Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-22
EASTERN NEWS.

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me telegraph wires worked badly
-. night and the PcsT-lsTELLioESoEH $
.y.or.pbie report is accordingly osaRre
-s,.s Of Northern Pacific Directors
9 yoRx. Jan. 2l.-Ths Directors Of
Sa,thsrn Pacific Railroad met to-
~ -, univ transacted routine bust
asy, The n1estion of giving oat con
o., bnild ng the Cascade tunnel
sse.ss ;...ssed. az vas also the proposed
1870 and Snake river road, bat no
.s,ios u,s taken IN regard 70 either
opposition.
p.--cx Ian. 2l.-The ship Frank ".
-, from Manila to Mes York,
Is syS al sea. The vessel was valued
> sSaOO and the cargo At $4,000.
"a 0thsr details have been reosiSed-
The Awfai Avalanche
LAKE,. Jan. 2l-The first fatal
s.I IA. ip Utah this year took ri zoe
49, 20 Ci,y las. night. AbJut : O'Clock
= .as.a aide. not over % feet vide,
20 , miner named Thorstrom, she
esos sssaag. and buried him under six
nog. Ths body va. recovered
'H 1, sss) this morning another slide
20, IN the quick caught np an empty
-, an the side OF the mountain and
s.,i.a n down on the cabin OF A. o.
ps,,s,.on. Patterson and his wife we're
- .hep the logs. debris aud snow
s-sshsd through the roof, buryinR them
IA fset deep. They we're dug cot about
s,,cIock. both dead.
rh,s vas the first slide that ever tsok
.,..s IN tina. eulon. The families are
4, .,oyinQ out. II has been showing
ara for three or four days, and 1t Is
elIl showing.
u,esiux Of the Executive Committee
Of the irish National League
cu.o.ao. Jan. A.-rhe Executive
commi,tee OF tue Irish National League
a America held two sessions here to-
S.v. President Egan, Rev. Charles
TRsiIIy, Treasurer, Roger Walsh, See
resary. and large nnnber OF delegates
vers present. A number of telegraus
and letters from prominent citizens
.srs read expressing sympathy and
promisinQ support. Ksv. DIR. OReiily
rad letter from Parnell. which read
LONDON. Jan. b, 1886.
Nv Dear DR.. o. Reilly: ] beg to
acknowledge the receipt Of your letters
Al he 18th and 18th of December advis-
inc me that you have forwarded two
Srsfts for RlOO0 each 10 Mr.. Harrington
and payable to my order. At the com
uspcement Of the recent electoral oon-
,sst and when large subscriptions had
commenced TO arrive freely from
America il vas deemed proper by my
colleagues, with my concurrence and
approval, to appoint two additional
Trsssurers for the custody aud expendi
tire OF the Parliamentary fund. Mr.
Justin Mccarthy, M. r., and Mr.. Joseph
Giillis Biggar. NJ. r., were accordingly 80
appointed, and now and henceforward
sct "a joint Tressurers with Mr..
W, r. Maloney Of the fund. Will
yoa, therefore. fer the future, in
making reInittanees for the credit
OF the Parliamentary fund kindly
direct them and make the drafts pay
able 70 these three gentlemen at the
Irish Parliamentary Offices, "a Palace
CHAMBERS, . Brigge street, Nestmin
sser, Loudou.
have 70 thank You. and through you
the efest organlzation Of which you are
treasurer. for the remarkable and most
valuable exsrtions which havs been
made for the last few months in aid OF
our movement. Had It not been for the
prompt aud most timely assistance
which reached a, almost daily from
America during the progress Of the
sleotion campaign. fear shat many OF
var nominations must have fallen
through for want of funds. The con
inded growth Of the movement through
'ot the Union and Canada affords Us all
n this side tue greatest possible On
and we feel assured that
othing will DO left undone by Amerioa
. enable us speedily aud surely TO win
be- legislative Independence of Ireland
Wishing you all happiness and the
OF the season, atm, my
ear DIR. O'Rsilly, yours very truly,
CHARLES \. PARNELL
Mr.. Cannon n en- alluded to tie de
expressed by Presiden
.agan 10 resign his position in thu
seague, and the proposed resolution
hat his resignation be not accepted.
Mr.. Mccarthy, however. proposed A
IN amendment that the resignation b,
eferred back to the President for BIZ
The amendment Wal
arried.
Tbs President then said that he hsd
ully determined 10 resign, but in DON
liberation of the unanimous request OF
DO committee he would reconsider biz
and give reply within
hrse weeks.
The Treasurer reported that since tn,
3oston Convention $4,000 had beer
ant 10 Ireland. There was sufficient
~ hand 10 make the amount 100000
Al the meeting. John Fitzgerald. Of
ssbsask,, presented $500 raised In the
MY Of Lincoln. Five thousand eight
hundred dollars was presented by Johr
!. Armstrong, OF Augusta, Georgia, AM
! telegram Was received from Omaht
,sAtins that $1,000 had been sent.
Tonight. notwithstanding a heav,
NOV storm. every seat in Central Musii
Hall VAS occupied, the occasion being {
the door receipts o.
which we're 10 be gathered into the Ma
tional League treasury. Judge Moran
Of Chicago. presided. and sddresse
were made by Patrick E,9an. Rev
Charles 0'Relliy. NJ. v. Cannon an,
sthsrs The audience numbered full.
three thousand.
The Garrison at salt Lake.
CarcAoo. Jan. 2i.-Gen. Howard ha'
received instructions TO make extensiv,
improvements az Fort Dougiss, Sal
Lake City, which is taken as an ndiea
ton that u IL the intention OF the Gov
eminent 70 have Battery ID permanent
ss3,ionsd there.
o. wall street.
new foRK, Jan. 2i.-Government
easy fand firm today. In stock 81
Paul, Lake Shore a Lsckawsnns wer'
eecidediy active, aud she total transsc
Hons exceeded those Of yesterday b.
lF,so shares, - per cent. of the day'
oasiness being 10 Sc. Paul, which opsn
90 ~ VIA and closed With ne; sd
vance Of ~. Il vas announced that ,
dnectors meeting will be held tomos
roc afternoon, at which 10 is under
stocd that some arrangements will b
made for the construction of the Kan
sAs Clty extension as veil as ether lines
northwestern Was also strong. LAX
ssofe closed wi;h net advance OF '
oenerally, the lowest prices we're at o
very GEAR the morning. and the hiRhes
Quotations we're shortly before 3 O'Clock
oss stocks we're weak all day.
Ihere has been a good deal of bes
VAR OF late abon, Pacific Mail. includ
ne statement thst Developments o