Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-19

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w,EArs 20 ZEE PosT-ufkLlAsEAeaA
xsha Mel.nlfgueh.
yazx. Aug. 1s.-Tse Irsbsms
"..;,0 says thas John Mccall
n BlooniirlRdaie asylum, u
-.Hy losing all remeuberAnoe OF
~ days on the stare Capt. Con
t,ks Sc. james Hotel. his old
~. - manager. goes regularly 70 the
-. q zee McCsiloagb. The Cap
500 the sstOr 10 losing ground
.~IIy A yell a. mentally. He has
!. mini shat be GYMS Blooming
oift frora frieads interested In
~ happy In his old age. he ne
-. sIludss 10 any way 70 the stage,
-. ~ used 20 do, 10 enRagernsnts
M mus start away b I'LL. Ou.a-
..ilv hs vRnts all his baggage
up 10 90 70 Chicago or Cleve-
~ M shortly fofRets all about 10 aud
- s,ururised or angry II be finds that
2. s-aers have not been executed.
.ssnes Mccullough lying In his
- viii burst cot In q recitation Of
- oy bits Of tlays, In which be has
<AfI,eent times appeared, bat thus 10
Z. ~ feature Of his ptessnt coRditlon
.sr,seet him with bis old triuuphs.
- go. Conner called last be found
,ssc.iin1eh almost Indifferent 10 bic
..ssrse 8 uuoh 90 that IL was diff
- "a dstermine Vhether or not he
.-..srSzeA him. He was in q mild
=, -, shat viii more aEG more chArac-
- n disease. He may die In Q
--sh and be may live q year or tuO.
- aItysiaians do not think he will live
ssgs iksu . year
Terrible Accident.
ryx OrLKAEs, Ang. ia terrible 40
-, Z reported from Little Gallon,
S.~rrieEne paFish. A few days sqo
80 Fmtls Ilitette was engaged IN
ss.-iSfne bulless for his gun, he asked
y ~ % Gil his povderhoTn for him.
g - standing some ten or twelve
- frI,ra the fireplace, where few ocals
-. nnoaidsriue. The task was half
$1,000 wien gust of wind sudden
!, hlow,nn throagh the open door seat q
80 ssrziaht at the powder, which
isr,sId nd 9 trTi6o explosion followed.
- rcof ths dwelling was torn on, three
-sildrsu vsss instantly killed, and the
s,otlsr Fsssived such injuries that be-
foss msny heurs she too was dead,
vkiIs he husband and father and $40
skildrsn xers badly wounded.
Whs maxwell Ia
/ b. LouB. Aug. ia letter IL pnb-
Iibsd here today, dated Sunnybank,
Ht1s, Cheshire, England, July -, 1885.
snd alened "5amnal N. Brooks" which
Ipesk, Of his son, II. NJ. Brooks, having
IN hfsns last January on business
iFip 10 Ireland, and that no word has
bsen feoeived from him since. IL had
bser harmed, however, that he had tbs
ssate ofan adjoining parish for com.
pzaiorI and that they had indalgs,1 10
Fslo1l extrayazanees that Brooks
ssns hzd got mixed mp With the Sc.
Lssis trunk tragedy and also got mixed
sv with DR.. Max9ell. The letter shows
rfsat distress on the part of the writer,
sn& makes "a urgent appeal for in
lsymaiion in regard to tho person aon
<<1usd In the murder. Part of this
lstssr wzs shown 10 Maxwell, and be re-
epxni1ed the signature a. that Of his
tntssf, and desired possession of the
steer 10 write 10 his father and tell him
sbai he (ksxwelIl was innocent Of the
nufdsf Of Pre!lsf, and shat he had a
psrfsciiy good defense. In the oourse
Il the conversation Maxwsil--of, as he
3 nov pretty defnitely identified,
Esooks-aaid that Preller vas troubled
Fish Insomnia and that he bad pre-.
serbsd oh oroforna for him on several
sesAsions and with benefit. ProlIsr,
kswsver, had heart disease, he aaid, and
iEtimassd that he had taken or had ad-
ministafed TO him on this occasion an
sytfdols with fslai result This will be
Bfeoka' defense when he GENES 10 trial
Walter III. Lenn0x Maxwell, the
murderer Of Arthur Prellsr, was iceati
Sd yesterday by Fern0w, the drueeisl
from whom be purchased six ounces OF
saloFuform. That Maxwell has made a
fnil confession Ia proved b. Detsetivs
Iraey's statement made yesterday after
seon, In which be says thsfe IL not q
nnRla link In tho chain of evidences
nissinR. There IL no doubt. too. thai
kaxweips defense will be that preiiel
"a from an overdose of chIoecforu
administered for medical purposes
Nsxueil save he had often administer
"a medicine 10 Preller. He says he has
prnttioed medicine In London aud II
tAs Prosiaoss, having studied at Vic
sosia College and University, bat thai
he bad no dipioasa.
An fsfsrsisw with Eamusas.
Nnv Ycsk, Aag. Ex-senator Ed.
mHnds and family arrived from Europs
yssarday. 81 "a interview lsst night
NE Senator, in response 10 Q question
aboat the presans condition OF trade Ia
Ene!land, said "It 10 depressed yery
mnah. 20 ! made inquiry wherever
eent on that poiRt. and the reply was
doubsedly ovss prod uotion, and England
has eone on with her manufacturing
until the has elnttsd ell her markets
1haFe e already vide feeling ther'
sat Eagland can only save herself anC
prevent starvation or emigration amons
hss workinR people BY folio sipg the ex
ample Of this country and adopting
protective tarih policy. Indeed, / shinl
~ win Be- compelled TO do So"
nissetiafaetisa with . Treasury orael
eAIr LAKE.. Aag. ls,--Bankens ans
mining men hsre cornplain of tbs lasl
order Of the Treasury regulating The
diExloution OF standard dollars. Here.
totsfs any inaa could get silver dollars
dslivefed 10 any point without fseigh
snaFzes ~ applying 10 Any mint ,,f Oh,
unitsd hsaissL BY this last order al
!hst e changed. II Q banker here want
theo % $40 COO In silver dollars ant
ses'ds 10 Nan Francisco for tharn b,
~ 10 deposit the amou1t - pntchas'
sofm - URits1 States depository up
% wttsh certiacats Of deposit is 10
soin which must BE forwarded 10 th,
usssaref Of the United Statal WIT
nfA ca its arrival, order that the dol
his BE- forwarded from Rny peIint b,
my sleck AZ RoinE rates OF interest
SpM 10 ecrth ISL cents day. and b,
~ ieagth Of time new required 10 60
nnney here through roundabout chan
~ he man Who needs the none,
nnas q cheaper 10 pay express charge
ano receive IL as once. The discrlmius
n<a q made clear By she fact that tht
NJ applies b standard deilars. I
psfn1n can get all the Subsidiary coii
q nag please 10 order direst from tn
1lel The result is great annoy ane
g nnkers and business men.
a little Appsintmens.
NasuEorok, Aue. &c. w. Mon
mgsun wss today appointed Chief CLAIR
9 MAfs Island Navy Yard. Woe q. W
bllneEioe.
Rapport Dasies.
AssIne Secretary Fairchlid has deoid