Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-06
EASTERN NEWS.

EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED FREss DisPATcHhs
More Or she Cs0es.
rrsc1xxaTr, Oct 5.-Brof. wilson, OF
..sr;nciupati observatory. corrob0fatea
s.fement coming from Nashvllie o.
toe sanaratiou of the nucleus OF the
W. ust this morning into three equal
ce~mnents. His estimate OF the size
Nd distance apart agrees witn tnal
.ds Ia at Nashville. The disturbances
lies no difference IN The appearance
The comet TO the naked eye.
saewarts Store Ciosed ~ Aasa.
Svv York. Oct. The house Of A. L.
c.sm.r 4 Co. has finally closed It's
,o,s and what stock remains on hand
vii vi, Re disposed OF 70 Wholesale buyers.
Jndcs Hilton said to reporter tnas .ne
Tsnth street building will be remodeiied
I'D made completely tire-pro0f and VIII
- ,;ohted by electricity. They Will
s~,n;sh all the light and heat necessary
-, the building, and. dividing II into
..;ons. W. rent the whole as Wholesale
,s"a,tment house. The Chambers
uurt s.Irst buiIdiup will also be re,nodelled
snS made fire-proof in the same man
-, - for Offices and business purposes.
The Liberal League.
:, Jours, Oct. 1.-The liberal league
hss adopted resolution TO take politi-
ssi action. Resolutions were also passed
cMondemning AL the action OF the Attorney
CareraI of Massachusetts, ia suppress
~ % the works of Walter Whitman, the
Z".c.orship Z over the mail matter by the
S"s.ai authorities, and Bible reading
"a realm singing in Girard college as a
.,"i.tion OF Stephen Girard's will. The
..da, of business for tomorrow provides
-, the changing OF the calendar from
-. commencement Of the Christian era
20 some other date.
! r.ssr Oealers Runnias Elections.
RsroS, Oct. 4.--It il stated. on what
.coears 10 be good authority, that the
K.snocrasic Central Committee, falling
!, ;ts efforts 70 fill the barrel from the
secumulated money of the liquor deal
m nave asked tho brewers for sc, O,OO0
nd ths liquor dealers for $4,000 more;
I'D the leading representatives OF both
elasaes say that they do not care for the
Section of a Democratic Governor.
They caro- only 70 secure ~ many nom
neohibitOry Legislators AZ possible. They
propose 10 use their money for that pur-
pose.
fyias . Blew ap the supreme CoaPs.
WasnNoroN, Oct. 5.-The apprO soh-
/ inc session Of the Supreme Court Of tho
/ limited States, which begins next Mon
day. was the means today Of unearthing
\ An incident in the history Of Associate
Justice Stephen J. Field which has
probably not yet been published. While
/ passing down the avenue your cores
\ ppondent was called by y dealer in fire
arms and sporting traps and other par
sphanslia, and asked II he had seen the
i internal machine that had been sent TO
Judge Fold. He was taken into the
4 rear Of the store and q case Of q daGuer-
eotype was discovered lying upon the
counter. "Examine thia," said the deal
Or, "sud tell me what you think of it,"
A close inspection showed that conceal
"a in this case we're ten metallic car
hidqes with the side filed with An ex-
plosive powder and neatly inbedded In
vax and an ordinary pieoe of sandpa-
Dor was connected with the hasp OF the
case, which, II opened from the front.
would cauae ignition Of q bundle of
matches. The case, however, had been
opened from the back, and the internal
instrument had failed to accomplish its
design. A clipping from newspaper
~ pasted in the box detailing an ac-
count Of the decision by Judge Field re-
aarding some property in San Francisco,
i and it Is supposed the machine was tho
n eontrivanoe Of some disappointed liti.
CANT. Further inquiry showed that
the package came by mail, but was re-
earded with suspicion by the inmates Of
Judge Fields residence, and the parcel
Vas placed over night in pail Of water.
Afterwards II was pried open from be-
hind, and the deadly nature Of it con
tents divulRed. Had any one forced
the clasp open. AZ il customary Ia hand
ling small cases Of this kind, nothing
short Of a miracle could have prevented
the discharge Of the metallic cartridges.
4 Daring Train nshhess.
Il DENVER. OCT. l.-Full particuiaru Of
] ths train robbery at Granada, Colo. last
/ night, have been received here today, a.
follows: While the vsst-bound STAin
vas sidstfseked TO allow the east bound
veseenRer TO pass, two mon mounted the
mRine with drawn Yevolvers and CON-
] pelled the engineer to run the train Q
mile and half out Of town, whore fif-
teen ms0 With reviewers took possession
ef ths entire train. The only shots fred
vsts ct Conductor Deesx, whe had gone
forward to learn the cause Of the train
uoppinR: The conductor ran back 10
~ smoking car, where there we're .
e.agif and q deputy sheriff from Baton;
- sheriff from Las Vegas. They
NV their revolvers, which act saved the
sneneen from losing their valuables.
~ robbers then robbed the express car
0O. and ordered the engineer 70 GET
Ihey then got on thoif horses.
nelc1 vero hisched near BY, and Dc.
lsd sAfo IN the rear, O0ntaini nQ
NMADs vas not a0leatod. A p0oee Of
sepan III pursuit Of the 4obbees. ee-,
nse Ahsai tAe DasneA ossel lkhsat
NV ORlaAxs, Oct. 1.-THE sAtod ove
iaes lives 10 the admirable courage Of
nlot John Stout. He stood as the wheel
~ Rays hope 10 all BY his dsmness,
sadas the stsamsr rounded the point At
sneAtan Lzndi. Z. the flames fast envel-
pnR him, the brave man in the pilot
lease, despite the Are around him, With
lmost the last hope Of escape gone, re-
named at his post until hs gave the
sosd TO the engineer that the boat had
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