Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-02

right time and place, and sometimes IN
= most unexpected manner, was at tbs
bottom OF his military sncceS." The
speaker described the subject of his eu.
iO1ies "a a man Of Rrsst strength Of in
teilect, remarkable common sense, cool.
ness. self possession and t.nscity, q
true Trend 70 those worthy OF his friend
ship, and the kindsst and best of bus
bands and fathers, not for gisry, bat n
save his country. when criticised and
censnred, when clouds Of cal1mny hung
about hin, be stood with folded arms
srsld the tsunders witnessing the wrath
OF bis enemies. bat be spoke not 10 bis
own defense. Time finally dispelied the
clouds and let 10 the sunshine Of honest
Judgment. Then his heart vas f-ana
a. pnre a. devdrop which bang on the
lips Of the velvet rose. He believed in
the i1stlce Of God. AID that sooner or
later he would By some means guide
MIN ss commander Of the armies 10 the
line where justice ssuld take the place
OF wrong. and mans Inbnmsnity TO man
De properly re5oked. bot" continued
the speaker, Ibis race has been ron. The
great and good man vent 10 on the
mountains to die. Tne attention Of the
SRoie civilized world was directed to
toat spst- His glory vas not that Of bis
eoautry alone but of the civilized races
OF man. When news of his death went
trembling over the wires ~ the utmos,
parts Of tbs earth the people of every
nation and tongue stood with bowed
heaas- Grant lad 10 life assembled to
the topmo=t heights OF mortal fame
and renovn. TIE glory Of his greatest
achievements shone around and about
him God called him, and be stepped
from his high pedestal oz this earth into
see presence OF the great Ehits throne,
where he vas crowned with immortal
glory that shineth forever"
The service vas concluded With a
benediction and a concert of patriotic
airs upon the BELLS
The o. z. d n. Lease.
81. PAUL. Oct. John Muir, traffic
manager of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company, passed through
here yesterday on his return from the
East. de thinks that the Oregon Lease
Is of. The directory of his road il ne
longer anxious that the lease should he
Navigation earnings show a constant
increase, and with them the directory 10
we'll satisfied. The road will continue
an independent concern, treating all
connecting lines alike. He denied that
the Northern Pacific sRd Union Pacific
we're bringing much Oregon wheat east.
All Oregon wheat went west to Portland,
thence by steamer TO San Francisco for
export. What wheat tie Northern Pa
cine secured from that section OF the
country was from of its line in WASH
ington Territory.
Geal Miners strike
CHEYENSE (Wyo.), October 1.-At 8
O'Clock this morning all the coal miners
at Carbon struck, and all work ceased.
The Carbon mines are owned by the
Union Pacific, and furnish an iBfsrior
kind of GOAL. No demonstration or de-
mand was made by the miners. Every-
thing IL quiet. IL il understood that
this course has been adopted by the
Miners Union at Carbon at the instiga-
ton of the Rock Springs Union. IL
WAS represented that the Carbon miners
kept the Union Pacific runBine. The
only coal nov mined by the Union Pa.
cine IN wyoming ID mined by the Chi
nese at Rock Springs. The company
soon expects a large number Of miners
from Idaho and Utah. The Union Pa
cifie has on hand 90 DAYS supply of
coal. Ii Is shipping nov coal from the
east and south. No coal famine IL an
ticipsted.
iowa Greenbackers.
MARsHAILTows, Iowa, Oct. The
Straight Greenback State Convention
assembled here today, nominated
full State TICKET with Elias Doty. OF Co
dsf Rapids, for Governor. resolution
approving the Indianapolis National
platform of 1884. and denounoiug fusion
with the Democrats, was adopted.
The Immediate Delivery system.
CINCINNATI. Got. l.-Up to 3 o'clock
"a letters had been banded by the Gin
cinnati postoffioe under the immediate
delivery system. OF these, ID were
mailed in Cincinnati and ii came from
other offices. Most of them we're for
distant points from the postoffioes, one
going distance of three miles.
The Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, Oct. The public debt
statement issued today shows q decrease
in the debt daring the month Of fl2,.
757, 9i5. and cash IN the treasury availa-
bic for the reduction of thu debt 10 the
of $240,927 ,074. Payments on
account Of interest due on the bonds
amounted to about f7,5oO.0o0. This re-
duces the decrease of the debt to about
81, 10000.
More OmeeFs.
WASHINGTON, DOT. lon the 9th inst.
the CIVIL Service Commission will con
duct an examination here for the selec
ton OF persons to fiil places In the new
Bureau of the War Depart
ment. This division is similar TO one
already in existence in the Navy De
part9ent. The examination will test
the knowledge of candidates in military
affairs. The division will be under the
direction of the Adjutant General, and
10 general way IL will be for the pur-
r,s,aa Of tina NnltaNfl0n nf infoyna flor,