Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-21
EASTERN OCCURRENCES
The Trial Of Booale Alder
man McQunde.
Conspiracy Asalsst Davitt Death of
gshA AFaot-Loss with al On Beard
-fhs Hlawaths nss Lest but
safe il HHrbor.

Tie Hiawafhs net Lest hut
safe il Harbor.
xhe fEaal ef x-Alaeruaan mconaae.
Nav foRK. Nov. 3o.--Anoihsr large
crowd hiied the General Sessions C1lrs
room this morning q hear she evidences
% the trial Of x-AideFman MeOuade
Tor aecepsing q hrihe % vote for fhe
Broadway Railway franchise.
Ex Alderman Duty took the sfand
after oOuEt opened, and Lawver New-
comb continned tha cross examination.
Aee lawyer ssked ths witness 9 score sr
more qaestiona regarding bis life AZ
noDes "a business, AID aa Z publio nan.
Da , bad heoa q buildsr for twenty
yoars. Yes. be had been unfoFtnnate.
be guessed, about twice. He was nof
sure, but be thsuQhf tWics. Ths lass
time be failed vas IN 1870. He also
failed eight years before that. He Owed
9ome debts ID 1884, but sid nuf think he
had applisd any Of the 4l0,00o boodls
money 10 pay these dabts. He a.
knowledRed violating his oath of oGiee
when be took the boOdle. Neueomb
bad been very gentle with Duty M %
thia point, Ia order 20 gain his oond
denee, eut be nov asked the witness %
rehaarae bis n Frative Of tbs several
meetinRa. fhs witness again began bis
This endsd Mcoasds'a examination
and Court took recess.
Daring recess. the cases Of ex-AldaF-
men keills, O'Neii and LeaFv were
called and DiseFict Attorney Martine
moved 70 hx dates for their trials. He
then moved separately for their trials,
nxlng Reilly'a tor the 29ih; 0Neill'a
for December 18Th. and Cleary's for De-.
cemDeE 27th. Recorder Smyth snR
Rested that the trials be made oonseoa-
lively, one following the termination Of
the other. Ieia vas agreed 10 and no-
tica VAS given 90 that eject. MARITIME
had intended TO move for the commit.
ment Of the three boodlars, bat hndlne
that the Recorder did not agree, desisted
from bis molten.
After recess General Tracy ARGUED
that no evidence had been produced 20
connect the defendant with the charge
N the indictment. He demanded that
there must be other evidences besides
that OF an aooomplios. He eieed deoia
t-+AA-
% instruer she Jury 20 SCOUT Moo aads.
The motion was denied. General rFaoy
then began the opening address to lhs
iuEy.
Conspiracy AEnlnst Davttt.
DETRoEr, Nov. 20.-A rumoF ia ia cir
culatian that some OF Michael Davitt's
friends bslieve thaFe is 3 conspiracy on
foot 20 mufder hin because OF hia 0ppa
sitioa 10 the extreme measures propsssd
by the OD0uovan R0ssa Irish faefian.
It h said that meeting was held IN
New York recently, at which Davitt was
denounced, and desperate measures
we're threatened. Inquiry has been
made Of some friends Of Davitt as 10
the truth Of the rnmor and a remark,
made by enc Of the most prominent men
there, 70 the effect that anoh arraucs
ments had been made as would Foliave
the courts Of ell trouble Of trying the
misorsahta u the case Of any attompt
90 Dsvitt'a life, conhrms the belief that
threats have been made against him.
Deaah % John AFnos.
ELMrRA IN. -. Nov. 20.--John Arnot,
Jr., Member Of Congress aud million
aire banker, died this morning az bis
home In THE city, aged 50 years.
John Arnot, Jr.. was born at ElmiFa,
New York, March IL, 1881; was edaaatsd
e q private school; engaged in the
banking business at Elmira; was elected
President Of the village Of Elmira in
1873, go. 81, and Mayor IN 1854, 20 and
"a; was elected 10 the Forty. eighth Con
Rsess, and was reelected 60 the Forty
ninth Congress as Democrat, the Re.
publican Convention endorsing him and
making M nomination, rseeivinR 2s,006
votes against 2,0i4 votes for Thomas K.
BsecheF, Gre.nbackeF, 66s votes for
Benjamin n. p yne, Prohibiti0nist. AID
~ Votes scatterinR
lest with an on Beard.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-It was reported
last night that the steamer Manistique,
whose consofts, the sohooners Mari.
nette and Meneksunee. we're wrecked
near Frankfort, had made a safe bar.
Dor at the Maniieon Islands. but later
dispatch from Aanistee, Mich. asserts
that soon after losing her oonsoFts the
MAnistique became disabled and drifted
helplessly up the lake until she reached
BuFuham's pier, 20 miles north OF Ma
nistee, when she struck and sunk with
ali on board. The Manistiqus Was CON-
manded BY Captain WaltaF Ashley, and
carried a crew OF fifteen men. II this
report Is trne, the number oI lives lost
By the sinking Of the Manisfique and
her consoFts is svelied 70 thirty.
one less On the list.
DKrRoTr, Nov. 20.-Tha Hiawatha, in
eluded In the list % lost vessels which
vas sent from Chicago this morning.
has arrived safely at Pert Huron. This
will reduce the loss on vessels and cargo
20 e639, 600. There we're tea lives lost
On the LaoeFne, Whioh sank od Ash.
land. Wisconsin, making q total Of lives
lost, 80.
Presidential Appslntmenta.
WAsHN0roS, New. 20.--The President
today appointed John T. Carey, II Cali.
fornia. 70 be y. ). Attorney for the
Northern District Of California.
LeokiRG for the Lest Beats.
MANIsrKE, Nov. 20 The steam barge
MaFistiqus arrived at Fraakfort shis
morning 10 ssarsh sf her eonsorts which
we're lost on that port an Thursday
night. AZ far aa known. no steam barge
vas wrecked in the vicinity Of Frank
fort.
VIII Aet as PaII Bearers.
INV YoRK. Nov. 20. .-Msssrs. Gresham.
Lincoln. Cotton and Chandler, members
Of AFthaF's Cshinst, we're amongst the
callers al the deceased ex- Presidents
residences this AfteFnO0H and accepted
an invitation to act as the pail bearers.
Mls Game Dianer.
cHEcA00. Nov. 20.--JOhn b. Drake
gave bis thiFfy-hrst, annual game din
nsg as tue Grand Pacific Hotel soniont,
which vas attended By 3 large number
Of distinguished Rnesta from an SEQ.
ti0us Of the country
lsft q AFsltraiIoa.
LsUrsvTLLR. Nog. IA Courfer Jsnr.
aal apsoial says; Tue followers Of
Rssrals and the Freneh Mountain Ner.
eoant Efinse. ~ they are called. had a
bettle az Hsxard, Perry county, Ken
tncky. on Wednesday. when 4 nsn
war,aa1 E1rawnrnas 80 ffflo1 4 -.