Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-26

General Butler runs as tue candidate of
our party, or even as = third party can
oidAte recognizing our principles and
oreanlZatlJn In the CANVASS. be will
poll a large vote in the State. including
that OF nearly every Greenbacker here,
but be Eust indicate his intentions very
soon. for our true men care nothing for
outside combinations. Thew are De
coming impatient AT his DELAY. Thsy
want and will have a candidate to re-
present them, and not other parties or
organizations which do not or dare not
touch the questions OF vital i'm eortance
TO themselves or the country Our State
Convention will NEE. ia this city on the
9th OF August, and appoint full set of
electors, and | sincerely hope that our
party In eacs State in tbs onion will do
likewise. Besides placing State and
Electoral tickets in nomination, | hope
your State Convention will appoint a
committee to act in concert vito other
true men throughout the Union in &c
Letting candidate for President, in TIE
event of General Batter declining TO
run As DOR candidate, and | suggest
tuesday, September 9Th. for such action
as becomes necessary.
Death OF a Laad,eape Painter.
CHICAGO, July 2j.-Henry A. Elkins. a
well knosn laLs.ape painter of this
city, died OF mountain fever at George
town, Colorado, today.
A New Move.
CHICAGO, July 2s.-The railroad lines
running between this city and Omaha
are discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of clos
ing their individual offices IN San Fran
cisco and establishing joint office in
ste I'd. The Rock Island road only OBJ
jects.
Cleveland Calls on n Regiment.
PgEKsKILL IN. ". Jaly 25.- The
Sixty-ulnth Irish Regiment, in camp
here, was visited by Governor Cleve.
land, in response To the invitation of
Colonel Cavanau2h and tue men. Tue
Governor WAS received With a salute of
II guns and by the regiment ia line.
by Colonel Cavanauah.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Ward Beechsr.
who ar. sojDurning at their PrekskilI
country Residences, also visited the camp
and met Governor Cleveland. After
being entertained bv tue Sta5e Militia
in the State enc.mpmeut,
Governor Cleveland aud Mr.. Beecher,
with General Farnswortb, informally
visited the Sixty ninth Regiment and |
d the Inequalities o the Coloue!
ond other officers. Governor Cleveland
was repeatedly greeted with three cheer. !
The class of '85 Of the military acade- |
my rode in from West Point, ten miles |
and there, also, gathered by in |
vItatiou of Colonel Cavtnaugh, a de- |
ttchmsnt of the Seventh Regiment Of |
New York.
Ramsr Of Cholera.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Dr Hamilton, |
Of the Surgical NJ .rine Hospital, mas re- |
ceived the following telegram:
EVANSVILLE Ind.
To Surgeon Genera Hamaton.-I |
have discovered case of cholera from
the steamer Annie p. Silver, for st.
Louis. The patient, "a child). died at
Port Anderson, Mississippi. The par
lies came direct 10 New Orleans from
roulon. have notified Cairo and st.
Lonis. (Signed) AMEs, Surgeon.
Tbs Surgeon General Immediately
To prominent points along
The river, and received a dispatch mott.
flying him that the Annie u. Silver had
passed Cairo on the 22d. and is now At
st. Louis. No suspected eases II chol
sra have occurred on board. He iIpne-
tslegraphed the Surgeon of the
Marine Hospital serv oe at st. Louis to
make y full investigation and report 10
him the facts in regs d TO the suspected
case reported at Port Anderson, Missis.
sippi, and the general condition Of her
and crew. In answer to
dispatch to Surgeon Ames. at Evans
Vile, Indiana, Hamilton has been in
formed by that officer that his disp .tch
This afternoon Was based on TELEGRAM
by him. Anes, from the officer
in charge at Nashville, which stated on
The authority Of DIR. PURGE. Of Port
Anderson, Mississippi, that case
II cholera had been pat eff ths
Annie y. Silver, and that the case WAS
hen on the way up the river. DIR.
saws he does not believe the
,ass was cholera, but feels justified in
akiug all proper precautions. even TO
he extent of tracing down the suspect
Vi case, and putting the officials on
heir Raard at once. without waiting to
,rove the suspicious baseless.
Reduction tn Telegraph Rates.
BALTIMORE. July 25.-rhe Baltimore
Oaio Telegraph Company have re-
luced tolls for messages bet ween st.
Iouis, Washington. Baltimore. PAila-
lei phia and New York from - cents for I
lay and night messages to Is cents for
3 words, to go iRto effect on Monday, {
has making the rate TO NJ. Louis the
anne as 10 Chicago.