Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-12
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
anIuexpeeied Assault.

a. murder j.. Johnson, foreman OF the
sssreotyping room OF the Boston Herald.
wns m de tonight about 10 o'clock as
johnson was descending from the press
room 10 Willia1s' court. He was as.
aauIted BY person hiding behind the
closed half of the last doors. and was
knocked down and pounded on the
head With what Is supposed To have
hen AN iron bar. The weapon however
Il not 10 be- found. Johnson received
faur CHASTITY wounds in the head and
has been taken to the city hospital in a
veyv low condition. David Flanner-
~ night engineer in the press room.
,.bo acted strangely after the assault.
has been arrested. Three newsboys
Who are detained as witnesses, saw the
affair from the top of the stairs and
identified Flannerty as the fnan who
committed the assault. They state that
thew saw Flannerty hiding behind the
door. living in wait; that he struck John
son az soon as he appeared; that the
first blow knocked johnson down and
The others we've inflicted as he lay pros
trate. Flannerty, they say, endeavored
IN close the door TO shut himself and
Johnson in, but the latter's feet were In
the way. He then flung tn, door back
and ran into the press room. johnson
identified Flannerty at the station house
as the man who struck him, but Elan
nerty denied the charge. The victim
knows no motive for the assault. and
never has had any trouble with Flan-
nerty.
The gneet Of Burning Trestlc.
ArL.yrA, Ca, June 1l.-Reports
reached here from McRae of the killing
al a
tan, by the ditching of train of cars
from burning trestle. Four pisssn-
GER cars were burned.
A strange Abduction.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 10.-On Monday
evening about 7 O'Clock Lily Parrony
was abducted by her mother, who lives
10 Minneapolis. The girl has been
living with her grandmother in this city.
strange man appeared and claimed to
have warrant for her. He dragged
her out of the house and forced her
into q carriage despite her protests.
The carriage was driven rapjdly away.
II is supposed the man and girls mother
have taken her to Minneapolis. She is
aged 10, AMI worked in a dry goods
store in this city.
shot and Killed.
New ORLEANS, July 10.-A Vienna,
L., special says: Fred. Price Yesterday
killed negro named Ford near Long
straw. Price engaged Ford's son to
work for year. The boy became dis
satisfied and went home. Price went
after him. An alteration ensued be-
tween Ford and Price, when the boy
seized shotgun, fired and filed Prices
face and neck with shot. Price. not be-
lug able 10 liberats himself, drew a re-
volver and killed Ford instantly.
General McCook Tells How Apaches
should be Treated.
wAsnrsaroS, July l0.-Ex- Governor
dressed q letter to the Secretary of the
Interior warmly approving OF the stand
taken by him relative to the final dis
position of the Apaches, and he hopes
be will be sustained by the President.
He says these Apaches within the last
two years have committed more than
100 murders, and committed outrages
on women and children too horrible to
mention even In letter to Govern
ment official. lie hopes the outlaws
will be- turned over to Mexico, where
they will aee, the death they deserve.
He canno. soc any good reason why
they sheald be placed ON reservation
for any longer time than will suffice for
trial and execution. Indian criminals
should be punished like white ones, and
the proper. fate of white men like Red
Cloud, Mana, Iuh and Loco would be
To be swung from q gallovs instead Of
shaking hands with the President. hold
ing solemn councils with the Secretary
Of War, and being fed and Toasted by
men and women in the East, who forget
the blood of their Western kindred
shed, for new sensation.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
NATcmEz. Miss, July 10.--An accident
happened TO n mixed train on the
Natohez and jackson Railroad, five
miles east of Natohez. last night. A
heavy rain storm prevailed here during
the evening. washing out the founda-
tions of the Mammoth Bayou bridge.
The train was signalled by parties near
the bridge to stop. but as it was down
grade il plunged ahead, got safely over
and jumped the track, but eight of the
oars crashed into fifty-foot abyss,
Conductor jennings was instantly
killed. and Brooks, n brakeman, fatally
injured. The following were seriously
injured, nearly all having limbs broken:
Misses Susie and Jennie Hale, Mr.. and
Mira. Canton and daughter Of Connors-
burg, Mass; James Grills and Fred.
Mannock of Natahez. The following
ara slightly injured: Miss Lizzie Smith
and James Ewing. Physicians and
nurses were sent out and the injured
brought here. II il feared that several
Of the injured will die.
llemorS 20 q rrnman.
WASHINGTON j uly i0.-The 9Th nation
nj convention Of business educators as
sembied today. President VIII, of Day
ton, Ohio, in the chair. After the read
ing Of reports u communication was
handed in urging the erection of me-
mortal hall and library in honor of
Plat Il. Spencer. at Geneva, Ohio. and
committee appointed 10 consider the
subject. President Will delivered the
annual address, and in the evening dele
gates were rendered reception.
Railroad Extensien.
GALVESTON, July l0.--It Ia authentic
ally stated that a new construction com
pany has been formed TO complete an
extension of the International road to
the City of Mexico. Jay Gould, Jr.,
will be MT the head of the organization,
with II. s. Hayes as general manager
The money furnished Is principally
from an English syndicate. Work on
the contract and grade to finish the
road from Laredo 10 Victoria, the capital
Of the State Of Tampalius. distant from
Truds 800 miles, IL ordered 10 be com.
msnced on the 1sth inst. In the changes
Mr.. Dodge, the former president, has
been left out.
Bank Cashier Knocked Down and
Hank Robbed.
SAIr LAKE. July lo.-This afternoon
at & o'clock two men entered Zion Z
Savings Bank, on Main street, aud
while one engaged the attention OF Mr..
Rcheuller, the cashier, the other struck
him over the head with an iron bar,
telling him 10 the floor. The robbers
then gathered all the money In sight
and ran. The noise attracted the atten-
tsn Of parties Ia the Same building.
Who rushed in rs the robbsrs ran out.
They found the cashier b,esding freely,
but his wounds are pronounced nos
dangerous. The cashier identified one
Of the robbers as David Rich. and the
other he says he knows by sight.
Neither Of them has been captured,
but the police are In pursuit. The