Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-15

ground Is filed. The railroad track
between here and Jacksonville ia aban-
done3. Ferry boats only are making
occasional trips TO the Kentucky side.
Dangerous Coins.
| WASHINGTON. II. c., Feb. 14.-Director
Burchard SAYS Snowden. Superiutend-
entof the Philadelphia mint. il respon-
siole for the new nickels whose resem-
blance TO gold pieces when giIded has
created strong opposition to their is
sue. de says they are being coined at
the rate of 5G) daily, Treasurer Gil
Milan thinks them very dangerous.
An Improved telegraph.
The rapid telegraph company an
nounees the opening of wires for bust
ness 70 Chicago about the middle of
March They now reach Cincinnati. |
Inc rate of prices will be below those
OF any present telegraphic service, and |
the company will be able to do more
work with one of their wires than with |
sixty ordinary wires equipped with the |
Morse instrument.
The Nicaragua Bill.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. l4.-Repressnta-
tive Page thinks it is possible to get the |
Nicaragua Canal bill through the House |
by attaching IT TO an appropriation bill. |
ana has selected the District of Colum- |
ola bill as the one which is best able to /
carry it. He SAYS the District OF Column
bla bill has frequently contained pro-
| visions for incorporating companies.
| ana as the bill IN question simply pro-
vides for the incorporation of a compa-
ny. 1t Is not subject 70 point of order
| OF being mot germane" to the bill. He
| thinks there is a;ority of the House
IN favor OF the passage Of the bill, if it
can be reached.
Terrible Charge.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-Two weeks
ago John Sheffield, a dissolute character
living near here, quarreled with his
FAMILY and left them. This morning
their house was set on fire, and two of
his daughters. one aged Ia, the other an
infant. wera burned to death. Mrs.
Sheffield barely escaped in her night
clothes. Great excitement was caused.
as 1t Is the universal belief that he fired
the house.
The Wool Market.
BosroN, Feb. 1.-The demand for
| wool has been active. The advance of
| last week was sustained. Ohio and
Pennsylvania fieeces are 42c and 43c for
AAA, and 1910 for Xxx. Michigan Y
heeces are selling at 1904 and No.
tleeces 4t(G60c. Combing and delaine
iieeces are scarce and in demand at
4HGi5c for fine delaine, and 46d50c for
hne and No. / combing. Unwashed
fleeceS are firm and command full
prices, and both fine and medium grades
are in demand, prices range from PC to
BIC, including choice California wool
Is more inquired for, but continues to
be sold at a wild range of prices. Pulled
WOODS have been in good demand at
2otdfoc, for common and choice supers.
In foreign wool no sales of any import
ance have lately been made.
The Irish I'm New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE TelegraD
says there Is very slight prospect that
the Irish society will parade in this CITY
on St. Patrick's Day. Three meetings
called within the past two weeks proved
IN every case failure, as representa-
tives of all societies formerly compris
ing the convention of Irish societies of
the city, refused to respond. The I'M
Willingness Is ascrlbed to the gloom at
the unhappy political condition of Ire
land. and the famine in some quarters.
The Irish confederation of America has
been making preparations to hold a
mass meeting at Cooper Institute on
the 10th. for raising funds to assist the
distressed people of Ireland. Mayor
Edison will preside.
star Route.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Mrs. A. s.
Powers wife of a sub-contractor, testi-
fed she had been Assistant Postmaster
| at Mckenzie's bridge, Oregon, on the
Eugene City and Bridge Creek route.
The mail fir ,m Mckenzie's bridge east
ward was very Eght-sometimes five or
six letters, sometimes nothing. 1t was
carried in piece of gum boot.
The introduction of some official pa
pors led to a long discussion between
the court and counsel for the defense,
who commended it was an impossibility
for the Assistant Postmaster General to
examine in detail mail bills showing
the amount of mail passing over a
route. The court said it could not I'M
derstand why the officer did not regard
his official duty and look into papers.
and when some new project was laid
before him or some new allowance de-
manded of the Government. The pro-
position was to lay before the jury au-
thentic proof of the amount of mail
passing ever the route, evidence that
every official IN making expedition
ought to look at.
Wilson asserted the mail bills were
not presented to Brady until after the
expedition had been ordered. The
court did not see, but il was the duty of
any Government officer to make an ex-
petition without ascertaining facts be-
fore making the order. and examining
them afterwards to learn whether or not
II had been made properly.
Wilson and Bliss fell into an old
wraagle over the production of the nee
essary papers.
Il thought it about time" exclaimed
Bliss. "A friend over in New York said
only the other day, What's the matter
with Wilson He accused you of sup
pressing papers for over week."
"Well, you haven't been here all the
time" candidly exclaimed Wilson.
Take IL Back.
BosToN. Feb. 1.-THE Senate ordered
a resolution requesting the Massachu
sets Delegation in Congress to make
every effort to secure the expunging
from the records of the vote Of censure
passed upon Cakes Ames by the Add
Congress.
The Platform Disaster.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 14.-There is strong
ground for the hope that the disaster of
the Southern Railroad was not attended
with so great q loss of life as reported.
The matter has been very carefully IN
vestiga.ed. and but for the positive
statement of one man it would be diff
cult to say that any lives at all were lost.
| That man is the baggageman. He says
| a great lumber Of people were on the
platform of the depot, and he thinks at
least % men down in the water; all 9th
er persons present say they saw no one
| in the water, and believe no one was
Loaf All admit GREAT alarm and hurried
| flight so people might have been engulf-
ed and not seen by those fleeing. Lath-
am, the cashier, had sufficient warning
to enable him to secure 5000 cash, but
not enough to save all the money in the
safe. 500 or $500. With the exception
| of members of Coupe's circus. who are
reported missing, there is nothing like
definite statement as to any loss. No
employees of the railroad are missing.
The company shows enough confidence
| in the stability of the remaining por-