Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-28
EASTERN NEWS.
s..day Closing Movement.

n1D0Ny ttDNthk ~
ovrrxx,rr. Oct. Z7.-The Law snc
-, Ieaous Of this city has begun AZ
u. a. compel theaters 10 cease Civ
,e,,orrances on Sunday. Thes
Bs not;ces 70 this effect to the mana
s1 is.t uees. but all the thestsfs were
an susday. Yesterday they caused
.yrsst of the four companies that
W. rayfoYnances on Sunday. and to-
,beae pleaded guilty. The justice
s;,bs neace, at the request of the pres
-, II tbs league. assessed the lowest
o.Itv five dollars and costs, IN each
- Some Of the managers say they
ii - ella 4 30 clOes on sunday, II the
-. "a uniformly enforced.
Let Him Have It.
u.syxc7os. Oct. r. Hole in the
~ g,sat grandson Of the fsmo rs
~, -. chief OF that name, is in the
O.v .itb Minnesota influence TO secure
90 the President an appointment TO
Us Point when q vacancy occurs. tie
!. so1nc. tall, straight and very prepos-
s.s.;ng In personal appearance, with
=. Ii,.ie 70 suggest Indian blood in his
- He dresses we'll, and be IL said
- ~ highly educated for his years. He
.sat the War Department today, and
as a very favorable Impression on
~ ofieisls be met.
Cabinet Meeting.
w,aursaros, Oct. 1.-THE Cabinet
....t,nO h jay was attended by all the
s-ssnbers. except the Postmaster Gen
81 Who ia out OF the city. The ses
go vas devoted principally to the COZ
Liberation OF questions arising under
~ est ,blishment of the boundary line
hssvseu the United States and Mexico,
- resaIted in the formulation OF a
-,y;ss OF instruction to officers engaged
!, tbis service on behalf of the Govern
nsut. The question WAS considered of
sllovino publication by the prec3 Of the
snnoal reports of bureau officers in ad-
sancs of their being submitted to Con
ores. and it was decided to leave the
matter entirely TO the discretion Of the
hsads of the different departments to
which bureaus are attached.
A New Railroad Device.
ytrxsHuaG. Oct. 2i.-The inclined
oiane 10 connect the Vieksbnrg Il Meri
dian and the Vieksburg, Shreveport d
paaihc Divisions of the Queen d Ores
seat Railway system, by transferring
oassenpers and freight across the Mis-
sissippi river without change of oars, IL
nov completed and ready for business.
The last named division connects with
The Texas Pacific system. The work
has been one of great difficulty, and its
somplesion il OF vast Importance TO
travel and traffic on that and connect
iup lines. The first train of four cars
and suRine Was transferred this after
noon. and everything was found to work
perfectly.
me President Taboos once seekers.
wisHrsGros, Oct. 27.-The folio wing
vw today promulgated by the Presi
asui for the information Of the public:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. WASHINGTON,
October 9th, 1885.
For nearly eight months large share
Of the time of the President has been
devoted 10 the hearing of applicants for
Office and the determination of appoint
nents. Much OF the time thus spent
has undoubtedly subserved good. Some
Of IL has been sacrificed 10 indulgence of
the people in their natural insistsace
upon useless interviews, and some Of it
hiss been unjustifisbly wasted. Public
welfare And due regard for the claims
Of those whose interests in the Govern
msut are entirely DISCONNECTED with
Office holding. imperatively demand
that in future the time Of the President
be differently occupied, and he conf
IDENTIFY expects all good oitiz rs will
acquissce IN the propriety and reason
ableness of the following plan adopted
10 that end. After the lst day of No
yember the President will decline to
grant interviews to those seeking public
positions or their advocates ON Men
days, Wednesdays aud Fridays. During
hat month, from 10 TO II in the morn
ne, he will receive such other persons
Is call on strictly public business, aud
N the same days at l:3) is the
Ifterhoen be will meet those who merely
iesire to pay their respects. On all
,ther days and times during that month
lie will receive only Cabinet officers and
leads Of departments.
Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.--The Postmas-
or General today appointed the follow
ng fourth class postmasters;
Arizona Florence, John Mlller; M
reosa, Lorenzo Brown; Buneo. +. Do
ansy; Allen. Che ]. III. Beckwith.
Montana-Sand Coulee. james A.
Walker.
Idsho-Riverside, Nathan Hultz.
Washington Territory - kpkomish.
Fannie ID. McReavy; Stella, Dapisl Il.
Wrest; Phinnev. L. q. Human; LISA
ady, Chas. j. Noyes,
Banning, Harry II. Yer
fingtop; Tres Pinas. Thoo. Ryan.
Dry Good Exports.
NEw York, Dot. 27.-Dry goods ex
sorts Of domestic cottons for the week
have been lSs packages. and for the
expired portion OF tho year Ill ,6tb
packages, against 1922 for the same
time last year.
Frem the Indian Country.
WAsuISaroS, Dot. E.-Colonel Brad
10y, Of the Thirteenth Infantry. has
sent the following communication to
he War Department t>uching the ope
rations OF troops in pursuing hostile
Apachee, under date Of Santa Fe. Ooto-
Der 9Th
General Crook reports by telegraph
that the hostile Apaohes who have been
In the Dragon and Chiraoahua mouu-
tains since the last of September were
driven 10 Mexico on the 9Th instan, by
two troops OF the Tenth Cavalry and a
party of covboys. | have ordered i've
troops Of the Sixth Cavalry, under Col.
Morrow, 10 occupy line from Cham
bfey, on the Southern Pacific Railway,
70 Miners Cienega, and to patrol this
line daily. FROM the Rio Grsnde to the
Arizona line these posts, with daily pa
trolls. will watch the country better
than former posts on the Mexican line,
in my opinion, and enable Us 10 get
earlier information of any movements
Of hostiles north through this Terri
tory. The report Of hostiles near Da-
81 mountains about ten days ago was
incorrect. A party of Navajoes hunt
ing IN that country were mistaken for
Apaches. Major Sumner, of the Eighth
Cavalry, reports that he found no fresh
trails in the Moeollon mountains.
Lieutenant Ecileian WAS IN party OF
Rosters, disguised, between Bear Greek
and the Sap,llo. he followed them
some distance, but they escaped in the
msustains. This party has probably
committed deptedstions that have been
charged TO the Indians. Major sumner
vii endsavor 10 capture or break no
thts party. Az far a. known there are
none Of the hostile Apsches In New
Mexico, though as they have been
driven out OF Arix iona. IL is very prob
able that they will return to this Terri