Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-08

Fugitive. The Confsderac7 held three
great seaders-Lee, jackson and Holm
slon-vho vould compare with any
leaders OF antiquity or modern times.
az = banquet IN the evening The speaker
reiterated these sentiments.
Bank Statement.
Hrs foEK- april THE bank s.ste-
nsent rsservs showzsaa increase of SSy;
sol banks nor hold 8. ?OI 600 belox
ine legal requirements.
Acquitted.
Mnw&UEKy. April The trial at
"a Is. jas. Nesmer, ST West Bend. for the
alleged poisoning OF her mother ssith
coc.osed soup, ended this morning ia e
ysrcio. o. not guilty.
Closed by Fever.
DIES hosEs, April The Agricul,a,-
al College here Is temporarily CLOSED BY
the breaking cut of scarlet fever arnoro
the Students.
Determined and Defiant.
CHICAGO, A.ril AT a meeting the
brickiayers last night decided TO con-
tinTe the strike, and declared the threat
OF contractors To import woekneu
| would not succeed.
A scamp Exposed.
| GLLZSA, Ill, April 10. II. Burch.
| advertising himself "a the Union Manu-
featuring Co. OF this CITY. and recently
| published by the post Office authorities
| a. fraud, has disappeared. Ii il es-
sirnated he succeeded in sx.ndling in
iocent people, mostly S9edes, by PROM
ising 10 ssnd articles through the mails,
10 the extent of 81. 600. Since his pub
| lie exposure, three hundred money or
ders and registered letters have been
returned to senders.
Extensive Robbery.
WrILAMKsrIc, Conn, April 7.--AnssIl,
Arnold d Co.'s wholesale fiour and feed
store was entered on Friday night, the
safe blown open and robbed of a small
amount of money, and from twenty to
thirty thousand dollars in bonds taken.
Wine Legislation Proposed.
New YORK, April IA circular has
been issued by prominent manufactur-
er5 OF American wines and ceampagnes,
calling upon other manufacturers of
wine To suggest measures - present III
Congress to oppose the authorization Of
native wines, aud meeting will be
called. Il is suggested there shall bs
native still or sparkling wines under
any fictitious name or foreign labels
shall be prohibited, and tina: for adul-
teratioas wines shall BIO forfeited and
producers subjected to heavy fine.
Railroad stock Quotations.
NEW YORK. April 7.-Central Pacific
81, Northern Pacific. common, 81, North
Western 1855, Pacific Mail Az, Pan
ANA 7ia, Union Pacific 81, Texas Pa
CHI, Az.
A MAGNIFICENT Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA. April 7.-Competent
judges say Mr. Gould's yacht Atlanta is
she most perfect specimen of steam
craft in construction. As to seaworthi-
ness she Is considered superior to Ben
net.'s Namouna. Upon dock her length
is 225 feet; on the water line 2l3 feet.
The yacht il fitted up in the most mag
| niicent style. Tbs cabins are furnished
| With all that can bs suggested for CON-
for. and convenience. The whole ships
company will number 81 men. Besides
her engine propeliing power, the Allan
ia will DO able to spread as much can
vass al the average of masted sch0oners.
She will be propelled by compound In
stead OF direct action surface condens-
ing engines, with two cylinders, one of
30 and one of 40 inches in diameter,
with 30-inch stroke of piston. Tho en-
gines are fitted with steel reversing gear,
patented by the Cramps, by means OF
which it can be Immediately reversed
from full speed ahead TO full speed
astern. The Atlanta wilt be ready for
| service by the middle of May.
An Awful Accident.
MACON, Ca, Apsll 7.-Yesterday nesr
Clinton, Jones County, fifteen miles
from here. the nine-year-old son OF
Buck Gordon, while playing with an old
gan, killed Mrs. Wheeler, an old lady,
and wounded her daughter, Mrs. Allen
and her baby.
Lacks Confirmation.
WASHINGTON, April THE State De-
p1rtment has received no intimatien
| that the Government of Great Britain
will ask the United States Government
to send force Of skilled detectives to
assist in tracing the dynamite explosion.
Money for Ferris.
| The appropriation of 100000 for tho
enlargement and construction of snch
military forts as in the judgment Of the
Secretary OF War may be neo sssary, has
1
burg, new fort in Wyoming Territory,
$4,000; Fort Oolville, new fort In
Washington Territory, $4,000; Fort
| Anachuca, Arizona. imp,oysment, $5O,-
0o0; Fort Neliss, III PasO, Texas, i'm
proyement, $4,000.
Confessed u Crine.
LEXINGTON, Ky, April IA negro In
Jail at Charleston. West Virginia. is re-
ported to have confessed to the muir
der Of the Gibson children, and for
which Neal and Craft are now IN Jail
hero, and whom numerous attempts
have been p,ade to ~ nch.
WRESTLING Match.
PHuADELpnlA, April The wrest-
ling match between Joe Acton and Tom
Conners for 5000, was won by Acton
| in two straight throws Two Thousand
people were present.
Vessels Lsat.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, April THE
American schooner Es.eila and the
Mexican pilot boat Teodivits have been
lost on the bar at rucham during .
norther. All hands were drowned.
Fires Dolngs.
HALIFAX, April 7.-McNutt's hotel
and barn. and tho stores Of Boomer
and James HarAar, at Lower Slewiacke.
Colchester county, was burned today.
Ihe loss Is heavy.
A Token or Respect.
NEW York, April There ia gen
eral display OF flags ut half mast
throughout the city in honor of the
memory of Peter Cooper, whose funeral
took plio today. Tue funeral was
pry largely attended.
fiood In Louisiana.
Nxw ORLEAEs, April The rain IL
tho heaviest since 1877, 5.63 inches
having fallen in three and half hours.
The town Of Gouldsboro is footed from
three to six feet. The track ut Algiers
and Gouldshoro il washed out. The
water ran over the lsvee along the Al
giers front FROM Haryey's canal 10 u
point opposite the head Of Canal street,
fiooding large portion Of Algiers and
doing much damage.
A Fist Fight.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, April IA prize
eight occurred this morning near Nanti-
coke. between Tom Slsvin and Mike
Cs.vanau2h. The fight WAS long and
bloody one. Siavin was knocked down
tweus v-one times and CAyanauQh Waa