Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-16

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Msney u1nrhes.
NEW YoaK, Nov. l5.--Monex. easx a.
OK pr esns sIossd o1lerrS 4 nvsr..
,mesoansiis paper. 5aS pr cent stsr
90 - 5o skeoan9ev 6enksss' bills quies .
$aWz demand. 4lS4k.
Cs0Dsss1sn<r % Pensions.
WAsaNofoz, Nov. Is.-lIhe Presf
eenf today apppinted Otis q. Clarkr
oommi.sioner Of Rensiona, viee DudIev
resigned.
% wais ssreet
NEW YoEx, Nov. 1s.-0ovsruueut.
steady railways drm. There vas Z
marksd faillnR OF in the yoluns a
ousinss at the Stock ExshanRs today,
sno the tendsncy Uas towaxd B0wsr a.
nrsA Prices droppsd Il 70 ~ IL tke
general INST and ~ In Central Pacific
tnsrs vss ffssssonnl rally and tke
market left on steady. Compared with
Yesterday, closing prioee are dowr.
rhe Cne d 8ases.
Tiekss brokers' ass quoting tie foiIcw.
ing rates: first-class % Cleveland.
$50; Columbus, 5000; Canainnati.
t950; ChicaRo. -; San Frsncisco.
$iu7 New Orleans. $25. These rates
apply 30 all roads Accept the Pennsyl-
sanis, and are from 81 10 % lowsr, a
with the railroad companies
rstes Of yesterday.
Fsna mspeA
WAsHmoroS, Nov. lS.-rhe washing
lon Star says: The foilowine reply 70
an inquiry sent to Mr.. George William
Curtis BY government employee, has
Just been received
WEsT NEw BnIeHros, N. Y Nov. IA.
Dear Sir: 1 have your letter Of the
lzfh. There IL no dsubs that Mr.. CIeye.
aud viii encounter tremendous de-
nand for Q slean sweep, bus ] think
'hat while changes will be made and
,ught 20 be made for perfectly leQisi
mate reasons, he will respect the let
or and spirit Of the reform Law, and
hat none Of the public officers who have
been honest In she discharge of their
auties, and who have not misussd their
positions for party or political ends, will
Do arbitrarily dismissed for polite Il
or course, have no author
ty 10 speak for Mr.. Cleveland. My faith
. founded solely on my knowledge Of
ais character and nay own convictions.
Gro. wM- CURTIS.
q alsssy CsaDssasfsn.
New Yosx, Nov. l5.--A hasty compu-
'ation by shc clerk ia charge Of the city
returns, of which the canvass has Just
been completed. leads him to state that
Ihs plurality for Cleveland in the entire
State will be 1l47. He figures that
Blaine made Q ust gain In the city by
Ihs canvass Of 10 votes.
Given Up.
SYRACUSE, Nov. IA. - The syrscus-
Morning Standard (Republican) will
announce tomorrow morning that in its
Judgment Cleveland has carried the
state, and express the opinion that this
view viii be- accepted By Republicans
throughout the State.
smgar Reanesy shat Dewn
PHrLADELrHIA, Nov. l4.-The sugar
refinery Of Il. @. knight Il Co.. shuts
down Saturday night. Nearly 40 men
will be tkrown out Of work. lhe de-
pressed condition of the sugar trade IL
The cause. The refinery of Mckeane,
Bsorie a Co. will shut down for the
same reason. Two hundred hands viii
be thrown out OF employment.
Tesai Abstinence speakers.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE Lecture
and Publication Bareau of the Catho-
|ie Total Abstinence UuioD Of America
nas resolved to send total abstinence
speakers TO all parts of AInsrica to en-
lies Catholics In the total abstinence
The swaim Ceurt.Marsial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Tbe court
martial convened by direction Of the
President TO try the charges preferred
against Judge Advocate General Swain
met this morning. The following Off
cers composed the detail Generals
Terry, Miier, Rochester.
Hoiabird and Newton Coloneis @ y.
Moth, Andrews. Brooke, Bradley, Ayers
and Black, and Major Gardner. Judge
Advocate General Swain appeared be-
fore the court accompanied by Judge
OF this city, whom he in
troducea as one of his counsel, stating
that be would be assisted by Jere Will
son and General Charles II. Grosvener
Of Ohio. On the opening of tbs court
General Swain raised the question of
He presented . motion,
statins, in substance, that he appeared
before the court, not asserting 10 its
bat solely for the parpose
Of excepting to such Jurisdiction. and
praying the court To dismiss the charges
and the prosecution thereof for want Of
Il also stated a. its
ground that the accused being an ofh
Ger of the army of the United States,
and Judge Advocate General of such
army, Of che rank Of Brigadier General,
his commander being the Lieutenant
Of the army, the President is
not empowered to appoint court
martial TO try charges preferred against
him, unless the charges are preferred
by his commander, aud that it appears
from she orders conveninv the court
that ID was appointed by the President
by special order TO try charges preferred
~ Major Scott, and not preferred by
Gsneral Swaim's commander. Follow
ing the presentation of this motion
Judge Shellabateer addressed the court
in support Of the motion. and claimed
that tue court was illegally constituted.
Major Gardner replied to Judge Shella-
baraer, and then the room was cleared
while the court considered the plea.
On reopeuine the doors the judge Ad.
vocate announced that the rlea OF non
Jurisdiction had been sustained. At the
request of General Swain the court took
a recess until Monday.
Cholera Precautions.
wAsHMuros, Nov. l5.-Ths Depart.
nens of state has directed the United
States Consula General at London and
Paris 10 appoint medical examiners 70
inspect all vessels leaving English and
French ports for this country, with q
view Of preventing the introduction OF
cholera.
Payments fer Peasiens.
Estimated payments from the treas
ury during the present month on &C
count Of pensions amount TO *ls,Uu,'
600.
Afser the Rattle.
Nrw YoRx. Nov. l5.-The National
and State headquarters Of the Repuoli
can aud Democratic Committees wers
closed tonight. Chairman Jones. Of
the Republican National Corsmittee,
left his rooms early. Secretary Fessen
aen and Committeeman Elkins 70,
msiued during the early evening and
warn in opayersation with walker