Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-21
EASTERN NEWS.
.rrp PRESS DrsPACHs.


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March 20.-A bill was
uAavnLss. legislature today abolish.
ksSls execution, ss,S su IT i'''''''''
80 March 20.-Scott, a well
IN ZOE. nnfacturer Of printing press
tosn M lie nateuts, etc., to h. hoe
4 - so' ~ 9106. 600, bat will complete
! y =. already contracted 'oF %
r. Lie in state.
80 of AlderWsn adopted .
- po .Sstsno apart the Governors
= ths City Han iqI .as asI psxna
y ,swsins Of John Howard fayn =
smmittee was also appointed 70
- e.s With a similar committed
% Club in receiving ana
- !n Y. .hs remains to the City Hal.
treasury Matters.
,xoros. March 20: The Score
.sllsd for q detailed statement
ID p. o0d;t;on of the Treasury with a
~ LING upon various propositions
~ sD Zen submitted him regard
- ns6 financial operations.
r. null of State has transfer
- ~ treasury the Japanese IN
-, fund, and the wnole matter
80 BE- settled without delay
pssble Murder.
NJ, March O.-Jame0
~ ohot Jerome ShoemsAe es. g. II =,
~ because the former asslste1 IN
ls.st.,,s arrest. Savage also kllied
Z, e;schis. q friend Of Shoemaker, VINO
..,ssd Savage with a knife.
s,easue fer Governor.
,..,nrscx, March D.3Ihe Demo
a.atss Convention this morning
;..tsd VIM. Spragus for Governor
Is;"c vote. seven voting against.
s.;tt.s vas appointed to confer
~ .srmittee Of Independents or
e w Convention held last week.
Cc,amittee on Conference re-
~ ths follow nominations: for
;stsnsut Governor. Chas. d. Georee'
scsc,;dence; for Secretary OF state,
nR Pierce Of Providence; Tor
s. General, Willard Sayles OF
. o;S for General Treasurer, j.
ccttrell Of Newport. The nomina-
- vere accepted.
~. ,scess The Committee on Reso-
- - ,suorsed it insxpedient to pre-
- ulatform at this time. Inc Con-
sntion then adjourned.
Bank Failure.
n~vrn March 2O.-The Exchange
~ - Denyer, A. J. Williams, preei-
iat K, n. St1ickler, cashier, suspend
q ihis morning. The bank never was
%ec0. Tho failure creates little sur
~. Other banks are not aftected.
ne Clipper Freight Market.
rrv Yosx. March 20.-The clipper
IN market is rather quiet than 9th.
~. except for dead weight, Of which
~ 4 oonsiderabls to deliver ON old
s~t,aots. Ships have all they require
Siai eIass of freight, and are delayed
!heder TO obtain other goods, which
- 20 mako an average. The Parker
n Whitney has finished closing out
. 4 lot Of pipe-cargO, comprised 10
~ al SIS packages rope, 253 barrels
Inain. 5O7 tons coal, 50 barrels whis.
| &. 10 Gases cider, Is barrels sugar, 81
lsaals oil, 400 kegs horse-sh0es and SO(
- rsilroad iron. The rates are m
31need and firm for heavy goods. The
u1y Of tonnage is still very mea'
r. and NO new engagements are
~. although negotiations are pending
| r. another new ship at the eastward
|0vxlsud freight begins to show decline
RI will do 80 during the next thirty
II vhen a brisk movement may b
a1octed. In tho meantime Sho Sunset
~ il guooeedinR better than was ex-
n11ed. No definite action vas taker
he all-rail route to meet ratei
ned by the new route, further thar
TT OF reducing the time to thirteen
- which Il il admitted can be don.
= opecisl occasions, but It In claimet
rot Be done regularly 70 the salts
Tlion Of the shippers. The idea I
~ unon tho suppOsition that trunl
- VIII assist. but IL 10 thought aftel
manner in which they have beer
Saied the past few years by Pacific
-, they will not give themselves
- trouble outside regular terms.
A 0oed Measure.
lrnANY, March 20.-The Senate pass
Tie bill compelling the telegraph
"a tslephone companies of New Yorl
q brookiyn TO place their lines under
lund After March 1. 1885.
Hard 81 Bancrefs.
Ibv Yosx, March 20.-Ths Tribune
Y 1 tvo- column review Of Baucroft'l
t1sgy Of the Pacific States, sharply
1900 the method and the authors
n1ment Of Prescott. Is thinks thu
Isyment Of various hands in Pre-.
- the work detracts greatly from
|hnloeary and historical merit, though
Eoahook Of reference IL IL highly valu.
~ Tue style Of the present volume
- from the very low commonplace
my lofty pomp, decorated with the
G11D rhetoric Of the country newspa-
~ and With 20 many school boy allu.
- 70 Greek and Roman heroes that
4e1rn In amusement to the list OF an.
mites quoted TO see II Smiths C]as-
~ Dictionary ID not found among
The sabsialng Fled.
LENA. Ark, March 20.-The river ID
q the rate Of fourteen inches IN
1y-foue hours, the overflow passing
y through the breaks with great
~ The bottoms will b cleared Of
- n ten days. The food ID rapidly
Il place to the ordinary every day
~ Incident 10 tho season.
Apple Leases.
n Nouns, Ia, March W.-Reportl
tAt1 section OF tho country oay
= orchards are killed BY tho severe
~. One farmer expects TO loe(
0oes seventeen years old. The eeti
q Ioa In the apple crop Of thil
y alone will BE- 100000 bushels
huits ere also damaged.
Nes Imaginative.
J! Yolx, March O.-Lady Floreuc>
= mot historical. She Ia mot out
, Imagination viii play tricks vitt
Ndgnent. She ID robust and vigor
The Passion Play.
M Yolx, March N.-The Ssn 10 In
ID By 6almi Morse that hs vii
TIE Passion Play a. soon q
hlA The rehoarsals booln tomor
Next Tuesday or Wednesday
y Tor the entertainment Of tha
clergy, henoh and bar. the ful
rehsaEsal that vas interrupted b.
Police. Tho regular perf0f mAnol
9 R,veu tor the benefit ef su6ererl
Nceeezn floods, and also for an uI
sourch now in Q financial strait
y b vary Rlad 10 give $500 to tn
y for the information Of juvenil.
qpnfs, Il the license il granted me
Deep Snow IN spelng.