Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-01

would remain at any one place two or
three days, he would be ANNOYED with
bushels of snch matter. He received
nothing after locating IN this city until
last October, when the annoyance was
resumed, taking all sorts OF shapes.
Rider has not the remotest idea who the
person IL, that Is causing this matter 10
be sent to him, bu. whoever it be. he Is
paying out considerable money and hav-
ing the fun all to himself. About two
weeks ago lead bricks were sent to him
In this way.
A Hage Opera noase.
NV YORK. Dec. 3i.-Henry E. Abbey
has completed negotiations for the lease
OF he Now Metropolitan Opera House.
Inc lease Is for one year, with privilege
of renewal. Mr.. Abbey has engaged.
for the opening of the house on the 22d
Of October, 1888, Mime. Nelson. Mime.
Vale1ia and Signors Campini and Del
puente. The chorus will consist of one
hundred voices, and orchestra will num-
Der eighty pieces Mr.. Abbey will pro-
duce twenty operas. The stage will be
the largest in America, having drop of
100 feet, 92 feet deep, while the full
width will be l5O feet. 1t is not Mr..
Abbeys intention to give Italian opera
only, but he will produce German and
French operas As well. He recently
received the following telegram from
Nine. Nielsen:
accept my congratulations upon
your securing the greatest opera house
in the greatest city in the world"
Signed, CHRISTINE NuszN.
The following from Campini was also
received:
Il accept your terms to sing 100 times
a,month for seven months"
During January of each year the
house is to be let for balls.
War Between Races.
MACON, Ga, Dec. 3l.-A race not oo-
Cured at Aconee today. Asa Lawson
was killed, and Marshall Webster and
his son, William, mortally wounded.
ALI were white men. Three cOlored
brothers, Handy, JEFF and Squire Wash
inRton, were dangerously wounded.
Opposition to the Passion Play.
NEW York, Dec. BE. Randolph
Robinson, counsel for the secretsry of
the juvenile delinquents, in reply to the
question whether he would apply for An
injunction in case Mr.. Morse produces
his Passion Play, said he would.
"Is this Passion Play q dramatic COM
position!" he was asked.
II presume it would come under that
designation
"Could he produce it in lecture room
or church without a licenss!"
mo; not if it was open to the public.
The fact that no charge for admission
was made, does not alter the matter in
the least"
A Pair OF Failures.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-H. Dudley &
Co., brokers in canned goods, failed to-
day on account of over-trusting and de
probation. Liabilities, 100000 to
$20O,0C0. Assets are believed to be
good.
John j. Brown d Son, wholesale deal
ers in hardware, have failed. Liabili-
ties are estimated at $4,000 to $4,000.
A Tln'e OF Crazy Terror.
Boston, Dec. 31.-During the lecture
tonight of the Ford brothers, slayers of
Jesse James, in one of the subsidiary
halls of Horticultural Building, on IRE
mont street, an exciting scene occurred.
A large audience was present. Some
rough loudly offered the opinion that
the Ford brothers were mo good"
This reflection was resented by the
brothers. who drew their revolvers, and,
them, leaped from the
stage into the midst of the audience.
The people stan peded Immediately
and such was the haste that many
sought egress through the windows,
smashing sashes to facilitate their exit.
The hall is on the ground floor, and the
windows open directly on the street.
Policeman Robinson, who heard the
crash of glass and saw the people run
ming from the hail, made his way into
the building, and seized both the broth
ers, who had assaulted several people
with the butts of their revolvers. The
officer proposed to take them to the sta
tion. They desired to buckle on their
revolvers, avOwing the fear of their
lives. The officer would not permit this
and started with them under arrest, but
the proprietor of the show interfered,
setting forth that his enterprise would
DO financial failure if the
Ford brothers were not allowed to
stay and finish according to the pro-
gram, and finally prevailed upon the Of
ficer to allow the performance to pro-
ceed; not, however, until the latter had
taken the names of seven of the per-
sons assaulted, as witnesses. and exacted
a guarantee that the brothers would ap-
pear when wanted by the police. The
remark of the officer when seizing the
two brothers was: "You may be the
Ford brothers, or the James brothers,
but you can't drink blood ia Boston"
Ii is understood that the friends of the
parties are laying for the Ford
brothers, and more trouble is expected
should they meet them.
Injunction Refused.
New YoRK, Doe. 3l.-The court ra-
fused to enjoin from stopping the de-
livery of ice and confectionery ON Sun
day.
A Mormon's Death.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 3l.-This morning at
8 o'clock Capt. Hooper, formerly Nor
rnon Delegate to Congress from Utah,
died in this city after lingering ILL.,
ness of asthma. He was one of the
wealthiest and most influential Nor
mons in the city, bat never went into
polygamy.
Afser Rotten OGicers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-George McEl-
fresh and JAS. A. McDevit, detectives,
were arrested tonight as result of an
investigation of charges by the citizen
committee that members Of the police
acted with thieves, burglars and forgers.
and were held to answer TO the charges,
being in the meantime suspended. The
police commissioner order was hast
ened by threats against the citizens
committee for melting the inquiry.
Other officers are likely to follow.
PACIFIC COAST,
A Leng Way Around.
SAN Francisco, Dec. @.-The City
of Peking, which arrived this morning,
brought large number of japanese Of