Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-10

formed az once into a bedlan ~ in.
tense excitement and confusion A ths
cnsirmsn announced the opening.
o~ ine opening prices ranged betueen
- AMI a5x. both at the SINE tine
Inc stock vss selling a, 81 tie differ.
eot quefstions between thoss figures
Inc official opsning quotations. bov
ever, we're IS, a decline of 8 per cent
rem last evening. There Vas a sale sf
90 shares at S4S<. A bold front was
presented By those present With unliun-
itsd orders 10 sustain the market. This
soon quieted the excitement. and attA,
tue nrst half hour, although for a time
business continued sotive, Tiers vas No
excitement.
In other portions Of the Exchange
room large transactions were made in
various stocks. and the excitement did
not at all compare with shat above men
toned The prices at the opening of
other than Lake Shore showed a de-
cine OF IN per cent. for New York
Central. 21s for New Jersey Csutral,asd
l-4dlM per cent. for the res. OF the
active list, except Louisville and Nash
vile, which shsved a loss of only u
per cent. During the first half honr
tue market Vas very feverish. Move
meets were erratic, with a tendency
downvard in some cases, while other
stocks we're advancing, bat at the end
OF that time 4 more settled tone Was e.
fablissed, and by IL o'clock the market
was not different from many others
that have preceded it during the past
ten days Prices by II o'clock were gen.
orally shade above the opening, and
business drifted rapidly into a very de-
cided dizziness At the same time there
was very firm under tone, with a
slight tendeney upward.
Prices IN the evening compared With
the tlnsl figures yesterday show a loss
OF 4 for Lake Shore, for New Jersey
Central. II for Reading. l for Texas
Paciti, aud to Il for the rest OF the
active list Northwestern is down 4
The general feeling is one OF increasing
confidence, although for the momest
faith in the future il based largely on
the belief that some leading operators
will furnish the support Necessary to
prevent a further decline, as they did
today.
Gazing OF a sewer.
AKRON (Ohio) Dec. Slate this after
noon sewer which was being con-
s'ructed caved in, burying seven labor
ers, four of whom were crushed to
death. The three others we're injured
so badly that they will probably die.
The Senatorial Committees.
wAsHIsoTos. Dec. 9.-The caucus
committee of the Republican Senators
having in charge the arrangement of
the membership of committees, held a
meeting this afternoon. II is under
stood that a decision was reached TO
tender Senator Sc veil the chairmaBship
of the Joint Library Committee vacated
by Senator Sherman. and TO General
Logan his old plaos as Chairman of the
COMMITTEES on Military Affairs. nov
held by General Sewell.
Annual Report OF the Attorney
General.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Attorney
General, In his report, says that the
aggregate amount of fines, ferfeitures
and penalties imposed during the year
in criminal prosecutions Was $4Sl 856,
and the amount Of these tinss, for
FIXTURES and penalties collected during
the yer was SOL ,l24, while $6l87 was
realized on fines, forfeitures and penal.
ties imposed in former years. The
| aggregate amount of court expenses
paid during the year was 1854. 1873.
Attorney General suggests the advisa-
bihty Of building iails at each place in
the country where United States
Courts are held. The necessity
of building Government peni
Tertiary, where all prisoners
convicted of United States offensss
could be confined is strongly urged.
| Such oonviets. he said, could be en-
ployed to manufacture supplies exclu-
/ sively for the government. which work
would assist in making the institution
self sustaining. He also suggested the
propriety of erecting ON the grounds
adjo,nine the Department of Justice a
building for the accommodation of the
Supreme Court and other proper courts
and commissions of the United States.
The Attorney General makes num-
Der of other recommendations, among
them that the fees OF the Marshals in
| Montana, Idaho and Wyoming be
| doubled that the salaries OF Marshais
he revised that the compensation of
the United States Attorneys for New
Mexics and Ariz ma be Increased that
the compensation OF the nlerks of
United States Courts in California be
reduced that ATTORNEYS and MarshaIs
be required TO make returns by fiscal
instead of calendar years that the ac-
counts of the chief Supervisors Of cleo
tions be taxed in open court under the
inspection of the District Attorney
that the penalty for the Punishment of
persons resisting officers be made more
severe; that increased provisions be
made for the protection Of United States
| witnesses and that suitable Uaited
States jail be built at Fort Smith, Ark.
| The report closes with brief state
ment of the Union Pacific Railway liti.
| CATION and says that motion will be
died by the Unitsd States Government
In the Supreme Court In q few days 30
advance appeals on the docket. and
have q speedy determination Of them.
The Attorney General odds that the
motion will doubtless be granted, and
that the matter will be disposed Of at
an early day.
Railroad Project.
FL PAso, Dec. Representative OF
a syndicate, of which ex-Secretsry Wiu-
dom u member, have arrived here.
| They state that money has been pro-
vided for she construction of $50 miles
of the Ell Paso, Sc. Louis & Chicago
Railway. The road will open q vas,
section OF the Southwest.
The Federation OF Labor unions.
wAsHrSrros. Dec. 9.-The Federation
Of Labor Unions of the United States
I'd Canada AZ It's session today consid-
cred resolution giving the Legislative
commission of the Federation authority
to manage all strikes and lockouts IN
90 operation With local organizations
| TO levy assessments on the different or
eauizatiens not to exceed 2 cents week
per member; and limiting the benefit
10 be paid TO members on strikes to 81
a week. Il was finally decided 20 ex
tend the time for voting on shis meas
ure until March lst next, IN order 10
allow all the organisations an opportu-
nifty to express their sentiments In re-
gard to 10.
The resolution providing that the
eight hour resolution go into ehsst on
NAY LIST next was brought up, but il