Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-02
EASTERN NEWS.
..oc,ArEp PRESS DISPATCHES.
Iobu Mccullough.

..he,le lnclutnts con WIN VIA
PsIss retirement from the stage. Tom
ioIc. yho is playing at Haverly's. was
hesnSS; I'm all day yesterday. Hs met ia
slinn,oino on the corner of State and
i1e uoa streets. The latter WAS stand
hosJar an umbrella, and seemed to
Ine ~ NJ nurpose in view. IL was no;
bsc nor vas rain threatened.
fsipW,yb y- hello John - said keene.
Wbv' Tom, how are yOa Z" ex-
"a Mr.. Mccullough and the two
easd hands. They are very old
c.'spds both having played at the old
rr''ss;,ornia Theater, IN Sia Francisco,
e ssars. They have supported ,ch
~ - in all the popular tragedies. aud
v ~ beeu warm companions.
by sWby, john" said Keene, what are
am doing here
yV sprn going to rehearsal, Tom. That
In awful break last plight. | could
Voc rsroetnber my lines. | must re-
'" Won know. | thought | was
80 ia snre in Spartacus but You know
as /, ia Tom. Nervous Tn so in.
p.aily nervous. They are bounding
Why, they say am q dying man.
Dsb, WIN don't they let me alone 2"
There" said Mr.. Keene, soothingly,
sr vouldn't notice it. Come, you used
~ prompt, JOAN ; don't miss today"
IA Keene locked arms with his old
sssnd. They got to tke alley that leads
nast Chaplin d Cores, when McCuI-
.noh wanted to go south, and Keene
nd 10 lead him north.
This il the way, john" be said"
ayo." said Mccullough, this is the
s,r and the latter tried to go toward
~ State street dives. Keane laughed
and said:
@John, you and don't play in dives.
Came this way"
STom," said Mccullough, bitterly"
4 seems TO me that dive is just WHERE
IooQht to make for."
The, went to McVieker's, and Ksene
oaotsd his charge into the stage door
h bu,nor the actor, the company nat
ayaIly rehearsed with him, and soon
Mar McVicker and Brooks delicateiy
,nnouuced the determination that they
IA reached. Somewhat to their sur
mise be heaved great sigh and said :
well, 1 think 50 myself. | am not
gsIl enough TO pluy, and 1t is better not
90 on. | will not go on till every
body concerned is sure that he shall net
IOose anything. If oan prevent it."
Soon after Mccullough went to the
Leland and allowed himself to be put
. bed for a rest. A reporter saw Keene.
Hs vas full of concern for his old
friend, bat he said that the result WAS
inevitable. 10 anyone who knew of
McCullough's real condition, il could
oaIy appear that Brooks acted wisely.
10 force him to work now" said Keene
earnestly, "woald be simply to threaten
bis sanity and his life" He continued.
Il have known John Mccullough for
many years, and have known him in
bis greatness; therefore as an old friend
am better competent than he is him
elf to Judge OF what IL good for him.
John must give up all work, must place
himself in the hands OF physician
and obey his instructions. The trouble
with John IL tn 1t he does not realize
the necessities of the case and will not
take care of himself. He must bs made
10, II he would speedily recOver health
ut is said that he il drinking; il that
Dr'
at is true in one sense, but not in an
other. The man is sick and feeble. and
feels that he must work, and he tries by
aimuants to pat himself in condition.
In his enfeebled state little of that
Ovsrcomes him, and ! suppose that was
the trouble the other night; but it isn't
drink that inoapacitates bin. In the
first place he is sick. He ought not 60
play, or TO attempt it."
do you think he will ever act again ~
"Ah, wouldn't express an opinion on
that. We only hope sincerely that his
genius and art will not be lost to the
Stage"
Receivers Appointed for the West
share.
NEW YoRK, Oct. Judge Daniels, OF
he Supreme Court, today appointed
Judge Horace Russell and Theodore
Houston receivers of the New York,
West Shore & Buffalo Railroad Com.
pany. The hearing on the application
iof their appointment was heard At
Buffalo more than week ago. The
application was made in the suit of the
United States Trust Company to fore.
elese q mortgage made by that COM
pany as trustee on August B, 1881, 10
iecure an issue of $4,000, 900 bonds.
The TaiIapoosa.
WooDsHALL, Mass, Oct. The Mer.
NIT Wreeking Company has succeeded
IN raising the Tallapoosa sufficiently to
femoye her two miles towards the edge
Of Brown Harbor. She will be got
where she can be temporarily repaired
finder the water.
ELKToN Md, 0ot. l.-lntelligencs
has been received by telephone that
uaisson No. .. of the Baltimore d Ohio
bridge, over the SusQuehannA River al
frenchtown, sank At 3 o'clock this
morning. with 20 men under il, seven OF
eight of whom are supposed to have
been drowned
A bulletin displayed at the Telephone
Exchange states that between six and
alne men are imprisoned la the -aisson
" feet under water. Air IL being
pumped Ia, and there is possibility oil
affecting their rescue after the tide has
fallen.
WILMINGTON, Oct. IA special TO the
Every Evening, dated Elkton at 2:h6 p
No., says: " The seven uen who were
confined in the csisson were rescued al
noon at low tide. not one being in the
least injured"
A Revoising Crime.
CHICAGO, Oct. LA hideous crime wa
committed here last night, almsst IN
PARALLEL in its atrocity. Michael Shay
living in miserable hovel st 20 Clari
Ereet, went home during the night in 1
drunken state, and beat his wife C
death With the body of dead infant
10 which sue had given birth during the
light. When arrested Shay Was in such
asodden condition that nothing intelii-
aent could be obtained from him.
The Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, Oct. The decrease Ia
ne pablo debt during September was
kl2,040,C COO; decrease since June 30th
IVA, 81, 5S3, 900.
Cash in treasury. .$425, 03i ,00
Gold eertific stes. .... l20, a3T. 90
silver certificates ....s... on
Certificates of deposit. 49,. l5.9l5,0oI
Refunding certificates. -. 27l.00I
Legal tenders ........ $40, 6si 90
fractional currency $500. 6S5I,OU
Bonds issued by Pacific rail
ways, interest payable by
US, principal outstand'g 64.623. 81:
interest accrued not paid. 969. 30.
interest paid by Z. S..... eS.099, so
interest paid by companies,
oy transportation. ... 1882, 90
Dy cash payments, IS y cent
Of net eafnings.. -. $50. 10
United States. -. $500, s2