Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-20


Following this, will be an attempt by
Jay Eye See. for purse of 1900, e
peat the BEST trotting record-2:10l&, b,
Maud s. Jay Eye See is said to bs in
the best possible condition, and, as hi,
owner Is particularly anxious to havs
him reduce the record before the season
closes, it is believed that, with a eooS
day and track. he will do ii, as his pres
ent record Is but half second slower
than that of Maud i. The DAVIS spor-
will conclude with an attempt, on til.
part II the g.eat PAGER, j hnson. RECORD
2:i0, to beat the three heats 2:fl3<,-IIA.-
IA, made by Commodore Kettlesou'.
Little Bfown Jug. wnioh stand as tn.
best three heats on record. The sale Of
johnson to Commodore Ketrieson has
been enormously announced. The
completion of the Transaction depends
upon his success or failure in ths com
ing trial.
strange Railroad Accident.
GALVESTON, Oct. ia New Tyler
special says: Parties are here from the
scene of tue wreck on the East Line
narrow gage railroad last night, within
a few miles of Sulphur Springs. One
injured. There we're a number of Other
passengers aboard. several of whom
were quite seriously hurt. The-recovery
of the lady Is doubtful. The wrecked
freight Was moving at the rate of IL
miles per hour, when struck by cy-
clone and blown over, completely de
molishing it.
The Women's Convention.
CHICAGO, Dot. l9.-rhe closing day OF
the WOmen's Congress opened with an
executive session, At which the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year President, Julia Ward Howe, OF
Rhode Island; Vice Presidents, one
from zach State; Secretary, Ella @.
Chapman, of New York; Treasurer.
Henrlette l.. Woioott, of Massachusetts
At the afternoon session Mrs. JUL
Holmes, of Illinois, read paper on
mourning garb. 1t took the
grounds that it should be dispensed
with as uuwholesome, morally and
physically, and this opinion was gener-
ally coincided with in the discussion.
Mrs. DIR. Mary G. Bagg, of Rhode
Island, read an interesting paper on the
History of Art.n
In the evening Mrs. Augusta Cooper
Bristol, of New Jersey. read thought
full and Intelligent paper ON Labor and
Capital"
The last paper was by Julia Ward
Howe, on Tho Benefit of Suffrage. for
Women" She said the benefits would
be two-fold to women and to societies.
The physical weaknesses of woman
we're debated on. The ballot would
give her independence, which would en-
able her to throw off the thraldom, as OF
iron, which repressed her vitality, made
her beauty simply dead beauty and
incapable of producing the best speci.
mems of men and women. Relieved of
her charms, her feminine weakness
would disappear and the effect on
society of her improved progeny would
be marked. She made these cardinal
points: first, women wousd have a
better world to work in; second, better
work to do; third, better ability to do it.
Lieut.. Gariingion's Report.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.--rhe Secretary
of War has received from the chief signal
Office the official report of Lieut.. E.Gar
lIngtOD, commander of the recent
Arctic expedition to Smith Sound, for
the relief Of the signal party at Lady
Franklin Bay. The report is very long
and goes fully into all the details of the
voyage and wreck of the Proteus, and
the retreat of her survivors in small
boats to the North Greenland settle
ment OF Uppernavick. The principal
points OF the narrative have been COW
cred by previous accounts from various
sources, but the comments and explain
ati-ns of Lieut.. Darlington are new and
interesting. Some additional particu-
lars with regard to the management of
the Proteus were also given, and tend
to show that Capt. Pike Was not as
careful aud skillful manager as had
been supposed. Among such particulars
are the facts that on the 10th of July
Capt. Pike passed the har cor of Good.
haven, and in entire ignorance of its
proximity, although the weather was
clear; that on July 18th he ran his ship
aground near Disco Land, in couse-
quence of neglecting to take soundings.
and that on the 10Th he went entirely
out of his ,urse and ran in
toward Cape Walker, Mt the bot
tom of Melville Bay, supposing
IL to be Cape York, while the latter in
reality lay 150 miles to the westward.
Lieutenant Darlington, however, does
not charge Captain Pike with any neg
lect or bad judgement i'm connection
with the pinch by which the Proteus was
crushed. That he seems to regard AS
an accident, pure aud simple without
implying any negligence on the part of
any one. He confirms, however, the
statement first made by Commander
Wilde. of the Yantic. with regard to the
behavior of Pike and the crew. "At
the first alarm of danger" he says,
those on duty abandoned their posts
and ran to save their own property in
the forecastie, and as soon as the stores
began to go over the ships sides they
commenced to appropriate everything
they wanted, breaking open AID rifling
boxes and bags of private clothing aud
stealing their contents." Capt. Pike
said in reply to Lieutenant Garlington's
protests that he was poweriess to pre-
vent this plundering Of the ship. and
that the men of his crew we're the
worst lot of scoundrils he ever saw.
Through Trains Protests or CeleresI
Men.
ST.. LOUIS. OCT. l9.-The time for the
departure of the first through train fol-
oAu VIbuCtS0Q iIOLu ~. x<outS Qy tkkc
new Southern route, via the Sc. Louis a
San Francisco, Atchison. Topeka
Santa Fe, Atlantic Il Pacific and South
ern Pacific roads. has been slightly
changed, and the first through sleeper
leaves here tomorrow Saturday night
instead Of Sunday, the 2lst, ~ previous
" announced. A through sleeper leaves
for San Francisco at the same time
from Kansas City.
Colored Bspsists in convention in Wy
oming, representing a number Of Wes
tern States and Territories. have adop
ted a resolution protesting against |
late decision of the supreme Court
concerning civil rights. They charg,
the responsibility upon the Republican
party, and give notice TO all politi0a
parties in every general way, that the,
intend to hold whatever ground the!
hold "a enfranchised Americans.
The Episcopal Convention.
PHrLApELrHrA, Got. l9.-After shor
discussion the house went into commit
tee of the whole on the report of tn
Joint committee ON prayer-book Th'
proposed amendment in section r o
the fourth resolution relates TO the or
der of evening prayer, viz: 20, Lord
save eur rulersm The amendment b,
Rev. DIR. Brooks of Massachusetts, was
!. Bless the nation" and the amend
m-nt by Mr.. Stark of Connections was
- rra. ,,as,,,tu of tina IIuifed States