Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-08


To any particular side or phas. OF the
antl-siavery conflict and civil war, As
has been the case with most OF the his
tories written thus far. No one who
: remembers the discriminating and ana
3 iytIcal tone of his eulogy OF Garfield.
though delivered under circumstances
: that would have led most orators mo !
prosuSe and unvarying eulCgy. will need |
, be assured that Blaine's book will be |
written in the spirit Of the historian for |
the future more than tie present In |
the preparation Of this book and other |
| historical writings which Blaine Is said |
to be contemplating. he finds it neccs-
sary 10 reside 81 Washington, whore he |
can have access not only to the vast /
stores of documents in the Congress
sIonal library, bat to many original |
papers only to be found in the imprinted
archives of tue Government. No time
is assigned for the publication of his
book, but it is stated that it ia to be
brought out by the Henry Sill Publish
ing Company of Norwich, Conn.
Violating their Contract.
A letter received at the Department
OF the Interior states that the men sm-
ployed in erecting hotels for the Yellow
stone National Park Company are Kill.
ing large quantities of game. The Su-
perintendent, who has been here for
some time, is ordered to go TO the park
AS soon as possible, in order TO prevent
it.
| Crazed by Money.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. IA tragedy oc-
cured among the Creek Indians last
Saturday. ihe Creek orphan money
was distributed, and one of the Euche
band received 5000. The mans good
\ hi Sasu 1s., he.s
received the money. and on Sunday
morning before daylight he shot two OF
| his companions, Brown and Buck,
through the head while sleeping. The
whole company YVES aroused and at
tempted to capture the lunatic. Jim
| Barnet was mortally wounded. The
indian, Ben, took shelter under p wagon ]
and defended himself with firearms. 1t ;
being impossible to capture him, he was
killed by Il weli-dlrected vOlley by direc- {
ton of the principal Chief Of the Usage
Indians, Joseph Pawnee Uapawashe.
The storm.
! CINCINNATI, Feb. The rain con-
| tinued till toward daylight, when the
temperature lowered to the freezing
point. The indications are that it VIII
snow today. Ielegraphic interruptions
| indicate heavy ram Ill many places | :
| |
| reported under water. There has been
no direct communication for some time.
4 great flood along the Ohio River pre-
walls. There IS much wire trouble
| throughout Kentucky and Indiana,
caused by sleet on tue wires breaking
| the poles.
Texas Weather.
| FoBT WORTH. Feb THE snow storm
has abated anu the weather has greatly
moderated, but Is yet unusually cold.
| Reports from ranches say the cattle !
! have drifted i'll all directions, and the /
| mortality among sheep IL the largest
eyer known in this section. The St0cL
| journal, of this city, has accounts from ,
all the stock regions. and reports "a high
| as 70 per cent. loss to the flocks. and III :
| some few cases as high as 10 per cont !
| The thermometer ranged from to 8 ,
degrees below zero. ,
let on Easy. {
| NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Lottie Rama. a
young woman who attempted to assas-
sinate Lieutenant Hart, was arraigned ,
today. No complainant appearing, she !
Was fined for carrying concealed weap- ,
ons and bound over to keep the peace. .
A medical examination will be made as
to her sanity.
sChOOt bndIuluX burneu.
INSEAPoTIs, Feb. THE MAY build {
| ing of Hamlin University was burned
this morning. A school of l20 pupils
was in session but all escaped. Loss {
$4,000. Insurance $4,000.
A Flood Expected.
PITTsBURo. Feb. 7.-Indications point {
10 another food, this time from the t
Monongahela river. A heavy rain fell
1 ti. l..
night, and dispatches from the head I
waters this morning report the water
rising rapidly. Thirty feet are expected {
here tomorrow.
A Railroad Permit.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. The House
Committee on Indian Affairs decided TO
report adversely Craven's bill authorz-
ing the Mississippi, Albuquerque IL In
ter Ocean Railway company To con I
struct railway through the Choctaw ,
| and Chickassaw nations.
| an Appalling Circumstance.
| La SALE, Ills, Feb. Last night,
while officiating at marriage, Rev.
| Geo. A. Bronson, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, fell dead at the feet of ,
tho couple just rs he had pronounced
them husband and wife. ,
A Sick Editor. II
CHICAGO, Feb. Published reports
concerning the condition of Sami. J. $
Medill, managing editor for many years
of the Tribune, are exaggerated. Medill
had goue to Las Vegas to winter. He
was slowly improving when the recent
'norther" swept over Texas. A drop of
/ 20 degrees in twenty-tour hours oc.
Cured. Medill had u relapse then and
WAS taken tn his father laws house
at Quincy, ILL.,, where he is now in q
slightly improved condition.
| War Threatened.
| ST.. LOUIS, Feb. AT Muskogee. In
| dian Territory, there are strong indica-
tons of revival of hostilities between
the contending bands of Creeks. Geo.
Poster has been appointed commander
| of the Chictote faction. He has called
| in all the able men, and it is said he will
attack the consolidated forces of Spiche,
| camped about fifteen miles from Ok
| mulgee. rs soon as the weather is favor
able. Both parties are buying all the
| rifles, other weaBons and ammunition
they can, and il looks rs though serious
trouble will result. |,
| Result of the Fair.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. THE Garfield
Monument Fair Melted $500.
| Liberal Contraction or the Law.
The Secretary of the Interior has de-
cided that railroads are not limited to
the lands Immediately adjoining the
roads for cutting ties and obtaining
other construction material intended for
the use of railroads.
| Railroad Dividend.
| CHICAGO, Feb. THE Chicago &
Alton declared half yearly dividend of
4 per cent, payable in New York, March
l4th.
| why They Bursted.
Mr.. Cross. junior member of the mu-
steal instrument firm of Pelton, Pom
erov 4 Cross, states that the assets
of the firm are $l55. 900; liabilities $780,
600. He says the financial difficulties of
the house are LARGELY due to investments
by,the senior member. Pelton, in silver
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