Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-17
EASTERN NEWS.
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Eebraary show a decrease 81
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Bald Assault.
YORK. April 15.-Frederick A.
this morning ~as tshed out
kreeeNo rth river and sent tn the hos
Of u0 when he recovered suff1ciently.
pitaL; that he was standing alone on
be ferryboat, when stranger
hooIv anproached bin and snatched
suoo...h Kreteher resisting, the
bis - a pistol and struck him over
tole.. .ad The stranger then threw him
fneIsoayd. He is not expected :" live.
Accounting Called For.
cuc.eo. April l6 A bill WAS filed In
~. Snncrior Court of Cook county call
.us ,or an accounting by The executors
mk viii Of Charles DeLurkee, VINO
-, Salt Lake in January. 1873, leav-
c nroperty valued At *fo'uU: 1t Is
inK ;oad by numerous relatives that the
e.nnartv was not disposed OF IN accord
p,~ .s With the laws Of tab. The case
s = complicated one and the complaints
are many
To Be Contested
RosroS. April 1.-The Will OF tue late
NJ Valeria g. stone. who lefi *Zo,OUO
- charitable institutions. Is to he con
.ssttd BY the heirs at law
The Right Man.
Salt LAKE. April lG.-W. II. Dickin-
.on the newly appointed prosecuting
sttorney, has been engaged IN empan-
nsIinp grand jury, and by his vieor-
ans action has purged the Jury ot Nor
Ssors and secured all Gsntlles, thing
n.ysr known in Utah. lie excused IL
msn Who put the law Of the Mormon
.hn,cb above the law OF To" lind, aud
hslieyed polygamy TO be divine law.
This proves him to q a man .niinently
onsIibed for the position. We has won
n,sise from the Gensiles. IN which all
S;s predecessors failed. Mnch good is
anticipated from his achievement.
Apti.Amsrirnn RSot..
r., PAso. Texas. April Ga dispatch
from Fracaseeas, Mexico, 700 mics |
sontb. received here this afternoon, says !
thst there is trouble among the lnbab- |
itants. and an uprising against the |
American residents. An attack WAS
made on the Mexican Central Railroad, |
and the mob burned bridges and tore |
M the track for several miles. In Chi |
bnabua the governor oAlled out the |
troops to prevent any demonstrations. |
Travellers from the Interior for several |
day, past have reported general uneasi- |
ness. aud fears OF rebellion among the |
inhabitants. IL il impossible To learn |
particulars.
The Irish National League
CHICAGO, April l6.- The Executive |
Committee of the Irish National League |
of America, met this afternoon In secret |
session. Alexander Sullivan, president |
of the league. presided, and all members
were present or represented. 1t WAS |
decided to hold the next national CON
ventinn at Boston, on the second We'd |
pesday of August. This day NAV bs |
hereafter changed To one week or two |
earlier, contingent upon Parnell's abil |
i,y to be present. The other business
before the committee WAS not made |
public.
Yeppsyiy anita Republican Convention |
HARRISBURG, ApriI 1.-THE Republi-
can Convention WAS called to order at |
1925 The roll call showed that the |
only contest WAS that in the Fourth |
(Alleghany) D,stric which WAS still |
unsettled, although the rival factisn
had been endeavorlDR all night to come
10 an agreement. TX Sen ter Waddell |
Was elected temporary chairman.
He said the n VIZ from Washington |
this morning made II behoove kepubli-
cans - stand shoulder to shoulder in |
the contest for the interests of Psnpsyl
vania Ii WAS the duty Of the conven-
ton to select delegates to Chicago who |
would voice the sentiment OF the state. |
and carry out the wishes OF the peo Gle.
A committee WAS appointed on con
tested seats, with John Stewart ~ chair
man also committees on permanent
organization and resolutions.
motion was IN de by delegate that |
the committee on resolutions he IN
structed 10 bring in resolutions naming
James q. Blaine for Piesident and |
Robert L. Lincoln for Vice President.
An amendment WAS moved and accept |
ed 30 make the resolution include III
siructipus IT, the delegates ut large to
vote for Blaine. The motion aud |
amendment were carried.
OisRstrous CyrIonr.
cyclone swept over Harris county last
hbu. no WIN rtoi III StIuOh
al 230 a. m. The first damage was done
at the residences of George smith and
Mrs. Babbs. three miles west of Chipley. |
aud from there to Mr.. Culrepper's and |
+. j. Jeaks' place, where houses were
blown down. Lee Alfred was killed AT
the latter place. and his wife and three |
children were badly hurt. Alfred's body |
was found 40 yards from the house.
NV. nr 81 nth E,Ital >pI /
wounded.
New York Central Directors.
ALBANY. n. Y. April l6.-The annual |
election of directors Of the New York
Central Railway was held TO-DAY. Sher- |
man ). Jewett. of Buffalo. and VIM. |
Bliss, OF Boston. are the only new ad.
ditions
Report of the Pacific Mall Company.
NEW YORK, April l6.-The report of |
Tue Pacific Mail Company. for the nine
months ending February -. 1884. show
we earnings Ia be 1896, 900: expenses.
Nr"5.Oi; increase in uet earnings over
tue previous year, $4l2 900.
Labor Trouble settled.
>, IDOL \. T., April IL The Moulders'
onion accepted the reduction of ~ per |
cent and all fsundries will start up ut
once, after a deadlock Of three months. |
ihis Affects sbou, 200 men.
The Neosha EaI,s Cx,tle Disease.
NEosHA FALLS, Kan, April l6.-Dr.
Laws, OF Cornell University, is here
And. together with DIR. Holcomb and |
%eubers Of the SANITARY Commission,
mas eommsnced series Of iuvestig.-
uons and experiments to satisfy him self |
70 the nature aud cause of the cattle |
uissSss existing north Of here. He will |
'e0"in until thoroughly satisfied.
New Trimi
LEXINGTON, XIV. April Is -Juo. Bush. |
sae coiored murderer. To have been
aaaRed here today, has been granted n |
NV 'r'h by the Court of Appeals.
Cesshed by vatltnx Wallis.
DETROIT. April l6.-At Grand Haven. |
40 clock this morning. the wallis Of
.1e hubbard hardware store-remains
VI the late tre-were blown down in
:us prevailing gale and crushed AN ad
to'ninH building used AZ a dwelling by
uAniei Aneldt, burying In the ruins
an" Aneidt. her three ye.r-old dAugh-
'e1 ana boarder named Murphy. All
we're killed.
Geld In Michigan.
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