Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-08
EASTERN NEWS.
r,s,.rz 70 rHr rosr-rrsI Lissscsa
from Natural Gas

ruf On from s1
n-.,rzc. Dec. Prom / O'Clock
fs.. af,ernsou until 10 O'Clock
y:.ht tbs towns OF Beaver Falls
g. BRIGHTON we're cut on entirely
~ .stnral gas TO make connection
fon -. Rochester mains. The weather
snn ssnsely cold, and much suffering
vs ;r.onyepienee resulted. Many
sno a.. rent 10 bed 20 keep warm, or
fans;, neiohbors Who still used ths
II ssshisned fuel. c1si. No food could
scok,d d. and the restaurants 1sin2
- Ala land Office business. Hotel
80 abandoned the hotels. and the
gsss held no evening services
ea.;s. manning at night had to shut
sra it il thought considerable
-,II he experienced at the glass
80. and pottsries from the COZ Ling Of
ss,5 kilns. At 10 O'Clock tie gas
to,aed on and many got oot Of
.ss,r peds to cook supper.
Not 60 he Collected.
v,.zrxaros. Dec. THE Sapreme
-, ,odsv deci 2ed No. 630, Northern
&c. Railway Company appellant
- the Supreme Court OF Dakota.
- sois was brought in the District
r..,, Of Tr.iIl County, Dakota, by the
ss.s.nt appellant against liver l.
p..kos treasurer Of the county. to en-
- rim from enforcing the collection
,.xss assessed on the land of the
s.rooany in that county. The verdict
"a Tor the defendant. khe Sopreme
nsurt OF the Territory affirmed the
sracmept of this court. The sopreme
Gcnrt nov reverses the judgment, and
- s.se IL remanded With directions TO
80 4 decree to be entered perpetuaily
s.,oioipo the treasurer OF Trail county
~, spy further proceedings to collect
ts1es.
u he act of Congress, which prohibits
H. CONVEYANCE OF any granted lands to
~ company until the costs of the sur
=, have been paid to tbs Government.
fjstiI these costs are paid tbs Govern
s.snt retains its title as security, and
shis security would be neutralizsd II the
Ana oeuId be sold for taxes. The
0oart ssys: ave are aware OF the use
hsiuQ made of this principle by the
companies, who having earned lands.
nsQIsctsd 90 pay these costs tn order 10
n,eyeut their taxation. The remedy
iiss With Congress, and is of easy ap-
uiiossion. II that BODY will take steps
h enforce its liens for the cost of sur
ysy by the sale Of the lands. OF by the
forfeiture OF the title, the treasury of
the Usitad States would soon be reim-
barssd for its Ell psnses ia making these
Surveys. and the States aud Territories
n which these lands lie would have the
bese6t Of their appropriate rights OF
iaxation."
Net Retroactive.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Apprehension
has been manifested in the West in
respect 10 tbs scope of Commissioner
spsrk's recent decision to the effect that
honest sad claimants who have pre-
viously had the. benefit OF the pre-
sup,ion Law cannot commute" their
homestead claims. Members Of Con
snn have received maRy letters on the
subject indicating q widespread fear
that this decision was to be made retro
active, which would have the effect OF
spsetsine titles to many claims which
had passed by purchase into the hands of
third parties. Senator Van Wyck, IN he
half OF many OF bis constituents. recently
made inquiry of General Sparks In
reference to the matter and was in
lofmed that the decision will, unless
leversed by high authority, be guide
Tor the future action Of land officers,
bot that the Commissioner is not in
lined 10 90 into the actions Of his pre-
leoessor, nor to interfere with claims
rhich have already been secured
lnder former ratings OF the Land Offise
o this respect unless fraud is shown to
ave been perpstrated in securing such
llains.
The virginia senaiership.
RICHMOND IVA. }. Dec. lin tue Dem
,crstic caucus tonight, John w. Daniel
ss nominated for Unilsd states Suna
laf BY vote OF g. 10 81 for John \.
Basbour.
walt street Quotations
Hxw yonK. Dec. III. q. SO i03I.
Us 1i2iS, As 1884, Pacific SIS i25A
mefiosn Express l03. Canada pa
fic 56%. Canada Southern 43la. ecu
al Pacino 81. Darlington l34tS. Lack.
wanna l22h Denver 4 kio Grands
N, Erie Za9k Kansas 4 Texas 1874
axe shore S7sS. Louisville 4 Nash
lie 46i< Micnigan Central &c. North
n Pacific 30. Northern Pacific
referred 63a, Northwestern y71s
lev York Central l05, Oregon kaii
NY and Navigation l09k. Oregon
35ak. Oregon Improve
asnt 80, Pacific Mall 67iS. Panama -
Iock Island i29As. ST. Paul 9t's. Texas
'scific 25A. Union Pacific b5sa. United
tates Express CO. Wells Fargo li6
Eestern Union 7slt, Homestske 23s.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 7.-Governmentt
ironger. Stocks. as rule, clio ed NJ
e within small fraction of the low
II prices reached, and generally weak
Ieeideat nj the New crsiea Aqueauet.
MERRIT's CORNERS IN. ". Dec. t.
mother accident happened on the New
lro,on Aqueduct. IL occurred early
bis mornios AZ Shaft No. 8 and re-
1itsd Ia the death of four men and the
,robable fatal injury Of q fifth. The
men we're descending to their work In
me Of the buckets used for lowering
lhem down the shaft. Tue start was
made all right. bat before the bucket
had descended many feet crossbeam.
o. "biily," as il 10 called. caught in the
shaft and remained fastened till the
bucket had almost reached abe bottom
o the shaft wheR IL shook loose and
sAme crashing down. q distance of over
I'm FAT an tha haada nf fha upfar.