Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-16
EASTERN NEWS.
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r,v1.x. N. ]. Aug. A.-Wm. H.
ws,ner and wife occupied rooms In the
s.oss Of Greenle II D. Brown, No. 20,
WI stre.t. Warner became Jealous,
~ tonioht shot his wife and Brown.
hxh probably fatally.
p. II. Arrested.
Tho. n. Hayden, assistant postmas-
.,r n Callsdega, Alabama, was arrested
on . charge Of robbinR registered let
iefS.
Dosble Death.
s...rooa, Aug. 14.-Judge William
c.hack of New York, formerly Of Sa-
ssnnah. died suddenly at the United
Es,tts hotel today, and Judge VIM. n.
law Of Louisiana, died at the Phiuney
house.
A ueoel Become Hospital.
yrw YoRx, Aug. 14.-It is understood
that friends of the two sick persons at
i.slie. n. J.. have come to the prOprie-
t,r's terms and paid him $500 to run
the hotel until they can be removed.
Onlv the sick, their attendants and ply
s,cisns are left in the hotel.
Tari6 CommlssiOn.
Loso BRANCH. Aug. 1.-THE Tariff
Commission continued to hear pleas On
", behalf of the various industries
today.
Harrow Escape 1rem lynchln4.
TAyLossvILLK, I'll. Aug. 12 Immense
crowds gathered around the Jail las.
uiaht, forced open the door, took out
Montgomery, Clements and Pettis, put
ropes around their necks, and with
threats and blows tried TO make them
cnfess; but without avail. They were
then taken into the court house yard
and strung up to limb Of tree for
about minute, then let down and OK
hofted TO confess; but all three protested
their innocence. At this point a fire
broke out in town, which attracted
portion of the crowd, and Mr.. Bond,
father of the outraged girl, and the
prosecuting attorney, appealed to the
crowd to let the men stand their trial.
This had modifying effect, and the
men were returned to Jail at 2:3O a. m.
l3so Miles Of Road.
MnwAuKEK, Aug. 15.--The completion
Of the Council Bluffs Division Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Panl Rail-
road makes the entire length Of the st.
Paul system of roads 4,35O miles, by
long odds the greatest system in the
country. II il operated in sixteen divis-
ions.
New hog Feed.
Fam, (Ill.) Aug. 15.-Farmers are feed
tugt hogs rye, a. being cheaper than
corn for meat fatting.
A Cat In Wages.
prrrsBuno. Aug. l5.-\ report comes
from the Matching Valley. that Brown.
Bonnell d Co., owners of largest mills
IN the country, whose pay roll is over
employees old wages, and state that il
the offer il not accepted they will hire
n0n-uni0n men.
Tho Yellew Fever.
BRowNsvILLE, Aug. 15.--Ten new Gases
and one death. Ia Matamoras the fever
Ia spreading in the suburbs; six deaths
are reported.
Fever In Florida.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15.-Montgomery
City quarantined against Pensacola last
evening. There are number Of reports
OF fever being there.
The Dorsey Letter Sensation.
WARRINGTON, Aug. l5.-The letter
from Dorsey TO the late President Gar
field excites eome comment. General
Swayne, who was at Mentor as the con-
fidentiai friend Of the President elect,
at the time the letter purports to have
been written. says he never saw it until
II appeared in print. He received sev-
eral letters from Dorsey himself, and
supposed all written BY the ex x-SenatOr
were sent to him. He regards it some
what angular that he never heard of
ths receipt Of suoi miasive.
Pnaslinx 0uesaiens from Port Town.
send.
Judge French, Acting Secretary of
the Treasury, finds the now Law prohib-
lung Chinese arriving In this country
b n furnished him great deal of work
IN the way of making decisions, and
Interpreting the intention Of Congress
In connection With tho Law. He is cOn-
tinually in receipt Of inquiries from
collectors Of various ports, asking for
Instructions. The most interesting case
Of this kind came from Port Townsend
today. The Collector there asks what
he shall do in the case Of a Chinaman
Who had enlisted in an American port
hs sailor, and having served out his
term OF enlistmonk. wants to land
where he enlisted. Under the provis-
ions Of the now law tho Collector says
tbs clear he shall not be allowed to
land; but a coaflict arises a. between
the now and former laws in regard to
sailors. Under the shipping agreement
With the Chinnman, the Captain Of the
vessel bound him self to land the China
man in an American port. II he failed
~ do 30 he is subject 70 fine under the
maritime law. II he does land the Chi
naman he will subject himself TO q