Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-24

nsssss to assist her in procuring a
abortion, which be refused to do. Sh,
afterwards told him shs bad secured th.
Aid Of . druggist IN accomplishing he,
purpose. Al ths testimony b Of thi,
ohazaetw.
An laAeOesAeas Peaisiesan.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-Ths Tine
says Aanhalrs letter declining ths
nomination for Congressman at larR,
will b rscy and pungent, and will lsavs
no doubt in the public mind as to hi.
present political status. He heartily
sympsthisss with the Independents in
their Last bolt against bossism. and ID
implacahls in his hostility to the pres
snt senator Cameron, - hs was in his
hostility 70 the elder Cameron more
than twenty years ago.
Ra1lreaA Asetlnx.
CHICAGO, May "a meeting viii b
held here this week, which will advance
rates to interior points, particularly to
PittsburR and other Pennsylvania cities,
J. G. MoMillin, Of the Chicago 4 Alton,
has refused 10 accept place on the
Board Of Railroad Arbitration, which
1t II proposed to make take tho place of
the Commissioners. which Office Of Com
missioner, When Mr.. Fink retired from
that Office, was virtually done away
with.
4 Severe Rresa 0n 1oWa.
A large number of reports from Iowa
points give further details Of damage
BY the frost Of Sunday night, and indi-
cato that last nights cold wave was
severe. At Boone q sharp frost nippei
the corn more or less. and greatly in
jured fruit, especially on low lands.
About Dubuque and throughout north
ern Iowa there was heavy frost. Cher
riss and plums were ruined, and apples
wefe moro or less injured. Along the
Iowa division Of the Wabash Was q
heavy frost, but corn Was not up and
no harm was done BY the frost at Keo-
kuk. It was heavy about Cedar Rapids.
and oil kinds Of vegetation showed its
effects. The weather has delayed corn
planting, and farmers express fears
that the corn already in the ground will
rot.
4 Murderer CauGhs.
M0eNT VxlxoN, (Ill.) May 0.-Rob-
srt A. Smith, who killed Charley Yost
here, was captured by . posse, after
being shot at several times and seri-
ously wounded. He il now in White
county.
4 wealthy Prisoner.
NEw Yo1x, May 3.-Chas. H. Smith,
indicted with Broekaway in connection
with tho larceny Of bond plate from
the Treasury Department, was taken
today before the United States Commis-
sionsr in Brooklyn. Counsel raised OBJ
jsctions Of misnomer. claiming clients
name was not Chas. H. Smith. Smith
was released later on $4,000 bail, his
wife being his surety.
Dlg strike . Ceme.
PrrTsBusoH. May 2.-A conference
between tho iron manufacturers and
workmen's associations, ON new scale
Of wages, failed IN reach an agreement.
4 general strike on juno 1st is thought
to bs inevitable, throwing thirty thou
sand men ont Of work.
An 9leeslea Centesa.
WAsznoTox, May 22.-Thsrs were "A
Republican abssntses from the House
today, and when the contested election
case of Nackay -Dibble was called up,
Ave hours were occupied in flibustering
and the Republicans were unable to do
business, having NO quorum. Calkins.
Chairman Of the Election Committee,
says hs expects 10 have . quorum Of
Republicans here on Wednesday, but it
IL privately admitted ON the Republican
side that the prospect Of securing action
on the case this session Is very poor.
oseS Received.
CLEvELAxD, May 3.-The Garfield
Monumental Committee today received
e163 from Salt Lake City, and 800 from
Corpus Christi.
Wesk Resumed.
DEr.orT, May 22.-Ths booms on the
Nufksgon River, the mills Of which
have been closed two months on account
Of strike, opened this morning, tAs
men working under protection Of the
Pinksrton Ioloe.
MxlrDzx, (Miss.) May 2a.-The circus
are last night resulted in lon Of $780,
600; insurance, ts0.000.
4 Murder TRIAL.
KxoxvrLLE, May 2a-Judes Matthews
Of the United States Supreme Court to-
day convened the United States Circuit
Court in special session to Try the case Of
the State Of Tennessee N. George F. Lar
Kin, for murdsr. About . year ago Lar
Kin was Deputy United States Aarshal,
and killed his cousin. The cass attracts
muoh attention - . tsst cass, because it
II the enly one Of the kind ever tried in
the United States Oonrt. Judges Baxter
and Ksy at With Judge Matthews.
Arresalng Lis own Nephew.
DAxxAs, Texas, Nay A-Hon. ]. W.
Truit4, . member Of the Legislature,
pansd through hare having In custody
Bill MoDcuald and Jim Martin, Who
robbed ~ Texas PaeiAo train at Ranger
station . month ago. Martin b his NO
phev.
Pun ou Hand.
Cz1cAoo, Nay 8.-The Tis'es St.