Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-20
EASTERN NEWS.
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~siasstial Pssawasters-

pr~sidsntial Pesf9astera
w.surxgroy. Ocs I9.-The President
.rnotnted the following named
asr;tal Pos,uassters Charles W.
-. Poyllana, Oregon, vice George A
80 commission expired; John L.
-, psrk CITY. Utah, vice A. b. En-
.,,u i.sion expired; George BECK.
r.rs California, Office become
L'.,aentisl: W. r. Scott, Modesto, Cal
<a,ni.- vice J. W. Perry, resigned
Attacked By Pirates.
u,.xasa. Oct. t9-The British
s.ao,sr Grey hound, trsding tocAiay 10
Ninsse waters. has arrived here soc
- second officer reports that daring
.ttefrp. sas made by Chinsse pirate.
a. espturs the vessel The Captain OF
~ Gfeyaoand WAS inveleied on board
she oirsis ship and after being plaHdef-
a vas killed. The pirates then AZ
tsmp.ed 10 seize the oreYnoono ano
s-.rsrs., aght snsusd, IN which the
otkef oitiesrs and the engineers OF Ine
ss,tsr vessel we're badly wounded Ihs
Grsyhoand pat on steam aud escaped
70 this porf-
l.weriax the Bicycle Record
a,xrsayfttp, Mass, Oct. l9.-W. A
Pose. Of Lynns, lowered the worlds
...,tx.nile bioyole record at HzmdeD
p.,L his Afternoon. His time Vas s.
,.inn.e. 20 seconds. Tue best previous
.,,,s vss n minutes IS seconds. made
s,M. !. Weber hers last September.
sey,ta,s Reiitee.e Attttsae.
ytxxxA. Uct. - The stu alton IN the
Rsss has again assumed serious aspect
k.Gitaaaa attffnda nj ASF-
Ma. Prince Alex Ander, after endesvof-
,ne 10 o.tch up an agreement With kinR
Mia. autographed the latter that be
i...ndsd s-nding Minister 6rekof 10
,hs seyvisu cour. on q special mission.
Eino MtIan declined. howsvsr, 20 re
sssys the mission. IL 10 evident from
Elns Milan's answer ths. Ssrvfa IL de-
ts,niaed 70 hxht for territorial ae2rau
dizemsnt.
The stsek Markes
Nxw Yoax, Oct. l9.-Governments
AMI. Railway bonds extremely active,
and fsu Of the more eircnlative issues
syuuafhized TO some extent with the
scurss of the stock market. Erie eco
oud copsols closed With a loss of Il per
espt, With saies OF 81 OH 900. 1rsnsac
lions In Atlantis d Pacific amounted 10
SiHs.c coo, closing with a gain OF y
Western DIVIDEND nrsts closed at Net
ADVANCE Of 81. The stock activity thls
nssning eqaaIied anything ever before
sen on the hsor of the Exchange.
With the activity came also q decided
sdyanos In prices, which amounted al
oue time TO q virtual boom in nearly
every stock on the list. The market at |
tbs opening was somewhat irregular.
and inclined 10 DO feverish. From the |
end Of the frss hour to IL O'Clock there |
COS q decided upward movement, re-
snisin9 tn gain over saturday even
ina's closing quotations Of to over |
Ger cent. Oregon Navigation led with !
an advance Of 81 per cent. and Pacific |
Mali 81. The coal stocks and the Van |
desbilts, especially Michigan Central.
Onion Pacific and Northeastern all rose |
aver q per cent. Ali the Gould stocks
ss strong, advances ranging ! to ~
psr cent. The market was heavy, bat |
without material decline, until the list |
hour, when there vas q decided break,
ranging from to ~, accompanied |
Nth great excitement aud enormous |
Transactions. while prices we're irregu |
hf and feverish, In which condition the |
market closed. Jay Gould returned 20 |
Ne city today. He denies the truth of
minors OF the projected consolidation |
q compromise With the b .itimore and |
Ohio Telegraph Company.
rranseentinestaI Trame
BosfeH. Oct i9.--Reeardins the story
from New York that the Transeonti- |
nsasai Association had sent notice 10 |
ths Psolfio Mail Company that at the |
expiration OF thirty days Its monthly |
subsidy payments will be stopped Pres
dent Adams, Of ths Enisn Pacific. to |
day said be had no information. but |
b intended TO make inquiries regard
Inn 10. He presumed, however, 10 was |
true. The policy OF the Southern Ps. |
eide on trsnscontinsntal business had |
been. he thought. very arbitrary, and be |
vas disposed to ooademn In the strong.
ut manner possible their recent action |
10 refusing 10 honor the draft SAINT |
then. The Union Pacific vas not at all
solicitous about the transcont mental
traffic, and could do without an agree
nsnt much better than the Southern |
Pacific could. The course OF the South |
srn Pacific. which indicated a desire 90 |
have things all its Own way. Justified |
every limo In Withdrawing from the |
Association. Conserving his visit to /
Warrington. Adams said he had talked
The whole Pacific Mail subject over With /
~ United states Railway ooumissiou-
% and Assistant Secretary Jenks- Both /
Gentlemen understood the question
thoroughly, and the latter denied en-
phaticaliy that be intended TO porsue
the coarse attributed TO him by some
nsvspapers.
lnsrsaers frsa the Dsatstea-
WAsuzoroN. Oct. le.-The agent NJ
The Fort beiksap Indian reservation In
Northern Montana has informed the
interior Department that q number Of
ORE Isdisus, refugees from the British
Possessions, have crossed the line into
Ne sssssvation. having In their posses
ssoa silvsrwAre and articles Of ladies'
snCasel sapposed 10 have been captured
4arine the Big Bear outbreak. The
aeest requested that theee intruders be |
eesofted across the line and be forbid
De 10 enter the United States. The
nstisf vas referred 70 the Secretary OF |
Hste who has replied that thess In.
diAns cannot Be- arrested excsps upon |
sxtradiison By the Bfitisb authorities.
and that this government should not |
eonntsrance any kidnapping Of In |
dana The Interior Department IL a . |
Lon 70 know how the dangerous refu. |
eees can Be removed under the oircum. |
dances.
Ferdinand Ward 10 Csart.
NEW YoAx. 0et- l9.-Ferdinaud Ward |
80 ososeht into the Court Of Oyer and |
iantaer for trtN this mefninr. Hs |
~ scs0mpanied bv hts attorneys, Gen |
e11l TfnOy and w Roarks Coehran