Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-15
EAS T e r N.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHER

EAS T RN.
..esccrArED PRESS DISPATCHER
Eeae % His Credit.
CHICAGO, April 14.-Geo. N. Sloan, q
Ill known Socialist here. writes to say
.h.. his party are not in sympathy with
tbs anti Chinese agitation.
Horrible Murder.
DALLAS, (Tsxas) April IA man
..med Sullivan was today arrested in
po,o. Pinto county, by parties from
mi, county. Sullivan is charged with
=. murder, on the night of March Nth,
,asI. Of two young brothers named
Guns. While returning from Waxa-
h.tshie, Ellis county, TO their homes in
H,lI comfy, they were met by Sullivan
..d Brown, concealed in a house, and
IT, Sans boys had their throats cut,
she;r bodies disemboweled. coal oil
.oured over the corpses, all set on FIRE,
and the building burned. They were
.;tnsssss against Sullivan and Brown,
sh.rced with theft. The object of the
murder was to keep out their testimony.
Brovn vas recently seen in the neigh
hofhood, and the officers are after
him.
CeslIy Horse.
LEXINGTON, (Ky.) April H.-Dr. l..
Hssr hss sold Mambrino King to c. j.
Hsmiin, of Buffalo. Terms are private,
Int arc said to be $l5, 900 to 10000.
Frssey.
idyices from the various points in
~ Safe and throu Shout IN, Soulh,
Indicate the damage from frost is local
md partial.
0piana Prohibition.
WASHINGTON, April ia circular has
hesn issued by the Secretary Of the
Treasury calling the attention of Collec-
Nh Of Customs to article two of the
hssty with China, proclaimed October
n, 1881, which prohibits the importa-
Seu Of opium into the United States by
Chinese subjects or into China by citi-
ssss Of the United States. Customs Of
fssu are directed to see that prohibition
tarictly enforced. In the case of im-
porsations Of opium already shipped
~ Department on special application
sill dscids what measures should be
tatn for the remission il forfeiture IL
incurred.
Congressional.
SENATE.
WlsHNaroN, April 13.-Ths House
bill 70 rsotify duties ON coffee and
elhsr products of the Netherlands,
shich had been amended by the FL
moe Committee to repeal the discrim-
iaatine duty Of ton per cent. on all pro-
1nsts Of countries east Of the Cape of
Good Hspe whom imported from places
sst Of the Cape was considered. The
tns 1t which repeal shall take effect is
ixsd for January 1st,s 1889. Tho bill
ihsnpassed az amended.
The Indian Territory Railroad bill
- thea taken up. An amendment to
soquire consent to the bill of tho Gener-
4 aCoancil Of the Choctaws and Chicka-
~ nations before it shall take effect
vnnjectsd, by ayes Is. noes 80.
Amendments we're offered by Plumb,
1eAillan and Salisbury, which were
aenpted and the bill passed, yeas 81
nays Is.
The bill appropriating 100000 for
Improvement Of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers was made unfinished
business for tomorrow.
Plumb, from the Committee on Ap-
pscpriations. reported without amend
nsnt the House bill appropriating $780,
Wto supply the deficiency in the cur
mt year in the subsistence Of Indian
Tribes. He explained that the bill was
SUBSTANTIALLY identical with the ono re-
emily originated and passed by the
senate and made necessary because the
Hosas refused TO recognize tho right of
~ Senate to originate the measure.
bsck said: 1--WE do not ooncede the
question. but waive it for the time"
h bill passed.
Humb, from the same committee, re-
lusssd the House bill to supply the de-
lasncies OF the current year, $4,000;
" printing stamps etc., for tho Rove
- Department, $4,000: for manufac-
u'ne papers for the Treasury Depart
mt $4,000; to continue work on the
Warrington Monument, tho latter ap-
ke<ation being for tho next fiscal
~, and toenabls the persons in charge
make contracts for the coming wear
= ihb time, passed.
N Senate bill to establish an assay
saes at Omaha passed.
HOU6E.
Updskraf, Of Ohio. concluded his
eem IN favor Of protection, rs opposed
oues trade, tariff or tariff for revs-
~ only.
lansr, Of Georgia, argued in favor Of
hsenus tariff.
amm, Of Pennsylvania, argued In
of of continuance Of the present
Ecese6vs system.
Annnsld, Of North Carolina, confined
- remarks principally to review of
. aoass Of the internal system Of tax
Min.
M Committee then arose.
:. ~ Senate bill passed appropriatina
vuO Tor the erection Of . monument
grave Of Thomas jefferson.
.sassaaisas ~ the Land Lemgue.
"AiSorox, April li.-At the Land
~ Convention today the following
- from the Committee on Rssolu-
aan ms read:
ssAs, evil and long continued