The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-09


the practice Of his profsssion-the law.
TELEGRAPBIC.
sscIrmvEfy 70 RS nrszIIGEscER.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
PORT TOWNSEND. April S.-The
steamship California arrived here yes
terdsyi sfterDoos. After receiving the
mails she sailed for Sitka, touching at
Victoria to discharge freight.
Mstsrs Wells. Fargo q Co.. express
business here wss moved today to the
telegraph ofIles; Mr. Llewellyn. the
operator. having been spposstsd AZ ept
vice Wsterman d KAtx. resigned. p
0nEoON. M II
ALBANY. Ogn.. April 8-The Demo-
cratic 6t6ts Convection assembled this
morning ct IN early hour. After some
preliminary business It proceeded to
nominate John Whitaker for Congress.
For Presidential Electors J X Weather.
ford of Linn coonty. L ] Owens OF
Coos and James Fulton Of Wasco were
nominated. Judges J X Kelly. P r
Prim and John Burnett received the
nomination for Judges Of the Supreme
Court. 49,
East E3N HrATEN
WAsHISoToN, April S-Reprssents.
tive Willis. 81 Kentucky. last Friday
wrote to Secretary Evsrts that be in.
tended to Offer rssol luton in the House
calling attention TO the fact that the
President had made no response 10 the
resolution Of February 25th. by which
he vas required to fur nish information.
il not incompatible with the public IN
terests, rs to what progress had been
made in the negotiation with China for
the modification Of the Rurlingame
treaty. Secretary Evsrts. instead of
replying 10 this letter in the usual
msnner, called upon Mr. Willis person.
allv, .fsqussted him to withhold bic
resoIutips fos few da1s and aid the
matter won d be attended to. Willis
accordingly waited till yesterday, and
then again wrote to Secretary Evarts,
saying that be would be Obliged by his
sense Of public duty to offer the reselu.
ton without further delay unless posi-
lively assured that the House resolution
Of inquiry Of February 25th would be
answered very soon This last commu.
nication today elected from Mr. Evsrts
On unofficial letter TO Dir Willis. saying
that q answer is being pusparsd and
will be sent 10 the House Of Represen.
tatives without delay. Mr. Willis being
dissatisfied with the vasuenesa of the
phrase :" without delay" then inquired
what limit Of time it Was intended to
indicate. MIR. Evarts finally promised
that On. answer. which will be in the
form Of message from the President,
shall be sent, 10 during the preset
Nsek. tg
ROCHESTER. April S.-The manufac-
turing estabiishment owned BY Isaac
Butts. lats occupied . sash, door and
blind mandatory. burned tonight.
Loss 500. 600; insurance. $2O. 900.
NEw YoRK. April0-H inson & Gem.
,nings cotton commission merchants,
No lis Wall street. are suspended.
The hosss NAs the most sxtensiss
conneeted with sxrhApes. The iusm-
bsrs are unable to give any correct
statement. They did not have cou-.
tracts. their own amount 70 over So.
600 halss; theess swould not involve
them more than sea 900. Their con-
tacts With theft customefs were large,
and tsday when called upon to put up
margin failed to respond. suspension
followed. Liabilities ara said TO b
large.
Basrox. April 6.-Jacksou s. Morse,
gtain exporters Of this city. failed today.
Failure believed IN be due to wheat
spscalatisns Liabilities. tsO.000.
CHICAGO. Arril s.--The BAbcook
Manufacturing Company which sold
mt its business. Novenber 1878. ami
has tern sinos then winding up its
affairs we're COMPELLED today to place
natters In the hands Of aaixn-e, David
ouigg. Lishilitiea 9125, Qua aasets.
SI5 90. 4 large quaatity OF band.
barring heavy int~rsee coming due
shortly caused the failure 80 ssss
The Channirg MEMORIAL service was
held last evening at Music Hall. Ad-
dssases we're delivered by Drs Irving
ThooaA Losimsr, Wishsnv, Alxes ana
others. Letters Ut regret were read
frna whissisr, Eiward y Hall. wv
Curtis and Rev w Fl Believe.
GEN NilM .telesraphsa from Fors
K~ogh to hsadquarssrs here that the
ssl,liers WIN have bean psssuins boz
utua Tor 200 miles. hAvs captarsa i've
| Wassioss and forty 0vs 6crsoa and
ponies. Twelve lndians escaped 10 the
DARK. The Indiana Arc thirty -four days
ftem Sitting Bnlrs Gasp and claim
that whits chief Canada secs them
asrces The line 10 steal stock.
Nav ORLEAxs. April 7.-Grant and
party. accompanied. ny . sum6er q
citixena VEST 60 lie je,tiesf tadsy ~
the Steamboat w Cannon. The
steamer landed at Aagnalia plsntstien.
where the General visited Gov War.
mouth. and remained about An hour.
TIE running tine d ~ Stnksss fren
New Orleans 10 The jettiss. Iii miles.
was 8 hours and minutss.
JxHvHRsox CRY. April IA bloody
6e1bls tragedy eccerrsd ~ the state
psaiesnsiasy this sfternoon. rpsulting
q ths death o. two ocavfcts. Martin
Dodesick. from Sc. Louis, and john
Smith. tron 81. Fnneis epxnky, while
voskine IN . psisco ya1d, 90 into .
nanppeI ard SAikk ner,.nk Hs,1spsrk