Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-20
EASTERN NEWS.
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AsSCCiAtEN
,.s Railroad collision.
prs zfe Nav 1s.-in the rail-
AreusdI;A-;: today Charles Small, lbe
rosG coliis - ,i,e freight. and Fireman
ensipTps s..yrook Of the sIsqciai eiie .!;
Geo L;llrd. and Engineer hu&ol ''.. o .''
see Zee aftar. The eoDeusslon was Yer.
saor'lss u; eng the engine back several
ri2s, I'd tearing np the rsiis end
yaraa Almost Immediately inc DoiieE
seepe,si on the freight engine. the
eIpioosssc aying fifty rods. 1sS boiler
slSokest 80 other engine was blown
hssd q he engine badly damaged.
cot, anu - ,rere wrccked- Loss TO
fl I,;,g stock. $2',aVo.
f'ii'-N uare fiBe billiards.
-, yoax, May 1S.-Ihis evening 9
Me- Billiards resulted ia q victory
gsii,s =. bis Average being 3 S,'.s'. and
fol- p.~ Pr, Ar: Sexton scored -, average,
bet rIih -. ~. ran. 10. Time OF game,
- 1o1rs and thirty minutes.
u rxaia Pinhhsm Dead.
Nav 1s.-Lydia Pinkharn,
bs s;s,or of the Inedieine, dlaed
pf9 oss aged 81 years: She spent So So,
tods' ,.a - for advertising. and secured a
ia .g.da netting $4,000 year pfoht.
p" fine shooters.
-, yoRx. May I8.-Sixteen men
Me- -, aelected from whom viii I've
bave - = military rilie team to repre-
ri :be United States a. wimbledon
fire work.
yv,x.. Nay 13.-Ihe Eas. Line
IL H. der,ot. telegraph Office aud a
rsHys' sot.on was burned at Pittsburg,
s ~ ~ today. No particulars.
A Cyclone.
..on Nav 1s.--The Daag Ncies
ohi s'.Sss from Harvard. ILL.,, OF a cy-
nas a 1r,rohably the same ~hicn swept
cione, Z, Racine. II struck that place
, y. o'clock in the evening dsmollsh-
a. nnn,ber of houses and killing
several people
Nominations Hade.
,,.y,rtv. Ky. ls.-The Democratic
L.r1s nominated +. w. harlin fos
gave Cave General. II nominated j: G..
49, as.ai far Registrar Of the land Office,
md then adjourned sine d'e.
Good Billiards.
10, yopx. MAY I8.--hl the billiard
cope this afternoon Schaeiief beat wal
Lee 10 10 go. The winners average
Gas 1867, the best on record. Ills
sas. rnu was II. Wallace average was
Tee. he's. rus, 30. Time OF game not
given.
Reduced Wool Price.
Gu .sroSfo. Texas, May is.-Ihe
,,aoi market here today ~ somewhat
denoralized by the sale OF ao,Vo pounds
nv 4 single frln at from oae-hah cent
~ three cents concession on previous
nricss which have beea rulings which
ware considerably higher than eastern
6cnrss Receipts are unusually large,
Nth \ brisk demand for fine fieeces.
Hold Condemnation.
CT Iouis. Mag lS.--Dr. L. OReilly,
chairman OF the Executive Council OF
tho ,arious Irish National Leagues cf
this CITY. telesTaphed fireman : journal
tooiph. as fellows: Catholics here
ceuerally condemn the Papai Circular
ne an anjastiiiable interference on the
part of Kome with Irish politics
Cow bays and siwashcs.
AUSTIN, May l9.-The cowboys OF
Oldham county have abandoned their
Strike. Indians are reported raiains;
tho mining region of the Connizo noun
tains.
The Presbyterian Gathering.
PHnapELpHIA, May ls.--At tha even.
ing session tho report Of tho Committed
on Signs of the Times was read by Rev
]. G. Chapman. The report said thanks
giving ia due for the progress of tbs age
II also refers TO many things which ar
causes of sorrow. Reference Is made d
Communism in France. Socialism il
Germany, Nihiiism in Russia and to
n!anism in Great Britain, ~ matters ol
regret. The United States ~ consdcroc
10 TO ia as good political condition as
any country, considering Utah Tern
tory aud the Oneida Community arr
within it's borders. The Church Is re
ported in an unsettled condition. Ia view
Of the many evils which ail.ict the peo-
pies and nations, the report recon-
menus Thursday of the week OF prayel
in january, 1854, as day of humilia
tion, fasting and prayer.
tAssmeeessfui Coiored Rev siution.
Nav York, May is.--Advices from
the West Indies report the steame
Alone Just arrived from this port. Sh'
was engaged by the Governor of Hayt
! 20 carry arms and ammunition To Mira
eoane. A great battle took place Apri
9th. BGrzslene slaughtered the Gov
eminent troops until they were forces
to send dag of truce, asking "a suspsn
sion of hostiIities TO bury thesr dead
Two Government vessels came in shor'
10 render assistance, but Barzalene Gov
cred them with his guns.
Closed Up.
Ngy YORK, May 19.--Jesse Oakley
Co., the well known soap manufacturers
have assigned with preferences amount
Ing to S2li, toi.
They Deserved it.
WILMINGTON, May i9.-Ihree negroe
were whipped at Newcastle Jail toda,
Tor petty thieving.
Treasury StnseinGh.
WasuNaroN, May 19.--Silver AN
United States notes in the fressar,
geld coin and bullion, Sla2.0I6, 0ib; nj
yer dollars and bullion. Siit 3d. III
fractional silver coins, S2S. 1873 ,6tf,.
An Unsatisfactory Verdict.
CHICAGO, May l9.-The verdict reaches
in the trial of Jerry Dunn provokes SAY
AGO comment in all circles this mernins
The alleged agencies which aided in hi
ncquittal are particularly condemne
By two or three OF the morning Journals
They all give long accounts OF the II
eeption rendered Dunn by the sportin
fraternity after lie quilted the ooui
mona. champagne being given him at
resort known Gs Tho Dram. whic
lasted very nearly through the entiI
night. Among those who graspod IL
band of Damn was O character know
IS "Stockyards Johnnie" and Dunn, =,
senting the overture, struok tho man
Tie face, which is said to have put %
crowd in high spirits. The teadin
counsel, who had defended Dunn
successfully. was noted among tho.
resent at the fine supper.
h Abide by sac lmpire's Deetsisi
prrspuna. May l9.-rhe arbitrator
selecsed to settle the railroad coal nan
en- strike, obtained license from Il
eonxt today. Both sides pledged then
sesyea 70 abide by the umpire's decision
and the miners agreed 10 20 To woF
Mondav At the operators terms, ihre
ssnts per bushei, pending the umpire
decision. The general belief ID that thl
ends the strike.
More Abeut the steamboat Fire.
Hasrroap. May lS.--Nine horses wor
1emsd, belonging to j. III. Kingsley G