Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-12
FOR HIGN.


FL * y - N.
Retained HIS Ce00lssssn.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE Times says tn
military authorities having refused pei
mission TO General (Chinese) Gordon &
proceed TO Congo River, he has beel
compelled, at great pecuniafy sacrifice
to resign his commission in the BritisI
Army To fulfill his engagement with tn
King Of the Belsiaus. He goes to Con
go In fortnight. principally With sup
plies TO leave for trade. Ii is the dis
trict where the Soudanese slaves maiul,
procure their supplies.
St~ah,ea sseaoer.
The steamer Arsosy, Caysnarsh, from
New York for this port, has arrived o
Lizard. She reports that she spoke til,
| steamer Celtic, and took of several O.
her passengers. and transferred them OF
ting bound 10 Falmouth. The Argosy
spoke the Celtic in latitude Is IS north
Longitude 81 II west The four passen
gers landed at Falmouth express much
Satisfaction n getting ashore, the
voyage having been monotonOus. They
state she acts we'll under canvass, and
II IL expected she will soon fall in with
arosher steamer line and be ken in
TOW.
The four passengers landed It Fal.
mouth state that at one tive the gale
was 40 heavy that the Ceitic's topsaiI
was blown from the ropes. The steamer
Bothnia was sighted on December 18th
but the two steamers only exchanged
saiutes. A number of the Celtio's pas.
sengers considered the captain some
what dlatory in issuing provisions The
fresh provisions gave out, bat there
we're enough salt stores for a year
January LIST the steamer Independence
was sighted, and the Celtic asked to lie
reported all we'll at New York. but de-
clined assistance. The steamer Areosy
offered tn tow the Celtic, bot the offer
was declined. When it vas learned
that the Ar1osv could take only four
passengers there was great excitement
among the business men On the Celtic
whose time vas valuable. Lots were
drawn for the coveted berths on the Ar
COSY. Two Of the fortunate four went
aboard the Argssy; the other two sold
their places TO the highest bidders.
Loss Of Life BY Fire.
OsrEND, Jan. ia fire in this citv
today destroyed large eranary and 4
portion of the Great Belgian Railroad
Station. One man was killed and four
injured. Two engines were wrecked.
China Preparing fer war.
HONaKONG, Jan. 1.-The Chinese an
thorities have blOckaded Canton river
between the city and B0gue forts. leav-
ing only naviRable passage 80 feet
vide. A call Is issued for recruits for
tie Chinese army.
Faneral u . vieltm.
DRoMoRE, Ireland, jar. 1.-The IN.
neral OF young Griffin. who died from
wound inflicted BY soldier during
the conflict on New Years Day between
Natlonalists and Oraneemen, took place
today, and was attended by hundreds
of Oraneemen.
To BE Repealed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-THE Sem
ate has decided to endeavor to obtain
immediate abroRation of the anti
Jewish laws passed in May, 1882.
The Mexican Dsnda.
Mexico, Jan. 1.-THE Too Repablics
says the Government is determined To
postpone further negotiations with tas
British bondholders for the present.
and consequently the steps Of Mat.
thewson Il Co. through the London
Bank, Of Mexico, and those of Robert
Symon. representing several English
houses, prove Intellectual.
Flooded Easements.
CORNWALL (Ont. }, Jan. ia heavy
ice shove in the st. Lawrence river.
Just below here, caused back water to
rise to an almost unprecedented height,
flooding the Easements Of cotton and
other mills and requiring considerable
teamage. Mills have stopped until the
water subsidies.
A Distressed Bark.
HALIFAX, Jan. 1.-THE bark Turo of
Rotterdam, for New York, was toved
into this port today. The captain re-
ports that he had u very severe passage.
The crew suffered greatly from cold,
and two died from hardships and OK
posture.
Pl0es and Ceuater.Piols.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 9.-The police
have seized documents showing that a
revolutionary league exists among the
studeuts az Moscos. All the officials at
the Gatsohina Paiacs are under strict
control. Tue police are unable to OBJ
tain clue to the whereabouts of the
Nihilist, Jablo1sky, the principal muir
derer of Col. Soudekin.
Chisa More warlike.
BREsLAu. Jan. 1.-THE Gazefte pub.
fishes letter written by FieisOher, edi.
tor of the Dentsehe Rerus, dated ut Dres-
den, to Won HATFIELD Of the Germ an
Foreign Office, giving him the contents
of q letter which the former received
from Marquis Using, dated FOlkeshire.
January 9th. In the letter TsinQ de-
clared that the capture of SoRtay BY the
French strengthened the war party in
China, and il Was questionable whether
China would now accept mediation for
settlement of the Tonquin difficulty.
Il Ia also said that China will ,~rh .0s
double the tax on foreign goods Ia 9 YER
the war expenses.
VIII shai Down Fires.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The irsa ,noiders
10 Cleveland. Yorkshire, owing &, the
depression IN the pig iron rnNkst are
making arrangements to axiinguish
fires in twenty iron furnaces, 10 I'll. be-
lief that they will thus accomplish an
advance in prices.
Diplomatic Transfer.
Count Herbert Won Bismsrck, ooun-
sellor Of the German Embassy in Eng
land, II transferred to tho German EN-
bassy at st. Petersburg. The Count
leaves London IN week.
Another Chsaese grenelaA.
KEEL. Jan. 11.-Anothef irOnclad for
the Chinese navy 10 launched.
Rsyallses Rnehuse.
PARIS, Jan. Notwithstanding the
expressed With of the Count de Paris
to preserve his incoRnito journeying 20
Madrid, . largo crowd Of royalists sas-
semhled at the railway d ,poS upon his
departure. They handed the Count an
address IN the name Of the R0vaiists'
League, and q few cries Of "Vivo 10
Compile de Paris" and :" Vive 10 ROi''
were raised. Four arrests we're made.
Count de- Paris goes direct to Madrid
upon IN invitation Of King Alfonso.
esshheA @ Deoeh.
Buxxos AYHns, Jan. I1.-LAtsst 90
counts from Monssvid.o affairs STATE
that Aid-de-C Camp Belon prevented Fla
mAud from 0ntAFin0 the hOoan of pPani.