Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-27
EASTERN NEWS.
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Only a Report.


N.,,s,a an arrangement IS pending
nn,v the Baltimore and Ohio tele-
v campany will be allowed to ex-
md their lines to cnnnectioh WIN .ne
%rasnch % and direct cables, with an agree,
,asnt to pool all business under controi
Of Reuters.
,rov Dec. e6.-The California
.Ssyn ia 10 be opened in connection
South .n The Atchison. Topeka and Santa
.,.....,sx the California southern.
vrw yoBK. Dec. 26.-W Ii sneet
.shoIdsrs saw the California 5 'tth-
~ rosd Will here ,f;er be operate IN
ensct,on eln Let, with the Atchison, Topeka
snd Santa Fe.
I.iued His Wife's Church.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 26.--it is positively
.,,sasd that Gen. w. +. Sherman has
..sss,,tly been received into the Roman
cs,bolio Church. The ceremonies Oh
shs casion we're rather private.
Eersen,en and Horses.
Nru YORK. Dec. 26.-The Tribane''
afcljuDt Oi yeSttiuny A""s'A@'S7 ."
rlude- the following;
.But few were Out on the road, and
.ba most celebrated horses were not
sssu Frank Ward drove his beautiful
rs.tern colt q fhort distance IN thr
nor,,inc, ami Governor Stanford wts
out with Humphrey David; Bonner ana
sbsphard. with Knapp; George Bailey.
~,b Dinsmore, of ot. LouIs, and a few
more drove teams short distances, and
then went home.
where u spencer?
DEs MONIES, Dec. 2G.-it is blrely
,os,lbe til tex Senator Spencer might
IL found in Iowa, Were he used to 1--we.
Psope here think he is detained from
Washington by urgent business, as long
ss there il q prospect of anybody being
convicted in the Star Route cases.
Closing Down.
CHysryR. Pa, Dec. 26-Shaw & Es-
t,ay's vooien mills. with locomotive
and machine w~rks. aud other import
ant industrial establishments, closed on
account Of the depression in trade.
L,rge numbers are put out OF employ
ment.
Looking A.icr LEASED Grants.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Payson, of H.
linois, member Of the House Conmittee
on Judiciary, who has taken very ac-
tive part in the matter Of lapsed railroad
land grants, and who declareh himself
in favor OF forfeiting all unearned
lands, is devoting the holiday recess to
collecting additional details bearing on
the subject. In the departm. mt of TIE
Interior, today, he ascertained that the
Oregon Central railroad has constructed
a few miles under its grant. and that II
contains upwards of million and a
half acres between L. rtland and Asto-
ria, upon which S. ttlers are very desi-
rous of entering. With u view to
throwing this land open to settlement
under the homestead act, Payson has
prepared resolution declaring the grant
forfeited, and hopes to have 1t acted on
by the House Judiciary Commit % ut
its next meeting. In conversation with
representative of the President today
on the general question of forf-iting
land grants, Payson said that indic,-
tions are quite favorable for considera-
tion of the subject in the House before
the adjournment Of the present ses-
sion.
The President hopes tn be able To oc
cupy the executive mansion on SatLr-
day next.
Denver Sensation.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.--A Denver special
says: Denver has u sensation IN the
revelation that Governor raber applied
for divorce from his wife in Ltplat,s
county in January last. This is three
hundred miles from Denver and none
Of the parties live there. An officer
came 10 Denver and claimed tp get
service ON Mrs Taber. She will swe tr
he did mt. On the 9th of March the
divorce was granted. and no Que knew
Il until September. The bill charges
adultery with two citizens of good
standing. also personal abuse. The bill
has been taken from the court and can
not be htd. The pages of the record
ars pasted together TO avoid publicity.
Mrs. Taber will resist on the ground of
fraud. II is not believed taber will at
tempt TO defend il she IN ,kes n fight.
Ehe broug { suit foi alimony but not
divorce, and she is likely to succeed.
Ruied Gut.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-In answer to
an Inquiry on the subject tho Treasury
Department had decided that - Chinese
wet-nurse must be considered lsbprer
and a. such Is excluded from the United
States under the provisions of the act
restricting Chinese immigration.
A Great Local scn>ation.
NosRisrowN. Pa. Dec. 26 -keparts oi
th- shooting of Captain Mills by Hor
n. L. Dakes, were in consequence OF tn
refusal of the latter tn marry Mil
daughter after ruiuing her. II created
q Profound sensation, and il the on
theme If conversation. Members of thu
bar of Fayette county met this morn,n;
and p,s .ed resolu ,ns of clndol. iiae
The fupersl of Capt ,in Nils took pltc
~ | o'clock this asferno III. and was II
tenl by Comp my G. OF III losh reci
meut, members of the bar, the Or n
Array Of the Republic aud th. NJ sons
fraternity, who had charge of the bnria
exercises The banks and II places "a
business wer, closed. The CONDITION o
Mrs Mills is consid rel very CT ,ticsl
Great fea-s are entertained for tn
dsnph,er's life snd reason. An spn iea
tion will be nude tomorrow for Dake'
release from jail.
Nero Canal Talk.
PHu.AprLpuIA, Dec. III. "A Washing
ington special s,ys thu resesi, rep ,rt
from Psris show thst serious d, oliu
has occurred IN the stack ot the ID
Lesseps Panama canal schem :. ani
from all appe ,rsnces II ~ nroha ia TIM
Il will never entirely recover from n
There are numerous ctascs attflbi d
for the fail, bnt the chief on. ~ the AZ
parent lack of any progress IN the w''rk
althong neLesseps Il, already spsu
netrlv @.op.oo0 francs. Nothing hsi
an energetic construction of the cana
has as vet been commenced, and eve
the ronte over which the canal IL TO b
cur h,s not vet bseu located. notw,ttl
sanding the authentic assurance of I'd
company 10 the contrary. The most q
he first Ills of money has beens pen
aAd another sum of i0.0oo, 900 francs
non to be sent. Ii is called for so tina
certain number of Stockholders ba
Gin to suspect that at least lE0.Un,o
ainxed by Delsesseps. in the first sss
q the cost of the canal. was eat,rely
Fancy figure, and it Ia reported tina
within very few days DeLesseps hs
oe<n heard To SAY that he hops, afte
~, that the canal won't cost TO excee
D.OW, 900 frames. IL is again sa,'
!na pnrch lss of the Panama kailwa
ooes not give satisfaction to those wis
0oeed the bargain. IL the canal /
ever uuishe l, the railway will be alma.
v"rthl-ss property, and il is consid