Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-29
EAS T e R N.
..sou.rEp PRESS DISPATCHES

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Veto Almost Certain.
v..u1scros. July 2s.-It is expected
veto on the River and Harbor
wa ~, ,r;,, he sent no tho House Of Repre-
0'H ...;,aa tomorrow, unless it should
;ac;ded at the last moment In the
cs;rst TO allow the bill to become a
II was reported at the Capitol
...r 40 that veto message had been pre-
and the assertion was also made
~. ,hs bill had actually been vetoed.
IN. Gentleman who made this declara-
-. Aid not know that the enrolled bill
&c not taken to the executive mansion
-, this evening. Senator Vest de-
.,.,ad that he had seen a copy OF the
...o message, and Senator Kellogg
COWS w that the bill would not be ap-
proved.
reto are said to be the number OF ex-
.,.vacant and unnecessary appropria- |
lions for urimpor.ant works contained
!, the bill. 1t is asserted that the Pres
s;as,, will recommend the passage of an |
,nuropriation of one-half the amount
Of the present bill or ten million collars,
couferring authority upon the Secretary |
If War to expend the money on public
vo,ks as may be thought most advisable |
b, the engineer corps. An illustration
Of the looseness of statements made
with regard to the probable veto of the |
River and Harbor bill il found in asser-
tons that among the items in the bill
which met: with his disapproval is
m Appropriation for the improvement
Il Sacramento and Feather rivers. his
ooposition to this item being said to be
that the proposed improvement would
benefit the mining interest and not nav
xation.
LITTLE Rock, July 28.-Ten days |
ipce penitentiary lessee Ward sent a
nng Of convicts to Benton, twenty five
niles south on the Iron Mountain rail
road, TO dig gravel for the railroad con-
tractor. His son, Will Ward, was in
charge of the stockade and other build
nsserected. Late OH Wednesday night |
. large number went to the quarters and |
bausd the buildings and lumber,
nafched Ward and the convicts to the |
1pot, compelled them to return to Lit
as Rock, and threatened to kill them If |
they came back. No attempt has been |
made to resume work. Intense excite
nsnt prevails at Benton, and it is be-
lieyed serious trouble would follow if |
the convicts were sent back.
Milltavy wedding.
CHICAGO. July 28.-At the suburbs of
Imhurst this evening Lieut.. j. Tbomp-
son, son of Professor Thompson, one of
the teachers at West Points, was mar
ned to Miss Juliet HaRans, daughter of
Judge w. b. Hagans, of Cincinnati, who
hs his summer residence at Elmhurst.
Iisutenapt Thompson was member OF
he last class at West Point and has
tsun assigned to the Second U. s. artil-
kr. The wedding was conducted a la
matairs.
Pennsylvania Politics.
PHILADELPHIA, July D. Senator
Thos. V. Cooper, Chairman of the Re
publican State Convention. says the re-
py Of the Independents does not change
the situation, as it merely reduces to
fomality the rejection of the PROPOSE
tons submitted by the Regulators. He
thought the Independent movement had
Lost its strength among the Republican
muses., and predicted the Stalwart and
Independent ticket will poll less votes
han the Armstrong Labor ticket, the
nobable strength of which he placed at
nnsthine oyer 100000.
On. .ooe For the widow.
WAsHrNaroN, July 2s.-Ths President
hSapproved an act appropriating $5O,-
90 for Mrs. Lucretia Garfield, less the
mount paid Garfield on the account Of
hh salary.
Gambling He'll Raislesl.
NEw YORK, July 27.-Tattersalfs Turf
Club Was raided today by the police.
Gamblers were forewarned and defaced
'asspparatus and escaped.
Barr's Adopted son.
Aaron c. Burr, adopted son Of Aaron
burr, died this morning at his residence.
West Y. th street. He was born in Paris
lSOS. and was son of Count Veerdi
Dc Iisls.
sunStruck.
Qulte number of people are fatally
aascssd BY heat in this city and Brook
vn and neiRhboring places, the night
bringing little relief.
Fires ExtinGuishedl.
DErRoIT, July ga heavy thunder
aofm Of great violence did service in
eaecking forest fires in the. vicinity of
lAS' fawas, Michigan, where farms and
lumber tracts are burning by acres.
A fslygamous Rascal.
SW York. July 2S.-The Tribune
e1 "A returned Mormon Bishop with |
ane female converts was seen on a
Mse' car yesterday 70, n ron, making for |
we west bound trains. The Bishop |
e''a'ed sensation by stating that Le
"0serted the women to his faith and |
s''ss OF matrimony, and he would mar
yM o. them a. soon as they got to Salt |
nd
JartA Preparation.
LONG BRANCH. July 2S.-The Tariff
commission continued its public ses-
20 first heard a plea in behalf
ant'-analine dyes. then Assistant
ary Of the Treasury French con-
eed bis explanations and suggestions.
~ o.'it OF all of them was that the
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