Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-09
PACIFIC COAST DISPATCHES
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The stock board Racing Matters
The ~Epiz0Otic.

Tne MOCK lbOnrl-x kacfnS M1tters-
The Epizooiic.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8.
The San Francisco Stock Board holds
no session TODAY, ON account of Il. +.
sherwood, "a member OF the Beard.
who expired last night, at the Occi
dental hotel. The board will probably
have a session Tomorrow morning
but will adjourn over the afternoon to
attend the funeral. The Pacific Board
mee $ AZ usual.
Secretary Hinchman. of the Bay Dis
trict Fair Ground Association, states
that no more racing will be attempted
before Thursday. The track is very
soft and with continued good weather
cannot be put i'll good order before
then.
The epiZootic prevails generally in
the CITY stables, and nearly all the trot
ting stock at the Association grounds
are more or less affected with the dis
ease, which is of IA mild nature. 1t has
not yet made its appearance among the
running horses which are to compete
in the great race of Saturday next. and
horse men generally are of the opinion
that they will he kept free from IL and
be in good condition for that event.
Earthquake s.
GONZALES. Cal, Nov. 8.
About 9:55 This morning there was a
shock OF earthquake that lasted three
seconds.
HOLLiSTER. Nov. 8.
The heaviest shock OF earthquake
ever felt here, occurred in this vicinity
this morning at 10 o'clock. 1t lasted
fully twenty seconds, proceeded by Il
harsh rumbling noise. 1t commenced
very slight and gradually increased.
The vibration vas east and west, and
many inhabitants rushed into the
streets. Clocks stopped, goods were
shaken from the shelves in stores, and
brick buildings were cracked, bul
no serious damage Was done. This i
the second shock experienced here in
the last three months which was no
felt at any other place on this coast.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 8.
The following press dispatch is just
received:
SEATTLE, w. T., Nov. 7.
The Daily Dispatch received the fol-
lowing special from Port Townsend
this morning:
The American ship Messenger, Capt.
- Il ~ NNNJS vi III
Francisco and reports picking up 20
miles south of Cape FIattery, n part of
the pilot-house aud Henry l.. jelly.
the only survivor of the steamship
Pacific, which sailed from Victoria al
. o'clock Thursday morning, and
foundered 40 miles soulh OF Flat,ery
at s o'clock Thursday evening. jelly
fioated IN the pilot-hou>e from i
O'Clock Thursday night until 6 O'Clock
Saturday morning. when he was picked
up by the Messenger. Several boats
were launched but all fOundered.
Signed, A. f. Learned.
MIR. Jelly Is too low i o give all par
ticulars. He states that he was in a
boat which swamped, and with another
man succeeded in reaching a part of
the pilot house. The other man sub
sequently died from exposure, and
was cut loose by MIR. Jelly. The fol-
lowing is a list OF the passengers, IA OF
the first ones men Toned, to-
gether with ten or twelve in the
Storage. being from Puget Sound, the
balance from Victoria: j. Hellmate
and wife, Mrs. Mahon and child, II.
G.. Victor, @. 7. Vinlng. Fred. d. Hard,
G. X. Davidson and wife, A. Robbins,
Tallison, o. Mcpherson. VIM. Max.
we'll, b. Wood, John Tarbell, Vim.
Ammiss, NJ. Wilson, VIM. Purdary,
A. Long. John q. Todd, j. McLand.
ers, Dock Young J. Fitzgerald, j. Can
don, G. Chisholm, A. Frazer, j. s.
Webster. the Hnrlburt and Roekwe
Troupe, r. Garche, Miss A. ReynoId,
Miss +. Palmer, Mrs. Moore, Mrs.
Lawson, Edwin II. Palley, Jas. Len
ming, Mrs. s.. Styles and child, d. C..
McIntvre, Fairbanks, Capt. and Mrs.
Parson, A. b. Oaway, w. j. Ferry, J.
+. Johnston, Thos. Smith, Jno. Coch.
rane, s. p, Moody, 4. ]. PARCEL, NJ.