Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-12
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Cremaied Herses


ST. LOUIS, Feb. allaly's livery
stable vas burned eariy this morning.
The IRE originated in toe hay loft, and
spread rapidly. The employees OF the
stable turned their attention first Co
saving the horses, Is ia number, and
had taken about 7 Of them from the
burning baildinR when two polioe1en
arrived, aud thinking the employees
we're thieves dubbed them into iHsensi
bility, aud shns destroyed the emily
chance OF saving the stock. The re-
naInisg IS horses we're barned. Tae
fetal ioss Is estimated at $4,000.
a Questionable Power.
COLUMBUS, Feb. ii - Daniel J. Dalton,
Clerk of the H.nIiton County courts,
Gas arrested tnis morning at the in
stance of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections of tbs House, and
brought before that body for ooRtenpt.
In refusing TO allow the committee to
make q Photographic osPy of the tally
sheet of Precinct A, Fourth Ward, Clio
o,nnati, and also In failing 20 produce
the original returns before the commit
tee at Columbus yesterday. fne reso
luton offered directed toat Dalton be
placed in the Jail Of Franklin Oconty
for the period of 30 days unless be
agrees 10 furnish the returns for the
parpose A. requested. lac resolution
MAS under discussion at IL q. N. as to
the power of the COMMITTEES aud the
House in such cases By consent of the
House Dalton appeared BY attorney.
Subscription for Mrs Hancock.
Nsw YoRk, Feb. ll.-Gsn. Hancsck
died poor. and shis fact being known to
us friends aud comrades, a subscription
has been started for his widow. The
plan WAS originated by General W. +.
smith, General j. B. Fry. Wm. Barns
and L. l.. Crittsnden. J. Pierre pont
Morgan Is treasurer of the fund. raese
sums have been slgned: Samuel J. Til
ieu $1,000. Wan. L. Grace $50. Wm. G.
Brown $3.50. John ID. Cummings $3.50
A circular accompanying the snbscrip
ton paper says thai tue General vas
kept poor by calls upon his otfisial hos.
pitality and the constant Oh AriIiss which
he gave 10 these IL distress.
On wa,i street.
NEW YORK, Feb. u.-Governmeptt
quiet aud firm. Contrary to general
expect tion the market in early dealings
Vas strong. but the advances As rnle
we're only fractional. Later there was
| IN alternately upward and downward
movement within a moderate range IN
al noon, when prices we're again heavy,
bot closing quotations show a net sd
vance for nearly every tbing on the list
ranging from ANAL fractions to over
ono per cent.
Wall street Qaetatisas
NEw YORK. Feb. I'LL. ). SIS. l001:
4lf's, 1l2k; ~. l244 Pacific Ga l2S f;
American. 1851; Canadian Pacific. 65t. /;
Canada Southern, AZ; Central Pacias
t21 Burlington, 1854; LaekawanRa,
l32k; Denver i Rio Grands. l71f; Efie,
%; Kansas & feras, 81; Lake Shore.
s9S; Louisville 4 Nashville, +05s; Mich
igsu Central, 81; Northern Psoins, 27St;
preferred, 6s1; Northwestern, lo9A
New York Central, 1861; o. X. a N
| 1854 rransoontinental, 33h Oregon
Improve nent, 81; PsoIhc Mail, 81;
Panama, s.; Rock Island. l29; st.
Paul, stA; rexss Pacific. l2A; UBion
Pacific. 5s&; y. ). Exoress. 63,<; Wells
Fargo. l2S; Western Union, 73h; Home
stake, 10; Ontario, -; Petroleum. steady,
United closed at 76.
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