Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-15

HeSeo their bid was the only ono tha
complied with the specifications. II VA
not the lowest bidder for the Charles
TON, W. Va, building. He believed the,
were Tor the building at Dover. Del. /
was not the lowest for gross WORK NM,
we Bureau OF Engraving and PRINTING
mat was the only instance within hi
recoileotlon where his firm had been tn,
only bidder. There was no advertise
ment published inviting proposals 10,
making plans for the Chicago and ST.
Louis buildings, nor was sny other per
son offered the job to his knowledge ex-
cept as required under their specifica
tions.
Vote on senator In New Haupshtre
CONCORD, N. H., July 14.-Marston
stevens, Briggs and Patterson decline
answering Rollins letter proposing tina,
all withdraw from the senatorial con
test. The following was the result OF
the ballot today, whole number 322
necessary to choice lG2: VIM. s. Ladd
!, Danl Barnard, 1; Jno. G. Madridge,
Chas. IL. Burns, jeremiah Smith, B
VIM. r. Chandler, b: Aaron Stevens,
Is; Gilman MarstoH, 20; Mason w. Top
pan, q; Jos. A. Briggs, 81; Edward d.
Rollins, 80; Harry Bingham, III. Pat.
terson has dropped out of the contest,
bis strength going to Chandler, Tappan,
Briggs, Marston and Whitehouse.
4 Patriotic Invitation,
NEW YORK. July H.-Gen. John New
ton, President of the society of the
Army OF the Potomac, has been invited
TO attend the reunion of Parsons Cav
airy Brigade (Confederate) at Dallas,
lex, August 9th, and respond to the
toist "the boys who wore the blue
The President of the society, w. G..
Veal, says: "Our reunion is not to quar-
rel, but to meet brothers, bury all I'M
pleasant recollections of the past and
unite heart and hand"
Will be Lynehed.
DIS MONIES, July IA report reaches
here tonight that two men have been
apprehended at Coon Rapids as muir
derers Of Clingham, at Polk City last
Tuesday night. kilograms have been
sent to Polk City asking for parties to
identify them. Ii they should be iden-
titled they undoubtedly will be lynched.
Horton Dismissed.
BosTos, July 14.-Special Revenue
sAb>oAS AApA VIII hOooy buAiS tuC hOitoWtuR
telegram to Commissioner Evans: RE
cognizing your personal kindness to me
| would very much like to relieve you of
embarrassments, but cannot comply
with your request, for my resignation
would be in effect a confessian of guilt
and am not guilty. l would prefer
dismissal. for cannot afford to lose my
position and character at the same
time"
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue not
having received the resignation of Agent
Horton, Internal Revenue Agent, as re-
quested, has directed revocation of
his appointment.
Terrible work or the Tornado In
Kansas.
LEAvENwoRTH. July 14.-RepOrts from
the town Of Collier, the scene of the
tornado on Tuesday night, estimates
the loss of property at from $35. 600 to
$4,000. Fifteen buildings, including
the principal business houses of the
town, we're demolished. The bodies Of
Mrs. O'Hannell, Mrs. Walters. Mrs.
Owen and infant, three months old,
were taken from the ruins. Topeka
say the rain storm in this
section on Tuesday night was one of the
known in this country. Many
were washed away. The dam
age to wheat in the harvest fields will
amount to thousands of dollars.
Cat Sais Throat While Iasane.
Troy, N. Y, July LEX Trustee Ru-
fus s. Mum, of Lawnsbury, one of the
most prominent citizens, cut his throat
from ear to ear this morning, and was
found dead. He was sunstruck three
weeks ago, and had since complained of
pains in bis head.
Fatal ARRAY.
ST.. LOUIS, July IA Carmi (Ill.)
special says: At Burnt Prairie, two
miles from here, fatal ARRAY occurred
Douglas Candy and Buck Viii
liams, the result Of an old family feud.
Candy went to Williams residence
armed with a knife and cut Williams
several times. The latter ran, but was
followed by Candy. and he then drew
his own knife and stabbed Candy to the
heart. Candy dropped dead.
Ornngenen Parade.
CHICAGO. July 14.-Members of the 40
ciety of Orangemen of this city to the
number of hundred plraded this
morning, in honor of the anniversary of
the battle OF Bovine. They afterwards
took train out Of the city for the pur-
pose of holding picnic. No disturb
anoe of any nature was created along
the line of march. although the column
was subject to jeering.
TORONTO, July 14.-Three Thousand
Orangemen celebrated the anniversary
of the battle of Boyne today by public
procession, and afterwards enjoyed
games in the provincial exhibition
grounds. Everything was quiet.
De. Mary walker Bounced.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Dr. Mary
Walker Is in trouble again. She has
been dismissed from the pension bu.
reau. The dismissal took place while
she was away on leave of absence. DIR
Mary and her bifurcated petticoats are
hurrying back to Washington to de.
clare war on tire Government Commits
sioner. Dudley has received letter, in
which she calls him pretty hard names
and declares she will return to her desl
and remain there. He says that the ca
reer of DIR. Mary w. in public has def
nitely clesed. il has been held that tn,
Commissioner was afraid to face tn,
eccentric Mary, and took advantage o.
her absence to send her the usual vel
low envelope. Mr.. Dudley says neithe
absence nor her peculiar mode of dress
ing had anything to do with her dis
missal. Twenty five clerks Of one clas
have TO be dismissed, at the beginuin,
of the fiscal year. and DIR. Mary be
longed to that class, and was selected a
one Of the victims because Of genera
| inefiicieucy. The fact of the matter 1
Mary made herself q nuisance in th,
Office. She was Disseminated with he
own tasks, and would repeatedly bottle
the work for the desks Of the othe
clerk, greatly TO their annoyance. Sh
only stopped this disagreeable habi
when an old gentleman said he woul,
kick any one who wore pants and ia
terfered with his work" DR.. Mar
was appointed by Secretary Teller
There will be music when she returns 3
the city.
Protest Againsa lyneh LAW.
AUSTIN. Texas. July N.-Governo
Ireland has received letter from fiv
colored persons Of Marion county CON
planning of the recent lynching of tw
negroes, alleged to be guilty Of raping
white woman in that county. The lei
ter says that several young men ha
been likewise lynched and that th