Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-20

TELEGRAPHIC.
The Terrible NELLY Masuire..

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The Terrible Nelly Masuires.
LOCUST GAPPA, Pa. Sept. lg.-In out,y.
ing districts OF the Schuylkill, Luzerne
Nsrthumberland. Carbon, Lehiph. Wyo.
ming and Laekavanna regions the Goa
and iron police, as well as members of
tue detective corps, have discovered IN
'nlstakable evidence of existing k,dpes
OF the brotherhood Of Molly Naguires.
yesterday the body of one HUNGARIAN
employed Bpon the Beech Creek. Clear
neld and South western Railroad was
found near Clearfisld Creek. CIearfeId
county. There were terrible stahs and
shot wounds upon him. A party OF
miners drove bin away from the coal
country, and II Is presumed the man re-
fused TO leave. A Hungarian named
George UnRlsvarit was fatally sho. at
CentralIa- Who fred the shot is un
known. though man named Lefko-
Witch has been arrested and taken 10
bioomsburR Jail. An interview xitk
Captain Anderson, of the Sharaakin
coal and iron police, Captain Williams
OF the schuylkill corps, and Captain X.
). Linden, superintendent of the Penn
syivania agency of the Pinkerton Ru-
rean, developed the fact that state
ments relative to reorganization of the
society are true. number If promi-
uent citizens, railroad operators and
mine bosses have been threatened and
their names placed upon the Molly Ma
guire death list. While there is no di-
rect evidence 10 connect the Molly
Maguires with the recent murder, GER
circumstances direct suspicion toward
them, and recent my sterious incendiary
burnings of solliery property in differ
ent sections of the coal country are at
trIouted to the brotherhood.
Indian wheat.
WARRINGTON, Sept. l9.-The Septem-
Der report of the Department of Agri-
culture, Just out, deyotes considerable
spaca to the subject of wheat in India.
IL says. among other things AS re-
CARDS freight charges, We have a sub
stantial advantage over India, not only
In the comparative proximity of our
Atlantic ports 10 European markets, bat
also IN the comparative cheapness of
our transportation by rail. re edUcing In
dian weights and moneys to their
American equivalent. The rate on
wheat by rail on leading Indian rail.
ways IN March, 1883, was little less than
one cent per mile per ton, as against less
than two-thirds of cent On lines be-
tween Chicago and New York in other
words, the average cf four Indian rates
is full 80 per cent. higher than the rate
on American lines between these two
cities, while the advantage on the side
OF the United States is much greater
still If Indian rates are compared with
our rates by lake and canal, or even by
lake and rail. the former being little
more than one third of a cert, and the
latter being less than one-half cent
per ton per mile"
Presidential Appointments
The President has made the following
appointments William NJ. Clark, of
Colorado. agent of the Indians at the
southern Ute Agency Philip p. Will
COX. of Colorado, meter in the United
States mint at Denver; g. ID. Ford, of
Colorado, agent of the Indians at the
San Carlos Agency, Arizona.
Buried.
USIoNTowN. Pa, Sept 19.-The fu-
neral of Annie Mutt took place this aft
ernOon, and the remains were followed
To the grave by a large cortege. Taere
was no autopsy, as tue physicians opin-
ion IL that death resulted from natural
causes.
Blaine at New York.
New YORK, Sept. 18.-Blaine arrived
here on the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad at III tonight. He
came on the regular passenger train,
having declined the offer of special
train from the railroad company.
(thatrnnan u - ka
can National Committee, Senator War
ner Miller, Collector Robertson and ex-
Governor Alonzo b. Cornell met the
train at the station. Jaeobus Battery,
of the Ninth Assembly District, $50
strong, accompanied Mr.. Blaine to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. after greeting him
with rousing cheers, that were Joined
in bv the great crowd assembled
in and about the Grand Central
depot. When Blaine's carriage reached
the reservoir at Fifth Avenue and Forty
second street several persons rushed to
unharness the horses aud themselves
draw the presidential candidate to his
hotel. Blaine made known his objec-
tions to this, however. and the effort
was abandoned. Blaine entered the
hotel by the Twenty-third street en-
trance and went at once to his parlor.
The appointments allotted were those
regularly occupied by President Arthur
when in the city.
Fire at Papete.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 1s.-Ths bark
entins Tropic Bird, from Papete, Ia
hiti, brought news today that fire had
destroyed the greater portion of the
business part of the town. The losses.
which fall chiefly on French inhabi-
tants, are estimated at $4,000.
"sqaeeEe,s On Corn.
CHICAGO. Sept. l9.-The day has been
one of more than usual excitement on
Change. The sQuee1e in corn is more
sharply felt than at any previous time,
rs high as So cents being paid for cash
in early transactions, with September
at the same figure. October rose TO
65la and November to 1854. This made
the price of cash corn only ten cents
under that current for wheat. Wheat
also opened very strong, November ad-
vancing 60 1854. but has since fallen
back to ~. At ll:45 the price for cash
corn had fallen back to 63, with Octo-
ber at 54s4. Wheat a shade easier at
77(d 80 for October; 7Slsd79o Novem-
Der; sos Ss0l1c December. Corn irreg
ular near options very strong at 81 40
for September /; $50 bid October 47c
bid November; S1so bid year. Oats
firm at 251Sc for september; October
- 1sc; November 25lsc. Whisky, Lis.
Rusiuess Failures.
NFw Yoax. Sept. l9.--The number Of
failures throughout the country for the
last seven days were 2ls, rs compared
with 20 last week.
Assigned.
NEw YoRk. Sept. l9.-Rindskopf, Bros.