, 1879-06-19
Death Of u Prince.
PACIFIC COAST.
One More Suici1le.

SAN Francisco, June Q.-Last evening,
when the steamer Alameda was about half
way across the bay, making her o'clock
trip from this city to Oakland, man stand
ing on the lower deck, Just forward of the
cabin, took off his hat. laid it en- the deck,
and leaped overheard. The boat was stop
ped, but owing to darkness, the body ould
not be found. On reaching the water the
suicide went under the wheel, and it is sup
posed was instantly killed. In the nat left
upon the deck was found q tax receipt made
out in the name of J. G.. Scovern, whose
residence was given ut 1888 Mission street.
the receipt being for payment of taxes on
those premises. AS Mr.. Scovern is the
owner of the place mentioned, he was un.
doubtedly the subject of self-destruction.
Nothing was left to indicate the cause of his
fatal leap. Mr.. Scovern was an old and
we'll known citizen OF this city. For many
years he kept n livery stable on Market
street, opposite Dupont, and later main
tanned like establishment near the corner
of Third and Howard streets. Recently he
has been engaged in no business. He was
IS years of age.
Tienai EOilc,i.
WHEArLAND, June 10.--About 2 o'clock
this morning, news was brought to town of
an attempt at murder at the residence of Mr..
VIM. Roddan, three miles from town, Miss
Ida Dunn and Miss Cora Hestlep were the
victims. The young ladies were sleeping to-
gether and the perpetrator is supposed to
have effected an entrance through q side
door. Discovery of the crime was made by
Mrs. Roddan, who heard Miss Hestep
groaning, and gave the alarm. MIR. Roddan
arose, and on going into the apartment, Miss
Hestlep was found with her head and face
covered with blood and Miss Dunn missing
Search was instituted and she was found
twenty-five or thirty feet west of the house,
where the fend had dragged her. She was
insensible and terribly mutilated, her eyes
being closed from the beating which she re-
ceived. The instrument used was an iron
stake twenty inches long, three inches wide
and an inch thick OF oval shape. The peo-
pie are terribly excited and men are scour-
ing the country with guns and pistols. One
arrest has be IL made on suspicion OF re-
gro who was seen around for several days.
Sheriff Mccoy and Detective J. D. Hume
are on the grounds Investigating.
Real Estate Depression.
SAN Francisco, Juno 10.-An instance Of
the prevailing depression in real estate val
ues is the city residence OF Milton S. Latham,
offered at auction to-day, could obtain no
better bid than $52,500. The property,
which is considered worth thrice that
amount, was withdrawn.
Excitement Mt BOdie.
SAN Francisco, June H. The Bodie
Standard publishes a detailed account of
the recent strike in Bodie mine, the substance
OF which is telegraphed to the following ct
f,~k a,,t 10 IN tho 13S f0nt
level and has been uncovered 200 feet in
length and 800 feet vertically. The ledge is
of average thickness, two feet Glling being
a peculiar mixture of metallic gold, stone
and native silver ana silver in sulpher.ts. A
portion of the ledge resembles decomposed
granite carrying loose gold. Two seams
traceable throughout the ledge about ten
inches thick Of shale, bearing coarse gold.
The management will mix the rich with a
lower grade of ore to prolong the produc-
ton while prospecting the lower levels, con-
ining dividends to 100000 month. Tho
mill has commenced crushing. Consider.
able ore has been already hoisted. Tne
strike creates great excitement. Heavier
| machinery is being placed in many OF tho
mines
Another Embexzlcr.
p. A. Grace head bookkeeper for Plum ~
| Co., was arrested this afternoon on charge
of having embezzled $4,40O from the firm
by whom he was employed. 1t is represent.
| ed that the money has been taken i'll small
sums for seven or eight months past. These
embezzlements were committed by taking
from the drawer and charging it to ''mer-
chandise.'
Navigation OF the Stickecn River.
yIcroB1At June 1.-THE Canadian stern
wheel steamer Western Slope, built to run
between Victoria and the boundary line on
the Stickeen river, returned from a first trip
to Cassar last night. She experienced no
difficulty in ascending the river. town
will be built at the boundary line, and
port of entry proclaimed by the Canadian
government.
SiOOp Run Down.
A sloop, while on the passage from VAN
couver Island to San Juan on Sunday night,
was run down by schooner and sunk. with
one passenger, who was asleep in the hold.
The crew clung to plank. and after hoat-
ing for nine hours, reached shore.
From she Upper Country.
WAILA WA1LA, June 1l.-All quiet on
Salmon river. Indians probably hundreds
of miles away Troops are ell route.
The UmatilIn Council.
UMATILnA AGENCY, June 10th.
Major Cornoyer opened the pow.wow by
counseling the Indians to be cautious, and
not to be in too great hurry. The chiefs
asked for four days in which to consider the
subject before giving an answer. Professor
Powell, State superintendent Of public in