Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-02
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essary to choose Q successor.
Trytng t. sesale.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The managers OF
the warning reads will meet at the of.
fee Of the G. d n. w. Railway Co. to.
morrow. President Porter Of the Oma.
ha line says he will be present, bat will
not bulge from the position taken by
bim. That the matter Of Territorial
rights must be settled before he will
look to any proposition looking to re-
st0rati0n of rates.
4 Mighty Cheap fPlp.
BOsToN. Dec. LA party Of sixty
ladies and gentlemen left this afternoon
for six months trip to California,
travelling special train of, Pullman cars
They will arrive in Chicago on Sunday,
going over the Grand Trunk. They will
be joined by several from that city. The
excursi0nists are not invalids, but Jolly
people Of leisure, professional and bust,
ness men, and the entire trip, inClud-
ing five months board at Monterey,
California, will cost each but $3.50. The
train will return TO Boston in June.
1883.
CSon Hung.
EDsKYIELD, N. c., Dec.-Mosss Look
hard, cOlOred, aged Z3, was hanged here
this afternoon for the murder of Mrs.
Blallock.
lren Mills Closing Down.
JOLIET, Dec. Three Of the depart
ments of the Joliet Steel company Wer Q
shut down today, the Converter steel
rail mill, and merchant iron mill. The
great blast furnaces are still going. About
700 men have been thrown out of en-
plOymsnt. Notices were posted up
around the mills that the departments
named would be closed to the first of
the year. No doubt the mills will re-
justment Of wages can be made.
Mardercrs Caught.
CHICAGO, Dec. Ia dispatch received
from Kalamazoo early this morning an
the arrest there of Bill Allen, a
colored desperado, who killed Officer
Clarence Z. Wright OH Tuesday night,
in Chicago.
An Indian Territory special reports
tho capture Of three murderers, Walker,
Reynolds and Yorder, near Darlinger,
after sharp struggle, during which
they were nearly killed. They had
killed young man in COmaache
Texas, and the officers had been
in their pursuit three weeks.
Windem sare.
MiNNRApnILs. Dec. "A careful san-
vass of the Legislature shows Mihd0@,
for United States Senator, will surely
receive 81 ont of the l08 Republican
votes, and perhaps more. Dunnell will
get IL only. Seventy-six votes are re-
quired to elect.
The Nickel Plato Read.
NEW YORK, Dec. lit il announced
that J. h. Devereaux IA to ne elected
President of the Nickel Plate road at
The January meeting. The road will 20
INTO the pool AZ an independent line in
svery way, aud will not consent to be
as part Of the Vanderbilt
,ystem. It is also stated that the gen.
,ral offices Of the road will shortly be
moved TO Chicago.
Removed for Caase.
WAsHrNaroN, Dec. Hannibal D.
Norton, principal CLERK Of tho finance
division of the Post office Department,
vas removed today for alleged compile
ty with the Star Routers.
Terrible Event Predicted.
President Arthur has tho following
from Prof. Z. Stone
Eiggins. astronomer of the Canadian
Finance Department, under date Of Ot-
ava, NOV. q:
On the 23d of September last an
through the Canadian press Q
treat storm would occur on March next.
& would first be felt in the North Paci-
ic, would appear in the Gulf Of Mexico
IN the night of tho 7th, and being re-
iected by the Rocky Mountains would
ross this meridian from the west March
II, 1883. No vessel, whatever her dis
will be safe ont OF harbOr,
md none of small tonhlRe can hope to
IurYive the tidal wave and fury Of this
a. the wind will blow from the'l
southeast. The planetary force will be
sufficient to submerge l0vlands OF tho
American coast, especially those border
ug on the Gulf Of Mexico, and washed
By the Gulf stream; while the cir cur
rents for several hundred miles along
The east sido of the Rocky Mountain
Range, owing TO great atmospheric
pressure in those regions. will spread
aniyersal destruction. The New Eng
land States will also suffer severely from
the wind and foods. No point outside
harbor in the whole area Of the Atlantic,
north Of the equator, will be
safe, for this will b pre-eminently tho
greatest storm that has visited this con-
linent since the days Of your illustri0us
first President. In view Of this event,
take great liberty in repre-
senting to your Excellency the advisa-
bility OF ordering all United States
ships into safe harbors not later than
the 9th Of March till this storm shall be
passed.
Before the CsnDiStee.
WAsHYxaros, Dec. l.-The Jeannette
Board of Inquiry re-c0nvened today
and began the examination of seaman
He thought the Jeanette
was we'll fitted at San Francisco for Arc
tic cruising. Did not think it would
have been possible 10 release her from
the ice mack. and thought DeLs0ng had
acted wisely in his management Of the
vessel.
Halt Crasy.
CNcrxxArr, Dec, l.-Frank Frayne,
Who shot Miss Van Beren, passed rest
less, frenzied night. He paced the door
in uncontrolled grief. He will go East
to inter the body il the case 10 disposed
Of tomorrow.
= saved froa the Wreck.
CANso, Dec. 1.-The total number
saved from tho wrecked steamer Cedar
Grove was twenty-six, leaving five.
Can't. Fritz, Miss Farrell, second and
third engineers and an unknown man
are still missing. WrcckeRs were very
busy Yesterday. A great many small
pockaRes were picked mp, but NO b0diss.
Lloyds Agent arrived today and pro-
ceeded to Walkers' Head 10 take charge
Of the wreck.
The mate Of tho lost steamer says: II
vas on deck Of the Cedar Grove with
lady on ono arm and holding on with
the other, when the sea vaahed the lady
from my erasp." The mate says he
and tho captain ware standing on the
sta,board aide Of the shart room, whom
the captain sent him forward 70 let 60
the anchor. when the how Of the steam.
er vent down With him and the lady.
When he ross be got in the boat with
somc Of the Grew, but nothing vas ceen
Of the captain or lady, and be thinks
they were lost, - there Vas little or
nothing floating 10 Which they miRhs
cling until rescued.
An DDh n. e.