Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-19

| town. The creek is s.aked Of for xvs
and half miles frer. the mouth.
The wife and child Of ". J. Pozers.
merchant at Eagle Pass, arrived from
the old country few days ago and prs
ceeded TO join the husband. Wien
within few miles Of their destination
they met wagon With q coffin coming
down the road The lady enquired
whose body it vas. aad Vas horrihed 10
ind that il vas that Of her husband
Who had died a few hours before of .y-
phoid fever.
A diver reports the damage to the
bark Robert Kerr serious, ueesssitaiine
Golfer dam or docking.
The Health officers discovered ia Chi
nstovn, yesterday. Chinaman whose
legs we're eaten away With leprosy TO the
knees, and whose arms we're gone to the
elbows.
lhe WorkipRmen's Association il
very active In hostility to the Chinese
The Cholera.
AARsYILIEs, Sept. ls.-Seven deaths
from cholera occurred here today. Con
siderable excitement vas caused by the
arrival of a transport brisging French
troops from Tonq1in. Fourteeu sailors
had died from CHOLERA on the voyage,
aud two more since the arrival Of the
vessel here. Many others are down
With the disease.
LONDON, Sept. lS.-The popalace of
Palermo. Sicily. have become panic
stricken owing to the prevalence of
cholera there. and are fleeing from the
town. There 10 great scarcity Of food.
and the people of Naples are sending
unnu.v ,.vavI.inna "a rsftaf Of
sufferers.
ROM, Sept. ls.-At Parma today new
cases Of CHOLERA and -four deaths were
reported. Ia the city of Palermo the
epidemic is increasing 70 an alarming
extent The popular prejudice against
doctors aggravates the situation.
ToULos, Sept. ls.-Three deaths from
cholera were reported here last night.
All of them &C surred in the suburbs.
No Reduction.
LONDON, Sept ls.-The striking cotton
operatives at Oldham today rejscted by
vote of three to one the proposed
compromise by which wages we're to be
reduced 5 per cent instead of 10 per
cent.
Net Treated Alike.
BERLIN, Sept. l8-The Bandsrath has
approved of the Prussian proposal for
prolonging the extra power of the pelioe
for another year in Berlin, and post
poned discussion of the measure to
treat Hamburg similarly.
Light Psnishment
The HAGUE, Sept. lS-Tbe Public
Prosecutor in the case Of Jeanne
Lorette, on trial for the murder of
japanese Consul Sakurada, today de-
manded sentence of ten hours servitude
for the prisoner.
ProreGued.
LONDON. Sept. lS.-Parliameat has
been further proro2ued until Dec, 18th.
Punished slightly.
John CoulDert, who was arrested last
month, charged with having abducted
for immoral purposes q girl under Is
years of age, was found guilty and sen
fenced to 10 months servitude. This is
the first conviction under the provisi ons
of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
Literary Protection.
The Artistic and Literary Conference
at Berne, Switzerland, has closed. The
delegates signed a convention embody
ing a number of resolutions looking TO
better protection of literary works.
Eaermeus Cssrt Expenses.
DUBLIN, Sept. lS.APhe expenses of
the defense in the Eliza Armstrong
abduction case. under trial in L~ndon,
are amounting to enormous figures
Stead has declined to employ special
counsel, and 10 conducting his own de
Tense. Officers of the Salvation Army,
however, have employed an eminent
array of pleaders to defend Mrs. Jar
rett and General Booth. The leading
counsel for the defense is Charles Rus
sell, member of Parliament for Dun
dalk, who receives $1,000 for every ap-
peafance be makes IN the police court
These fees, with costa of obtaining wit
nesses and many incidental expenses OF
the trial. are paid by the Salvation
Army. but as that concern 10 enormous
ly rich, It can doubtless stand the
strain.
Convicted BlackmaiieP.
ROME, Sept. 1S.-Signor Sommarugl, |
Who edits two newspapers In this city, |
after trial lasting thirteen days, on a
charge Of blackm filing Italian artists, |
has been found guilty, and sentenced to
ten years imprisonment.
A New Church.
CoPESHAoES, Sept. 1s.-The Princess
Of Wales today founded new English |
church in this city. dedicated TO st. Al |
bans. Members Of the Russisn, Dan
ish ana ether royal Families we're pres |
ent.
The Fisheries . fahare.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-Ths first whaling |
vessel to return reports that the fisheries
are q failure owing to heavy Toe.
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DUBLis, Sep.. la. pors'on oI
M. olaas.one u,an i,s tsie .ti ~
NTH a feeling ef general disappoist- |
msnt. The Rround Is taken by some |
that the expressions of the ex. Premier |
are in harmony with those OF Mr.. CHAM |
haplain a a arpraasad NV the latkep re-