Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-16

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D,a.h sf the Esri Of s,,esss,s.

Bro sPRTSos. 1srss, Jan. l4.--Geo
Finch. Z ri Of Aylessord. died here lAs,
might At go o'clock. of eyros,s of the
liver and dropsy. Lord Ayissfor,s SCI
tied an EoRiish colony in August, 1883
De has been ID decliring health for the
I past year. Nothing serio7s vas antics
patsd until feE hoars before his dssth.
4 Ihs attending physician sass that yes
/ terdsy tie E1ri ate the largest meal ia
several weeks, c9pvsrsed freely. and
seemed 20 be rapidly in n9royins. Fam
Iiy troueles drove hin 20 America,
Being fond of sporting he nsturt ally So
lec:ed an unsettled portion OF the State
where q few years ec1ld be spsnt With
I out interruption Aitho7gh only IS
years Of age, be had the appearance of
man 50 yesrs Old. having been Of late
! years hard dF1nksr. Ihe Earl leaves
no male descendants. His title to tie
hsronetey OF Aylesford and lie estates
will nos fall TO kis next eldest brother.
. Charles Finch. All the late Earl's per
soua property will 90 to his tvo daGgh-
teTs, nov IN England His stock and
land interest in Texas are snall. ll.amount-
ING 70 about $500, although over
fl5o0U are invested ia Texas The
Z Li's life sss insured in English CON
psnies, amounting TO nearly asS0o, COG.
The rensins are nov being embalmed
and vill 60 20 England ln Charge Of Mr..
hernsrd, private secretary Of the late
Bari.
AZ the age of p be married Edith,
daughter - Col. Pesrs Williams, NJ. p.
o. ieapls Court, BeFks, England. and
had by hsr tao daughters Toe snar-
risSe vas considered an advantageous
one ~ both sides, for the groom had
rank and wealsh aid was recognized as
y future leader in society and poiitios,
aud the bride was ODs Ut the luvelIest
women IL Europe, famous az four
Courts for Der beauty and attractions
The Prince OF Wales has been charged
silh the responsibility Of running AyIes
ford, and may have had rauob 90 do
With IL, for be took the young Earl into
hIs most intimate companionship, and
made him a ehun1 snd oomrade IN the
xild orgies that made the people of
England So dis,russfui of their future
monarch. The Prince ceased TO Bow
the wild oats, and settled down 30 COM
parative dociliiy. but the Earl kept up
his spree, until about year age when he
found himssH $l0,000,000 in deot and
involved in a very dIsraptaoIe divorce
Ct5c. NC cathtc, NutCu was tuthlIe1 =.
was placed IN the hands of a oonserva
tor for the benefit OF has creditors and
the Earl WAS given an allowance of
$4,000 a year with which ne came 10
America In the summer OF 1893 for rest
and much needed reenperatisn. Cnder
the patronage of jay Gould the young
Earl went to Texas where he bought ~
900 acres of grazing land on which he
- ~I.sr -. -
ed in style becoming that section Of the
country IN which 10 is located. Here
With tSo brothers and sunh conRenial
spirits as he chsneed to fall In with, the
Earl has spent most Of his life. Being
anything but an sutocrat be acq 4ired
quite popularity with his cowboy
neighbors and was regarded by them az
great acquisition 30 the country.
What has made the name Of the Earl
OF Aylesferd notorious IN ths present
day, even more than the reckless con
duot Of the dead Earl, is the scandal
brought upon il by his wife, sho
formed iiason with the Marquis Of
Blandford, nov the Duke of Mari.
borough, In consequence Of which de-
cree of separation was granted the Earl.
As IL not content with the infamy she
on child shs bore to her parameur the
title of Lord Guernsey, that being by
courtesy the title of the eldest son OF
the E .rl of Aylesford. This action on
the woman's part WAS construed in the
court in March last as breach of the
Covenant dot to RoIest, into which she
hsd entered at the time of the separa.
tion from her husband, and the court
declared the annuity made to her at
that time to be thereby forfeited.
Death OF a Relative Of washingtsn.
CHARLEsroS, W. Va, Jan. l4.-Mrs.
Laura Shrewsbury, who was a grand
niece and the eldest surviving relative
of General Washington, is dead at she
age of 70. Sne vas tue daughter sf
Harriet Washington. vho Vas a dsuRh-
ter Of Samuel Washington. Her father
WAS Andres Parks of Baltimore. Among
the relics of General Washington Dos
sessed by Mrs. Shrewsbury was q gold
snuf boz presented TO him by the city
of New York.
who viii Prevent h1
NEw YoRK, Jan. l4.-A Washington
special 10 toe Mail and Express says
lt ia by NO means cert AIN thar President
Arthur will be allowed to sign the bill
10 pat General Grant on the retired list
as General Of the Army.
safe OF HaverIys Thezter.
CHICAGO, Jan. IT,. NJ. Hill has pnr.
chased controlling interest in Hsver-
ly's rheater. The no 1se will pass into
the hands OF stock compspy on Psbru.
ary 1st, whom Hill assumes tbe manage.
ment. The nArae will be changed to
the Columbia Ttsatsr.
A Drankes Rew.
RocKyoRp. III, Jan. H.-At Durand
yesterday hslf dozen young men en-
gagged IN q drunken reE in q billiard
hail. Cues. balls. pistols and knives
were freely used. John Van Volken-
barg ssd NJ. Doyle cannot recover. fhe
others, all more or less posndtd and
elasked, are under arrest. The interior
Of the establishment 10 q coDpiete
wreck.
fesee Cutters af Wsrk.
Las vEoAs.N. NJ, Jan. A-The wire
fence cutters have commenced opera
broken line Of wire from POnie 10 the
Tequisquiti river. About 80 miles wers
cut IN the last day or two. The cutters
he established, bloody var will surely
foliOw. IL is said that the heavy cattle
owners fence more ground than their
deeds call for. In eany cases streams
are illegally fenced for hundreds OF
miles. thus keeping the cattle on gov
eminent land from getting 81 water, for
want Of watch they drift against tho
fences and die from tAirst. Three hun
dred and fifteen bead thas died along
CoL Taylor's fence Last spring. Ex-Sen.
ator Dorsey, who owus 80 miles square
of wire fenced land st Psio Bsnso. ad
dressed the fence cutters at Springer
yesterday, and said 70 them thai II they
would iafoFEn him when tAey proposed
TO commence operations on bis fenes,
be would voluntarily remove 10. 1he
Cutters aRreed 10 give hinn notise.
aeesiax sf the Eastern Psg-irsa A.
ss<tattsn
NEW Yo1x, Jan. la-Ehe Exsfern Pig
Iron Association met today uith Presi-
Eakert IN toe chair. Representatives
are pfsssnt from The cities ~ The Rass
and from Madison, Wis. and othsr
places A comnistes en organization !
vas appointed and the draft Of . consti- |
sian wHs presented for the eausidere-