Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-11
Latest Dispatches.
SxarrIr ", T., Nov. 10.

SEATTLE, ". T., Nov. 10.
The Evening Dispatch" pub
lished the following special. to-day:
PoBr TOWNSEND, Nov s.
The steamer "Goliah" returned
from Cape Flattery last night, and
reports that the revenue cutter
"Oliver Wolcott" picked up one of
the quartermasters Of the steamer
Pacific" near Paller Point, about
thirty miles inside the Cape, on
Monday morning at four o'clock.
The man had been in the water
eighty hours. At one time eight
persons were with him on the raft,
including Capt. Howell, the Second
Officer and lady. They all either
died or were washed off and
drowned. Howell died on Sunday,
being the last to leave this man.
After Captain Howell's death he
caught "a dry goods box, and foated
in that many hours before being
picked up. He says the cause OF
the disaster was that the steamer
was struck by a ship just forward
of the wheel house on the starboard
side. cutting her in two. His story
is substantially the same as Jelly's.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 10.
Captain Mel Ioane of the ship
"Grauger," recently arrived from
New York, was arrested to-day on
the charge of beating and wounding
seamen, who, it is alleged. jumped
overheard during the voyoge in
consequence of i'll treatment. The
Captain. shortly after his arrest,
furnished bail in the sum of S10,-
600.
VIM. Bell. an old man on trial in
the Fourth District Court, for the
murder of Owen Gillen, on the 10th
of October, 1873. was found guilty
of manslaughter this afternoon.
In the pools for the $50. 900 race
tonight, Rutherford was favorite q.
S1l5, Springbook SlI0, Wildidle
sos, field S67. Subsequently
Springbook sold at 10. Rutherford
$50, Wildidle 100, field ~. Large
attendance at the pools. Weather
promising.
The man rescued by the Revenue
steamer Oliver Wolcott says the
steamer California passed in plain
sight of the Pacific wreck while sew
ersi were surviving. Other vessels
also passed in their vicinity. Two
boats did get away from the wreck.
The Wolcott has also recovered one
or two bodies. The steamer Gussie
Telfair reports seeing vessel
in distress outside the cape with flag
union down and bowsprit gone,
which was undoubtedly the vessel
that colllded with the Pacific. The
Steamer Telfair has recovered
bodies.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 10.
A dispatch was received in San
Francisco this morning, from Port
which said the Revenue
steamer Oliver Walcott had picked
up one of he crew of the Pacific on
a raft. Captain Howell was swept
from the same raft and drowned.
This seaman reports that the Pacific
was struck by a vessel under full
sail. 1t is hoped that other lives
have been saved, and it is believed
that British gunbosts are out search
ing for evidences of the wreck.
A. J. Bryant, President of the
Pacific Jockey Club says this morn
ing that the great $4,000 race of
next will positively come
off, all rutnors to the contrary not
unless prevented by
storm. The horses are all in good
The following we'll
known turfmen have arrived to at
tend the race: Colonel d. McDaniels
OF New Jersey; James f. Kelly, New
York City; w. r. Armstrong,
Detroit, Mich; A. S. Gage, Chicago,
ILL.,: John Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio
the biggest betting man Of the turf
in the United States; J. E. Brewster,
New York City, former owner Of
Grinstead and Rutherford, who sold
them to Baldwin; G. Barbee and w.
Donahue, Evans and Lakeland,
noted jockeys, will arrive by to-
niOht,s train tn ride in tho raea