Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-23
SEATTLE W. T., TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 3d. 1883

. pension bears tho signatures of the
most prominent citizsns OF Las Vacas.
4 section Ne Coed.
The Supreme Court of the United
States today rendered an elaborate de.
clsion, IN which it is held that Section
t5l OF the Revised Statutes is not sup
ported by authority of enactment, which
was beyond the power of Congress.
Su1sided Deliberately.
NIAGARA FALLS, Jan. 22.-Thos. Wilson
OF Philadelphia expressed q trunk and
yaluables to Edwin Salvige Of New York
tins morning, then jumped from the
falls.
ss0eshinG New.
WAsHNGToN, Jan. 22.-The Secreta-
r1es OF state and the Treasury have
drawn up a form OF new Chiness reRula-
tons, which will be promulgated in a
circular from the Treasury in a day OF
two.
Coed and Right.
LoRan's bill was reported to the SEN
ate with a favorable recommendation
today. Il requires telegraph companies
to receive dispapches from any persons,
or from any other Vine, and transmit the
same without favor or prejudice.
4 Telegraph suit.
JKRsEY CrrY, Jan. 22.-The eleven
boxes of papers seized here Saturday
night, at the instance of Jay Gould,
have been placed In the keeping cf a
master in chancery, pending litigation.
An official of the Mutual Union Com
pany swOre that the property did not
belong to his company. A cashier of
the firm of J. g. Moore q Co. testified
that tho box and contents belonged to
that 6rm. Moore d Co. are contractors
who built tho Mutual's lines. The
boxes, On being opened. were found to
contain vast quantity of books aud
papers, including vouchers, pay-rolls,
contracts and other papers relating to
the accounts of Moore 4 Co.. which had
accumulated during the construction of
the lines. Attorney General Russell, in
making his argument il favor of vacat-
ing the charter of the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company, claimed that there
had been frauds in the awards of con-
structiOn contracts, and it is thought
these papers may throw some light ON
the subject.
Huge Damages.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The suit of Col,
James Selaver against Senator Chaffee,
Of Colorado, for $75O,Ccc0 damages for
alleged breach of contract, was on trial
today. Col. Selaver claims that he ac-
quired an interest in the Robert E. Lee
silver mine, ct Leadville, conditional
upon making certain payments before a
date named, for an interest of three
sixteenths, and a similar interest for
Senator Jones. of Nevada. Senator
Chaffee agreed to furnish the money.
He failed to do so, thereby causing
plaintiff to lose his option to purchase.
Senator Chaffee alleges his failure to
keep the agreement made by him was
caused by the discovery that it had
been obtained from him by misrepre-
sentati0ns.
Senatorial Votes.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 22.-Another joint bal
lot for Senator was without result, as
follows: Window A, Wilson 26, bal
anoe scattering; total vote 123.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 22.-Two votes
for Senator we're taken today. Steckel
had 19, the highest among a dozen can-
didAtes.
Another Account Of the c. r. Robbery.
OGDEN, Jan. 22.-Tho Pilot of this
evening contains the following account
of the attempted robbery Of the Central
Pacific east bound train which left here
ON Saturday. Last night bold but
unsuccessful attempt was made to rob
the incoming Central Pacific train at
Manteila, which is about 140 miles west
of Ogden. From A. Y. Ross, the heroic
messenger of Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S ex-
press, we learn that Just as the train was
nearing the west switch of Mantella, q
red light was displayed in front of the
engine, and the engineer stopped, when
maskeu men Immediately took charge
of tho train. They gathered tho train
men together and locked them and the
conductor, James Casson, into the wa
ter tank. They then returned to the
train and approached the express cars,
and Ross thinking they were at the sta
ton opened the door, when they swore
at him, and demanded that he should
come down. He replied: "Just give me
time to get nay boots on, will you?" and
locked the door. They commenced
firing through the door, but the sturdy
measenUer rOt his cun down and replied
to their shots. They then called to him
TO surrender, or they would burn the
car. The west bound train was now ap-
preaching, 80 they pulled No. on the
side track 70 let the west bound train
by. and sent a number of their party to
escort the train through. telling the
conductor and engineer "Get out Of
herer' which they did. making fast time
to the nrst telegraph stosion, whicn was
about ~ miles distant. AS soon az fnat
tram was disposed OF, !ney packed NO: l
on the main line again, detached the
express car from tne tram. and threw II
on the sac track ana commenced tneir
operations again. Iney tnen TOOK tne
coal pioks from t9e SnRine, ana cfaWieo
along tne sioe OF tne car, ana WOULD
stnke tne ooof, ana snen oooGe under.
N TINS way sney succeeded IN knockin9
IN mo Pdnee OF p0sn oooEs OF tne ex
pre- oaI, on! noss was Dairlcaoeo ana
they could from the engine, bat were
unsucoeesful, and finally after three
hours OF trying by nlne desperadoes,
they withdrew short distance for con-
nuItDtl0n. and than mnnntSA0 THAR