Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-08

or release Of Walsh by an arpume,
against the Law under which he was a,
pretended, % long AZ Lord Granviil
expressly denies that he makes distin.
ton between British subjects and Amer
can citizens irf the application Of the Law
On the 3lst of January last the Hous
OF Representatives called for a list O
oil American citizens, natura lized q
native born, under arrest or imprisou
mont, and especially such of said cit
zens as may have been arrested and i'm
prisoned under a suspension of tn
naoeas corpus, in Ireland. &c. A cop
OF the resolution was forwarded 4
Lowell. IT appears from his return tn
following arrests and imprisonments O.
persons claiming to be American citi
zsns were made after January. 1881
namely: N. b. Fo2arty. Michael Boy
den, Daniel McSweeny, Henry O'Maho
ney. Jas. F. DAILY, NJ. C. Emery, Denni
OConnor, Michael Hart and JOSEPH
Dalton. In the course Of the CORES
pondence it appears that Boynton wu
not an American citizen, and som.
doubt was thrown by our Consul at Corl
on Mahoney's naturalization. On the
Sd of March last the Secretary of Stat.
instructed Lowell TO uss all diligence in
regard TO late cases, especially Har1
and GcSweeney, ON the 4th of the
mouth. Lowell was instructed to in.
form the British Government that the
President hoped, without discussing the
applicability of the coercion act to
citizens Of the United States, that the
Lord Lieutenant would be instructed to
exercise the discretionary powers re-
posed in him by the first section 80 far
as to order the speedy trial of all i'm
prisoned American citizens. On the
18th OF the Same month Lowell was
again instructed to call attention TO this
subject and to say that the President
did not wish to appear unreasonable,
but would be relieved if he could inform
Congress- that his request for the speedy
trial of Americans had been complied
with, On the 25th Of March Lowell was
again instructed to say that tho Pres
ident hoped Her Majesty's Government
would see its way to ready and favor
able answer TO his request. Negotiations
arc still going on, and have 90 far
reached the conclusion that but three
persons remain in prison, aud there is
good reason to believe resnlt will be
reached satisfactory to both Govern
ments. Several telegrams have passed
between London and Washington dur
ing recent pending negotiations which
1t is not thought compatible with public
interests and
Retiring by Whelesale.
Tho passage of tho Army bill with a
rider retiring officers at G2 will, during
the i've years coming, retire Sherman,
Mcdowell, Hancock, three inspector
generals, one judge advocate, seven
quartsrmasters, 16 medical officers, II
paymasters, II engineer officers, two ord
nance officers. II colonels, seven lieu
tenant colonsls, three majors aud nine
captains Of infantry, four colonels and
two lieutenant colonies of cavalry. five
colonsls, five lieutenant colonels, ono
major and three captains of artillery.
Congregational.
WARRINGTON, April 7.-Saundsrs, from
The Committee on Territories, reported
without amendment the bill for the ad-
mission Of Dakota.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads
Representative Robinson of
Ohio to report to the House, with favor
able recommendations, the bill prepared
BY the subcommittee to authorize the
Of railroad companies in
Territories Of the United States. The
dill provides that it shall be lawful for
my railroad company organized and OK
sting under United States or Territorial
avs TO consolidate with any railroad
company or companies existing under
State laws
The RerA Droahers.
81. LOUIS, April 7.-Csptain Ford, tho
brother Of Bob aud Charley, who ha 70
,ut 30 conspicuous figure in the death
If the outlaw. Jesse James, was in st. |
Joe today, accompanied by attorneys,
md had IN interview with his brothcrs
n Jail.
The Mite Train Rsbbers.
The body Of Wood Hits, the brother
If Clarence Hite, now in the Psniten-
iary for participation in tho Wilson
rain robbery, has been found near
Richmond and an inquest held. 1t 10
understood that Dick Little killed Hits,
,ut it is believed Bob Ford was also Coz
,erned in tho murder. He was shot
through tho head and buried by Bob
Ford and Dick Little in spring near
she Ford farm. It II not unlikely that
Little and Ford will be arrested for the
murder.
The Isrd Drsahers Agala.
ST.. JoE, April THE Ford boys 10
lay received . threatening letter from
person signing himsslf '.Nemo alias
Remo,' enclosed in an ofiioial envelope
of the Tennessee Legislature and dated
April 1. Tho letter, which i
written in pencil. vows . bitter and
bloody vengeance ON Robert for killing
Jesse. Tho Ford boys are in exesllent
.pirits aud are treated royalty BY
friends and admirers. Both are con-
adent that the body Of the dead outlaw
will be Stolen after burial. Robert ad-
mits that he regrets the killing Of James.
and says he only did il for fun. He
would have shot James II he had known
he would be SAINT to the psnitentiaEy for
/ year, a. James would have killed him
Il hs learned Of his connection with the
The boys talk ds6antly ~