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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-19
ON FRIDAY.
CTRIOslTIEs N kNIyEs.
New York Sun. I

New York Sun.
have met with some very queer COL
lectors. One old fellow used TO call on
me regularly noe month to see IL
had added any further varieties of
knives to my stock. He was originally
attracted 30 my store by curious little
wooden handled knife in my window,
which purported to have been made ont
of tsnpanny nail by an African boy.
IL seems that missionary had discover
ed the little chap pounding the nail into
shape With stone, and the good man
told Mica story about it, % being q re-
marksble instance Of the power of civil
liz alton. | was grieved TO learn that be
had sold several of these articles
to other dealers, and that he
had helped their sale In one in
stance by telling how the boy had half
killed an Ethiopian chief with the ar.
tiole. ] fear the sstimabie missionary
manufactured the things in his back
yard. for the articles looked remarkably
like split clothes pins. THIS collector
did not generally examine too closely
into sneh little discrepancies, however,
and be certainly had Eve or six hundred
Of the most curious looking tools [ ever
saw. A most horrible instrument, for
which he had q great affection. consist
ed of a long. thick, finely pointed
blade, followed out 90 a. 70 eeutain two
sther blades worked With springs. II
Was 50 arranged that when man was
81 sbbed With the knife the interior
blades would hy outward. and the
assassin. by p0lling on the handles,
would thus be able 10 cut bis enemy
terribly.
He showed me an innocent looking
umbrella, from the end of which a
short barbed blade would fy out and be-
come inserted in a mans clothing
Tue object vas not 10 kill an enemy,
but 10 emhaFrsss bis movements BY
opening the umbrella vide after insert
ing the eerb. This device Was said %
have saved the life of O celebrated
Quaker coffee merchant. A long dirk
knife Of Belgian make was arranged
With sort Of bellows In its handle for
the parposs of throwing pepper into
the eyes of the victim before striking
him. He showed ms Also q curious
Spanish dirk. which had q half
rounded blade. and looked like q
sort Of eoaee with very sharp sides and
g fine point. The idea vas 70 turn Il in
Q wound and take out. as the prophet or
remarked with a grim smile. pieces a.
big as Bologna sausage a. every clip.
In spite OF his fondness for deadly
weapons. this collector vas very mild
mannered man. He had knives Of
peace - veli ~ OF var. and aid his
hobby started With q So Of very ED
Italian carving tools which had been
given 10 bin by dying model maker
whem be had assisted
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-19
PACIFIC COAST.
the welcome Rain.

the Wetc0me k1lh.
SAN FRssoIsco, March ls.--The rain
fell four hours today. II was confined
10 the coast counties. None fell in the
great interior wheat sections. The pres
ent indications are that there will be
more rain tonight, and the belief is that
before the storm IL over il will gradually
extend itself to the interior and will be
the means of saving the crops, which
are nos IN q critical condition.
Rain and Drouih.
San Francisco, March IS.-The grain
sections Of the State are suffering from
want of rain. A four hours shower to.
day has improved the prospects in the
coast counties. In the interior the
crops are in critical condition.
shipping intelligence.
TAroosH, March l5.-B4rk Arkwright
passed in at p. m. Bark towed in at
3 N. Fresh southwest wind.
Pokr LUDLOW, March l5.-Sliled-
Barkentlne kitsap, for Vallejo.
Mining stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. March Is. - Alpha
6Oc, Beleher 75c, Bodie Con 9. 10, BulWer
SO, Chollsr l.S8, Con California and Vir-
ginia 40e, Crown Point zoe, Eureka s,
Gould 1t Garry 500. Hale Il NJrcross
SIS, Mexican 20c. Mono 10, Ophir Zoe,
Pot1si 500, Savage 1876, Sierra Nevada
2bc, Union l5o, Yellow tckst lbs. Best
4 Belcher l.25.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-19

RanAoAp IAoz FoR PoaT MOODY
Tue British bark AreotA Captain Pere-
grine. sailed from Liverpool on Decem-
Der 254h. With q cargo Of 1880 tons
iron. British bark NFio. Captain
Brown. sailed from Barrow 90 the sth
Of January. with zoos tous. British
iron ship Portia. Captain Jsnss, sailed
from Cardiff February 5th, With a cargo
Of 500 tons. Amertcan bark Gersde
G. Tobey. Captain Baker, sailed from
Newport February 5th, stth 100 tons.
American ship James Drumuond.
Captain Carts, sailed from Liverpool
about tie middle Of February, with Q
cargo OF 10 tons. Amsrisan ship
Benjamin =. Packard. Captain Wassr-
house., sailed from Liverpool ab0at she
middle Of February. vita . cargo o.
$500 tans.-Ga1eftr.
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A eogpogatisa 81 Nsve2ssls- spoz-
Tyne las charter thai sas granted
By kiag John IN iSiA Il b saia - Be
TIE elaess k1siDess eonuern IN he
void. sad 10 named the MsrchAns
AaVentaFerA-
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rHE WAR WITH the PRoPHgr.
A GENERAL ADVANCE.

GENERAL ADVANCE.
SU,KEM, March ia general ad
vance toward Tomas will be made Fri.
day.
spies continue to report that the
Amari tribe of Arabs will desert III
Mahdi and join the British at the first
favorable opportunity.
on FRIDAY.
The trOops here will march on FRI
day. Ons regiment will remain to
guard Snakem.
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CRY OF MKxIoe, March fs.-The deli
Gait. operasiAn of re-Rmputafiuo the
lane leg Of General Carlos Paoheco,
Minister OF Public Works, vas success
fally performed Monday. The General
10 progressing fAvorably.
Metre Cessisss TO GeFmany.
LONDON, March Is rhe British
members Of the International Artisan
Assoc citation have oeded TO Germany all
the Territory east OF ths Upper Cones
bordering on Lakes TAlgsngika and
NyAnkA. including Ksum.. Tue first
stage roate from the Congo 10 Zanzibar
will be laid out by Germany.
a wish Go Berlin.
Lssisox, March is,-The Prince of
Wales, his son aud the DGke Of Etir-
burgh, have gone 81 Berlin.
Ths shadow ss the essamaae.
pARis, March ls.-Today being the
anniversary Of the Commune, preoAu-
tioiis were taken 10 prevent disorder.
Thu troops are confined 20 their bar
racks.
Aiineas Iike the Iiiiast. Legislature.
yrxsfxA, March ls.-4n the Chamber
Of Deputies on Monday. two members,
Pole and q German. engaged IN in
sailing personalities. The galleries
freak chsersd the disputants according
10 their sympathies. Al last The Pole
advanced towards the Germ m. thrrAt-
enisg 10 shraah him. The Polish eie.
manf In the galleries raised . tamnlt OF
ap,,laelse, the Deputies At the same time
anlrily shoutina and shaking their fists.
FisIally the original dispusanis we're
separated by friends and the session
hastily sdioarned.
xsrsh sf q.
NtcroAfA, n. c.. March Is-W. \
Ioifrs, a leading elothief. died 10 night
after brief Illness.
HEAVY transactions in city real estate
as high figures eontinne 10 startie old
residents.
The mania for baildipg is incrsasins
In every direction.
Pilots lost in from the straits report 4
calm and no vessels IN sight.
rae CampAaaseF Disaster
lsxns4x, March fs-LAfess reports
frsm the eoilisry disaster q Camp.
hanssr state thai - bodies have besr
| rusnysred. In all, i02 men and ooys
| an, asooansed for. Il IL almost certain
tXtIh6 HAA nav Wv NAAAAN1 AAAss@N w 49,
a. tho main shaft and the air apparatus
we're destroyed by the explosion.
Csnaaiaa Paeiae Aasir..
! 0rrAwA. March ls.--A caucus Of ths
Conservative meDbers hAs been GALES
| for tanorFow 10 consider the propose
| Of tie Canadian Paei1e railsay. II =
nadersiooa that the proposal q IN enec
thai the company issue eotlds 20 ~
ausoant Of 60, 100000, the shsreeeader
Do taAss half. and the Governmeas ID
oshsr half. and the 0osexaDeat 10 re
iss,se the mortgage OF last session, ana
in lisu acceps elA.0oa. eoe of hnss prefer
eucs bonds - above mentioned. aud y
take A seeoad mortgage en the road TO
the rsmsinias $la0n.oa Of las
session.
4 a mystery Solved.
| | Dunnxx, March iS.-Tke mystery o
the two eorpsas. hacked and nntiiated
feantl On shs traak Of the Csfk a Han
een Railroad, has teen salvsd- 10 ~
pears that fosr nea esieorsiine ~
h.srieks asy al Cork we're walkin.
hsuss alsaz the tine 81 The railroad AZ
Wtrs drank and tcaaht desperately viii
knives Twa we're kilisd. and the snr
visnFs, BADLY cas-. managed % dsAG -
dad ncdses ON 10 the rAaAread trAek
The Survivors have been arrested.
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sssI.sn. o. March is-The unis-
esssss Railway Mail Service Mataal
- s Asoc,atian met hese tadas, aud
-. .ssseslag amsndment 10 the bylaws
8 egtsdi ne anio1ns b BE- paid
i sae11i&ries ~ Diseased rsenhsrs
- g NE AnIcnHs eallaeseA within -
ssE uon IN assessmsEt Of o. upon
-. s.s1oef N good standing 90 the
80 pctsfs ~ death are reserved
- ssasesAsy. lsss ssN 30 cover costs
.sctioo. prvHaed that saes death
= 4 - = snAa ~ ~, ease sxcesd the sum
~ md sruvsaslI further shss sh~
- ssmasnl y
b dsea.
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Where theE wil continue the same basi-
ncsa. whalesaie and retail.
Geo6s sold q reduced prices.
Bacan, Shoalders and Ham, also ehoice
Batter. q specially.
The patronage Of the pubic IL solicited.
fcRidwim
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rae Ca@phaaseF blsasseF-

Rxsixx, March fS-LAtess reports
frsm the eolliery disaster st Camp
hanser state thai - bodies have besn
rasnsured. La all, Lex men and boys
An, asnoansed for. II IL almost certain
shila all now in the mine mast be dead.
a. the main shaft and the air apparatus
we're destroyed by the explosion.
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Mere Ce<sisas 10 Gerasasy.

LONDON. March ls.- rne British
members Of the International Artisan
Association have ceded 20 Germany all
the Territory east OF the Upper Cones
bordering on Lakes Talgangika and
NynnEA. including ksums. Tue first
stage roate from the Congo 10 Zanzibar
will be laid uut BY Germany.
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- ssttsAn, March ie--t IL gcnef-
Z seAOsaed here tonight that there
- = vote taksn 10 tbs House 20
szsss tof Senator, bat u viii BE ane.
The nAinuwAta are taarshaling
- tafes2 aud eitpeci 10 put in q solid
Ssul willis the lsepahlicans do NOT.
~. sseseQaance snli be THAI the latter
- - sela.
IL sveniiie an Associated Press re-
ssked 1elNfal Logan What be
zet % the outlook tesnoFrou, and
'slea lhai be could nos then tell. -
sefs uax at eight Republicans
sha - was nua sure that they
q back s0asoFrow in time 10 vuie.
- ussnocrsts hase made the assertion
senaauR wotid be elected tomor-
-. bat Il IA nsN ,srs,asa hsa
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eaon seutonoeo' 70 Uu GAYS JAZZ.
Another tietsty for sae mea.

DAxIAs. Tex. March ls.--On the ter
minAtiea Of the strike here the ware
Asssa employees, uho were suspended
sAsn the freight trains we're stopped.
nfnsed 30 return 10 work unless the
NE Of q dollar and half per day, re-
2sssd 70 dollar = day last september,
- restored. Tue Company today sue
sanbed 20 the demand, and the men re-
Nraef work
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FOREIGN.
Re-asnpusaiedi ais Iex .

CRY OF MExIoe, March 1s.-The deli
cate operatiAn Of re-Rmputatiu9 the
lane leg of General Carlos Paoheco,
Minister OF Public Works, was success
fally performed Monday. The General
IN progressing fAyorAbiy.
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LeNisox, March is.-The Prince Of
Wales, his son aud ths Dake Of Eiin.
hufgh. have gone h. Berlin.
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Appsintmeni.

Henry A. Newman of Missouri has
been appointed Special Agent of the La
Dor Bnrean- Newman wss formerly
Chief OF the Misso1ri Bareau Of Labor
Statistics and is regarded as being pscu-
larry well fitted for hts new o ositiOn. in
whl.h he Is rsqsirea IN make thorough
inEeati9ation If the condition Of the Ia
boring classes.
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FOR SALE.

One mile from Renten. three-quarters Of
Q mile from Cedar River Railroad hne
body Of land: easy cleared; IS per acre !;
q big bargain.
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81. LOUIS, March ls.--Ed. Dooliitle
nd John Sehonbash, the two railroad
afihsrs arrested 90 Hannibal, No, a
~ days ago by United States Marshal
as1sins, for interference with the oyer
rt,sn of the Wabash railway, had q
lszrinR today befofe Judge Brewer, OF
- United States Circuit Court. aud
ssss each sentenced 10 60 days jail.
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tnrity Of rare organism. II 10 at the
tidexate OF @ mighty ocean. In the north-
western coptines OF q great aud enter-
pFising iadependent repaoiic Of more
than ffty-eve million souls; nation Of
free people, Of free schools 10 all re-
gardlees Of ssx. creed or color, Of free
lands, q. g., all that have not been
granted 70 railroad corpoFationsl richly
clothed With unlimited resources 1is
barber affords safe and protected an
chorAss for shipping, IL eommodio1s
and open az all seasons TO 10 animpeded
aecsss and egrusz- Osing 10 the nAt1ral
formation % the mountain eEnineness
10 the east, their dstiles and p uses ell
converge - a. 10 make this city the
easiest and most advantageous point for
the ontlsk Of the agriculture, the ores
and all other professions OF the spacieus
inland empire lytng west Of the kocky
Mountains and east OF the faaane
Ocean. The 500 CT GOO acrss Of Da
vanish asts yield ell the requirements
for The coustraetton OF doeks. grain eie-
Satars and other marine accessories.
The sneandertng ef the shore line BE-
tween Milton and Sandy Points. respec-
lively, allow more than tvelve miles OF
useful water frontage. This may be
largely augmented BY the aqueous out
lines Of Lakes Washington ABd Unlon,
which eroaped with shss OF kiliots Bay,
wili snaks total Of more than $50 miles,
snoach 10 AseommodAse tie shipping o:
the sntire globsA
Besween these lakes and The - their
i new on Als in The ofhse Of The score
tary Of War, a. Washington. all ihs
NECESSARY data fos the ooastruetion Of 4
corpuaunweaish ship canal. Nhenesel
ths United Ssaiss shall desm 10 Sndis
pensahle fsr ssif.prueectson 30 bald and
maintain q navy 81 the Paciae eoAss
Goxernuaenf wili sxeeats this improve
meat. On Mercer Island. I1ake MASH
inetun, the Americans oasht 10 hav'
oue az shs largest and best eqaippee
navy yards anywhere within The hssitl
az this grsms rupuolis; and TIE writer oi
/ shix bNilsves that be may live hana
sa1awA 10 hshold ssssi ssvAa ships sec
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ITO be contiaued.l
Grants Kindness.

To THE EDITOR: Being a subscriber. a men,
Der of the regiment at the time, and an eye
witness of the following, I thought at such
time you might think it worth publishing. /
have the original copy. cut at the time from
the New York HeTaLd in my scrap-book.-J.
HENDERSON, 159 Newark Ave, n. J.
fNea9 York Herald, AH0,rsf. 1851
While stiil waiting for something somebody.
/ sslsy how Gen. Grant cuts red tape which requires
q word of explanation. Some months ago the 30th
n L., then in distant field Of operations,
listed as veteran recruits, but were not able Then
to take 5eir furlouGh, accom-. of press of
business. Yesterday the regiment departed for
home OH furlough; but % Of the men, for some
trivial offense, were, punishment, not allowed
to 90 and put into other regiments 10 serve until
their regiment returned and were still held
cran recruits. These 22 men being AZ Monocacy,
one of them waited on Gen. Grant
A private soldier, grim and tra"el-stained, bear
ing in his every feature trace Of long and hard
service in the field, the Lieutenan-Gencrai listened
attentively while he told his tale and pleaded for
,Iimsclf and his companions 4 few questions put
and answered, and Grant satisfied that iujus-
t!ce aad been done them, and on ihe spot he wrote
telegram to the proper officer, then III IIarpers
Ferry, iRstricting him to furlough the men imme-
diaiely, and the consequence is, the. leave for
home tonight. with Il consciousness that the Com
nandcr in Chief OF our armies metes out equal and
exact Justice TO all.
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

In Japan there three distinct classes of
people-the 'Kuzazoky." or nobility the titles be-
ing hereditary; the "Shizoku,r or soldier class
There in the United States about 800 eleri-
cal bicyclists, including II doctors of divinity 10
theological professors, some II authors, several
editors. and many pastors of prominent churches
The increase Ia Chinese immigration to the
Sandwich Islands Is causing much apprehension
among the Hawaiians. The increase in the Chinese
population of the islands has been about IL per
cent in the past year, while the decrease of the
English-speaking people has been about eight per
cent
The experiment that was tried by California
fruit growers two years ago IN the shipment OF
apples to China and Australia has produced results
most favorable. The shipments Were of good
quality and took we'll that orders were repeated
and increased and the exports To China IN the past
six months have assumed large proportions.
Tho Big Woods of Minnesota well deserve
the name, for they cover 5000 square miles or
1900 900 acres of surface. These woods contain
only hardwood growths. including white and black
oak maple. hickory, Eastwood, elm, cottonwood,
tamarack, and enough other varieties to make an
aggregate of over 30 different kinds. The hard
wood tract extends in a belt across the middle of
the State, and surrounding its northeastern corner
is an immense pine region covering Il ,00O square
miles or l3, 10000 acres.
Ralph Pulsifer of Watervie, Me-, recently
rode from Bar Harbor to Watervile on "a bicycle, q
distance of 100 miles, in two days
i Harry Garfield begins teaching in Concord,
n H. next month, and James Garfield, his brother,
TO read law in New York.
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The Flag OF the 153d Ill.

To THE EDITOR: ! notice an extract from
the Washington Critic. which says: There is a
q. S. flag in the War Department, the history
of which the authorities know nothing, except
that it was found in the Confederate War De-
partment, and is marked with the name Of the
SD Ill., Vol. Inf Having seen this spoken of
twice, and seeing nothing of it from members
of the old brigade it may be of interest to some
of your readers to tell what know of it. In
mediately after the fall of Ficksburg among
the troops sent to attack Johnston was Lau-
mans Division. / am not sure, but think the
Third Brigade consisted of the Sd Iowa, 4lst
and SD III. and 33d Wis, commanded by Col
Isaac Pugh of the 41st Ill. On the 18th of
July, 1868, the brigade was formed in line IN
front of battery OF artillery, which opened fire
OH Breckinridge's Division intrenehcd behind
earthworks, cOttonbales, etc. The 33d Wis
held the right and just before the attack Gen.
Lauman directed the Colonel o. Il. Moore) to
move the 33d to the right. on Pearl River, to
prevent being ianked, the 2Sth ILL.,. of another
brigade moving Up in the place Of the 33d Wis
Shortly after the 33d left the line the brigade
advanced and attempted to take the works, but
were repulscd with heavy loss; Col. Earl, OF
the 53d ILL.,, being among the killed. rscoliect
that of the four regiments that made the at
tack but one brought Of their colors. Gen.
Iauman was relieved of his command and re-
ported to haye been cashiered. Would like to
hear from some member of that brigade who
was there. Perhaps he might refresh my men,
ory.-A. S. .SAMPsoN, SD Wis, Eldorado Springs,
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A Corpuleut General and his Horse.

The late Gen. Pater, of the East India Service,
was remarkably fat man. While stationed at
Madras he purchased charger which. after
trial, all at once betook himself to trick of
lying down whenever the General prepared to
get upon his back. Every expedient was tried,
without success, to cure him of the trick, and
the laugh was so much against the Generals
corpulency that he found it convenient to dis
pose of the horse to young officer quitting the
settlement for distant station up the country.
Upward of two years had subsequently, elapsed
when. in execution of his official duties Gen.
Pater left Madras to inspect one of the frontier
cantonments. He travelled, as is the custom in
India, in his palankeen. The morning after
his arrival at the station the troops were drawn
out, and, as he had brought no horses, it was
proper to provide for his being suitably mounted,
though it was not very easy to find charger
equal to his weight. At length an officer re-
signed to him powerful horse for the occas-
sion, which was brought out duly caparisoned,
jim front of the line. The General came forth
from his tent and proceeded to mount. but the
instant the horse saw him he flung himself flat
upon the sand, and neither blows nor entreaties
could induce him to rise. 1t was the General S
old charger, who from the moment of quitting
his service had never once practiced the artlhce
until this second meeting