Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-10
EASTERN NEWS.

EASTERN NEWS.
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6raymuuaI Natsevs.
Se,t. 9.-Octrye Bondcaren
a..orzand C0naliin, somewhat
and n.ram;sts. were handed over 70
nceeGc c..ss Of Missouri ON = reqnisitiOn
~ ~ AIMED REYNOLDS. who WAS for
mo-: .:.,,s . citizen and business man
locE lo.rn but who always has been
= 1s,.s under suspicion OF crook
nofc - ras arrested by PinkertOn DE
edne st;a afternoon. He had forged
tecsissS sss;fsd checks of $4,000 each on
tsO ~ ~ asham National Bank Of New
~ and deposited them IN looai
LIZA. raising quite a sum oi money -! IN
n.nn' !san The Chatham Bank, when nctl-
~ sD of the deposis, repudiated the
Ilhs.ts. Steps TO arrest MN were Im-
0sd;ately taken, and resulted snis ait.
lsrccr IN the capture. There wasfoond
e 9 IL trunk q full forgers outnt. ne
- - t.ken before Judge Meecnan, ana
"a ~ = 4lO.OOO bonds. II 70 feared
ssssr hanks or corporations nave been
ut; Gan.s time AGO H. A. Ely, editor Of
81 park Iiert, a suburban paper.
80 had been attacking gamblers.
Er's,,r..ared. aud it was supposed ne
r!.hor abscOnded, or was undof an
sl..n,sr.natiou, l.n Today, however, his
1a;snds ns.d', received letter from him, say
iIs ~ had beeu SO threatened and ter
.,xs;,sd nx by the gamblers, led by the Han
r:ns R,others. that after the third at
III III isd heeu made on his life. he had
~. s:1aJ 10 leave town. He went to
TTs;,sdelpbia. where for time his mind
na ~ay. and he had fit Of sickness,
s,e,c a which he is just recovering. MS
s.o.v i yery conclusive, and be has lot
80 a. f0rtify il, which he received
s,om gamblers while here.
Fat Fees for LAWYER.
v.mrxeroS, Sept. 9.-Payment has
.,.ssdv been made ON account OF ex-
..,.ss in the prosecution Of the Star-
ssuts cases AZ follows: b. II. brewster.
q, ssrvic 4 and expenses before his ap-
.s:rtrsn, a Attorney General. xaNO;
CnOk. x67O2: Geo. Bliss, $l9,2ol
= ". Kerr, $65y7; X. T. Merrick,
sGa0: 4. Nj. Gibson, 5000. Total,
NzASO.
Inxpectins Railrssds.
CmnAeo. Sept. a.-H. w. Scott, Of
Portland, Oregon, arrived Yesterday, en-
route for New York. MIR. Scott, togetn-
r. with John p. Sanb0rn, OF Newport,
md Mr.. A. B. johnson, OF Utica, were
smointed a commission by the Presi-
dsnt to inspect the line of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, in order that the Gov
eminent might have official notice that
myts of the road be constructed prelim-
inary to the C0mpany's receiving the
land grant awarded them by tho Gov
eminent. The commission have inspect
ed the entire length of road travelled
oyer. including the completed sections.
They find the section building west nm
ished to a point ON the Yellowstone in
Montana. near the new town of BillinR8,
about l35O miles west Of Chicago. The
section building east from Portland COW
ers $40 miles, leaving a gap 70 be com
pleted Of about 47O miles. Much OF the
heavy work Of grading. etc.. on which.
il done and cars will run through from
81. Paul 10 Portland inside Of twelve
months, Work has beon done In n
thorough and substantial manner.
There were no very heavy grades 10
conteni with and difficulties fewer than
on other transc0ntinental roads. Two
tunnels, each $500 feet in length, are yet
TO be completed. The commission have
forwarded their report to the Secretary
of the Interior, and land patents will
probably soon be issued TO the Northern
Pacific Company. MIR. SCOTT speaks III
aiowing terms Of the region traversed
81 the line of the road; both Of the aR-
riculturat aud grazing possibilities. a.
veil as tho mineral belt in Montana. He
leaves this evening for New York.
Gov. spra&uc In FsssessIss.
Providence, Sept. 9.-In the Supreme
Court this morning, in the case OF the
petitiun Of Schalff, trustee and assignee
of the Sprague estate, for advice and
assistance in tho matter of the sale of
Oanonchet to F. d. Moulton. petition
vas dismissed. thus leaving William
Epeague in practical possession Of Can
onchet indefinitely, unless ousted BY
proceedings at law.
The Less.
81. Lours, Sept. 9.-The loss by last
nights fire was only 1900; insured.
strikers On strike.
PrrrxBuBaH, Sept 9.-The iron strike
~ again assumed an interesting phase.
Blaoksmiths, hammermen and bumper
men In Wilson, Walker b Co.'s mill to
the number Of one hundred and twenty
i've, refused to quit work when or
dsred BY the Amalgamated Association,
and it WAS expected they would come
0us this evening, but at the meeting
his afternoon they declined to do %.
Within a few days large number OF
heaters, rollers and tinishers will make
break from the Association and re-
tarn to work. 7. j. Mc0rath, 4 promi-
nsnt member, stated today that q move
msnt il being made by finishers, heaters
aud rollers looking TO the organization
At new association, which would be
more conservative in spirit than the
Amalgamated Association. There 10 ov-
Ment dissatisfaction and he predicts an
early eloee Of the strike. Several mills
vii probably start next week.
Fearful Disease.
RlCHMoND. Va, Sept. 9.-Reports from
6puttylvania county state that diph-
eAegtA is prevailing to an alarming e.
tenk Fifty deaths have occurred In
~ lat three weeks, and more than one
eendred persons are now down with the
eooase. In some cSses whole families
hASe been carried off.
a singular Story.
CmcAoo. Sept. 9.-The oldest SON Of
John Brown, Of OssawatOmie, Il On
soate tor Nartinsville, Ind, 10 investi-
Raae the rumor that the preserved 10
mains Of his brother Watson, who was
nled at Harper's Ferry, are in posses-
IN of DR.. ]. j. johnson. II convinced
Uas The report Ia true. Mr.. Brown will
Nn The sacred remains and place them
9eGade the corpse of his brother al
AckeA Elha. The Tribuse has q CON-
uonloAti0n from q war nurse, which
Az there il little doubt that the body
oat The place named.
Deuhle 0enoS.
fAHroRr, H., Sept. 9.-R. r. Hit
soo was recently nominated for the
G estm In Congress, has been n0gni-
aasd also fol the unexpired term oi
representative Hawk, deoeassd.
Nee Weeeh uavfne.
VuucY, H., Sept. st. L. Andor.