Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-03

1 80 anu ~ueu tneV overt4ks the horse
inisves there will be another hanging
pee, as the settlers and stoekmen are
desperate over the loss of their horses.
mere nave been over leo horses recov-
cred in the last week.
The Texas Fever.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-P. Z. Shelby, Gen
etai Freight Agent of the Union Pa
ems Railway, teleRrapzs from Omaha
that the Infection among the Nebraska
cattle was genuine Texas fever. bat he
believes that IL has been completely
stamped oat. No new cases have heen
reported during the past few days, and
extra precautions have been taken to
prevenf cattle from coming in contact
"ith any Infected spot or trail.
Eikins Resigns Ms Bank Presidency.
SAsTE FE, N. H.. Aug. 2.-S,ephen h.
Etkins, member of the Republican Ma
tlonal Committee. has resigned the
Presidency of the First National Bank
OF this city, which be has held for ,hir-
teen years, IN order to give more time TO
the duties Of the campaign.
Weekly Rank statement.
NEW YORK. Aug. loans decrease
xl.4O6, 400; specie decrease. x4s0 q o !,
reserve decrease, $466, 225. Banks now
hoid SSO,lI,3SO In excess of legal 70
quIrements.
steamer Burned.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aug. The steamer
Eaeler, from Newburg for Albany.
burned to the waters edge this morning
near Milton. The passengers were ali
landed safely at Milton dock, and some
of the freight WAS saved. The steamer
was then towed to the east shore and
beached. Loss $L)C1o.
James Gordon Bennett.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., Aug. flames
UorjOn Bennett arrived At Newport tubs
morning Ia his yacht Namouna, seven
days from Azores. The Namouna had
large portion of her bulwarks carried
away. She averaged eleven knots
across. She c0aled at the Azores, but
vas not allowed To land because of
quarantine rules. The vessel passed
health inspection at Newport.
O'Dsaneii and His Troubles.
NEW YoRK, Aug. DIR. C. g. O'Don-
neil, the san Francisco anti CnIn. So
emigration agitator, has arrived here.
tie WAS refused permission to speak to-
day IN Union Sqsarr, bat says he in
tends 10 be heard. The two lepsrs wers
not brought into the city, bnt are said
To be hidden somewhere in the suburbs.
DIR. y Donneil says he IL afraid the Cai.
nese Consul and the Cinnamon Of the
city would take possession If his charges
II they we're to tind thsm.
Deaths from the Late Fire.
bartholomew O'Keefe, iasitor of the
building in Wall street which burned
today, died in the hospital from the Of.
fects of his Injories- George Gibbons,
the 6 year old boy injured IN the same
fire, Also died In the hospital. Mrs.
Gibbons and her child John are expect
ed to recover.
Apaches ON the War Path.
VAN buren, Tex. }, Aug. I.-About so
Apache Indians are encamped on the
ranch of A. X. Cox. seven miles from
this station and fifteen miles from
Sierra Blanca. The Indians broke from
their reservation at Fort Sinton, New
Mexico, and are on The war path. steal
ing and killing horses. Serious trouble
il apprebended. At IL o'clock tonight
Captain Nc Murray and his company of
state rangers left Mnrphyville for this
place by a special train over the Texas
Pacific Railroad. II is probable that
troops from Fort Davis will be ordered
in pursuit.
Rather Eccentric.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. While Mrs.
Bridget Boyle, aged 81. Mrs. Kelly. 80.
Daniel Gallagher, IL, Thomas Cnrran,
~, and Annie Carroll. ID, we're at the
supper table at their home, No. 81
North Nineteenth street, this city, this
evening. Mrs. Boyle produced a box
containing leo pills. and after taking
one herself offered them to the others,
Of whom each took from six to sixteen.
When the box was handed back Mrs.
BOYLE took the remainder. Shortly
after all were taken violently Ill. Ii
was found that the pills we're strych-
uira, and contained 10 grains each.
Aunis Carroll soon died. and the others
are IN a critical condition.
Children Killed.
WATERFOWL, N. Y. Aug. 2.-The
children of James Burgess, of Grind
stone Island, on the St. Lawrence, were
buried while playing under a bank, and
all were killed. They were dead when
found.
Let the Campaign Go On.
BosroS. Aug. 2.-The Democratic
State and City Committees have receiv-
ed definite acceptance from Gen. T..
A. Collins. of the position of Chairman
of the State Committee.
The Reunion OF Chapiains.
OCEAN Grove IN. j. }, Aug. AT the
reunion of Federal and Confederate
chaplsins, and the members OF the
Christian and Sanitary Commissions,
an immsnse crowd gathered. When
President Stewart came On the plat
form with General Grant the people
arose and cheered for fully ten min
utes. Addresses were made by Revs.
Stewart and Palmer. General Grant,
resting ON crutch, said the good done
nv the Christian Commission aud the
Sanitary Commission could not be over
rat.6, and spoke with much feeling of
their lab1rs. Gen. Richard j. Oglesbv,
of Illinois, followed with an address. He
closed with a tribute TO General Grant
which Was greeted with cheers aud wav
ing of haudkerchiefs. Geo. III. Stewart,
of Philadelphia. was reelected presi-
dent, and Vim. II. Storke, of Chicago,
vice president.
ST PAUL Aug. 2.-As informal re,ep
ton WAS cxtendeu to ETt~iueut 1Afflr
of the Northern Pacific at the Metro
politsn Ho,ei thisevening, during which
the principal usiness men of the city
were introduced to MIR. Harris. VITO
made brief speech setting forth the
condition and prospects of his road.
Among other things he said he hoped in
short the TO celebrate she completion
nf construction from the lakes to the
Pacific, though the celebration might
not be on 30 magnificent scale as that
of last September. President Harris
will remain in the CITY several days con-
ferring with General Manager Uakes.
For Ben.
Bosrox, Aug. "A State conference
of workingmen has been called for the
2Tth instant in this city.
The weather.
WASHINGTON. Aug 2.-Pacifio Coast
generally fair weather.
Destrurttve Fire.
BUFFALO. Aug. 2.-A.fire broke out
in heilmsn's drug store. At Emporium,
| PENNSYLVANIA, this afternoon, and de
stroyed many business places and
| houses. Fourteen families are hone
n