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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-16

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of CoInpt roller Of the Currency.
Washington. June ith. 1855.
WHEREAS. BY SATISFACTORY
w evidence presented tn the under
signed. il has been made to appear that
The Puget Sound National Bank Of Seat
tie. in The city of seattle. in the C unity OF
King and Territory OF Washington, has
complied with all the provisions OF the
Revised Statutes OF The United states C
quircd 10 be complied with before an As
sociatian shall be authorized to comnehce
the business OF banking;
Now. Therefore, I. John Jay Knox.
Comptroller of the currincy. do hereby
certify that The Pug.t Sound National
rank of Seattle. in tn" city Of seattle in
the county Of King ard Territory of Wash.
ington. i authoriz ii to commence the
business OF banking as prnvi'ed in sc ton
ff'ty-one hundTed III sixty nine of the
Revised Statutes ot the United rtates.
f~, In ts-teIDny where y itness
lsx my hand and seal of office this
'AAh' Ith day OF June, 1882.
49, JOHN JAY KNOX.
Comptroller Of the Currency.
No 2ae6. jy25 I'm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-16

A match game Of bass ball between
the Snohsmish Nine and Seattle Nine
oans of at the grounds Of the Seattle
Driving Park yesterday afternoon. ow-
ing to other festivities in town. there
Was but aim attendance. Five in-
ninRs were played which resulted in a
victory for the Snohomish soys. The
scors was a. follows:
N. D.. fN..a N.,s,a Rura Guf
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-16

They've got above applauding . good
prayer In Leadvilie nov. IL clergy
man Rtvsa satan One between the eyes
and vheodles Providence we'll at the
ane sims, they send him boquets BY
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-16

Oh, say, young man. II you want to
take your girl for ride, and can't, on
account OF the lameness of ynur horse.
Won should procure bottle Of kendali's .
SPAWN Cure at onos, for nothing Ia bet
tar for man or beast. See advt.
Interest for sale in paying business
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
LOSSES BY FIRE.

"a S9n,000,00O Ash-heap," is the
striking heading of the Commercial Bull
letin's summary of the fires of 1882
Even more striking are the figures for
the whole world as presented by cor
respondent IN the columnsof the London
Times for year st spe, - peo-
smably 1880. According TO hin, the
losses by fire in this country Burpass
those anywhere else. He puts them at
SIG, 100000, some S5,O0O,OO0 more
than in Russia, which comes next.
The English losses are estimated a
forty-fge millions, the Germans at thir-
ty, the French at fifteen. The estimate
for the United States, at least, is grossly
excessive. It is twenty millions above
the figures of the careful Bulletin,
which include the Canadian losses,
while Canada is down IN the tables of
the correspondent for twenty millions
more. The total for the United States
according to the review of the year re-
Gently published In the New York Times
was SlU,UUU.UUU. In Europe the IOSs
per inhabitant was greatest in England,
bat in proportion TO wealth it wac great
est in Russia. In the first particular
the United States far surpassed Eng
land. More confidence may be felt in
the figures Of premiums, which are less
open to errors Of estimates. Forty
eight millions, it appe ars, were paid in
premiums in one year IN the United
States. England ranks next by the pay
ment of $34, 100000, and Germany
comes third with total of $50, 500, 900.
The total premium payments for the
world for this one year we're $3.50, 900,
900, or, taking the world over, nearly
equal to the wages of million men for
an equal length of time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
WATERFOWL, WIS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1888.
THE FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.

The proposed Florida ship canal, for
which charter is TO be asked from the
legislature of that state, and for which
surveys have been made, is to begin at
8 polut on the Atlantic coast at or be-
tween the bay and harbor of Fernandina
and the bay and harbor of st. Angus
tine, thence by the most practicable route
across the peninsula, terminating IL the
Gulf of Mexico, at a point between St.
Marks Bay and Tampa Bay. The canal
Is to be 200 feet in width at the water
line and thirty feet III depth, and, &C
cording 10 the terms OF the charter,
. shall be operated for public use, for
the passage through tue same of steam
ships, sailing vessels and other ocean
water craft; also of propellers, steam
boats, barges, canal boats, tow boats
and other inland water craft used III con-
veying al kinds of commerce and carry
ing persons that may pass over, on, or
through the said canal" A right of
way is desired one mile in width from
the Atlantic TO the gulf for the canal and
a telegraph line, and q right of way half
a mile III width for one or more branch
canals. The state is asked to give six
million acres of the internal improve
ment fund lands in aid of the object.
The eastern terminus of the canal will
probably be on the st. Johns River,
few miles above Jacksonville. The ia
corporators are mostly northern men,
and among them are General Butler and
Simon Cameron. The capital stock Is
to be from forty to sixty millions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
He fought under Bonaparte, a

Waterloo.
Henry T. Morgan, the well known New York
banker, died in his carriage while being driven
from Wall Street to his home on the 26th
Cablegrams convey the sad intelligence of
the demise of Lord Greville at London and OF
F1otow, the cOmpo, er, at Weisbaden
James Patrick, the oldest journalist III Ohio,
died at New Philadelphia, in that state on the
23d inst, aged 81
Prof. Samuel Stillman Greene LII. d., of
Brown University, died at Providence, r. l.,
on the Oath. aged nearly 70 years.
John S. Wright, one of the best known mer-
chants in the coffee trade in this country. died
at New York on the oath
Paul Gustave Dore, the celebrated French
artist, is dead. He caught cold on the 10TH
which caused inflammation of the throat and
ended hls life Notwithstanding every effort was
made TO arrest its progress. Deceased was 81
years of age.
Prof. Alon2o Crittendon. LII. D., president
of the Packer Collegiate Institute, and one of
the most distinguished educators in the United
States, died at his residence in Brooklyn on
the 23d, aged 81
Dr. Geo. nj. Beard, q welI-known physician
and q voluminOuS writer Of medical works, died
in New York on the 23d.
The death of Lord CastIetown is announced
from London.
Peter BalIantine, the millionaire brewer of
New York, is dead. Age 81.
DIR. Edward III. Knight, author of Knights
American Mechanical Dictionary, and other
literary works, died at BelIefontaine, O., on
the 23d.
ExMember of Congress Charles DeIano, of
Massachusetts, passed away at Springfield, on
the 23d.
George G. Burdette, prominent stove man
ufacturer of Troy, N. Y. and Chicago, Ill.,,
died suddenly at the former place on the ODD
inst of heart disease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31

Three prominent firms were burned out at
Omaha Neb.. on the 26th, Mcmahon, Albert &
Co., druggists, Meyer & Raapke, grocers, and
Hornberger, billiard u Werth's restaurant.
Total loss $780, 600.
Tue Cincinnati Steam Forge Company's
building burned on the Goth. Loss S30, 900.
Richland Center, Wis, suffered a severe loss
by fire on the Goth. Kurouskop's Block, the
finest In the city, together with several less
pretentlous structures were destroyed. The
loss 1s estimated at fully $4,000.
The Opera House at Defiance, Ohio, tosk
fire and was consumed on the night of the 25th.
Loss estimated at $45, 600,
fire at Buffalo, N. Y, on the Goth, wiped
out Hall Sons fire brick works, Loss $780,
900.
The Sandwich MASS Tack Factory. lately
fitted out with new machinery was consumed
by fire on the 25tb. Loss heavy
University Hail, connected with Prof Hol-
brook 8 normal school at Lebanon, o., was re-
duced to ruins on the night of the 25th The
building cost $50, 900.
The Elkhill Coal Company's breaker in Dick
son City, Pa, burned on the oath. Loss $25,-
600.
Smiths Organ Factory, corner Of Clarendon
! and Montgomery Streets, Boston, was reduced
to ruins on the 24th- Loss S45, 600.
CambridReport, Miss, suffered the loss of
several fine business houses by fire on the oath
Loss 1872, 00O.
Fires on the 23d Co5hocton 90 Steel and
Axle works, $40, 900; John G. Weaver's villa at.
Newport, 1856, 900; Kelly's Cigar factory, Lon
don, Ont, 900; several business houses in
COchrane, Ga, 100000; the business portion of
Athens, Mich, 1915, 900; Spaulding's Block,
Nashua, N. H., $50, 600; ten houses comprising
an entire block at Raleigh, N. C.
Boyle's distllery located on Pike'5 run, near
Belle Vernon, Pa, was reduced to ashes on the
22d, together with $4,000 gallons of whisky.
Loss $4,000.
Property valued at $50, 900 was destroyed by
fire at Washington, Ark, on the night of the
21st.
The frame residence and stables belonging
to Samuel POgue at Avondale Ohio. were de-
stroyed by fire early on the morning of the
21st, the family narrowly escaping death The
loss il S15 600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Litery Work and Tobacco.
From the London Times


In response to a circular recently sent
out by Mr.. Arthur Reade, who has been
collecting information as to the habits OF
literary men In regard to stimulants, the
Able Moigno gives an interesting record
of his experiences. The letter appear
ing III his paper, Les Mondes, states that
he has published $50 volumes, small and
great; that he scarcely ever leaves his
work table, and never takes walking ex-
ercise, yet he never has trace Of head
ache or brain WEAKNESS.
Snuff taking he some times practiced,
but he vigorously condemns it. He has
learned twelve different languages by q
method of his own, and with regard to
his requirements in philology ana chron-
Ology he says: 81 was one of the most
extraordinary personalities of one time,
and Francois Arago sometimes laughing
~ threatened to have me burnt as a sor-
cerer." On one occasion, when in Mum
ich for few weeks, and spending the
evenings with Bavarian servants, who
each smoked four or five cigars and drank
two or three pots of beer dally-Stein-
he'll, hemostilIustrious boosted of smok-
ing 5000 cigars year-the Able came
W 01hOtAO uhA &C VI AOuI S1SSCl1 a Outs A1C
had also new taking to snuff, so that
when preparing his calculus of varia-
tons, a very difficult mathematical work,
he would empty his snuff box, which
held twenty-five grammes. in day. But
one day he was surprised to find himself
painfully unable to recall the meaning
of foreign words, or to remember dates
with which he had been familiar.
Thereupon he formed a heroic resolu-
ton, and since August 1, 1868 when he
smoked three cigars and took twenty-five
confines worth of snuff, he has, up to
the 25th of June, 1882, touched neither.
This was, for him, complete resurrec-
ton, not only of memory, but ofgeneral
health OF well being; he has had indefinite
capacity of work, unconscious digestion,
perfect assimilation of food. For the
rest. he mentions that he takes small
cup Of black coffee in the morning, and
when all but two or three spoonfuls has
been drunk he adds small spoonful of
brandy or other alcoholic liquor. This
is his ration of stimulants. He goes to
bed about and rises about 5, full of
Vigor. The Able is over 80.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31

Two boys Christian aud Loby, were fatally
aud three seriously injured by coasting &C
cident at Shamokin, Pa, on the 28th.
A skiff capsized at Shreveport, La, drown
ing Alex. Morton and wife and Tom Edwards
all colored.
An explosion of metal occurred at the Risdon
Iron Works, San Francisco. Cal, on the oath,
by which John Lydon was killed and Thomas
Brady fatally injured.
While a steam fire engine was taking suction
from cistern at Yncennes, Ind, on the night
of the 23d, the reservoir exploded, letting the
apparatus fall to the bottom. Several persons
were injured, but none fatally. The engine
was badly wrecked.
leila Gretze, domestic at Chicago, H., was
killed on the morning of the 23d by the expio-
sion of the water-back in a kitchen range.
The supply pipe was frozen, hence the acct
dent.
A party Of careless workrlen attempted to
dry some Hercules powder cartridges in a
blacksmith shop at Pine Hill, KY, on the 22d.
Albert Reeves, Louis Fortner and David
Brown were killed. Of the shop only four
posts remain.
Patrick Farley and Thomas Purcell were
killed by an explosion in Some & Flemming's
oil works, Newton Greek, N. Y, on the 3d.
The body of the former was literally cut in
twain by a cap and the two. parts dropped into
tank of boiling OIL Purcell's body was not
recovered. Damage SIS, 000.
22d inst.-one at Portland, O., and the other
at Elkton, Md. At the former place the boiler
in a planning mill collapsed, killing Sherman
Lewis, aged Is, and wounding Ellsworth
Lewis seriously. At Ellzton the immense
buildings of the Ledger Paper Mill Co., were
partly wrecked. Three men lost their lives and
seven others received injuries. Damage $15,-
900.
Seth Page, justice of the peace at Ophir, at
| tempted to cross the range at Silverton, Col,
without shoWshoes. He was found by mail
carrier frozen to death.
Gabe Foster, Chicago sporting man, who
went to Little Rock, Ark, during the state fair,
and lost heavily on horses went into the woods
near that place on the morning of the Dist, and
was found frozen to death in the afternoon.
The largest gasometer at Glasgow, exploded
Saturday night, injuring eight persons. It is
alleged that Fenians blew it up.
Louis Trempe, of Sault Ste. Marie, attempted
to cross the Straits of Mackinaw on the morn
ing of the 10th, with team carrying the
mails, aud no trace Of driver, car or horses
has been seen since.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Work of the Flames.

A storehouse at Winooski, Vt, filled with
wool and mill supplies, was burned on the 9th.
Loss 1925, 900; insurance, 1915, 900.
A fire at Atlanta, Ga, on the 9th, consumed
building containing the Masonic hall, and
several stores. Loss $65, 900.
Martin, Clapp & French's shoe factory at
TapleYville, Mass, burned on the 18th. Loss
$1O0,0 900.
Hastings, Ont. suffered the loss of Peters
WOODEN factory and Fowlers cotton factory by
ire on the 9th. Loss $50, 900.
Sweetzer's shoe factory at Lynn, Mass, was
7isited by fire on the 9th, which damaged
stock to the extent of $110,00
At Winooski, VT, on the 9th, collision oc-
cured between two freight cars. One of them,
hden with kerosene, exploded, setting fire to a
urge frame storehouse close to the track. The
sorehouse was consumed, together with the
contents, which consisted of wool and mill sup
pies. Loss 100000
Ireland's Mills at Buckhaven, Eng, were re-
diced to ashes on the Goth, throwing 400 peo-
PIE out of employment. Loss several thousand
pounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Dibdln's Memory.

A scheme is on foot to fifty commemo-
rate the great English song writer,
Charles Dihdin, by placing the bust of
him in Westminster abbey. The bust al
ready exists. It was paid for by public
subscription and designedfo for the nation
al mausoleam, but possibly at the last
moment the " Life of Dibdin % was taken
down from the shelves and rather too
critically read, with the result that the
sculpture was denied admission into the
abbey and sent TO embellish the interior
of Greenwich hospital. 1t Is now asked
that the work should be removed to the
place best fitted to receive it, and to this
end nothing more is Aeedful than the
consent of the dean of Westminster and
the subscription of a few shillings to pay
for the washing of the etigy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Making Shot.
[From the Chicago Field,

from me chicago E1elQ.J
A shot tower is an immense brick
structure, $50 feet high, resembling a
lighthouse more than any thing else.
Visitors are conducted up a spiral stair
case inside, to the top, where fine view
is obtained for miles about, but the view
down the inside is not so pleasant. The
opening where the shot descends becomes
narrower and narrower, until nothing Is
seen at the bottom but darkness. At
the top of the tower are the furnaces for
smelling. From these lead is poured
into pans, set in the tower, with perfor-
ated sheet-iron bottoms. The melted
lead comes through these holes and en-
larges on the other side. formed into
globules before it falls down to the well
beneath holding several feet of water.
The large shot drop the whole hight of
the tower to the bottom, but the smaller
sizes only about half as far One pecu-
liar thing is, that small shot generally
expand in falling, and the largest sizes
contract. Very great care is necessary
in mixing the metals, as it would run
through the holes and drop in strings if
not of the proper proportions and no
shot could be made at all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
TILE-DRAINAGE FOR FARMS.

The annual convention held by the
tile-makers is of service to the entire
agricultural population of this state,
says the Chicago Tribune, because it
serves to impress upon the farmers the
great advantage of using tiles, and de-
velops the latest ideas based upon actual
experience IN regard to the proper size
and laying of the same. At the conven-
ton of this year, held at Springfield on
Tuesday, the progress which has been
made IN farm drainage was exhibited by
the universal testimony of the manu-
facturers that they cannot make tiles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Record of Tragedies

Shortly after midnight on the 18th, four
Kentuckians had a shooting ARRAY at Coving-
ton. All were wounded, one mortally.
party of bandits, led by Jesus Bancos.
were attacked near San Juan Jalalasce by rural
soldiers under Capt. Thomas Lemon. A des-
perate fight ensued. The bandits were defeated,
having eleven killed. Six soldiers were killed,
including brother of Capt. Lemon.
Horace Hall shot Daniel Glover dead in a
ballroom in Orangeburg County, S. G. Their
sisters had quarreled. All the parties me
coored.
John G. Downing, colder of the 18th infan-
try was killed in cold blood at Fort Stanton
by cowboys, who narrowly escaped lynchIng
At Memphis, Tenn, on the afternoon of the
10th, difficulty occurred between James
Proudfit, clerk OF the LIE Soto OIL Works, and
Achilles Wlneberg, a Swede, formerly en-
ployed at the mIl Wineberg struck at Proud
tit with an axe when the latter retaliated.
Adler II. Proudfthero appeared on the scene
and beheld WIneberg In the act of striking his
brother with the axe He quickly drew re-
vover and shot the murderous Swede dead.
Deceased leaves wife and three children.
VIM. Weise, baker, was fatally shot by J.
n. Hook, at the latter's residence in Cincinnati,
o., on the morning of the Oath. Weise began
10 deliver his bread before daylight. and when
he approached the kitchen door of the Hook
residence was mistaken for a burglar by the lat
ter and fatally shot.
characters named Rockwell and Texas attacked
the store of John Cheatevick at ST.. Peak,
New, but were repused by the inmate The
robbers were pursued by Indians and killed
the next day at Tule Canyon, about sixty miles
south of Silver Peak.
At Winfield, Kansas, on the 23d, A. L. Shin
neman, sheriff of Cogley County, while at
tempting to arrest man named Cobb, alias
Smith, who had killed a constable in Butler
County few days previous, was MORALLY
wounded. Cobb was captured, however
At Milwaukee, on the 23d inst, Mrs. Zem-
prick, wife of Polish machinist, while labor
Ing under fit of religious insanity murdered
her three little girls. the oldest aged 4 or 5
years and the Youngest baby of few months.
The Oldest girl had large number of gashes
III her body, made with butcher knife. The
sec md girls arms were cut off near the shoul-
ders, her lower eXtremities hung to the body
by mere shreds and the little body was com
pletely disemboWeled. The babe was cut into
SIX pieces. the head and extremities being COM
pletely severed from the trunk. Mrs Zempi-
rex, the insane murderess, is about % years of
age.
Near Gretna, La, on the 21st, Paul Coudier
aged Is, shot and killed his father during a
dispute about pair of shoes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Self Destruction.

At st. Paul, Mimi, on the 23d inst, W. R.
Noble, respectable citizen and cashier of
Culbertson's Bank, III fit of dispond,ncy
caused by lll-beslJh, shot himself twice in the
head while IN Turkish bath His wounds
proved fatal.
Albion G. Emery, a Boston police officer,
killed himself at his home in that city on the
23d. He left widow aud three children.
Thomas Hel5on, of Philadelphia, expressed
trunk and valUables to Edwin SaiwaA New
York, from Niagara Falls On the 22d and then
jumped from the bridge and was carried over
the Falls.
Michael Baron, 10 years old. recently from
Cleveland, Ohio, shot himself fatally at Balti-
more on the 21st. He first attempted to take
his sweetbeart's lif". h,'t Il pistol eai'cd 10
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
Rat. Cat and Puppy Pie.
lChina Letter to the Troy Times.l

lCn1na Letter 10 the Troy Times.
In Canton we visited a restaurant
where cats, rats aud dogs were served
for food. Dog steak, rat or cat stew
were to be had at any hour. 1t has been
often denied and many affirm that 1t is
only one of the old Peter Parley's stories
that the Chinese eat these things. But
it is true. We saw whole puppy stewed
in large kettle. We saw table full OF
men satisfying their hunger with dos
meat, and they ate with hearty relish.
We saw cats and pups in cages for sale.
and rats hung up waiting for purchasers.
The dishes looked savory and the price
of a meal was "dog cheap" but we did
not indulge in any "bow-wow soup or
feline steak or rodent potpie. We weren't
hungry just then. The sCelestials viii
tell YOU "rat number one good eatee,
and show you rats skinned, rats sailed,
rats dried, rats hung up by the tails and
rats strung on strings. If you doubt
the genuineness of the article the pro-
prietor will show you the meat with
the hair and tail attached for identified
ton.
Rat meat is said to be fine tonic and
rat is good for bald. headed men. Pup
pies and kittens are generally preferred;
old dogs and Tom cats are apt to be
rather tough. Black cats are supposed
to be more nutritious than white ones,
hence the following advertisement seen
In a shop window. ''Black cats served
hot at all hours; also snakes, rats ana
dogs.