Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-09
DOMESTIC MTHllGEncE


Fhe 81 oollnpss-
Prx1nnuna. Den. a--Thnra wan mnoeh.
lnE, and pEiaea dRoppad b 665f esnla. 4
donllna ok l8 eanln since tha apeninq
yesterday. Oh traders n tha cIly arS
e1llsely - - end ed doalsr1 uhn
paasd safely thEgnah TIE great break ol
lees and Ne stlll latsE panic fellowina
re failure q ths E1nnallganla hank il
lse4 unila II saying thai never il thaiI
raoollections vas ebe denoralization a
ooa plela. No ons a1om1 SHE % aaki1.
1acepEiiy explain for ths sudden break,
and the feaR q Q s1in fnHahar daellne a
gri1ssn plainly on pFioeaI A nBmhaE oI
Local n41lfa 1ro noU ealing II fheiI
81 seAns, and oehoB refuse 30 apoapl
thsn without heavy naRRins. This, h
Is thought, viii have 9 fendenHg % ohsot
spasulaaion. The market epenad fever.
ise ae l2sf, and after h0vsEinR n shal
noizhboIhood fer aons tine, auddealy
bfoke and Ii q few minalaa values had
fallen OF 10 e6j<. Anlieht rsnotion thsn
followed aad at neon e. vas bid Win
ne di1posstion manifested 10 TAXA ang
large blocks nt th0aa 6RnFes. AZ fhis
houf all sheets had paasd The alearina
ho1se bat thai Of @. y Leslie. and 1E2,
ooo baFlels 81 oil egega anld under the
rule 70 moe4 bis contracts. Yha amenn,
ot hi1 fAllaro is no1 known. Souretary
Barbour, uf the ExnhanRn, saws tho laan
On oil up 10 last niEha, since last SataEl
day. VII aggregate &3.000e00. Jaoab
=. WalseEa an cid dealer, failoa ahnFkly
after noon.
1--WE here Eallarss.
Nav YonK. Dso. e.-Tha suspsnsIon
Of stephen Lana, o. IS ChamhsRs street,
and Z. +. Alliseu, Of 81 Broaduag, 10th
members af The Consolidated Mining A
feeEolenm Exehange, vas officially an
nounoed today.
msps IN New Eogk.
NKw YoAx, Des. e.--ArEIvals of foreign
hops are considerably ahead cf The Quan-
t.ty that the market can readily absorb.
Vaiaea move only Ia hayera' faVoF, when
they 81 AL. YheFe is not sufficient
pressure to bring aboat anY real decline,
but a1ill eheFe iB competition enough 60
make i q very diGicult matter 30 obtain
q pfice that viii cover cost abroad. Ii
Ia only in Kemolo instances that ever Is
eents hke been received for tho hnese
German and American hers. Ths baik
Of tha basinesR ID under that, With q
fair quality 0f German selling at 239a6
cents. Alfmarka are a. lou - Is oe1ls.
and kenls (England1 at 2l@22 cents (;
ohelee, brings 2Ia 80 ssnte; ditto, fair %
good. z3la25 cental crop o. 1885, good 70
choice, l2I9ls CENTS.
snala Csln.
WAsMIN0ron, Dan. 8.-The Secretary
Of she Treasury today transmitted %
she House & communieatinn from the
DiFeelog Of she Mint pointiaQ ont the
need Of new laQialation IN the matter
Of statutory limit for Subsidiary silver
coin outstanding IN circulation. In his
communication he eays that She pRae
tioe Of tha department. SEEMS % haVs
bean based upon the theory that it Is
auty 20 aapplY subsidiary coin up 70
the full requirement. of the public de-
mand; yet this practice does not seem
% acoofd with the joint resolution Of
1876 limiting the amount OF subsidiary
coin outstanding % $4,000. 900. 70
sustain the department In ifs theory
and action n thin matter, the Director
saemiia 9 dFnft 81 q joint resolution
providing that 90 much of ths Act Of
1876 above referred b aa limits % $50.
o00.oOU the amount Of subsidiary coin
outstanding be repealed. ft also "a
th0fixes tho Director % purchase bulliom
required for this ooinRqe, with & pro-
vision that The amount % be eoined
tnk0 half doIlaxs, quarters and dimea
shall be regulated by The Secretary.
A Murasrous Asuauls.
WAsHxoron. Dee. e--MF. John O.
Miller. the veil known stenoqfaphor
and pafont attorney of this city, Who
resides In Hyaetgvillo, MaEgiand, was
shot % r street. near Ninth, this after
noon, by q contractor named 0eoraa N I.
walker, brother Of Major Walker, lata
Ohisf Of Polics. After walker frod
Miller did net fall. bat rushed upon
Walker and alesmptod 90 take the pis-
tol from him. They then had q ntruQ.
aie upen the sidewalk, walker beating
Miller over the bead with the bait Of
the pistol until they we're separated.
&C that be had for long time been an
noyed ~ insulting Letters rehseting Oh
the character ef his wife. Home Of
these loeleE9 we're aBonyuaous, while
Others bore Miilex'a signature. Re had
also boen threalened with violenoe, and
had had Miller bound over % keep che
peacs. be had ne intsnti1ns be said, Of
killing Miller, bat meeting the latter
aceidsntallY % tie stEeet. and seeing
him mako msti0n hko drawing pie.
toi. be drew bic own woapon and nsod
several shots.
Miller, after belna shot, said, 10
fsErinR 30 walker: He nsnt bite wife
after ne as be has after many 0thsFs.
MilioE'g Woand i8 danQsrons, and. Per.
hapa, fatal. Walker vas committsd d
FaiiuFs - Leading UDhslsseruEs.
EMw YoRK, Dec. sc. n. Fostar
O., impoTtars Of upholstery Roods. cor
neF q Grand and CROSBY streets, said
10 be the largest house IN thar line "a
TIE city, annouuos their lailare. Mem
boEa Of tha hfm ere Chester n. Fosle
n11 bic son, OhaKie4 3. HoskeT. Ihel
made Q general assignment for the ben
eft of creditors. ProfeFenoes worI
given aRqrsRatinQ el91. .o0o. Ths busi.
nana wMa established about twenty year
eco By Chos1er ~. Foglof. and hs ad
miitsd bis oon Charles n. "a 3 partnel
ten years ago. The arm did . IaFel
business, buyina prineipally IL Europe
and bads branch house 10 Pariss Chas
b. Foster. iuBi1z partnsF, said his fashel
attended 20 the Ananoiai part Of q,
basinoMa and hs uns at home siok. III
thought ihe aassla of the drm W0uli
am0unt % about $500. .00os liabilities arl
neaEiy aa large. Tbs greater paEt d
the liabilities, be said, we're in EaFope
she creditors there bsing sssared. y
the bone creditors neaFiy al we're 9
cured, o. had god eollataEAi.
ABsahls maraereR.
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