Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-14
ADDITIONAL TELEGHAMs.
t~rry Boat burned,

NEw YORK, Dsc l3.-rhe ferry boat
Garden City. of the East River Com
pany, caught fire and Vas burned A,
noon today, in her berth at the foot Of
~. james street. All the passengers
and EMPLOYEES escaped. 20 far as is
known. Inc boat WAS valued at xloo.-
rl and partly insured.
Garrett Reelected.
baltimore, Dec. John W. Gar
retf has been unanimously elected Pres
iuent nf the Baltimore and Ohio for the
twenty SIXTH consecutive term.
Explosion In a Drug store
ALBANY. Dec. l2.-La-t night an ex-
p!o5Ion occurred near kellopp's drug
store on haIu street, near Castieton
HE inmates Of the house barely es-
ctped. Howard Morse. a clerk. Jumped
out OF q window, and a Mr.. Wittock.
With his wife and little boy, escaped by
:. back door III their night clothes. The
dfaE store was entirely consumed
Quiet Election.
! NV ORLEANS. Dec. IA dispatch
has been received from Greenville, Miss
! giving the following particulars of the
! trouble there on the 10Th instant: Con
I siderabie excitement had prevailed for
a month. on account of the municipal
elections. j. A. Lelander and J. Slaaw
! headed the two tickets for the Mayor
atty, and their saloons were made the
| rendeZyo ls of the followers Of the can
/ didates. Money was spent libersly and
| pftssious aroused 10 fever heat by drink |
/ In the evening Shaw faction held
! Ina! meeting 1T Doc. Jones dance |
| house. and IN the midst of the proceed
| ings 2 melee occurred between two col |
I gfs L
! white. Pistols were drawn aud shoot |
ing Inimenced. Frank Finlay white |
| was seriously hurt and three negroes
| were shot. one named Homer being |
Killed outright, another is expected to |
die and the third is slightly wounded |
| The shooting ere tied the bittert 1t feel |
| ing, and during the entire night and |
Yesterday morning there were appre
| hensions of more trouble. The Cor |
oEer's Jnry fonGd that Homer had |
been killed 10y Montgomery and Finlay |
| The occurrence had the effect Of bring |
| ing All To comprehension of the dan |
| geroua 81 ate of affairs, and finally the |
best citizens came together and com
| promise WAS effected, both candidates |
withdrawing in favor of Major Bucks |
lhis action has gwen satisfaction, and |
peace and order are restored.
| Grimes ansi criminal, IN New Mexico.
New ORLEANS. Dec. IA Times D,0i- |
"c'"t Monterey. Mexico special says : |
| Quintara, the Mayor of New Laredo, |
haa ordered the arrest of one of the prin- |
clpa!s III the robbery on the Mexico Ma |
| tional Railroad. The authorities of |
Inmaipas have refused to surrender |
| him. Other prominent officials are in |
volved, aud the affair IL assuming |
serious nltional aspect. Several of the
robbers escaped by the delay and indis-
creti0n of officials.
man giving the name of John F.
hing surrendered 10 the police this
morning. He says he killed Frank
Millett. his parter IN the fishing busi.
ness, III Savannah. on November Sth.
lie has been remsnded, awaiting infor-
nation from the Georgia authorities.
THE Money Market.
NEw York. Dec. 13.-The money mar.
ket IL easy At 2ld2la per cent, closed at
> per cent: prime mercantile paper ga
ii2 per cent; sterling exchange, bank
er's bills, iirfuer at 4.Sll.; sterling ex-
change, demand. 49,.
An Heir Wanted
NEwBURaH, n. Y, Dec. ia week
ago WIN. Keller. Il machinest, aged ~
years, was found insonsible at the Mer
chants Hotel IN this city, and died soon
after being discovered from suffocation
by gas. which II seems WAS accidentally
left tnrned on when Keller went to
-lcep. Koler leaves some property in
the east, which Is now being looked
after bv Vim. Wright. his late employer
and the Public Coroner IT has Just
been asccrtained that the only living
rel tive of Keller known tn his friends,
is sister, who lives in California. Her
nd iress il unknown.
strike or Printers.
NEw YORK. Dec. 12.-The entire
force of conlpositors of the New York
TribHI.e, eighty-six men, left work at 4
o clock to night. subsequently, three
men went back, and eleven more were
procured from outside. The cause of
the strike Is said to be a threatened at
tempt ON the part of the foreman to
get men from out of town to take the
places ,f the union men. Ii Ia rumored
that 4 large party of compositions will
be brought from Baltimore to night,
and to morrow the union men will be
| discharged. The rumor is said To be
confirmed, and the union consequently
ordered the men out. Committees have
| been appointed TO intercept the expect
| ed party from Baltimore and To induce
| them To join the union. Ii Is said that
| m unfrlendly feeling has existed be
| tween the compos,tor and the foreman
since their success some months ago
| when they obtaiaed their demands and /
the office passed 10 the control of Tia.
| Typographical Union.
| s,hor Decentralization.
NV loRh. Dec. Representatives
Of tue various labor organizations have |
decided to hold "A nsouster demonst ra- |
ton Monday night, NJ Cooper Union. |
Addresses Will he made 10y prominent
labor advocates III English French and |
German.
Rather Previous Another Alliance.
| CHicAoo. Dec. l2.-Several hundred
rooms have been engaged by telegraph
for State delegations to the National
Republican Convention OH June 3rd
next. One leading hotel has orders for
40 rooms.
ii is reported that the consultation OF
the Burlington and North Western otfi-
Gals today was upon the details of "A
tgipartite agreement To include the roads
mentioned and the Denver and Rio
Grandc.
Receiver Appointed.
CoIuMpus. Ohio, Dec. i3-Judge
Bsxtcr today. III the United States
Court, appointed J. +. Martin perman-
en-, recover of the Ohio Railroad and
Coal Company.
Iuion Pacific and OrrgoM Traa>r"u.
| Utacntal Weak.
NNw losn. Dec. l3-StockS today
were lower. and then advanced buli,.
/, | the latter h~iug Northwestern common
A great decline followed, Oregon Trans
; continental being exceptionally weak.
How the Convention is te be Managed.
WAsHIS0roS. Dec. l3.-The object of
the resolution introduced by j. c. New
= in the Republican National Committee
| today Is 10 put the National Convention.