Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-03
RaSTERN NEWS.


RASTERN NEWS.
.~oux7rD PRESS BrsrA1cHEA-
Crfme Avenged.
49,. MI, Dec. 2-Ths sxesution
= ac~9rd Sullivan, which took place
~ ~oonty Jail this morning. was The
S.si~e ect Of tragedy seldom equal
~ fbe sfoFy sf his crime b IS fol-
-. RIIa Watson, on the night Of the
~ ~ ~ August, while pr0soeding to
r.. $500 over lonely road near York
-. RS vsylaid, robbed, ravished
~ 1urdersd. and her body ooncesled
= toabes nsar BY, where e was disc0v-
s..1 few DAYS after. Sullivan, upon
80 ulesded guilty. he was executed
2 r - this morning. and died without
Struggle.
msrdes and q Battle.
8. kxroxro, Texas. Dec. 3.--An m
ksvr nau vas robbed and murdered
ssnc OF thieves, 40 miles east Of
Xs,krvfIle. The gang was overhauled
sss~v 81 q posse Of officers, 80 miIas
- he scene Of murder and q fight
sse-ed. Two of the gang were killed,
~ another fatally wounded.
rsvssus nsas % she Universlty o. wis
usprsor. Wis, Dec. 3-The Science
NaH 81 the University was totally
5ss1roved bv fra tonight. The BUILDING
- about 500. COG, and there we're e40.-
~ |omreuce on the same. The less on
- eoassnfs cannot De estimated: The
etole los will not be less than goo, COO.
A CsIIapsing Mine.
uuxrxBAnsE, Penn, Dec. 1.-PeopIs
.~e5dinQ 10 she vicinity Of No. sIcpe.
cs~Fsfed BY this Susquehanna Coal Com
4rnv AZ Natieoke, were greatly alarmed |
m uornine ct the discovery OF LARGE /
1870 n the esrth's surface underneath /
ihs houses. The water of many Of the |
~ runs into the mine below. For |
lir1 months past the company has
- oodeavorinR TO prop up the roof of /
lfs nina, bnt with little success. Tae /
Snunessf foundations crested are giving 1
~ . tbs pressure above. A eave-in e |
fSG3ed, which may result In enRuIfnQ. n |
- ssriossly damaging, many houses
q ~ surface.
On Wall street..
New YosK, Dec. 2.--0ovsrnments
uknls easier. Railways lower for speeu-
hsion but Arm for investment Stocks
uoes Irregular during the morning, bat
1oo1oaiiops took place In the afternoon
g he announcement Of fresh cot 10
pomDneer rates, which led to selling the
SonsraI list, particularly trunk lines, nj
I dsclIne OF to ~. In the finai
sf1ase5tions there was q slight rally,
tu4 the market Was weak. Compared
b lat nights closing prices are "A TO
TX lower except 81. Paul and Delaware
{ Hndson, which are TO TX higher.
western Union and Reading unchanged
~ mining market qnist.
kGsmln6er Of the xsra Burns Mystery
LnooEs. ILL.,, Dec. 2.--Wm. H. Burns,
father Of Fora Buns. the girl who Was
murdered here year ago. shot ~ o. A.
Carpenter, her supposed murderer. TO.
a.. bat missed him. No arrests we're
James G. Blafne.
BosroN. Dec. 2.--Hon. J. q. Blaine,
Nm 81 sine, Miss Dodge. Miss Sherman,
md Mrs and Miss Goodwin spent last
night In this CITY and left this afternoon
lor New York.
The Observation-Disclosures ssis.
Nsw YoRK, Dec. The suit Of David
eteRart ". 9. r. Huntington was begun |
iodsy IN the Supreme Court before
5udee Van Worst. Joseph II. Choate 10
one Of stewards counsel. and Roscoe
Conkling u one of the lawyers for
Huntington. Choate, In opening the
esse, said: "En 1864 Huntington sold
70 etewurt 200 shares Of Central Pacific
Rsiiroad stack. Stewart held this stock
until April, 1870, when Huntington told
him that there waa treuble In the com.
pany: there had been an over issue of 1
stocA, bat that out Of friendship he
(HuntinQt0nl would take Stewards |
sock at par. The same offer was made
70 Aspinwall, but the latter was going |
10 California, and be (Stewart) wanted
10 have Huntington bold the offer open | /
until Aspinwali should return better In.
forms a; but Harrington WAS Ia hurry,
and be ~ length got the stock prior TO
Aspin wallis departure. The terms were
that Huntington should pay par and in
isrest, and II he subsequently, bought
and paid more for any stock he should
hen pay TO Stewart and Aspinwall the
difference between the par value raid
thsm and the advanced price subse-
Qaently paid; then II ON the return of I
Aspinwall, Stewart and he shoald wish q
70 reposssss their stock. Huntington
promised 10 return 1t. Aspinwall went
West, aud learned that the stock was {
bringing from $400 TO $1,000 per share.
and autographed back 10 rec ,ver the J
stock from Huntington, but the latter
refused 10 give up the stock. Choate
Aid that Huntington. Mark Hopkins. 4
Charles Croker and Leland Stanford 4
bad organized duplicate OF the Credit :
~ in. l
u the Central Pacific nut, but that the j
disOovered the big game Of the quar- i
lstis and had begun moving against !
hem, and that was the occasion of the | !,
irooble with Huntington, and not any 4
ovef-issne Of stock, aud that Was the 1
fsaaoz be was willing to promise Stewart j
almost anything TO ges his stock, aud :
forgot every promise he ever made TO 4
niurn Il when Stewart found he was
duped and sought TO repossess IL. Ia
work Resumed. II
AAssiLLox, 0hio, Dss. AFTER stop Q
plnR several weeks, Russell q Co.. en-
royine $50 men in the manufacture of
Rncnltursi machinery, have resumed /
sosk Al 10 per cent. reduction In the
sARss Of employers.
New Yerk Electors. Iii
.AlzAxr, Dec. 2.-Ths College Of Y
nseiors met today. all the members
wing present. The oath Of office was
administered by Secretary Of State
sff. Eugene Kelly was chosen chair
ean, and Chas. W. Dayton and VIM. Z.
Sfesd secretaries. The college then adj
iooIned until ten tomorrow.
The senatership.
he !oarHai has q dispatch from !
Snaunoy III. Depev, denying that he |,
!. Withdrawn from the Senatorial race ;
niasor Of Levi p. Morton. II
Nassx oewa and Rcducing Wages.
FiIrsnuAn Dec =. The Edgar Thomp
- cseei Works, employing 5000 men.
~ nose down the latter part Of next
~. and remain idle until after the
z,aAys unless there Ia an unexpected
~. q orders. The 10 per cent. reduo-
- y TIE American Iron Works and
LEWIS Foundry, has been accepted
us employees. and work continues
rru,L Tbs proposed reduction ~
- nint glass factory, has been
ssssafavn, and the men resumed work
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