Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-23
rAsTERN NEWS.
-, ,rrD PRESS DISPATCHES.


Reported Purchase.
- Feb. 22.-The Tribune
new a ranorted Yesterday that Ed
Sgs u s va and John Mackay, the
vard s nillionaires. had purchased
CsiiF'WIna u. p Vanderbilt the Madison
from ~ r,rIsn for So, coo. Stokes
Se1ate o-sntur that negotiations for
$3.50 a. 50 Of the Garden were not
u l,,is.ed. TIE details of the ne
yet - he didn't care to make pub
be- Prison Flights.
easaking Of the troubles at the Sing
81 nrison. journal TINS morning,
o0a DE- however, is totally unreliable,
s.tbat about noon particulars OF the
y. stfrav we're bro 'ght to the warden.
rr. ,it Miller got iito quarrel with
a.aer prisoner, nained Snyder, TOR re-
aas;no 10 Join the strikers, Baishmat-
,u'r nown az Texas Jack, came to
sssa'r.sars rescue. and a free fight en- |
in which Miller got severely han |
ia and was sent TO the hospital
mussdiue from several scalp wounds.
Srsa-tly afterwards Intelligence was re-
oaD:yed that the convict, Richard Elliot,
- bar,, brutality beaten by Jno. Gala
Ssn on account OF the latter refaslng TO
;.;n in the riots. This fight occurred III
10 moulding shop. and Elliott 10 now
!. the hospital suffering, from several
sc,y contusions about the mead ana
~ - Prisoners G. Phelps aud George |
fssch also got into quarrel over the
.sme cause, the latter receiving several
.sIv cats from the tools used by Phelps::
Ssrpsrs j. w. Travers, 9. Robsr 3, and
PAYERS. in whose shops these nights oc-
JARED. appeared to have been utterly
sslpIess TO prevent them. O.her ARRAYS
II less fatal character also occurred,
.hs details of which were not gwen to
wv wv rsnorter. None of the press report
srs gsre allowed to see the prisoners
T.. ,t.itude of the convicts generally is
Min and ominous, but the most dan
DIS DIS are confined TO the long-term
,nss. the short-term men declining to
~ mart in the revolt unless absolutely
sompe]led by force of numbers.
Washington Notes. |
w,aHYsroS, Feb. %. Immediately
.f,er reading the journal, the Senate
,reni into executive session, and con-
sru.sl the nomination of a. G. Badger
a. Collector of Customs at New Orleans.
Roth Houses of Congress are in ses-
son but with this exception Washing
zors. Birthday is being generally OBJ
s,red. All Executive Depar ments,
district Offices and banks are closed,
and courts have adjourned over until
tomorrow. II
The Oldest Inhabitants Association
bsIa meeting this morning. at which !
Washiucton's farewell address was
read and an grafton was delivered this
Afternoon. The district militia parad- ,
"a snd were reviewed by President
Arthur an / Gen. Sherman.
Secretary Chandler this morning re-
csived the following dispatch from J.
J. Kerrett, commanding the United
States ship Richmond, dated Hong
hong, February 81: "The AshueIot is n ,
total loss on Lameck Island. Eleven J
enlisted men are lost, and the remand
81 are on the Richmond. Admiral
Clitz ia on the Monocacy at the scene
Of the wreck"
A Millionaire Gone.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. 22.-Robert
4 Packer, eldest son of the late Asa
Packer. of Mauch Chunk, Pa, died near
this city on Tuesday night. He was !
President of several railway and mining
companies of Pennsylvania. He was
very wealthy and influential gentleman,
bis income being nearly $2c0,( annu- {
ally. His brother, Harvey Packer. sail I
edfor Europe only few weeks ago. I
His property was left on trust by his |
father, and amounts to about x12,C0c.- |
90. 1t is now to be divided among his /,
wife brother and sister. IL
Another scandal. IL
II L. 1
Nin connection with the Presidential
sandal is the daughter of Secretary
Ffelinghuysen.
F.M. Whittemore, OF this city. receiv-
eds eablegram from Hongkong stating
that bis brother, L. .WhittemOre, pay
master. is among the saved from the
srsck of the Ashuelot.
Railroad Officers.
NV YORK, Feb. 32.-The Tribune has !
these details OF important changes that I
have been made i'll the management Of 8
lines in connection with Southern Pa i
tiic Railroad with the object of unity 3
ing their administration rs continu- 9
Gus line between the Pacific Ocean and
the Gulf of Mexico, and with view to {
increased economy and CELEBRITY in the
dispatch of business. N. Towne re- I
mains General Superintendent of the G
whole system, Vice President Crosby I
having been raised from the position of |
General Manager of the Texas 81 New i
Orleans and the Louisville and West I
ern line, aud succeeded by Towne in q
that Office. The line from Ell Paso to {
vermillionyille, known as the Galveston,
Harrisburg d San Antonio Railway sys-
TEN, and Il. g. Thon pson il made Su-
psrintendent; G. G. Gibbs. General
Freight Agent, and F. w. Pierce, jr., /
General Passenger Agent, while James !
converse remains i'll charge of onnstruc-
tion az Chief Engineer of the Ell Paso,
San Antonio d Houston division. The
Officers of the executive, transportation
and accounting departments of the
southern Pacific will exercise gen.
stal supervision over the Galveston,
nafrisburgd San Antonio system.
A Long Lease.
Ihelease of the Park Theater site has (
oeen secured by the clothing firm of :
brooks Brothers for the term of twenty
one years with the privilege. The rent
sgreed upon is $20,co per year, the /:
iessees also assuming the annual taxes
On the property. Il
Advice for Chill.
The Herald's editorial says; The
nnillans ought to be- made to get out of
fefu. They ought for their own sakes
execute treaty with Peru, establish \
ilns across Tarapaca or wherever they
propose to make it, and let Peru take
care OF herself. If their statesmen do
no1 see this they have been made pur-
oind by thier success in arms. They
nave the sad sympathy Of intelligent ,
amerlcsns SO far. and they can scarcely
aaoed to lose it now, especially when
sseit European friends are getting tired
Consolidation Aimed at.
q, Negotiations are in progress to consol-
aaIe the New York Mining Stock Ex-
.uaEge, New Petroleum Exchange and
sae National Petroleum Exchange. The
opposition was broached some time ago
~. ~. not until the past few days have ac-
wal measures been taken.
Chinese Appointment.
oosroS, Feb. 22.-Ah Towns, a former
Pupil Of the Chinese Professor at Har-
aIo, mas been appointed attache of the
'e'ioan Legation at Japan.
Church AuDr0yal