Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-30
Eastern NEWS.
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~naf Became OF MIN.
x-vxrs lind. }, Dec. g.-John B. Z
. prosperous young farmer Of 4
.cauty. disappeared mysterious I
hes Ave years ags, and no trace Of I
Fs,.ahsuss Vas ever found. The
- completely forRottea until I
-. vheu the superintendent Of the
x Cesnty Poorhouse vas sent fer
-. of the inmates. Mrs. Archer,
,o,nsd him that Burch vas .
go by her husband, his brothers !
800 and Martin, and John Lynch ,
Gsorrs Colt She said that the I.
- vsre desperate lot engaged in !
...aIina and other lawiess acts;
49,, had Frequently endeavored TO y.
-. Raroh 10 Join them. bat of no
- .nd they finally determined 10
- "A him a. a dangerous man.
-, bef husband, John b. Archer,
u.sssd Borch down 10 the banks Of
,;vsr. murdered him aud threw =
when the people dragged the =
N ,.bsr got seared and took cut
n ~ pot il in the boiler of an old a
S..his savmill, boiled 1t for two days A
,,ob,s. and then took out tbs
- snd plsoed them in q grave be- 4
- ~ ooffin. Here the rem aina Of 6
- vsrs allowed to rest bat few Z
-. shsn they were again taken mp '
~ pIseed somewhere else, Mrs Y
1870 not knowing where.
Tss Confession, a. made before the
s.sssstinG Attorney, implicated all
- sboys named men, and warrants .
-, made out for their arrest. Sheriff !
s.assst arrived Yesterday, aud, with
100. proceeded 10 farm i've miles 4
- OF uhere Archer was working.
80, vas making sails. Podeett :
800 him the warrant, when Archer !,
s.sI.,ed that he would not go, went 10
- soase and got q gun and ordered
~ officers of the premises. A man
a seyeraI women we're at the house q
- Archer With guns and frightened
~ o6,ssys away. Sheriff Podgett has i,
=, AIKEN eleven men. and proposes TO
~, Archer and his companions, dead
!, alive, Mrs. Archer says that her
taahaod deserted her shortly after the
ssfdsr, and psvertv drove her TO the
paarhoase. The affair has created q I
nnmki0n.
Isss sf the orphan hey.
CuoAoo. Dec. 29.-The oonsiRHors Of :
a. missinq schooner Orphan Boy have
svsn 10 all hope Of her safety. IL 10 :
- opipion Of the Arm that she found. =
.,sd Ia the terrific gale on the night of
neseubsf 7th, or struck reef in at | =
ruutiuQ 10 make the southern passage
~ vent 10 pieces. There we're eight ,
nso on board, who doubtless vent down
sIth her. La
Boiler Explosion. q
MssrIk ALA Dec. 29.-Early this t
rporping the Calf City Oil MilPs boiler 2
srplodc1 With terrific force. tearing I
down the boiler house and part of the
pssd sheds aud burying four oolored 4,
hbosers In tine debris. Three Of them a
vsss taken out dead, tbs other is mics
ins. Tires other negroes we're scalded i
sad two others slightly hurt. stanton. .
The foreman Of the mill, WAS badly in
iarsd internally. n
Rarbareus Lynehisg. &
MssrIx, Dec. 9.-The details Of the 9
burning Of the negro murderer. Heed, I
BY q mob near Gainestovn yesterday {
are most horrible. Reed was charged
With the murder Of Miss Boyer, whose
bods ga found horrisly matilated ON
Sunday. He confessed the crime yes
terdsy afternoon. A crowd of 800 per !
sons took the prisoner out on road .
near the spot where the murder vas u.
committed and chained him to tres.
piled light wood about the miserable
criminal, and when II was breast high
applied torch. As the flames shot mp
gard the negro gave shrek Of agony.
Tbs crowd, seeing the smoke and flames 4
him, did not wish him 30 die Q
% easily. They therefore scattered the D
brands, and the man was seen writhine
In agony. Once more q pile Of light Q
ssed was constructed. and the flames
Ipfing up briskly, scorehine the negro O
lsrriblg before they became fatal. How Q
yvsf they were az ain subdued, and again Il
be doomed and wretched man was seen
,oavuised With terror and pain. The g
bird time the pile was lighted II vas
lllowsd to do It's work and the body Of ,
lssd vas completely reduced TO ashes. 9
mis- 10 the second Incident of the kind {
. the same place. II
Attempt 60 BLOW Up . Bridge
81 Pass Tex }, Dec. 29.-It became
unovn yesterday that y bold attempt
sss made on the I'D instant TO blow mp
he bridge Of the southern Pacific Rail
cad across the Rio 9rands river sew
raj miles above this city. Dynamite
pas placed on the track, and the bridge
,oiis we're looseued. A dozen or more |
nsu speaking English seized the bridge
snder about midnight, bound and
alindfoldea him and then marched him
b the cabin. The intention Of the men
vas 10 blow pa ssenger train No. % from
no bridge and then plumber the diving
passengers Gu the rocks below. The
rain, however. vas several hour late.
nd - daylight approached the robbers
rryiug 60 Escape.
SaLr LAKE,. Dec. 9.-Brig. Hampton
vAo Vas convicted OF conspiracy. was
y have been sentenced today. His at
tofnsy, at the hour fixed for sentence,
moved an arrest OF Judgment. The
heAqnG vas ses for 2 p. m, when the
motion vas reached. argued and over
ruled, and then physicians certificate
vAs presented showing that 1t would
endanesr the health Of the eoavict to be
Imprisoned. rhe testimony en- this will
b heard In the morning.
On Wall street.
HKw Yosx, Dec. - Governments
doll and steady. Yesterdays decline IN
stocks gas all recovered today, and
someshinR more. Al first prices showed
gain Of y ton per cent over last
evenings closing figures, and with only
small reactions the market Was strong
end slowly advancing throughout, the
average gain Tor thirty of the active
.s amounting TO over per cent.
Inc news circulated on the streets vas
~ OF favorable character. The report
@ earnings Of the four railroads all
NOV Rsins FOR the third week in De
esmoeF. The market closed frm at or
very near the last figures Of the day.
Accounts Allowed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-rhe First
comptroller OF the Treasury has ar
pfovei the accounts of the United
Sessse Fish Commissioner fos the las,
nssA year without alteration or modi-
neation. These accounts we're stopped
- see First Auditor for sxsmin
ston. and haze been allowed Only
sftsf the most careful scrutiny Of the
nsnner and authority by which Prof.
sAird expcnds the msney appropriated
fes We work OF which he has charge.
rte Erte Casal.
INV foRx. Dec. 9.-rhe question of
increase In the carrying capacity Of the
hfse Canal vas discussed az q meet
,ns OF canal boatmsn this afternoon.
ness,ations we're adopted declaring