Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-17

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City Martial 1Assasainssea. : =
HELZxA, Ark. August I5.-City Mar
shal r. III. Mooney was assassinated thi,
morning at 2 O'Clock by an unknovY
party. He had gone 70 the steamer
Kate Adams for the porpose of uakins
an arrest. On retarning to his Office b.
was shot by the murderer, Who evidsntly
had laid in Wait Tor him. Six shots ir
all were fred. Moonsy's pistol bad
three empty cham bsrs, showing that b
had defended himself.
want Maisess Exp,sinea.
MILWAUKEE, August 1.-the Cham
Der OF Commerce Saturday adopted q
resolution calling ON the Governor e
ask an Official opinion Of the Attorney
General ia regard TO the tights and
privileges of the Western Union Tels-
graph Company in this State. The pre-
amble recites that the business and ma
terial interests Of the Ssste are injured
BY the failure Of the company to tram
init messages, and the resolution asks
information especially concerning the
alleged right of the company 10 run il
wires along the railroads Of the State 70
the exclusion Of other companies.
Thrown Threaxh Q Plase Glaas win.
dew.
CHICAGO, Aug. l5.--Yestsrday aft<r-
noon q couple of drunken ioafers sat in
front Of z. Miller's rubber store, q
Michigan street, Cleveland, Ohio. One
Of the pair had in his hand revolveg
with which he was toying. A couple of
other drunken men happened along
about the same time and stopped in
trent Of the pair. The Quartst banded
words with each other and soon came
TO blows. In the course Of the row one
Of the combatants picked up his oppon-
ent and dung him bodily through a
large plate glass window. The crash
was followed by the hassy retreat of
those on the outside. The one who had
been put through the window landed on
the broad Of his back on table. He
quickly scrambled TO his fest bat little
hurt. and started from the neighbm-
hood in considerable haste. The police
patched up the big gap in the window,
and are nov In search of the men who
troke the window.
oeaernsneA - swim Through the
70 & Rapids.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Rhodes, the Olean
man WIN has promised to swim the Ma
CARA whirlpool rapids, arrived at the
falls yesterday afternoon. Interest In
the subject remains at fever heat since
the death Of Capt. Webb, and Rhodes
Vas greeted ON all sides with the stares
OF Q curious crowd. Soon after his ar
rival he was handed . letter from the
Canadian Magistrate, which cautioned
him against entering the rapids from
the Canadian side Of the river, saying
be would DO arrested the moment be at
tempted it. Rhodes said he was not to
be frightened OF and would perform the
feat in due time. He has not set the
date for swimming, saying only that II
might be within 4 fortnight. The de-
vice which is to be used for buoyinQ and
protecting his body, was completed
some weeks ago.
CsurtinG Death In the Rapids.
Charles rrussdale created somsthina
Of sensation yesterday at Niagara
Falls by rowing through the rapids from
the American sherc. starting from neal
the head of the hydraulic canal and
lar ding at the upper end of Goat island
This feat of Truesdale is evidence oil
the craze inspired BY Captain Webb's
rush and fatal swim through the whirl-
pool rapids. The local papers at Mia
CARA are daily publishing Offers and ap
pointments of cranks to do ell sorts OF
mad feats in Niagara river, and il Il
more than possible that an effort for
notoriety may lead some Of them to
throw away their ussless lives.
Nackay elected Direessr ef the Postal
Telegraph
NEW YosK, Aug. 15.-John w. Mao
KAY, the bonanza millionaire, was 20
| DAY elected director of the Postal Tele
IR5sph Company, IN place Of Joel b.
Ehradt, resigned.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE resignation
Of United States Marshal James B. r.
Earhart ~ resident director of the
Postal Telegraph COMPANY will BE- 90
cepted at a meeting Of the directors TO-
day, and John W. Mackay, the Califor-
MIA millionaire, will be elected director
in his stead. During the week this
company has succeeded In disposing oil
81 COO, 900 worth Of its securities. Ovei
t600, 900 Of this amount has been taken
By Maokay. Mr.. Rsnshaw was asked
last evening how Mackay came to in.
vest % largely in securities Of the Pos
tai Telegraph Company. /" His attsn.
4 tiou," said Renshaw, was directed Il
the postal telegraph scheme last fall
while be was on his way 10 Europe. o.
his return the matter was again brought
prominently before Mr.. Mackay. He
was asked to make thorough investi.
CATION. Tits he did and became sasis
he'd that Il was q good investment. /,
u assuwed," continued Mr.. Rsushaw
in speaking Of the increased strength b
which the postal telegraph had
extended, !" that II Aaoksy eoes in - q
director Of a company he means TO bach
Il MP with his wealth. In Shis casa the
company will be very formidable com
petiior to the other Geographic coon
pany. Maokay has no grud0s againsi
the Western Union Company 10 settle
His connection with The postal oom'
1 pany dos mot mean, hos6ility 10 thl
Westseu Union q IL manaesrs. Il h
merely \ business veature on HE part
lsltho1gh IL naturally makes his intsfsAl
Ih0tilo 70 either Of the competing tale
graph ooupanies. II Mackay doea hanl
i this enterprise with his abilities and
many facilities. il will insure Q bsus1i
g the public; - 10 viii Be blow ssruol
The stock Of the company b MT listed
I'm the Stock Exchange, but there = b
ftwosn one and two uillions OF its stool
a the market. P9sons interested 10
e believed last night that the baokins
i a. Naokay would send 10 up to-day. II
Il believed that the news eonosrnins
! the Postal Telegraph Company vas ons
of the causes of the breaking of the
Western Union yesterday. The fact
vss NOS generally known. however, until
late In the .aftsrn0on, and those who
had infoematiou madD ths besa At q. .
NHw YeaK. Ana. 1e.-Ar. Resell Bag
stated to-day, when aaked Whist n
Shonght Of the prospects Of the PUs1A
TsleQrapA Company: This nsw hloot
Z won't amount 10 anything. knov
both Nackay and Roberts. Naekay
! has considerable wealth, and his nam1
viii 20 . greas way In that respect
Far the sake Of stockholders ! hop
4 thsy viii fare better than did thoss vhl
zero In the Consolidated Virginia ans
OAliforuia miues With him. ] and ssv
eral OF my fsisnds vsrs interested II
this with Mr.. Maskay. The erss
Trouble with % stookholderp Was tina
Il ~ could not ses % fa1 INTO Tie rock 4
M1pkay could, So eot lett am
'tlGkckay got rich. hops st0ckhoider
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