Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-30

nuaa ailinR. SinoeEslY yoars.
Roarnr RnvkHxMx.
Tha CemnissionsF nas ssns Df. Dyer
10 fiERiaia 10 make an inHesligallon.
Hhe Worsd,a nIEnest Irsn osmpany.
NASHVILLE. Sepa. 2.--Ak tha meeting
or the stockholdeEs Of the Tennesase
Cosl and Railroad Company. held here
todaF, the purUhasa b. this o1mpany o.
the Praft Coal ard Iron Conpany, and
TIE Lynn Iron Works, q BirminRham,
Alabama, was rgnsummhtad and con-
| dfmed. This action has bFD1Kht 10
RalhsF. under enc management, prob
ably the largest and most Taluahle ooai
and iFan property n fha world. This
combination Il the consunnufAAfon Of q
scheme thai marks Z Bsw era IL tue
South, and demonstrakes the fast thar
siR iron will frDm this daae be made ia
feunsssee and Alabama q less than s.
per ton.
rae Elsheraes nnVesaiaaeioa.
Bosruz, sspt. 19.-Ths msmbsrs Of
she Gated states senate Oommission,
appointed 70 Investigate the sneisot 81
ths fisheries, ieft b 'sfon Tor Wo0dshali
this moFnfna In order 30 visit the fsh
commission and make notes az che
werk there. A quorum NOS having a..
rived in Boston, q formal opening 81
the hearing 4 not yei annouacad.
Massns KnfeEtaanea.
WAsHua10N, Sept. 29.-The Grand
Chaptsr Of Royal Arch Masons had .
short session this morning, and IN the
afternoon called il body acs0mpanied
b their ladies af she Whifs House, and
we're given q reception By The President.
F0nieht thay we're given q banqnsk bE
the Grand Royal Area Chapter Of The
District Of Coiambia at the Masonic
Temple. About $50 ladies and gentle
men attended the banqaet. Senator
D0ipb responded 10 the toast on sRrss-
maEoaFy.n Iha toaata af = Washington
the Father Of His Country, aud
aWashin0lon the Capital Of Our Coap-
try wera responded 10 by =. u. John
son, and Ths Preas," b J. Sonls
smith, Of Louisville, Ky. AZ aomor-
rows session Of the General Grand
Chapter, TIE election vill take plaos.
The caFssn miae.
WAsHmaToN. Sept. 29.-Acting Score
taxY Eair0hild has Authorised the 70
opening 6f the Mint at Carson CITY,
Nevada. as an assay oflloe for the rs-
ceipt Of deposits Of bullion. This &C.
ton vas taken on the Recommendation
Of the Director Of the Mint and with
the full approval Of the President. e
is intended as an experimsnt, as it is
said as the DapaEkment, that it IL cOubt-
ful whether the deposits az the Mint viii
warrant even ifs combustion as an assay
ot1ice. lie future operations will depend
altogether 81 the extent OF its deposits.
OmceFA 81 she Grand Couneia.
WksHmGroN, Sept. g. -Ths Genera
Grand Council Of Royal and Select Ma
sons finished their second triennial
conFooation today, By the election Of
the folIe wing ofIioers: Geo. ]. Pinkard.
Of Louisiana, q. @. NJ; Geo. w. Cooley,
Of Minnelota. q. q. is. N-. A. A
SenteF, OF Ohio, g. q. p. C.i frank h. |
Bascom, p. @. g. Treasurer; Henri W
hoEdhurst, Of Indiana, q. q. Recorder;
Rev. j. M. Dadnum, Of Masssohuses,s'
9. 9. ChaplAini John Ooburn, of New |
YoEk, @. q. Q. Of O. Henry s. OEme. Of |
California, q. q. o. OF O.; George Ne
Alpin, Of Maryland. q. @. Marshal; ana |
Bradford NloOl, Of Tennessee, g. g. |
Steward.
FrtRhtened AZ an Ear1hanake.
PHILkDHLPHIA, Sept. IA special
from Lancaster says thai the peopls of |
the borough Of Elizabsthtown we're
badly frightened last night. About ii |
o'clock tWo distinct shocks Of earth. |
quake we're felt. lhe shocks foIlowed
IN quick succession. and searoely had |
the sound died away when the build /
lnRs awayed Sufficiently TO cause doors /
and windows 20 rattle.
The WleRtns Prophecy WorthIeaA
CHARLESTON, Sept. %. = On 70 7
o'clock this evening there has been no |
FeouFFenoe OF earthquake shocks. and |
the city has Quieled down. The VIC
gins prediction has proved 70 Be uttsrlv /
without truth. The community feel |
greatly relieved thai there we're no
shocks today. and within anoshsr week.
70 umed its normal condition. The /
work Of rebuilding and repairing has
been going on ali day without inieFrap- |
lion, and there is crossing feeling Of
confidence IN the city.
NEw ORLEANs, Sept. 29.--Tho weather
hers - dslightful, clear and pleasant. |
There waa no atmospheric or ether die
tuFoancss or phenomenon such as Prof |
Virgins predicted.
Negroes Confess . MardeP
RALxfaH On. o., Sept. 29.-Thursdav
night the store 81 A. ID. Ovens. AZ
CFossWeli, Martin county. vas entered
by burglars. Owena' dwelling adioined
the store. De heard the noise and step
ped 10 the door. AZ be did 90 be saw
too burglars. One Of them hred and
killed Ovens. since that tima the au-
th0Eities have been on the track of the |
burQIArs and muFderers. On Monday
nigbt Sheriff Shswell arrived al
Plymouth with The wife Of the murder
cd man and two negroes. Another
negro. James aiias Ambrose, vas shot
ana killed. Doe ok tbs negroes snade
q confession some days ago thai Mrs.
Owens bad hired them 10 kill her hes
band. She wished them 10 drown him
and prepared water In q barrel for that
purpose. She gave him medieine 10 put
him 10 . a0und sleep, and tbe thFes
negroes actually stood by his bedside
ready 20 commit the crime. Their
courage failed them finally. AnhtSse.
some nights Afterwards, entered the
store, and when Owens appeared. shot
him. Ambfoss Waa pursned. and upon
making desperate attempts TO kill she
membsrs Of the AherifI's posss, vac shot
through the heart. Mrs. Ovens and
the two negroes are in Jail 81 PlynOuth
10 await trial.
Nebraska AIse aaaFantlnea tAe Cattle.
LrNooLx, seps q. .-On the Fsoommen.
dation Of the Livestock Sanitary Com
mission of the state Of Nebraska. Gov
ernoE Dawes today issned . pfosiama-
tioa establishing 3 quaEantine aQainsi
al cattle from the State Of Illinois.
omcial Report frem Alaska
WAsRmOroN, sspA 2S.-Lientsnant
CommandeF II. B. Nichols. osmmanding
ths Unisad STATES steamer Pinta, In bis
fepoFt - tbs ceorstaFy Of the Navy,
dafed 81 8itaa Sepiembes i0ih, says THAI
TIE Pinta had returned the day bsfore
from her Trip 70 fakutat- SohvatkA'a
exploring expedition party were feunj
"a Yaknsat and all of lie msmbers veil.
Hhey vsfs able 70 ascend M0uni 81.
EliaH only 1290 feet, and The msst ex-
perieunea of the party consider 4 i'm
psssibls % reach the Top. CommaBaeT
Niuhols aaga ahat the Grand dary kRa
been sitting fer ths past week, attempta
bsina made 30 ploeaFe lndi. lDeuts
aainsa the rinaieaaffE Of the anti
CAfneEa rtrtE AZ Suuean. hut 10 eVidsuoe