Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-03
EASTERN NEWS.
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w.surseroS, Nav 1.-The twelfth
ali for bonds maturesi today for re-
San,n.ion under the call. including pre-
Lii h ,nds. 81. 10000. for exchange IF
AZ r,er cent for 3 per cents. suspended
Snr;no April was resumed today. The
.rnonnt surrendered today for exchan q
~ss 100000. which brings the total
sm,,unt OF exchange up to fl3i 900 90
sale or M.vsaased Road
DALLAS. Tex. May THE Texas
Tank railroad. with all its FRI nch:ses.
,.nd Grants ard rolling stock WAS sold
&c today under foreclosure of the
Tn;tsd States Court for $4,000.
Tsssra. Dickinson & Shortwell. Of Bos.
.on Adams, NJ Dallas, and Sepplsh &
Chsv. of New York. were tie purchas-
~ This insures the completion Of the
-o,d 70 Sabine pass. Ths purchasers.
9TH several leading citizens, will in
snsct the road tomorrow.
Coming West.
rrooM.ssros. ILL.,. Mag Am excar-
sion party Of over 100 from Illinois, In
diana. Michigan and Wisconsin. left
th;s afternoon for San Francisco over
the Alton and Southern Pacific.
An Argonaut Gone.
say1gYyrLLE, ILL.,, May 2.-Graee
wsde. Who died at Lincoln. Nebraska.
an The 18th Of April aged s.. and vas
buried today. went u California in l3i9
With ex- Gov. Richard J. Oslesby.
Mean Rasiness.
NV YORK, May 2.-Seven hundred
..,;L;no cigarette makers-mcn and wo-
v,sn-of Kinney Bros factory have or.
oanixed for the better prosecution Of
the strike.
Oesserrnt,r Victory.
Sr PAUL. May 2.-In the city election
tod,y the entire Democratic ticse. wa
slscted. The Republican convention
sndorsed the principal Dsp,oors.ic
nominees.
Nrxirnn Lands Wasted.
s.s ANTONIO, May ii. l.. Kirkland,
NJ New York, representing some Eng
l;sh capitalists, has Just returned from
SaItimo. Mexico, en- route to Europe,
vhrre he went for the purpose Of get
t;no contract confirmed by the authori-
ties cf Coaburta for large tract Of land
Granted by the General Government
and soId 10 Judge Crosby, of Houston,
he Governor Modoc when here last week.
Tbia Ia in conjunction with conces--
sion from the Supreme Government for
an extensive cOioniZ ition scheme. The
neootiatiou Of these parties involve
ahout 100 leagues Of the best selected
lands in the State.
MmnlcipaI Nominations.
ST.. LOUIS, May Mayor Wing sent
message TO the City Council withdraw
inp the list of appointments sent in
week ago, against which strong oppo-
siti0n was developed.
Heard Him.
The deposition of Jay Gould WIS
saken in the Texas Pacific suit here to-
day.
BArLEY's HARBoB, Wis, May "A fire
his morning destroyed VIM. Jackson's
psidence, and his daughters, seven and
twelve years Of age, were burned to
death.
Irstal Assault.
DILrrMoRE, May 2.--On SMonday
night, about 10 o'clock, while Miss Anna
Traverse was going from the house OF
her sister to b r own house. three blacks
distant. in the northwestern part Of thu
ojty, abe was assaulted by two colored
men, who felled her with q stone and
then cut her throat aud robbed her of
few do lars. She was found early Tues
day morning where she was assaulted,
and brought TO her home. Shs IL u
daughter OF the late VIM. *. Traverse,
who several times represented Dorches-
tor county in the General Assembly, and
she Is not expected to survive hor injn-
riee.
Financial staiemcn'.
WASHINGTON, Nav 2.-rhs clerk Of
the Committee OF Ways and Means has
furnished the following exclamation
of fiscal operations OF the Treasury for
April. The debt statement shows less
than $3,O00,O00 reduction. which is 10
marked contrast with the reduction
made in April. 1852, when tho pahlic
debt was decreased over xH.0U,oO0.
The comparatively unfavorable show
inQ for the month just closed Is due to
the fact that receipts compared with
the same month last year, fell of about
el2,OOO,O00. while expenditures for the
Last month exceeded those for April by
over &5,OOO,OOO. The large amount dis
bursod for pensions is accountable for
A part of the increase. For the first
time for many months the expenditures
exceeded the receipts, the excess of ex-
penditures being about $l,00O)0. The
available cash balance Ia In round mum
bers, Hl35,000,000, against $l40.000.OO0
April LIST: decrease Of ~. 100000. Tae
bonded debt shows a decrease for the
month Of about 300, 700, while the debt
on which interest has ceased shows an
increase Of nearly $l,5Oo,0W The
amount Of 81 per cents outstanding IL
reduced to 446, O00,000. Tho Treasurer's
statement OF liabilities and assets shows
important changes in gold coin and
GOLD bullion. There il u decrease since
April Of $4,000. aud an increase out
sanding of gold certificates of about
e5OO,O00, the amount Of these certificates
nov outstanding being S4s,s9s, H0.
Gold coin and gold bullion now held IN
The Treasury amounts to nearly $lsS,-
10000. against which are outstanding
In certificates about $4,000, 900. Stan
dard silver dollars on hand now num-
Der log, 366, 3tS, against which there
ars outstanding about S72,0D.Wv IN
certificates. The increase. for the
month vas Sex, 100 of these silver pieces.
and Of 3 100000 in outstanding certiii-
cAtea. Receipts for the month com.
q Of 100000. Of which nearly $500,
49, WIZ IA Uu5botuo kcSNARtS ohs J--F~f
10 In internal revenue.
New Treaty.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The President
Aas made proclamation Of supple
nsatary extradition treaty between the
United States and Spain.
wheat In Kansas.
KANSAS CrrY, May 2.-Ths Indicator
VII publish tomorrow very full special
Npoeh from all the principal wheat
OvtnR counties Of Kansas, showing
NJ condition Of the winter wheat crop
y 0at 6tate. At this time reports go
0snov the crop will b. short 20 to -
e can't. allowing the season now on to
= hvosahle. A large part Of the wheat
scteaas viii be devoted 10 corn, or &C
count OF wheat having been killed.
Tennessee Races.
NASHVILLE, May 1.-The weather is
safm and clear; attendance was very
nfee and track fast. First racs-Hi2h-
nyee got on first, the rest on even
nsma and 20 led 10 the stand: Check
- and Pearl Jennings head and
80; 6aunterer fourth. Second heat
csmats led Mt the first quarter post.
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