Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-24

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The Fort Edward Bridge Disasser.
NEW YoRK, October 2s-The man
wounded in the Fort Edward bridge
disaster Is doing we'll and will prob
ably recover. The bridge was considered
unsafe, as at some time stringer had
given way. The company say much
heavier engines and trains passed over
dur1ng the Lake George travel of last
summer.
A Brave Life Ended.
BALI LAKE, Oct. 3.-Dr. j. NJ. vii
Hams, an old army surgeon, who came
to Salt Lake with Gen. Corners com
mand- died In this city today of apo
piexy. he passed through some trying
ordeals in endeavoring TO exercise the
right OF an American citizen in Utah.
For daring 70 claim land in the neigh
borhood of this city under the United
states presumption law, he was tied in a
sack and was about to be thrown into
the Jordan river when he told them he
would like TO have a chew of tobacco
before being drowned like a cat" His
cool manner abashed them for a few
moments, and they parleyed with him.
He told them he would fight them single
handed with any weapon they might
choose, but they declined, and telling
him he WAS too good a man to be thrown
into & Q river in a sack, they let him 20
on condition of his leaving Utah.
Railroads Consolidated.
HARRISBURG. Oct. 23.-The New York,
Lackawanna d Western Railway Com
pany has been absorbed by the Penn
sylvania Company, under the same
name and articles. Among the direct.
ors of the new road are Jay Gould, Sam
Sloane, VIM. Z. Dodge, George Bliss,
Sidney Dillon, Russell Sage and John
+. Dillon, of New York.
Railroad Affairs In salt Lake city.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 22.-This evening
Charles Francis Adams and other Union
Pacific directors arrived la Salt Lake
from Idaho, where they have been in
specting the Oregon Short Line. They
will inspect the Salt Lake and Nevada
branch of the Northern Pacific, which
they pre- pose extending to Nevada and
California at no distant day. A freight
war is prevailing between the Union
Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande
from the Missouri river to Salt Lake.
The latter road was the first to cat rates.
dropping to fifty cents on all classes of
freight; the Union Pacific met it and
dropped to twenty-five cents a hundred
The cut will probably not last long, and
merchants are making the most of it.
Army 6sh.mv~x
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The following
changes have been ordered in the Quar-
termaster's department of the army
Col. j. ID. Bingham is relieved from
duty in the Department of the Missouri
and ordered to San Francisco Mai
James ellis is relieved from duty at
Fortress Monroe and ordered to the De
partment of the Missouri.
Il. K. Fisher, of Helena, Mont, has
resigned his position as Postmaster.
Warlike PenRsylvanians.
YoUNasTowN, Pa, Oct. 23.-At VAN
paun, Pa, piece of ground claimed by
the Pittsburg, Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad and by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is in possession of the former, who
have it fortified and garrisoned by 20
men. TIE Pennsylvania Company sent
80 men today to seize it, and skirmish-
ing Was going on all day. Both sides
have sent for reinforcements. Also
west of this city, where the dispute il
with the Eagle furnace, they were as
sauited by workmen from the furnace
who we're driven off.
The Episcopal Convention.
PHILADELPHA, Oct. 23.-In the gen
eral convention resolution to adjourn
till the Goth was referred. The com
mite reported against the tentative use
of any portion of the book of common
prayer.
The report of the committee ON canons
relating to the report of the special
committee of the Suwanee Conference
with regard to the work among the col
ored people of the South YVES taken up.
The committee reported that in their
opinion legislation intended for good
might operate for evil, and legislation
by the convention might be the cause of
serious disaster. The Church cannot
too carefully avoid drawing lines of dis
tinotion between different classes. The
report contained a resolution that the
Board of Managers give as large an
amount as possible to the missions of
the Church among the colored people.
The special committee on the Suwanee
Conference in its report recommended
adoption of the canon for the establish
mant of separate organizations in diff
ferent diocese under the direction of the
bishops. This was not agreed 10.
message was received from the bishops
which agreed to concur with the depu
ties relative to the division of the do
cese of North Carolina. A favorable
report was made as to the nomination
of Rev. d. d. Walker as Bishop OF
North Dakota.
The two houses met in the Afternoon
as a Board Of Missions. MIR. James M
Brown, of New York, was reelected
Treasurer of the Domestic and Foreign
Missionary Society, and Bishop Doant
presented the report of the Mexican
Commission, which stated that durinG
1881 increased dissatisfaction was fell
as to tho conduct of affairs in Mexico
In October, 1882, the commission ex
pressed 70 Bishop Riley in strong terms
their opinion that the church shouls
not be called upon tosuprort the churcl
in Mexico, and that all the terms CON
venient had been met, and his presenc
was requested IN New York. Their
was no question with the com
mission as 70 their duty of con
tinuine the reform movement in Mexico
but the commission was not prepares
TO state what method should be employ
cd. The House of Bishops by unani
nous vote approved the action OF tn
commission, asking TOR the renomina
ton of Bishop Valley of Mexico, ais
recommending that the mission worl
| in Mexico be carried on. The question
presented for the Board of Mission
seemed confusing one to consider ant
| finally Van Antwerp, of Iowa, moved e
| Law the whole matter ON the table. Ihi
was agreed to, and the convention ad
journed.
A Boiler Explosion.
CINCINNATI. Oct. IA Belpre specia
saws a boiler exploded at the pun
| factory this afternoon and nine person
were injured; four will probably die.
Cid Eneagh % Find nirnselE.
PoRrLANp, Me-, Oct. "a young ma
hers claims to be the missing Charlie
Ross. He says he WAS kept in a dar
room four years, and was subsequent
taken to BRAZIL
Csnfessed Judgment.
PHIApELPHrA, Oot- 3.-Wm. Youns
| President Of the Commercial Nations
Bank OF Reading, Penn. confesse
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