Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-27
EASTERN NEWS.
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yoax Feb. 8.-Ins western
N,d hss reached Sev York Tne
on hss fallen over - degrees 10
n.s. fev h9ars and the streets,
ins -sra dslugAd by rain yesterday.
sn'.,s,sd with ios today. The wind
nI,-snc a gale, and I. ia With the
-. aifs .ulty that telegraphic CON
80 san be maintained with either
$3.50 =, the south The s~a on the
,nusa.lly hige, and II IL feared
~. ~ oaIs will prove almost a. disas
- IA shipping as the great storm OF
f.ra.ry 9Th last.
so.,-,xoax. Feb. 9.-After fearful
ssso,n last night Baltimore and VI
- vas visited by hurricane more
- than for several years In the
'...rn sectious Of the city houses were
ss,oossd and in several IN tsnoes not
-, he tin vas blown from the roofs
-, the sheathinR Was torn on and
s.,,sd entirely across the street. The
I..soe Gill be considerable. Today
sss visd IL still very high. With frequent
sn<s Of snow.
Rry,Lo. Feb. S.-O1e OF ths heavi-
-. y.Iss Of the SEASON set in last night
"a sootinasd this morning. The wind
..sssed A velocity OF 81 miles an hour.
NJ temperature IL deg. above zero.
Ih,qt 3 O'Clock last night, while the
~,nA vas Blowing strong, a lsdy, said
"A ~ A sister OF Ell Governor Seymour,
- bIovu from the Lake Shore train.
ssxvesu Ere and Dnnkirk. she at
.smuted 10 paas from the dining car TO
~ sIeeper uith her husband, and had
N sooues stepped upon the platform
thsa she vas carried swiftly of the
min. The train backed nearly a mile
hefore they found the lady, who had
ss.aps1 death, but received deep cash
over the left temple.
Boqros, Feb. ga furious blizzard
rsy.iled during the night IN this
vanity and for q long distance down
IA EASTERN coast. At Portland twenty
inebes Of snow has fallen and it 10 still
moving. Business IL at standstill.
The Grand Trunk Railway 10 blocked
Al Bethel and between there and South
Paris IL in bad condition. At Sc. John,
Nsv Brunswick, the snow In the heaviest
Of the season and the wind Ia blowing
arty miles an hour. At West6eld the
ssserls OF the First Congregational
Church vas turned completely over and
thrust through the roof OF the building
into the audience room
ssspeasien OF the Houston sa,in
Bank.
HoUsros Tex. }, Feb. 8.-Tbe Hous-
ton Savings Bank closed lite doors this
morning. Some Of the banks heaviest
dspesitors withdrew their funds yester-
day afternoon, and later in the day
ssked that receiver for the bank be
appointed. ID r. Smith was appointed
rsesiver this morning and the affairs OF
The bank are nov in bis hands. The
t1tal amount ~ money deposited with
The bank is 100000. The failure Is due
10 heavy run on the bank at the time
tss Houston City Rank failed recently.
No gndictments
Nsw YoRK. Feb. a.-The Grand Jury
vss discharged today. They returned
no indictments against any Of the Alder
nsn who granted the Broadway rail-
rad franchise.
The Merermtck works.
CncAoo. Feb. B.-The propriesors of
he Mccormick Reaper Factory stated
ssday that the works would again start
% In few days, q COMMITTEES Of work
nm assuring him that about one thou
md Of the men desired to return to
york no matter what action might be
hken by the knights of Labor. Tie
arike began on Feb. 10th, 400 men GO
Inc cot owing 10 = refusal to discharge
four non-Union moulders-
lmprissaed Msrmeas.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 26.-Frank J. Can
non and Angus Cannon we're held TO.
day on $1,000 bail each for assault on
United States Attorney Dickson. b. A.
ksuner was discharged.
H. |. Gowans, W. Ii. Lee and II. J.
Fssieer, all defiant unlawful cohabiters,
we're sentenced today each to six
months Imprisonment and $500 fse.
He Was saved the Trouble
DxsvKR, Feb. 25.--John Fitzgerald, q
laborer, OF the High Line Ditch Com
Nny. came TO Denver several days since
and vent on spree. This morning be
vent into pawnshop and asked To be
sAown q revolver, which he loaded with
The intention Of shielding. The police
we're called, and ss Captain Swayn vas
Entering the door Fitzgerald pointed the
fssolver at the officer, but before be
could FIRE Svayn snot him, intiictine a
wound from which he will die. When
Fitzgerald Was asked what he intended
70 do with the revolver. he replied: II
isisadsd 70 commit suicide. bat nov l
an saved that trouble"
kKxssxLARR lind. J. Feb. G.-Weibern
WArtcna vas hanged here today fer the
murder Of John Drsgher on November
4 1884 The murdered man lived With
Wsrtena, aud the crime vas perpetra-
VI 10 obtain his money. The body of
" murdered man Vas afterwards
thrown into the ksnkakee River.
A saart Of Wire.
BosroS. Feb. 6.-At 3 O'Clock this
manning huge telegraph pole, nj the
sefner Of Market and Alabama streets,
yas broken short of by high winds.
vshss poles In the neighborhood were
broken OF torn down In quick suoces
son, and several streets were soon
nlcckaded WITH poles and an inextrica
BE mari of wire. Many horses were
soiAnRled and panic vas narrowly
avoided. The streets we're at onoe ropcd
% and large gangs OF men we're set ai
verh 10 clear the wresk. For the time
cssns. freight delivered at the ALBANY
oepot has 20 be dragged 10y hand around
niock. No injury TO life or limb has
of1 been reported, bat there have
eeea many narrow escapes.
The Ches. Ceatest.
NEW 0KLEANs, Feb. a.-In the chess
9Ams today between Zaekertort aud
cseluisx the latter had the white pieces
ne opened the game with a pawn to
tAxs fourth. There was hardly q m@.
nset'e delay when Zuckertort answered
VA 7. 70 X. 4. 10 was evident that
esy wished To make time, for Steinitx
rAscd X. 10 Il Sand immediately Zuck-
asors answered with X. 10 q. h. s and
g Buy Lopez ganbis vas accepted
0siaitz pushed on, his bishop 10
sessns Knight 81 and Zaokertort With
- delay placed his knight 10 kings
osshop ID. Steinitz then castled. The
ray 10 20 this time bad been very rapid
- each player seemed 10 be willing 30
ssvsiop his game early In the action.
~ u continued rapid TO the end. when
- game vas declared q draw on the
0osy nrst move. Steiuitx having ocou-
80 u minutes and Zuckertort ~.
u vAs book" game up 10 the 9th
sose. The FIRST variation wss tn the
seventh, when Steinitx gave X. 10 X 3.
nassd OF the traditional II. to H.
~ We seventeenth move Zackertort
sked eteiaitz, Will you play e. yin"