, 1880-10-01
PACIFIC COAST
AArrLval of Nllchnel Dayitt.


Il SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.--Miohael Davitt,
Irish agitator, arrived at Oaklaud yesterday,
and was received with great enthusiasm.
To. dey he arrived in this city, where he was
received by crowds and made lengthy
speech at the Grand Opera House on the
subject of Irish landlordism, sya!+. D..
q L,, Smallpox I'm stockton.
SrocKrcN, Sept 21.-Mrs. Teresa Salenas
and child of Michael Brisco died to-day of
smallpox. Three new cases are reported.
Loss of the Gussie TelfaIr.
MARsHFyELD, Sept. 22-The steamship
Gussie Telfuir went ashore yesterday, as
herein stated, She had thirty passengers
and about 400 tons of freight on board. No
lives were lost. Thedsupposition is there
was no insurance on vessel or Cargo. The
following statement has just been made by
the officers; it constitutes the latest particu-
lara which your reporter could secure:
The weather commenced, with mod
crate wind from the southeast, cloudy
Ne we've employed, says one Of the crew. all
the morning taking in stores and other
freight at Empire City AT meridian the
wind was moderate from the, southeast;
weather slightly smoky. We left Empire
CITY ana proceeded down the bay, and 12;45
p. Nj, when abeam of Rocky Point and
about 200 yards above the Government cribs
the ship took sheer to port side. The
wheel was Immediately pat hnrd to port,
but with no visible result. The engine was
then stopped and reversed, but before the
headway could be stopped the ship grounded
and began drifting rapidly into, the port
shore. Every exertion was used to get her
head off shore, bat to no effect. At
1870 the ship began to fill with water, and
shortly afIerward she settled down with the
tide and remained quiet. Boats were then
lowered and the. passengers and baggage
taken aboard and safely landed, after which
they then commenced taking into the boats
all the ,moyeables OF the ship and landing
the same al q safe point. During the night
there was a moderate southeast wind with
overcast sky. The, ship is now lying quiet
and full of water. The above statement Is
signed By the following officers and seanlen
of the vessel: c. H. Butler, master; A,
Hornsby, first Officer; VIM. Pearce, engineer;
Henry Payne, Seaman.
Jesse Root GRANT Commits MatrImODy.
SAN FRANoIsco, Sept. ~. - Yesterday,
Jesse Root Grant, third son. OF the ex-
President, married Miss Liz zie Chapman,
daughter OF W. S, Chapman, one OF San
Franciscos s leading and wealthiest citizens.
The ceremony was performed at the Palace
Hotel, and took place just one year and
one day after Grant landed in San Fran
cisco.
ty OIL Combination In California. +. q.
New YolE, Sept. 29.--The Evening Post
says that very powerful combination con-
trolls all the oil producing regions of Cali-
fornia. Experts are engaged examining a
large section of the coast range, some $50
miles in length, and 2OO,0 600 acres between
Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara have been
undergoing thorough prospecting for the
las. four years, and every spot that has
given indications Of oil has been secured ID
the combination, which consists Of @. n.
FELTON,, ex.Assistant .. S. Treasurer; Lloyd
Tevis, President Of Wells, FargOs bank and
express, aud d. G.. Scofelc. These parties
have formed a corporation known as the Pa
cfc Coast Oil Company, and they have now
sixteen wells yielding 800 barrels daily rs
per cent illuminating oil IS taken from the
crude yield. #"H.
SELLING whisky 10 Indians.
SAN FRAScIsco, Sept. 24.-United States
Marshal Dunlap arrested and brought TO
this city one Dexter Deeth, charged with
selling whisky to Indians at the Mission Res.
ervation, near San BernaIdino.