Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-11

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department can legally withhold nav
inent from members Of CONGRESS. Who
! are indebted to the government. FRS.
comptroller of the Treasury assumes Il
can. aud 50 informed the treasure. in
.ns case of Representative Ochiitrse.
LIE SOLICITOR of the Treasury is Inclined
20 doubt the legality of tie decision. He
nau an interview with Secretary Folcer
tnis AFTERNOON, ard made a point that
IL might BIS considered wrong as q mat
Ter OF public policy to withhold the sal
airy OF representatives, of the psopIs.
ana tempting to interfere with then
constitutional prerogi.ives. Secretary
foi9er nov has tbs question under con-
sfderatson. In this csnnection Repre-
sentative Oehiitree today flied an argu-
menf with the First Comptroller pro-
testing against his action in advising
that nis ssiary be withheld from him
nntii a settlement of his account as
Marshal of Texas.
Virgins Sterni.
Boston, March 10.-A northeast rain
storm set IN at las Pun. Temperature
-; ironeter 29.32 and slowly falling.
At Newport the wind is rising and blow
| ing very hard.
81. LOGS, March l0.-The fear of
/ 9Scis HAS IrbCltI ucFc.
About fifteen fishermen operating on
the Mississippi and Illinois rivers frora
st. Louis to Peoria are said TO have
taken their nets ont until Wednesday.
FISH are scarce Ia consequence. Tse
weather IL cloudy with rather high and
gu5ty winds.
! PLYMOUTH, March i0.--A storm began
a, noon. LIZ - now raging by hard
wind blowing violently and increasing
| from the northeast. There Is a very
| full sea-
ELNtRA, n. Y, March I0.-It has been
showing since early this morning. No
wind.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 10.-The
tWenty-nfth snow storm of the season
began this forenoon. Ii is now SHOW.
ing rapidly. More snow has fallen than
during any storm this season.
Star Route Cases.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Dorsey
furnishes q dispatch from Denver which |
states that the so-calIed Belford check |
was really given 10 j. b. Bissell, their |
| initials being the same. There seems |
70 DO a determination to insist that |
there was such u check, and Bisssll's |
| name Was selected. don't remember |
1t. certainly never gave him check,
| and never played a game of cards for |
money on tue ears in nv life with any |
body. There never was . check issued |
by ne, Or any account in my books ia
the name of j. Il. Bissell.
New Vessels for the Navy,
Secretary Chandler instructed the
Naval Advisory Board to proceed at
| once and prepare plans for tbs five new
u. 3. war vessels provided for by Con-
gress. consisting of three steel cruisers,
and two torpedo boats; also to arrange
for the completion of repairs on four
diminished monitors. 1t is thought the
first contract viii be given out ia two
months.
vigncaux and sextoa.
New YoRK, March 9-Vigneaux aud
Sexton made many extended runs ia
their practice at the balk line game, in1
Madison Square hall, last evening. The
French expert was far ahead at the
close He has already mastered the
new game. Sexton is improving daily.
They will start for Chicago tho 10Th.
BOgardus Wtns.
ST.. LOUIS, March 9.-The pigeon
shooting match between Capt. B0gard-
Us and DIR. Carver, 80 double. birds, u
yards rise. for $50 side, this after
noon, was won by BoRrdus. Score. 81
to 10.
The sheridan Case.
WASHINGTON. March 10.-The State
department has received NJ intimation
of the intention of the British Govern
ment relative to the execution of a
warrant for the arrest of p. j. Sheridan.
Inquiry at the British Legation ELECTED
the Information, that while no further
ste 20 have been taken in the matter, no
instructions from tbs home Government
have been resolved 20 abandon further
procee ings. There is reason to believe
the matter will not be pressed unless
the British Government feels assured it
can make out case which will satisfy
the St.te department that extraditi0n
should be granted.
$4,000 Wanted.
Thomas Warrington, of Ohio. has
filed suit against Il. w. Keiphtiy, Third
Auditor of the .. S. Treasury, for
$4,000 damages, on account of what
are described by the complaint as
hundreds of false. malicious, Iibelous.
groundless aileg itious, calculated and
intended to prevent payment by the u.
s. Government of plaintiff 8 lust
claims for army supplies in 1861.
A New "aacket."
New York, March l0.-Eichty police
mons suits for back pay for time lost
by sickness poured in upon the Police
Commissioners today. They were all
sent to the corporation counsel. Sick
roll men have nearly doubled since
Ryan's decision that the commissioners
cannot stop the pay of policemen who
are sick. The commissioners ordered
inquiry into the rumor that the police
surgeon and patrolmen are acting in
oollusion.
Floods In Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, March l0.-Tha river at
Arkansas City is only eight inches be-
low the highest food of last year.
Name Changed.
A bill passed the Senate today chang
ing Dorsey county to DeSoto County.
1t was named for ex-senator Dorsey
during the reconstruction era.
Treasury statement.
WASHINGTON, March l0-Ths state
ment of tho United States Treasury
shows gold, silver and u. S. notes in the
Treasury today rs follows, Gold coin
and bullion. $l79, 052. 563; silver dollars
and bullion. St05050, 1888; fractional
silver coin, $27. 6s6 .623; u. s. notes. $685.
937, 1855: total, 1851 .632 .69t. Certificates
outstanding: Gold, So, 81. $50. silver,
SOS ,5i7. 800; currency, Sl,G66,50o.
The President InweIi.
The President Will make short visit
to Fortress Monroe next week. He ia
feeling somewhat in1isposed, aud takes
the trip for the bsnest Of his health.
Dorsey Ia ihe Role Of q Murderer.
II is feared that Lilly, the aged law
yer who was assaulted by Dorsey, will
not live. as he was badly kicked in the
abdomen and IS growing weaker.
Charges Preferred.
Charges have been preferred by per-
sons whose names are withheld, against
Supervising Architec. Hill, aud the
Secretary of the Treasury IS now con-
sidering the best method of insestigat-
ing them. A list of charges and speci.
fications was made and is sud to be
substantiated. Secretary Folger declines
to make public the particulars or nature
Of the charges. IL is understood that
the charges alleged are general misman-
agement, eorruption and malfeasanCe