Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-04
Ihe ChIrasa and Alton Rahherr.

majority Of the pursuin9 party re
turned this afternoon. after a fruitless
search. The railroad company has of
fered a reward Of s. 20 fer each of tie
robbers.
Maniac Lever.
Sr. LOUIS, Sept 3.-The Globe Demo.
erat has sdvices that the little town OF
kirkvood, twelve miles west Of here,
on she Missouri Pacific Railway, was
the scene Of bloody tragedy this after.
noon. II appears that Mrs. Randall. a
highly respected lady of the place, had
sent q trunk to the blacksmith shop Of
Y. W. Bauchel to have q key made for
il. Early ia the afternoon the lady
called for the trunk, and while she was
in the shop Mr.. Bauchsl. an unmarried
man of 50 years. endeavored to impress
her with the idea that be was greatly
srsitten with her. Mrs. Randall re
ceived these advances coldly. whereup.
on Bauohei became angry, and seized a
carbine which was in the shop, and
fired at and shot the lady in one OF her
lower limbs. Banohel then marched up
and down the street, with his oarbiDe
and dirkkaife, and dsfied arrest. Sher-
IN Allen was sent for, and when he ar
rived called upon Bauchel 10 surrender,
but that individual, who was nov in a
state Of high excitement, refused and
opened fire on the officer. The sheriff
returned the fire and shot Bauchel
twice, once in the head and onoe in the
groin, infiicting xouRds from the effects
of which he died this evening. Mrs.
Randall, who has painful but not very
serious wound, WAS conveyed to her
home, and the Sheriff offered to surren-
der to the local authorities, but at last
accounts he had not been arrested.
Citizens generally consider that he only
performed his official duty.
A Plague strieEen City.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The Secretary
of State has received a detailed report
from Consul Mason in regard TO the
cholera at Marseiiles. He comments on
the false policy of the authorities in en-
deavoring TO suppress the truth as to
the existence of the disease, and speaks
of the sensation caused by the rude
awakening of the 14th ultimo, when the
was shocked by an an
that the epidemic prevailed
In their midst. He says, further. that
then the city realized that IL vas in the
first stage of an epidemic OF real Asiatio
which had not been imported
from Spain or elsewhere. The most
principles of sanitary clean
illness are unknown in Marssilles. Gut
ters how with the yeriest fifth. Canals
and sewers are infected. On the wes,-
ern side OF tine old port IL one cid boild-
ing. which contains 100 inhabitants,
whose excremants are thrown iu recess
es Of the stairvays. Behind the Marie
ia school for young girls, poisoned by
from the vaults of neigh
boring closets, and aired only by win
dows opening upon a dark, closed court,
which ~ a veritable sink. From the lst
to the 18Th of August, there were 72l
deaths, An average of So per day. The
disease has also appeared seriously in
the suburbs OF the city. The malady
has been relatively more fatal than last
year to sailors of vessels in the port and
has been particularly serious with sea
msn from England and Scan inavia.
The disease nanifests its characteristic
for the dissipated, insane
and uuclean. The present situation
and record Of past secondary epidemics
indicate that the scour1s has perhaps
reached its maximum fatality, and will
grad duslly subside to \ finish in October
or November.
unteresting Here.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-A general ad-
will be issued on the 18th
inst. by che Postmaster General, calling
Tor proposals for steam boat nan SER
vice in all parts of the United States.
lutereatfnx to gdttors.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-The Acting
An order recently prepared by the Rseis-
Ter in regard 10 the transfer OF United
States bonds, which required a. con
iition precedent TO the issue to any
trustee, executrix, administrator. guar
dian. etc., that the beneficiary shall be
named in the application and IN the
Of boads-
scvea New ueateuasta
The sxaminatisn ot candidates for
as cadets in she revenue
marine service has been concluded.
Fourteen candidates passed. As there
are only seven vacancies 10 be ntled, IL
uas decided 10 appoint the seven Who
the highest average in the ex-
ful candidates are as follows: Jno. b.
Hull of Virginia, Stanley N. Henley OF
Indiana, Preston Abeveth of Pennsyl-
rania. Ellsworth Y. Berthold OF Nes
York, Gordon Ii. Wilcox of Penpsyl-
ranis, Richard Orispa OF MARY Wand ana
Wm. ID. Jacobs OF Maryland.
Yatied to Bcas the Record.
PRoytpxScx, Sept. a.-Msud \. made
,:lS in the trial today. She VAS not
,snt until after 6o'elock.
The Dake Il Dead.
NKw YoRK. Sept 8. - Ex-senator
3vinn of California died 81 noon 10
aay, at ths New Psrk Hotel senator
Cole of Califrrnis vAs With him o. the
lime Of his death. The dead mans sons
had been telegraph ed for, and VIII ar
rivs on Monday. No nemoes OF de
family vas present az the time
ef death.
A Etae showing.
Nxv Yoxx, Sepf. a-Ths statement OF
he CxnAdiAn Psei6e ehevs gross earn-
lnua for ! ely a. taH0o. and net eerur
lncs OF &&l6 .o0o. an increase In net earn
lncs Of &asl. COO over the corresponding
month Of last year.
A sash 60 yew Herk.
NEW YoKx, Sept S-The Grant Fund
today received letter from
- OF Genersa Gnns's cli soldsers. Nv
lng in Nichigsn City. This passage &c
curred in il "Ths feeling is pretty
General in the West that as the Empire
Csty secured the remains OF General
Grant over ths protest. of nine- teutns
Al the ciuxeas q the Gated States, she
= in duty hosna " place q nonamest
oyes The grave Of the grand Old esm
mAnder at her oun expense. sna secooo
10 no other msnanaent u tns eoantty,
hn, suuer,or 20 all oshsrs" Receapts by
the Commistee thus far are ttS,tsi VI
The delivery team OF G. Loach ran
away from their driver out 90 Madison
street yesterday. alsrntng thst iudivi-