Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-26
EAS T e r n.
.ssoctArEo PRESS pisrArcHes.
Pellt,eal Assessments.

Pellt,ea1 Assessments.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Cabinet
.,a,v discussed the At orney General,
.sa.s on politici assessments The
p,.s;aent believed that nobody in any
.,s.u.iye department declining to eou.
,,;ho,s should be discharged or CRITICS.
"A or the attempt be made to injure
~, therefor, and no such action would
30 tolerated.
Repnb,icans Preparing.
s.s Fs,sUrsCo, July 2j.-Seventsen
psoubIican clubs Of shs city met las,
,;,bt and effected a permanent organ.
,,,t;,n by tue eie,tion of officers and
aa,,inting of misiionsrs.
suspected Murder.
I. il reported that Watts, former mate
o,ths ship Gatherer, arrested at Cork
an his arrival as mite of tho ship I'm
oerial. killed man named Logan dur
mo tae voyage of the Imperial. Logan's
,slstIyes in Cork made inquiries AZ to
ube,bsr he sailed hence in tine Imperial.
MS ssoertsined John Logan signed the
ui ,,esof the Imps rial here rs an Or
aiusry seaman, and as an Euglishman,
aged g.
The Pacific Railroad Land Grants.
WASHINGTON, July 2i.-Chsrges pre-
.srred by J. j. Newell to the effect that
n, pasage of the act by which the
Texas Pacific r. Il. Co. secured its land
ersrt in 1871 was procured by the lavish
expenditure Of money among Senators
and Representatives, formed the topic
adiscussion at special meeting of the
House Committs, on Judiciary today
Previous to today's meeting it was the
under Standing that Newell should be in
yited to appear before the committee to
MORROW morning, and tell what he knew
OF the subject: but the committee today,
bya ma ioritg vo.e, decided to defer the
heuing indefinitely and proceed at onee
with decentralization Of all the pend
ingland grant questions, with view oi
submitting report to b House during
this se,sioL or early next winter. At
tonorrow's meeting the committee wi.
t,ks upthe grant along the third parsi-
le!, through Arizona. 1t is along this
grant the Southern Pacific Co. constructs
isro.d,; the Tex,s Pacific, to waom
grant was originally made, having yield
Ito the Southern Pacific all It's claims
thereto in consideration of accessious to
|. by tho latter company.
Large fire.
CHICAGO, July 25.-The Inter Oecan
Grand Rapids, Michigan, special says a
Are took place here this evepin2, dos
troJing six million feet of lumber OWL
Cd by tn, Michigan Barrel Comoiny.
The fire also burned six dwellings,, and
damaged several others. The total loss
IA estimated at $l00,0oo. Insurance, un-
known.
N. r. Land Grant.
WASHINGTON. July 20 Tho minority
of the House Judiciary Committee Gu
deavoreo unsrecrssfuliy today, through
Knott uf Kentucky, tn have placed on
We ca'endar III ,ir 10 ssons for d, airing
forfeited to the United States and open
mfr ssttlem IA. all land, gr ,uted 10
the N,rthern Pacific Railroad by act OF
l3A which remained unpatented Ju'y
LIT, 1882. Fling in this, Knott pre-
sented resolution declaring sach lands
unearned. and requiring the President
to see to it that nc patents arc issued
Tor any Of these lands until the resolu-
{ion declaring them forfeited is disposed
9f
Canal Report.
Nloppt Of Georgia, for she m 'nority
Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
obtained consent of the House to bring
In report on the NiCdraguan Canal at
any time within ten days after the close
Of the present session.
70 creveal Land Grabbing.
The Pacific coast delegation ih the
House will 60 before the Public Lands
Committee tomorrow to urge immediate
Leport in tivor of the bill to prevent
Unlawful occupation Of the public do
main, prepared by the Emigration A d
Society of San Francisco, aud intro
duced by Representative Berry.
Crowded Cat.
R,secrans's bill for n public building
stSsn Francisco has failed to get a re-
port from the Pab 10 Building Commit
tss, through the failure OF that commit
~ to get a quorum At the last two
MEETINGS. Il rs not likely 1t will be re-
ported at the present session.
The oablln Marslcrers.
NEW Y0Rx, July 2J.-The Heraii's st.
Thomas special says man suspected Of
{hs assassination of Lord Frederick
Cavsndish was arrested at Puerto Cab
clio. He gives the names Of his accom-
plices. lie has been sent to Caracas.
Amlcahiy settled.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-President Bar
t'os left here this afternoon for Phila-
dslphia. II is rumored this evening
tnat during his visit he and Mr.. Rattow.
!hs Mexican Minister, came 10 an un-
dsfstanding by which Guatemala and
s'exico agree TO submit their long
standing boundary dispute to the frindly
sroitration OF the President Of the
tplted States. BY the convention which
Y said 70. have been signed by Presi-
GENT Barrios and Mr.. Rattow it is un-
asrstood that Guatemala gives up all
claims to the disputed territory. aud
we question lsft 10 arbitration is ~ ia
i0ssasct houudsry linss between Guat-
s~ala and the Proviace of Taconus:o.
Se1h iine 10 still to be surveyed.
Weel Traae.
bcsros, July 25.-Thsre il no change
u WOOL siace last week. The demand is
"sady from manufacturers, and fair
average business has been done.