Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-24


wish fair p-ospec. for a fau crop. Rs-
ports also show that there Is sill q verr
large amount of last years earn crop IN
the Ssetes named. 4 dispatch from To-
pel-a, Kansas, where the Kansas State
Miiiers Association Is in session. SAYS
| that the Kansas 1illers present express
the opinion that the wheat prospects of
that State are very favorable, and ura-
dc. that with good weather the weld
Will be from 3o,009,o5o 10 1000 go
bushels
Habeas Corpas.
NEw YoEg, March 2s.-a wri. OF
Eabeas corpus and certioraEi in the Su-
preme Court today WIS considered in
the case of Geo. W. Conslinn, .Jr.,
held for the shooting and killing of
WILDER IL. Haverstics. commanding
tie coroner to appear and shoS cause
tomorrow WHY acc7sed shorsa not be
admitted TO bail. Co,lkiin2's counsel
claims as the shooting was lust; bic
his client should be admitted 70 bail,
Coed Friday Observance.
| Good Friday was observed today in
the churches here and at Brooklyn, and
by the usual services, which were
largely attended. Many coarts adj
lourned for the day, and tbs produce,
stock. cotton and iron metal exchanges
closed. As the day is not legal Loii-
day, the banks, custom house, sub
treasury and public Offices generally
We're open as usual.
To Resume Work.
JOLIET, Ill, MARCH 23.-The difficulty
between the rolling mill officers and
men was adjusted satisfactorily last
night. " is announced that all the
mills start up On Monday.
A Bloody Fight.
ST.. LOUIS, March 23.--A Muskogee
dispatch says Q bloody affair occurred
on the border of the Seminole nation.
Brady, Bretney, Eli Perriman, Billy
Grinme.t and an Indian were engaged
in q game of cards, wnich finally ended
IN q free fight in which an Indian killed
Brstney and Perrymap, and Grimmett.
who took no active part in the fight,
was accidentally killed by one of the
three during the shooting. Next morn
| ing two brot hers, naslsi ao2r and CD
briai Marshall, friends OF the dead men,
| followed the inds,u, VITO had fad. aud
coming up with niGi riddied him with
bullets.
GeDd Friday in ss;itmorr.
| BALTIMORE, Maraa 25.-Good Friday
| being a legal hobby the municipal
officers, courts, b,nks, business ex-
changes and most of the large business
| houses were closed. Sakgioes were held
| in many Of tbs churches and attended
| by large congregations.
| Snow has been falling steadily since
pa N. Il now covers the ground to the
| depth OF four inches.
| xei Their Dc,erfs.
DENVER. March 23-At daybrsak yes
terday, in Lake Valley. Maj. Fountains
command surprised and captured tgo
notorious rust.ers named Jack Watts
and VIM. Gillard. When they arrived
| in camp, and while the soldiers were
unsaddlsng, they made break for lib
srty. They had two hundred yards the
start, when Fountain gave the Order to
fire. Both the rnstiers fell dead, rid
died with bullets.
Justly Hung.
| LITTLE Rock, March 25.-Ni:k Walk
err, colored, who last Aususs murdered
Tom jenkins, also coiored. IN Argenta,
was hanged today il the Pulaski County
| jail yard. He protested his innocence
| until a short time before the execution,
when he confessed having killed Jon.
kins.
sasn r:ranman Heard Fran.
EEw YoRK, March 23.--A Herinosilio
lSonoral private dispa ch states that
Samuel Bransan, with others represent
ing a New York company have conce5-
sions of land on the Yaqui river with
water power, where 1t is proposed TO
erect works for smelling aud milling
ores by the came process successfully
introduced at Jamestown. Colorado,
Brannan's company having patent for
| Mexico. They also propose establishing
works at Guaymas.
A Heavy swindic.
| New York, March 23.-The officers of
the Equitable Trus. Company, Ex-
change Place, discovered that q clerk
named j. B. Marston, formerly in their
employ, was defaulter to the extent
of about $4,000 during the last foar
years. He resigned his position on the
LIST Of February, to take effect the LIST of
March, but left the office several wee ks
ago, and has not been there since. be
first intimation received by the Com
pany that anything was wrong WAS not
from Marston confessing his guilt. Ex-
| animation of tho books of the concern
showed Marston, who was interest clerk
and kept the books III which entries
were made of interest moneys received.
falsified the record, and instead of de-
posting the money in the bank, appro-
priated sometimes as much as $1,000 q
day. The Company has submitted the
oaee to the Distric. Attorney, and 1t /
supposed Marston will be indicted and
arrested as soon es found. Marston en-
| tered tho employ of the Company in
1873, when a boy of 10, rising step by
step. He married and has family. his
whereabouts are not known.
| Attracting Attention.
/ New York, March 23.--The Cont
n,ercial says shipments of freight from
| New York TO Arizona and California
| via the Southern Pacific have increased
| to such an extent as to excite the atten-
! ton of railroad men generally.
Family Troubles.
Nxw York, March 25.--In the snit for
abandonment of Fanny Mordaunt
against her husband, Frank Mordapnt,
tue actor. counsel for the latter waived
examination and filed bond to pro-
vide for Mrs. Mordaunt, paying 50 per
week. The parties left the court, and
shortly afterwards Mordaunt reentered
and asked for a warrant for his wife's
arrest. He charges her with attempt
ing to shoot him on the street. An atfi-
dayit was made and a warrant issued
for the arrest of Mrs. Mordaunt, who
was found in her lawyers office some
blocks away. When taken to court she
/ cried bitterly. and denied having had a
pistol. She had approached her hus-
band, che said, for the purpose of trying
to amicably arrange their difficulties.
She was held in $50 bonds to await the
action of the grand jury.
4 Tive Men HUNG.
1 LAFAYETTE. Ga, March 28.-Wm.
Banks and Green Cunningham, colored,
we're hanged here today for the hor-
rible murder OF Ii. II. Rudd, highIy
respected citizen'of Walker county. last
January.
Anashcr Hanging.
4 GRAHAM, N. O., March 3.-Jesoue
Holt. a negro. was hanged here today
for entering the house Of VIM. Terrell
in the suburbs of Gibsonville, in Al
manac county, and feloniousiy assault.
ing the inmates. Tho execution took
place in the jail yard and was strictly