Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-16
SEATTLE, W. T. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL IS, 1882


If / had 100000 in the bank She SEQ
villes could not get q dollar Of il.
take no stock in my relations in AMI
way. Had they all died 70 years ago i
would have been q God send to me
My father ran me into that sinking
Oneida community whom q boy. and
Scoville married me OF in a mean dirty
way on ten hours notice, in 1859, TO !
poor, uneducated girl, without positior
or friends. did not need q wife any
more than . dog does two tails. / had
no means to take care Of ono. II caused
Us both great trouble, and of course 70.
suited in a divorce. Hon. Charles H.
Reed has entire charge Of nv case in
the court in banc, and he will be pri-
vateiy assisted bv two OF the abIest
members Of the Washington bar Mr.
Reed also has charge of the pushing Of
my book. Scovills crawled into my case
TO get notoristy out Of me, and perem-
t0rily discha rged him.
fSi3nedt CnAs. GUrrxAu."
Mrs. sesville's Petition,
CHICAGO. April l5.-Mrs. Scoville's
pstition for the appointments Of conser-
vator OF the estate of Guiteau came up
IN the court this morning. Judge
LoOmis said that in view of recent do
cisions of tho Supreme Court of the
State there was some uncertainty about
the jurisdiction Of his court in probate
matters, and he advised to let the mat
tor rest till the donbt il settled, or to
take the case to the Probate Court,
which unquestionably has Jurisdiction
IN probate cases. Counsel stated they
would rather have the Court refuse ~
hear the petition. They would then
appeal TO the Supreme Court direct.
LUIS was accordingly done. Before
reaching the State Supreme Court the
case must 60 through the Appellate
Court, and this will require some six
weeks, ~ court is not in session, and
there are other cases ahead of it. Mrs.
Scovi.le appeared in court in person to.
day.
Triple Hanging.
CHICAGO, April ia special from
kirbyville, Missouri, says: An exciting
tragedy has just occurred in tho neigh
borhood. For some time past people
have been troubled by depredations of
horse thieves. At length three msn
were discovered to be the ring leaders.
They were hunted down and taken to q
plnery some distance from town, and
hung. The deed was performed swift
ly, and the viRilantes dispersed the
moment the mon were swung up.
There was much excitement. This Is
tho first triple hanging in this section
OF Missouri for several years. The
names Of the thieves are unknown, bu3
they como from Green county.
North Dakota.
WASHINGTON, April l5.-The House
Committee on Territories have instruct
Cd Grant to move to suspend tho rules
on Monday, and pass the bill establish
ing the Territory of North Dakota.
Murder
MILWAUKEE, April ia young gam
bier, named Hardy Clifford, today at
Racine killed Captain Hugh. He ID
likely to be lynched tonight.
Bad Record.
SANTA FE, April 15.-Kelly who was to
have been hung yesterday for the mur-
der Of U. ReaIdon, WAS respited yhe I'd
time until May l9:h.
Seven murder cases are on the docket
Of the present term in tho District
Courts Of New Mexico. Two arc al
ready found guilty.
The Clipper Market.
New Yo.K. April l5.-Ths clipper mar
ket remains in much the same state rs
reported from time to time during the
past month. Offerings continue to b
very fair, but are chiefly Of heavy goods.
Although ships are enabled to get
down to the draught allowed by un-
derwritsrs, they nevertheless refuse sev-
eral hundred tons before being full by
reason of scarcity of light freight.
The Columbus is doing fairly, and her
agents expect to get her OF by the
10th. Rates remain a. last quoted, and
firm.
stewart Closing Out.
CHICAGO. April 15.-The managers OF
A. T. Stewart's establishment said to
An Associate Press reporter this morn
ing that all he knew of tho New York
firms determination to wind up its
affairs was that be had received an
advertisement with instructions to in
ssrt in the papers of this city setting
forth that A. Il. Stewart d Co. having
decided to discontinue their dry goods
business, they offer for sale their stocks
of merchandise, ETC., including mill pro-
perties. This indicates that the house
will discontinue its connections a. we'll
as the main business.
l:olng 70 Trial.
KANSAS CITY. April 15.-Dorssy passed
through this city this morning. snroate
for Washington to attend the trial Of
the star route cases.