Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-29

taiiy 86uWo. There wss vsrs lizhs n
s2raisos and shnrs are many suaerers
The seSek MnrAes.
NHw Yokz. Mag zs.-stoeks tod.x in
kns last boar were practically A rsuesa-
tica Of yesterday. Oponine 90.
showed no material ehanree from eio.s-
ing prices last evening. and quotations
for the next foar hours were Iirpited ~
tmaii fractions Of ! per cent, wifsost any
nsAstRiAl Increase IN the aRouut a
business done. In tue lass houy. ho~.
ever, there Vas "a increase OF acsivisx
accompanied By slight yielding IN QUO
famous OF the general liss. and a d.
caoed break IN LackaSauaa, and she
nafKse nnally closed weak, eensyaliy a
kAe lo~ess priees reached. LAekavanna
snos's loss Of ~ per cent. bat osheE
declines are only from 20 X per cent.
Ne statement Wa circulated on The
ssrses snis afternoon that the plan 20
ell tsonos IN the Treasury Of the Uuiou
ranine company 10 pay Of the aoatinR
aeot hss sesn abandoned, and thai q
settsr from President Adams, nov 10
Jar, says, The c0mpany viii pay a
oIvidsnd when IL can. bat IL will not be
In Ju!y. IL - uadsEstood that the
policy viii De first 20 settle the floating
decss thsn resume dividsnds, which
friends of the company say viii not be
Later than tbs cad OF the current fiscal
year.
sanitary ApprepFfaffoa.
SrRIEGTrKLD, lila. May 2S.-The Ssu-
ate today parsed . pleaFo- pneamonia
bill, giving 1000 towards the sappres.
SION of the oonta9iou.
a Sew rsssmasseF 9eaaeSted 20 Re-
Sign.
WAsais0Tox, May 2s.-Possussssr
Geaerai V has today requested the resS0
nation Of j. L. Meade, Who was recsntly
appointed postmaster at HaxeIhurst,
mississippi. 1he explanation Of the
action of the Postmaster GensxaI 4
that since she appointment Of Mr..
Mes1e, it has come TO the knowledee Of
the Department that be presided over a
meeting which Was held in Hazslhars,
iust after the November elections in
l663, and subsequently TO the kill
ing OF Matthews, the Rspub-
loan postmaster, by q man tanned
wheeler, on election day. Ths
meeting took sides By resolution with
Wheeler, and served notice on the
friends Of Matthews that they intended
10 stand By Whseler In CASE they soaehl
revenge for the killing Of Matthews. II
he Understood thst this h In conforrnity
with the discrimination Of the admins
trasiou. not TO allow itself 70 become
involved in any of the political euarrels
which have occurred in the Seuih.
BarztinG sf . WafePspeus.
NxA
the State Journal from IndianoIa gives
the foliowins particulars Of the burst
Ing Of q waterspout:
On Tuesday evening q party of IL Bo-
heaaiAns, ea roaftS 10 Dunds Greek,
camped at Riehman canyon, half . mile
from the Republican river, and nine
miles east OF this plaee. At dark a
heavy rain set In, and about 10 O'Clock a
waterproof burst short distance above.
flooding the heretofore dry canyon 90 a
depth of 10 fest. This came down the
canyon IN va ses, each rising q foot or
two above its predecessor. The party
we're saleep In their wagons. The one
nearest the bed of the stream Was occu-
pied By John Meeoek, his wife and son;
bis wife and four children, and two
Haveiic, wife and three children. when
hrsf 70 arouse. He jumped up, grasped
tue wagon out Of the water. Fresh
from his grasp and carrying the wagon
out on the reRing food.
Osmer.had already iamped from his
children ashore, but before he could re-
turn % the wagon it Waa carried down
into the ssethiug canyon. Tks first
thAt Mack knew of the situation, be
sas sailing down stream. SeeinR tree
cling 10 him, saying that be
He succeeded but the sudden
stop shook of his wife and son +,
aud they sent down in the food.
Mack climbed into the tree, from
which he was rescued In the morning.
Hayalio and Osmer finally found the
residence Of Simon Jennings, half q
Hile of, and made known what had
hapfened- Word was sent 20 Indiansla
and By noon 100 people we're searching
for The bodies. Up 70 tonight but two
OF the eleven bodies missing had been
| found.
the ecneral Assembly.
SaxcrxNATT, May 23.-Rsv. 8. B. Bell
oaered the foliowiag. which was re-
fsrrred TO the committee ON shareh
| polity
Rssoipsd, That the CRY for more men
20 snploy dees not agree With the cry
from our men TO find employment.
Resolved, That oar present system 10
failure 10 that direction, and that We
musa adopt another thai will not be.
Resolutions Of sympathy with the free
church Of France we're adopted, and
also one appointing Rev. George r.
Moore TO represent this assembly at the
nex. meeting Of the synod OF thst
chureh IN 81 Ferry, La GFande, on Sep
temller sd next.
TIE repors Of the esmmittee on the
board Of church erection shows the
total anoaas received during the year
from all sources 90 have been $i20,696.
Three hnndred and ninety eight appli-
eati0ne for AID have bssn made, amount
iug % fx4G0. Twa handred and for
~ OF thess have been entertained. TIE
board was authorized 60 release the
mortgages held on churches in the
south, In order thas they may nnite
with onss In the sanae city connected
with the southern Presbyterian Assem-
bly, and sell their property. the proceeds
70 apply 10 che enlargement Of the
eARruh with which they unite.
The eemmittee on Judicial relations
reported an overture, Witch waa adopt
ed by vote of l35 10 81. This gives
the assembly aud cash synod the right
10 appaint commissioners. whose dssss
ions shail be final. except In matters Of
lav CO doctrine, which must Be referred
10 the General Assembly.
Hnssr-ssase Csmmerce RsGnlssssa.
PHEIApzLPEra. Nay S.-Oom nissioa-
ere shelby II. Oalsom, ot fllInoir, Ar.
thur r. 9cTsran, Of Maryland, and
Warner Miller, Of Naw York, the
Cnitssd States Senate OommtsEee on In
tsf-Hsase Comnaerce. aassmbled this
unernin9. Mr.. MINK. representative of
the Clyde Steamship Company, read q
long ssstemsns 20 the Committee in
which he said 10 vas no more possible
to Or rates for transportation taan the
pfices Of the mAaafsesarer. he said
"a rraa unnnufeofxtfR fanusaxa3 n fR-