Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-06
EASTERN NEWS.
Z FFlEik,ia T0TzE pos7-lxrEILIsrscss.
A Hst Fire.

y 4.
A ast Fire.
ARw FokK. Feb 5.-The fire IN woos.
ssf ssrses Vas still bsrninQ at noon 20
oay. tea oy tie cod liver oil and xhiskey
thAt had Hooded the deep cellars, and
osploos streams Of water we're poured
on tne Burning mass of ruins. Sixty
families Sefe driven from h0nes op-
po'site the Burning baildings-
Cleveland az New Tork CITY.
AEs foEK. Feb. 5.-Fhe -lobbies of
toe victoria Hotel, where President
elect Cleveland Is stopping. are sIive
Win visitors today. Among the callers
on Cleveland sere wu. II. Baruaus.
HUBERT o. Thomson, Senators George.
OF Mississippi. Vance. of North Caro-
una, Jones. OF Louisiana, and German.
OF New York, Gen. Franklin, of Con
nectIcat, Gen. Fry. Col. Goode. OF VIZ
gina, Gen. Stephenson. of Illinois, NAV
OF Grace, Roswell p. Flover and wm.
G. White.
4 statement made this morning that
the National Democratic COMMITTEES, as
sncn, would wait on President elect CIeve-
land, Is said to be without foundation.
Ine detective force at the hotel has
been increased. Cleveland will return
TO Albany on Saturday afternoon
Jsaaary.s Fire Loss
The Daily CsBgRssrciai Bulletin Of Peb-
ruary 9Th gives list of the fires of Jan
uary in the United States and Canada,
where the reported loss is $4,000 and
upward. OF snch hres there were 223
The Bulletin estimates the aggregate
IRE loss more than s, 200 900, or 81, 90
900 more than the average loss in Janu-
airy for the previous nine years
Rather ny sierious.
RICHMOND. Feb. 5.-The mysterious
arrival Of the coFuse Of q young and
beautiful woman at Swesthall, a little
railroad station in King William Coun-
ty, created quite sensation. The body
was shipped to Sweethall several days
ago. No one calling for it, the railroad
company Was compelled to bury il upon
theii own premises. An anonymous
letter was found in the case enclosing
the GOTTA, in which the writer safd
Mary has been sick a long time, and
now she is dead. and il was her last re-
quest that she should be buried in King
William, her native county" The body
was shipped from Baltimore, bat fur
ther than that nothing is known in re-
gard to it. II Is generally believed a
sad history is connected With the mys-
terious affair.
A Lively Meeting.
NEW YoKK, Feb.5.-At meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce today, the cues
ton of inland transportation was refer
red TO by Cornelius N. Bliss, Who moved
a re consideration Of the motion adopt
ed ut the previous meeting which re-
change 10 the method Of
of collecting customs in the interior.
He thought in passing the resolution
the Chamber had stultified itself. Jack
son 5. Shuttle in speaking on the sub
iect said be thought il probable that
they would hear something about their
own custom house in a week or two.
while our committee was in session.
said Mr.. Shuttle, IL asked for an ex
PLANTATION Of the manner il which goods
were brought into this country, and a
little fellow said, i will explain. take
a sample under my arm and go to differ |
snt merchants and ask them for a price. |
When ! get one to suit cable Lyons, |
and the goods are sent o.
Mr.. Bliss-How il it these foreign |
agents go home after five years in this |
country and buy castle on the Rhine /? |
SchHltze replied that it was done by |
the sweating process.
Mr.. Waters attempted to read from a |
when Bliss snatched il from /
his hand saying he objected to it being |
read. Bliss motion to reconsider was |
despite the protestatisn of |
who claimed that it was not |
right or courteous for the fifteen mem
bers now present TO undo she act of $50 |
or 200 members at the last meeting.
The text of the motion reconsidering is |
as follows
Resoleed, That in the opinion of the |
Chamber the system of inland trans
portatiJn within the United States is |
unjust TO seaboard merchants and detri- |
mental TO the internal revenue, and |
should be abolished.
The Republican Caucus Neminaies
Logan.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 5.-The Repub- |
licau Senatorial caucus tonight, BY a |
rising vote and by reclamation, nom |
mated Gen. Logan for United States |
Senator. Three cheers we're given for |
the nominee. and committee was sent |
to notify him Of the action of the can.
Gus. While the committee was out the |
caucus sang Marching Through |
Georgia. aud were singing it when |
Logan was escorted to the door,
The music was KEEP, mp until he reach |
ed the ehairman's desk and was intro |
dused. He spoke with much feeling |
and expressed his profound gratitude |
for the honor done him by the caucus, |
and of his Indebtedness TO the people of |
Illinois for honors received at their |
hands. He alluded to the fact thst |
the Legislature waH evenly d. |
vided, but said that il all the |
stood by him he |
would be elected or wouid prevent the |
election of q Democrat. When he |
was in the army and opposed by an |
eqnAl number Of men. the enemy never |
got the better Of him. He would |
not have any office unless il /
came 81 him honestly and honora-
bly,, and he intended 20 so conduct |
the fight rs TO meet the appreciation of |
all honorable men. Logan was fire. |
quently applanded, and at the conclu- |
sion of his speech was oheered again |
and again. After some more speeches |
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