Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-24
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Banquet 60 the American Rifle Team.
LONDON, June "a committee is
being formed from the volunteer force
TO arrange banquet for the members
Of the rifle team at the close Of the VIM
bledon meeting.
Trial Of Louise Michel.
PARIS, June 2.-Henry Rochester in
his evidence at tho trial of Louise
Michel yesterday e1deavored to show
the falsity of the charge of pillage
against the prisoner. He said that
when she was exiled she retired herself
to poverty to aid her fellow sufferers.
The prisoner spoke in her own defence.
She violently attacked the government
and declared the issue of pamphlets to
soldiers incitinR them to burn the bar
racks and murder the officers was justi-
fed. She declared that the soldiers ut
Sedan would have done well to shoot
tho officers and save their homes.
Railroad Accident.
BRocKvILLE. Ont, June 22.-The west
bound express en- the Grand Trunk
Railway left the rails east of hero this
evening. The dining car alone kept on
the track. The others we're badly
smashed. -Four parsons we're sliRhtly
injured.
A Chance for Electricians.
PARIs, June 22.-At the banquet of
electricians last evening DeIlesseps
made q speech appealing 10 the persons
present to compete for the prize to be
given for the best means of lighting the
Suez canal by electricity.
ADerlcan Securities In Eagland.
LsNDoN, June 23.-Tns Eoonsmist
says business Is slack except in Ameri-
can securities, which have declined
during the week in many cases, owing
TO the collapse Of the Chicago lard cor
ner. Il 10 said that on the whole this
country has BEEN buying American o.
oarities lately.
To be Sent % Canada.
DouBLIN, June "a report 10
current that James Carey, the informer,
has gone to tho North Of Ireland and
that the Government will eventually
send him to Canada.
A sestleneas Likely.
PARIs, June 3.-The Figaro says the
Chinese Ambassador declares his belief
that friendly settlement Of the diff
cultiss between France and China will
be made.
Steamer Launched.
GLASGOW, June 3.-The new steamer
Oregon, built for the 0uion line, to run
between New York and Liverpool, was
launched today.
Ne Farther Csants.
OrrAwA, June 2.-Ths Government
has decided to make no further grants
10 colonization Of railway companies
In the Northwest for the present and
until the present chartered railways are
completed there can be no further sale
of lands. II however il u found neces-
ssry in the interest Of the country TO
make Q further grant the price will b
rassd 50 cents per acrc. This conclu-
sion 10 arrived at owing to the rapid in
crease of Immigration inso the North
west.
Heavy Firing.
GuAYAcurL, June 3.-L,st night fr-
ing was very heavy from 8 to II o'clock,
and also for q short period about three
this morning. Il IL reported shat many
we're killed ON veintemilla's side.
AWWbOvC0s
BRaLry, June 3.-The center party
has resolved communication from the
Vatican expressing approval OF its atti
tnde during the discussion Of the
church bill in ths Lower House Of the
Diet.
Pesseessisa Vet frsseessisa.
LoxDoH, June 3.-In the trial yester-
day at Nyreghhaxza, Hungary, Of Jews
accused Of having murdered Christian
girl and used her blood TO mix with
their Passover bread, the only clear sv-
idence adduoed tended strongly 70 e.
tablish an alibi in favor of Boxbun, Z
Jewish butcher. Witnesses for the
prosecution coutradicted each other and
Nso their own former statements. The
audience in the court openly threatened
witnesses for the defense with punish
mont The public prosecutor IN conse-
quoncs Of the disorder In court declared
that be would propose the most striu-
gent measures for ths preservation Of
order unless the President stopped the
diseurbancsa. The Times correspond
ent thinks tho boy Scharf, the principal
witness for tho prosseution, . maniac.