Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-23

Sky Years - sailor.
DAYT,'s. O!.Ip. Des.. - Bear Admiral
.tDes r. Se:sieiij di-o uI.y of usu-
u :, r.se,i - years. be Lived ii this civ
Inc, 1876, c., D.n1 u 70 afGer being
elcs,tsd uI tie retired liz, of naval o.
ficers. III entered he C. s. y val Scr-
Vice IN ISL. Un board the Hornet 4,
midshipman, and Was successfully pro
NOTED through the various ranks till he
reached that Of Rear Admiral in 1883.
He saw service under Commodore
Stockton in tina Mexican War, and later
commanded hset Of fourteen vessels.
He Is brother Of GeneralR.C C. Schenck.
Historic Isdividsal Csse.
WMoxA, Mimi, Dec. Sex Cover
nor Benjamin @. Humphreys died very
suddenly on Wednesday morning at his
residence in Leftore county. Deceased
Vas distinguished General Of the Late
war. and Was ex elled from the Cover
nor's office in 1865 at the point Of feder-
al bAyonets.
GsvefaiherS Day.
Boston. Dec. %. The celebration of
C0ngre2ationalists WAS more largely
- ChAr4 bo6h CvCk OOtOtVs oONSa hoh-
ired and fifty were present, inclu ing
nearly all prominent clergyman Of the
denomination in Boston. Upon the
program Was painted an extract from
Windows description of tie departures
the pilgrims in 1870.
served hight.
AUGUSTA. Ga. Dec. PA negro who
attempted to outr ags white girl near
Nelson vas tasen from the officer while
N his way to Jail and iynched.
A Fearful Fire.
NEW York, Dec. "a dispatch from
Exeter. England, says an explosion oc
iurrod at rhOmas's petroleum store
his m"rning. causing a great fire. which
i4s aire tdy DESTROYED Sever i busines-
.ulidin.s and adjoining houses. Flan
NJ oil ran swiftly along tue shores OF
n. canal, s-ttu,g fire. t. the shipping
)ne brig anchored in the canal " ,s en-
rely consumed. The fire II still burn
NJ fi-rcely. Over sixty thousand g :
ms Of blaZiug oil rin into the river
,ghtlng up the shores Oh both sides.
lore snipping IL threatened.
Big Dinner.
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-The third annual
inner Of the New England 5 ciety oi
irooklvn, WAS given tonight. -Four
iuudred covers were laid.
Huxe Debs.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
u-nt for SGD.S75 laiIst the Seemaui
Anderson Steel Comp my.
Tariff Riii.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Fisherman this
,ft-ruuou reported to the Senate from
no COMMITTEES, a bill proposed by the
farif Commission. 1t further provide.
or the COLLECTION of duties on imports
The Commission found III my articles
'-ing appr ,ised for import duty under
| sis general provision relating to artl
lies not specified, While their substan-
/ III equivalents on IN ,terl u are ON the
Tree list. This is remedled in the new
I'LL.
Served them Right.
HARTFORD, Dec. 22.-rhe Ford broth
RS advertised to lecture with illustra-
ions of the manner of killing Jesse
James. Just two dollars was taken III AT
the door, and SO the lecture was post
poned.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.- Alexander jeff
ersOn, q negro, committed double
murder in Brooklyn tonight, and seri-
pusly wounded two other persons. The
facts are AS follows: At l76 Buffalo
Avenue, resided Mrs. Emma Jackson.
IN aged colorsd woman and her
daughter, Annie, Henry Hicks, colored.
md Celes,i Il Jefferson, brother of the
murderer Alexander, who loved Annie,
mi was jealous of his brother Celestial
md Hicks. On several occasions he
threatened to kill tue entire family. To-
night he stealthily approached the
house, and discharged the contents Of a
double barreled shot gun through the
window. The first struck Hicks in the
>ide. aud killed him instantly. The sec
ond struck Celestial, and severely
wourded him. The murderer next cut
Mrs. Jackson's throat, causing her
death; aud afterwards cut Annie Jack
.on in the breast. He then made his
escape.
Good for Texas.
DALLAS. Tex, Dsc. 23-The School
Fund which can never be disbursed now
amounts to the magnificent sum of STA
10000, including lands worth $4,000,
0OO.
Factory Burned.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Dec. PA cot
ton factory WAS burned here today. Tue
loss is estimated at $4,000. 1t was
insured for $6O, 600. hundred men are
in consequence thrown outiOf work.
Indicted.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 2l.-The Grand
Jury indicted Thomas Clark. Stephen
J. Philbin. John G. Murphy. WIN. Mel
son and Peter Mulholland for election
frauds. Ex-clerk J. NJ. Tomlinoon of
the Custom House, WAS indicted on u
charge Of embezzlement.
lmmcnse DFedge.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-Dredge No.
l, built for use on the Panama @ NAL.
was sue sessfully launched here today.
IL is called Count DeLesseps. and lid
~ he the largest dredge bout ever built.
Near Freezing.
NEW YORK, Dec. = - Iidn ght.-
Highest temperature, IS d grses; low
est, 81 degrees.
weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-For North Pa
cifio coast and northern California,
cloudy weather and rams.
0lx Fire.
BUFFALO, Dec. PA fire hero this
evening destroyed the fine Commercial
.idcerfiser building. with all the con-
tents, including dies Of the psp.r for
nalf century; the Masonic Temple,
occupied in the upper story by Masonic
societies and below by the Wholesale
grocery store of Miller. Greiner IL Co.
The wholesale saddlery house of Blake
ly occupied part of the Advertiser
building. The Adrerfiser's loss OH
building. material aud stock IL $l75,OUU;
INSURED for Sl35,000; Blaksley loss,
$50,U0; Miller Il Greiner, on building
and stock. $1OO,OU0. The advertiser will
~ issued from she Office OF tue Courier
tomorrow. Henry Smith. foreman, Was
fatally injured.
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