Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
Csnnseasiea eS Church Propersv

NEW YogE, March A.-Hiph Official,
OF the Catholic Church state that the,
nave NO authentic information ia re
GARD TO the fumored intention of tn.
Italian Government TO sell the propert,
OF the American College at Rome. Ih.
property forms bat q small portion O
that belonging to the PROPAGANDA. I
Is claimed to be the duty Of the Cnitet
States Government TO defend so muct
"f the Propaganda property in Rom,
as belongs to or was contributed b,
American Roman Catholics. Tn,
clam Is b1sed on precedents in thi,
country. When the Catholic Church o.
California was adjudged to have v ,lie
claim against the Mexican Gsvernnen,
Ior interference with its property, tbs
claim was enforced by the United
STATES, and In the case Of the confisca
tion OF church property in France dur
Ing the reign Of terror, belonging Il
British subjects, when England de
ruandsd and obtained damages for ali
property confiscased.
Death OF an Actress.
BLOoMINGToN Ill, March 25.-Mrs
j. W. Summers died at her home this
moTaing, from the effects of labor III
childbirth. She was known to the
amusement world as Lillian De Garmo
her maiden name, and was the mos,
charming soubrette on the stage, play.
ing with Nat Good win in Hobbies y
and in other we'll known plays.
General Superintendent Of Wells
Fargo 4 60.
CHICAGO. March 24.-E. M. Cooper
has been appointed General Superin.
tendent Of Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S Ex.
press for the western department.
which embraces all lines west of the
Rocky Mountains, including those in
Texas, Louisiana and Mexico, With
headquarters at San Francisco.
P0stmasier General Gresham On ths
Fast Mail Service.
MINSEAPoLIs, March A.-The Ereaina
Journal will tomorrow publish a com.
mnnication from Postmaster General
Gresham in reference to the fast mail
Gresham says the manner in which the
mails have been dispatched west and
northwest OF Chicago for a long time
was discreditable to the department
After shortening the time from Boston
and New York to Chicago, he found
difficulty in shortening the time beyond
Chicago on account of the liability "a
frequent delay in the arrival of the fast
mail at Chicago and tho large amount
TO be handled. Gresham says he felt
compelled to have trains leave Chicago
for the west and northwest an hour or
two after the schedule time of arrival
from the east. Chicago" says Gresh-
am, ID too large place to bs treated
AZ way station. Two hours and a
quarter. all things considered, il not
too much time to spend in Chicago"
The Postmaster General concludes by
stating that he has done the very best
he could in the matter to accommodate
the whole country. He denies emphat-
icaliy that the delay in Chicago is for
the benefit of local newspapers. They,
as a matter of fact. made fight to have
the trains leave at 4:30.
War ON the scalpers.
CHICAGO. March 25.-The passenger
agents of Eastern trunk lines met today
and considered means for driving the
ticket scalper cut of the business. 1t
was resolved to endsavor ITO enforce
the law of this State which fOrbids any
one from dealing III tickets who is not
ac authorized agent of some railroad.
Flood nj Sicksburs.
VICKsBUR0. Miss, March 24-The
Kemp levee below here broke Yesterday.
The levee IN front of Delta Court house
broke last night. The water in the
streets is five feet deep.
LynchinG Threatened.
SPRINGrrELp, ILL.,, March 24.-Gover-
nor Hamilton Was called Oh at midnight
by the Sheriff of Menard oounty for
authority to use the local militia to pre-
vent the lynching of Houlden, who mur-
dered his wife Saturday evening and
then attempted suicide. He is now in
jail ut Petersburg.
Railway Accident.
MrNNEAPoLIs, March 24.-News has
just been received Of railroad accident
near Cannon Falls, Mich, in which ten
persons we're Injured, but none fatally
A freight train went through oulvert,
wrecking it. A train sent to its relief
met the same fate at another culvert
Both trains we're badly wrecked.
WresilinglMasch.
CLEVELAND. March 24.-Duncan c.
Ross, of Cleveland, and Colonel J. H
Mclaughlin. of Detroit, contended TO-
night fer the mixed weight cham piOn.
ship Of the world and $1,000 side
The first bout. GrRoe- Roman, WAS Won
by Ross in IL minutes. The second
bout, collar and elbow in jackets, WAS
won by Mclaughlin in inmates. The
third bout. catch as catch can, WAS won
by Ross in Is minutes, thereby winning
the match. Mclaughlin was not salts.
fed, and the men will meet for $1,000
three falls in five, in three weeks, two
falls collar and elbow, two catch as
catch can with jackets, and one Greco
Roman.
Randall DELEGATED.
MoRRIsrowN, Pa, March 25. The
Democratic County Convention today
elected delegates to the State Conven-
ton instructed for Randall.
GannlaG for . Coveraor.
SPRINaFIEID. ILL.,, March 24.-While
Governor Hamilton was in his Office in
the State house this afternoon a pistol
bullet crashed through window of the
executive mansion. A man at work in
the vicinity said the shot was fred by a
boy, shooting at a pigeon. From the
fact that an occuIance of precisely the
same nature preceded it q short time
ago, there is apprehension of plot ia
kill the Governor.
wife Murder and suicide.
CARMEL, Ill.,. March A.-This morn.
ing Howard Gentry, negro farm hand,
shot and killed his wife and then blew
out his own brains. Jealousy was the
cause.
slight Explosion.
JoHNsrowN, Pa, March 24.-There
was an explosion of fire damp at the
Mill coal mine of the Cambria Iron
Company at this place this morning. oi
which magnitsd reports have been tele-
erAshed over the country. Three meu
and boy were very slightly burned
but none seriously.
Affairs OF tho American Shipbaildlas
Company.
PHrLApEIpHIA,M March A.-Jieut. Cor
ringe. Receiver Of the American Ship
building Company, says that 90 far as
he can see, the assets & the company
are abundant TO pay every dollar th
company owes, If thew are given time