Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-25

I JSoBs
: IN bringing about this sAle, has asked
! Secretary Teller 10 ssnd an ofscsr from
the Department 70 superinteud. II i,
: probable that Commissioner MeFsr
. land, Of the general ofios. VII 90 tc
0 Neoraska fog that purpose. The isnds
. VA % sold only TO persons Who shall
Z Within three months from the date OF
4 tnear Application make permanent ses-
d uemens upon the same, and each appli.
/ csssou mus Be accompanied By an am
davit - evidsncs Of GOOD faith in shis
respect. The land b 70 b spId TO thu
HIGHEST respooAfbIe bidder, at no -
: than the appraised wales, n sigAsy -acrs
TRACES, and noo0s person win b allowed
20 purchAee more than one hundred and
. sky aase&
Il ~ seaP 2sases - she Wesa
WAmnorcx. April A-In thS seaz
route trial, aftsr rscsa. Kser took 8
u 0om Boot fouts,r from Oreeun
Cty to Brsd4e Greek, Oregon, % oalisd
oeeause ooo postmaster stiAod thnt
the entire mail over Tie route ~
carried IN one rubber boot. Kerr
summed up the evidsncs oouceruinR
so0 roote With the following expssssive
rhyme: The nail was small. scarce
any At all" A lsetsr Or two and papsr
vent over this route in IL leR Of booe,
and tha horse on Q 6vo mix cApoe.
LauRhter., And" Mr.. Ksrr add.
the Contractors made peo6t Of 3910
per annnm.-
The route from Canyon City 10 Camp
MeDermitt vxs nsxt taken mp. and con-
sideration Of the evidence relating to il
oecupted tAe time up TO adjournment.
Letter W1ehhesA.
WAazu0Tos. April 24.-Anistant SEQ
Rotary New, Chairman Of the Hill In
vestigation Committee, received today
| . long lseteT from the ex-Repcesenta-
tive, explaining his position With refer
eucs 10 the pending Investigation. The
Ietter 10 for the present withhsld from
the press, but il il known that IL makes
several 0bjsotioas 20 the MANAGEMENT
Of ths investigates. OF thsss tha most
important 10 tia: Assistant Solicitcs
Robinson. Who March asserts il partial
70 Hill, 10 allowed TO cit as . member of
the committee. when this objectiou
was made known to Secretary Fslger
be at onoe conferred with Mr.. Robinson
ON the subject matter. and said that
while he felt euro b could Get Justly
he Was willing to withdraw IL there vas
a
reesry FolRer says substitute for Mr..
Robinson viii BE- selected in few days,
not because be feels the slightest doobt
OF tie lxtter's perfect integrity, but in
order that no charge OF favoritism can
be made against any member of the
committee.
New Money order ooees.
Tho money order system will be ex-
tended 70 &H additional postofiices on
July Let, principally in tho western and
northwestern states.
4 Heasx gsel's Deash.
KxoxvIILx, TENN, April al
". B. Stalsy, son Of Judge Stayley, |
today committed suicide at the resi-
dcnce OF . young Lady Who refused to
marry him. Il vas his second attempt |
10 take his life for the same cause. De- |
cease was twenty years Of age and
lawyer.
New ORLkAns, April 3.-Marks Bros:
d Co., commission merchants of this |
city and Aatamoraa. have suspended.
liabilities probably $4,000. Available
asoets believed to b small.
saephea's ssceessss. Il
ATLANTA, April A.-Eleotion for GO
vernon passed OF quietly. A light vote
WAS polled. No opposition 70 Henry
Mcdaniel, dsmocratio nominee, who
Vas elected. He probably will be in
augurated the 18th May.
useuek - llghen1ng.
ATLANTA, April A.-Reports from
Crawford show considerable damage by
storm. Many houses were blown down,
and many persons injured by lightning
and falling houses.
The Cycleae In AeseA Carolina.
CHARLESTON, April 2k.-The Cyclone
in BarrWeu county yesteiday cut q path
thfee-quArtefs OF . mile vide through
Sallks6hatchis swamp ~ IL the timber /
had bean fellsd for railroad. Many
houses we're swept away.
Cablnet MeeelnG.
WAmmaroN, April 24.-Ihs cabinet
meeting today vas attended BY all the
members, including the nov Postmas-
ter- General. The eeosion lAsted about
an hour and half, and was devoted 10
the consideration ct foreign aAairs and
the nov civil service regulations.
Altar = short disoussi0n Of rules Of
The Civil service Commi9ion, q copy
vas given 70 each membor AZ tho cab |
met for examination. There vas some |
disousaou On The question whether the
National Board Of Health or Marine
Hospital Service should direct and cou-
troll tho expenditure Of 100000 apprO-
psiated for the prevention and suppress
siou OF op1domio diaoaooo, but no con-
clusiou vas reached. There was also
some informal oonvormtiou Ct the
meeting today, Nth regard TO the evi.