Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-17
EASTERN NEWS.
.ssccrsrED prssss nIsFATcnss
a,duausc Barued.

.,,xy. y. T.. Nay f5.--Tls fenayos
AbS AZ, an whitehall road, WIS de-
miss NV fire this morning. II was
ssrosr5-a vears ago BIZ General Brad
buns ,rbo made the horse his head
ssTee.. -s daring tie Revolution. Fer
qua. a ,r.tnrv il has been occupied by
ne gasrn ~, and Jeneyck families.
'n' wedding Ia aisa life.
.yz.,xcTt,s, MAJ l5.--Gnl. J. Conslit
80 ~ a, c.co, was today married
sh ,,;ss Swearinger, Of California, s:stes
- Jns.ice Field.
Gases Referred.
sac-e.4Yy Of the interior has &c
ih - the Cont Of Claims for Ii
ies.ea ,he claim Of the Chiekg@aw Insii-
eAs'Du ar. aiming ~ the disputed ai>b'lF-..-
sbs Is ty the United Stat. from
IhenIs - said Indian funds, ana ceEt4!n
fahu.tnI nayInen.s msde from trast
IS .i,a orphan and freop, ge.en'
i nnob The Secretary Of the In
ill., ";so referred TO the Court the
tsIna ~ the loyal Crcck Ind MS for
eiann' .iiegsd 20 have been sustained by
I'm daring tie Rebellion.
second Game.
sxw YogK, May l5.-Ssverai hundred
- ,ri.neSsed the second gGn3c OF
pa.;syds "a the tournament TINS after
pli." nav won the GA ioe in N Innings,
n ooa Wallace at 3G4. Days average
raTil ~. hest run -; Wallscs's aver
age WIS 1 ;0-si.
81. .,or,u In Ohio and IaiiaEa.
cucrysa1f. Hay 16.-Reports hare
49,, received Of the rasaqss 81 MONDAY
- st ,rn III Indiana AMI Dlio.
lhar;no that n cyclone svep. across
..ssiye r,iIes In length. about SIX miles
so,,h ri Connersyi.le, and Within path
nj e. rods wide, striking the little wi
Isas Of Waterloo. DESTROYING ever
h,saea la. three il Il, and DOING great
asn,age to farms N ITS pain, bat ini ~
o. nobodg. The fine iron bridge over
W., XII water river WAS winfield 10 pieces.
TN sonthefn part OF Wayne comfy
sd;o;ning much damage wes done 10
sssr. ho,,ses. Tie ssIns storm passed
ssrnaoh Pret,le county. Odio, unrooiiDg
sarses and barns, and doing damage
ss.,,aatsd AZ $4,000. Farther 81 st, at
Germau.own and Miarniburg, there vas
/. sarere halIstorm, doing much damage
10 yeeetation. Fruit was almost wholly
destroyed.
y, Very Exeitab'e.
Trrugy,rIg, Pa. May lb.-The oil
.,ade hns been very excited todcy.
Initiation Accepted.
W.smSsroS, Nav l5.-The President
has aecspted an invitation TO attend the
aneninc OF the New York aud Bro oklyn
hridge on the oath inst. lie has also
accented am invitation 10 attend pub
lie rsreotiun rendered him by the Mayor
and Common Council of Brooklyn,
uh,eb vii, bs held in the Academy Of
Mugic ON the evening Of tue 9th inst.
Ths President will remain III New York
city several days. aud possibly until the
al,h inst, in which event he viii par;ic-
iraee in the public ceremonies OF Deco
ration Day. The President has made TO
farther plans for the summer. Ii Is not
a. all likely, however, no will be able to
make bis proposed TRIP to tbs yellow
stone Park and the Pacific coast. 1t II
stated on good authority that no APP
poiafnens of Commissioner OF Internal
kevenu, will be made for several days
Freight Differences.
CHICAGO, May iJ.--lt is rumored in
railway circles that as result OF the
Misunderstanding betweon Eastern
trunk lines am the Board of Trade,
which caused the exclusion of agents OF
these roads from the flpor of the Tx
change, shippers OF grain on the Board
have combined for the purpose OF break
ing tine east bound pool, aud that To tnis
end they are sending all tho coisign-
ments by ihree lines, thereby giving
them nearly all this class of freight and
leaving the remaining lines with light
traffic. The natural result OF this IL To
create distrust on the part of this neg
leeted lines. Others are cutting rates or
offering special Inducements.
The freedmcns Bank.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The commits
sioners OF the Freedmen'a Sayings ana
Trus. Company declared u final oisi
dend Of seven per cent. in favor OF the
creditors. Ii is said that the company
has paid 62 per cent. in oil. and viii
commence paying Washington deposi-
tors tomorrow. Dividends TO depositors
in Louisville. Memphis, Mobile. New
Orleans, ST. Louis, Nashville, vloksburg
and other branches will be paid on and
after Monday, May 2lst. Payments
will be made es heretofore on receipt OF
pass. books by checks on the United
States Treasury, and the pass-booxs
with dividend checks will be returned.
A Dead Traitor.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, May l5.--Goneral
Josiah Gorgas died this evening, aged
65 yeats. lie was n native of Pennsyt-
wanna. a graduate of West Point, served
through the Mexican war. cast his for
tunes with the Confedcracy and was n
Chief of Ordnance.
A small Matter.
NEW ORI.nAss. May lh.-lnquiry from
VIM. Henry smith, General Agent As
soeiated Press, was SAINT by courier
from Mississippi City to Beauvoir
this evening. Jefferson Davis, Jr., re-
Piled rs follows: Ir. Davis has had q
severe attack of bronchitis, bat IS now
better, and il is hoped is ont OF danger.
The Murder Trial.
AAaaopsnuaa, N.Y., May l6.--Judge
Denny spoke on behalf of the State in
the Thompson trial this morning. He
was followed by Blackburn for tho de.
Tense. The case goes to tho jury at !
p In. Applause was suppressed several
times by the court during Judge Denpy's
speech.
The Duam Trial.
CmcAoo, May 6.--In the Damn muir
der trial Colonel Mum closed his aggu-
ment for the dassnss at 10 O'clock. ale
will be followed this afternoon by
Emory A. Siorrs. also for tho defense.
It is probable the case will go to the
jury tsmorrov night.
lis sixty.Seeend Year.
SrRrScrlrLp, May 1.-THE General
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of the United Stases met in Its
S1st biennial convention Mt . clock.
An Explanation
Crxc,xSATr. May t6.-The shoe manu-
factareYs held n meeting today and
adopted resolutions giving their versior
Of the cause of tho lock out. which the,
SAY is forced upon them 10y union men
They give notice that their shops arr
opcn for any workmen not directly shat
ont under the operation OF the terms af
NeNhitrasion agreement This means
thst ell non. union men, as well as un.
Ion men not members OF the assemblies
that belong to the arbitration board, are
uhberty to work ia these shops.
Annual Meeting.
The Conductors Association of the
United States is holding its annual
meeting here.