Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-21
EASTERN NEWS.
c,,rrp PRESS UIsP ATCHEs.


crxcu, BLUFFS Iowa }, Marcn ~. =
touER Colweli. an attorney sf this
Hon. this evening held up by one
city; WI the muzzle Of a revolver and
Neaiey 90 sion a check for $500, Healey
fofcea " thu, Colwell had wronped him
claim...., trade to that amount. A war
in m. for the arrest of Healey,
ran' man Of means and an old cat
\, .s dealer well known IN c4'.le circles
!" s.et by His Br"'her'in.Law.
.,-ox la. March 10. - John
CI .on vas =aot de I'd bv his brother
has. James Kent. No tails.
exceedingly sensational.
pa March ia sensational
han. Was frustrated tonight. the
eoPh e;no Mrs. Bitfin. yonng married
tso, of good family. anu the man an
sso.ara,e colored youth employed AZ a
nN, .,rier. The pair were discovered
bo. Ia ears az the train WAS leaving the
Cd IT, and a scene ensued. Mrs. Mar
oep ,bs mother Of the girl, appealed to
W. nolics to prevent the outrage. but
W. Biffin escaped and has not been
recovered.
,.,..,vg In Minnesota aud Dakota.
O. p.rI. March l9.-AssOciated Press
.-.n,,ievs with number of the no I
lD' o,nent farmers OF Minnesota ard
pshnta attending the Farmers Conven-
h.re. show the increase in acreage
w "Winnes ,ta 10 he between 10 and -
~, cent. II is not thought there will
any increase III the wheat acreage. as
~ farmers seem to have been taught
- the present low price of wheat that IT
mot safe 10 put all their goods III one
sost In Dakota the increase in acre
will TO about - p /, cent; while the
,rs,eass in wheat acreage will be only
about 10 per cent.
The End or Winter.
associated Press specials from Bis
...,ck and other poi ia along the Mis-
.onyi r,7er. show that it has been thaw-
,,o night and day for the past week.
The snow has nearly all disappeared,
nd IL the present weather continues
The river will break up in ten days. as
the tributaries are pouring their con
,spts into II g parent stream with telling
Acc. Seeding will commence in a few
s,ys il the weather continues mild. The
;ncrease in acreage this year will be
,bout 20 per cent.
Not Rrndiiit.
RosroS Mass }. March 1.-Passen-
,.,s who arrived here on the brig
sc,eamer, and were wrongfully repre-
wn,ed to be Cuban bandits. sail for San
Domingo Saturday.
All RenOnsinated.
Providence n. ~, March 10 he
Rspublican State Convention met this
morning. The present State officers
,ere nominated, and the present State
Central Committee reelected. Cover
nor Bowen was presented to the Con
vsution and made speech.
We Ought 10 Have Fared Worse.
PLYMOUTH Mass. }. Herbert l.. Jack
pn today was fined $40 for mutilating
the marble tablet on the tomb of Daniel
Webster at Marshtield.
Elected Director.
NV YORK, March 20.-Charles B.
Wright Of Philadelphia has been elected
director of the Northern Pacific. vice
Henry Willard. resigned.
Fifty Years In Prison.
PHILApELpnIA, March 20. - Charles
Langheim, widely known az Dickens
Dutchman," died recently. and his death
WAS made known to-day He died and
was quietly buried in the potter's field
after serving fifty of his seventy five
Years of life in convict's cell He was
mot prisoner Mt the time of his death
but was allowed to return and be in the
prison, which he looked upon as home
An UDsuccessrul Hoax.
Sr. LOUIS. March cot is nov
stated by physicians that the re-
ported attempted suicide in Jail yes
srday Of George McFadden. Tel
press robbery, was hoax. Ii is sup
posed to be trick OF McFadder
10 get in the hospital, where escape is
possible. McFadden was AZ well NJ ever
1t noon today.
ON Wall street.
NEw YORK. March Achievement.
strong. Railway bonds active and high
W Northern Pacific firsts advanced t.
WlA. The announcement from the
tons had settled all differences. had a
strengthening influence on share specu-
lion. The market opened very firm,
nth an advance of 4 to per cent. At
srwards Union Pacific was raided down
nom 775s to 76I. Considerable stock
vas sold, said to he for Boston account
After midday, speculation was quite
srm. but in the last hour of business
/ Northern Pacific and Greg IN Transcon-
mental shares became very active, and
ldvanced sharply. This strengthened
tie whole list. and the market closed
asong Pacific Mail WAS less active.
,nd after selling down to 4s4. rose to
d ". and closed ut 55ls. As compared
nth last nights closing. prices are 4
FOX per cent. higher for Oregon Navi-
alton, Northern Pacific. Oregon Trans
nntinental and Manitoba. aud to y
b.er for Union Pacific, Pacific Mail,
md Central Pacific.
The Money Market.
NV YORK. March 2O.-1he money
aarket was easy ut ll6M2 per cent.
Dslng at per cent: prime mercan-
ae paper, 4Cd5i9 per cent sterling ex-
aahse, bankers bills, firm at 4.S7 {:
Ss'llng exchange, demand, 4.S9}a.
The stock List.
NV YORK. March % U. =. Three's,
VI; US, 1l3& As, 124ls Pacific
Us 10; American Express -. Chi
ago Burlington and Quincy 25i.. Cen
ssl Pacific 59ls, Northern Pacific 2at.
northern Pacific preferred ASH, North
ssssm 1911, New York Central l6.
r'slhc Mail 55ls, Panama ~. st. Louis
Sd San Francisco As, Texas Pacific
~, Union Pacific 76s.. Wells Fargo
Western Union 73Ia, Lackawanna.
Denver and Rio Grande 1895
Noiean Central 92h, Oregon Trans
lihental D's, Oregon Railway and
vacation S2l9, Oregon Improvement
Kook Island ~. Erie -, Lake
So'e 81 i, st. Paul 81. United States
p'ess 81, Hannibal and st. Joe 3d.
aat Pacific Ia.. Canada Southern
hansas and Texas 2lSa. Texas
~nc 2is. Petroleum firm at 1905
Land Pirates.
VI LOUIS, March o0.-rhree negroes.
% freeman and Anderson, boarded
freight trains near East st.
M ' iate last night aud today and
sa ataSn revolvers intimIdated the
eao'ors and brakemen and robbed
AT noon a posse from East
us attacked the negroes six miles
a.. Tue city. After an exchange of
~ the degrees were arrested and
sss.t anderson received big lot of
In his side and arm. Alder.