Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-19
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4 Hard Escape.

cuc.so, April lo.-A dIspatch fron
-. Rock SAYS that early this morning
sev convicts tried to to escape the ean'i u
~. y,,cbe Creek. Eight succeeded in
..;,g the guards. One was killed IN
.,, and two badly wounded, and the
.;n;nc Eve we're being hunted down
= bloodhOunds and guards with guns
r..,e.t sseamiag on Record.
x~w YoRx. April 1s.-The steamship
-. arrived on Sunday from Liver
shs made the trip in six days
md 20 hours.
w,susgroy, April Is. - Secretary
u.,, ,ace;yed a dispatch from Hoffman
1z.,cs dAffaires at st. Petersburg. un-
1T of March 81, including a letter
s.,ro ~ Chief Engineer Melville. dated
, I.aaary slst, and written at point
- ri. way TO the mouth of the Lena
-, .33 miles beyond Irkutsk. Hoff-
-.r states that the Governor OF this
rst appears to have shown tho utmost
Ia viIl in seuding Your orders OF
..,n.yv IJtf 10 Melville, as E5taffetfe
-. bson ordered and paid for 10 lr-
...sl only. The speed With which it
,..nt through is quite remarkable.
rdsu.. Danenhower telegraphs me, un-
a.r date Of January 25sh, from kras-
,,o;arok. about 1900 yersts from st.
p.s.vsburp. He may ba expected here
.bout April 10Th. Chief Engineer Mol
v;,i. in bis letter referred to says he
hss every reason to hope that he will
find DsLong and his people.
Legal Points.
cu.gLEsros, April 1S.-Two white
;u,ors in an election case cams into
Court this morning and stated that they
s;ousd the verdict on Saturday under a
misauprshension and duress of bodily
o.in. The Judge held the avowal came
Too late. and defendants excepted and
made motion for new ttial. Judge
Boud oyerruled the motion of defend
ants to quash the array Of the Grand
Jury, on tho ground that the talesmen
had been illegally drawn.
A Mayor Murdered.
Dss MONIES, April l8.-Contradictory
repor.s are received rs to the lynch
inQ Of the murderers of Mayor Stubbs,
Of Polk City, but all reliable statements
srs to the effect that reports are untrue,
although in the existing state of excite
msut caused by such an unusual oc-
eurrence the murderer cannot be iden-
tiled.
More Missouri society.
81. LOUIS. April lS.-rhe thrse county
jadsss Of Greene county, Missouri, ap-
psared before tho United States Court
4 Jefferson City today, to show cause
Why they failed to levy a tax to pay in
tersst duo on the Kansas Cityiand Mem
phis Railroad bonds. The bonded deb.
with interest accrued amounts to over
$4,000. The citizens of Greene coun-
~ declare they will not pay these bonds.
and farmers have organized, calling
thNQnelyss brothers of Freedom" to
rssist the payment of tho tax. When
tA1if land is sold for taxes they propose
b bny it in for one dollar, and declare
openly that the climate Of Greene coun-
twill no. be healthy for any person
Who bids higher.
Coming from Peru.
WARRINGTON, April 1S.-The family
and remains Of the late Minister Hurl-
bur. arrived by tho steamer Alaska at
Panama.
New Secretary.
Secretary Chandler was sworn in to-
day.
Too much Electricity.
CLEVELAND, April iS.-The electrical
condition last night affected many per-
sons afflicted with nervous disorders.
Rsv j, l.. BinkIey of the Prospect
street. church, was Frustrated in the pull
pit.
The fords 10 Hang,
81. Louis, April 1S.-Reports have
Just gained circulation hero that the
Ford brothers. who killed Jesse James,
we're hung at 81. Joe this morning. In
quiry proves this to be untrue, but elic-
tied the fact that the grand jury
found an indictment. against thcm for
murder in the first degree this noon,
and about one hour later the boys were
IN Court. plead guilty, and were SEN
tenoed to be hung on the 10Th of mex.
May.
Chinaman Murdered.
VIRGINIA CrY, New April 17.--Sam,
tne Chinese cook of Capt. Matt Cana
van, was shot through the back and in
sanity killed about II o'clock tonight
py an assassin unknown, but supposed
oy the Chinese to be the man who rob
osd Sam OF $50 one night last Septem'
DER, and who WAS recognized by Sam.
xecoad Passage Of the Chinese Ri,l.
WASHINGTON. Apri! lS.-Rice oi
massachusetts, appealed 10 be allowed
ospeak on the bill.
lbs Speaker ruled that Willis having
callcd for second had been recognixct
N opposition TO the bill. and that th'
Nmsining fifteen minutes were undel
control Of Page.
In this view hs was reinforced b,
Reed, of Maine.
Willis demanded to be heard on th'
qasssion OF personal privilege, bu. th'
0peaxcr having recognized Page. that
kentlsman proceeded to speak in sup
Pot OF the bill. but he was soon inter
lepsed by Cox. of New York, who con
saosd that it was unjust that the oppo
nsnss Of the bill should have no tim
tor debate.
Arscr a rather angry colloquy with tn
opsakef. Cox sat doyn. pro.estin,
assinst ihs suppression of the Massa
eeasetss mesntsr.
Isee then took The aoor. and whel
VI was pSrt;affy, ra.so-ad p,ala n sha,