Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-03
EASTERN NEWS.
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EASTERN NEWS.
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John Mccullough.
o,c,ao Oct. 2.-Statemsnts are pub
s hsre that John Mccullough. the
bsss;an. has not been informed that
nsEs;s anoaeenents have been caHosled.
81 Us rehearsal Tuesday afternoon ha
AVE- ahowz a letter from McVIcksr. ia
VIZ 80 bis illness and consequent ina
VILE Wiz 70 do himself justice were speci-
elu's ~ the reasons for CLOSING the house.
9 rsSa ae.or was living down at the time.
ip0 .aae and dressed him elf, and. in
pa. ao.v with his man 4ger. vent tn Nc
eDta,,. residence. He Was angry at
w. INIT Mr.. NcFicker succeeded ap.
nlsa,tlv in convincing him that toe ac-
he had taken was for the beat, aud
W. ,raoadian returned 70 his hotel and
spS.aoted the situation. de supposed,
s,ssrsr. that the performances were to
~ ,osnrned at Dstroit, the next place
" the route, and nothing was said to
s;ssbnse him of his error. A careful
s,eh was kept upon him all night aud
M day Early YESTERDAY he read what
~ newypapefs had to say about him.
va VA in the afternoon he went to the
T.anon. House and told Miss Tracy
nat he intended to go to Detroit At
LAG She persuaded bin to wait until
o.snino. Shortly before 7 O'Clock b.
o,Jsred his baggage sent to the depot
"a uroceeded thither himself. His
e,isnds withheld his baggage, aud two
- pinkerton's detectives followed him.
Tbsy found him walking up aud down
do nIatform with Mss Tracy, and in
~ anuaren:ly calm frame of mind. By
little strategy Mr.. Brooks, his man
acar Induced BIN to enter a carriage,
nd he Was driven back to the hotel,
,vbere he arrived very excited aud an.
g,v. He strhgg lied desperately. and
s,rnek Mr.. Brooks With his cane. Al
otber scene followed III inducing Elm To
each his room. Miss Troy followed
bim TO the hotel, crying canvIlsiveiy.
bnt shs gu seeded in calmlug t5s actor
and bringing him to rsaIlz- that no w4s
moi ia condition to ill anv engage:
for sons TINA to soma. Just what No
Culough now intends to do could not
bs learned.
William Conner. manager of John
Mccullough, and Mr.. Thompson. a
ftisnd of ths actor, are both nor IN New
York AMI Aave been teiegraphed t.
come and confer with the trageiian's
friends here relative To taking s1me ae
ton ia regard 10 bis future Mr.. M
Caoueh evincss slight improvement
today. He slept sonndly for two or
three hours, thing which no has not
done for two or three days.
Reduction of Wages.
PrrTsBugG, Oct. 1.-The employees of
Oliver Bros. ard Phillips iron manu-
factory were notified this evening of
general reduction of wages of twelve
and half per cent to take effect on the
6lh instant. Tie order stated that con
tinued depression ~ trade, slrinkage
in values Of all products and oompeti
ton compel the firms to take this course,
and that the reduction will affect all.
from the managers to the lowest OH this
list, salaried or otherwise, excepting the
yearly scale of labor Of the Amalgamated
ASSOCIATION.
GeyeIand's TRIP.
ALBANY, NY. Oct. l.--Gpv. Cleveland,
accompanied by Erastus Corning, Mayer
Banks Of Albany, Simon Rosendale. j.
A. MoCall and Gen. Aus.iu Lather.
leaves Albany for Buffalo on IA special
train tomorrow afternoon. Tue party
will arrive in Buffalo at $50. Elaborate
preparations have ssea made for the
Governors reception. The train makes
10 stops. The Governor leaves Buffalo
on the regular train Friday night for
Albany.
Heavy Tebarro shipment.
READING, Pa, Oct. Seventeen cars
Of Lancaster tobacco arrived today from
there for San Francisco. II Is the larg-
eat single shipment of tobacco ever
made in the history of that county. Ii
ia estimated that each car contains over
IL tons, and the valus OF the tobacco il
placed at $4,000.
Cattle Quarantine.
ST. LOUIS, Ost. &c Jvernor Click of
Kansas has issued proclamation pro-
hibitln2 the introduction of oattie into
Kansas from the States of Kentucky.
Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri, until
after they undergo a quarantine OF to
days at the point of introduction, and
are released under town bill of health
from the veterinary. He also prohibits
the introduction of Jersey cattle from
any State IN the Union.
Death Of Frank @hanfrau.
JERSEY CRY IN. J.), Oct. Frank ).
Chanfrau, well known for bis imperson-
alton of Kit, the Arkansas Traveller"
and who was stricken with apopiexy last
evening, died this morning, without
having recovered consciousness.
Beaver Faliure.
DENVER, Got. 2.-Jensen. Bliss K CO.,
hardware, assigned this morning. The
estimated liabilities are Sl00.00O; nom
inal assets $4,000. The firm was one
Of the best known in the State.
Launched Yesterday.
PORTSMOUTH On. H., Oct. ? The
launched today.
Burning Of the Gien House.
MOUNT WASHINGTON IN. II. J, Dot. g.
The Glen House. which Was burned last
night, WAS one of che largest hotels In
the mountain region. A high wind pre-
vailed, and caused the flames TO spread
rapidly. All the furniture and fixtures
OF the house we're destroyed. The loss
10 over $225,OO0; insurance. $l0o, 900.
The house will he rebuilt.
Vet Vet I'm.
kNhM hOhh wv uS NbSdHicT Az
syrian Monarch, from London, did not
arrive last night as expected.
Menev Market.
NEw Yoax. Oct D. Money easy AT
1902 per cent, closed offered at iCdI ~;
prime mercantile paper, 5la6 psr
cent; sterling exchanges, bankera' bills.
weaker at S4.s2; demand, Stst.
A Political Row.
HUNTERS PoEsr ia. IL, Dot. while
the independents aad Democrats ~vrr
raisi lg a ClevelAad banner AT Biissvilie
last night number of roRd,es, led BY
ex policeman Stafford, made an attack
with clabs aud stonss. iuiaring . mum
Der of persons. stafford drew pistol
and attempted to Gre At one of the
speakers, but was disarmed by the po-
lice, who arrived and stopped the
fighting. The Cleveland banner WA
Ont down by some person during the
night aad carried of. Several arrests
are expected today.