Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-21

Rapid Telegraph Company, involving
q consolidation interested in their line
in this city, New York, New jersey
Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts
pennsylvania. and the city of BaIti
more, have executed a mortgage upon
their property and franchise to the
Boston Safe Deposit and Transit Com
paHy, for $3.0O0,ooO.
Anna Dickinson In Dimeuley.
DETROIT, Oct. 20.-Anna Dickinson
on reaching here last night, found that
her manager, Wentworth. had left be,
IN the iurch without a word of explai.a
tion- She complains bitterly of hi.
treatment, and - smartlng under the
serious disappointment and the confu
sion wrought In her plans Negotia
tons are pending which tnay or nIay
not be concluded by rearrapgemeni
OF her season. she has been doing well
dnring the last month, considering the
miserable manner In which her advance
has been done, and Is anxious TO go on
carry out her original program.
The Episcopal Convention.
PHILApELPHIA, Oct. D.-The com-
mittee on amendments to the constitu-
ton recommended non concurrence in
the message from the Bishops on con-
secration of Bishops for foreign
countries. The report of the Join com
mittee on prayer book was taken up.
Bev Huntington moved the incorpora-
ton of resolution No. % in the report
AS follows:
Resoised, That the order of arrange.
ment in the prayer book be changed in
such a manner that prayer anthems and
psaitsr shall follow Immediately after
the short office of prayer for Sunda ,
occasions, and collects, epistIes and
gospels..shail follow instead of proceed 9
the office of the holy communion. The
house IN committee Of the whole adopt
cd the resolution and it was reported to
the house In reports of the committee
on amendments. The amendment to
article two, proposing the re-
duction of the numbers of
deputies from each diocese
which the committee had reported as
inexpiedens was rejected. Article five
was next considered, it provides that
no new diocese shall be formed which
shall contain less than six parishes or
less than twenty four presbyteries nor
shall such new diocese be formed if
thereby any existing diocese shall be so
reduced AZ to contain less than twelve
parishes or less than twelve Presbyte-
ries. The amendment was to substitute
IL for q, and "a for L. After some dis
cussion the report of the committee was
not agreed to. The convention ad-
journed till Monday.
A COream Exhibition.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-The Corean
recently asked the coop
GRAFTON of the Department of State in
the proposed establishment of a muse
um at Saoula, the capital of Corea.
The following note, written by the Vice
President of the Foreign Office at
Saonla and transmitted by the Minister
to the Department of state, fully sets
forth the object and purpose of the en-
terprise
With q view to developing the King
dom of COrea and in order to facilitate
trade, it is proposed to establish at
Saoula, the capital, museum, in which
among other things will be exposed
and models of articles of for
eIgn export, such as machinery, mining
and agricultural implements, geological
Instruments and various articles of
every description likely to prove benefit
TO a population of 100000 souls,
from the most primitive state.
These articles will DO all oatalogued in
English and Chinese and have at
tached the names of the contrib
ating or manufacturing firms. Msr-
,hants and manufacturers of the
United States are invited to contribute
TO this museum. All articles should be
addressed to care OF II. Snethley, Esq,
Shanghai, China, and all communion
lions for the catalogues. price lists,
stc., should be sent direct to me at this
place.
Mr.. Won MoLTENDoRF, Seoula.
The Corean Government should have
The privilege of purchasing these arti-
,les at prices named on the invoice 1t
IS hoped by this system to develop trade
10 mutual advantage, and as any orders
which may be the outgr0wth of it can
DO sent by the United States direct to
middlemen will not be
needed, and American firms having
in the East will be
largely benefited thereby. No date has
been decided upon for opening the ex-
hibition, but our Government will do
all il can to promote the object in view.
Exhibits of agricultural and mining
tools, etc., are particularly
and il is probable these and
some other articles will find ready sale.
No Arrangement has been made for the
of exhibits to Shanghai.
But from that poins it is understood
such articles will be forwarded by the
agent of Mr.. Snethley at his expense.
Among the Bulls and Bears.
New YORK, Oct. aO.-The stock mark
ct is dull. Northern Pacific, preferred,
Is absorbing speculative interest; great
crowds surround the rostrum. Watching
the proceedings. Transactions in other
stocks are very light. At 2:40 pun. N.
p. preferred was brought in under the
rule at from 6S3< to IS. Cash stock
Jumped from 50 10 GA on large transac-
tions. There was great excitement.
Transactions under the rule are being
made at from 20 to ~ cash. The gen
eral market was more active at noon.
Prices have jumped about ! per cent.
At 3 p.m., near the close, N. L. preferred
rose to 7s36 cash, and "a regular. The
difference between cash and regular Mt
one time was 15l8. The stock reached
50 regular and closed at 62sld621S.
Rather Merttfytng.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 0.--Ths United
States steamer Dispatch left Washing
ton Navy Yard this morning for Mount
Vernon with Lord Coleridge and large
party Of distinguished gentlemen on
board. When about half mile from
the navy yard the steamer ran aground
a In 10 al ~
had not succeeded IN getting of.
PACIFIC COAST.