Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-22
EASTERN NEWS.
,. NJ the Presidents Party.

OF Washakie, W. L., aug. lb.-Ihs
Il.as;aent's party followed the tortuous
,ndinc- of the Wind river nearly to its
snnrre. and then commenced the ascent
SPobert Lincoln pass, used by Lieut.
General Sheridan last year. and banned
- honor of the secretary OF war. The
...s IL the shortest and easiest of the
ortes between the valley of the Wind
.;rsr and the valley of the Snake river.
Ths marty reached camp at II O'Clock,
ssvino travelled about seventeen miles.
Tba camp is named Robert Lincoln and
!. situatsd on the crest of the backbone
- the Rival mountains; altitude 5000
80 above tbs level of the SEA. Within
= hundsed yards of the camp are streams
.hioh dow respectively into the Allan
~ md Pacific oceans. The president
snsnt part Of yesterday trout fishing,
IA returned TO camp with the heaviest
cstch of the party; the average weight
~ the trout being two pounds. Sur
sson Norwood returned to camp, hay
no shot an elk of enormous size and
light. The other hunters of the party
hrouqht in two antelopes, and a good
upoly Of mountain grouse and wild
Sncks. Tomorrow morning the party
sompsnos the descent Of the Lincoln
-. viii camp in the valley Of the
kfos vsntre river, where the first view
Al The Grand Teton mountains will be
obtsined. The president and all the
rsut OF the party are in excellent health
IA spirits. Game abounds, bat Gen.
sheridan has given peremptory orders
thst no more shall be killed than is alb
solusely necessary for the wants Of the
command.
France. China and AMMAN.
NEW YosK, Aug. 20.-The New York
Herald, in an editorial explaining a
snscial dispatch, Gays that France seems
dstermined.to learn what China really
intends to do about AMMAN. So today,
YsY southward from the scene of the re-
eent disc .m1ture of her little force, IN
der command of Colonel kivere, she
srpects to lombard the Annamite capl- |
ri. Her plan is qaite startling, though |
NOT entirely original. 1t is to take a |
roysI city, which to the natives seems a |
uart and parcel Of royalty itself, and |
install there king after her own lik- |
inc, leaving 70 China the difficult task |
Of explaining that the new monarch |
does NOT reach the throne in regular |
manner. The temporary SUCCESS of this |
project seems assured in advance, as |
Hue ID without strong defense. How |
long the advantage may be maintained |
viii depend on how long China chooses |
tc wait before dropping her slow but |
very heavy hand upon the Gallo game. |
The NortAern Pacaac.
PHILADELPHIA, August 1.-THE Press |
NsW York special gives column inter- |
visv with Vice President Cakes of the
Northsrn Pacific, who said: II can stats |
that all our enterprises under contro of
either TIE Northern Pacific or Oregon
Irsnscontinsntal are now 30 far ad-
vanosd that at the expiration of fifty or
sixty days no more money will DO re-
Quired for construction purposes. The
caypings for August will be at the rate
Of 100000 per annum, and $500, 900
far October; 81 SOC, 600 of these earnings
include earnings from construction.
which for the last fiscal year we're 10
per cent. OF the gross anouat reported"
oaly Seventies Miles or Gap.
MmsoULA, August 2O.--The end of the
track yesterday was sixty miles east of
hore, aud the gap shortened TO seven
ten miles. The end Of the track at the
other end n nov within seven miles Of
TIE Little Blackf0ot, bat stages will
oontinus 10 run from there to Deer |
Lodge until completion Of the line. |
PseeonQen cannot be taken over the |
uountains by rail without delaying con-
struction work.
Iasred and Reatherea.
OnlcAoo. Aug. l5.--William g. Far
wood, . white man, married a coiored
gsl at HAndbeach, Mich, one week ago.
lat vssvAe a ksv~. hsa
bridal chamber in the negro quarters
and treated him to coat of tar and
feathers and gave him free passage on
the railroad ont OF the corporation.
The last seen OF him no was taking
Horace Grssly's advice and coming
West. He was helped along with small
stones. Farwood left Cleveland a
couple Of months ago with a party of
house painters. When the party re-
turned farwood decided to remain in
Michigan. gtating that he could got
more work there. He il q fine looking.
intelligent fellow. SO years old. He left
. wife and two children behind him in
Cleveland. During his residence in
that city he was man OF good habits
and was we'll liked by his employers.
Death o. an Cid soldier.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. 8.-General
o. w. Bromlsy, q soldier Of the Mexican
var, and who IL In claimed killed the
Seminole chief Osceola, in the Florida
Indian war, was buried in this city to-
day. Deceased was born in 1917. Ten
years ago he declined a commission and
rstirsment With half pay. Bromley
has hesn soldier Ia the regular army
for 70 years.
Demscrasic Candiaaies.
WAsuMoToN, August 20.--A corre-
spondens Of the Chicago Inter Ocean, in
intssviewinQ q prominent Indiana DEM
ocrat on the political situation, asked:
do you think the support the Louis
VILE CosriersJoarnal 10 giving McDon-
cd h earnest and s:noere?"
"Aost assuredly do. / know il. Mr..
Wattefson's visit 10 New York was mis-
Understood by most people. have good
reason to believe that he foresaw that
q some future time between that and
Tie election Of delegates 10 the national
eonvention there would DO . cry for the
cd ticket. In my opinion, which u not
nina aloha, but 10 shared by most OF
9eDouald's friends, Watterson's IA
nous lettos describing Tilden's health
~ physioal condition was designed TO
psovoke . discussion respecting the
poliey and probability OF putting the
cd uckss In The Geld. The object was
aeeemplishod. and the result has con-
vinoed MoDunnld's friends that an at
tsnpe 10 nominate Tilden and Hen
drieka would not ee formidable. An in
innate frisud Of Mcdonald told me
hat theso was pssfsos understanding
bstvesn WattesSon and the ex-senator,