Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-04
EASTERN NEWS.
.ssoc,.4rp Press DrspArcses ;
Forest Fires.

Forest Fires.
cun.co. Aug. 3.-A special from New
y,,t states that over quarter OF .
.,;ll,;on dollars worth Of property has
hssn destroyed in southern New 1efsey
So forest fres. There has been much
.re;tensnt and hard Gre fighting. The
,;rr, we're arrested yesterday, however,
by showers.
ACame Not Liable to Win.
Acolumbus spe e.f.l says it il becom-
;no cutie apparent that the OHIO sale Of
tho Democratic party recently fDacs BY
yobn G. Thompson to liquor dealers
xil, no. meet the approval Of large
,umber of the better element Of the
Ohio Democracy. Letters received bere
say that many Democrats refuse to be
,hus sold, and as sold Democrats they
do no. promise to play second fiddle to
the liquor dealers association. The
issue in the coming struggle is ono be-
tvesu law and order on the one side,
end free whiskcy, free beer and no Sun
day on the other. People Of ths State
feel that the time has arrived whom this
one,tion must be settled; whether iiqx0s
dealers sIlnui pay just proportion of
taxes or whether other aud legitimate
Enterprises should be taxed to pu'
money into the pockets of brewers, and
protecting their business and caring for
,,s victims in county and State ,institu-
tons.
4 Nrerk. But no Lives Lost
? ROCHESTER, August 3.-The propeller
Cuba went ashore at Charlotte. Her
pisssngers wore rescued.
Trains Wrecked.
MnwAUKIH, August 3.-The wreck on
the Chic .eo and Northwestern Railroad,
Just on. of the city, was caused 10y a
vasho,.t, which tie local passenger
train from Wanesha first struck. WIN
Sherman, fireman; Frank Percell, en2in-
or; ". F. Holt, baeg ige; were injured,
some very seriously.
Montana Reeves.
Fosr KEoaH, Aug. 3.-Larse numbers
Of beef cattle arc coming into Miles
City for shipment. Hundreds are be-
ing sent East daily and $1,000 head are
reported to be coming down Tongue
river. Shipments 20 far have been
about 1000, and cars for 10000 more
have been engaged. Shipments from,
Miles City this year will not fall far
short of 25,0OO head. The cattle are in
fine condition, the last lot shipped ay-
eraeing over 1000 pounds each.
ohio Dcn,ocratic Platform.
C,LrMIUs, Aug. 3.--The Democratic
ola form declares in favor of just legis
la. on, eco aomy in government, popular
education, declaring the appointing
power under Republican rule a stand
ing menace to the people Of the States:
declares against packing juries in po-
litical cases; favors civil service reform
asks an increase of duties on imports,
and tie abolition of internal taxation
AZ possible demand for tho mainten-
ance Of the public credit.
New Cable.
New YORK, August 3.--The Central
and South American Cable Company
ammo lnces that its lines will be open
for the public by the close Of the pres
ont month. The connections will be
made at Galw SION with the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company, and at Ca
lao with the Transconiinental and East
srn Telegraph Company aud tine sys
toms Of South America.
A Few Nominations.
lola, KAs., August 3.-The Green
back ,rs Convention Of the second dis
trict Of this State today renominated
Col. n. A. Finnicum for Congress, and
Allen Williams was nominated as cand'-
date a. large.
ST. Louis. August 3.-The Democrats
Of the sixth district tolsy nominated
Oliver Wilborn for Cbnt rsss, after n
bitter contest. during which the friends
ofCol. ". l.. Crawford withdrew from the
convention.
Tho Republicans of Olney district,
Illinois. nominated Il. b. Green for Con-
Rrcss.
MgxPuIs. August 3-The Democrats
Of tho second distric. OF Mississippi
u Oxford today nominated Van II.
Manning.
Wheat Qao'atie-s
CHICAGO, Auy. 3.-Wheat weak and
lower. Regular, 93sl; Aug, 9Sss; Sept.
red, 81 Gs1; Spriag 81 Olis.
More Races.
SARAroaA. Aug. Sin the second race
ox Of mile Geo. Kinney was first,
Barnes second. Time, 1:l5. Third race
~ miles. frankie X. lst; Apollo I'd.
Time. 2Ao,<.
PsoarA, Aug. 2.-ln the Greenback
convention, outside of thu platfor'n, a
resolution was passed to the effect that
sns scheme OF England in the endeavor
oabsorb aud subjugate Egypt is equally
enaractsristic of England, the Shyiock
snd pirate. aud deserves the execration
Of mankind; that il the Uaited States
ooes no: enter an emphatic protest. II
vli be evidence that Shylocks IL not
pirates, aireidy control our capital as
ven As the British throne; that the at
u'ode Of Indifference of the United
ssases towards the oppressed Russian
N'aiiists and prosecuted Irish is unwor-
NV OF 'hs Republic, shameful to the
United S:a.s,asa nat on, and misrepr, :
asa d tel q: ths sent m mt Of Il 9
Amss'can oole, and woul brand Us
ool-es' d' m sg' gues; that Arabi Bey
eaRa ed In another ard distant field,
saa ~ different method, IN fighting
"'odnoldass. tax eaters and Shylooks,
~sell A. the foriorn hope of liberty in
~ Europe. and that he has ths hearty
Tupathv OF this convention.