Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
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EASTERN NEWS.


EASTERN NEWS.
.-rp PRESS DISPATCHES.
The Pedestrians.
vo.x April q MidniRL & score
~, 24O miles. fitzgeraid 20, Day
low oremac 2l7, Nint I'll hsrty ~,
10 100. Thompson 49, Ni'ofe -i"'
6ss vh 2l3, Burrell i6h.
C,,.,sive Connagrsii"n.
x WORK, April "a fire. causing
~ n nearly a quarter OF million
loss u occurred tonight IN the dry
dollars ;s,yict. The fire started IN the
eooos buildiug at 81 aud "a Duane
I'VE The building extends through
6feSS oes street. where the flames
70 i az, noticed by the police. Before
ver department arrived the whole
the nio .nreared to be Ia blaZe.
buiio,ns s.s are a. follows: Basement
Inc y, AGRA Of the Thomas street side,
ana ~ V,aiLenberg & LeavItt. dealers IN
Van .,n ooo,is. loss $4,000, Insurance
o"ne"oG They carried stock valued
tiV.osoOm The second and third
q go. occupied by Is. II. Sulth d
noofs ,,nn GOODS. Their loss IL S25,O 600.
tn,Iv insured; fonrth ana httn hoo's'
I1a,s. Cox & Co., $z?'"o, i .,o ned
rev Lew, damage to the building Is Slo'oo,
II.nhablv covered by insurance.
K. of T..
NV ORLEANS. April in the sa-
Iodoe. Knights Of Pythias, to
pro" Uniform rank was organized, after
Gay of the army, with 81
tne :" Cnancellor-In Chief, with Ma
PCsneral and staff. The next meet
pl ~ the Supreme Lodge will be at
To,onto two years hence.
a, Indiana Town burned.
roo,xspoeT. Ind. April 9.-Kening
..n small town west OF here, WAS
W., nv fire this morning. Several
49, md busirless houses were burned:
~ t70 600; Insurance unknown.
Karat Of a Water spout.
n,,.s. Texas, April "a water
On, bnrst over hutchinson station, on
" C.ntrai Railway. The water IL ten
80, deem on Lowell ground, and farm i'm
HIsnsnts. fences and crops are destroy
~ Not a bridge remains. No lives
20 lost hut the destruction Of prop
~, coaches thousands. The water
sanssd Trinity river 10 run up stream
All day Yesterday.
K,.s.s CRY, April 29.-The wife OF
C.n prondtit Of WyandOtte, Kansas,
disappAared from her home last night,
80 az late hour tonight had not been
snnnd The lady has Of late been sub
;s., somevhat to melancholy. 1t IL
;.srsd that she has suicided by drown |
ing
Murder VIII out.
RurrA1o. April N.-Tie body of al
infant having been found IN barn on
a farm at East Hamburg lately owned
bv Dana Swift, the bodies OF his wife
and her sister, who died suddenly a
short time ago, were exhumed. All arc
supposed to have been poisoned.
s..l. the Ashland Murderer.1Found
Guilty.
GRlYsoS, Ky, April 9-ln the trial
NJ VIM. Neal for tho murder of Emma
Car,oo. the Jury retired this afternoon,
and in a short time brought In n YER
dict Of murder in the first degree. The
Judos will pronounce sentence tOmOr
row. N al il the last of the three ruen
implicated in the outrage and murder
Of three children at Ashland, Ky.
The Jeiicrson Murder.
AUDUBON. L., April 29.-Wilson and
Suythe, accused of the murder Of Hi
ram Jefferson, their father -in-law, 10y
hanging him to tree last Friday night
for the alleged reason of criminal inter
course with his own daughter. Wilson's
wife, waived preliminary examination
today and were remanded to the next
term of court The parents and wives
OF the prisoners visited them today.
The latter endeavored to induce their
brother, Cicero. to retract his confes-
sion Of participation In the crime with
the others, but he stou.y maintained
the truth Of his story.
lAieaAe Feeling over the Trial or ~
Murderer.
SALT LAKE, Utah, April "a Jury
was secured today to try Hoyt for muir
der in the first degree. The murder
was committed four years ago. and the
prisoner has been convicted and sen
fenced 10 hang twice. There is such in
tense feeling over the della, OF the law
that there is danger of lynchiug. 1t
took tive days to secure IA jury. Large
crowds attend the trial. Yesterday
they applauded one of the attorneys for
the prosecution, and, being ordered to
cease on penalty of having the court
room cleared, the crowd showed signs
Of defiance Of the court
Loss Of Cattle.
Reports from Southern Utah are that
over half the cattle on the ranges died
from starvation and exposure because
Of such deep SHOWS during the winter.
Mexican Central Directors ON the
Move.
CHICAGO, April 30.-The directors OF
the Mexican Central Railway left kors
today at noon, to bs present at the Ger
smony Of the formal opening Of the
tine, and tor u tour of inspection.
The Money Market.
INV YORK, April 3o-Money 2la ut ;,
closed at 2ia prime mercantile pager.
va 81; sterling exchange, bankers
bills, steady at +.s7s. sterling ex
change, demand. 1884.
4 Pleasure Party.
chIcAdo, April "a special train OF
rallinan sieepers and dining car, car
iying GU board the directors of the
AeIican Central and Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Is railroads, from Boston,
ana number of capitalists. en- route
70 the City of Mexico, left this after
noon over the Chicago. Burlington and
quincy road. The party is in charge of
anonas Nlckerson. assistant to the
PRESIDENT Of the Mexican Central.
Cheated the Gallows.
ClSciNNArI, April 3o.-Allen Ingalls,,
Que OF the murderers charged with
carklnc of the murder of the Taylor
family at Avondale last winter. hanged
u'uiseii IN the county Jail this morning.
Death Of n Reporter.
Nfw YORK. April N.-Samual +. Don
uss, The reporter OF the San. injured
!" the FIRE last night. died today.
Net ricuro.Pneumomin.
WASHINGTON, Pa. April ~. - State
'e'erinary Surgeon Bridge. vino was
ut oy Governor Patterson to examine
0a"ie said ID be attacked by pleuro-
pu~umonn, says tho disease is Il GA
@irna affection and ~, pleuro pneu
MONA.
sraimg OF u P0orhou~e and Heavy
Loss Of Life.