Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-23

he wine trade gave a a reason that the
recent action Of Congress champagne
pas nov imposed upon It an additional
outy OF u dozen, while the allowance
Of 8 per cent for leaking has been abo,-
lsned- Ih,s makes q material differ
snce. There % no stock of champagne
On hand, but it is lot q custom Of the
trade to import far ahead. Champaone.
unlike other wines, does not improve by
keeping. We have but enough here for
three or four months consumption.
Merchants IN this trade immediately
understand the importance of getting
al goods from abroad that they cou!d
before the date set for the enforcement
OF the law, and We zee the effects within
the last few days. The importation %
this week much more than
squalls that Of the previous one. The
demand from importers il Hke'y TO "a
main considerable until the first ofJuly.
as a saving OF dollar on q dozen and
allowance for leakage win amount Ia
considerable. perhaps averaging a dol.
lar and half. We do not look on the
tariff changes on champagne and be-
lieye Congress will do rs Justice next
There will be MANY more free
tsaders there than there were in the last
body, and We believe q bill can be pass
ed Tor our relief without waiting until
it Is too late. Another importer could
not think there was much reason for
fear OF injury to trade by the increased
duty. The abolition of charge for leak
age and bursting should not have been
made. This is q remission founded on
experience, and duty ought not TO be col
lected upon the full number of bottles,
when all are not salable.
Nigh Priced nsrse.
CHICAGO, March 22.-The tro.tina
stallion Jerome Eddy, record 2:l6S,
was sold yesterday to H. C. Jewett 4
Co., of Buffalo, N. T., for $4,000. With
tho exception of 6muggler and Pied.
mont, this was the largest price ever
paid for trotting stallion. Il had beer
the intention to keep the animal ON the
turf this season, with the expectation OF
excelling the best record, bat the pres.
ent owners have taken him to Aurora
n. Y, aud Place HIM ON a stock farm
with the intention of permanently re.
firing him from the track.
Expected strike.
A largely attended meeting In this
city and Milwaukee of cigar makers in
dicates that they propose going on q
strikei on the LIST OF May, unless theil
demand.for 81 increase per Thousand is
granted by employers. The leaders as
sert the strike will DO general through
out the United States.
Reast Beef.
SHIPxAN, Ill, March "a frame
barn. owned b. Edward Mealyard, was
burned last night. involving the death
Of LIS head Of cattle and the destruc
ton OF property valued at $4,000.
No Convict Labor.
New YoRK, March 2.-In the Senatl
in Albany yesterday q bill prohibiting
the contract labor, the bill regulating
the use Of convict labor, and the bill
giving convicts share in the product
of his labor, were all killed. In the
House the bill prohibiting the mann.
facture in prison of shoes, stoves and
iron hollow ware, and the bill prohibit
ing stove manufacture by oonvicts, eot
only az far AZ the Committee of the
Whole, which. it is, thought, will be the
limit of its progress.
Exlradiled.
Henry X. Kino, charged with arson
in London and traced and arrested IN
Utah. and his extradition demanded BY
England, was today delivered to the
British authorities, the writ Of habeaa
corpus being dismissed. He sails THU
afternoon.
4 Serlsss Question.
NEw ORLEANS, March 2.-Capt. Eada
resigned 40 a member of the Mississippi
River commission owing to disagree
mcnt ab1ue ~ best means of prevent
ing the Mississippi river changing Its
co1rse into the Atohafalsyou and leav-
ing New Orleans ON ono side.
4 Ble Or War.
ST. LOUIS. March ga dispatch
from Nuskogee, Indian Territory, says
q company of soldiers from Fort ellison
have gone ont to arrest the belligerenf
Greeks. A company of troops from
Fort Reno will cooperate, and the hos
tile forces viii, be compelled to disband.
Il 10 thought, IL this action is followed
BY the prosecution of the hostile lead
ers and an impartial investigation of
the causes of the outbreak, peace will be
restored. Otherwise there will be CON-
tinuous trouble among the Creeks.
Plunder Half Recovered.
Two men, WoOdford and Clark, who
robbed the county safe Of fancy county
. few days ago, were captured in Stone
county and about half the stolen money
recovered.
Roasted Mutton.
A prairie ffe on the sheep ranch of
G. N. Croc&er, fifteen miles from Ar
kansas City, Kansas, On Sunday last,
400 sheep.
4 farneF Murdered.
BOWMAN, Mont, March 22.-Louis
and Nathan Lay, farmers near here,
had Q quarrel with Irving Hunter: an
other faImor. This morning Hunter
WAS found dead in his field, where he
had been seeding, with his gun near
him. The Lays have fed. bat the sher-
iif's posse are after them, and il caught
will undoubt IDLY be strung up.
Star Route Cases.
WAsHrnaroN, March 21.-In the star
route casA when court assembled Bliss
be had no moro questions to
put TO Brady. Wilson then began the
redirect examination. Witness sAid
be had little knowledge Of tho details
Of the Second Assistance Office. There
were . number Of Subdivisions respon-
sihle for . correct performance OF the
ddfies Of officers. These gentlemen have
becu IN ofiioe for years, and their en-
are regarded by witness .
sufficient guarantee for the justice of
their recommendations. Such multiple
city Of papers IL impossible for witness
10 examine all. Wilson made several
Intellectual attempts TO 60 into tbs sab
ieot Of Congressional investigation, and
noted an exception whom the Court re-
fused, after Q long argument, TO allow
the question. Recess.
The examination brought out nothing
Of importance.
Gen. VIM. T. Sherman was then CALL
ID and examined by IpRersoll. He
Identified that portion connected with
the RawltnD- White River route ~ bear
inC his endorsement, and described the
condition Of the country through which
the route ran and his reaoons for en-
the petition. To his mind the
service Was necessary, and the increase
10 daily sesyics saved the army the
expsnae Of q line Of couriers. Gen.
sherman described the ThoFnburR and