Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-10
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED rzrss DurArcnD


yershern Paeiae Bsa1 Bayers.
Nvv Yoax. Oct. Sit il understood
that kl9. OC0, 900 of the Northern Parifi<
seoopd mortgage bonds have been taker
a. foIlovs: Winslow, Lanier d Co.. ~,
mOOO; DrexeI, Morgan d Co, 4,cU.
nm: August Belmont d Co., $4,C)0,m
law Gould, $1,000. 900: Russell SaQs. &.
m6O0; ID. u. Mills, $2,0o0,000; u. n
Pullman, $l,0O,OJo.
wizard shares 90 Steadily Upward,
and . Better Tsne Prevails.
NEw YoRK, Oct. s.-rhe stock market
vas less active during the forenoon thar
At the same time Saturday, and although
feverish and unsettled, was, on the
whole, firm, and the net result of huctu-
atoms, up TO 1870, was an advance Of II
TO Ia per cent. on majority Of the
active stocks, and prices at 12S0 we're,
as q rule, the highest of the forenoon
The strongest Of the stocks wers coal
shares, Northern Pacifc preferred, st.
Paul and Omaha preferred. At 2 the
market was generally dull and lower
In the last hour the market became
more active and decidedly strong. and
the highest prices Of the day we're gen
orally made. Advances ranged from u
70 TX per cent, the latter, Northern Pa,
cific preferred, to GAN, with Ia on
Northwestern TO 1904. n ON Oregon
aud Transcontinsntai 70 52A. n ON
Northern Pacific TO 3esz5, and XGX on
other stocks. Compared with satur-
days closing. prices show an advance
Of Lfd2N Der cent, and much better
UNDERGONE than at the closing last
wesk. The rise in Willard stocks In
early dealing was met BY free sales Of
st. Paul, Northwestern, Michigan Gen.
trail and Union Pacific. The bears. in
addition to selling freely in the regular
way, offered considerable amounts 10
sellers at TO 2 per cent. below regul n
prices.
The fact that Oregon Transooutin-
entail and Northern Pacific moved up
steadily during the afternoon impaired
more confidence 70 operators for q rise,
and the entire list showed an improving
tendency toward the close, and was par
ticipated in 70 greater or less extent.
The bear element showed signs of ner-
vousuess, owing TO having heavily over
sold the market, and there was good
borrowing demand for Union Pacific,
Northern Pacific preferred, Jersey Cen
trail, New York Central, Lackawanna,
Louisville and Nashville, and Reading.
The following was sent 10 the Stock
Exchange this morning by George VIM.
Ballou & Co.: 1--WE take pleasure in an
n0uncing our resumption, and desire 10
give notice that all unsettled claims
against this house will DO paid in full
on presentation"
Csnsal Seymour Alive and we'll.
NEW YoRK, Dot. 8.-Nothing has been
received of an authentic nature regard
ing the alleged assassination of Consul
Seymour at Canton by q mob. Moth
ing con6rmatory has been heard at
Washington, and the only report re-
ceived in this city was through source
that IL generally discredited among
newsmen. A cable message was re-
ceived 1t the Department of State TO-
day, from Consul General Denny, stat
ing that quiet prevails In Canton, and
that there ID no truth In the reported
assassination of United States Consul
seymour, Who h alive and we'll. This
telegram was received in reply to one
sent by the acting Secretary Of State
yesterday morniug, asking for infsrma-
ton on the subject.
LONDON, Got. "a dispatch received
says that the rumor sent NJ a fact to
New York, that Consul seymour, at
Canton, had been assassinated, was put
In currency last night in reading
room In an obscure town Ia north Eng
land, but that il had then no founda-
ton in fact. The story Is entirely I'M
confirmed.
German Celebration.
WARRINGTON, Oct. S.--The celebration
IN this city of the bi-centennial Of the
founding Of tue first Germany colony In
this country was inauguratcd last even
ing, with q saored concert at the Ma
ti0nai Theater, and this morning the
business houses and dwellings, ON Penn
sylvanis avenue, Seventh street, and
other th0rOughfares, were gaily decorat-
cd with hags and streamers. the stars
and stripes and the German tri-color
being interviewer In many graceful de-
Bigns Preparations for the grand pro-
cession, which Ia to be made at 3
o'clock, were visible long before noon,
and the streets adjacent TO Mount Yer
NON Hmm "a WHARF tina r,arada formed