The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-28
~ TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.

PARIS. Aug 20-Tne Grand Hotel was
sold ct auction today for eSj4. 400.
TRUcKRE, Ang 2l-Miss Msllett com.
nitted suicide today st Weber Lake,
Without saying . word regarding her
intention. she got into . small boat.
Yowed to the middle Of the lake and
jumped overheard. She was 20 years
Of age. and has taught school at Susan
Vile for two or three years. No cause
Is known for the rash act Her body
was recovered.
SPRINGFIELD. (Ill. August 2l-The
August crop report Of the State Board
OF Agriculture shows that 1881, l39
acres Of oats have been sewn this year;
average yield per acre, 334 bushels; TO-
tal yield 54,664 $50; average price paid
to the producer, % cents; total value.
$l2.059. l62.
FIrcHBURo. (Msss.l August 2l-Rev
Henry J Munson. the self. married Ad.
ventist preacher. was convicted today Of
lewd and lascivious conduct. The case
now goes to the Supreme Court. Fhe
validity OF his divorce in Missouri 10
disputed.
NEW York. Aug 2l-The Paris cor
respondent Of the London Economi.t re-
ports the weather in France during the
week ending August I'd - magnificent,
and oil tho crops have made great pro.
gress. He says it 10 almost certain that
fsir average may be counted on. This
agrees with the prediction Of the Marx
lane Express. fifteen days later, from
which the Commercial bulletin deducts
the conclusion that the wheat crop of
France this year will be O.OOO. 900
bushels. Assuming this, which IL ~.
Their under fair average, and assuming
thst ito quality will be an average trade.
4 follows that from 40, 00O. 600 70 As
0O0. 900 bushels will be needed 70 b
imported. In any event It seems diff.
cult to ind any good reasons for ex.
pecting that France will need TO import
during tho next twelve months any.
thing like tho largo quantities Of wheat
that have been estimated in some
quarters. and notably in certain French
estimates.
NEW York, Aug 2l-The ninth an
nuAl convention Of the Superintendent
Of the Poor OF the State meet 1t Sara
toga on Sept ID. Commissioner Forrest
and Superintendent Jackson, of the I'm.
migration Board. will DO among ths
delegates. aud will again present the
subject for nationA. lcgislation. In
regard TO immigration, the records
show that Of eight million immigrants
arriving here since lS47. the strong and
vigorous have sought the West, and the
poorer and less enterprising have re.
manned at or near the port Of arrival.
This 10 especially the case With the in
dolent. diseased. criminals aud paupers,
Who have become . burden add have
BEEN supported by the State. The
Commissioner will again seek for the
pose1gs Of . national Law 70 protect
worthy Immigrants and to return oil
luuatics, criminals, etc. The records
show that Of four million immisrants
arriving here since 1885, nine hundred
thousand went direct to the Western
States. The Advertiser ays: "Up 10
January Let. 1879. the number of siisps
who smigrated to Colombo vie New
York WAS 1856 persons, Of whom $40
went from here in 1873. Most of these
were miner. An inducsment is being
held out by individuals TO induce min.
ere to settle in Colorado. but latterly
they have been turning their attention
to Montana"