Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-28

combined with political excitsment hay-
ing checked the demand for seasonable
goods With colder weather jobbers
expect better prices all along the line.
Sales compare favorably With the cor
responding month Last year, 50 that
there Is not much cause for COMPLAINT
under the circumstances. The grain
market has been ~eak, especially wheat,
corn and oats. They have dropped a
little IN value, but there are elements OF
strength in corn, as the supply of old
corn Is no doubt limited. Oats, though
in good supply. is likely to be influenced
by corn and follow it, course.
Will net Review.
WAsHN0ToN, Oct. N.-The Secretary
OF the Interior declined to review his de-
clsion OF August I'd, relative to fixing
the eastern boundary of the Preside
Cal.
Church AssenblaGe.
RICHMOND. Oct. N.-In the Episcopal
Congress today Christianity and Grim
mails was discussed at great length, in
essays and speechea. The requirements
AoA oOlSA1IohSlO0 W0I0 8tSO 0I0CQ68eO,
and the Congress adjourned.
Csass DeTease.
WARRINGTON, Oct. N.-General H. g.
Wright, Chief of Engineers e. s. A., in
his annual report gives detailed &C
count of the needs Of all Notifications.
On the subject of SEQ coast defense the
report says the defense of the United
States against maritime atta,k for many
years must depend on the finishing Of
Bsrbette batteries designed long ago,
but with such notifications as will
adapt them to the reception Of the
twelye-inch ri6ed guns recently pro-
posed with its enlarged carriage, and at
the same time give greater security to
magazines; also that IL will be necessary
to make ready without delay to apply a
system of tOrped0es to all harbors, pre-
pairing bomb proof electrical operating
rooms, and deep masonry galleries ex
tending therefrom to the low water line,
which will be needed for the purpose
and it ia stated that however powerful
in numbers and valor our army NAV be.
without the aid of Notifications and
their accessories they cannot prevent
the destruction of our seaboard cities
by the ships of maritime foe, and that
while reliance can be had in no other
defense, the defense by yfortificati0nsIand
tOrpedoes is most efficient, most en-
during and the least expensive.
The shesling Match.
LHAvKNwoRrH. Oct. N.- The Army
rife contest at Fort I,eavenworth closed
today, the Atlantic Division taking the
first medal. The shooting was witnessed
by a larger crowd than ON any previous
day. Among the prominent military
officers present were Generals Sherman,
Sheridan and Pope; also Senator Logan
and wife. The weather was more favor
able than yesterday. but the shooting
was not as good. The following is the
total SCORE of tho three days shooting,
the mon being named in the order they
stand and the division to which they be-
long: Sergeant Barnett, Atlantic, 257;
Sergeant Clark, Pacific, 257; Sergeant
DAILY, Atlantic. 249; Private Harrington,
Pacific, 24O; Lieutenant Homer, Attain
| tic, 239; Sergeant James, Missouri. 236:
Sergeant Stanton, Missouri, 235; Ser
eeant Shipp, Missouri. 234; Lieutenant
Merriam, Missouri, 229; Sergeant Bent
ley, Missouri, %; Private WeaQreff,
Missouri, 228; Private OKeefe, Pacific,
22. The medals were presented to the
winners by General Sherman ON the pa
rade grounds with neat speech. con-
graduating them on their success.
Deeehes's Views.
BosroN. Oct. N.-Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. being invited by tho Traveller
to express his views ON the criticisms of
tho various ministers Of New England
upon his withdrawal from the Congre-
gational body, writes the following let
ter:
BRookLYN, N. Y, Dot. Is.
MY Dean SIR: l thank you for your
letters and the papers. have read
somewhat largely the expressions Of
these many and excellent articles in
regard 70 my orthodoxy, consistency,
influence and general merit without
wishing for moment to reply, as you
kindly request me. When dead man
is lying on dissectinQ table under the
hands of an expert, it would be unbe-
coming in him to rise up suddenly and
Of their methods and the truth of the
results. Il is not often man can see
himself a. others see him, and especially
as Boston sees him. and, more than all,
as the Boston clergy zee him. am re-
duced TO pulp. but, thank Heaven, not
to ashes. When you suggest q reply
TO these criticisms, am sure you can
have no conception Of the subdued and
frightened state Of my mind. I am
bent on Improvement, laying aside
all my old notions Of my beliefs and Of
my standing. am carefully putting
together the real man that am. When
got my new personal identity together,
and in working shape, intend TO study
theology somewhere, though in my
present confusion I cannot sec whether
/ shall study at And0ver or Boston.
New Haven ID nearer, but DR.. Smythe
has been there, and fear tho laxity of
divinity in his neiRhborhood. Prince
ton is not far south Of me, but DR.. Mo-
Gosh is a Christian evolutionist, and it
would be folly, after what have suf-
fered, to come under the malarial influ-
enos Of that philosopher. On the
whole incline to study at Park street,
but wherever may 90 am determined
before die to find q theology which
will pass muster at Bangor, at Andover,
at Cambridge, at New Haven, at Prince
ton, at Allegheny, at Oberlin, at Chicago
and ct Park street. Then I shall will
ingly die. Yours.
HKN8Y WARD BEEcHER.
Checker Duslness.
BoeTox, Oct. N.-Of the four games
played today in tho checker champion
ship series, one was won by Wylie and
three drawn. Record 70 date: Baker, l;
Wylie, l; drawn, II.
Killed HIS Cousin.
GALVESTON, October N.-Tom Jones
was killed by his cousin, VIM. Jones, at
San Eoba, in quarrel about . horse
race. They are the persons Who bad .
shooting scrape with some o0nstables
while trying to stop row between them
and other parties some time since.
A Possal Deelsle1.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The Postoffice
Department decides the privilege ac-
corded publishers Of second class mat
ter to print upon Wrappers OF period