Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-18
EASTERN NEWS.
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o.,u,ss. Dec. l6.-The 8eplioA-
M - Mlssoori Pacif, Railroad
nou o. W :, which Judge Pardee in the
Csnpsi ,.,ss Court yesterday appoint
Vnta R,ovn OF Tennessee AID sx
ID s1sU.i5on Of New Mexico receivers
Gov. Ta,ss A P4cifis Railroad Com
d tne hsaYd =. great length After
psnt' ,-sa,;on 81 the case Judge Pardee
eSos.5 the receivers msntiSnsd, Rad
sp2olh 80 ,elegraphsd 20 the ethciAis
oias ,oad Notifying them OF the so-
doc Of the Court.
g yoax. Dc. ia dispatch from
Hn.is.ns avs that John @. Brown.
tss Is,,is. has been appoiated re
,bs Texas Pacific Railroad by
~, p.rdee. of that city. The Judge
seas The right 70 appoint 90
fe The appointment u In the
fsee, a, the b1pdholders to pot the
IA on paying BASIS
1880. Methods IN the Treasury
Department.
w..,xorox. Dec. l6.-The special
....snyy Commission, appointed With
80 n, inauRursting improvements
- hrsiuass methods Of the Treasury
ns,,msnt. and generally curtailinR
nsss by rsdasing the clerical force,
n,m;,tei a report on the supervis
s,hi,sc,'s Office. The commission
Ds the prsseut system Of conducting
~ s.,sioss. of that Office unsatisfac-
~. nj snygs-t several radical changes
q Inc vsy OF improvement.
R..ssu 10 Death with Ciubs-
r.,uvuLx. Tenn, Dec. Is Near Pc
,,n. putnam county, reosntly, Thomas
p.pinson (colored) outraged Mrs. Jos
R,ogn. after WHOM be stoned her to
S.s,h. Robinson was arrested, tried
80 convicted, aud while en- route TO JAIL
scd.s vas taken from his guard by q
10, and beaten to death with clubs.
m Wa. n Horrible MaFder
pxrsorr, Dec. l7-Yesserday's fire in
ths suborpa of this city In which the
s.di.s of Frank Kuoch, wife aud two
eniIdfsu we're burned, IL now known TO
have been an appalling murder. This
erims vas suspected yesterday, bot the
sndine of a revolver with all the cart
r,does discharged was all the evidence
tber secured. To-day at noon a post
mort,m examination Of the bodies vas
made and resulted in proof positively
substaptiatinR that theory. Ballet holes
And "a calibsr sullsts we're found IN the
skulls OF both Frank kuocn and his
wife. No suspicion attaches to any one
% ret. The funeral Is being held this
afternoon, the four bodies being placed
In Q single coffin.
Fire at jacksonville.
JlcKsosyILLs Fla. }, Dec. l6-l am
In ao,te of the efforts Of the hreman a
are whioh broke out last night in Hub
bafd's warehouse on tue dook spread to
the Aosi block, ia WHOM we're located
tbs Hsraid newspaper and otnsr ON ,es.
Tas buildings IN the rear on the wharf
with their cJntsnts are destroyed. Hob
bsrd's loss is estim ated, on building and
stock. st $l31,010; Insurance., t9o.0OO.
B,ns idiot l. %, GA she warehouse, loss
$1,000 Foe Abel blo,k IL badly Rutted
loss Sl5 900; partly insured. hazsn's
los IL 5000. kasntz Bros. lose fl6.-
600; in,arsnps $4,000. TIE Herald
newspaper loses go 900; partly insured.
i:3) o In-At tnIs hour it looks a. II
other large houses would bs burned out.
The tire 10 tbs most disastrous that
Jacksonville ever knew.
LATEsr.-rhs fire on Bay street vas
stopped at Kohn, Furchgott q Bene-
dect's store, on the extreme Western
limit, including MoConniher 8 hard ware
store. About 2 y. IN. a portion OF the
vail OF tue Abel block fell. crushing
four colored ficenen. QUE OF whom, wm.
Bradley, was instantly killed. The other
three we're badly but not fatally injured.
Daring the day q man working among
the debris was suf coated by smoke and
carried to the hospital in helpless CON
ditiou. The loss il estimated at $3.50.
600 and insurance ut &3JO.OO.
The stock Market.
NKw YoRK, Dec. Trading oontin-
uss 20 be largely confined to few ID
sues, namely, Kansas 4 Texas. Lake
Shore, IS. Paul, Northern Paoific pre-
ferred and Laoka~ anna. The morning
business was extremely active. but
thereafter 10 was more qaiet, aud the
market became rather heavy. with
losses in humble Of instances at the
close. Kansas 4 Texas shows q net sd
vance of y. The Vanderbilts were
heavy all aay, and each lost one Per
cent. The strength In Northern Pacifi 9
securities yesterday and today vas the
result of q report that the company had
disposed of $1,000 acres Of land 10 a
syndicate which will pay for the proper
~ in preferred stock, and rumors that
another syndicate WAS negotiating for
several million aorss. The decline oil
the market this afternoon 10 apparently
doe to large realizing sales by the same
parties, VINO we're conspicuous In estso-
iishins an advance duriaa ussday and
Wednesday.
The Presidential Succession.
WASHINGTON, Dee. l7.-Randali has
prepared oil tor introduction IN the
Hsase, providing that Presidential
Electors snail hold office four years, aao
cleo, within one month a successor ~
President and Vice President whenever
vacancies exist. An tleoiion Of Presi
dent vauld be necessary only Ia case &
vacancy should occur simultaneously
vith a vacancy IN the office of Niss
President. Tue Secretary of State and
other Cabinet ofh sers, In regular order
have the right of succession daring Al
interre9nua.
Coast survey.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.-Estimates oi
sne STRAIGHTFORWARD VI tuo SOfot onN
0eodetio surveys for the next hsca
year amount to $56s.000. Included In
The estimate 10 the sum Of $3U.oOo for 9
resarvey of San Francisco Bay aud ex
Animation OF san Francisco bar anc
entrance 10 the hsrbor. and Of the
mouths Of Sacramento and San Joaquin
nvsss-s work witch. IN the opinion oil
the Superintendent, has been Rendered
highly desirable by marked changes 10
teceat years due to deposits from by
draniio mining.
whiskey.
CHICAGO, Dse. E.--At q meeting oi
The Western Export Association wis
key Pool. held here to-day, 20 consideI
tbs Question of surplus stock, it vas
decided 10 rsduce che price OF raw
goods from SIN TO ti.l0 per gallon
acd TO limit all distiiIsries at prcsen
runaina to ssh per cent. Of their ospsoi
". IL Vas also deoidsd TO export at q
loss, and 10 eqaslixs exports accordi nc
" domestic demand.
Fearful Crime.
NV ORLxASs, Dec. IA special %
We Picaysss says: THIS afternoon al
Laurel, Hiss, q colored woman named
Uesis Psrrymsn vas murdered, together
vish her two children, q boy and . girl
Nod and IL years. It wss developed
~. 4 = IA H. IL n