Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-21

The Arkansas senaisrshIp.

Newton IL, Fishback Is, House 5,HorneF
:, Csittendsn .; necessary 10 a choice g.
when TO Vese.
CoLuMBCs, o., March 30.-The Leeis-
istcre has adopted joint resolution
providing for the Submission Of a con-
stit7tlonal amendment 10 change the
lame OF the State election from Oetober
10 Noseober.
Tive Rires al LeaasiiIe.
DExvER, March "a FIRE AZ Lead
vile late last night DESTROYED the butter
storshous4 of Jas Sullivan: loss about
5000; insurance $500.
Early this morning the Boston block,
owned by j. w. Faxon, vas burned.
The less il about $4,000; fully insured.
The eardInai'x Birthday.
NEW YORK, March 0.-Cardinsl Nc
Cioskey was rs years old today. MANY
callers offered their congratulations
naraing Of ~. Joseph Ae.dssny.
EMNETsBUss. Md, March aO.-St.
Joseph Academy, 0ne of the hnest Ro-
rsan Catholic structures in the country,
covering large area, vas burned today.
The loss is heavy.
GeneraI Grant.
NKw YosK. March 20.-General Grant
passed q good night and felt much bet
Ter. This morning be ate Q hearty
breakfast. General Grants daughter,
Mrs Sari0ris, arrived today from Liver-
POOL.
Another Dead.
SREIsGFIELD, Ills, March Ex-senator
bridges, Democrat, a member of the
state Senate, who suffered from a stroke
Of paralysis one month ago. and whose
condition ever since has been very cr1ti-
Gal. died ~ his home near Carrollton,
this morning. This happening, follow
ing the death Of Representative Logan
three weeks ago, leaves the Illinois Leg
islatnre once more tie on joint ballot.
The House and Senate both adjourned
this merning when the announcement
OF bis death was made.
The stsck Iiss
NEw YoKK. March 20.-United States
3s, i0l; ga, lllSt; Pacific Sc, l24,
American Express S5, Canada Pacifle
81, Canada Southern 3lh, Central
wanna l02s Denver 4 kio Grande 7ss,
Erie Is, Hannibal a Sc. Joe 80, Kansas
x Texas l7s<, Lake Shore 62ss, Louis
vile d Nsshville 3l&k. Michigan Central
81, Northern PaeIro l5Jk, Northern
Pasihe preferred ~, Northwestern
94as, New York Central SSss, Oregon
Railway and Navigation 67L<, Oregon
Transcontinental l31s. Oregon Improve
ment ., Pacific Mali 49Sk, Panama 81,
Koch Island il411, 80. Paul Tx, Texas
Pacific IL y, Union Pacific 42iS, United
States Express 50. Wells Fargo los.
Western Union h6A
sssney Market.
NEw YoEK, March 3O.-Money xas
quiet ct ldlls per cent, closing At l;
prime paper, +a5 exchange bills quiet
N &i.slA; demand, Sass.
On wall street.
NEw YoRK, March D.-Governmsnts
quiet and unchanged; railway bonds |
quiet, With limited business. The
feature Of today's stocks was heavy |
trading In Pacific Mail, accompanied |
by q further dselins in the stock OF AZ.
The complications growing out OF the |
nE.ht between the Pacific railways, aud |
the notice Uf the Union Pacific 70 the |
steamship company Of an intention to |
discontinue tho subsidy Of said railways |
10 that company, were farther oompli- |
Gated today by notice from the Central
Pacific. This settles the question as 10 /
the formality OF the notice 20 the steam
ship company. Unless readjusted ar
ranRefnsnt between the different CON-
panies ID effected this Is the end of the /
monthly payments of about $95 900 by |
the railways 10 the Pacific Mail, after /
the expiration Of the time required in |
the old contract. A new agreement With /
reduction In the Subsidy was hiused /
at todsy, bat President Houston Of the /
Pacific Mail is credited With the state.
mint that no proposition looking TO a
reiu stion has been received by hts com
pany and none would be considered. |
There has been heavy selling for short |
account, bot 10 In believed tonight that /
instders. including some directors VINO
we're heavy holders OF Pacific Mail, have
unloaited. Late in the afternoon the
stock sold down 60 49, and closed with
tho last sales at 49A and 49t bid. This /
10 decline of about ii per cent in the |
past three days. Trading In that stock
toclay amounted 20 over 5000 shares,
or % per cent 81 the total days busi.
nesss. The general market opened |
strong, and in the first hour made a
slight gain, the bulls being aided in their
efforts 10 sapport the market by dis
poaiti0n on the part OF the bears 10 re- /
alits profits. With this check 10 the /
general decline the market becsms dull, |
and prices remained steady after the /
tirsa boar until after midday, when con
siderable weakness was developed in
Onion Pacific.
During the afternoon statement Was |
published that Gould had ssnt . letter |
10 President Adams Of The Union Pacific |
declinina re-elactisn as q taember Of |
the Beard of Directors OF the company. |
This and o general Impression which |
prevailed that the complications be |
tween she Uasoh and Central Pasiac |
Companies were daily assuming q more |
serious character, we're the cause for a |
break In Union Pacific. which sold |
down 10 az, aud closed feverish 81 |
t2hs, q loss OF y per ceat. Iackawan
M, TEXAS Paesnc, and Missouri Pacific |
all suffered Q decline Of kCak. In
the face OF the weAkness OF the stocks |
above mentioned. vAndeFbilt's and |
6nsngers wire remarkable strong. al |
theagh they yislded Traction during |
the lasf hour.
Raaire&a and Steamship war.
NEW fonx, March % Ii 10 stated |
here that the Pacific Mail Company con-
templates reducing fares from here 10 |
San Francisco 10 S76. This will be re- |
sinskion Of $50 from The present rate;
alss,. that freiehs rates vill Be reduced |
IN proportion. This move, it is report- |
cd. viii be directed against the Union |
and PReiHc railroads. Among the N.
naors In Wall vas Que 30 the eject that
The Pseifc Mail Oompany intended pat
tinR ca weekly steamers IN place of
f0rianightiy sseaners Another report 10
The Caniral Paeifs today formally no.
silsaa the Unson Pacine that they woald
hereaftar demand full local rates 90 all
thnsagh basinesa from the Union Pa
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