Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-02
rAsTuRN NEWS.
..onArrp rarss DISPATCHES.


Des6h - = = Pne9es.
,r.rcu CrurK, Feb. LII. Z. Packer,
9Ss.e a he Lshigh Valley Railway,
.,dasniv Of internal hsmpFrhaRe.
:. c'oieek shis morning.
"a h Packer Vas the son OF the late
~ Packer, founder Of LehiRh
s.s..itv. and Vas one Of the wealth
~ and most daring and success
-. - spscaiators Of Penusylvania.
~ S;~eslf has been. at varibus times, .
ssct0e 20 tue institution founded
~ ~ fsthse. his latest gift being the
- Chapel, nov IN process Of eseo-
s0.-ED. Posr-lNrKILroEScER.I
Basasess Failures.
NJ Yosx, Feb. 1.-Business failures
-. nast seven days are 373, ~ ooO-
-; With 81 for tho Previous week.
-. eseseesie Trs1es0as.
vccwosp HAvM o.. H., Feb. L.
80 evsuing Philip Fox, . peddier,
ssn;.s "a make Q sale 70 Mrs.. Julia
3sss.s' aeised the woman by the throat
~ sAoked her into tnsensibiiify.
~. ~ woman revived she raised an
49, - people started in pursuit and
Ss.s.red Fox. The assault followed 20
1871 upon the Naybees murders and
TSv1aepd and Sprague cottages
~ ~ usopls clamored for lynchin9
- "a II il rumored that q speedy
~ - b pot TO the present Long
.i fnee for attacking defenseless
s-.en and aged mon. The officers,
ss~rver. suocseded in getting Fox into
- jail.
0lgh water.
pwxuupo, Feb. The river reached
- hiehsst stage this morning 81 II
Ssae1. 0hsn The marks registered II
~ n norton OF the low lands near
1nsehany City and the south side are
s.dSr vater. bat NO serious damage has
@1lted 10 property. Tue water 10 now
s.eedina. and ~ the weather 10 freez-
~ - more trouble 10 anticipated.
M several points on the Y0ughio-
~seav bottom lands are Inundated and
~ families living there are compelled
= nitro 70 the second floors Of their
49, OF 70 wade out waist deep
1keonRh the waters. Al FfSeport on the
1lloebany, the iCs IN piled 10 feet high.
- for time il was feared that the
- vould be d0,dsd. but the gorge
nas1ea shortly before midnight, and
- vster obtaining An outlet, son fell
p ~ proper level. The Allegheny ice
nnneAed here st 3 o'clock this morning,
"a eipee then has been stsadily pass
~ out.
ne vaeaas RstlPsaA Bsesld~aey.
purApE1PHIA, Feb. 1.-Vioo Prssi-
Aeat Charles HaEtsh0rn will serve a.
President Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
uutiD SUCCESSOR 70 tho late Harvey T..
Paakey u chosen. The directors have
povse - oil the vacancy at the mex, an
Uaal meeting Of stockholders.
Always IN the RasoPe.
TIE Ksslsy Motor Company today
voesd another p0stp0nsment Of the cub
~ exhibition, st the request Of the In
ysotor.
Tho nesey MssAes.
Nsw YoRx, Feb. 1.-The money mar
~ " easy at ~ @ 2; prime msrcsn-
llls paper 1 g 81; sterling exchange,
bankers bills, hrm at 4.85sl; sterling
exshanee demand, 1884. Dry goods
n ports for the week we're g. k3o, 900.
spess DiseurbeA.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-Sixty police
nso q midnight last night made . de-
seent urou . cockpit At the new hunting
park and secured IS spectators NJ the
battle. Hsarch resulted In the capture
Of 20 teams, some Of them we'll appoint
Cd draas. The police also secured "
chickens, Of all sizes, and any number
Of gafs, scales and other parap hernalia,
The men were fined tll.bO each u of
them paid their hnes, and the rom tin
ing q were committed.
Peer skslesen.
PHILADELPHIA. Fob. lin answer 10
. writ Of hsbsss corpus Uriah Blsar
peoduoed his daughter Bertha In court
this morning. Her husband, "The
Living Skeleton" was also present. In
epen court the girl declared that her
liberty was not eeatrained and that she
pesfs9rsd 70 20 10 hsr father and not
Nth hse husband. The case Vas then
disniDed.
Neslhefn Pael0e News Nsaea.
NV Yonx. Jan. 3l-The Times has
thsee details; much attention WAS
paad n Wall street yestsrday 70 reports
lhat some Of the holders Of 20. called
Wizard securities proposed 70 test the
tgnlity Of the $0,OM,OOO Oregon d
Ilansoonsineutal loan, and the sale Of
nan shares Of stock 10 o new syndi-
~. Diasatis0ed holders complain
MT he terns Of the large loans and
~ terms OF she more recent sale are 90
libesal 10 syndicatea that the effect Ut
~ transaction will BE- 70 damage ssri-
oo1ly and permanently the property
and credit Of the companies interested.
IL We stated yesterday BY pers0ns In
osgsstsd In ths Northern Pacific Rail-
Nd that at the next meeting Of the
elsoetors Russell Rage will be elected
ozee10r In place Of Willard. bage OF
Doo10 10 70 In the directory Of the ORE
% b TYansoontiuontL Company for
~ porpoes Of looking after his recent
y acquired interests In that and its kin
dgo1 corporations.
Horace White stated yesterday that
y dtd not think Il q all likely that Mr..
QoaId o. Field would be made directors
- any Of the companies belonging 70
- Northern Pacific system.
Ths main Offices OF the Oregon Rail-
~ and Navigation Company will b
enoved 10 Bost3n the latter part Of
~ vesk.
uac6ey's Romantic Csastahlp.
PmADsIPaIA. Jan. 3l.-rhers 10 q
es0Antto story connected with the
e.eseeAip and marriage Of his ootoroon
20 y Congressman Nsckey Of South
yeeolna, Who died in Washington
leesdAy: 4rs. Aacksy's father was
49, nan Of the celebrated Sumptse
m9ly ct South Carolina, and her
oeeAeR, . Quadro0u, vas Cecilia Pres
- oleess of william Preston. turn
- = The Nineteenth street police sta
- y shie city. Congresanan AAckey
- nse bic future wife, vickey Stump.
VIA ahe vas . girl Of II years Of
ed b man Of ~. At that time
~. ~ . child Of great beauty, but
Mt any education. Aaokey fell h
~ . tsse sight and determiued 70
ees his wife. He gained her
consent, and sent the girl 10
IN College. Ohio, 70 b educated ct
eSpenes, that che might b fitted 10
Sne his wife. She passed usarly
eAn q Obsrlin, diligently pursu-
- oeudiee and corresponding With
10y, bat never SEEING him until The
ooeote che vas 70 b graduated.
yaeAtaoos had bsen spent In Phila-
- With her uncle, William Pres
~ whom her mother and younger
n - opeing Of 1874, when che vas
" lednassS, Aacksy came o. frOm
-