Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-08
WASHINGTON.
isapres.ssss Of CIeye,..a.

hmDressssss sf Cieyelana.
WAsRUGIus. Jan. 7--SoeakinO .n.,s,
o. bis visit 10 Cleveland, R-ur-z-nt.tiys
hehley said: % did nos talk politic.
with Cleveland though be surnrissrs -
y his intimate knoxied0s Of PariHr
Coast politics and poiitieians. Nv -,
vas purely social one. Cleveland IL !
better looking man than Arthur whjrh
is saying considerable. His ahato0ranh
gives an idea that he ia A heayy "a
SLOW upviBg kind Of = man. bot he Z
inst The contrary. He Weighs les thar
Two hundred pounds and his rpannsr.
are very polished. He il a very oood
listener and asks many o1estloos MOTH.
was said about the Pacific Coast patron.
age by either OF u.s."
Representative Budd said today tina,
a. be understood il, Henley xoSIid b.
asked about q namber Of coss. appoint
ments by tbs new administration ara
nls advice would be accepted in u,oss
e%ses- he said he could not see hos
Judge Field could expect 70 control any
patronage, adding: 4" The anti nonouo-
lists are on tip and Henley represents
them"
Report Of the MlssIssIppi River Com.
mlaston.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The ANIMAL re-
port Of the Mississippi River .Commis-
sion vas today transmitted to Congress.
The Provisions Of the Bui.
The bill which has lust passad the
Senate forfeiting the lands Of the Ore
Rou Central Railroad Company applies
only 20 such portions Of the lands a. lie
adIacent 70 aud eotefninous With the
aBcsmplsted portion Of the line. Az
ter declaring sueh lands forfeited, il
provides that persons already settled
thereon shall have the preference of
right of entry thereto an or the home
stead LAYS, such entry to be considered
as OF the date of the actual settlement.
The price. even of the forfeited lands.
10 reduced to tl.25 per acre. The bill
also repeais the act of March 3. 1875,
which permitted actual settlers on lands
subsequently, forfeited 10 locate else
where without extra cost. an amount of
land equal To their first holding.
The dill no1 returns to the Hoase,
having originated there. In its present
shape il differs materially from the
form In which IL came TO the Senate,
The hsuse bill having declared forfeited
lands granted the company.
Nc viii AIS nd.
President Arthur will stte nd the open
ing OF the Cotton Convention in the
grand bali Of the Worlds Exposition at
New Orleans on February 10. President
Garret, Of the Baltimore q Ohio, has
rendered private car for tae trip.
The Nicaragua Treaty Reported Va.
vorabiy.
WAsHrsoTss, Jan. I'm the execu-
tive session OF the Senate today the
Nicaragua treaty was reported back
trota the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons with the recommendation that it
be ratified.
The SWAIN Court Martial.
In the Swain court martial the exam
lnalion OF witnesses was continued as
At yesterdays session, almost eyery
question being met by objections, each
objection preoipitatinR an argument
and every one requiring ruling by the
Conrt. The greater part of the day was
spent In this manner without anything
Of Importance being developed.
All In.
The electoral vote Of Texas has been
to Vice President Edmnnds,
the list.
Internal commerce Report.
Mr.. Ninmo. Chief of the Bareau of
today htnded hIs annual re
port on internal oommsrce to the Score
Eary Ut the Treasury. The average rate |
Of freight charged on Railways IN the |
United States during 1888, was less than |
half the average rate charged in 1865, !
and in tue meantime there was an enor- |
nous increase in the volume Of traffic. |
A considerable part of the report 10 |
devoted TO the. subject Of poolings, |
which NImmo regards as An expedient |
which the railroad companies have had |
not willingly, bat Of necessity |
10 order 10 protect themselves against |
Ihs fuinous effects of war rates, and |
also to prot cot themselves against the |
popular indignation caused by the evils |
Of secret rates to individual shippers.
The Diszraced Sergeant.
WAsHISoros, Jan. 7.-Sergeant Holt |
north, who inspected Greely's private |
papers has been dismissed from the sig |
nal service.
Nominations.
Sydney L. Wilson Of New York, Pen
sion Agent at washingtod, ID. O.; La.
thef Y. Hewlett Of Oregon. receiver of |
public monies at Yakims, w. T.; August |
Deddenhausen OF Idaho, reg .ster Of the |
and Office az Oxford, Idaho; Allen w. |
Eaton, receiver of public monies at Ok |
lord, Idaho.
ConnrmatieRs.
jacob B. Foreman, Associate Judge Of |
the Court Of Utah; Postmaster at Ash |
and, Oregon, Aisbzo Y. Hammsnd. |
Precautions will be Taken.
WAsHIsoroN, Jan. IA number of |
cattle lately exposed to pleuro |
pneumonia having been shipped, every |
possible precaution will be taken TO |
keep the animals from mingling VITA |
others until all danger Of oommunicat-
Ing the disease h past.