Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-14

side Of Saucatnck Harbor 70 rescue thu
tug Protection. The owners here touich'
tele0raphed 10 Muskeeon for a tue to X
10 her assistance, but il il not believes
sne can 90 before morning. In thu
meantime reports received state she /,
lying easy in deep water. The weather
is very nasty. Those on board of hel
will suffer severely.
The tug which went to the relief OF
the schooner on Racine Reef last night
has not yet returned. She is reported
70 be in great danger of going to pieces
She is owned in Buffalo and valued a,
$1,000. Insured for $4,000. Part oil
the cargo of corn has been saved.
An Eccentric Death.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia Times Boston
special says: Lafayette Cook, an eccen-
trio character of South Albany, Me-,
some weeks ago fixed upon November
18th as the date of his death. When
that time came he took TO the lounge,
placed one hand under his head, passed
into condition of stupor, and within
a few hours calmly surrendered himself
to his maker.
Vessels Lost In Chesa peake Bay.
BALTIMORE, Nov. l3.-During the gale
- ~&cAahy oCsCEdl stsz98t9 were IOSt IN
Chesapeake Bay. Capt. Webiter and
eight men OF the ship Annie Ger
trude were drowned.
Heavy Cattle Buyinx.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov 1.-THE cattle
company organized by Alexander H.
swan, OF Omaha, paid 81 100000 for
5000 head. w. A. Paxton received
f7U,0 for his herd.
a schooner Given Ip.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Vessei men here
do not credit the report from Grand
haven that the schooner Arab is lying
ON that port. They say il must be some
other vessel; that it Is not possible for
the Arab IN her disabled condition, re-
curing the constant use of two steam
pumps to keep the water out of b, r, to
live out the tempest of Sunday night.
They make no doubt that she has gone
to the bottom, and that her crew of six
went with her, unless taken of by the
tug Protection. A stiff breeze is blow
ing here tonight from the northwest: |
the lake is Aery rough and further dis |
asters are expected.
Haverly's New Theaters.
New YORK, Nov. 12.-J. H. Haverly
says the report that he was about to |
build new theater in this CITY, and an
Other in Philadelphia is true. The
money for the enterprise will be fur
nished by Chicago capitalists, but he |
would have the management of the |
buildings and furnish the theaters. The |
site OF the New York theater is already |
chosen bat not purchased. He pro-
posed to build after the plan of the |
London Alhambra, at cost of 81, 200,- |
600. 1t would be the largest and hand |
soonest place of amusement in the coun-
try, with seating capacity of 1000. The
theater will not be CON-
ON such an extensive scale, but |
on the same plan. Haverly expects TO
begin to build next spring and both will |
be ready for opening by November LIST.
Improving the Northern Pacific Mail
Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-Complaint has
reached the Post Office Department
that the mails on the Northern Pacific
road are not properly worked by postal
clerks and instead of being distributed
to the varous points along the route, are
carried through to Portland and stack
ed up there. Superintendent Thomp-
son says this state of affairs has been
ohou<hs oOout Wy ComuluhblOu u
postal clerks, who purposely neglect
their duty in order to compel the De-
partment to double the force which he
is already sufficient to distri-
butte the mails properly. However this
may be, Postmaster General Gresham
has taken the matter in hand and to-
night assign cd to Superintendent Jane
son the duty of going over the line Of
The whole road from st. Paul to Port
and, making thorough examination
of the postal service. If he finds the
force insufficient to properly work the
mails, 1t will be increase. If the present
employees are sufficient, they will be
replaced by better men. In short whet-
sver is needed to make the service
prompt and efficient along the line will
be supplied at once, and all cause for
complaint removed.