Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-20


l searcei; knew What happened. Nv
wife hid separated from me-. sr5 I
found ifSselfs elatcflins TIE : heel. ma
t4'e7" renamed drifting with the sseavu
eI nlliii . s,oAs cane out and pseketl rg,s
on A. J. Graham. the enVineey. wf,o
q 49, the winter in Cuba, and wt,a,xs
ism'iy lives here. Is sappoeel 10 j.
droxaed
HaETFozD. May I9.--Tne failoxiuc
additional paFtsegl, r. OF tne buguIrrgf
the steamer Granite State have been ~
csived: The steaHanT vas DESTROYED
"hiie appFOsc IN llg Jock =. Good
sfeea itna!nst. fCur Halies fellow the
city. The Esfne2 spread so RAPIDLY
t4i'is nothing w.1s saved five lives are
kuoisn - bs lost. foar hg the burr. Ir,s7. I
aGd one nv dr9TG,nc. The latter PEP.
son VAS aFE DR.. =. l. Main. of Neg
Haven, who With her husband jntarsxi |
into tsle river. The husband reached |
tho cock An EFFORT Was made To reach /
tie doc& with TIE steamer. bat the fjrs I
spread With such rapi3isy Is was found 1
iupracticebie. Her stern vas swung /
IN however. and most of the Grey aud |
passengers Jumped from the bCrnifsg |
steamer tn tie wharf, while safs3e infap- /
81 into the river aid sEatn ashore. IL /
y cot known how tins fire originated. /
The bodies Of persons burned cannot all |
he identified. Ono body il ident. lied rs |
that OF the second cook, named Jack- !
son. Two bodies. guyp5sed 10 be of i'm |
migrant passengers, we're recovered |
Nine horses were also burned. The I
cargo was costly freight billed 10 this |
city, which is a total loss. The steam |
cas- bull has fpated down tbs river |
about half mile below the landing. |
Nothing is visib.s above the water but |
her galley frame and walking beam.
Tire steamer was vained az $4,000.
Fine Gin.
NoaEIsTo7gg, Pa. Nav I9.-At today's |
neetlng Of the Lutheran Iinistrian it |
Was announced that the family of the |
late Or. kruth had declared their in |
tentjon 10 present the Doctors library |
TO the Theological Seminary. 1t con |
tains about 1900 volumes, and il re- |
garded as the finest and best selected |
one III the United States. 4 resolution |
WIS adopted to signalizs this year, the |
t0fh anniversary OF tho birthday OF |
Martin Luther, by the erection of a |
now seminary building in Philadei- |
phia.
Discussing Crooks Whereabouts.
FL Paso, Tex, May Is.-The follow |
Ing has just been received from Chi |
huahua: Ihs Itses correspondent had /
an interview with Gen. Regard, COM
manding this district, this evening. |
The General stated that no news what |
ever had reached his Government. as 20 |
Geiieral Crooks movements since he /
entered the Sicrras. Tue Mexicln Gov
efnmens Wis under the impression that |
he, wouid be heard of in due time, and /
taA as.ft I'D
selves with helping To complete the cor
don around the Apaches. The tine |
that has elapsed since Crook went INTO |
the mountains has been 80 great that |
energetic means are now being taken to |
communicate with him at all hazards. /
Ga the l4th a picked body OF msu nun |
bering 30, chiefly infantry. left Casas |
Grandes, To penetrats into the heart of |
the mountains, and 10 make n thorough !
exploration of all the mountain fast |
nessea. This body is in command of |
lieutenant Colonel Gallardo an expert /
onssd officer, who is we'll acquainted |
with the ground to DO gone over.
DoIngs OF fhe Presbyiery.
SARATOGA, May l9.--At the Presby- |
iorian General Assembly this morning |
the nominating committee ON delegates |
| To the Presbyterian Alliance. which |
| meets at Belfast. Ireland, in 1884, re- |
ported tho names of forty c.srgymeQ, !
| headed by Rev. DIR. j. A. Addison Her |
sey, Of Philadelphia. The yearly sti- |
pend for aged and deerepit ministers |
was increased from $50 to $500.
Legislation for iie Cherokces.
KANSAS CRY, May I9.-Ihe J0sJHars
Iuskogee, Indian Territory, special !!
says: Chief Bushyhead this morning re- |
turned tho bill passing the Cherokee |
cattle strip, with his approyal,an mem |
bers of the Cherokee Strip Live st rex |
Association are happy.
The intruder bill passed both houses.
| The bill to ply the $4,000 To the
Cherokees by blood only was vetoed by
TIE chief, but passed over his head.
The Counol then adjourned. II
syaod In session.
PHILADfI rrus. May 1.-THE general
SYNOD of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church Of North America resumed its
session today. Tie reports of the nor
thern Presbytery stated Rev. L. @.
Maokey, for "a few months minister OF
tho first church of Brooklyn, re
oeiyed at 4 iaeeting of the Presbytery
| in potsdam. certificate of standing, 10
join the Western Presbytery, bat ~ soon
hs tuk5 Vtsiatffut etaf ettulcu ", ut
presented II 20 the u. P.Presbytery,
aud be wac received into its fellowship
The committee ask the synod 10 direct
them as to the steps to be taken, il any,
10 prevent the apparent duplicity of the
said Maekey, aud recover the amount
OF money he has obtained from the
Seminary Board The report WAS re-
ferred to the Committee on Discipline.
A somewhat animated discussion arose
over the report OF the Board and Super
intendents Of the Theological Semin-
larv of this CITY. Elder w. III. Halls
ton took exception To that portion of
the report which stated that the con
duet Of The students had been all that
could DO desired. lilo hoped that the
synod would takaeoanizauce of this. ~
ho had heard statements chat IL was not
correct. Rev. Robsr. Blair also OPP
posed the report. and stated that il had
come 90 the cars OF the greater per
ton of the synod that a yonng man who
was known tn be of insenlperate habits
had been licensed. Rev. John Scott, OF
New York, and others, defended the re-
port. and characterized the reports OF
misconduct or the part Of the students
ss antrue. Rev 4. Eawis.on said that
he understood that the young man re-
|, ferred to had gone 10 Brooklyn to
preach With the smell of liquor on his
! breath. The report WIS further de-
, tended by Rev. w. Mcdowell. Rev.
!, James McBrice aud Others, who con-
: | tended that the. charges against the
, students were merely flying rumors.
! The report vac then adopted.
>, Adjourned until Monday.
Fraudulent Entries.
WasHrsorox, May -. --O On March
frs. Secretary Teller directed the COM
/. missioner of the General Land Ofllca to
y I investigate certain alleged fraudulent
: pre- emp,iso cash entries OF land in
0 Denver district, Colorado. aud IL. c.
81. John WAS detailed TO perform the
. service. From his report IL Appears
{ from carefai examination OF the lands,
} fails IT, disclose any evidence al iui-
! movement or residence: that pre-enpt-
! ors Immediately after entry conveyed
| their lands 10 Gideon Taylor. reputed
10 be q wealthy cattle owner and dealer;
that lands embraced ia entries are not
suitable as a whole for farming pur-
| ,>.,.as lint ehiaflv for thar vAiar prIyI-