Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-27
EASTERN NEWS.
p.res DISPATCHES.


80 s.css In her dying agon,es
- 1871 the weapon away from
= -. s.ssily stabbed him; Cocmos
~ - ~ nhysician to have been
i ~ INC time. At this writing
- ';hie 70 get at the facts. Inc
49,. ~ iust before noon.
n III ,scorts confirm the reports
1870 near here. Ii appeared
n. Coombs STAGGERED :" ~. .us
- : psiQhbor; ~ RODS away CIV
10 blood flowing rem sseP
- md q long knife IN her nand.
- -, husband tried to mnrder
0eS shinkinR hs had done 60 cot
y. eh,oat. Cosmbs WAS found
- - - door of the house. which
- .v;dsuce Of fearful struggle.
6oe vas alive at last accounts
- ~. Ccombs' third wife. and Was
- 49, an adventures before her
Ssss Nth him ard bad one cniid.
sssfarss Of her story and tne iact
IA her husband had had ire
..s,rsle recently, led to the sns-
~ Are may have murdered her
S ma received the wounds IN
s..ecIr. or in an attempt at
-. Prise. Destroyed b, Fare.
..-..,otu. Mimi. Jan. @.-Early
..s.rino a fire broke out in the
n. .s;son At Saltwater. and in spite
m s1orts ali the buildings were de-
S An the prisoners. including
ssevc.nosr brothers. we're taken out
s;ssed under strong guard IN the
The loss 10 probably $5o,WO on
zshaildines and all property owned by
u. a1ste. All valuable papers we're
~ A military company was called
- assisted in the removal OF the
ss.aa1a. One convict WAS overlooked
kft locked in his cell. but was
s.ss.sd hefors the flames reached him.
Passenger Tsssk Liaes
- Yosx, Jan. 26.-At the meeting
~ tint executive committee of the
s.s.,aseg depot trunk lines represented
0e@miepi >ner Fink. today, the New
~ Weet Shore aud Buffalo WAS ad-
.i1isd 70 membership by the unani-
- vote of the companies repre-
-
- Nv masager OF the oregon Das.
pseve0eat company.
In Muir, superintendent of traffic
~ Northern Pacific, has resigned TO
~ the general managership Of the
0lnreo Improvement Company for a
~ q years. He will reside in Port
~. nd will have the entire control Of
- PAoino Coast interests OF the CON-
~. including their railroad and
119ship lines and coal interests.
o. wall street.
ysv YosK, Jan. 6.-6overnmsnts
~ for AIS; stocks opened quiet aad
4 - 6rst sales prices declined to u
kthe general list aud l per cent for
Ea1heen Pacific preferred and Oregon
funsooutinentai. Oregon Navigation,
Uevver, opened at 81 against 8Oss ut
= ejese yesterday, but fell of tn S016
bu1eee the 6rst decline was recovered.
\ Doou the market WAS strong, but after
10y 9 sharp raid was made on Ca
m1iol Pacific. the prices bsin0 forced
bsn from 57& to 54s<. Northern Pa
~ vas also heavy III the afternoon.
~ market gradually hardened until
- Iast hour, when great activity pre-
died and large blocks of all leading
noks changed hands at rapidly ad
ling prices. The change in the
ter Of speculation took she bears
oapletely by surprise, and tho market
~ considerably higher before they
~ alive to the necessity Of buying
ny more stocks to cover. The
ds6nee from the lowest point 4
= day ranged from to 81,
alide Of the Oregon Navigation.
80 rose TX per cent. froin 7S1S tn SO.
nohoavy buying movement this aftsr.
~ was due to the dispatches that
ppuDtntativss OF the Burlington d
onsg, 1t. Paul, Union Pacific and
~ hland. at n private inference in
0aes last night, had practically
o1lled the questions in dispute +; also
~ ~ passenger and freight war on
Vlnh business had been term mated and
~ voold be restored Monday. These
o1siess impaired q buoyaAt tone to
qoe1lAli0n and gave great confidence
hlAe bull account. The sharp rise in
aD1ks u the Northern Pacific syst sm
~ Dr. 70 the announcement that the
0oeoa Trars Nntinental Company had
oopleled afral gements for all money
no9ed, prominent RAILWAY capitalists
- bankers aRreeir r to furnish the
osont After receiving this financial
~ ~ Oregon CrAnscsutiuentAl Com
~ o&ered 70 take up number Of
= loans. which are with Germans,
1Aese parties are largely on the bear
~ and, rum0r has IL, have sold the
ee1tli1 lodged with them by the Or
- Transcontinental az collateral for
10y loaned. In this way il Is be-
~ q enormous short interest has
- sntsapped, which may have AN i'm
teane bearing on the general market
- voek. Pacific Mail advanced on
s0 that dividend will shortly be
eaaesd. Every stock on the list shows
oeovAnoe. Compared with the closing
91slons yesterday Oregon Navigation
Union Pacific are 80 per cent
~. Oregon Improvements 3Is. Or
transcontinental 2A. Northern
go peefsrred ~ Union Pacific IN.
:, MN Pacific aud Ksnsas Il Texas
L ~ Western Union. Northern Pa
eonmon, Omaha and North western
oeoeA u - Ex-Governor.
noap. Jan. 26.-Ex. Gov. John
os died this morning at his home
eaak Statement.
~ Yonx, Jan. u. Tho reserve ha,
49, S2,l@,kO. The banks now
vusNB,776 in excess Ut legal re-
s1yeaalaas' Flight Agaiast Gov.
Murray.
- LAxH. Jan. 6.-In an interv 10 y
ellosnosn Governor Murray savs
- eoAfRes were ever filed in tho
eas Of Justice against him
= was Marshal of Kentucky
ihat the conspiracy to de-
- = nov well understood here
Warrington, and that the Nor
- from Salt Lake and their
- paid attorneys in Washing,
~ nv York, are making a deter
- TO destroy his usefulness.
9urray ssnt tho following
SS - Springer this afternoon
~. =. Springer. Washington /:
pasohes received here show
80. ~ eoes are before your CON-
letting upon my official oon-
asshal Of Kentucky some
Oooh statements are wholly
80 p. Malicious. desire 70 notify
eommiftaa thai k.,I