Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-03

James exploded pretty little story
whlch has been going the rounds of the
press about her returning q watch 70
Mr. DOGGY IN Philadelphia. She indiQ-
nantiy denied doing 50, but claimed that
Little stole the watch and returned il in
her name. Alex. G. Smith, the man
robbed, was next examined. and gave
bis story Vt the robbery, which the pub
nc Is familiar with. He did not reoOc-
nlze Little as one of the men who com.
mittod the robbery. Other Witnesses
we're examinod. bat nothing important
was brought out. Six other witnesses
will be examined.
A meavy PuPse.
BOsIoN, Sept. Wv. p. Black was Of
fefed purse Of $1,000 for q truttino
contest ON the 18th here, between Fanny
WitherspOon, Black Cloud. Helen, Cling
stone, Parana, Edwin Thorne, Aldine,
Humboldt and Santa Claus.
wedding Cereassy.
NEwPoss. Il. l., Sept. 1.-Neariy 1000
pers.;,s attended the wedding of Il. r.
Colgate, of New York, and Miss Susau
Il. Prince, daughter of Col. VIM. E.
Priuce of the regular army, last night,
1t was brilliant gathering, the elite OF
soclety being well represented.
Gisys Rate.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. a. Commissions
davens reports the average condition
OF the crops in Tennessee in August a.
follows: Corn 167, cotton %, tobacco
lis, sorghum 122. Fruits and all kinds
OF produce are way above par.
DistingslsheA Departure.
NV YoRK, Sept. 2.-The three year
old Thoroughbred sister to James b.
keene's FOxhall will leave by the Spain
ON tho 9Th inst. for Liverpool, where she
viii be met and taken charge of by A Z.
4. Finley, leading horse breeder Of
Australia, at present in England. This
flne bred young mare is at present at
Camef0n's stock farm, ON Staten Island.
where she was brought from her native
place, the noted blue grass regions of
Kentucky. Sho will be taken to Mel
bourne, Australia.
Fever at Besien.
BOsTON, Sept. 1.-The steamer Ar
dantham, fromlP Porto Ric0, has five cases
Of yellow fever on board.
Guleeau's DRalns.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-Dr. E. O.
Shakespeare Of this city, DR.. s. j. w.
Arnold of New York, and DR.. j. G. Mo-
Conrell of Washington, surgeons en-
gagged in examining Gniteau's brain,
met today and decided to issue report
showing the results next week. The re-
port will have no reference to Guiteau's
sanity. 1t will be a comprehensive state
ment of the condition Of the brain and
the nature OF the disease, il any.
Reaircd.
CRARIorrx, North Carolina. Sept. o.
Col. Charles Il. Jones, independent
candidate for Congress in the Sixth Dis
trict has retired from the contest.
Missouri Mules Beasht.
81. LoUrs, Sept. 2.-Col. SwinIey, of
tho English Royal Artillery, purchased
in this market today 500 mules for ser
vice in Egypt. They range from five to
nine years Of age, and from fourteen to
fifteen hands high, and are pronounced
BY Col. Swinley and DR.. Cox, his veteri-
nary surgeon, the q nest mules they ever
saw. This is the only purchase SO far
made in this country. They will be sent
by rail at once to New York, whence
they will 20 direct to Alexandria by
steamer.
The Canal Builders opinion.
BosIoN. Sept. "A dispatch from
Paris says DeLesseps, who has Just 70
turned here, in an interview ON Egyp-
tian affairs, said the first fact that
should be known regarding Egyptian
matters Is that tho movement is ma
ti0nal one. He is satisfied Arabi has
tho whole nation at his back. His force
at present il between 25,O00 and $1,000
Arabs. He has arms for 100000, and
when he needs men can get them. De-
Leaeeps had every reason to be satisfied
Alexandria's g Smelling by the Minotaur
was against force Of infantry and cav
airy, drawn out by u reconnaissance of
the British mounted infantry.
Ne0lnated fer Congress.
BAY C1Y, Sept. 2.-H. H. Hatch was
nominated for Congress by the Republi-
cams Of the Tenth District on the 347th
ballot.
Cealdny Stand the shoek.
RAI.xIaH, N. c., Sept. 2.-Daniel6h
wood, for seventeen years route agent
on the railway, having been discovered
in pilfering registered letters, committed