Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-23

the profess on the pars Of Chicago eattls
orok0s, which hes heretofore been no.
tsced, vas based upon misapprehensions
q 70 the provisions Of the bill, and shst
ne ball viii 10 NO wise interfere With
the cattle frame except in States infect.
I'd with contagious pieuro-pueumonis,
and In these infected States to a deores
no greater than u essential ~ the eradi.
cation Of the disease.
The Exeeeases % Phalsae,pho..
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 22.-The body of
sesmaa Boyd Of the Jeanette VAS sx-
pected here TO-DAY, and great crowds
gathered at the depot. Notwithstand
ing the absence Of the body. funeral
eervioes were held in the Co ieRiate
Presbyterian Church, which vas
throuRed With people. A funeral pro-
osssiou took place later.
The GseeaAaek.Labsr Party.
IxDIANAPoLs, Feb. 2.-The Green
back State Convention IN { today and
adopted platform dsnouncipR the
present administration. demanding that
all money issued by the Government be
legal tender, demanding the speedy pay
ment Of the national debA and the aboii-
tion Of national banks, opposing the
importation Of Chinese or other ssrviIe
labor, fayoring the pensioninQ Of all
soidieFs. the election Of civil officers BY
direct vote, and removal for oause By q
two third vote of the electors.
The following nominations were made:
For Governor, H. z. Leonard Lieuten-
ant Governor, John b. AilrOy Score
tary OF State. +. 7. Warning treasurer,
Thompson Smith Auditor, j. b. Rob
ertsOn Attorney General, J. q. Green
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
3. 5. Boyd.
A Call srs1 . Dead Party.
INDrASAPoLIs, Feb. 2.-The follow
log is the official call for the National
Greenbeck Labor conventions:
The national convention of the Ma
tional Greenback Labor party 70 nomi-
nate candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States, to be
voted for ut the coming Presidential
election, will be held in the city of In
dianapOlis, on Wednesday, June q,
1884. Each State will be entitled TO
four delegates and four alternates at
large; every Congressional district TO z
delegates and two alternatea each Ter-
ritOry 10 two delegates and two alter
mates, aud the District Of Columbia to
two delegates and two alternates.
Therefore, all who are in accord with
the views set forth in the platform of
said party in 1880 a.e respectfully re-
qaested 10 meet in convention in their
several States, Territories and Districts
on OF before May l, 1884, and {, select
delegates and altern atesto said oonven-
ton. JESSE HARPER, Chairman.
LIZ. CRANDELL, Secretary.
The Csplah lnS essiGasisn.
NEW OaLsANs. Feb. Elm the Co.
piah County, Mics, inquiry. today, J..
n. Thompson test fled that - years ago
efforts were made to run the present
Matthew father out Of Copiah County,
on the charge Of harboring a horse
thief. He Considered J. p. Matthews
one Of the enemies Of the people of the
county, who stirred up strife between
the whites and the o0lored people. Wit
ness heard many rum0Fs Why Tom Wal
laos was killed; one to the effect that he
stole seed cotton and sold IL TO Ras.
Matthews.
Break q . Levee.
The break In the lower part Of the
delta in the Bedford levee, 10 widening
rapidly. The water II 60 feet deep. II
10 thought the lsvee was cut.
UaveilisG 81 . ssasse - Rsbs. z. Lee.
New OnLEAMs, Feb. 22.-The unveil-
ing Ut the statue 70 General Lee. ~ Lee
Circle, st. Charles street. took place TO-
day.
Another ThrUogh LlAc.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.-Dispatches from
Albuquerque to General Mana2er Reg
ers, OF tho st. Louis q San Francisco
Railroad, state that the Atlantic d Pa.
cific road from Albuquerque to San
Francisco il fully restored, and trains
are running regularly again, giving .
through line via the Atlantic. Atohison,
Topeka d Santa Fe and St. Louis 4 San
Francisco route. Charles Z. Jennings,
late Northern passenger agent at Chi
cags for the 81. Louis d San Francisco
Railroad, has been appointed general
agent for the Pacific Coast of
the through line, composed Of the At
lantic d Pacific, Topeka h Santa Fs and
st. Louis 4 San Francisco, with head
quarters ut San Francisco. He will
have foil charge OF both the freight and
passenger business Of the line.
ian UnGsunaeA nuusr.
CAIso. Feb. q. "A fermeut was caused
Ia thu native quarter 4 day BY rumor
that the Engln b had b. On defeated.
The FlooA II 1lllnSls.
CAInO, Feb. 22.-The river has BEEN
stationary since morning. The wind II
blowing terrifically at ,. m, which
will increase the danger. Mound City
teiegraphed at noon that the levee there
was In a precarious condition and may
not hold through the night.