Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-16

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Equitable Life Assurarcs Society. ,h,
Cnited States Orient bank. the Coium
oia bank, the Nsw York. Lake Erie
and Western Railroad Companies. snt
other corporations and banks, defend
ants lhe company alleges that il
September. 1883 It delivered to th
Farmers Loan and Trust Company. o
tnis city, and George ] Bippins. o
Huntington. Indiana. as trustees,
mortgage on its road, to secure an issu
OF coupon bonds of the corporation, {,
the amount of 100000. known as 81
cured mortgage bonds In the autumn
OF last year negotiations took place be
tween the company and Grant q War,
for negotiating these bonds
1t IL charged upn information
and belief that Grant 4 War,
In violation of the agreement have sep
arated and divided the notes and bond
into parcels. mixing them with othe
securities, and used miscellaneous lot
In raising money for their purpose.
Dakota Democrats.
PIERRE, Oak, Nav l5.-The Demo
Gratis of toe Territory gathered In con
ventiou and elected delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. Tn,
delegates are uninstructsd, but are be
lieved to be for Tildsu and Hendricks
Virginia Democrats.
RICHMOND, Va, May l5.-On reassem
bling the report of the Committee OF
Resoiutieus Was adopted. 1t congratu
iates the party on the result of the No
vemser elections, which gave it contro
0f the State I; rea Ehrms adherence to the
Democratic party; arraigns the Repuh.
ilcan party as the abettOr of ring rsle
IN Virginia denounces the attempt OF
the United States Senate to draw the
color line by trying to maks il appear
that the Dansille riet was instituted by
Democrats; favors the immediate abO-
iit'on OF the internal revenue system
and tarin for revenue. The remain
der OF the resolutions refer to State
matters. Nine delegates to the Chicago
Convention were chosen, nearly unani-
NOUS for Tilden and Hendricks.
Collision on Lake superior.
DULUTH, May l5.-This evening the
Duluth and Superior ferryboat oollidsd
with a sail boat and smashed it up.
There were twenty-oue persons in the
sail boat at the time. Is4dore Plum
modore, who ran it, and three Swedes
were drown, d.
Receiver Appotnted.
ST. PAUL. May l5.-Armssrone TAYLOR
has been appointed receiver Of the ST.
Croix Land and Lumber Company. of
which +. 5. Austin ia President. The
assets are placed at $500, 600 and the liza
oilities at about 100000.
Vermont Creenbackers.
WATERBURY, VT, May l5.-The Green
back state Convention appointed
of five to make all nomina.
lions for delegates to indianapolis.
OF the Mexican Treaty.
Romero, the Mexican Minister. in.
the Department Of State today
that he had received official notification
from his Government of the ratification
by the Mexican Senate of the recipro-
city treaty between the United States
and Mexico.
The Money Market.
New YORK, May 15.-Money more act
i've; rates advanced kdx per cent
per diem, and closed offered l l6 Der
cent per diem; prime mercantile. paper
nominal; sterling exchange,
bankers bills, weak at 4.s5(64.S6; ster-
ling exchange, demand. 4.85(d4.87.
Troabie Anticipated.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May l5.-There is
much excitement at Ashland, Ohio,
where Horn and Gibbon are to be hung
tomorrow. The Fourteenth Regiment.
Ohio National Guards, and u portion of
the Eighth Regiment, are there to pro-
tect the Jail. Crowds of excited men
are coming on every train. The muir
der was so atrocious that the crowds in
sist on lynching or public execution.
Sheriff Gates this afternoon received
200 muskets and ammunition for his
deputies.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
SARATOGA, N. Y, May l5.-The Gen
sral Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church met this morning and was called
TO order by Permanent Clerk Rev. DR..
Roberts. Fully 1000 persons were in
The opening sermon was
delivered by the Syrian mission 4ry.
Rev. Mr.. Jsssup. A committee was ap.
pointed to make memorial minute on
The late moderator. Rev. DIR. Edwin
Hatfield. The docket and rules were
read and adopted. In the evening the
Lords supper was celebrated, Rev. DIR.
Iessup presiding.
Meeting or Northern Pacific Directors.
New YORK, May l5.-At a meeting of
he Northern Pacific Railroad Company
oday Johnston Livingston was elected
director in place of Henry L. Johnston,
If Baltimore, deceased, and the Board
approved definite location for 80 miles
N the Cascade branch. from Yakima
City northwesterly.
The stock Liss.
NEW YORK. May Is. u. =. Three's.
OO16 4l<'s, ll1A; As, 119%: Pacific
l5s, l29; American Express 80. Chi
,ago, Darlington and Quincy 1884. Cen
raj Pacific "a. Northern Pacific n.
Northern Pacific preferred 461S, North
sestern 1872, New York Central 81,
Pacific Mail 81, Panama SO, Texas Pac.
Il. Union Pacific 423s, Wells Fargo
rs. Western Union 52ss, Lackawanna,
IOsk, Denver and Rio Grande liz.
Michigan Central Is. Oregon Trans
llZ, Oregon Railway and
II. Oregon Improvement
10, Rock Island Has. Erie l4as, Lake
shore 50, st. Paul 6sst. United States
Express So. Hannibal and st. Joe 36%,
,anada Pacific 45A. Canada Southern
-. Kansas and texas 1915, Louisville
and Nashville 1914. Petroleum lower
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