The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-14

beloved to b the work OF On incen-
diary.
BATTERY aTAT ~.
WAsnrxcroH. March l2-Refer,ing
TO Keily's statement in the House. yes
tesdsy. NsshasieI Mccoy furo,shed .
letter denying most swphsticslIy that
i hs ever attempted to use improper or
corrupt influence on Judge Kelley. aud
iati~.ssd that Kelley bad been called
TO scsount by his constituents. and
chose this avenue Of escape. He ex.
pressed . willingness to testify before
any committee.
The Secretary Of the Interior today
afiva.ed the decision in favor Of the
State in the case Of John Gibson vs. the
State Of Califarnis.
CHICAGO. March 13-Judge Blod1ett
repdsrsd On interesting decision today
10 the nature Of advice to the U. s.
Court. upon sD election point at the
recent municipal election 1t E!gin. Ill.
About seven voters employed 10 the
Milk Condsnsing Works were notified
BY their superintendent to vote the
No License Ticket" The License
nominee thereupou applied to Commis
sionsr Herine to arrest the superistehd-
ent. Mr. Herine. being in doubt. re-.
fsrred the matter to Judge Blodgett,
who todsy advised him that tue q. =.
Supreme Court in . similar case held
that tho 18th amendment and Revised
Statutes 55O7 contemplate the protec.
ton ia tbs right OF suffrage only of
former slaves, aud that free or white
men do not come within these legal
|, safeguards. The writ for srrest will
therefore not issue.
Columns. (Ohio) March l3th-A
freight tram. consisting Of an engine
and nine cars. xas wrecked near Chilli.
coehe, On the SCOTT Valley Railroad.
early the morning. The engine struck
thr~e horses which were on the track at
the time. EiwArd Gates. fireman. of
this city. and . man named Berry. who
wss on the engine, were almost in-
siantly killed. The wreck 10 said to
have cass.d considerable loss of pro.
perry t. the railroad, and t-ains ars de.
isyed ell day.
OMAHA. March 3-Count Ferdinand
D.L~sseps. ACCOMPANY. d nv Lieutenant
II Bion"e. OF ths frspch navy and gen.
srsl secretary 1T th~ Inter .ceanic Canal
C0mm,ssiou. At~l Corvsux e,Riueer of
The Commsss,on, Marcel Galaxy and A.
Dsupsat. seeretsry VI None DcLeesel~.
passed 'hronsh tDis plscs today tor San
FrAIci.o.'. whore DeL-ss.ps will rema,,,
for three or four days. dur,ug which
!, time ho will w~et prominent citizens ut
Dan FssnciscO IN eossuitstion upon the
iuser-ocsAnio canal pr. Jet. He 10 veil
satisl1ed With bic visit 70 the country
- ias. He regards New Yosk and Ssn
Francisco - the two places most inter.
sstsd in the canal project.
| = CHICAGO. March IA special from
Ooluobas says he Dsmocrssic State
Convsntion Of Ohio wall meet on the
9Th Al Nay.
| AUoUsfA. Nasch l3-Ex. Gov. Gar.
cslUo wss before the Hale iavsst,yati ting
committee today. and testified that he
had not himself seen any oi the ssturss
mp ~ the l7ih Of November. On the
18th OF that mouth he knsw nothing Of
the % called schsne of csantiue out.
He neithsr knew nor inquired into the
| politics OF persoos TO whom certificates
q olsctisa were issued. Cert,6catss
were brought to him 10 sign which be
oAppoesd weee made out in accordance
With the returns. He had not time 10
examine every cAse, IN I did not know
that eostiacases Of election had been
iseued - q Deaocrsts and Eussonists
and 81 Republicans The matter wss
Aos diseussed In his pressscs. Nsehinx
vas aid abnut csun,ine IN . quorum II
Fusionists. he had herd il on the
streets referred e Incidentally; be 6rst
lsar0sd 81 tho ooansine out ,hr,,ueh
tAs papers. and vaa plessansiy sur
psteed q tie rssuls Of cssn6casinR: il
bod beau the rule @ decide individual
eases ON their merits: IL he signed any
csstioSale that was wrong, the facts
we're iAlsly put; bsfsee~ hin no one
was coustea oat; 10 had presumed that
bic Coancil were hnasse ard houorsbls
neu. and bad casnpilsd the calculations
eccordins b Law; In oases shsrs Their.
was any question he would lex into
~ 0aetsr himself: he hsd acted hon-
eaily; certain ralss had b~en laid down
which we're applied TO returns regard
lees VI party; there bad not bern III
insia.cs where tho O.mGr.ts had br~n
allos~d 70 correct r~ssss.; is6i,s,sis.l
cA-ss s~rs taken ~. il some " which
sh'- 0os~snsr sekn .utds-d shar there
bad plainly hees crs>asss aud inse, Ter.
, enos With the tal,ul~ti rs
The exa,sipa,ioa sill he c.n,inur.l
tsmosnsW.
i 0v~see Jon~s. Of the Nss York
Umn and Esa>s~s Bs.SkA Il the
J Epseo ssa1is asxum~n's TOD y. Ls,.s.
~ Wsys and Ne n. C.Nmmitsre k~ the
Ss"vsI ~ CIR sisss ~ twenty PR cent
smpnerA - vossd palp TAsy ~l.,as~.t
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