Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-03

| OF Judge "ylie's rulings. offered %
prove that employees OF the Govern.
mens had agreed to secure extra nav for
| Witnesses. and were 10 receive a co;,sit..-
/ Grafton therefore.
Isa &c IRpell, 'Tn0 had beea emDIaxe5
oy Dorsey, - establishing the EisFnar,.
| and Tongue E1yer route. corros,oratea
the testlasonS OF tie preceding witnesses
conceraing the conversation With J. "
| Dorsey.
Cable Roads for New York,
NEw Yosx, Msscil 2.-Ee1sr5ino she
adoption of street car cables hsr@. n
Hart, one of the principal stockholders
of the Third avenue road, said tolay- !.
Owners Of the Ninth avenue road viii
this spring lay cable road on Tentb
avenue. We have not decided which
system OF cable road viii he adopssi
out VIII probably adopt the best points
NJ al systems how IN use. The prssi-
dent OF the Third avenue has inspected
.he working of the San Francis ;, and
Chicago systems. II the proposed rlsn
works well on Tenth avenue, i. vii! BE-
applied on the One Hundred and 7 ven
ty-iifth street road, running from East
TO North river. and may possibly, il
time, be used On the Third avenue road.
Insane Acts.
FARGO, ID. T., March 3.-Pster Dake-
storm. a farmer living twelve miles
from town, attempted TO kill his wife
With sletge kamu.er. leaving her for
dead. De then went and hung himself.
The wife will recover. Dgkestrom
VAS the richest farmer IL this vicinity.
No cause Is kEo1n.
4 Scientific Party.
New ToRx, March 3.-Ths scientific
party going TO Caroline Islands ia III.
.outh Pacific to observe the eclipse OF
The snn. consists of Prof. K. ID Hoiten
of Madison, Wis, DR.. c. D. Hastings, of
baltimore, g. Rockwell. of Ear, ~ WI
3. ID. Preston and Hinslow Upton, ano
Lieut.. Brown. 1t sails today or the
Acapulco. Two gentlemen from the
iovsi Society of Ea9laUd viii join tie
party at Panama.
Parity Hustled.
CLEVELAND, March 2-The Presiden;
# the Eurnacs Company AZ Steubea-
lille says the company has not failed
Il has devised an extension on paper
md Is awaiting the Outcome OF the de
JreSs!ou IN ths iron trade. Il the i'm
proved furnaces can be started In forty
sight houI5 all right: If not, the affairs
If the company viii be wound up.
4 Weeks Failures.
New YORK, March 2.-B6siness fail
ares for the past seven days are report
ID 20 K. u. Dun and number 272, an in
crease of AZ as compared with the pre-
gious week. distributed IS follows: Nev
England -, Middle 80, Southern Go
a 4
res Il, Canada and the British Prov
noes IS. New York City lG2.
yice.presisient EaEiunds.
WAaufseToS. March 2.-The Republi-
e,n members of the Senate held eau
,us this morning and selected Ed
nunds as their candidate for President
pro tenn. to succeed Davis. There VIA
40 opposl.!on.
None FOR Washington.
Appropriations for the Pacific coas
ia the river and hsrbor bill as passeg
~ the House are: Oakland h,r5o.
$1,000; Wilmington, s:J0, $50; Coos Bay
$4,000: yaqaina, $4,000: locks d: til,
'ascades, Sl25ts0: ) .cr,mento river
5000; San Joaquin, $4,000; lowe
willamette and Columbia, $4,000; Co
iaiilc, 5000; mouth of the Columbia,
;75,0Jo.
.,otsg, OF the Conference Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE confer
snce committee recommend the proyls
,on of the bill reducing internal revs-
lue taxes on snuifs, tobacco, and CT
,ars, which shall go into effect May list
instead of July LIST, as provided in th'
senate bill. The prevalent sentiment
II the House this afternoon, as gathered
from conversation with members. witt
regard TO the tariff conferences, is that
;h0 bill which the committee recon-
mend Will pass. Ohio men, and all in
crested in wool raising, are diSsatis
led because rates are not raised OF
Jaw wool. The representatives or suga
producing and sugar refining interest
ire generally satisfied with the result o.
re- conference. The Pennsy ivanis
nen are fairly content, ana promInen
Democrats say it will pass of course
though they will generally oppose it.
The Committee on the tax and tariff
DILL reached 4 complete agreement about
lalf-past II this afternoon, and forth
With sent their report to the Govern
nent printing Office, in order TO be abb
20 present IL to both Houses of Congress
IN printed form before adiouynDen
yoday. The report will recommend the
.dop.ion of the Senate bill with very
lew changes of Importance, except IL
metal schedule. III which the Commits.
recommends some increase of rates, es-
pecially III regard to steel.
The Senate conference report on The
District of Columbia appropriation bill,
aaf been agreed to.
Plum from the Committee of Con-
ference on the postofiice appropriation
dill, reported that the confrers failed
20 agree upon the provisions in the ap-
preparation bill for fast mail service ano
legislation relating 10 Pacific railroads.
Report agreed 10, and "a new conference
appointed.
Bills providing for the admission
free of duty Of articles intended for the
Louisville and Denver expositIons,
passed.
On motion of Logan resolution was
adopted providing for select Commit
Zee TO examine into the condition of the
sioux Indians upon their reservation.
A Briber's Fate.
COLUMBUS, March 1.-The Jury in the
case of 5. ID. Watson. lobbyist, charged
With an attemp. to bribe Representa
tive Black, of Cleveland. returned YER
diet of guilty. The penalty is from 3 to
10 years IN the penitentiary. Sentence
u reserved.
A Veto.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 2.-The Gov
efnor returned TO the Assembly the bill
reducing the rate for the New York Ell
exlted Railroad, with message giving
MS reason therefor.
A Bis Buy.
GAINESVILLE, Tex.-A hugh trade in
cattle is just completed. Luther II.
smith, late of Columbia, Mo, now OF
Denver. Col. and Eioreaee j. Hall, Of
this city, purchased half interest IN
tho cattle ranch of Carnes & Forsyth
Bros, embracing 22,eou of cattle and
s1to00 acres Of land. Consideration,
$780, 200.
viii q be Contested.
Nsw YORK. March 2.-Tke Will OF d.
II. Caauucey, tue rich BrooklyGite. wEo
lately dropped dead from heart dis
ease. wall he contested, " has become
tne custom iere when large estate- ale
iavoiYed. Chimney made a fortune IL
California. stsrtlng is builder IL
fsal IN HID he halt the Ala CasiJDt--