our can
didates, and we feel sure from good ev-
idenca that the rest are counted out. 1t
is an expensive and tedious process to
recount. but We must not lot it go by
default. We have our Legislature to
reelect next year. and propose TO open
the campaign now and keep up discus-
sion continuously. nights and Sundays.
We propose to hold tight rein over
those we have elected to Office. 50 that
none shall fall. We have On important
purpose to accomplish in the Legisls-
ture, to carry out truthfully our new
Constitution. The Chinese must 60
Now, in all these matters. Kearney is
an indispensable factor"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-The Post Of
flee Department today received the re-
port Of = special agent detailed to make
an investigation in regard to the shoot.
ing Of Fred Nix, postmaster at Black
vile. !. The report strongly con-
demns. not only the assAiling party.
but the community st large for not
having protected the postmaster, and
attributes the attack upon Nix to AMI
mostly arising from his politics and
color. The Department has not as yet
taken any action upon tho report. but
the matter will be referred to the At
torney. General. to ascertain whether
anything can legally be done for the
pOstmaster's protection from further
injury.
The forthcoming annual report Of the
Commissioner Of the General Land Of
flee will contain an interesting CON-
parative statement of the disposals of
public lands to actual settlers during
each Of the last five fiscal years. The
totals range from about $500, 900 to A.
100000 acres each for tho fiscal
years OF 1876. 1876 and 1877. to 1885,
974 acres for tho year ended June Both.
1873. and $3.50, 10 acres during the
twelve months ended with last June.
The totals of the entries under the
Homestead and Timber Culture laws
contrast as follows: For the fiscal year
of 1877, 2,60S,77l acres; 1878. 6.2sS,.
779 acres; 1879. S,O26,6s5 acres. The
cash Gales show . decrease Of 255. 900
acres since last year. when they sggre-
gated about $4,000 acres; but the net
increase In the amount Of land taken
by actual settlers in tho last fiscal year
is found to have been nearly one and
half million acres