Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-27

In which be ssys be had no inreutioz
Of violating the civil service Law, and
would not have accepted the appoint
neut II be bad known OF anv objection
by the Department. The Possmassei
General has about satisfied himself tina,
Donovan has not been guilty of any
ofense against the Law.
Worse Than Cur Chinese Bssine.s.
LoursvrLLK, Sept. 26.-It is reported
here tonight that much excitement ey-
lists At Frankfort and Baedsd, Ky. and
there probably will be lynehing before
morning. Several attaches of Dsoley' e
circus we're arrested here, and taken TO
Frankfort today, charged With highway
robbery. A. L. Scofield, A. Miles, J. B.
Weber and j. b. Turner, four young
men OF BaRdad. boarded the circus train
20 90 TO Frankfort to see the show
They had severally paid their fare, when
a number OF pistols we're leveled at their
faces The foar we're made to surren-
der all their valusbles, jexelry. ETC., and
small amount of money. The robbers
then made them jump from the train.
which vas runnIng at a high rate of
speed. All we're injured by the Jump.
ScoleId and Weber had their limbs
broken, and the latter will not be able
to walk again. Miles had leg broken.
and Turner escaped with some painful
bruises. The men arrested are Richard
White, William Carroll, Paul McQuade,
George Muller. John Bond and John
Martin Ii 10 stated on the street here
that all six OF the men have been hanged
bu, the runor Is not yet confirmed.
The Cane NAV ca.
SANDY Hook, Sept. 3.-The commit
in the race for the Cape May Cup, of
the point OF Sandy Hook this after
noon. At $50 the preparatory signal
less were the only contestants They
stood of and on andsr plain lower sails
and gan topssils, ready for the order TO
start. vhicn was given at 1 o'clock.
Thirty seconds later the Gepesta had
utes by the Daantless. The wind was
Of fifteen miles an hour. The
running,
Broken sewing Machine Company
BgIDaKPoKT. o., Sept. 70 On petit
ton of several of the principal stock
holders Of the Howe sewing Machine
Company, Judge Andrews of the Sope-
rIor Court, at Danbury today, appointed
+. Parmalee, she secretary and general
mansRer Of the company, az receiver
thereof. The company has outstanding
obligations Of $500 900, secured by bonds
aud mortgages. There 10 an unsecured
floating debt of t150.0O0. The nominal
assets are kl,l10.00O. The com
pnny Is $500, 700 in arrears TO employees
The creditors have voted TO wind up n
soon as possible.
The Law on Awarding Cestraets.
WASHINGTON, Sept. % - Secretary
Manning today in decision regarding
| repairs on the steamer Crawford gave a
general interpret ,tion of the law or
awarding contracts. Ii is in the form
Of an opinion from the Solicitor Of the
Treasury. Following is the Rist: The
general rule, 80 far as Congress has
expressed itself. seems to be that ths
lowest bid should be accepted. There
| may, however, be circumstances which
Justify departure from the rule. Thesf
circumstances must, however, always bt
such a. to effect economy and the best
| interests of the service, and not that OF
individuals. The contract in question
vas awarded 10 the Columbia Iron
Works, the lowest bidder.
Flowers Successor.
ALBANY, Sept. 26.-it IL rumored here
I night tsat OK senator Jacobs will re-
pl zoe Flower in the candidacy for Lieu
| tsnapt Governor on the Democratic
| ticket.
A Traveller BECOMES Insane.
TExARKASA, Tex. Sept. ga we'll.
| dressei stranger who arrived on the
Texas Pacific train last night from Fl
Paso Suddenly became insane as be
alighted on the platform. He attempted
| to run amuck, bat was ovespowercd
| Papers on his person revealed his name
| as Douglass l.. Douglass, a prominent
| Wholesale piano dealer in Australia
Cash letters of credit and deposit checks
amounting TO nearly 5000 were found
on his person.
Application for q Receiver.
Hartford. Sept. 3.-Application ha.
been made for the appointment OF a
receiver of the Charter Oak Life In
snrsnoe Company. The application ID
at the instance of the Insurance Com
missioner. The company got into a
bad condition financially about eight
years ago, soon after the erection of a
buildine for its offices, costing nearly
81 ,000, 600.
Baseball
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-ChicaRo o, Provi-
dsnce O.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 8.--B sltimors 5.
PittsburR 4.
DETROIT. Sept. @.-Dstroiss 10. Phil
sdelphias &.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. S.-Athletics 5,
Loaisviiles 2
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. &.-St. Louis =, hos
tons 3.
NEW YORK, S,pt. 26.-Mstropolitsn 4,
Cincinnati ..
New YoHk, Sept. 6-Buffalo 1. New
York 4.
BsookLyN. Sept. S.-St. Louis 6.
Brooklyn s.
wall street Qaetasteas.
Nxw YoRK. Sept. S.-PAcifc 6's 1874.
American Express 9el. Canada Pa
sifio 44I. Canada Southern 37lS. Gen.
trai Pacifo 36ss Burlington 12sIs Lack.
svanna lOi& Denver a Rio Grande
i2tS, Erie i6is. Kansas 4 Texas 244
Lake Shore 7t%, Louisville 4 Mash
Vile AN. Michigan Central "a.
Northern Pacific 81, Northern Pa
cinc preferred ASH, Northvesterp 97S,
>ev York Central 9si. Oregon kaii
vay and Navigation so, Oregon
rranscontinensal 20S Oregon Improve
ment g, Pacific Nail 4sis, Panama s.,
Rock Island 1l9. -. Paul 7sA. Texas
Pacific Tx. Union Pacific tsia United
States Expre@ 5&A. Wells Fargo lis,
Western Union 81
CONSULTING uER TArmER.