Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-22
..sgssN NEWS.

- - n.tor s; Jones regarding tn
nt 9. ..s;mony IN already Furnished
sfpn s.d been provided will
tpds1se. 1se.h;no tackle. and other ar
<1f nsua; s The interview as want
Tmes says the dogs s we're pc
= .ss there vas no food 10
r. bscsa.h .hsory that Northern 81
= Ine oisr bears are very rare
= sD;tb snstches Of bears meal
q -. The unpre1oo1lSceoI nee ISans.,a can xes
q sesr of conviction. thai
p r pot only q man OF heroism
- .sorouchly admirable officer
nsnd s;.;I;ssd nation where his
rsnasesss. wi whore few of his coun-
lssssssppsrsntly anxious to s"'rc1
A,ssher scandal.
Va. Dec. N.-Suit was en-
~ Cbsncery Court of Rich
HnSs Hsnristta Pigeon, who
0gg. \. = divorce from her husband,
RI i9 p;son. p Mrs. Pigeon alleges
- .: married July ID. 1864, in
asmfIy afterwards they came
~ Gestes, and lived in var,
~ ,sa ~ 4 tbe country. More than
m 20 her husband deserted ner
~ sSild. son, the issue OF the
-. snd has not contributed to
-.,o,t sincs. II il rumOred that
P;sscn is none other than MRS; Ia. IA
l.ss formerly companion to Mrs
@ The oace will come up at the
ss.,, tsrm Of the Chancery Court.
aueer LeGislasie..
yo.r. Dec. N.-The Herald, re-
- "a tbs Pacific Rallroad legisla-
= .,s~sed YESTERDAY, doubts If any
I'm hold that the charters OF
,csda are amended by clause in
4. irnuriation bill Of tho nature OF
S,uctiop TO post masters, and IN
~ no road is specifically named.
nsssan are not commonly changed IN
= NY.
s.ryey steamer Broken Down.
v.mmgros. Dec. 21.-The engines
~ United States steamer Ranger
.ndovn of Mexico. She has gone
sa.. Francisco, under sail, for repairs.
I'm dop surveying in the Pacific for
1enpsinder Of the season.
Bsb Talking.
l,earnoll BEGAN his opening address
: k6alf Of dorsey this morning. de
- he Jurors TO disregard the popu-
3 sIamor and the wishes of the Presi-
- md regard simply the facts.
Hsw Appslntnent.
n President today nominated Geo.
| 4 lAmbsrtson, United States Attorney
| kkGbsaska.
.oDpsslllon Eneeuntered.
WumoroN, Dec. 2l.-The nomina-
haof ]. F. Olmstead as District Com
nisiones was sharply opposed in the
1nsts Committee this morning. and
! ~ referred TO subcommittee.
4 Neterisus Woman's Death.
| CucA0o, Dec 2l.-Thers died yester-
~, ss the Home for the Fallen, in Dss
Inoines, a girl whose name is written In
Ind letters in several cities criminal re-
lords a. Ida Stone, alias Golddust. She
|us q pavement debauches. Returning
| \ her disreputable lodging house she
lpAsrelled with a room mate, broke her
nlll With a water pitcher, and in a
tankeu stupor slept with the corpse.
lvaksning, she swallowed q pint of
v1tky, throw the body in closet,
beksd the door, flung away the key and
hmped the streets, drinking deeply un-
4 hte at night, when she was arrested
- nsxt day sent to the bridewell. A
~ later the smell of the corpse in
MD search and discovery. The girl
- acquitted, as abe was evidently out
~ AM senses when the crime was com-
n1led. She went to Denver, and per-
~ San FrancisCo, and after u wild,
tsablsd lie, brought up in Des MOines,
n0 - died Of delirium tremeus.
Criminal Conduct.
borcH, Dec. 2l.-A plain talk and a
NJ light In the Courts is likely to be
- lpoAot Of the meeting of the stock
9l9g1 Of the Pacific Bank. Il is now
ND that years previous to its col
II - Pacific Bank was in q really
Isd condition, and previous issues
y aoek were made 10 cover up the de-
j. - All this points to gross
anA!ity, and In some questions, a
ss.anaiity which it is determined "a
sahiah and locate.
IAe Railroad Tax Case.
!!smoToH, Dec. 2l.--Attorney Gen.
nazt continued his argument before
nupreme Court in the San Mateo
m: mn morning. He disputed the DO
hkeu BY counsel for the Southern
ssne Company, that there had been
e9aA aaseament Of railroad prop
WI. 'Ih1e had been Q uniform rate Oi
", nsnt Of all property; but there
osen also q classification of prop
and this classification, counsel sol
0@Iany had argued, Disseminated
- the company. He held that Il
had been Disseminated against
ne mortgage and private prop
vnaoo Wss assessed upon the value
d oetgaRes, while mortgages on rail
H0perty were not called upon f0l
upon their mortgages under ths
onth amendment. A strict con
son would not make IL extend &
lnoati0n. A contrary custom woulC
- all juris lotion would be taker
~ he State. The power of appor
n n taxes is Legislative power. will
- Congress has NO right to inter
- He held, further. that the four
~ amendment did not apply 70 tn
l1ootion Of railroad companies a. coI
nfi0us, 6tate LogislAtures reseYvin
power 70 make lava In relation {
variations. He quoted from the Ia,
N in support Of the theory of th
~ Of taxation being vested in tn
- subject 10 no review by Congress
ll1ator Edmunds f1llowod on behal
- company. His argument was il
with that made yesterday by ex
laeoe Conklin0. 10 show that the -four
r. ~ amendment furnished them th,
II claimed.
Oeenael for the county said that tn
odnept was only intended to appl
- protection Of freedmen. Ihi
seQeivalent to arguing that the pro
- Of the Magma Charta should ar
Y = milrOads who forced the King o
Nd 10 sign il. Every word Of th
ndmsnt had been weighed carefully
50 undergone scrutiny, and ever
ouse b Construed on its face. ]
ed that il could not be extended
~. <. peotection from unjust taxation
" Constitution had no power Z
- tAxation in the States Th
evolution had grown out Of th
ro1 OF an unjust tax; and ths
n aendmsnt was framed t. protee
saa IN their property, did not O.
u9peotsction from unjust taxation
lid. States could not discriml
aanst psrsons in taxation laws q
- lava and when . State undcI
- oAy that n man ovninc n fnrv