Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-28
EASTERN NEWS.
~r.ru raEss DrsrATcuD.

- yusscIsi Amendments Adopted.
,,.,us (Ohio). Oct. N.-0ovornor
ssIssr today Issued proclamation de-
,Isrine the judicial amendment ADOPT
ed. pe~sfou rpavda.
w..raros, Oct. N.-The Star pub
" an interview with United States
nI s; ATTORNEY Corkbill in regard to
D Is Investigation new making by that
~ @.sr into fraudulent operations OF
ons;on attorneys. The District At.or-
says a large number Of attorneys
n ~ engaged in the fraudulent prac
- and be has received hundreds of
,..tsrs since the publication of his COM
rnnication to Secretary Teller, contain
NO auecific complaints of attempted
s,snds on the part of firms in the pen
s;on business in this city. He estimated
Rat soldiers and their relatives had
Zen defranded of million dollars
through the fraudulent practices of
tbese attorneys, and expresses his in
teution of bringing the matter to the
attention of the grand jury. Colonel
Corkhill renews his request that all SOL
diers or others having copies of descrip-
tive circulars from agents in this city,
or knowledge Of any fraudulent trans
actions, will give him information upon
the subject, in order that he may bring
the guilty to justice.
The New Charley Rsss.
BOSTON, OCT. 27.-Charles A. Pink
ham, who claims to be Charlie Ross,
has been sent for by New York parties
and will leave Portland on Monday.
Accident - . Passenger Tsais.
KAKgAs CErY, OCT. 28.-It Is reported
that serious accident TO a passenger
train occurred on the Chicago and
Alton road tonight about Is miles from
here. 1t 10 rumored that 20 were hurt.
but none killed. A special train with
physicians has been sent from here.
The full particulars will probably not
be learned until tho train returns. Inc
accident, it appears, occurred about
O'Clock. Az the west bound passenger
was nearing Glendale. Q small station
16 miles from here. suddenly a land
aide deYailed the roar portion OF the
txain, and the chair car, sleeper and
some distance, the oars being badly
shattered aud about 20 persons severely
cut and bruised, bat none fatally 30 far
as known.
The nay en- wall street.
New YoRK, OCT. Y.-Governments
strong; stocks opened irregular today,
bat soon became firm and prices adj
ysnced n to ~ Per cent. Before the
first call there was some disposition to
sell and prices sagged " to las per
eeut. Oregon Unconstitutional, st
Paul, Manitoba and Northern Pacific |
beino the weakest shares. Canadian |
Pacific developed strength, selling up
from SIN to 63h, on the confirmation |
Of the announcement that the Canadian |
government had guaranteed 2 per cent. |
3yidsnds for 10 years on the o0mpany's |
apital stock. The furry in Michigan
Central and the STRENGTHENING Of the |
Canadian Pacific excited favorable
influence on the general market, and
daring the remainder Of the day prices |
foee \ TO 3 per cent. Oregon Transcsn-
tinsntal rose from ~ to 471s; North
an Pacific from 351< TO %; Pacific pre-
fssred from 6Sk to 66; and Oregon I'm
Increment from 751f to rs. The transfer
United States courts created much
hStt t feeling ia Wizards. Western
Union was uOticeably strong, selling mp
70 ~, 0tOOk Wt&0 tA kO0A o0AAoWtuk 0O 1
mand and commanded 1854 for use. The
ehort interest in shares has increased
dnrinQ the last week. Near the close
Canadian Pacific ran of to 61% @ SIX
snd the general market declined frac-
iiouslly. On sales to realize in fnal
fyansactiOns the market was firm. As
compared with Friday nights closing.
|. peioes are u to 81 per cent. higher, the
a i~kkov IN Cans dian RaNi6O l
An Asxisnmcns.
New YoaK, Oct. N.-Levis Bros,
liquor dealers. made IN assignment Civ
inc $4,000 dollars to the head of the
nrm. The assignee is Mayor d Co., whose
failure recently caused much excitement
IN the clothing trade.
Charges sr Corruption. /
BosroN, Mass, Oct. Sex Collector
Beard makes statement to the effect
that during the administration Of VIM.
A SimOns, o. 3. Collector, an extensive
system Of Smuggling has been carried
ON with the knowledge Of officials.
ArchblsAop Kiordnn-
CHICAGO, OCT. 27.--Archbishop Rior-
dan, Of this CITY, recently appointed
ooadjut0r TO Archbishop Alemany Of San
Francisco, will leave for his new acene of
labor Monday. 18th inst, over the G. b.
4 9 route which have placed at the dis
poeal Of himself and clerical and Law
fiends the Same special train As that
which took tho Chicago knight Tenn
Ian 70 the recent oonclave at San
francisco.
Csndllisa 81 The Treasury.
WAnunorou, Got. 8.-Oondition Of
10 Treasury today: Gold coin and
ballion, e2e8, IA ,679; silver dollars and
ballien. 1150, l6,674; fractional silver
| - es,67A71E; United States notes,
@018 rs; total, e400, Y00, Alb. Certif-
| Ntos outstandiAg-0old, &62,019, ESQ;
2va, tok0oe, 81; currency, 81, ~, 600
| 1a119 Deelsiea-ENsnale Attorney Sos
UesAea.
n Attorney General has rendered
- 1tnioo In regard b the elIeoe u the
~ thAk oAogo shall b. no allowance
utnna kQaoEu, oogdials or distilled
- ~ require The asae1smeus Of duty
slee = ahown By ths sstusn of ths
N1pss eGlcee.
uDon ~ rspoet Of tho Oommission-
= : Pensions ~ Secretary Of the
n1egios today saspsndsd from practice
lo ~ 6tesios DepAEtmeut Bslva
= n1kvoed, Afemals pension attorney
MAbstty.
CAledgs laeeass Tsss Cas-.
Quk0A OFT. S1.--Ln ths 6upssios
Ws tAis moeainQ . nominSl 6ne vas
0nd AaAinst John p. Drake In =
e0ee ~ deoidc tha validity Of q +
- heenAo Is el0S BY the city few
N befozs the State Law making e500
- bseame operative, and the oasss
@a@as = the Appellate Court.
.NnnasA Nss . - Rxanlnea. .ssl
NJ Yoax, OFT. N.-Judgs Baslstt'sl
Il tx IL examination q President |
I'D ~ practically aofo9eted today
N - @anefes of the N. r. b. h. case
= Uni1oa States Court.
THANKSGIVING.
!9uoFua I'd. o., Oot. N.-The
eent bas Issued . proclamation
antine fhursday. November 18Th,
eay q national Thanksgiving.
Csushed Cavalry.
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