, 1872-02-05

SPECIAL TO THE PUGET SOUND DISPATCH.

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SPECIAL TO THE PUGET SOUND DISPATCH.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Feb. 1.-Emilie Rous-
sey, who saved SO many lives at the fer
ry steamer disaster, at Oakland wharf,
July 4th, 1868, died this morning from
disease contracted on that occasion. He
had just been informed that $500 had
been received for himself and family
when death occurred.
Another lot of fine Merino sheep, from
the Patterson ranch. Alameda, will be
shipped to Japan by the America.
The City Hall investigation. to-day
took a more definite shape. W. Mills
swore that he had the contract for fur
nishing the stone from Telegraph Hill
for the concrete, and sold it out to Jour
dan for $1,000. The latter then deliv-
cred any kind of rubbish, just as itcame
from the quarry, and it was all used
without being screened. Hadhe known
that the material as furnished by Jour-
dan would have been accepted, he would
not have taken $4,000 for the contract,
but he supposed that the specifications
were to be complied with. The archi-
tect told him if he was Jourdan's part
ner he would be his friend, he then told
Jourdan that, seeing he was in with the
architect, the contract on which he ex
pected to make $1,000, was worth $1O,-
900 to Jourdan and so the sale was made.
The general impression outside is, that
if there has been stealing going on, it
was not done by the Commissioners or
with their knowledge.
Postal Agent Barstow telegraphs from
Ogden that the Western bound trains
are blockaded at Miser station on the
Union Pacific and that he does not think
he can get the mail through before
Thu sday next.
Christian Leave shot himself, to-day,
by the grave of his wife in Lone Noun
tain. His wife had been deadIsome time
but her loss seems to have permanently
affected his brain. He was about SO
years of age and leaves a grown-up son
and daughter. He left no letters or any
thing to show any premeditation of the
net.
This is the third suicide within a week
in San Francisco.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. The japanese
Embassy visited the Legislature to-day
and will dine at the Orleans House this
evening with members of the Legisla-
ture and other invited guests.
ELKo, Feb. 1-Word has been brought
from Humboldt of an attempted muir
der by q young man named Charles
Billings. Having asked Miss Sheldon
to marry him she refused. He then
drew a pistol and shot at her twice, but
failing to hit her he blew out his own
brains. The affair has created great ex-
citement as the parties are well known.
SALT LAKE, Feb. l Notwithstanding
the postponement of the bill, the Nor
mon leaders still profess strong hopes
of Utah being admitted into the Union
at til is session of Congress.
Nearly 1900 tons of ore and bullion
is waiting transportation. Of the above
amount 1,5OO tons is from 1.-THE Emma
mine.
There is great stagnation of business
owing to the snow blockade on the
Union Pacific Railroad.
CoRINNE, Feb. Snow is drifting
badly all along the roads and getting
hard.
EUGENE CITY, (Oregon) Feb. 1--Chas
A. Montgomery, brakeman on the
Construction train was killed to-day a
few miles south of Eugene. In passing
from one car to another he fell between,
the cars passing over him, killing him
almost instantly.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 1-Wheat-
choice. 50 Is.
Barley-$1 40 a. $3.50.
Oats-choice, S. 80 "a 81 IS.
Hay-good wheat and wild oats $21-
SO per ton.
SALT LAKE, Jan 31-In the House
this evening the committee on the veto
and admission act reported a
resolution that the statements in the
were injurious, false and dr.
rect insult to the people of the territory,
which was unanimously adopted.