The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-25
EASTERN STATES.

New YORK, Nov PA dispatch
from Washington says General Grant.
in . letter to Admiral Ammen, ac-
knowledges the receipt OF a letter from
the Admiral in regard to the mission Of
Thomas DeFranco. representative of the
Nicaraguan Government, who has come
to this country 20 aid i'll the formation
of a company to construct the Nicara-
guam canal. Grant says he will be in
Philadelphia on the 10th of December.
where be would be pleased to meet De
Franco and exchange views uron the
object OF his visit. There il considcra.
BILE speculation rs to whether Grant
will Immediately accept the task of or.
ganizing the Company. Il is said the
salary is S25. 900 year until tie canal
is 10 working order. when it is agreed
TO increase it TO $4,000
VIRGINIA iCass county, H., Nov "a.
One Of the most unprovoked and cold
bloooed murders ever chronicled Was
committed on Saturday, at farm some
ten miles north of this place. The vic
tins. two Germans. brothers. named
Eichnand. were husking corn when
John n and Robert Taylor, also broth~
ers. came along un horseback, dismount-
ed. and saying they were how going to
settle feud which had exi. ,ed between
the families. immediately began stab
bing one Of the brothers, who fell with
o knife thrust through the lung. They
then turned on the other brother, who
being unarmed. attempted 70 escape.
They caught him. however. and plung Q
ed knife into his neck. severing the
jugular vein. One brother died soon
after and the other twas dying las,
night. The murderers escaped and Off.
GERS arc in pursuit.
New YORK, Nov. pa letter from
Antofogasta. in a supplement oe the
Star and Herald of Panama, giving de-
tails OF the fight with the Peruuian
iron clad Husacar, says that the scene
| on board the Hnsacar at the moment of
surrender, battles description. and on
seeing the wreck composed Of pieces Of
thick lion twisted into every conceiva.
shape. splinters of wood, rifles. shreds
OF furniture, all mixed with fragments
OF flesh. and the deck flowing with
blood, one could only gaze in wonder
at the deadly effects of modern arms.
The cabin Of the commander was O
wreck, and where il existed were a
number Of dead bodies. The only
part OF Commander Graw was Q foot
aud a small par, Of one leg. The body
| Of the second commander WAS in O
frightful condition. One OF the large
balls had ssrack him in the head, car
ryipg the whole upper par, away, and
leaving only the fragment Of the lower
jaw With beard attached. On his rish.
leg were four wounds and bis right arm
and side were completely smashed.
According TO the Haasc.r's register
there were over GO person. missing
These are accounted for by . s.a.emeB.
that from tie bursting of shells some Of
the crew were blown into the sea aud
Others were torn i:.to fragments. One
shell killed IS persons. so rapid and
fatal Wa, the firing that the deck OF
the Husscsr was completely cleared,
sni II vas with difficulty to fad any Il
run the risk n! coming up 70 lower tie
flag. four in succession having los,
their lives "a the attempt. /, was sc-
cnmpl.sh,i bv negro Il il though,
'hs, $50 100 will make The Husscar Il.
for sea End fab, again. al'hcush bet
whole upper works were knocked 4
piece. by the Chilean FIRE
NEw YoRE. NV. pa dispatch
dated valpaIsi-o Nov. 10Th. states that
all Peruvian p,r,s. the blcck2ies O!
which ~er- rAised about a mouth age
have aga n be.n hl,eka ted.
LEApviILE. Nov 2a.-The ci,iyens
Vigilance c.'mm,ttse are making a de.
tsrmin.d IF II To arive the bad charac
ter. from he tosu. To-Day cx Cit,
l Marshall Z A Kelly, = notorious rough