Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-28
EASTERN NEWS.
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Personal.

~ yosx. April 27.-Ex-Presidcnl
urnas Il n today for Fremont, Ohio
A srsndaless Affair.
cxx,rr. April 27.-Phiiip ThoInp
member of Congress from
sons oh Dis,rict of Kentucky, shot and
ne os walter Davies at Harrisburg
kine; or this morning. Pitifui stories
sun0 ad;no alleged family troubles Of
* Thompson have been circulated 70,
M. ronths. and ia supposed 10 be an
80 hat Grew ont of this. Davies II
I'LL r.sd of undue intimacy With Mr.
Thompson.
Bsyaten Dead.
c-xx,rr. April N.-Rev. DIR. G. B.
,rsnn AGED II. died this evening at
!nSo,."sidsuce of his daughter, Mrs. n.
r. lockwood, in tnis city.
RslirsaA Consolidation.
N,w Yonx. April 27.-Neeotiasions
vhish have been pendipR 70, some
.;,ns between the Chicago. burlington
= 0nincy Railroad Company and the
eradicate controlling the Hannibal *
q Ioaeph were concluded today. The
Dsners we're signed and placed in the
Ssnds Of Jameson Escrov. Two THIRDS
- shs nrefsrred stock and 1900 shares
- sommon we're represented In the
s..rsaction. The purchase by the
rs;c.Oo. Burlington 81 Quincy inva'yed
.i.o : contract with the Western Union
Tsl.o,aph Company. There has besn
arsss;nn whether the contract with
~ Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ex-
t .no to and embraced the leased and
ns~ lines, bat this has been me: by the
s~seotieu of n nav contract. Both
,..,tics sasn N regard tho Transaction
a mutually advantageous.
Terrible Collision.
Drrsorr. April27 IA terrible collision
,...n,red this morning ON tho Chicago
= Grand Trunk railroad near Olivet
ssat;on. between the regular passenger
tain vest and the freight train follow
inc Il. Air brakes were attached to the
nnsasnoer train. but did not work sue
casafuIIy. and the train was stopped ut
the foot Of light grade, and signal
sent back to the freight train. which
vaa a heavy one. For Some reason 1t
nassed the signal and rushed along into
Inc rsay md of the passenger train. sh'v-
syino into fragments the Pullman
coaches. The conductor IT the sleeping
car and two or three passengers were
KILLED by the collision. and ten or
twelve persons were seriously injured.
Ten psrs0ns are reported injured, some.
il il feared. fatally. The names were
not ascerlained.
usus for wife killiRx.
H,u.arruTowy. N. j., April g.
Henry Deb0rsery was hanged here to-
day for the murder of his wife.
Bssiness Yailsses.
New YORK. April 27.-The failures of
che last seven days, As reported by Il. Il.
Dunn 4 Co., of the Mercantile Agency,
number 1872, "a compared with 135 Last
week. The New England States had q.
Middle States "a, Western States IS,
Southern States 33, Pacific States aud
Territories Is, New York city ii, and
Canada -.
81. LOUIS, April PA special train
With the Diaz party arrived Mt $50 n. m.
Il Vas met at the depot by J. q. Ewald,
President of the Merchants Exchange,
end other prominent citizens. After
bssakfasting at the Southern Hotel and
making q few flying visits to acquaint-
nnces, they left again at $3.50. and the
run to New Orleans, 700 miles, will bo
made in % hours. They will leave New
Orleans on Sunday evening, and arrive
in Vera Cruz on Thursday morning.
1 kailread and Covesamens Quarrel
NEW YoRx, April 26.-Sidney Dillon
writes TO the Tribune Il saw an ar
Eicls in your paper the other day pur-
porting to be n letter sent ms from the
Secretary of the Interior, (which have
not yot fsad) claiming there could be
no dispute about the amour, due the
bv tho Union Pacific Of
81 .0U,e2 Allowing that {, DO SO. the
is owing us more
than sufficient to pay this amount for
carrying mails. according to the act Of
Congress which gives as the right TO
charge tho Government the Same rate
We charge other parties for similar ser
rice. The Postmaster General fixes
rates for the postal service we have done,
he had right 20 do 20. This
gas not satisfactory to us, and suit was
commenced by the company against
he Government. We claimed We had
he right TO charge the Government the
,ame AZ private parties for similar SER
rice, and denied that the Post
MASTER General had the right 10
IL rates The supreme court
,ss decided that he lad not the right TO
IL them and the subject was sent back
q the coart Ut claims to secure needed
acts and fix Just and equitable rate
'or the railroad TO charge under the acts
Il Congress. This ease il now under
The Interior Department
Q eating its claims and We are stating
var counter claims, including heavy
balances due AS for carrying the mails.
10 are ready and eager TO make Q settle
neut Of tho matter, but we want to SET
10 the whole account and not merely the
recount Of one department. We have
'ery little doubt that the court will hold
hat ouv Just counter claims arl more
nan sufficient 10 Offset all Government
,iaims against rs. We desire in the
that the public may not be
givsn q wrong impression by the publ
sasion Of one side of the CASE. Tho ex-
sct facts are that the Interior Depart
nent has o claim against as aud we
have q claim against the Poetoftice De-
pATtmsnt. When properly adjudicAted
- believe our claim will overbalance
hat Of the Government, even IL the
highest figures of the Interior Depart
mont should b. accepted.
The star Rsste Case.
WAsRMaroN, April 81. lin the Star
Route case today Kerr flushed his re-
giAw NJ fha avi1auOa IN tina Riamark
league river route. aud after thanking
~ jury for thsir patient attention. be-
- general ssmning up Of points
which In his opinion had been estab-
iisAed By the evidence submitted In the
60 taken a. q whole.
Adjourned until Monday.
Fer the Indians.
Indian Agent Cramait, at Fort Totem.
Montana, telegraphs thu Commissioner
ot Indian Affairs that he has notified
NJ Mountain Indians to como there
and !ecstve their sspptiSs. These are
sne Indiana recently reported Al being
" Starving condition.
4 Needless Scare.
wAmlxoros, April 27.-Capt. Thomas
9c0reRor, lst cavalry, reports 10 The
wV Department that he has made Z
0osoaRh Investigation and fnds thai
semoss Of the contemplated outbreak
eooae Indians at the Willows. ON he
os1nh!a river. W. T.. are totally I'M
Cabinet NEEDING.
WAmuorox. April X.-Au msnbsrs
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