Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-28
EASTERN NEwsN


Bank Rsbbers Fooled.
WICHITA FALLS, Tex, March 90
CARING attempt was made to rob J.
James tank this afternoon by a part
c1nsistIn2 of Charles t. Bacelev. ala
Earihmsn. Wiley HAYES. Frank Pa,
menter, boy of 10 years, and job
hlnkaid. Texas ranger. tho latter &C,
Ing with the robbers for the purpose O
trapping them. The proprietor of tn
oAnk ~as notified of the intended rot
berry, and Sergeant Crimes OF the Stat
troops was stItloned in the ya14t Tb
r"obers rode up to tbs bank at $50 ant
: hageiey and hinksid entered, the fol
mer slaoking q pipe. and Hayes an,
farEenter held ths horses. Bagele
covered Cashier Ashby James with a 81
shooter, Commanding him 20 place IT,
moAey In bag. James laughed at tn
idea- Ills hllarlty euraged Bageley
VINO placed his pistol 10 tbs cashier
heart, whereopon Grimes from the vaul
Instantly fired the contents of a doubl
barrel shotgun into BaVeley and Kin
kaid followed with "a SIX shooter. Bage
ley fell deal. A mau named Weare
who happened to be in the bank. rushed
out aud the boy Parinenter emptied hi
pistol at him. Lieutenant Schmidt fire,
volley at close range on ParIAente
aud Hayes but nett CT we're hit. Have.
escaped. but Parmenter was captured
On Btgeley's person WAS y letter OF
membership in the Baptist Church.
Mitchell. tue Pagfitss
BosToS, March 26.-Wn. Madden
offers u bet $1,000 that Mitchell car
beat Sheriff in four rounds. Arrange
ments are makin.: for match between
Sullivan and Mitchell.
Village Washed Away.
B.ookFIELD, Ind. March 26.-The vii
iage of Scipio, near the ONO and In
diana line, was washed out by Tues
day tornado. Only two houses remain
ana they are badly Injured. Rev. Jo-
! seph Winston VS. killed.
Captured and Held tor Ransom.
FAgGo. OAK. March 26.-M. Onmer, a
prospector from Dayton. Ohio, WAS CAP
tured by band Of IddIans in Turtle
mountains two weeks ago. The Indi ans
hold the prisoner Tor q money ransom.
party OF pursuers started from Grand
Forks. but the Indians He'd fifty miles
into the mountains, and sent " ,rd back
that they would Kali the prisoner If the
pursuit Was not a0and)nei.
The COntiscaiiOn Of the PrOpag da
Property.
BALTIMORE. March 26:- Archbishop
Gibbons has issued pastoral on the
coHfiscation of the American College
and Prop 'ganda property, in which he
says: 1T cannot be that our govern
nent. jealous of the rights of the leas.
OF its citizens, could allow ours to be
violated without protest, and We look
TO- protection from 1t. and who knows
but that III the provi iencs OF God the
Glory OF saving the Propaganda may
rest at some t..ne on the banner % our
untry."
Road Agents aG Work.
SAN ANGELA (Texas), March 26.-The
stage to Burnett was stopped by road
agents yesterday, the driver robbed and
tue letters opened. The thieves built
tire aud waited for the other stage. but
fell asleep and let it pass unmolested.
Last night the stage from Abilene was
stopped two miles from there. the mail
ransached and a lady p IS }euger, llned
Morris, deprived of Sl.50.
lnion and Confederate soldier.
NEW YORK, March % The COM
mlttee of Union and Confederate sol
diers has decided to hold mass meet
ing at Cooper Union on April Sth, in
Aid of the Soldiers Home in the South
for solsiers Of BOTH armies. General
Grant will preside, and among the
speakers will be Generals j. b. Gordon,
}. +. Daniels, NJ. g. Butler and W. G. +.
Br ckenridge, from the Sout.. and
Generals Sherman, Logan. Hancock
and McMahon, from the North also
Henry Ward Beecher.
shoots Her SON aud Daughter.
BRADFORD (Pa.), March %. - This
morning a woman Twin. with Orrin
Farrell, of Wellesvillc, n. Y, as his
wife. shot her son and daughter, aged
Is and II, respectively. with a shotgun,
and then killed herself. The woman
was a year ago adjud0ed insane, but
was not sent to an asylum.
Neat Capslzed.
CLARION, Pa, March 27.-Yesterday
afternoon five men started from BOyd's
Eddy in small rowbOat. When pass
ing over Big Falls, near the mouth of
the Clarion River. the boat capsized.
and Hamilton Walker. William Watson
u.
others escaped by clinging to the boat.
Walker leaves wife and seven chill
dren. Watson and Fair we're single
men.
Death or August ScheIl.
New York, March 27.-Auou,t Schell
died At 3 IA. m. He was conscious until
2:45 a. IN. His family was about the
bedside when he expired.
Arrested
NEW YORK. March 27.-Heury Schursh.
the defaulting chamberlain of Troy, who
left Troy On February 4th with def
cheney in his accounts of $4,000, was
arrested here last night and taken to
Troy this morning.
Help Wanted.
NEw ORLEANS. March 27.-Appeals for
supplies and material to be used in pro-
tecting the levees are daily received by
the State authorities from many points.
The reported destruction Of the Scott
Isvee Is uncontirmeG.
Exciting bay tn the wheat Market
CHICAGO. M,rch 27.-Specul alive ex-
citement has rarely bes9 more highly
strung than was witnessed at the open
ing of Change this morning. he day
had been looked forward to AS possibly
to witness crisis in wheat speculations
for the year. Yesterdays depression
was SD great and values had been low
cred to such an extent that it was felt
that another of its kind would cause a
tumbliag among commission houses.
The market opened comparatively
steady, sut for leading options l@lb
were tine lowest figues touched yester-
day. MAY opened at S6s.dSs: June,
s9s. July. SOS. Msy dropped off to
$685.. but rallied sharply to 81, and thcn
more gradually to SSas June rose to
Sl5 July. 30. TInsactions we're of
tho heaviest possible description. some
early sales running into the quarter and
nalf millions. Corn opened at 53st for
May. 55 for June, and 56s4 for July. but
after the first furry rose steadily to 54as
for MAY and 55ls for June. Oats open
Ell at 32st for May. but afterward were
ste adv at 325s. At 10 o'clock May wheat
sold up to IS. hut shaded of s immedi-
ately afteIward. Corn sold to "a \ fer
Nay.
Death or the Mother Of Tom Thumb.
NV HAVEN, Conn, March 27.-Mrs.
Sherwood T.. Straiton, mother OF the
late Tom Thumb, died yesterday.