Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-11
rAsrERN NEWS.


aA,s.sases Of the Northern Pacific.
ruo.oo. July 81 have not been
.@IsIly advised that President Arthur
~;1i nae our read in visiting the Yellow
s.nne this summer" said Mr.. Herman
T.unt General Manager OF the North
IN Pacific Railroad today, but II he
49, he will be treated royalty. We ex-
Cscf TO get the road through by Septem-
e, IAN. We are nov about ID miles
- of Helena, and work is being
snshed east from Missoula. The gap 10
cniT about 10 miles. We viii open up
- Ana a country a. lies under the sun.
There Is no desert on the line Of our
,osd. our elevation il 1000 fest less than
sSe Union and Central Pacific, and this
s;ves Us an advantages OF about 10 de-
erses less in temperature. We use the
Hullen pass In crossing the mountains.
Five hundred miles of onr road will be
.,ctacted ty trees, We are planting them
rcv. This is a comparatively new idea.
re intend to make them substitute for
and an improvement on snow fences
and sheds. This will efectually guard
scaizst being blockaded in winter,
-bich has heretofore been the great
srooble ia overland travel"
Msrderess Convicted.
Ox.HA. July 9.-On Sunday, May 9th,
.hs dead BODY Of Irwin j. j. Somers was
scnrd iu A stable yard in the rear of
Mn. Mary p. Browns residence at
Tssyney. A bullet hole was found in
anrsrs left temple. SOmers had been
living with Mrs Brown as his mistress
o., seyen wears. A fence board had
hsen Knocked dO~n between her house
snd the stable yard and the indications
~e,a that Somers had been first killed
m Mrs. Browns premises and dragged
sh,ouch the fence. Mrs. Brown was
arrested ON statements obtained from
her bow. IA years old, TO whom she had
eoid on the night Of the murder that
sorue one had killed Somers as he lay in
-. The boy helped Eer dress Brown
md drag him to the adjoining yard.
Ths how afro said Somers did not die
imnediately, but his mother placed a
rilIov over his head and smothered his
ssmainipe life ont. Mrs. Brown was ar
rrsted and confessed that Somers came
home drunk and as they were about TO
81 int bed, quarreled with her and
nointed a revolver at her. She caught
and pushed il away. The revolver went
"a accidentally and struck lin. She
called her son Harry, who wanted to in
form the police, but she would not let
him do 10. They then waited till Som
srs died, an hour nnd q half after the
shooting. Mrs. Brown said she put the
clothes over his face TO prevent his
Qroans from being heard by passers by.
After death they dressed the body and
carried il to the place where found.
The bedclothing, which was blood
stained, was then burned, and Harry
hid the pistol. His mother instructed
him what TO say in case be was called
on TO testify, which was In effect that
Somers had $3.50 ON Saturday night
and that strange man called him out
70 talk about selling him a farm, and
that he Was not seen till the next morn
inc when found dead; that SOmers had
sold his revolver some time before. Mrs.
Brown was indicted for murder and the
Trial occupied all last week at Kearney,
nearly everybody expecting that she
would be found guilty Of murder In the
6rst degree. The jury went ont on Sat
urday evening and returned today a
verdict of granddaughter. judge Sav-
idge sentenced her TO 10 years impris-
0nment at hard labor, and one day Of
solitary confinement in each month.
The general opinion II that she deliber-
ateiy murdered Somers, and therefore
the verdict is q surprise. She received
the verdict very calmly. Her punish
ment IL the full extent for manslaugh-
ter.
ST. LOUIS, July Siam Cook. a negro
Who in q ht of jealousy shot Emms
Shores, a colored girl, at Potosi, Mo.
last Thursday evening. then shot him
salt and subsequently, eluded pursuit
was captured yesterday and taken back
In his attempt to kill himself after
shooting the girl, he fired two bullets
into his head, ono of which penetrated
both hemispheres Of the brain, the
other passed through one hemisphere,
and both arc now inside the skull. Not
withstanding these wounds, from which
tho brains ID. the negro remained
alive from Saturday night 10 sunday,
when no ate hearty meal, talked "a
tiOnAlly and walked three miles from
the place where he was captured to Po-
toei. Physicians, however, say no can
NOT live. The girl Ii still alive, but
paralyzed from bullet which entered
the back Of her head and won't down
ward under her spinal column.
decreased aevenue.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Customs and
internal revenue receipts increased
eS@0,769 the first week in July compared
with the last week OF June.
swlndleP Arrested.
Bosrox, July 9.--Francis b. Webster
Of Cambridge has been arrested on
. charge Of swlndling the Alta Gold and
Silver Mining Company of New Mexico
out Of go, coo. He vas committed In de-
fault Of $4,000 bail.
Array Desween Newspaper Men.
HELENA, Ark. July 9.--This afternoon
w. Il. Burke, editor OF the W rtd, was
attacked by w. j. Lewis. a newspaper
cosresp ,ndent. Lewis fred first with
out effect, when Burke drew his pistol
and began firing, advancing upon
ISvis, who fired four shots and Burke
three, ono Of which passed through
Lewis right arm and lodged IN his
right breast. Lewis vas arrested and
placed under $500 bonds. His wounds
are blight. The difficulty grew out OF a
special SAINT b. Lewis rejecting on
Burke.
Fatal Railroad Csllislsn.
HAsryonp, July 9.--An east bound
passenger train on the New England
road collided this evening with q gravel
train q mile east Of Plainvillc. The
engineer and freaan Of the gravel train
Jumped and escaped; Geo. Nicerbocker,
engineer Of the passenger train. remain.
"a q his post, reversed the engine and
uas caught In the wreck and horribly
erushed and instantly killed. His
brother, the fireman. jumped and CO.
capped. Chas. w. Church. Adams ex-
press messenger at Hartford. and Chaa.
0risvold, OF Waterbury, were IN the
baggage car: the car wAa mashed and
thrown forty feet into an adjoining
nald. 0riswold's body Vas thrown ovel
ths telegraph wires and he was instantly
billed. Chureh's injuries are probably
fatal. The passengers were badly
dAakeu, bat none seriously injured. Thu
assldsns was oaused by failure OF the
1nlaeraph operator 10 give the couauc-
ND The passenger train an order "a
~ Tor the gravel train to pAas. The
operator. Chas. A. WEIGH, 10 reported
Akfua1od.
Csal nlnlag rreables.
6eauoFIErp, Ills., July 10. Coal mine
eoabla have all been settled at differ
~ mines in this city, except the Hani
~ Butler mines. Tho basis Of settle