Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-28

krnsst request st Mr.. Schurx. A cou-
I9:dersble portion Of the sun named
had already besn paid into The fund.
and without doubt the full amount
would have been raised. The matter
coming TO Schurz's kuouledze, he re-
quested That the money oe returned TO
the subscribers, and oct of 'Oyard to
bis feelings this has been done.
Disastrous storm at Denver.
DENvEa. March 27.-The most disas-
! trous wind storm for many years struck
this CITY at 10 o'clock this morning, aud
at this hour p. ~ continues with
unabaied fury. Many of the finest
buildings IN she city. including thu City
Hall. the Mofatt & ksshler and the
Symes Clifford bio ks, are unrooied
Signs and awnings ara torn down and
scattered everywhere. For several hoOrs
together the wind maintained velo-
CITY OF % miles an hour. Several per
sons were injured. but none fatally.
Geographic communication with out
side toms Is interrupted. aud II Is i'm
possible 20 estimate the loss at present.
Jay GOuid Home Again.
INV YORK, March 27.-Jay Gould
arrived this morning In the yacht At
lanta. u ,king toe run frem Fortress
Monroe IN eighteen hours.
Talking Beiweeu boston and New
York
BosToN. March 27.-The American
Bell Telephone Company. experiment
Ing N conversation between this CITY
and New York over a 12-'opper wire
today, and with the aid of ordinary
telephone instruments, the faiutest
whisper of conversation could be heard.
DeGauitins Town Treasurer.
WORCESTER. Mass. March 27.-Frank-
lin Estes. formerly Treasurer of the |
town of scarborough. issued a note |
Tor f5pU fourteen years ago and used |
the money, making no record on the |
town books. He paid the interest from
his own funds. Estes bond for that
year cannot be found. A similar irreg-
uiarity occurred year ago, and there
WAS shortage of $l40O in cash. He
settled the last affair. and was Obliged
to resign. Estes had been Treasurer for
twenty three years.
Sea Captain Dead.
BALTIMORE. March 27.-Captain H.g-
erman. of the steamer Baltimore, died
Oh the trip from Bremen here and was
buried at sea.
On Wall street.
NEW YORK. March 2.-GOvernments
strong, and railways weak and lower.
Stocks opened strong ani quickly al
vanced IfdI per cent, but at about ii
o'clock weaker feeling prevailed. At
Ter midday selling met with some little
a 80 cd fro pfi |
ally. Late in the afternoon selling WAS
on the alleged embarrassment
in the grain trade in Chicago on &C
c9unt of the out in west bound freights.
which was later denied, and the market
,losed week. As compared with last
hight, the closing prices are 1stdl5s per
mt lower. Steamship Celtic, for Eu-
rop-, today took out $350,OO0 IN gold
bars. The same shipper has bought
) 81, eco in bars for Saturdays steamer.
Ilterview with Boratio Seymour.
New YORK, March 27.-Tne Nail and
Express has An interview with OK Gov
srnDr Horatio Seymour on the political
situation. He expressed the opinion
that the longer continuance of the pre-
ective tariff may provoke ret,.liatory
legislation on the part of England and
,ther European nations. As to Presi
ientiai candidates, te expressed tine
)plnien that the nomination of Tllden
would be wise for the Democracy. The
following questions and answers give
he gist of the interview:
And you do not believe Tilden too
feeble to perform the duties Of Presi
lent -
"Well, they say he cannot talk now
that Ia a positive ADVANTAGE. No man
vas ever yet hurt by what he did not
Jay, and say, without the least hest
ancy, that what We want in the Presi-
iential chair is men who think more
md talk less. A man should have his
Ongue cut off when be enters the
White House as President"
oregon Railway and Navigation Com.
pany.
Boston. March 27.-The Oregon Rail-
Vsy aud Navigation Company's officers
tate that there is no truth in the report
hat the amount of the next quarterly
dividend has been settled upon, and say
he question has not even been dis
,ussed.
A Crippled Hand.
CLEVELAND, March u. - Merviue
Thompson is nursing a crippled hand,
Iffeoted by intlammatOry rheumatism.
S0ss said be would be all right in three
weeks any way, and the three months
or training do not begin until Sullivan
igns the articles of agreement.