Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-04

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Netes After the Gress w,c,.

SoclAiis's held tonight, Ii was expec. E,
that some action would be IA ken on tn
subject % TIE r.o's. but the matter va
not discussed Il is announced tina
they Will hold meeting OF Sunday mex
Tor the purpose of discussing the re ca
. disturbar &c.
he death of Leo Vogeissang. of CO
ION bus, makes tue J0th death.
Further details .scertained about tn
death of Captain Desmond. tend {,
/ stow that X Was not a deliberate mur
DER In his case. but that be met hi
death by shot fired at the troops
without being aimed directly At anv one
IL was ark where his troops were At tn
time. and mis- death was npt known TO
some time to his own command.
| Alfred Hopkins. another victim of til
riot, died tonight. This brings IN
death list up to 81. He was an old can
tam and pilot ON the river, aged 81.
| The Cincinnati Trade Assembly to
night passed a vote of thanks To tn,
members of the Veteran Regimen,
! Ihis regiment refused to go {.
the defense of the mnrderers in tn,
| jan. and also commended the member
| Of the Fourth OHIO National Guar,
/ regiment for refusing to march To Ia.
| JAN saturday night to axe part in tn.
| attack IN the mob. They also voted q
ask the Dayton assembly tn pass a vot.
OF thanks 10 the members of the Fourth
Regiment of that city.
suicide Of a Prominent Cotton Sp
orator.
SHREVEPORT, L., April 3-Naior C.
| U. thurman. prominent mem Der OF
the Cotton Exchange and we'll known
cotton operator. suIcided last night b,
shooting himself through the head be-
cause Of financial embarrassment.
Victims Of Trichtmo.is.
LATRoBE. Pa. April 3.-Mrs. Gale
an 1 dang ter, two of the victims of
trichinosis at Loyal Hanna. Pa. died
this morning, and the father and an
other daughter are not expected TO re-
cover
Advance In the Price Of Barbed wire
Fence
CHICAGO, April "A meeting of barb
ed wire manufacturers here today ad
vanced tae price of wire 10 per cent
This Is the second advance within sixty
days. An advance of half cent a
pound was made a. st. Louis recently.
Railroad Change.
The rumor has been officially verified
that 5. X. Galloway, General Manager
of the Chicago and Grand Trunk, has
been rendered and will probably accept
the position of Second Vice President
of the Union Pacific, to have charge of
the operating department.
Paying up.
LOUISVILLE, April 3.-Today was the
last day of grace for payment on
whisky made .efore March, 1881. Inc
receipts In the collectors office here
amounted to SlU7.SS9 not including
the collections At the two other offices
IN the district. Expectation permits
for the removal of 1888 barrels of
whisky were also granted. Application
TO twice this number of permits hac
been made.
solid for Blaine.
NEWPORT PA. }, April 3.-rhe Repub-
lican Convention Of the Eighteenth Con
gressional District, representing Hunt
ington, Juniata, Foiton, Franklin, Per
ry and Snyder counties, elected Blaine
delegates to the State Convention. Gre
dentlals were not given the delegates
until they signed written pledge to
support Blame for the Presidential
nomination.
steam boat Disaster.
COLUMBUS, Ga, April 3.-rhe steamer
Rebecca Everingham, Captain George
Wniteside. burned this morning to the
waters edge at Fitzgerald Landing Oh
the thattanoochee river, 40 miles below
this city. The fire originated in the
stern of the steamer, and it is thought
from an electric lamp spark. The pas
sengers saved escaped in their night
clothes. The following Is a list of the
lost: Mrs. Owen of Cuthbert. GA: Miss
Sampson of Fort Gaines, Ca; Julia An.
derson. chamberm4Id; Richard Cole
man, pantrvnian; Adulph III omas. fire.
man; A. Stephens and Aaoiph Singer,
deck bands: Robert Griffith, stevedore.
Three hundred bales of cotton and a
small miscellaneous freight were burned.
he boat was valued at SIS 900. and is a
total loss, with no insurance. There
were Ii cabin and 3 deck passengers on
board. The steamer belonged to the
Central Line. and Piled on tho Chatta-
hoochee river between this city and
Aapalachacola. The passengers who
escaped have reached this city. Some
of them are severely burned.
A Macon dispatch says: Or the 30
passengers, IL are dead and missing.
Following Is the list SO far as ascer
tanned: Mrs. Avaut Cuthbert and SIS
ter, of Fort Gaines: j. h. Yates. of
Bainbridge; w. l.. kenned, Of Eufala,
Ala: Julia Adams, a colored maid
Dolpa Thomas. fireman; Robert
Grlrrn, stevedore, and Rand Ill Singer
and A. $. Stevens. deck hands. Among
the missing are a colored woman and
child whose names are unknown two
white inen, unknown, and ID. ID. Will
iams. of La Grand. Capt. George w.
" hite-ides. the commander. was pain
fully burned. All the officers did their
duty. The conduct Of Pilot George l..
L,pham and his son. a lad of Ia years,
Is specially commended. They remain
ed on boarl and materially assisted in
landing the passengers.
Denver and Rto Grande Matters.
SALT LAKE. April Sd. C. Dodge,
wac was lately dismissed from the
oil co Of General Manager of the Dem
yer and Rio Grande hallway, still ad
heres to his position As General Mana
ger of tue Utah lines. Dodge and
Palmer together own three-fourths of
the stock of the Denver and Rio Grande
Western. which Is the Utah division of
the former road. which leased the lat
ter. BY the terms of the lease Dodge
was made General Manager Of this
part. a vacancy to be made only by the
death or resignation of himself. 1t IS
generally conceded now that Presi
dent Lovejoy had no authority
to dismiss Dodge. All the employees
and officers of the road in Utah are
still obeyine the orders of Dodge. The
opinion prevails that Jay Gould has at
last gained control of the Denver RIO
Grande. as Loyeioy is supposed TO be in
the interest Of Gould.
Life In New Mexico.
VEnMrso VALLEY. N. NJ, April b
Two desperadoes. Sill. Laneston and g.
Hill, entered the store f Potter Rom
Gro, and asked for whisky. Being re-
fused. they drew revolvers ana killed
Potter Romero and his brother Juan
Romero. and wounded two customers.
They then made their escape.
shae6er.siossoa.
CHICAGO, April 3.-Jacob Shaeffer and
Geor.e L. Slosson signed articles today
for two games of billiards. TO be played
rn.t. .~l IL tba first tya ma