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

POafOfhC6. 80. A,6lo,JDJ. U,O5I Az
PENSIONS ... 9O,7O0,O00.... 6s, 81, $50
Consular and
Diplomatio. 1,256,655. l,l9l, ,432
Miscellaneous. 4,660DO.... u,N8 Cos
De6cisncies %. 29,0OO,OOO. 6,l1O,eG2
Ipeluding. 80. 100000
for pensions.
District ofCol-
umbia. ...... 1,690,O00
Totals. .$293. .555, ,489.. .$2l6, ,694 1888
Eevcr.sick.
GALVESTON, Aug. Gases of suspi-
cious sickness ON the schooner Henri
ia for Matamoras as quarantine do
vsloped yellow fever. One death Oc-'
Mrrod.
Small Asieadaace.
WASHINGTON. Aug. THE vote on
adjournment last Saturday showed the
presence Of only 100 members.
gsspened with . Redaced Esrce.
CoHoEs, IN. " Aug. 7.-Harmony
mills rsopened this morning, but only
70 operatives resumed work.
saratoga Speeding.
6AlAToaA, Aug. 7.-Second race, one
mile and a quarter. Jim Nelson won,
fAcuos second, Long Taw third. Time,
2:llk. Third race, mile heat, Baby
Won, Churchill second. Time not
taken. Fourth race. ono mile and
three-quarters of a mile, Disturbance
won, Minnie second. Time, lib.
Ruled Oul.
WASHINGTON, Aug. I'm the Star
route cses the court excluded the report
Of Brady for the fiscal year 1876, which
the defense offered with the object of
ahowing that Brady offered Congress
measures calculated TO protect sub-con-
tractors. Several sinilar reports were
likewise ruled ont.
After some unimportant testimony
lngersoll said he was through, and
the other counsel for tho defense said
they were. This created much surprise
and recess was takon.
A Double Murder.
MAOoN, (Ga.) Aug AT a colored
camp meeting at Eastman, the Deputy
Marshal, Washoe, shot at q fleeing pris-
oner named Jake Tarrapy, killing him.
This infuriated the mob, who ran the
Deputy into house where an innocent
vhlts man, j. Howard. was shot, and
beat him to death, they thinking he was
the Deputy.
The stock Market.
Nxw York, Aug. 7.--Government
bonds irregular; stocks nre dull and
weak. Western Union, s8ss; Quicksil-
yer, 10. Pacific, 46;:Mariposa, 2; Wells,
Fargo 4 Co., / -; N. Y. Central, l3s4.
Erie, 40ls; Panama, 65; Denver Il Rio
0rsede, 6lssss; U. p. stocks 18a, bonds
ll61l; G. p. stocks %. bonds l l6A.
About the Railroads.
CHICAGO, August T. John A. Blair,
proprietor of the Blair railroads in the
West, left this city for trip into that
section this evening. He says he has Just
completed line of forty miles between
St. Joseph and st. Charles, Missouri,
forming an important connection with
the Wabash system. He has inst CON-
pleted the organization of q company
70 build bridge across tho Miss ,uri
Eiver at Blair, Iowa, at a cost of $l,C00,-
goo. The contracts ore to be let at once.
This bridge will connect the Blair sys-
tsms in Iowa and Nebraska.
Tho Illinois Railroad Commissioners
have comaleted their revision of the
freight tariffs. The new schedule changes
the rate Of classification on about two
hundred articlee. All roads have ac-
eeptsd the revision and Il IL believed 1t
VII work without friction.
ese.e Ahead.
Further inquiries among the Rrocers
of this CITY develops the fact that Hill
ant the absconding Philadelphia sugar
tedner, forged acoeptanoes on merchants
aaes to the amount 0f $6O,OCo.
Lightning Storms and Their EGecaa.
NV YoRx, Aug. THE storm today
cooled the air very materially.
Loao BRANCH. Aug. THE summer
nouss had an end torn out by lightning.
-Four persons were injured, one police
nan, John C0nners, II Is thought, fatal
STANFORD, Conn.,, Aug. THE Pros
oytefian Church WAS burned BY light
atng this afternoon. Loss, &2S,OC0. In
sofsd. When tho roof fell in IL is sup
peeed two mon perished. Tom Brown,
seentractor, was rescued. but seriously
INJURED. Tho residence OF Roswell
1ncv Vas also destroyed. Loss. $4,000.
Ine hat factory of H. X. White was
csuek IN three places. The residence Of
~: noberts was also struck and dam
2sd' Roberts himself was badly injur-
AiDDLEroS, IN. ~ Aug. 7.-Li9htninR
sEoet three places in this village. The
m house Of G. HOlbert was set fire BY
ntnang. Seventeen persons were in
mouse at the time. No one was
SCRANTON. Aug. 7.-Thrse terrific thun-
ana wind storms visited this city to-
Irecs were uprooted and houses
Cnfocied, Many cellars weFe flooded.
naderable damage was done 70 crops
eastern Pennsylvania. lightning
ook house here today and destroyed
uan en- . neiGhboring farm. Much
ee Was done to townships in the
nnlty OF Hapton, adjoining eastern.
vAnee from three to ten feet deep were
Ads IN the earth and the streets IN the
vsrs damaged seriously.
Gene . Werk.
NEM Yo1x, Aug. THE striking
Rns handlers resumed work today.
tesssnal Expaanasisn.
s.S .cSencf Montufar sends the following
seaa mas been said regarding my res
loo as the legation Of Guatemala q
~s.n&ton. cannot accept 90 many
49, and 90 many errors, some o.
~ tasner grave; and ! hasten 10 say
~ toe course of my conversation
naaine, neither money questions
~ sae Union Of Central America, no
annexation Of any Territory VA
S.oosd: II Is true have pr0poaet
@n mediation in the territorial diff
between Guatemala and Mexi
.aG vent 20 far N 10 suggest wha
~. wnals could be adopted 10 0btail
~ -. Ny resignation was not mo
49, ~ anything Published BY th
pen TO this movement, bat b
4 - ~ sxprsssed By my latter Of Aus