Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-31
Congregational.

| Congregational.
| HOUSE
WAsHINGToy, Jan. 30.-Caseweil. from
the Appropriation Committee. reported
| the postoft!ce appropriation bill with
Senate eamendments recomme-dinp con
currence IN some and non concurrence
| In others. Among the amendments
c0ncurred III are those appropria.Inp
xlo5,GOO for special mail facilities. and
nxing July first next as the date when
Z-cent letter postage will go into effect
report was agreed to and Conference
Committee appointed.
The Committee of the Whole resumed
consideration of the tariff bill.
| SENATE.
Kellogg introduced bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to
the Secretary of the Interior for entry
ana roll all reserved lands not needed
for naval purposes.
Morrill,, from the Finance COMMITTEES.
reported favorably the House bill au-
| thOrlZlng the issuance of duplicate
checks by the Superintendent of the
| San Francisco mint.
The Military COMMITTEES decided the
| Government has no more tents to loan
for competitive drills, etc.
Williams, from the Railroad Commit
tee, reported q bill recently agreed up
on by the Committee, authorizing the
| Southern Pacific road and other roads
to unite for continuous line from the
| tidal waters of the Pacific to those of
the Atlantic.
Conger presented petition from citi-
| zens of Michigan for reduction of the
duty on sugar.
Hale called up joint resolution APP
propriating a hundred thousand dollars
for work in the Census Bureau until
the end of the present fiscal year, which
| was, after debate, passed. The Senate
then resumed consideration of the tariff.
The Wronged Pugiiisis.
New YORK, Jan. 30.-Mace and Slade
did not box tonight. They were arrest
| ed at the hotel under warrant charging
| them with being about to engage in a
prize hight, as they meet for gate money.
| A great crowd gathered about Madison
Square Garden, but the police per
mltted no one to enter. Harry Hill
| gave bail for the pugilists, and they
passed the evening at his place de-
nOuncing the authorities.
Star Route Testimony.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Dixou, Brew
ster, Cameron and others were before
the Grand Jury today. 1t is under
| stood that the charges against Bowen
| are under consideration. In the Star
Route trial the court decided To reject
that portion of the evidence by Witness
Mclean relative to the presentation
made to him by Moore, about the ex-
pedition to Canyon City and Fort
l lsr
and expedition promised by Moore
followed immediately. Moore and
Williamson called at his stable and
offered him fifty dollars per month to
| carry the mail, which he refused.
! Moore said it did not matter, as the
route would be increased in a few days.
| He did not believe him at first, but
finally took a sub contract upon Moore's
promise to go down to Camp Harley
and show him papers to prove his
authority to make such a statement.
| The route from Mineral Park to
| Phoebe, Arizona, was taken up. In
spector Clerk Callahan testified that
some Of the handwriting upon the pock
cts were of the former clerk in the in
spection division, named Ganzalez.
| Want Time 10 Pay.
NKw ORLEANS, Jan. D.-A. Schlenker
d Co., cotton factory, unable to meet
their maturing obligations, desire re-
spite Of one, two and three years in
which to pay their debts. Their assets
are $243.OOO; liabilities, S204 600.
Another Break.
Robert III. May X CO., carriages, har-
ness and leather dealers, have made an
assignment. Assets and liabilities each
100000.
And sim Another.
NEW York, Jan. William II. Dudley
d Co. give their liabilities at $l34 900,
and actual assets at xS2,cN,
| nomeward Hound.
NEW YORK, Jan. @.-The Marquis of
Lorne and suite arrived this morning
from Washington, and leave for Mon
treal this evening.
A Thief Convicted.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.-The jury in
the case Of James +. Browne, store
keeper at the Almshouse, charged with
forgery and conspiracy with Major
Phipps and others, to defraud the city,
came into court this morning with
verdict of guilty.
| Five slcn Drowned.
| SAVANNAH, Ga. Jan. 3o.-Five negroes
were drowned while crossing the Ogere-
chee River today.
social.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Ex- Minister
Foster gave brilliant reception tonight
to Commissioner Canedo, of Mexico.
Train Rsbbers Surrounded.
OGDEN, Jan. 30.-A special telegram.
L p.t y IN mn <.f
| the robbers who attacked the Central
Pacific train at Montello, Nevada. states
that the robbers have been surrounded
| in the mountains, and they are all
known. Three of the gang are cenvicts
| who escaped from the Salt Lake peni-
tentiary, and the rest are cowboys.
| Talmaxe Cannot Take Joke.
New YoBK, Jan. 30.-The Rev. Mr..
TaImage does not relish being carica-
tured. Brooklyn bill boards have been
covered with flaming bills representing
Johh Howson in the part .of John We'll
lington Wells in The SorcereS, in which
the actor makes up in imitation of TAI
mage. These were put up ON Saturday.
near the Brooklyn Tabernacle, and
many members Of the church, on Sun
day, tore them from the boards. Today
l xAAlANkC SCAt VI thc ASiSsAatt .AAAoAhSy
office to ask II anything could be done
to have the posters removed, as they
were very annoying. Backns thought
they constituted criminal libel, and
the matter will be brought before the
Grand Jury next Tuesday. District At
torney Catlin informed Manager Nc
Caul that If the personation of Talmage
is allowed in the Academy proceedings
| will be taken to suppress il. He also
directed the Directors of the Acad emy
to remove the posters FROM the bill
boards.
Fast Railroad Travelling.
TRoY. Jan. So A statement Is pub
lished here as coming from prominent
railroad man that Vanderbilt's special
train to San Francisco will be run on
1.-The new fast sehsduie. and before next
slmmer;;h pass n2er express willrun
Irsgularly from New York To San Fran
cisco, with a reduction from the present
time of from thirty 10 thirty six hours
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