Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-18
EASTERN NEWS.
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Aclamarous Mob.

r,ovod from the court foOiD W tue jan
The SPECTATORS rose. and were ordered
60 ait down by the Sheriff They did
~ obev. bat moved toward the pris-
onar nuttering. He was taken out bv
the rear door. which was Immediately
locked, and Deputy announced No
man leaves the court room for i've mln-
,,tes'' The Sheriff placed Melting IN
the most secure cell in the jail and went
inside with a trusty, well armed force
af eight men. The mob thun dered
about the Jail all night, but seemed TO
have no leader. Militis from Lafayette
will arrive soon. The mob have bnilt
a scaffold and provided rope.
1920 D. ma gang of fifty have gone
to oct railroad iron to batter down the
doors.
LAFAYErrE. Ind, Oct. 16.-Adi. Gen.
Carnahan has been directed 20 take
militia and go to Fowler. The men
were so scattered that he could not get
them together quickly, but he Will start
ON an early train.
lar .-rhe latest information from
Fowler is that a crowd OF several hun
bred still surround the jail.
"a. m.-The mob has been repulsed,
but still lacks leadership. Men are
gathering railroad ties and threaten TO
break open the doors. r
FowIER, Ind, Oct. ia MOP Oh
from 600 to 100 men gathered IN front
of the Jail in this place, denahuinR
Melting. the murderer, to be orouRht
ont. They were wild with excitement
and fear that Melting would escape the
paIIows on the plea of Insanity: Inc
Sheriff and his assistants stood hrm'
refusing to deliver up the prisoner. A
rush was made by the lynchers, ana
struggle ensued, during which several
Iynchers were throw down and tram
pled under foot. The Sheriff and ex-
Sheriff plead earnestly to the crowd TO
dispense. The best citizens OF the town
went in among them, begging them for
Gods sake to desist. The mob was
under no regular leadership, or they
would have accomplished their object.
As it is, they dispersed with threats OF
hanging the murderer at some future
time.
For Surgeon General.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-John 5. Bill
lings, surgeon, with brevet rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel, is being pressed
upon President Arthur for Surgeon
General of the army over the heads of
fifty officers who are his seniors In rank.
Among the other candidates are Col.
Baxter, Chief Medical Purveyor, and
Lieut.. Col. John Campbell.
A Present 10 Yale College.
New HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 1.-THE will
of the hate Henry Farnam, of this city,
gives the family homestead, which cost
$4,000, and tract of land beautifully
improved by landscape gardening, to
Yale College, and property valued al
100000 is to become Yale's on the
death of the widow and eldest son
The will provides the residence shall be
occupied when college property by
either the President or one or more
professors of Yale. The rest of the es
tate is valued Mt three or four millions
and consists largely of Chicago and
other Illinois property. 1t goes to- the
widow and six children.
indictments Found.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 16.--The Grand
Jury of Baltimore county has concluded
an investigation of the Tivoli disaster
wherein the lives of sixty-five excursion
lists were lost. They find a presentment
of granddaughter against Albert Lowry
proprietor of the fivoli grounds, and
Frank kebilens. lessee.
Ohio Returns.
Columbus. Ohio, Oct. l6.--Re.nrni
frora 65 counties have been received
which give Foraker 220,J9S, out Of ;
total of ASH Hoadley, 22s ,305; Sohu-
maker, 1868, and Jenkins 1864. Th'
judicial amendment has received 200,
952, being majority OF 2l,S39. IL II
thought now that this majority will b'
about 10000. The first amendment has
to it's credit 7l,774; and the second 2t5,
574, being l0,499 less than majority
Secretary Newman thinks Hoadley'
plurality will be about 12,64s. he ar
riyes at this conclusion by estimate
placed on the majorities reported y
him for each.
New York, Dot. l6.-J. w. Maoke
and James Gordon Bennett have signe'
a contract with Sell Bros. for two trans
Atlantic cables, the first cable To ope
about June /.
A Valuable .Invention.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-Alva H.Doant
clerk in the pension office has invent
cd method of displaying weather sig
mails in the country for the benefit O
farmers which may be- adopted by tn
SPINAL service bureau. 1t provides for
system of signal flags to be known a
farmers signal flags which are to be dis
PLAYED from the sides of the Unite
States mail oars which pass rapidly an
continually over the country on a NJ
work of tracks. Flags will signal n
information as follows: white meanin
clear weather, blue fair weather, re-
doubtful. Signals can be ordered b
telegraph from Washington. and IL
cost of the entire system is said to b
insignificant.
Fatal Explosion.
TUSCALOOSA, Iowa, Oct. 16.-Last ever
ing rs a Central Iowa freight was on
grade four miles north of this city Il
boiler of the engine exploded, causiu
bad wreck, nineteen cars being pile
up In a space of 40 feet. The engines
was killed aud the fireman and brak'
man fatally injured. The boiler wa
carried forward LOO feet, and the wree
was piled up thirty feet high.
A Prudent Bank.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.--The First Nation
Bank has notified its 100 clerks tn
they mast all procure bonds which W
range from $1,000 to 5000 each, and
the aggregate amount TO over $4,000
The strike Of swtichsnea.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. l6.-Sheriff Ronb
auett of st. Clair, Illinois, swore
about thirty pen as deputy shuriffs th
morning and distributed them in q
different railway yards In East )
Louis. United States Deputy marshs
are also ON the ground but they a
specially assigned to U. d M. yart
that yard being under the protecti,
of the United States Court. On 81
Cairo short line road. one new no
was assaulted and all other rev IN
in the yards were driven out by (
strikers, but after the deputy sheri
put in an appearance the strikers |
tired and the new men resumed woI
Ali the roads are working a small for
mostly employees in the other depa
ment but. trains move slowly. |
railroad managers held meeting q
forenoon, but It is impossible to asc
tain their action. The strikers asss
that the men in indianapolis, Cluci
natl and Pittsburg will strike within
week and their demand will be
same rs that made here, namely
Chicago standard.
Another Coiored Convention Prapos
10000, L., f1at 1f -Rav Ali