Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-18
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parsd EnAes and reQuiAtinns which will
govern the restoration af ali articles.
ard has iust coneiuded an examinatioR
sf the articles 81 deposik They are
cuKiained ID two boxes. and consist 81
silseFwAEe, lswelry, portraits WAfenes'
etc. One 81 the boxes eontains neaEly
so watches Of eoldg silver and 6Eass,
and number of iack knives. pocket
books and lsisers. Theae we're taken
from prisoners Of war vino died 10 the
hospitals arouud WashiugtoR, C8ps
Lookout and Elmifa. and weFe deposit
ed II tue Treasury By General ketehum.
Seme q them, however, belonged q
Union soldiers VINO died auring the war
near tie plsees mentioned.
The other box esntains q lot ( arti-
ciea oapiured hy General Sberman's
trogPs IN Camdea. south GArolina, IN
the early part cf 1855 Thay CONSIST 81
family plate, iswelry, etc, which bed
been deposited n tbs bank b AK. No
Rea and other residents sf that section
whsn the Usion army approached The
town. An EFFORT vas made 70 transport
the articles 70 3 piaes Of safety but did
not suoseed. a. the troops came On the
scene while the transfer vas beiBR made.
Many Of che principal articles belong.
ing 10 MeRea we're restored by 3 spe-
cial aot Of Congress in 1854 Al 10
ventoFY has beeu made and u is thought
that The articles can easily BE- idennied
/ By their owners. They will be restored
on application accompanied By eaiis-
factory evidence Of ownership.
These two boxes contain all the prop
srty Of the eharaeter described nov IN
the United States Treasury, except pos
siblg the presentation auords belong
ing 20 General TgiRRs and captured bV
General Butler Ia New 0Fleans. Il is
an unsettled question as yet as u wh0
these swords can be restored to. Under
the provisions Of the act referred 70
above, all the articles mentioned which
have not been restored By application
will be advertised for one year from the
time and viii be sold ct pablo anaiion.
Japanese ExsFadItlea treaty.
Il is expected that a formal exchange
Of copies OF the extFadition treaty be-
tWeem tha United states and Japan, will
soon Be announced from Tokios and
that its promuiRation eY the two gov
ernments will take place Immediately
theFeaf eF. This treaty was ratified By
the United States senate on The 2lst Of
last Jane. but the senate made some
minor amendments in ils text, which
rendered Il necessary thai the docameni
be again submitted 10 the japanese
authorities. Information has been re-
eeived that Japan accepts The amend
ments and % readY for the last step In
the matter Of a formal exchange. The
japanese authorities are quite enthusi-
astie over the consnmmAii0n Of this
treaty, bat not 90 mach on aceonnt Of
its provisions, which are similar In gem
eral terms 10 those existing between she
United States and Great Britain. as be.
cause of the fact that it constitutes
step IN the progress Of that nation low
ards 9 position Of equality with she
most enlightened nations Of the earth.
Resecrans starts for RsFt wayne.
WAsnrEoros, Aug. i7.-Generai Rose
Grams, Register OF the Treasury, left
Washington today for Fort Wayne, In
diana, 70 attend the interstate meeting
Of veterans of the late war and the
militia OF indiana, Ohio a1d Michigan.
Cowboym Have q Misn understanding.
ALnuouKRouK On. ~. Are. ia
double tragedy occurred IA the town Of
Magdalena, resulting IN shs death Of
John Lynch and John Van Winkie.
Both we're cowboys and became Involved
In a personal difficulty while under the
innuenae Of liqaoF. Il is stated that
Van WinkIe, Who was comparatively a
stranger, was tbe first 10 pull his gan.
He was Immediately shot down by
Lynch, who proceeded to al the body
with bullet holes. Lynch vas about 70
mJunt = horse and escape when he was
shot dead By friends Of Van Winkle. A
man named Brown, who it il supposed
killed Lynch, has escaped. The tragedy
has created intense excitement in Mag
dalenR and vicinity.
Cew Beats the Record.
SYRAoUsK, On. ". Aug. IL. : The
H0lstein Gov Cl0thilde elosed her six
year old record tonight; she has given
daring that time q little more than
26 600 pounds Of milk, OF about seventy
poands q day. The highest previous
record was 2S,T7T pounda, made three
years ago b. the coz Esho. owned IN
Attica.
the Prohibitionisas Carry Vance.
JAoKsox, (Miss.). AUG. l7.-Rsports
from Yaxoo county indicate tbs success
Of the prohibition ticket. The election
was quiet, with light vote.
Resurniax Veterans.
CHroaoo, Aas. IT.--U s. Grant Post,
g. A. r., New Jersey Veteran Z5uRves,
arrived here from San Francisco this
afternoon and Rere given q military
escors from the depot 20 the hotel.
AMaFderer LyneAea.
Hunox (Ind.), Aug. 17.-EArly this
morning a tramp entered the RAILROAD
station An3 becoming offensive, J T.
Davis, the agent, tried 30 eject him. The
tramp resisted and stabbed Davis 10
death. The neiQhbors soon caught the
tramp and be vas quickly hung to .
tree. BE has not besn identihsd.
A NafIsnai DFlll Geaies1.
wAsz1xarox, Aug. ia meeting of
prominent citizens was held tonlghs 70
consider q project for holding IN this
city q national drill contest. lt vas the
sense Of the meeting that the cl0ainQ
week Of May, 1881, should be the time,
as more fitting the equivalence Of ths
ciliEsn soldieFy sveFvWhefe and as per
hitting the ceremonies 20 close with
general gathering Of soldiers from all
TIE States on DecoEation day on ATlinR-
ton Hsiahts. Il vas AQrsed that net
less than $4,000 should Be subscribed.
Baseball.
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cage Is.
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Washington 5.
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