Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-09
EASTERN NEWS.
Increased Basfness


Increased Basfness
Bo~roS. Peb. s.-Ths leading Clear
Jog Hoases in the Usftsd states rep9f'
that tie total gro-s hank exchanges Tor
the ssek ending February $50. we're
81 .lfl 81 5>2. sn increase OF 81 yer
esut. compared With the corresponding
week Of q yssE ago.
Merohants Easiiy Pessuad~d-
Dallas fTrrssl Feb. The ner-
chants here have been visited By CON-
rnittes Of Knights Of Labor. ito ex-
plaiued 70 them tie cause Of the boy
oott against the Mallory Steamship
Company. and requested them 10 With
draw their patronage from thM lIBe.
The COMMITTEES resolved from q mslsF-
ity Of the merchants sssaranoes OF sup
port ana sympathy, and expressions OF
belief that their canse for complaint
vas inst and deserving Of support. A
few merchants vere non Q IN ttel.
EIspemsnt
PHIrApEIpHIA. FEB. IA special
from wilIiamspoYt says that the latest
instance Of ungodliness in the SAWS
ton Army Il the elopement Of J. II.
Small With Miss Mckee, a member Of
the organization Miss Mckee 10
good looking. buIom young woman,
and il fond Of the attentions Of men.
Latterly abe has not been in good stand
ing in tie army, bot not long sgs she
was a shining light. Jerome II. Small
was a respected citizen, and he leaves Q
wealthy and very devoted wife.
A yiIiaineas Evangelist.
PHrLADxLPHIA, Feb. III. Z. Thorn
a., a well knows business man Of kan
sas City, 10 an interview today, said
that Nero, a colsred evangelist, nov IN
der arrest in GlasRos, Scstland. was
oounp. LED to leave Kansas City in COZ
seaasnoe OF exposures made by the
press OF tina. city. Nero was teacher
10 the public schools there, and rumors
being rife Of unbecoming conduct, the
Tins investigated the matter, and de-
noanced the colored teacher, alleging
that be had corrupted a young woman
nader his charge, and associated with
women OF bad fep1te. The board Of
education finding that the charges we're
true, at once expsllsd Nero, and he left
the country soon after.
4 Doubiy Convicted Msrmsn.
..
raids were made by the United States
Deputy Marshais on the residences of
George q. Cannon, OF the Mormon First
Presidency. His supposed latest polyR
aInsus wife, aho had lodged service
b. retofore, and other witnesses were
subposnsed TO appear before the Grand
Jury. United States District Attorney
Dickson offers a reward of $500 for the
capture Of Cannon. The Territorial
snpreme Court sustsins on appeal the
con vistion of Apostle Lorenzo SNOW in
the First District Court for unlawful
The court records show
that SNOW In Nauvoo illegally frst mar
risd two women at one ceremony. This
beiog null and void. he then married
saocessively seven other wives. all Of
whom b. supports and holds out to tie
world a. his vives- This was shown by
the testimony. while at the same time
he dweils regularly with Minnie, his
latest polygsmoas sife, Who has three
months baby. The court says that this
is one of the most fragrant cases Of 20
lygamy in the Territory, and no error
vas made In oonvioting the Apostle.
The court also su4tains the conviction
of Brigham Hampton If conspiracy to
establish houses of illfsne, to lure
thither Gentiles and watch their opera
tons. Ii says: "A wicked and digrscs-
fol conspiracy disclosed must be con-
demned by all.
A Runaway Freight Train.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. "a freight train
consisting Of 81 cars, heavily laden,
while running ap Poplar street frem
the river this morning, sepa
rated IN the middle, and Immediately
the rear portion OF the train started
back dowa the grade. The braksmen
did all IN their power 10 arrest the pro-
gress OF ths runaway cars, but their
efforts we're nnavailing, and in order to
save their lives abandoned the train to
les fate. Each foot Its backward course
increased in speed, aud almost imme-
diately several of the cars began sway
ing from side 10 side, and soon several
jumped the track. but still kept on in
their downward course, crashing into
the houses which line the street, and
leaving destruction In their wake. One
Of the cars became detached, and this
arrested the progress OF those behind it..
The oars continued on their mad course.
some of the track and some on, until
Inv WNit tObRioa tiNcts ocN-
erai houses on Poplar street, from Fifth
street, where the portions OF the train
became separated. TO second street,
we're damaged. and almost every house
from thence to the river, Was badly
wrecked. The debris Of the wrecked
cars and houses now strex the track
which IL viii reqaire several hours to
remove. The loss can scarcely be esti-
mated at present on account of the con-
fusion. but Is placed at about tls,o
No one sustained injuries Of q serious
character.
Marmsa News.
SALT LAKE. Feb. s.-Hemenvay, Nor
mon editor Of the Ogden Herald, who
has been under suspension OF sentence
one month on three convictions Of libel,
was sentenced today on one case $500
tine and costs. Sentence vas suspended
on the other too,
Asa result of the raid on George q.
Cannon's houses yesterday, several OF
bis wives we're required TO give bail In
1900 each, and members Of his fsmi.
lies in 500 to $500.
United States Marshal Ireland today
searched number OF houses whore
Mormon chiefs are mostly Supposed to
live. He had q posse OF Is men, bat
nobody vss found. The Marshal today
offers 500 for the capture OF George q.
Cannon.