Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-23
EASTERN NEWS.
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ans.s sntenber have advanced 10 a. NC
+ 30 se ~ risen from 5614 to 80, Novem.
pbeI nr i7II 10 4S, while year and May
btr iio avanoed IL to rs The excite
ss's Us high, and every attempt oil
SD. lis 10 cover only provOkes sharI
sdsancs. Got OILED A. n-Tbe
1 extraordinary figures are now pre-
co., s,na ia this market for corn. Cash
am Z now quoted on open market Al
pre an advance of SIC today, l5c
/ ~" lac, Friday and 2S11c COM pared
nDc srrres current one week ago. Quo
w soy Septemb Der are the same as
uans o., cash. The excitement Oh
cow il yery great. and short sellers
Ooa ss;nv compelled to margin their
W .scts AT outside figures. The price
sa ia now 315C in advance of that
siU D paid for No. 2 spring wheat
Pree0ei"us.
uOaros. Sept. pa twelve-year- old
- n birmingham, on Friday packed
pl.s,;.a with diamonds and negotiable
va, Js N the amount of SOS 600, belong
N her mother, a wealthy lady, and
4 ssyted for EOstou ~ 'hV"b yohhk idu
- sIoue with him. She was arrested,
~ saInables received sd the girl AIKEN
- The amount stolen IS divided AZ
4 ssogs. Fifteen thousand dollars in
l III hills. 1900 in q. s. bonds, $1,000
1s.b Of diamonds aud $35, 600 worth of
's.a,a.d stocks. The girls name is
s ..1 Robinson, and she ~ the daughter
&c y Robinson. Stdie's mind has
q IN filled with nonsensical ideas about
.r,avay marriages. When charged
IN stealing valuables she first denied
bot subsequently confessed. She
q IA that on Friday morning she took
~ yalise with Der when she went to
s.sool at Boston, aud had given it to
saman. She told A blood curdling
.,ory q haviHg her life threatened un-
80 she complied with a demand for
I s.ooey. She said she met the oman
i Albany station and gave her the
,sliss containing the valuables. The
clse and valuables we're recovered in a
srao store where Sadie had left them,
aopisiDg 10 call for them today. She
sopfsssed that she loved a young man.
gbose name she refused to give, and
had taken the money with the intention
delopina.
BANNING Contrary TO orders.
KANSAS CRY, Sept. 1.-Two freight
trains on the Hannibal road COL
Iidsd near Cambria, Mo-, at half past
gthis morning. The trains were wreck
"a, and three men, including the engi-
ver OF the west bound, were killed
and the conductor of the west bou.d
and one other fatally wounded. The
names Of the killed have not yet been
Earned IL is reported that the west
bound train WAS running contrary to
orders.
Assignment Of a large whisky Firm,
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 22.--An assignment
vas placed on record today from the
great whisky corporation of New
comb, Buchanan d Co, the largest
stair Of the kind in the South and sne
Of the largest in the Union. Otaer as
slgnments also for the benefit of credit
Ors we're filed. Runors on the street
say that George G. and Andrew Buchan
40, members of the firm, have skipped
town. The son of one of them SAYS
bus father has not been seen since last
sunday and that he does not know
where be has gone. Andrew Buchanan
il also missing and cannot be found.
Nothing Is known IA TO the condition of
toe firms affairs further than Ia stated
IN the assignment. The absence of the
members of the firm from the city has
aroused suspicious that something ia
wrong, but nothing Is known to- confirm
them. Mr., Morris, the assignee, says:
The firm has simply assigned, ~ it
should have done year ago
soldier, Sleep.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Cart. w. II.
CLARK, Of the Second Cavalry, and at
hohed to Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan's staff
died here this morning. He was dis
tlBRulshed for his services in fighting
Indians, and was regarded az one of the
best authorities in the army on Indian
sen language.
Assignment In the Clothing Trade.
NEW YORK, Sept. % -- Zschariah
Stein, clothier at 429 Broome street, AS
aened to Mofitz Frendenburg. The
preferences are 100000; principally
small amounts.
The sunken Taiapoosa.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Sep. %. - The
steam tug Rescue, with two pontoons
With l7b tons floating capacity each, ar.
rived ut the wreck of the faiapoosa
this morning. When the other pom
looms arrive an attempt will be made to
'aise the sunken vessel.
Death Of a Grandson OF Henry clay
LOUISVILLE. Sept. 22.-Henry Clay
who was shot yesterday morning. died
bis morning. He was a grandson oi
ihe great Henry Clay. Clay went OF
howgate's atotic expedition in 1870.
Failure.
NEw YoRK, Sept. 22.-The failure o.
=. Jones WAS announced nj the New
FORK Mining and Petrol, um Exchhng'
his morning. About 10000 barrels oil
NJ have been closed out for his &C
cunt.
Negro Iyached.
HERMANsvILLE, Miss. Sept. - A
brutal negro named keifer broke iuto Oh,
esidence of w. Fife. Saturday night
md attempted to outrage It's daught Ger.
The cries of the girl brought the family
. her assistance, and the negro fled
but was caught and lynohed.
The Charge Disuaissed.
YoNKFRs. Sept. 22.-The charge pre-
erred against Victoria Moroslni, nov
ars. HulskamP, by her brother. for
he alleged stealing of a diamond breast
pin, WAS dismissed.
Money Market.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Money easy at
lSd2 per cent closed at IL prime
aerean,ile paper 5ls@6ls per cent ;
Aerlin2 exchange, bankers bills. frmer
" Ns2A demand, St.s41S.
en- walt street.
NEw York, Sept. ACHIEVEMENTS
ssronR, and railways firm. Stocks
opened dull and decliued 4 TO Is per
cent, Union Pacific leading. Before
midday. however. all the principal
seares were in sharp demand. and both
onien Pacific and Lackawanna were
,sported 10 be practically cornered.
aeoat p. M. rumors were set afioat at
lecting the credit of q leading trust
0mpany and several banks, and the
market declined 4 to 3 per cent. Gran
gers we're the weakest. Later there WAS
ralis of to per cent, but the
,Sasfket closed weak. Compared with
sa4stusdsy, the closing figures are down
70 per cent. except Missouri Pa
CCno, Denver Il Rio Grande, New Jersey
.eatral aud Rock Island. which are =
70 per cent. higher.
"aeaehing and Dye Works ssurned
n, BOSTON, Sept. 22-The Middleses
bleaching and Dive Works nj Sotueryills