Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-16
PACIFIC COAST.
The Seat OF Iaaia. War.

SASsoS. AtZona. MAY f6.-Frcu th;.
poant TO NoeAle. and for correspond
ING distance esst, the various csu,p.
ard piexsts Of the command have beer
sooasing ever since the fss Of the month.
when Zen, Crook crossed the line ir,o
mckee COOK - supposed 20 be very
n1sf tee hornets Lest by tbs i.rne. 4
= isir 10 soppcse that his Mexican ailies
nave Joined niri- isolate racchsrs and
psosfeesoEs csrsAoouis srs keeping close
10 Various camps for fear OF benz at
tackled By Cairscs huas. Who eudeayor 10
escasss HE cnvirsifaeal AID n axe tst-lr
way north. There are N nv yngrs
ru1o-s of an eassCs.asu, having
already eaken piae4. bat until of
ncid dispatches a rive from Crook
no credence shoaid be gwen these ~
ports, To- unless c2ur e.s from his co-a.
% md are gwen As tie ne US of iufo--
mation. II Is irnpoSsibls FOR news to Get
from this po.ai Il eivilix l;ioo. Tue ruins
OF prosperous towns, Tich niSsicaI snd
dines are al abaat u. The entire
country IL Gesoia;e and usinaabi.ei.
ula-s Las grown " Isl high over the
oid roads sA;Sting Northern Sonora.
trosrecsors and rancAmen are lowering
arSanu tie campo auxiolsiy awaiting
the lime when II will be safe fos them
TO enter the Sierra waters. Col Bid,ii.'s
headquarters are established at Silver
creek, uear tbs boundary. from wAIch
point scouting east and vest Is kep, up.
Glass troops have been as far
East as tbs nex Mexican line. while
bairds covers the coantry 10 the west
ward.' Doubts have bsen expressed as
n the fidelity of the Indian scouts.
There Is said 10 be lukewarmuess
sinoug scouts which Vas not exnec.ed
when the command left wi!cox.
The Embeuicr Gray.
San FEASctsCo, May 1.-THE cpcum
isuse charge OF embezZlin. $500
against J, ;. Gray was dismissed in the
police court today. lie is held on forty.
one charges, rggreyi.inS $500.
rart or Eniry Nss~s.
SrEcIiL 10 Posr ISrsI.Lragycys.
PoRr TowSsESp. May ls.-Ar,icles Of
Incorporation o. the Townsend Iron
Company have been filed here. Cipital,
$1,000. Oaiscs. 10 Manufacture ms
chinery, build and repair vessels and do
all kinds of foundry work.
\ valuable horse belonging To Capt. |
IL. +. Morgan of this place, was found
this moTaing disablei by an ugiy /
wound, which il is supposed was Gus |
Ell by 4 pistol bullet. Several small |
boys IN this town are known tn possess |
pistols that they have been in tue habit !
OF hriag after dark ia a reckless man. |
her around the neigh5orhood of dwell |
hnss, aud II Is supp SD they shot the |
auimal.
Allen Weir, of the Argus. returned |
today from San Fs.nolsco. bringing n |
ProIty cylinder press with him to he |
used IN his oificr, tosethe- with coas!d- |!
cradle othet material.
Dissolution.
SAN FRASo.sC,. Nav Is.-it is an
nounced tia. w. n. Dicgle. of tho firm
OF Docsnuir, Disgls 4 Co. retires and |
goes 10 En2ltnd.
ship Abandoned.
San FRiScIsCo, Nav ls.-The report
bra been received at the Merchants
Ex ;hanee that the British bark InIo-
mar, which left this port January alth
last, for Calais. France. was abandoned
at SEA IN sinking condition. The crew
were saved.
Railroad WeTk Impcded.
Heavy rains impede the work on the
Oregon extension of the Central Pacific.
The time los. will, il is said. be made III,
The Central Pacific is very DESTROYS To
open the section at the earliest possible
moment. The trade of San Francisco
with the North shows a rapid increase
Wheat Tonnage.
Eleven wheat ships are in port. of
twenty-five thousand shos. tons oapa-
city. This time last year had sorty-hve
thousand tons wEe.t engagements,
Two hundred and fourteen thousand
tons are on the way and engaged. against
two hundred aud fifty thousand at the
same date last year. Wheat receipts at
this port continue TO maintain the fall
ing off previously shown. This years
harvest 10 date shows Ave million CEN
tails less than last years.
Money Matters.
There is good demand for money in
tins market. large sum recently with
drawn makes the payment of New York
exchange higher and quite firm at SI.5O
t02.OO; sight drafts over the counter 22l.
td2a cents. kilograms sterling bills are
IN moderate supply, bankers buying at
~ 'sSa i9s$ selling at i9>sCdi9 3 I6. Re
fued silver weaker ut $50 l6 DER cent.
discount. Mexican dollars are quoted
at s6s< cents buying, 81 cents selling.
A Late Dav Verdict.
bAxrEsrIELp, Cal, May l5.-The
grand Jury in the Tehaehapi disaster on
the night of January .O.h, On the South
ern Pacific, blame tbs general manage
ment, and End the working force az
that point insufficient.
Grand Lodge Onicers Elected.
Especial to Posi- INrEILIeEscEa.1
PORTLAND, May l5.-The Grand Lodge
|. o. y. +. this afternoon elected the |
following officers: X. w. q. NJ. Chas.
=. Iilton; Il. w. ID. Il. NJ, j. j. Walton:
X. w. g. ~, w. G. Tweedals; Grand |
Secretary. ]. N. Bacon; Grand Treasur.
or, j. Il. Moore; Grand Representative.
8. E. Joseph. The Grand Lodge will |
bave charge Of the laying of the corner |
stone Of the Orphans Home on next |
Thursday.
skipped Oaf.
j. T. Mccarthy, Wells, Fargo L Co.'s
agent, and justice of the peace, nj |
Sprague, w. T., has left the country and |
is supposed to have gone east to Mon |
tana. His accounts with the company
are $500 short.
DAN rbAACIsco, Nay lJ.-Ata meeting |
of the general committee of the Grand !
Army of the Republic this morning, the |
position Of Grand Marshal was de- |
clared vacant. and General b. q. Bar
ney, of Thomas Post, was elected 10 the |
place.
SAlDDlng latelllgenee.
SAS Francisco, May 15.-Cleared-
Steamer Willamette, for Astoria and
Portland.
Arrived = May II. British steamer
Barnard Castle, Calvin. four DAYS from
Departure BAY. 1000 tons coal 10 Duns.
muir, Diggle 4 Co.
Departed-Steamer Columbia, Bodies.
for Astoria.
PoRr GAMBLE, May B.-Arriysd-
Maria E. Smith.
"Oid Betty Morgan" resident of the
Vale of Liangollen, well known to tour
lists in Wales, died recently ut the ace of
l07 years. Two Of her orphan children
are over 80 years old. Until within a
fortnight Of her death she was remarka.
bly, hearty and well, and could even
maka Iaury