The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-09

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PoKT TowxsgsD. Dec 0-Steamer
0oliah arrived this evening from Cape
FIattery. Opsain Libby reports that
strong fears are entertained At Neah
Bay for the safety of the schooner
CHI .n.piop, which left there last Tines.
day NJ o'clock Pm for the QsiIleute.
expecting T., return rex. day. she Was
se~n fr. m Tatouch Lighthouse q. bslf-
D st 3 the same afternoon. about nine
snilcs spothwe.t Of Cape F!sttery. under
ciase.re~frd forrssi.. ard has not been
he sr.i from since. Her crew consisted
II Capt. e II. McAImopd and son. OF
Dungenes., Pilot Peter Thompsoo. Of
this CITY. sp1 . young man. name AMI
rcsidsncs unknown; also had or board
QUE passenger. Aiss Hattie smith, a
dsuahter OF A. j Smith Of Quilleute
and niece Of d W smith Of Por.
Townsend.
On the same night tho ship Trmplsr.
coal laden. from Seattle. SHIFTED her
cargo and yut back to Port Angeles.
She was spokeu By the Gol,ab today on
her way to ses again. having repaired
damage.
The Golish j, towing the bslk James
Cbestop - Utsslsdy tonight.
Among the passengers for San Fran.
cisco pr Dakota today vas Mrs. Colonel
/ Brigss. of this place.
DFrARruRE BAY. Dec. 4th-Arriyed,
bark Revere. from Honolulu.
M rELEGRAPn AND MAIL
SAN Francisco, Dec. 5.-Arrived.
bark Lizzie William. from Seattle.
YREKA. Dec 5.-The m st +xtrao-di-
nary rasn storm that has ever visited
tIsis sect,on ceased this morning. In
ebout eig htesn hours 3 SO inches Of rain
fell. making 4. 6s since the 1st inst. The
storm appears 10 have been eqaslly Sc
we're oil over the country. Cottonwood
creek 10 impss.sbis and the stages are
unsble 70 cross. Il 10 also impossible
70 cr,ps tire klamath river. The bridge
across Mill creek at E'na is washed
away, and the stages cannot cross there.
At Fort Jones the Scott river is almost
impossible. Nothing like the same
amount OF rain has ever I -tlen here DO
fore in tbs SAME space If t'm..
Los AxoELos. Dec. City Tax
Collector A J Hamilton has left fer
,arts uuknown. taking with him about
S9OO0 oi the clty's money. collected by
hin during the few days before taxes
became delinquent He has not been
seen since Z o'clock on Saturday even
ing. The property Of his bondsmen
has been attschsd 30 that tho city may
not lo-e anything by the theft. There
10 considerable excitement in tho city
over tbs sR&ir. - it IL the fourth defal.
cation this city and county has had
With" I've years.
PorrsviLLE, Dec. 4.-Thc surface of
the earth st 4shoney Plain started to
ave in again last night and caused
much alarm among the residents.
They remained up ell last night pre-
caring TO move their household effects
The foundations are cracking and
houses are lisble to sink out Of sight at
any moment The sinking OF the
gronnd is caused by the excavations of
the mines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. G - Secretary
McCrary has found O way to reward
the heroic conduct Of Capt D,dg,, Of
the 9Th cavalry, who. with bis CO Dpany
1T col"rsd TROOPS. 20 CALAMITY went to
the rrscne ut Capt Paines' bele.gured
cosn1snd at the imminent risk OF an.
limitation By the Ute Indians. Col
Pri.ca. Of the pay corpse. will 60 upon
the retired list. and Capt Dodge IL to
be appointed majcr and psymaster to
dill the vacancy which will be created
by this resulting promotions.
DUBLIN, Dec. 5-Thoma. Brennan,
an employ ee Of the Dublin City Bakery
Company. . leading land agitntor and
q mtmbs. OF thu Land League. was or.
'ssted this morning aud conveyed to
Cassisbsr. He viii bc charged with
using seditious language at Balls and
eIdeavoring to seduoe the police from
their allegiance.
LONDON. Do -Accounts from
Egypt state that tho Government is
actively completing preparations for
var with Abyssinis. The war Office At
Cairo and the hasbor of Suex. where
tr"ops are o embark. are very animat-
cd. II hos,ilitirs are resumed the
Egyptian forces will b. divided into
tw0 armies-offensive and defensive.
Ehe former 70 be cnmpUsed Of 6OOO
men aud the latter twelve thousand
The odsns,vc army will be directed IN
tbs Egyptian hsrbor OF Akko near
AdnA. the Capital II AbyssiIia. aud
the d fsasivs army will take up two
sntreuched positions, ore at Gssun
near Rabdal river ahd the ether Ct
t}ahai on Render river, thus command
ing tbs two main RAIDS Of Abyssinia
,esding from the North 10 Houdan.
0Nsiou pnsha Gill command thu d.far.