Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-29
N FOREIGN RATl0Rs.
A series ef Remarkable
Earthquakes In Italy.
Anoahsr Anerisaa s.hssn.r s.lnsa-
EnglaaA Duty - Farsixn Hspa-TAs
Balsariaa csnmI.ssos = ssath
Ansrie.a Railway wurka


af enrthqanke have been exnaEiended
here and IL other parls of ERype, cana-
t14 1eErof amonR ~ na1i0ea, b11 60 far
as known doing 20 aslioas damage.
Rn1EE Ana. &.--AmanN 1aa t1wnz IN
eyracuse, RaRaaa, Oaiahria. Pat1nEa,
Pnuralri Reri--.s. 80 Ve1i1,,-' 'The 49,.
ple Wera uanic stricken ard took refuge
II The chnrcheA
ArEuzz. Aue. 8.-Grsecs has again
been visised b an eaFthqu&ke. which
has been uaost disasir01s IN the Morea.
and IN uhieh NE less of lifo, sooordinR
% tbe begt iafoKmaliaa. reaches the
enoEmons hRnra og fhrss handrea. Iha
VILLAGE of RyrRe and she toun q Philia-
tEa, both situated % the western coaAl
q sha Morea, we're tha chief sa4sfs q.
Ia Pyreo nol 9 hoaas is laft standing.
while fhilialra ia elmng, aWept frem the
faee Of the Rlohe. Shoeks wese expa-
Fienced througheui the whala nf Greece
10 a RfeAter 81 less ceErea. In TIE
8 IN Of Eante. every housa ues dam
azed, and she inhabitants led - terror
10 she epan osantEy. Several eaWas
gaFe internally visited b earthquake,
bat not 70 any serious extent, Naples.
Brinaini. koaeia. C&sorta and laramie
being Of she Number.
L0xDoE, AuR. z8.-A dispatsh from
kaPles says that 3 second eaFthQaake
shock has occurred there. Tbs poDula-
li0n are oFowdinR into the streets and
many families ars deeinR from tie oity.
AneEe have hesn sWo ernption1 ct te81-
gius and the yolaano "a gsill very active.
An eaKthquako shock waa experianceo
at Athcna e. midnight. Advloes from
Z4nte say that the excessive heat, dead
Gains and unusnAlly hiah tides foFsWArn
ihe inhabitants. Ehe earthquake aentre
appears 20 Be u tie 80 at 4 point thirty
miles south Of Zknle. Iho earthquake
ia supposed % be - volcanic origin.
Cables and taiegEaph wires are broken.
Ne newa had been received from the IN
teEioE. fae eathedral at PyEgo was des-
troyed.
setzure q = Flshlag seheoneF.
HALrRkx, AuQ. 2s.-Tho schooner Grit
tenden, Captain Graham, from North
Bay 10 0louees1eg, villa 40 barrels Of
mackerei, gaa seized isst nighi al PORT
MnlRrave by Colleceor Bourinoxt, Wis
after being on board ell night, look her
10 Pert Haukesbury this morning,
9here she Il held awaiting instructions
fEnm Ottawa. She vas seized for vi0l-
AtinR the Custom House lava
Brirish Daty en- RoFslzn nsDs.
L0NDoN. AUG. 2s.-It is reported that
The British Government is prepared 10
cone.de ths demand of English hop
growers 70 Impose q smali import duty
On foreign hops.
The Porse Agrees wiGh the Bulgarian
CommlssioR.
CoRsrAKxn0PLR, Aug. 28.-The Parte
has expressed its willingness 70 adopt
lhe view ef TIE Bulgarian Commission
Ia connection with the revision Of the
organic statute. Il 10 proposed 70 elah
crate & ne4 stat1te 20 consist of three
parts. First, dealing with the rights Of
lhe sultan; second, With the internal
administration. and the third With
dnanoe. railways, passports and Gus
toms. The Porte wishes 20 add q fourth
section, dealing With tbs position Of
foreigners aud with capitulationA
soush AmerIcan Railways.
LIMA, AuR. 25.-rha government has
concluded she contract with Juan Il
Norndike, subieet 20 ths approval Of
Congress for she extension b. private
sapitAl Of FailWay lines from santa
Resa 20 CuQcO. Il Is 70 be completed In
four years, from Punta 70 Dssainadero.
which In connection sith the proposed
Bolivian lines will give direct railway
between Lapaz and
OraFio ami the Paciic, and afterwards
from Montevidio TO laley. only IN oaae
of the establishment Of the Bolivian line.
fhe contractor acquires q 50 years right
u the property, &c the end Of which
lime il reVerts 20 she State.
Fhe Hnternaifoual scullinG sweep
BtEkea.
LONDON, AnQ. 27.-All the stake
money on the international scaling
sweepstakes has been deposited. Tue
prizes Vill be: First Ei200, second $50.
Ihird aud foarth eltz 10 each and $50
sach 70 thoae beaten IN the drsi r0und-
Tbs drawing for trial heats on Monday
look plaoe today. The drawing for
he trial heats Of Tuesday will take
place on Monday. TIE anal race viii
oooar on Wednesday and viii be rOaed
over the championship course fron
Putney % MoEtlake. The stake money
10 she match between Beach and Boss
has been deposited.