Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-15

Y. daIl, James +. Scott, i. 3. Bond, G.
I. Baird, Fred L. Amsa, ]. C. Brown, b.
n. Hoxie, B. s. Hayes, IT. 7. Reckart,
A: L. Hopkins, e. II. Perkins, E. B.
Wheelock, D. Frosenheld and George ].
Gould. The directors elected the follow
ing oficers: Jay Gould. President; h.
s. Hayes, John c. Brown and H. H.
Hoxie, Vice Presidents. The annual re-
port showed assets, exclusive of road
and line, $2,375, ,772; current liabilities,
$sS6,56s. The President stated the
eastern division Of the road, from
Shreveport to Fort Worth, 356 miles,
was the only division completed al the
commencement of the fiscal year, and
ITS operations were reported n full.
Other divisions were still under con-
struction and largely taken up with
transportation of material, and no Just
statement OF their capabilities could be
given.
Big Atdendanee as Bix Races.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. H.-Thirty thou
sand people saw the races at the Fair
this afternoon.
In the 2:l7 class Black Cloud won,
Rosa Wilkes second, j. b. Thomas
third. Time, 2:25, 2:25K, 2:23 and 2:277.
Salll stuck.
ELIzABErHT0wN, Ky, Sept. 14.-There
- no prospect of breaking the deadlock
IN nominating successor to j. Proctor
Mott. There are six candidates.
4 Sick Secretary.
WASHINGTON. Sept. H.-Secretary Fol-
ger has been confined to his bed at
Geneva for several days.
Nominated fer Congress.
CxcnsNArI, Sept. 1.-THE Republi-
cans of the First District have nomi-
mated BENJAMIN Butterworth- for Con-
greSs.
Tho Republicans of the Second Dis
trict have nominated Amos Smith, Jr.;
Thomas L. Young, the present incum-
bent, being defeated.
Ssar-GaseFs 81 the Way.
OMAHA. Sept. H.-Am0ng the passen-
gers for San Francisco today were G.
Threlkuld, of Washington, and Angus
tus Story. OF Boston, who are members
OF the United States transit of Venus
expedition, which is bound for Now
Zealand to observe the transit on the
9Th of December. Story is chief photo
grapher and Threlkuld assistant. They
will sail from San Francisco ON the 30th
Of September for Australia.
SsoRm.
MEXICO, N. Y, Sept. IA heavy wind
and rain storm swept over this place
about 8 pm. There were 5000 people
on the fair grounds at the time. Tho
liberty polo was blown down, killing one
horse and severely injuring several peo-
pie. Horses ran away, and women and
children were panic stricken. Thomas
DeLOng, of Mexico, and Fred Winkler,
of kichland. were hurt. A horse was
killed, and much damage was done to
fruit and crops.
ssruek BY LlgAsning.
RocHEsrKR. N. Y, Sept. 14.-LiRht-
ming, last night, did considerable dam
ago III this city and neiGhborhood. The
Baptist church at North Parmi was
badly wrecked. Fourteen telegraph
poles. just north of here, were shattered
BY lightning.
Denserasle Nenaiaees.
OMAHA, Sept. 1A.-The Democratic
State Convention met today aud nOmi-
mated, for Governor, j. Sterling Morton;
Lieutenant Governor, j. F. Warden;
Secretary Of State, Charles j. Buervely;
Treasurer, Peter D. Sturtevant; Attor.
ney General, ]. G. Crawford; Auditor,
Charles Leech; Commissioner Of Public
Lands and Buildings. Henry Grebe;
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Chares A. Shirce; Regent Of the Univer-
sity, Ike Burke.
The Injured Girl.
TAYIoRvILLx, H., Sept. A.-Miss
Emma Bond ID dying. Her condition
last night was such that four men were
required to hold her. Her death, which
is hourly expected, mAy again rouse the
population to q violent outbreak.