Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-15

only three claims, viz: Milne 4 Proctor.
for furniture, beds and bedding GIG .256::
=. Walsh Of New York, for embalmine
body, 500, and the claim of employees
OF the executive mansion, which IS for
three months :lary, under this appor-
tionmsnt will be paid $l1,4l3.
lfe Miles New Road.
The Northern Pacifc Railroad has
completed two additional sections of
its road. One IS in Idaho and the other
in Montana. The two sections cover
about I4O miles. Ex-senator Conklinp,
counsel for the Northern Pacific, called
at the Department of the Interior TODAY
on business in relation to the examina-
eion OF the completed sections.
Neaes TFs0 the Capital.
The State Department has received
information from Minister Lowell of
the release Of Meany, arrested in Ire
land under the repression act.
The bail of Bigi0w, defauiting Teller
OF the National Bank of the Republic.
Is reduced from e35. 600 to 27,CU. The
Government has taken precaution of
issuing warrants for several items of
the embezZlement, making "a warrants.
Bail has not been given.
The Secretary Of War has issued an
order for the guidance of quartermas-
ters in the adjustment of railroad trans
pOrtatsoo accounts. in accordance with
recent Supreme Court decisions and pro-
visions of the army appropriation bill
for the current year.
Major Orvills T.. Il. Babcock has been
appointed engineer Of the sixth Light
house District. Major Haines takes
charge of the Improvements of the Po-
tomac, in the neighborhood of WASH
ington.
The hop crop Of the United States in
dicates a small ratio of yield, about 365
pounds per acre ON over thirty Thousand
acres. 1t is reported in New York that
the total acreage Of the State now
slightly exceeds 1900 acres. Indications
point to a prOduc: of not more than 49,
90 bales.
DOancc the Villains.
MANKATo, Aug. H.-An incendiary
ire here yesterday destroyed $4,000
worth Of property. This il the third
attempt to destroy the town. A reward
is offered for the capture of the incendi-
aries.
Railroad ProgPess.
prcs0N, (ARIzoNA) August II. The
Stars special from Magdalene, Sonora,
dotted Aug. 10Th, says the track of the
Sonora railroad is now laid thirty miles
north of that point, and graders are far
in advance Of tracklayers. The gap
between Arizona and Sonora divisions
is twenty miles, with grading completed.
In Arizona heavy rains have occurred
and several washouts. On the Sonora
railway 1t is reported that heavy thun-
der and rain storms passed over this
section last night, three and sixty-four
one hundredths inches Of rain fell.
Several washOuts are reported both east
and west ON the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. Prshale freight trains was ditched
this morning.
LATxR-Not less than twenty miles of
track in damaged. All available force
il employed repairing the damage.
Many thousands of dollars worth of
property has been destroyed. In Tucson
several buildings we're washed down and
many others seriously. damaged. 1t is
still raining.
Providence, Aug. l4.-John Z. Brad
and Lieutenant in the Signal Corps dur
ing the war, died today.
KillinG or Politician.
WASH NOTION, Aug. H.-Private infor-
nation from New JERSEY Is that Robin
son will probably be beaten for renomi-
nation in his district. 1t is said Sewell.
who defeated Robinson for the United
States Senate last year, wants to see him
retired to private life, and kept there.
He il afraid il Robinson is ~ elected to
Congress he will be the successor of his
colleague, Mcpherson, in the Senate.
4 ChInesc Census.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Ihere are 349 Chi
nese III Chicago, two being women.
Maguates en the Move.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Albert Keep, Pres
don't, and Marvin Hughilt. Vics-Presi-
dent of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad, left this evening for Saratoga
to confer with VIM. H. Vanderbilt, who
holds controlling interest in the road.
This conference will determine several
important questions, one them Is under
stood to be the issue of stock dividends
to cover tine present large surplus held
by the company.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Orders for
public printing at the Government
printing office will test all the resources
Of that establishment. The House Gus
torn of giving leave 10 print speeches not
delivered swelis the records to great
extent.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE Biennial
Association has for warded circulars to
the Governors of the different States
inviting troops 10 visit that city and
participate in the display on October
9th, the biennial anniversary Of the
landing Of William Penn.
The Great Mineral Ixhlbia.
DENVER, Aug. l4.-At . meeting ofthe
commissioners aud exhibitors OF the
National Mining exposition today a
committee was appointed TO confer with
railway 0flicials to view for securing
Groatef reductions in rates to excursion
lists. Il Was also resolved to ask MANA
gen Of the expositi0n to reduce the ad-
mission from 20 to % cents. AL those
deficiencies which marred the beauty of
the exhibition as whole and detracted
from its completeness have been reni0v-
ed. The collections of minerals are
large, fine and the most perfect ever
&htucIeu tOxotucKs ~ IN ~ csAAsA sa.ss0A ~
the riches Of the mountains. Tho ex-
hibits of mining machinery. ~ we'll as
other industries, il large and excellent,
while the art department embraces an
uuususl number uf mAsterly works. De-
,nands upon hotels aud lodging houses
for accommodation Of tho city are
great, but extensive preparations have
been made, and visitors ~ yet here have
no Inconvenience.
DR.. Crevaux, the French traveller, at
ter an exploration Of the. Tocantins, ar
rived in Rio de JaneirO in Decembcr
last. He thence proceeded 70 Tarija, IN
Bolivia, which be reached in March. 1t
vas proposed TO him TO postpone the ex-
ploration Of tho PhiloOmAyo until July,
when Bolivian Government expedition