Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-01
EASTERN NEWS.
associated PRESS DIsPArcaEs.
s.-,ar,s Train Aeeident.

serious Train Accident.
,7rxy. Ills. Feb. 2S.-Three cara
~ Dakota tram on the Chicaeo q
Tc-,hvestern road were oltcnen near
No-'H th;s morning. One child was
nn s1,d and about fifty passengers in
Boys Gong Journey.
rr yopK. Feb. 23.-Nathaniel e.
ooaa II, arrived at Jersey City
s. D,.s,dav on train of the Pennsyl-
VIC railroad from Portland, Oregon.
ard was pinned to the lapel of his
%, IN which vas the name of the par
- IN this city 10 whom he was sent.
r. was kindly cared for by passengers
and railway employees.
Prohibition Beaten.
JEFYEBsoy CITx. Feb. 8.-In the
ponss the report of the commission on
,he prohibition constitutional amend
ment recommended that It do not pass,
ND that any such amendment should
s-oyids to reimburse brewers. distillers
va others for consequent loss. The
amsndment was tabled by test vote of
Railroad Tearnup.
CarcAoo. Feb. 23.-The rioters demon
IN the dispatches as having occurred a
few nights ago. 1t was made up on the
Chicago d Evanston railroad. About
,nidnipht band of 800 men we'll organ
;zed marched up Southport avenue to
EuIlerton avenue. They were equipped
wl,n er0wbars, jlmmies aud pickaxss,
and under direction of certain leaders
nrocaedei to tear up the track. For
sbo1t 800 feet the rails were torn up and
twisted out of shape. The ties and
road-bed were completely destroyed for
that distance. The police had expected
riot. bat the mob By stratagem had de-
caiyed the officers as to the time and
rlace. When the latter arrived the
yiossrs formed in line and marched
some distance in an orderly manner and
dispersed.
The New steamship.
NV York, Feb. 29.-The new iron
steamer. for which the Northern Pacific
Company has contracted with John
Roach and Son, to run between San
Francisco and San Diego, will be 325
feet length of keel, 40 feet breadth of
beam, - feet depth of hold. and 20O0
ions register. She will have accommo-
dations for 200 cabin and 800 Storage
passengers and will be completed and |
ready for sea in October next. She will |
be one of the staunchest steamers ever |
built, and have a guaranteed speed of
sixteen knots per hour.
House Closed.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Geo. II. Taylor |
Zoos large paper and printing estab
lishment confessed judgment this |
morning for one hundred and twenty |
thousand dollars. The place was |
seized by the Sheriff, and is now in the |
hands Of a Deputy.
Larger sums for which Judgment was |
entered are as follows: First National |
Bank Of Chicago. $4,000; Jacob New |
man, as trustee. $4,000; Cleveland Pa |
per Co., $4,000. Taylor says the |
debts of the firm aggregate about $780, |
go. 1t is believed if outstanding ac-
counts can be realized in full he can |
pay dollar for dollar.
The Eclipse Observers.
Prof. Rockwell, of the party of scien-
lists who leave here Friday for Pana- !
ma, thence for CaIlao, and thence to |
the Caroline islands, to observe the |
eclipse of May 9th. says: From Callao |
the party will be taken by the U. S. |
& frigate Hartford straight to the Caro-
line islands, 1000 miles across desolate
stretch of waters. We hope to reach
the island by the Goth of April. 1t is
our intention, when We have concluded
our labors, to leave as soon as possible
for Honolulu. from which point We shall
retarn by steamer to San Francisco
about the Nth of June.
Modest Request.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Representative
Cassidy presented memorial from the
Legislature of Nevada, asking an appro-
priation of S250.000 for sinking artesian
wells in that State.
Plead Guilty.
JERSEY Cry, Feb. 2S.-Robert z.
Cook, arrested Yesterday for embezzling
1880 from the Fifth Ward savings
bank. eutered plea of guilty and was
sentenced to five years i'll the State
prison.
Train Disaster.
4 DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 25.-Eight cars of
lumber on the Texas Pacific were wreck.
cd west of this city today. One man is
reported killed and two wounded.
Drowned.
PALMYRA, Mo-, Feb. 2S.-Mrs. B. Cal
vert, of Warren township, was drowned
while attempting to cross North river
on horseback.
stock Report.
SANTA FE. Feb. 27.--Reports from
stock show the stock wintered remark
ably we'll. 4 few losses of sheep are
gwen Men report some losses in the
western portion of the Territory. In
Valencia, Bennato, Rio and Arriba
COUNTIES losses foot up 10000 head. Cat
tie are now doing finely. A scarcity of
water and grass is reported in the north
ern secticn, but no serious results are
apprchendsd.
Don't Want the Sob.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Representative
Randall has declined service on the Tar
n Conference Committee, as have also
Morrison and Tucker, afterwards APP
pointed. The speaker then took the
natter under further consideration.
Action Put on.
The Senate i'll the executive session
decided to postpone action on the Mexi-
can treaty till December.
4 Block Burned.
LEXINGTON, Feb. ga fire broke ont
IN Paris last night In barber shop.
ine origin of the fire is unknown. A
whole block was destroyed, including
the Presbyterian Church. Buildings
burned, Davis & Lyle's drug store. the
western Union Telegraph Office. las. j.
broxton's nstion store. John L. Mes
puts grocery store, N. X. Kyner's sad
0lery store, Jack Meals saloon, Walter
oiarks livery stable, Davis Il Ryan's
grocery. Loss between $4,000 and
$4,000.
HancSt.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 2S.--Hon. d. N.
speed, Treasurer of Georgia, has sold
tiSoo of Z. 5. bonds for Georgia. and
Placed the proceeds, exceeding $3.50. 900,
u the bank to reduce the debt of the
A Western Union Case.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Judge Ingram,
"a ,he Superior Court this afternoon,
,us,n osere decision in the suit of w. 5.
crinlams against the w. q. Telegraph
ompany and others The molten de-
o.aed was made for an injunction TO re-
strain the Western Union during the
tendency of this action from permit
Sng the transfer of any of the $l5. 49,
~ o. stock of defendant. which the