The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-29

Co, and came here over year ago
from St Johnsbury. Vermont. In his
trunk was found an unfinished letter
directed to bis sister, closing - follows:
II shall be glad when this life is ended
even If my portion is TO be in hell in
the next world. don't think there is
a hell and that Is comfort You may
expect to live in heaven, but / expect a
total blank. and think Of death as q
perfect slumber." Nothing is definitely
known az to the cause Of the suicide,
but the conduct Of the decreased for
some time past, and expressions con-
tanned in another portion Of the above
letter, show great desponietcy and ap-
parently morbid state of mihd.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 21.-R. T.
Hay, las. night, about 1915 was rob-
bed OF gold watch and chain worth
sl95 and about $500 in gold coin. by
masked highwsymen on the Cliff House
road. He was riding in ph9.on with
a lady. and at an isolated point on the
road two men wearing black wells aud
having sho. guns in their hands stepped
in front OF the horse he drove and
commanded him to halt. One covered
him with bis gun while the other went
through him. After the robbery both
men covered him with their weapons
and told him TO drive on. which he
did.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.-Ata meet
ing of the 10th district Democratic
club last night. Lieutenant Governor
Johnson, in a speech made the remark
able statement that the Chinese COM
panies had contributed CSC. 900 towards
carrying the State, and that English cap
italists were going to raise large
amount Of money to carry the country
for Hayes and Wheeler, so as to estab-
lish monarchical form of government
and bring to our shores four millions
more Cinnamon to cheaper labor.
The recently organized New York
American Mining Board received II
applications for membership yesterday
morning The names of three were sp-
proved, and the remaining eight were
declined. -yo of the three gentle
mc.>>-Hl, names were approved. are
prominent members Of the old board.
For the three days ending Friday, ID
names have been approved and for
warded to New York, and 30 were de-
clined. 1t is the purpose of the man
agement to discard the names of all
persons who are not recognized for their
upright dealing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.-Arriyed-
Ship King Phillip, from Port Gam
BILE; barkentinc Discovery, Port Dis
covery
Barkentine Ella, for Port
Townsend; ship Coquimbo. for Mad
ison; bark Beuna Vista, Port Gamble;
mSDaqshinar oM ATa aalo%as,e o ana bark s44kp
entine Melancthon, Shoalwater Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. - Only four
new cases of smallpox are reported this
morning Up to date the total number
of cases brought to the attention Of the
authorities is 5SS, with 15s deaths.
The disease is apparently under control
Mrs. j. b. Gooder. who arrived here
last night by the steamer Julia, en- route
for Seattle, W. r., with her brother AL
fred +. Hatfield, reports that she last
saw her brother about 2 p. II. yesterday
when..he was lying in his state room
slightly delirious from an attack of bill
ious fever. She left him short time,
but on her return he was nowhere to
be found. and . window directly over
the water was open. It is believed he
jumped from the window and was
drowned while suffering from a deliri-
Gus attack.