Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-20
4 RailrNas Rumar.

Railroad Rumor.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 19.-A rumor is tele-
graphed from Albuquerque of financial
trouble in the Atlantic d Pacific rail.
road, which is now being constructed
as the connecting link between St
Louis and San Francisco, and the To-
peka and Santa Fe with the Southern
Pacific, which has grown out of some
delay IN pla.ing sub b-contracts for ties.
etc. Messrs. J. d w. Seligman, who,
with other bankers here, are managing
the finances of the Atlantic and Pacific
Co, state that money has been provided
for the completion of the remaining
thirty miles of road, TO connect il with
the Southern Pacific. and there will be
no delay in the payment of all con-
tracts. The Atlantic d Pacific now has
five hundred miles completed, and a
connection with the Southern Pacific
will be made in April.
Not Very Complimentary.
NEW York. Dec. 19.-The Socialist
Herr Most. who arrived Yesterday and
spoke at Cooper Institute in the even
Ing. created very little enthusiasm. and
received contemptuous notice from
all the papers.
The World says Herr Most is sadly
muddle-headed person, whose personal
| appearance is that Of a man full of
| beer.
The Tribune says that his whole claim
to notoriety seems to be that he is a
foreigner who has been in Jail about a
dozen times, and probably,if he had his
deserts. he would be there still.
| The Times today says that as an ora
tor Herr Most would not earn
a single Republisan by splitting So
cialistic fire through the columns of q
paper. His voice is pitched to high
key; there are no modulati0ns in it, and
when he wishes 10 emphasize any part
Of sentence, he simply screeches and
gets red in the face. The Herald says
that he had better take to the hand or
gan business at once.
What the ''Times" Says.
| New York, Dec. 19.-The Times says
of the Dorsey revelations: Garfield,
the newly inaugurated President, evil
IDENTIFY did not know the real character
! Of the man with whom in 1880 he was
in close correspondence as Republican
manager. When it was unnecessary
that this person should be prosecuted as
a conspirator:against the Government,
there was nothing in his relations with
Garfield which could possibly stand i'll
the way Of a vigorous prosecution of the
accused on trial. The thief and conspi-
rator parades his former intimacy with
an honest man rs an evidence of his
own innocence or guilt. 1t is too lats.
Fixing the Tariff.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The WAYS and
Means Committee today fixed the tax
ON wire, rope and iron strands the same
as on iron or steel; and on steel wire of
the same gage at cents per pound in
stead of the same as that on wire of
which rope is made. The rate on steel
in any form not provided for was
changed frop 21S to 315 cents per
pound. The Committee will probably
complete the metals today.
Cairns, who claims TO be a delegate
from Utah, will be heard by the sub
committee ON elections tomorrow.
The Political status OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, Hon. Edward
Mcpherson has prepared list of Rep
resentatives-ele as follows: Demo-
Gratis, 19l: Republicans, 119; Independ-
ents. 8; Greenbackers, 2; keadjusters,
6. According to this classification the
Democrats have a majority of 50 over
all others. There are two vacancies,
caused by the death of Heron of Louisi-
ana, and Updegraf of Ohio, to be filled.
One of these vacancies will be filled by
a Democrat and the other by Republi-
can. The Democratic majority will be
50 still. Following are the names OF the
Independents, according to McPher-
sons classification: Finerty OF ILLINOIS,
Lyman of Massachusetts, Chalmers OF
Mississippi, York of North Carolina and
| -
! are Baum of Pennsylvania and "Calam-
itv" Weller of Iowa. The six Readjus-
ters are ali from Virginia. MCPHERSON
ia careful to say that in putting the
name of Gen. Chalmers on the list Of
members elect he does not assume to
foreolose the question of tho contest in
yolyed in the case of Chalmers vs.. Man
ming, by the official returns of the vote
in the Second Mississippi District, which
: includes the vote of Tate county fol-
Chalmers, thus giving him majority
3 over Manning. The name of Chalmers
, has been placed ON the list merely fol
statistical purposes.
Changes I'm the Senate.
Il ia believed the Senate, after the 4th
of March, will have decided Repub
lican majority. The terms of office oi
twenty. six Senators expire on the 4tt
. of next March, and majority OF thest
a | Senators will be their own successors
Nearly all the Senators will be succeed
" ed by members of their own party. The
: exceptions are Senators David Davis
Kellogg, Greene and johnson. Senator
a Davis will, in all probability, be sue
. ceeded by a Republican. Randall Glib
son. a Democrat, has already beer
: elected to succeed Kellogg. The Dem
). ocrats lose two votes in the successor
. to Grover and johnson. The majority
|, ia close one, however, and leaves Rid
= dleberger and Malone with the balanc'
. of power. This outlook Is not as pleas
q ant as might be for the Republican Sen
: ators. as it involves the election of Cor
4 ham 10 the office Of Secretary Of the
a dal Of combination with the Readjus-
' tsrs in the Virginia fight.
l. Chinese Gambler Pulled.
n BALTIMORE, Dec. ia notorious
y Chinese gambling den on North Liberty
: street was rided last night by the police
e and dozen Cinnamon and all theiI
. paraphernalia was captured. The plac,
!s was rented by Hong Sing, under the
!. guise of laundry. In the rear OF
II good sized room the game was carriet
. on. Opou tnc cnti"uco oA sno oooa
e. the fermer quiet place changed TO a per
feet bsdiam. Chiuamen ran abou, IL
AZ their attempt to escape. Several man
" aged to reach the yard and there con
N ceaied themselves, but all we're cap
= tured. One of them when found role,
=. like ball and presented ludicrou
4 sight. Two others were discovered il
a- an ouihouse locked in each others arm.
ie in speechless fright. A quantity o
Z Chinese money and currency WAS on th
Is table. The sporting Celestials have beel
y held for trial at the next term of court.
e FOR r IG N.
It
u From China.
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