Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-19
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70" s,yer Improvement fasd.
- yo.x. Au1. 1.-THE Mississippi
M" commission has been In session
k Monday, The whole sum at tne
san.i sanos n the Commission tor tine
alss;s;rn; riyer is s., 10000. The Com
A:.., defermined 70 recommend an
ia~;,,sta ia; allotment OF $A.t2S,oUfor
" ;mnrovsmsut Of the river below
Cairo.
:. ron,s Aug. 1.-THE Democrats
of The Testh district n""ina'sa a. ~
Clardy. m,.., a..
-. Tho baIIotsd three days last week
=, Te.ads, and adjourned: reconsoheo
.ad.y. and on the 76ith ballot, nomina
I'd Chss. II. Morgan for Congressional
= youx. Aup. 1.-THE Executive
-;,,ss Of the Monopoly
,o.are have issued call for State
r.sa.sn.ion. to be held at Saratoga,
sept 18th.
R.,Iread Commissisners.
w.sursros. Aug. 1.-The President
~. .rnointed az Commissioners to ex-
n n,n;ns the newly completed 80 miles OF
-. Northern Pacific raiirosd.' 70: the
.sstsrn division, Capt. Henry Black
800 lanes C.. Reed and Horace b.
E,.s. for the eastern division, Arthur
Johnson, John B. Sandborn, and ii.
". Scott.
A philadelphia Fire.
pr.prIpHrA, Aug. 1.-THE FIRE
vh;ch started in No. : Strawberry street,
srd sursad to the adjoining building,
esused loss Of $4,000; partly In
sared.
Yellow Fever
R,ovSsyrr.Lg, Texas, Aug. l7.-Twen-
ts ons new cases of yellow fever are
rsnorted today; seventeen Mexican5 and
6mr Americans. Two Mexicans died
md one American. Six negro fisher
men all afflicted with the fever, reached
fhs hsoutskirts of tho city and we're taken
h charge by the quarantine authorities.
Eight deaths have occurred ia Matamo-
yss during the last twsnty-four hours.
Five new cases have appeared In that
city.
Coal Mine on Fire.
CUasxBLASD, Md, Aug. 1.-THE
Astor mine, owned by the Consolidation
Coal Co. near Lonaconing, which has
been smouldering for some time, burs;
forth in tremendous blaze today,
shooting fifty feet ia the air. The frs
originated from Spruce street. The
sAmes company has been working
out and boring in since 1872. Dwellings
aituatsd over the burning mine have
been deserted. There il said to he great
danger OF the FIRE communicating with
the adjoining eatate, with thousands oi
tons Of underlying oral.
Ats~np'ei Vrasd.
New YoBK. Aug. 17.--Captain Brown
agent of the Marine Insurance Compa
nv, interested in the cargo OF the bark
T.. r. Cam, from Vera Cruz. Mexico.
some time ago found abandoned and III
a sinking condition at sea. ard fowed
into Norfolk, Va, has returned To this
city, having established the fact that
fraud had been attempted on the com
papies. He says: ] found nineteen
koles in her bottom, all freshly made.
eleven bored with u Inch anger and
eight made with 3s< inch anger. The
cargo was invoioed and insuied at total
value Of $4,000. and purported 10
consist of coffee, sugar, rubber, tobacco.
goat skins, and a miscellaneous lot of
valuable merchandise. The actu,l
cargo consisted of dirt neatly done up
in bags and packages, and other trash.
tits said II. X. 4 4. b. Thnrber, the
Bond Bros. and +. Grac;s, Bros. d Co.,
Of SUITS city, are among the consiguors.
None Of the firms mentioned woald
knowingly lend themselves to the perpe-
tration Of such fraud. and | am at a
loss to understand how any firm could
have advanced $4,000 on the consien
ment, rs / understand Thurbers did.
except in good faith. The consignees OF
goods to Thurber are Is. Lane and A..
Usayes. both Of Vera Cruz. Both OF
them have to my knowledge been inter
tsted in losses Of cargoes and merchan-
disc before. We shall send to Mexico
and try and find the guilty parties" +.
h. Thurber says 1.-The names Of mer-
chants who shipped goods to MS are Il.
Lane and A. Graves. Their consign-
Tents couaisted Of rubber. coffee. deer
akins, tobacco. etc. After the cargo was
shipped, they drew on US for $4,000,
which amount We advanced. As sOon as
se.heard Of the loss Of tho bark we put
in ouY claim. The bark was afterward
tvand ani taken to Norfolk. and we
learned Of tho fraud. We informed
our Mexican shippers Of the ch srge, and
Ne have since received from them Otii-
cial documents which go to show that
everything Was regular 90 far a. ahip'
mdnts were concerned"
The Regular Kentucky Majority.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 1S.-Election returns
nom all but five counties give Henry
tDemocrat). for Appellate Clerk. 42.O0t
majority.
NJ. Z. Z. Meeting.
Nrw YoRx, Aug. Interpretations, in
Wall street, of a dividend on preferred
stock Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, were disappointed yesterday
AZ the regular meeting of the Board OF
Directors Of the company, At. which
common rumor had it that the dividend
VA 70 Be declared. the subject was NOT
ssen mentioned in an informal way
!he roltinc business was attended Il
ehserfully, relating 70 construction mat.
tsrA Il is understood that the Direct
ors informally agreed among themselves
y would not be prudent to declare Il
dividend at this time. The chief reason
= sald 70 be the hostile attitude toward
NE company of tho last Congress
coupled with the desire to avoid possible
sni'nosity in the next Congress through
Al appearance of prosperity in the com.
pany. An officer of the company stated
ast the Directors thought il prudent t.
eeier any dividend until all the funds
neouesafy 70 finish the road we're or
hand. The Board Of Directors ad
oazosd TO- meet Sept. II. Tho annual
massina Of stockholders will be held
We 0spt. q.
The Regal AardeFs.
:. WAmM0roS. Aug. 1s.-The Eevs ol
y lsaassinstion of the King and Queer
g Corea excited more attention herr
van It otherwise would have done, or
eeeoont Of the recent treaty msde b,
Oosrmo ore Shufeidt. The treaty ha,
noe yes. been ratified, aud the tragic
eos may perhaps undo the Commo
ess work. 1t is more probable. how
-, shss the murder will help the caus.