Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-08

artery in the elbos. Brennan vas =
member Of the Thirteenth Massschu-
ses.s Regiment. and Vas On three
monens iears of absence from The Sol.
oiefs Home 1t Tosus springs, Ne.
cafefui inquiry develops tbs fact
.aas brennan had IN contemplation a
namber of tragedies After irving 10
ind Dr. Jelly. he visited TIE Cisv Hal
u search II Inspectors Garraucl.tr AMI
Lynch, whom he intended 70 xiii. later
ne went to the State House looking for
sone one ei<. The intended victims
we're aoseat in each case, and Chief
wade wis the firss man on the LIST whom
ns found AZ bis p st. The first seen Of
brennan by City Hall detectives was
ABOUT one year and half ago. when he
called 70 get police assistsucs in one of
ais domestic trorb.ez SEEING that he
was unbalanced in mind. inspectors
sseffaughty and Lynch humored him By
promising to pct large force at work.
| Boon after Gerrauehfy received iests,
from him mailed from Taunton, as;luno
ne wrote that his principal trouble
fnere was the telephone in his ear.
Wnich Was great annoyance To him. A
week afterwards he walked into the City
BALL. headquarters. Inspector Ger
rau2hty asked him how he 90. out.
IN, he said. II got on to their racke.
Gown there. foa see a. long as you're
not Insane they will keep you there:
but one day / thought /
would chang. tack aud when
they asked me | said, Why, yes, of
course I'm insane, or else Why should
be here Next day got my discharge"
lie asked about his eass ana if off sers
were at work upon 1t. Gerraughty told
nm u was all liked mp. and his enemies
we're disposed of. The fellow believed
It at first, bat presently exclaimed: .No.
/ You haven't finished il. / hear a te!e-
phone in my ear. Now you mus ce.
It out Early in the morning Brennan
visited the shop where he was once EN-.
ployec. After reviewing his fancied
Wrongs he said be was going up on the
niil to fix man up thsre. Although he
did not speak his name, he referred to
Governor Butler. He eent to the State
| House.
Village Fire
GiLyEsroy, May IA fire at Farney
destroyed the greater part Vt the bnsi-
ness portion OF town on the north side
of the railroad.
a Good Ed.
NEW ORLEANS, May 7.-President
Walker. Of the City Railway, makes a
formal Offer of 500, 1000 to the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Ey-
position If the buildings bs located near
the lines of that company.
Twelve Houses Burned.
Sr. LOUIS, May 7.-About a dozen
business houses and residences in the
east of st. Louis wers burned this
| morning. The fire was not got under
control until - small stores aud dwell
1ngs were destroyed. Total loss, $4,000:
insured for $4,000.
About one Of the jeanette Heats.
PHILADELPHIA, May AT the ex-
animation III the matter of granting
| letters OF administration upon the
estate Henry ID. Warren, a seimsn of
tho Jeanette expedition Chief En-
gineer Melville testified that Warren
was III Lieut.. Chi pp's boa, and he also
testified that while making for Lena
Delta, September II, 1881, a sauall stru
struck the craft. He saw her iibe and
disappear behind the high waves, and
believed she was then lost. Nothing
was ever heard of Chip or the boat.
- VINO tOmScutSO8 S0uIe0.
BATON RouaE, May The Governor
has issued an order reciting that as all
citizens of Louisiana are vitality inter
ested in maintaining, repairing and
building levees, the inauguration of
practical system to prevent and cl 80
crevasses, and the adopting of plans to
prevent the cutting of levoes and using
them as highways, and to cons! der the
means to be employed for tho improve
ment of navigation of the Mississippi.
therefore, the Governor has thought il
proper to call a convention composed of
delegates by police juries OF the several
parishes and by the City Council of
New Orleans. to assemble at the State
capital June 18th next.
Blisss star Route speech.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Bliss continued
his argument in tine Star Route trial
this morning. de disclosed the official
records, which showed that within three
months after the date upon which s. w.
Dorsey came into possession of his
twelve routes, ten Of them had been in
creased. or expedited, and most of the
orders had been made while Dorsey was
In this CITY, and no ono knew how far
the thing would have gone II the new
the honest men, Moveigh and James,
stepped TO the front. Yet, with incorn,
pirable inpuience, Dorsey had patched
up Reredell's affidavit to the President,
and had attempted to defame the mem
org of Garfield by asserting that on
that affidavit Garfield would have re-
moved two of his cabinet. Bliss was
speaking Of the ~. b. b." check as the
Belf0rd check, when Wilson asked IL
that had anything TO do with the mail
business. Bliss replied he did not
know that Dorsey had told ReredeIl to
change il to mail, and the defense
should have produced the boots to con-
tradict Reredell upon thai point. If
Dorsey had cheated his partners BY
charging that check to them, IL Was
considered by tho prosecution an i'm
portAnt fact, AZ Reredell had been COR
roboratea In his statement.
Bliss,s in his argument, frequently
tainted the defense with their failure
TO call Bosler into contradiction of
Reredell, and charged that the defense
were afraid to call Bosler. Bliss said
be would conclude tomorrow. Ad-
journed.
Celebrating Gem pletlen or the Bride.
NKw YoxK. May 7.--Schools and pub
lie offices in Brooklyn will be closed on
the day OF the bridge opening. Gov
eruor Cleveland will be given reoep
ton in the egcninQ. The Board OF Al
dermen Of Brooklyn have voted
five thousand dollars for EXAMINATIONS,
and resolved that q lions head
ornament ON tho bridge viii DO removed
and the government coat Of arms and
American EAGLE substituted.