Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-22
eur STATES IA THE EAST.
n. Fat. Of an Inaorssr-A F.Ilurs tAAs
Failss-Firs ns Galvsstoa-A'tenPs
at LynsAinx Careless Cash
Isr-IAs o.R&N. Lease.

wAszrzaroz, Dso. M.-AstinR Ssers
taEy FAirchild has aoosEted ths o1af 81
ths EashvilIe, ChattanooRa 4 50. Lsuia
Railway 90 paw the san Of $k53.6Ue h
compromise 81 ehe claim Of tie unis6o
ssstes nov 10 The salts against the CON
panv, founded on certain matuKed and
unpaid interest coupons Of bonds issaed
by the eoupany, and hsid by the United
States. The bonds ia question. 5l2 10
number, ami eeeaEsd b. mortgage. were
transferred 90 tha Unifsd States by the
State Of Tenneasse as aec1Eity for ee1-
tain Indian Trust funds beld by the
Uuftsd States. and loaned 20 the etate.
The unpaid eoupona we're those due fron
JanuaFy I, 1851, 20 January l, 1855. In
1850 suis was brought - recover the
amganR Of the coupons, aa well a8 tbs
interest,", which exoseds the fase value
Of she ounoans. The defendant inter
posed the statute Of limitationss and the
oourt sustained the plea. This decision
was, however. reversed hg the United
States Supreme Court 90 writ Of error,
and the case vas Temanded 70 the o0uFt
bel ~, where il 10 nOE pending. The
Offer 70 o1mpFomiss contemplated the
payment In SIX monthly installments OF
&2S.60o0 each. Its ao>eptanoe vas Fe-
oommsaded BY the United States Attor-
ney and By JadRe AeC0e, sOlieltoE Of
the Treasury.
The Fate sf an Esdorser.
MNNkAPoLIs, Dec. 2l.-The private
banking houss of v. g. Hnah suspended
this morning. Liabilities not ret known.
The cause Of failure is said 10 be TIE
necessity for Hush TO carry Jsekeon 4
Collins, owners Of she Paritan Iron
Nine, on which be vas en- end0Eser 70
the extent Of three or four bunsrsd
thousand dollars. The bank itself is
said 70 be solvent. aad Hash himsalf
worth at least $4,000. Il ID believed
be viii be able 10 pay in full
A Failure that Failed.
NEW YoEx. Dee. 2l--In ths special
term OF the Supreme Court today Judge
Vanbrunt gave decision thai the assign
ment ct the frm Of Ksssuih MaFks q
Co.. Maiden Lane Jewellers, made ia
September, 1885. was null and void.
BE declared Il to be the oonsumnation
Of q scheme 20 defFaud their creditors,
Who we're chiefly foreigners, and Or
dered Il 20 be set aside on these grounds.
The frm b composed Of three brothers,
Kessuth and Adolphus and Jacob
MARKS. The 6Fm failed in tkat month
for over a millisn d0llars. The failure
created considerable excitement both
here and abroad in the trade.
Fire.
GALTEsroN, Dee. 2I.--A Gre broke out
at 3 this morning ia the residence poF-
tiOn Of the city on Avenue K, between
Twenty flrst and twenty second streets.
This portion Of the city is almost ex-
clusively Of wooden buildings. The FIRE /
spread with great Fapidity, owing 20
9ater in eisteFns in the vicinity beoom-
ing exhausted. Before the flames we're
controlled they had swept over the
greater portion of tWO squares, twenty
eight dwelling houses aud two stores |
being burned. The total loss IL aati-
mated ~ from So, 900 10 &l00.000.
Later estimates place the total loss ct |
$4,000 The insurance aggregates
S750oo.
Attempted LynehIng.
EAros (0.), Dec. 21.-Willism Musssli |
arrived here about noon, Bad ere ated
the widest excitement. The 0fhceFs |
Rot him quickly into q carriage and |
drove rapidly So the Jail, bat there was |
9 erowd Of 500 men yelling, Kill himln
Shoot himm A rush vas made for |
the prisoner. bat the officers dsaw their |
pistols and kept the mob back. A1Osh
sr effort TO get him vas made after |
Musssll was placed in jsil, bat il failed |
for want Of organization. The mob |
still fingers about the Jail.
Careless Cashier
MuwkuKEx, Dee 2I.-A bold robbery |
vas committed at the First National |
Bsnk in this city today. The cashier,
Who vas engaged IN signing q nes issue |
Of IS notes. when about half through |
with 5000 vent 20 dinaeF, leaving tie |
notes on his desk. On bis return he |
discovered the money stolen by some
unknoVn person, Who unloeked the
door Of his room.
The .. B. = \. Lease.
NKv YoaK, Dec .2l.-President Adams,
OF the URioa Paciae Railroad Company,
vas IN conference today With Elijah
smith, President Of the Oregon Railway
4 Navigation Company, arranging the
details Of the o. Il. a N. lease. The
york vas flashed, bat the conference
adiouFned without signing an agree
ment. President Harris, Of the N0rth-
eFn Pacific, had lona talk with Adams,
bat Il is said TO be purely an lhformal
conversation.
Knoeked eat.
Mr.. ElliuRsworth, Of this city, and
Jack Cassidy. Of Philadelphia, fought
70 anish this evening With skin gloves
Ia the vicinity Of New York. Filings
wOFth knocked Cassidy cut 10 the ninth
round. The victor 10 9 brother Of Joe
and IohR Eilinegworth.
4 Kick from Meounae.
Jadee Pratt, Of The Brooklyn Suprems
Court. today granted an order 70 show
cause Why stay shoald not be granted
to McQaade, the boodla ex.aldermau,
resuFnable to-morrow.
A LsaG-Aamea Association.
RRkDEEo (Psnn.). Dec. IA special
meeting Of tbe International Brother
hood OF Boiler Makers 4 Iron Ship
B1ildeFs' 4 Helpera' Proteetive 4 Ben
eAcial Associations heaan here today,
and will continue several days. Dele
gates are present from Chicaeo. Nil
Waukse. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Daluth.
Hamilton (Ont.l }, New York and ether
cities. Ths messing is held with elsssd
doors.
Murderer Arrested.
GRxKScksTLE fInd Dee 2l.-W William
Mussell, the murderer Of Daniel Christ
man. 90 Eatos, Onlo, on the 7th instant,
Was arrested here, and had admitted his
identity and that be haa worked for
OhFIstman, bat denied tue crime. He
b 10 ~ sent 10 Eaton today.