Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-06
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NEw TAcoAA, December 5.-Counter.
felt Q. s. dve-dollar notes, dated March
l, 1851, signed BY Cfittendsn and: Spin
ner. are in circulation. The deception
10 complete, only the paper il pale vel
low, thinner than the genuine. Ou1
County Treasurer, II. j. Murray, re
coived one Of these counterfeit notes II
payment of taxes. MistrustinR il hs
had it examined at the bank, and, it b.
ing foundlspurious, he returned it to ths
taxpayer.
II is rumored Mr.. Williams of Puyal
lup, the almost murdered man, recov
cred consciousness, and accused Burke
the cosn arrested on suspicion of the
foul deed. II Williams dies, Burke will
shortly join him, 30 the people say.
In the Challenger case only three more
sailors are to 20 on the witness stand.
The Stranded SeAeener.
SAN FBANCIsoo, Dec. 5.-The captain
OF the schooner Twilight, stranded on
the northern cOast, 10 in this city and re-
ports that his vessel is not seriously in
jured, and that she can be gotten upon
the beach, where permanent repairs can
be made. He also reports the Caroline
Medan not much damaged and will be
got of.
O0eess ef the Grala Exchange.
At the annual meeting Of the Grain
Exchange, the following were elected Of
1cer.; President, J: N. shotwell; Vice
President, II. ]. Miller; Treasurer, II.
Schmiedel. Directors. Geo. w. McNear,
c. Dryfus, q. Eppenger, Geo. I. Marge,
Jr., s. B. Wakefield, T. C. Friedlander,
j. Greenebaum, II. H. Shinn, Benjamin
Lish, r. G. Mack, Homer s. King, and
Jos. Marks. The Secretary report,
covering period from March l4th to
December 4th, 1882, is A. follows: Rev
enus $6,077.z5; expenditures s., 1855;
cash balance 81 l,0s9.4O.
wheat Charter.
The British ship Jessemine, 1850 tons,
has q wheat charter to Cork, United
Kingdom, or Hanover, at 2 6; Cont
nent between Harve and Hamburg, g.
2s Sd.
Wheat Markets and shipping.
San FRANcIsco, Dec. 5.-The demand
for wheat is slack, and except for very
choice, which is scarce, prices favor the
buyer. Exporters are we'll supplied.
and have comparatively few vessels ON
hand, which makes them almost indie
pendent of the market. Few vessels
are loading. No. 2 cargoes and that
grade 10 particularly hard to dispose Of,
except ct market concessions of the
home quotations. The freight market
is going from bad to worse.
Almost Completed.
The now 20 called trans-oontinental
route is almost completrd, and it is OK
pected that it will be open to through
passage travel on the 1st OF January.
To participate in the final arrangements
incident to the junction of the South
ern Pacific with the Galveston. Hous-
ton and San Antonio Railroad, COl0ne.
Fred Crocker, President of the South
ern Pacific Railroad of Arizona and
New Mexico, left yesterday to meet
Charles Croker, G. P. Huntington, Le-
land Stanford and the President of the
connecting line. The two roads will
join each other in Texas. at a spot near
the bend in the Rio Grands. The road
has been constructed in the best possi-
bic manner, and as the engines are of
the most approved pattern, it is esti-
mated a high rate of speed may be
maintained, and the journey to New
York, via New Orleans, will not exceed
the time Of the present schedule from
this city to New York via Omaha.
Comasents.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-The following will
be published early Wednesday morning
in a paper in Washineton: The report
of the Secretary of War shows the ex-
penlitures for the year ending June,
1882, were $45,OO0 900; appropriation
for the year ending next June. $55. .662.-
600; estimates for 1884, $38, 1885,, 900.
These figures do not include the river
and harbor work or Mississippi River
work. The General of the army strong
ly urges an increase to 10000 men. Sol
diers are Overworked, and the compan-
les too small for discipline or real econ
omy. The force has been increased in
New Mexico and Arizona, where the
Apache outbreaks occurred, and tho
time is at hand when Congress should
make permanent provisions for CON-
Portable permanent posts at important
strategic points. The various disburse-
ments are fully treated; the extension
and further perfection Of signal offices
are urged, and the report concludes with
some recommendation for increase Of