Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-04
EASTERN NEWS.


Received by t;se Cardinal.
NEW YogK, May s.--CardinaI &c
c,nskay today received Alexander SuI
s;,.n. President of the Irish Nation
Isaoue of America. There wsre a.s
nrasent Archbishop Corrigan, Rev. ]. i
H;cker. + .ther Farreliy. and g. 4. II &c
=, Resie,e. The Cardinal warmly ca
d,rsed tbs procsedings Of the Paiiadel
mia convention. and siuailaF seatimsu:
we're expressed by tbs other gentlemen
sensibiy said.
Gao. b. Corkhill, who cured eonsDic
,,onslv in the trial of the asssss!rl o.
President Garfield, read q paper to
nioht before the Medico Legal society OF
.Insanitv As Defense for Crime" I'll.
bald that Judgment and execution
should bo swift With the crank" foI
the escape OF one of these Iaen encoar
coed the entire class To 90 on commit
ting crimes for the like notoriety ane
the like exemption. They well kaoa
that they commit a crime aud deserve
nunishrnent, and when the knife ul
;nstica ialIs upon their nnIaosr II
strikes them with horror. Ii the dis
aase of insanity really exists, then let
that question be determined, no, that
he may escape punishment, bat that the
punishment may be tempered in ascosi
With his physical and mental condition
Railroad Report.
.Dgrso1r, May 3.-Ine annual meet
mo of the Michigan Gel trai Railroad
vas held in this city to-day. The annual
report shows gross earnings of Sj,oii,
0sa; operating expenses, $o,67l rs; in
terest and rentals, $50, 1877: net revenue,
$751;, 1916.
West Point BoaYd.
WasHiseros, MAY 3.--Ihe President
has ap pointed the following members Of
a board Of visitors to ;. eat Point: Rear
Admiral g. r. Rogers, Bishop VIM. j..
Kip. of California, Hon. }. n. Arnold,
Hon. Il. g. Whitman, Howard Porter, Of
New York, Hon. Asa French. of Magsa-
ohuse.ts, and Col. L. Nj. Day ION, OF
Ohio.
National Banl&s.
= WAsnrsoroN, May 3. - Comptroller
Knox report; tho number OF nsx M
tionHl banks organized during the past
six months to be I32, with capital of
SA,s6S, 900, arranged by geographical
divisions. The number of banks org IN
izsd in the New England States Is 5,
with capital Of x775,0U; IN the Middle
States. ~, with capital Of { $1,000: IN
thu Southern Stat =, Is, with cap tai of
sy.lOO,OU0; in tho Western States, 10,
with oLpital Of $9.6S0,OO0, in the Pacific
States, 3, with capital of $4,000.
Twelve of the banks organized, having
capital Of $2,G00,U0O, are banks which
allowed their corporate existence to ex-
pirS and organized other banks in the
same localities. Twenty-three other
banks, having a capital Of 1886 600,
have gone into liquidation during the
past six months, and reliaquished bust
ness. The increase in capital of other
National banks the last six moaths WAS
3677, 800, and increase in circulation
t3,399,79
A had Gang Brokem Up
KANSAS CrrY, MAY 3.-Sheriff Mason.
7. Boumsn, and Maj. A. ! !. Fountain, of
New Mexico, with posse OF govern
ment soldiers. passed through the city
today en- route for Fort Leavenworth.
having in charge Jno. Kinney, known ~
"KinQ Of the Rustlers," and eigh. mem
befs Of his band, under sent noe of long
imprisonment Mt Fort Leivsnworth.
Kinney, with his gang, has been for
years q terror to citizens throughout
New Mexico and Texas, and had car
ried on systematic depredatioas, chiefly
In cattle atealiug. During Major Foun-
tain's raid some three months ago -
men were captured. IL Of whom were
sentenced to jail in various p irts OF New
Mexico.
After the q r. 90.
DEs MONIES, May 81. :. Gotta
took his place in the railway commits
sion today. The Board has never been
able TO get a report from the Union Pa
ciflc Railroad regarding business done
over the bridge Mt Council Bluffs. and
the commission recently brought suit at
Council Bluffs against the company.
Since then number of the Boards
questions have been answered by the
company, which ovaded answering
Others, including tonnage received and
forwarded over the bridge, claiming
that the figures could not be obtained.
The company also object that it is a IA
tiOnal and not State corporation, and
that the company's pretended report
OUGHT TO satisfy the Board. The latter
today instructed the Attorney General
to press the suit already begun.
Shssid he Panishcd.
HAnRIsDURo, Ky, May 3.-'rhe Grand
Jury today returned an indictment for
murder against Hon. Phil. b. Thomp-
son, Jr.. for killing Walter IL. Davis,
April 9th. Return was made late this
afternoon. Thompson will be rearrest-
cd tomorrow. The indictment creates
surprise, though generally approved.
Defe ldant aud his friends expected il
would be for manslauehter. 1t IL OK.
peOted the prisoners father, who Is one
Of the ablest lawyers in Kentucky, will
be counsel for his son. The sentiment
il growing that the killing Of Davis Is
70 be classed az assassination. There
b q disposition 10 criticise the condact
of Miss Buckner, upon whose state
ments 10 her cousin 4 is supposed he
made his attack OH Davis.
Postponed strike.
PmIApELpHIA, May 3.-After u pro-
tracted session the Cigarmakcrs' Union
and the knights of Labor have decided
70 postpone for week the strike for AN
increase Of 81 per thousand.
Mail Money wanted.
WAsurN sroN, May g. Robert Jas.
Creighton, Special Postal Commissioners
from New Zealand, had an interview
With the Postmaster General upon the
subject of the transportation OF tho
English and Australian mails. Creigh-
ton pointed out the advantage which
The United Etates derives from the
transportation of these mails across the
continent from New York TO San Fran
elsoo. He complained of tho heavy
subsidy which the Australian colonies
we're obliged to pay the Pacific Mail Go.
Tor carrying the mails from San Fran.
CISCO across the Pacific, and suggested
hat Il would be only fair II the United
0lates should bear its proportion OF tue
expense Of the service by contributing
tQthis subsidy. The Postmaster Cen
~ replied that he had no authority to
tako the course suggested, bat would
~ the matter before thu President.
O@cers Of tho Postoffioe Department
~ The present arrangement, by which
TIE English and Australian mails are
sont across the continent. Is an advan-
tageous one for this country, chiefly SO
a account of the facilities which u
e6osds tho United States Postofiicc De-
pnrtment in the matter Of forwarding
10 own Australian mails.
Demand AccescA To.
Nxv Yonw Nav 4 --(ynllectOr Robert