The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-09


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"a EAATEHN sTArEs
CHICAGO. May sth-The Republican
primaries today are exciting the great
est interest. Gentlemen familiar with
the city elections for years declare that
they have never known Q warmer CAM
psigh in general elections. Partisans
Of Grant. Blaine and Washburne are
exhibiting the greatest activity: Every
means known to political ward workers
will be employed on both sides to win.
1t 10 said that the Blaine and Wash
burne men have united by agreeing
that whichever develops The most
strength in the Convention on Monday
shall have the support of the oth.r
Both sides urge the importance Of their
supporters turning out strong. saying
that Illinois will hold the balance Of
power in the National Convention. aud
from their clOseness prove . tower of
strength in the State Convention. The
Cook county delegation. numbering 80,
will really decide who shall he the next
Republican Presidential nominee. 1t
is said that not . hard voting Democrat
in the city will be unemployed. Well
known voters Of this clsss have been
seen flying about the headquarters of
both factions. Grant men claim the
Third, Fifth, Sixth. Seventh. Eighth,
Tenth and Twelfth Wards and Hyde
Park. These probabilities being right.
the Blaine and Washburne men say
they are sure of the First, Second,
Fourth, Eleventh, Sixteenth, Seven.
teenth and Eighteenth Wards. with the
same probability, while both the Grant
and anti-Grsnt men claim. without
good grounds. other Wards and country
districts. leaving more than one-third
in dispute.
WAsHIKoToN. May 8-Omcers and
representatives of the Supreme Ledge
Of the Independent Order Of Mechanics
called ON the President today sud were
Execsived in the library. Tie body was
headed by. w G Bailey. of Bah imore.
Supreme Ruler aud first presiding eff.
Ger Of the Lodge.
Representative Horace Davis on next
MondaJ will introduce bill authorix-
ing apFtipn Of some island inSan + ran
cisco bay TO be used BY the city author
tiles for quarantine purposes. He has
writtenyso ~ 6sosssar3 q Wef on -the
teubiect. and it ia probable that Angel
suitable location fer . qasrsstine sta
ton. -
Mr. Jones Of Nevada reported passed
through tho Senate the bill granting an
American register to the bark Anna
johnson, ewpsd in San Francisco.
The confefsncs COMMITTEES on the al.
plomstic appropriation bill today in
creased the itsm for the salaries and
expsnses of the Chinese Cemmision
to $34 so which allows t2O, 600 for the
salsriss of Oummissioners Swim and
Eeresccet. and the balance for sscrs-
stAry. stsspssesrs end incidental sx-
LousyILx1. Hay S-A speoial 10 The
Cosrier>J ssr~sk iron Meant Yesnon says:
On the 25sk o. December last William
4 McKs0ny, son OF " L AeKsnny Of
this oouuty. shot and killed Fred Smith
Ut the rssldsncs of the latter, six milss
from Mount Vernon. AcKesny, Who
is . young man and almost heardless,
seduced the daughter Of Smith. evi-
dence OF which sedue3iou was peinoblv
SEEN il . bsbe - which Hnith's dauak.
ter gave birth six weeks before the
killing. 4eKeuny was arrested, held
- aWwsr by abe exsminiae court, and
indeed sby tbo Grand Jury ct the
|. present term Of the Circuit Court for
wilful murder. Yesterday his trial be-
gan, Smith's vile and daughter Mamie
being The only vitnessss ~ the killing.
According to the preponderance Of the
| testimony. Smith had drives M,Kenuy
md Mamie FROM the house. attacked
McKenny and stabbed him severely
with . knife before McKsnny fired The
fatal shot Mamie hes bsen living
with McKenny sinca the killing. and
their former relations have been kept
IMP. Metriei excited considerable in,
tsrest and drew . crowd to the court.
house, The testimony closed this msrn-
4 4g. and after the jury had been in
struoesds b the Csuts. The argunenk OF
counsels began. The defense begged
the jury for the scquittal Of the boy.
t@d promised I. fttine finale o the
fpsosecution. William ADD Mamie
Joined handa. snd in solemn matrinsuny
offered b pledge . lifslong devosins 10
saeA ether. Too jury, sitter . deliber.
| stion q twenty minates. ysturpsd I
ssrdint al nos guilty. lmuediasely q.
ttfr Wsliism and Mamie walked ara.iu.
Arm into the en0gth0una. and haltine