Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-17

Congressional.
~ SENATE.
WAsHIN0ToS, Jan. 16.-After the
morning hour the Holiday bill went
over.
Hill, from the Postofice Committee.
reported fav0rably the House blu tu
modify the postal money order syotem,
Ihe pending question on the tarif
bill was the amendment of 0orman.
making the duty on bichromate potash
81 cents per pound.
The bill amending the act regulating
ths removal Of causes from the Federal
Courts caused long debate, PENDING
which Kelly reported from the Ways
and Means Committee the tariff bill.
Referred to the Committee Of the
Whole.
nsGe BniDdlng Destroyed.
ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 16 The Tweddls
hall block, including the Opera House,
the Albany County Bank, eight or ten
retail stores and lumber Offices. were de-
stroyed BY fire. Tho loss 10 heavy.
Discussing The Act.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The session Of
the Cabinet today lasted three hours.
Most OF the time was devoted TO the
Civil Service bill. Some exception was
taken TO the clause authorizing the Civil
Service Commission to employ q chief
examiner on the ground that such en-
ployment was an invasion of the consti-
tutiOnal rights Of the President as 70
CARDS executive appointments, but the
bill will be signed.
The Bsy's Eaa ehat OF.
PHILADxLPHIA, Jan. IA large crowd
gathered ut the American Theatre this
evening, the occasion proposed for .
benefit to Mike Cleary, the heavy weight
boxer, but by order Of Mayor King the
police forbade any one entering the hall.
John l.. Sullivan, who was to have
wound up with Cieary. came over from
New York, accompanied by Joe Coburn,
but left the city IS soon as he saw the
police intended to interfere.
A Deaeeralle Governor.
HARRIsBURg, Jan. 16.-Governor- elect
PattisOn arrived this afternoon. He
refused an escort, and proceeded ON foot
to the residsnoe 0f +. Wythe. The in
auRural ceremonies take place tomoI-
row.
Senator Wallace, at q session of the
Senate tonight introduced an aot to
authorize and provide for the..pogulation
OF voluntary tribunals, to adjust dis
putes between employers and employed
IN the iron, steel and GOAL trades.
lassred Money stolen.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Ths stolen
$4,000 was insured by Wells, Fargo d
Co., and will not be lost By the govern
ment.
Tho Collector susaained.
New YORK, Jan. 16.-Judgo Wallace,
OF the United States Circuit Court, de-
cided in the case of Bartram d Co.
against Collector Robertson, to recover
duties alleged to be illegally paid ON
sugars imported from Denmark, that
the clause of the treaty with that coun-
try under which the plaintiff claimed
exemption Of other duties than those
on Hawaiian sugars, could not have
been int0eded to affect such abroga ton
of our revenue laws as was claimed.
An oregon AppeiRimens.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The President
has nominated VIM. Summeryille Agent
OF the Indian Umatilla Agency, in Or
egon.
The President today signed the civil
service bill.
To be Expected.
HARRISBURG, Jan. l6.-The Governors
message is strongly in favor Of civil
service reform.
Senatorial Riecsiss.
LrrrLx Rock, Jan. l6.-Garland was
PA-RIoAtAA poNoS0Snn All hA knk
three of the 0reenbackers. Republi-
cams even voted for him.~
Discovery ef Jeanneeae Relies.
CHIcAoo, Jan. l6.-Lieut. Danenhow-
or, ON being asked last night what he
thought Of tho letter of l. d. Weston,
thst portion of it which gave an account
Of the finding Of the second cutter. con-
tanning the crews, said: "l'think the
story q plausible one for this reason.
am sure the seaman, Alfred Kuehne,
had bible. and the name Of Peter In
fragments Of a journal kept, evidently
refer. to the seaman Peter johnson, Who
was called Peter by his comrades. The
geographical situation il remarkable,
but when We remember tho Sir John
Franklin party was found in position
very remote from what the people sup
posed, we should not be % much sur
prissd at this statement, and il should
be investigated in order to b proven
or disproven. II the story il hoax IL
is ono OF the best ever set ont, Seaman
kuehne was we'll edl(oated German,
but when excited used little queer
English, and ! should not bs surprised
II he made those sntrje - in the loe.
Another failure.
WAsHINoToN, Jan. 16.-Jas. X. Chap
man. . bookseller and stationer, has
failed. Liabilities heavy, assets small.