Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-18

The scosndrei hed 10 Harpsrs Fer,
and entered saloon. and vas in The
act OF taking drink Of whisky when !
crowd OF men IN pursuit captured hin
and handed him over TO the officers in
before An armed mob came MP with the
intent OF lynching him. He gave The
name of Edward Carr. He was taken
TO Hagerstswn Jail. Soon az it became
known that the prisoner was on his way
70 jail the mob started in pursuit, de.
clarlne that be shoaid never reach Ha-
9erstovn alive. 1t Ia said that he haa
heen lynched.
Pre&re<a Of the Northern Paesne.
MrssoULA, August l3.-On Saturda '
last the rails we're laid to Edvsrdsville,
point on the north side of the Nis.
SCUBA river, about sixty miles from here
while from the east track laying haa
progressed as far a. the Frenchman's
ranch, leaving only about city miles Of
epace 70 b filled, and the sails beina
spiked down at the rate of about Ton
miles day. Winston Bros., ghe con.
tractors, expect 70 connect the through
line by the I'd inst.
ia kNi-s AuRuBt lk.-OQ k0UxBo8y
Ct daylight the dividing rock Was brok-
en- through in the AoIlen tunnel On the
Northern Pacific, and Engineer ]. d.
Dodge made the passage through the
mountain. Forty-fve miles Of main
line remain TO b oompistsd-
lsadeiity 81 . ChisaaansS White
wife.
CHIcAoo, Aug. 1G.-Charley Kss, an
Chinaman, married pretty
young white girl oot of mission school
In Philadelphia few months ago. Keo
Is said to Be quite wealthy, having mads
q large sum of money by taking CON
tracts for furnishing railsay ties for
the Union Pacific railway in Colorado.
He adopted the American dre0 and Gus
toms, and finally took an American
wife. He says he treats her kindly, and
bought her all sorts of handsome things.
Yesterday he was deeply grieved TO find
that the pelice had arrested his wife IN
q house Of i'll fame, kept BY colofed peo-
pie. She and Belle Johnson, another
white girl. were in the company of two
colored men when the police raided the
place. Each one Of the party was fined.
The ill-used Chinaman at 6rst declared,
with tears in his eyes, that he would
have nothing more TO do with his errine
wife. He afterwards paid her fine, but
went away from the court room without
her.
4 Claimant for the site Of washing.
WAsHIsoToS, Aug. l6.-Samusl B.
of Sc. Louis, who claims.
with others. an interest in large pog-
ton OF land embraced within the limits
Of Washington. including South Wash
ington, and much of what il now the
capitol grounds, In in the city. This
property Was sold by James Gresnleaf
to the government in fee. and Edmon-
stou claims that Greenieaf's interest,"
was only lease of ninety nine years,
which has or is about to expire, and
those who have purchased it have only
a fec simple title. It il understood that
Edmonston is willing to settle with the
present occupants and give each q good
deed ON basis Of $500, 900 for all the
property involved.
sad Fate Of an O0ee seeker.
CHICAGO, Aug. ia Washington
correspondent telegraphs that visitors
at the capitol yesterday were much
startled by loud words of crank. He
stationed himself in the hall of repre-
sentatives and began to address an
fairly well, while an old slouch hat was
Of HE discourse he read letter from
ex-President Hayes. promising him an
Office. He grew noisy, and WAS finally
- al x>T kA hx,.l -
lioeman. Investigation proved Hayes
letter to be genuine. A gentleman who
knew the crank said that q few years
ago he was a prosperous merchant in
an interior town in Ohio. One day he
received letter from Hayes. inviting
him to Washington, saying he would
get him a position in the government
service. The unfortunate man sold out
his business and started for Washing
ton. He danced attendance on the
White House for year, and then his
money gave out. He never got an Office
and be lost his mind from disappoint-
msnt. When last seen he was trying
TO enter into negotiations with. some
one TO hire hall. He will be sent
back to Ohio.
The GlaaAers In Newark.
NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 16.-Ths elAnders
have appeared here in the mus, serious
form. Veterinary surgeons yesterday
thirty six cases in Newark
and Seuthrage.
4 DlsGussiKg Scandal.
CHICAGO, August ia portentious
scandal 10 published this morning in the
form Of bill for divorce by Pleasant
Henderson against his wife, chargin9
her with having committed adultery
with A. NJ. Craig, ono Of the justices of
the Supreme Court Of Illinois. Tue
parties 10 the scandal all reside near
Galesburg in this State. Accompany
ing the bill FOR divorce is an affidavit
by seventeen year old son OF Hender-
con, wherein he swears that be saw his
mother and Justice Craig in .fdgraafe
dslictu. II IL related that the boy a.
tempted to shoot Craig. but was pre-
vented by his mother. The husband
also af13rms that bis wife openly boat.
ed Of her oriminality with the Justice
before her husband and their two sons.
A vaasAless W1le's GnA.
RALEroH. N. c., Aug. le.-Sam Spry
and Mrs. ArmAr eloped few days ago.
After leaving the house Of Mrs.. Armar's
husband, they proceeded down 10 Elixa-
beth in boat. Tue husband pursse1,
and came upon Spgy and gave him .
severe beating. Afterwards, either %
the wife was attempting to get into her
husband's boat, or In the STRUGGLE b.
tween the men for the possssai0a Of
Mrs. Asmar, she fell into the water BE-
tween the boats and vas drowned. The
ooroner's jury charged her death On
both equally.
Reaeaptisa ~ Dsads.
wAsHrNoroN, Ava. l6.--Notiee b gives
that ON Wednesday, August I'D. and on
each Wednesday following, United
States bonds embraced on the l2lss call
will be redeemed at the Treasury De-
partmsnt in Washington h the amount
OF thNlo00. without rebate intsrsse.
bonds presented at the department on
the day named for redemption Will b
paid in the order Of their presentation,
and IL in excess OF t1,0OW b pre-
senied 90 either day, such excess vil Be
paid first on each redemption day.
Anai.NaAsseisea n Csavessiss-
Rru,soxn. Va. Aug. l6.-The straight
RepAblican Couvsusioa met hsrs tsday.
A platform was adopesd In favor of =
strict adherence 10 Repablissn princi-
pies and protective tariff. II eudofses
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