Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-09

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fc,rr Posi- T-INTELLIGESCER-
av FoIsER's DECISION on THE
80. STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN - THE
csx,rr IsvEsrIeArrsG COMMITTEE on
So,rHEEs OUIBAGEs PROMPTLY STARTS
,,ss1os The FIFTH OF The
.,,rusosrAS FREE CoUgsE OF Lee
vs pY GAIT. DUTToS CoLoKED
ra- PoIITIcAL PERFECTION -
w,auysTos TERRITORY INTERESTS
n,sct,ssrp AT The DINNFB PAKTrEs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1884.
o.,s,ary Foleer thinks Mrs. Mary 4.
,,u., ,f New Drle ,ns, ought to be Ii
..,sad AZ captain of \ steam vessel If
-o,,6.d He says: - know of nothing
,n,s,operste i'll the reason Of things, in
.a,o,sl law. III public policy. or in good
.no,als. why a woman. if she is skilled,
to,s.,. intelligent, hardy and prudent
.,ouot. may not have command Of a
.,sam vessel and navigate it, and man
.as md conduct the business carried on
x,th it. TO do that is 10 be master Of a
steam vessel.
sections 443s - Of the Revised Stat
n,ss used the masculine gender: yet the
Revised Statutes Of the United States
t0.ction Il saw that words defined AZ
mascnline gender may apply to feminine
also, and 1t is argued that the prohibi-
,,ou against serving as master, in tins
osiDp the word him." does not nsces-
sarly debar the hers from like law
fuI pursuits If they possess the required
Qualifications at examination. Inc de-
sl.ion IS worth rernem bering; it is for
ward movement on tue dial plate of
Equality of sexes i'll labor"
The Senate Investigating committee,
To inquire into the Southern Outrages
occurring recently. with full panOply of
pover in them vested. have this morn
mo started on their tour Of-sOmethinR.
II vet remains to be seen what kind of
uublic dinners will be served, what re-
oeptiOns and speeches and toasts will be
in order: but such men AZ Senator Fry
Of Maine and Senator Hoar of Massa-
chusetts will not be fooled very much
let us hope 80, at least.
In repeated caucu5es there was mani
tested a strong feeling that something
ought to be done in behalf of the out
ragged Southern Republicans where it
had become too apparent that it was no
more on color line, but party spite; yet
nothing was done. Finally Senator John
Sherman uniimbered his six feet of
length, aud, rising telescOplcally, an
n0unced
well, gentlemen, if nosOIy else will,
III take the responsibility"
go ahead" said little rebel Malone;
an back you"
So, because Edmonds withdrew his
half promise on account of his daugh-
ter's health, and Logan was deep in tho
FitZ John Porter case. the River and
harbOr bills, 10, and lost making a
point with coloreo people, and Hoar had
aspirations which too much fOrwardness
i'm this matter might injure-thus John
Sherman becomes the sponsor of tae in
vestigation resolution.
The New York Uetuid of Feb I'd pub
fishes IA scurrilous article upon Sherman
for his course. This is the rebel policy,
TO educate public opinion through the
press. Lamar and the other rebel ele
ment know full well that Sherman's
charges are true: hence the Southernsrs
stand before the country charged with
guilt they cannot deny. and lot their
ease go by default. not daring to touch
it In the Senate, for 1.-The oifense is rank
it smells to heaven" The newspaper
artios referred to is said to have been
written by one Mrs. Mcbride, a female
carpet bageer from Mississippi. appoint
sury Department, ont of pity for her
nesd aud distress, AS well as on account
of her claim of suffering 40 much down
there for Republicanism: but, surely, II
this person Is the writer. as IL supposed,
she is probably instigated by Senator
Lamar, who. naturally enough, desires
10 keep the Sherman investigating com
mittee from Copiah county and YazoO,
and endorses the wall of this nameless
writer. who. as it appears, is well known
to the regular correspondent of that
paper.
PREsIDENT ARTHuR's
First public levee was held last Wednes-
day evening, Feb 9Th, and was graced
by the beauty and elite of Washington
society and also five chiefs of the Flat
heads. ii guests of Delegate McGin-
MS, royalty arrayed in striped blankets.
beads. feathers and claws. Over three
thousand people entered the doors of
the White House and made their exit
through tho window. the fashionable
M n. a
unique method was first inaugurnted in
the days of President Lincoln. when
citizen soldiers played an important
part III the dramatic and tragic as we'll
As social affairs of lite.
POOR FRrD. DOUGLAS
flnds out now that when n man mar
files his trouble begins" The colored
people are quite put out because he mar
tied ont of the race, and the majority
Of the white race don't take kindly to
amaigamaiion. His children don't like
on the score of discrepancy III age:
moreover, the bride has u temper not
over balmy from past records: aud nov
eolaes suit IN court for $1,000 damages
ior payment of $50 per month as
sy contract for housekeeper's services
i~ twelve years past-this from his sis
sfln. law. So the poor old man finds
HE is real life is earnest" before tue
honeymoon Is over.
POLITICAL GoODY aooDisM
Generally misses tire-fault. blank cart-
ridges. loo much goodness always kills
bemocrat. Gentleman George" H.
rehdieton undertook 70 reform the civil
Stsice. and is political corpse in con-