Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-14

Keller are in danger. The probabili.y
Is very great majority of the n Con.
Preesmsn will Be Democrats. Th> Re-
Puhhcans had similar experiences ia
| 1874; the year the ladies we're engaged
III the temperance crusade movement:
but they recovered the following year.
when they elected HAYES Governor. /.
is quite clear that Ohio, with its large
foreign element and whisky drinking
| Democrats, with its two parties so
evenly matched. cannot successfully
follow the example OF Kansas and Iowa,
which have generally gone Republic an
by 5000 to 5000 majority. In thoss
States the Republicans outnumber the
Democrats three to ono; hence the tenn
parance character of their people.
| Wool.
WHEELING, Va, Oct. i2.-The Tariff
Commission held n session here today.
Hearing was given among others to
wool growers, who asked for an increase
! IN d0ty Oh wools both specific and ad-
saioTsm. Ibis request comes from
| wool growers OF West Virginia and
Ohio. point was made by member
OF the Commission that Ohio produces
but one per cent of the wool clip of the
United States, and that 10 wool could
be protitably produced with lower
tsriff, or mono at all.
! The Ship Trade..A Fine FrelghseY.
NXw YORK, Oct. ia cold north
easterly storm prevails, and the result
| Is there il very little doing at the
| wharves Of California vessels, and the
| market Remains very quiet. Ratos for
frsights remain quiet and steady and
| firm for certain classes in which there
| IL movement. Tonnage supply il very
| meagTe, and long voyage ships are
scarce and wanted at full rates. An
nouncement was made yesterday of the
charter OF the Auxiliary Steamship Geo.
>. Homer, to load general cargo for
Portland, in Vanaiek 4 Co.'S line. This
vessel, which is owned by Capt. w. H.
Besse, of New Bedford, now being con-
structed at Bath, Me-. by Messrs. Goss,
Sawyer * Packard, and is expected to
be finished about Nov. 10th. She is
built of woods Of the very best quality.
locust treenails and copper fastened,
Her length is 30 feet, breadth of beam |
40 feet, depth Il feet, and she will bs |
bark rugged. She is TO he fitted with |
all thetparaphernalia of modern freight |
ing steamers, having surface condsnsing /
compound double engines, with cylin- |
ders of 70 inches in diameter and 30 |
inches stroke. She will have two loco |
motive boilers, each 6]1 feet in dame
ter and 10 feet long, with capacity of |
100 horse power each. She will have q |
composition wheel of two fans, nine |
fest In diameter, which will be turned |
perpendicular with the stem post, and |
keyed when steam is not used. She |
will have an engine to take in and dis
charge cargo, and will also bs fitted |
with providence steam windlass. She
has a large main hatch. and has bow
and stern ports, which will enable her
to carry the largest timber, etc. She
will also have accommodations for |
about ~ passengers. Her register il
about 400 tons and drought about 10 I
feet, which will enable her to steam di- |
rect to Portland and deliyer her cargo
without the aid Of lighters. Her capa-
city will be 1900 tons dead weight and /
measurement. She ia expected to steam
SIX or seven knots en- hour, and when
under steam to burn four tons Of coal
per day. No doubt Of the success of |
this vessel is entertejned by persons in |
terested, who are confident that this is |
to be the vessel Of the future.
Monsrins tho Dead.
MOUNT VERxox. Indiana, Oct. 13.-t
David Murphy, one Of the mob killed |
in Evansville on Tuesday night, was |
buried today. After the funeral a fund |
was raised for a monument. A large |
sum was also subscribed for the benefit |
of his three orphan children.
The Jeannette lnaulry.
WAsmHorox, Oct. l3.-Ths Jeanette |
Court Of Inquiry was taken up today |
with the examination Of Captain =. G. |
johnson. He was asked: Did you ever
make report to the Navy Department |
AZ to the seaworthiness OF the Jean |
nette7
He answered: Il was that made in |
conjunction with other nembers Of the !
Board, in which we expressed the opin- |
ion that she was not especially fitted |
for Arctic explorations. Il WaG1A rrivate |
enterprise and purchased vessel, and |
We felt some delicacy about expressing |
decided opinion.
Tomoerow Chief Engineer Farmer,
who was also . member OF tho Board OF
Inspection, and who is now in New
York, viii be examined, and Melville
will follow.
More Money.
The annual report Of tho Direoeor OF
tho Mint, which was forwarded to the
Secretary Of tho Treasury today, shows
q decided increase in the coinage for
twelve months ending June 9Th. 1850.
over that Of the previous year.
4 Gang u Rascals CaagAs.
IMpIAxAPoLIs, Oct. IA largo gang
Of o0unterfeitcrs wero arrested In Tip
ton last night, and brought to this city
today. About year ago man named
Hobbs gave information to the officers
of tho Secret Service Of the existence OF
Al. I>AA~ksoN hop
by the Government, who succeeded in
working up the case. which resplted in
the arrest Of the following parties last
evening: james Email, Jacob 0asterA
Christopher A. Masters. Wm. Shape, ].
Is. Johnapn, A. A. Smith, yasper =.
Wright. George King. ]. f. Small and
Lorenzo Haworth. Two days ago q
speeial agent and tho detectives aSfssted
James Campbell. Harvey 0a.postes and
VIM. Crull, members Of the Same gang
on train going to LoGansport. They
| were brought to this city, and kept Sc
curely; John Heating. saloOn keeper
Of this city, was also arrested today.
Most Of the captives ars rssidents OF
Upton county.
Yellew Fever.
| BROWNSVILLE, Texas, OCT. D.-There
are no new Gases reported. Onc dsath
has occurred. q Mexican. Lieutenant
| Urinne, Of tho U. 8. A., who has been
stationed at Fort Brown, died few
days ago. There n slight abatsment
| OF sickness at Comejo and 4ier. The
weather il hot With strong snuth winds
tprevailins.
| DAaa Payment.
WAszNoroN, Oot. 13.-Ths Treasury
Department win continue the rsdemp-
ton both in New York and Washington
| of the one hondred and seventeenth
| call bonds without rebate of interest,
but owners while receiving full interest
to December sd, viii b required TO de-
p0sit sum equal TO three mouths tnter-
est from August I, 1682, TO November ],
1882. A check Tor this three Unontha In
terest must be forwarded BY tho Z. =.
Treasurer TO registered owners Of bonds
on November 1st in the usual mxuner.
The effect 10, Of oOurse, % pay nov 70
the holders Of cAllsd hund1 interest
from November LIST, to December sd.
The three months interest due Novcm-
her Let, beina raid on that data