Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-27
FOREIGN.
CHARACTER of the Epudem,e.

aH3rXffef OF the ERt0f 8ltes
LONDON, July %.-A dispatch from
Mar-eiilrs TO the TiHes says 70 IS quite
certain that the present epidemic of
cholera has not the same virolencs
coaracterIzInR II IN previous outbreaks.
IL appears TO have attacked sickly indi
vIdu4ls rather thaR sectIous OF tue pop
1laiIon. A. Aries many persons became
insane through fear. The total number
of places IN France where the infection
has appeared. Il IA.
The spanish Commercial Treaty En-.
dangered.
LONDON. july 8.-Tne Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard SAYS that the
negotiations between Spain aud Amer
Ic4 relative To the new commercial
treaty are at a staudstill, "a the preten-
siOn- of America clash With Spanish in
terests in Cuba. Spun is reluctant
about allowing closer commercial con
Eection between her colouies in the
West Indies and America, ss the latter
II already taking - Per cent. of the ex
ports from Cuba.
Mere survivors.
CoRUSNA, July 6.-Another schooner
has landed eight additional members of
the crew. and seventeen passengers of
The steamer Gijou.
LONDON. July 26.-Nine OF the Gijoa s
crew and 10 Of the LtxnaA's crew have
been landed at Gravesend.
Not Cholera
LIVERPOOL. July 2. 1t turns out on
examination that O'Brlen, of the ST.
Duustaus crew. selZsd with cholerie
symptoms in this city last night, was
suffering from simple collie, which is
Very prevalent.
Farewell TO 10. Johns.
ST. JOINS \. T. J. July 26-At 10 a.
IN. the Greeley relief squadron started
into the bay. The e igship Thetis led,
! followed by the Bear. Alert and all the
harbor steam tugs and steam launches
| with the flags of Great Britain and the
United States at half mast, ard crowded
wits Leading citizens. On all public
| buildings and mercantile premises flags
we're draped, and vessels in port dis
played the national flags in mourning.
Thousands Of spectators from the shore
waved adieus with fly banners or banker.
chiefs, while the salutations were grace
folly returned by the recedine squad
ron. Lieutenant Greeley and the other
survivors are enjoying tolerAble health
The Coming Irish Convention.
LONDON, July 26.-The English SEQ
tions of the National League axe urging
Parnell to have the coming Convention
| of the League held at Liverpool in.
stead of Dublin. They assert that il
the Convention is held at Dublin a
number of English branches will not be
represented.
The Irish members of the League
have received a warning from the Chief
Of Police. General Kinson has sent q
female spy to personate Miss Ford, a
sister of Ford of the Irish World. She
IL TO introduce herself to suspected
persons as Miss Ford, and is to pre-.
tend that she has just come from New
York. having been delegated to act as A
medium for conveying letters between
the Irish Invincibles and American
lodges. Her identity was discovered
By an Irish American who knew her il
America.
An Anti.Btsmarck society.
BERLIN, July GA new society ha.
been formed in this city for the pur
pose of protecting the interests of com
marco and industry. All the erea
bankers, merchants and manufacturer
of Germany have signed the program t,
be adopted by the society. None o.
Prince Bismarck's partisans are inciud
ed III the list. The signers of the societ,
will oppose all Bismarck's cOlonis
plans, and also ali bills interfering witt
the commerce of the country. Reac
tionary journals accuse the society o
being the tool of wire-pallers for use IL
the coming elections.
statue 10 Robert Burns.
LONDON, July 26.-Lord Roseberr,
unveiled a statue to Robert Burns oI
tue Thames embanKment. NJ N,
Scotchmen were present.
Precautions.
VICTORIA, July 2c.-An order pub
tished today directs the Health Office
to treat as coming from infected port
vessels arriving from Toulon, Mar
settles and London.