Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-16

Gsand Army Grant Monument. under
rules 70 be prescribed By the National
Council OF Adninistrafion.
Il has been suggested thai honnrahly
discharged soldiers and sailors not
members Of our Organization be per.
mitted 20 Join with a. IN this most
grateful duty. Let ali 1Ao are vorthy
Be invited first Of all to stand in tbs
ranks Of the Grand Army. Our seif-
imposed task In view Il the erection Of
q monument which. avoiding ali exAe-
9eration or mere motive Of display. shall
be in keeping With the simplicity Of the
life and character Of our great leader.
II suca intrinsic excellence as shall
commend II 10 the care of the nation,
and thus through all snoceedinR genera
tons be our memorial a. wall an mon
mens to his fame on behalf of bis CON
rades everywhere. Pie Commander in
Chief feels authorized 10 deeisrs, while
determined 10 erect q memorial 70 our
dead comrade which shall be solely the
resslt Of their own contributions. they,
nevertheless, view With qualification
and gill AID 70 toe extent Of their sbil-
ity snv patriotic efforts pos forth to do
him honor. By command Of
3. 8. BuRDrrrE, Com'dr. In Chief.
JoHs CAxERox. Adiutsnt General.
A Drawn BaiaIe.
BoeTox. Sept. ia great glove fight
vas fought 10 the suburbs Of Boston
this morning betveen Geo. Lablanche
of Marine Island and Pete Mccoy, mid
dte weight, which resulted in Q draw
after Eve desperate rounds had been
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feeling between the contestants since
the nght between them at private ciob
In this city in April last. About 40
sporting men from Bostsn and vicinity
started at an early hour for station on
the Eastern Railway. A ring Was pitch-
ed In the center OF large room. No
Coy wss in FIRST class condition and
weighed 142 poands. Lablanahe weigh
ed no pounds. James Colsills vas ref
cree. The fight was Of the average bru-
punished.
10 the arst round McCoy's fsoe vas
badly cut, blood flowing IN a stream
from bis wounds. Mccoy was knocked
down 10 this round, and he responded
by flooring his antagonist. On tie
whole Mccoy had the best Of the FIRST
round. AT the end Of the round the
friends Of Mccoy claimed that La
blanohe butted Mccoy and claimed a
fool, which the referee disaIloved, al
though it vas the universal opinion that
The claim was Just one.
The men spared cautiously for near
y ten seconds 1t the beginning of the
second round, and both showed science
n feintinR. Lablanohe led With his
eft and attempted TO get in a ire
Dendous right, bot Mccoy was incky
enough TO escape from IL bv docking.
1 elinch followed in which Mccoy vas
rested. and after the contestants we're
ordered to separate by the referee, they
lid some wonderful short arm fighting.
md blow after blow Was exchanged be-
veen the men at short range, and
blood began 10 hov from cute on their
reads and faces. Lsblanche had much
be BEST Of this round i
The men had no sooner como togeth-
e In tbs third round than Mccoy got in |
staggering blow on Lablsnche's neck |
md for . moment IL looked 40 II La
'lanohe was whipped, but be rushed on |
lis opponent like Q madman and sent |
n blow after blow with terrible velocity, |
knocking down the guard Of MoOev. |
The man from Bridgeport recovered In |
! tnoment and returned Lablanohe's |
flows by planting hfs right upon the
alters face. Lablauche sent in an 0p-
Ter cot that sent Mccoy against the |
opes, and q ulinch followed. When the
mem came together dafing the eliuch,
dcCoy's second again claimed that his |
nan was feuled. and he again appealed
o the referee for decision. The ref |
rec decided that II was no foul. The
ound closed with Mccoy landing his
oft on Lablsnche's neck, and the latter
by striking bis opponent |
] hard blow under the eye.
The contestants were rather broken |
1 the beginning Of the fourth round,
ret Mccoy appeared frssher. This
osnd from ffst 10 last WAS tanner than
ny. Near the conclusion Lahlsnohe,
rho had been deserving his strength for |
|. sudden onslaught, rushed upon his
pponent, and with terrible right
lander Knocked him completely
"a his fest. Mccoy came mp smiling.
ut further proceedings we're stopped,
is said, by the police. The 6ght was
0 have been one Of eight rounds
Tricky Pestmassers.
WAsHrsaroS, Sept. 15.-Postmaster J.
v. Fiaeg. Of Ellsworth. Mass, has bean
for removal for mailing
iroolars al his office that should have
zen mailed at Boston. Fourth class
are paid salaries based on
be number Of stamps cancelled at their
ffioes. II suoh postmasters, from
or through corropt means,
induce business men living in cities Of
PRESIDENTIAL grade 10 mail large guam
tiles OF matter at their Offices the effect |
, an increase in the postm astef's salary. |
his practice is believed TO prevail to q
reat extent in the small towns Sur
Boston, and 70 email extent
round New York. Inspectors invessi-
Hsions have revealed the fact that there |
re per Rooms In the city Who make q
usiness Of furnishing addresses TO cir l
ulars for firms free OF cost upon pay
aent Of one cent on each circular. They
Axe these circulars to small village |
and stipulats With the post-
Master for q share In his commission, |
I'D this share tt seems IL large enough /
o make the business lucrative. There
, said 10 be no statute under which /
uch parsons can be punished, bus the /
Of the Postoffioe Depart
neut autherixs the Postmastef Gene raj
o recover from Postmasters any money |
aid them In excess OF their lawful
onmissioa. Under this provision $70Oo |
an be recovered from posemassers-
aarriase Of Niece Of General Grant.
New Yosx, Sept. l5.-Clara Virginia |
Kramer. Q niece Of General Grant. vAs |
married. today In the Mayors ofnce "a |
Ilphonss Bsrnhardt. OF Paris, France,
be vell kneWn litteratsur and jour
laliss Of the Frensh eapital. PUsa-
lent Sanger Of the Board Of Asdsrmea
reformed the ceremony. Among tne
vttuesses vas Jeass 6eiigmau. fsii-
zoos ceremony Vas performed Prev.
'usly BY Rev. DR.. Price, Of The Eliza
eth (Nsu Jersey Methodist Church.
me bride 10 daughter Of n. J. Cesmsr,
4 Consul 90 CopsuhaRea.
Died Ter rhesr arssher.
IouwvrrLx, Sept. IA Courier osr
al svec,ai says THAI . desperate shoot
no sfray took place IN Osin9sviisss
a.. which resulted In the death Of
loes and James Ballard. brothers Of
ack Ballard. vho bad joss been sen-
eused 10 70 years fuprissomsat fof
,illiur Wm. Spencer last spriue. Tue
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