Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-12
EASTERN NEWS.
....,..er f..r Congress.
,c,.rEp PRESS DrsPArcREs

o.uraxouTH, n. h. oept;
PosEWcKinney, of Manchester, has
l. I. ua;nated by the Democrats of
esspp ;rst District for Congress
'1s Mormon Converts.
vo.v Sent. 1.-THE 800 Mormon
NEW ..bo arrived yesterday are
converts ~ oeople from England, Scot
nsoe ~ ios Norway, Sweden. Germany
lspd, ";.zs,,ani. "There is one Irish
and oS them" said the Rev. A. W.
Esd . and he is the first lrishman
Blosses ,ome over for Is years" In
sno nav the Mormon party compared
sppenA.i, with most emlRrants. 1hey
fsvo'soss ll aces. Many of the women
sefe osIterino in winter listers that
sere - their feet. One man wore a
Fescee - around his neck. The party
conlc. charge of Elder ID. Bennett
uno are with them 81 missionaries,
Ine'e returning after various terms
Tabor abroad.
Another Cattle Disease.
Cry. Kas., Sept. IA disease
oe.o.ared among cattle in the north.
bss pp nart of this county, and sew
vss'e9. ..ai cases are reported. Owners
sia.,sIs do not know what the disease
o. CO. cnaraptine has been established
h1xsnt it's spread. After being in
10y sa cattle only live for day or two.
is cssa cestiveness and bloody dis
49, are it's main symptoms. The
s saa.sV Veterinary Surgeon has been sent
90" 7. ia not known whether the dis
~. "a contagious, but several herds are
sfected.
The HadIey Inyestigation.
vxv yoRK, Sept. 1.-The examina-
w ~ Henry II. Hadley. on a judg-
WI San, against him, was continued today,
lI,.sonoh counsel for Hadley claimed
.bst the proceedings were merely for
~ ,nrpose Of making political capital
asdIey was asked the date of his report
,bs Democratic National Committee
= bis investigation concerning the
Wo,sv letter. He could not remember
.hs date. but he would furnish the re-
- ~ tbs committee. fhe next ques-
ion sss "A TO the nature of the ser
las rendered TO the committee by
! E.dlev. He answered that John |.
Tes,snport had asked him a similar
anestjon in 1880, and that he had gath
s,sa up all the memoranda on the sub
iect in his possession and in the posses-
sion of the committee. de was asked
farther questions about the money he
rsoeiyed from the committee. He said
Il vas from $500 to $500. II counsel
vere fair and Just they would look at
he records he published, portions of
which give all such information in de-
tail. Counsel said he did not want the
records. To another question he said
that John l. Davenport had in 1881 paid
him $500 for such facts and informa-
ton rs he possessed In regard to the
Morey letter.
ysbn Mccullough overcome by the
Heat. |.
New YORK, Sept. IL. - At Coney ,
Island last evening. strange man was
discovered attempting to walk the 4,
tres.lework of Marine Railway, from
Manhattan to Brighton Beach. An
officer put him aboard a train, when the
man was recognized as John McCul- ,
Tough. A watch was kept on him, as il
vas feared that he would attempt sui ,
eide. After the train started, McCul-
Tough attempted to jump of. but was
prevented. On arrival at Brighton
Beach he complained of his head and
Of the fearful heat of the past few days
II was evident that the eminent actor
was suffering terribly, and close watch
vas kept over him until he reached
friends In New York, who had beon no
tilted Of his condition. II seems that
Mccullough saws he is followed by men
who want to kill him. and he keeps ,
lodging his foes CONSTANTLY. 1t is said
BY his friends that he il all ri yht today
at his hotel in this city. The Maj aad
Express, however, says that he IL CON
fined to his bed, aud his physicians re-
fuse to state what his maiady IL.
The Excessive Heat In the East. q
New YORK, Sept lI.--At 8 a. IN. today
the thermometer stood at rs degrees,
and at 8 a. IN. at 73 degrees, at . a. IN,
" degrees, and at noon SO degrees. The
light fall from yesterdays temperature
Afforded but little relief. Although
light breeze has sprung up the people [
still suffer severely from the effects OF ,
the heat. At the coroner's office, be- I
tween the hours of and IL this morn /
ing, there were reports of % sudden :
deaths. many of which we're directly or ,
Indirectly from the heat. The effect on
business is depressing.
Odd Fellows I'm Reute.
CHICAGO, Sept. l1.-About two hun
bred members of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, l. q. d. f., from all portions of
the world, have arrived here, and will
take special train for Minneapolis to
night. where the session Of the lodge
will be held.
A Pleasant Trip.
The United States Senate sab. cOai-
mittee, consisting OF Senators Dawes,
Cameron Wisconsin, and Morgan leave
for SanFrancisoo ca route for the Round
Valley Indian reservation, to investigate
the troubles existing between Indians
and whites.
where Are Thew
TRoy, N. Y, Sept. IA couple
answering to the description of the
Younkers' escapes, ocoupied a stateroom
on the steamer City of Troy, from New
FORK, last night. When the steamer
reached Troy they left the boat and
both took the west bound train.
BUFFALO, Sept. 1O.-During a terrible
thunder storm ut Olean this evening. a
B,000 gallon tank of oil belonging 30
the National Transit Company, was
struck by lightning. and Is surning
nercely. The other TANKS are not en-
6aneered.
hfQucA Uh " Nftmt
PITTsBuRo, Pa, Sept. 1l.-Lizzie
Sheriff, the victim of the terrible as.
sault near Six Mile Ferry on the night
OF July 0th. Ia hopelessly insane. She
was brought here from her home Mt
Syracuse, N. Y, 10 testify against the
parties accused of making the assault,
but her condition Is sucb that her testi-
mony cannot DO taken. Preparations
are being made 10 have her placed in an
Insane asylum.
Flood In Wtscensin.
Eau CLAIRy, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE Wa
ter 10 the Chippewa river il higher than
vas ever before known. Ali the city
aud railroad bridges have been washed
away and the water Is flowing over the
principal streets. Many buildings on
the low ground are floating away.
Eau CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. ll.--Both the
Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers began
falling at noon, after reaching the un-
precedented hight of 25 feet, three feet
higher than the great food of 1880. Ev-
cry bridge ON the Chippewa has gone
out-ive railroad bridges and Ave wagon
bridges In this city the loss of prop
srsy IL appalling. bat no satisfactory IS