Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-11
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED rRkss DISPATCHES
A Revised ver~isn.

4 Revised ver~isn.
RICHMOND. Wyoming. July l0-Jos
Smith. sJn Of the foshder of the Nor
mou church. Alex. Smith. T. W. Smith,
aud w. Il. Kelly. the committee ap'
pointed by the Mormon conference at
salt Lake. are nov in that place c1m-
pairing she book Of Mormon as at tres
ent Published, with the original manu-
script in possession OF David whitmer.
of Richmond. Mr. Whitmer claims 10
be one OF three persons who saw the
angel give the craven plates to Joseph
Smith, and this manuscripts is q copy Of
the plates, made by the prophet him
self. and il the only one in existence.
Why the comparison 10 made 10 not
stated.
Doctor Blaine.
BEussvIcx, Ne, July lo.-Bovdoin
Doctor Of Laws on Blaine.
The New south.
BALTIMORE. July l0.-The Baltimore
Manufacturer Record publishes today
semi-snnual statement of progress in
the South showing that during the last
SIX months nearly $70.OO0.0O0 has been
invested In new Industrial enterprises
aud enlarginR those already established.
The stock List.
SEw YORK. July 10. - U. 8. Three's,
99S; 411s, lI2A; As, 1l9; Pacific
SIS, LIB; American Express 50. Canada
Pacific 49, Canada Southern 2SA, Cen
trail Pacific 351s. Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy llls., Denver i Rio Grande
III la hal nd
3o4, Kansas and Texas 49,, Lake
Shore 73s<, Louisville and Nashville
10, Michigan Central 564. Northern
Pscific l7ss. Northern Pacltio preferred
439s, Northwestern Ss1S, New York
Central 93ss, Oregon Railway and Nav
l0ation e.. Oregon Transcontlnental
IS, Oregon Improvement y, Pacific
Mail 42a, Panama 80, st. Paul 65SS,
Texas Pacific 81. Union Pacific 32A
United States Express 40, Wells Far, o
100, Western Union 5415, Rock Island
8. Lackawana 68. Petroleum firm at
Coo.
The Money Market.
Money easy at 1@l1S per cent. closed
offered at prime mercantile paper, +
96 sterling exchange, bankers bills,
quiet and strong at 4.S31f sterling ex-
change, demand, 4S51S.
California Southern.
BosroN. July l0.-The stockholders of
the California Southern Railroad met
today, and $4,000 was subscribed Of
the $l56, 0O1 needed to complete the re-
pairs of the road.
Unfounded Reports.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Spanish
Minister in this city says the reports
sfiost about a proposed sale or transfer
of Oaba by the Spanish Government
are untruthful and absurd.
some War History.
New YORK, July l0.-The editor of
the San, Dana, has agreed to prepare q
paper to be read before the First Regi-
ment of the Union Veteran Army, at
Boston. Ii will contain the secret his
tory of Dana's visit to General Sheri
dan during the last campaign in the
Shenandoah Valley.
sage Not 20 Retire.
Cyrus w. Field, who is intimately as
ISOLATED with Russull Sage, said today
that there was ne foundation for the
published reports that he is about to re-
tire from business. Sage, who has
lately been overworked, was merely
taking needed rest away from the city.
a:i2k.
CLEVELAND, July l0.-In exercising
this afternoon, Maud s. trotted mile
in 2:l21S.
A scandaloua story.
SALT LAKE CRY, July 10. "A scandal
Gus story comes to light today in oon-
nection with the application of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western for a
receiver. IL is to the effect that Judge
Hunter was to appoint Commissioner
Mckay receiver of the road and L. X.
Jones treasurer, and the Judge would
then step down off the bench and be
retained as attorney If the road. The
of Dodge's friend in Colo
RADIO as receiver of the lines in that
State being a satisfactory solution of
the whole dispute, no receiver was
wanted here. On Thursday last the at
torneys here had an inkling of what was
Ia ths wind. and both sides took alarm
and declined to submit the case.