, 1880-10-29
PACIFIC COAST
DestructIve Fires.

tween MlB6lOu anu 1OWuEus DofeEdA knul-
viduals suffer losses Immediately after
fire broke out on the Folsom street wharf.
The wharf for nearly four hundred feet was
sblaze. The schooner ANNIE Hermina was
burned with cargo Of wheat. gs.g#u' 3
Rapidly Recovering. .,.I, +
SAN JOSE, Oct 1S.-Diamond, tie man
who was shot by Fisher in mistake for Nc.
Lsllar, is rapidly recovering. B., g...
Fell Overheard and Drowned. "a
SAN FsANcIsco, Oct. '1S.-G, A. Carson
fell overheard from the schooner Maxim at
Wilmington, California, and was drowned.
Mormon Church Burnet,.
The Mormon Church at Stockton was
burned last night. Incendiarism IL the
~" Two Barns Bnrned. 80"
q wArsoNvr1IE, October 1S.-Two barns
were burned to the ground here to-day. The
fire was caused through the carelessness of
a'party of boys who were smoking, and who
threw the lighted ends Of their cigarettes
into the hay,
Id Democratic Prosessaots. Doo4
a, SANTA CRuz. Dot. 19.v-Int the torohIight
procession which took place Last night at
this place each person carried the number
32e on his hat. The procession numbered
IT'S voters, besides strong force from Wat
sonvllle. 'A ~ 500 "' f"" '''@" '''-
ulrlr Moody and Sapkey.ru ,..
SAN FRANcrsqo, Oct 20, Moody and
Sankey have arrived here, and will remain
abont two months. They have no engage
ments elsewhere in the State. o,,d ,ots
,. The wheeler Tragedy. e..C
SAN FnANeIsCo. Oct. 21.-Mrs. Wheeler,
whose husband betrayed and murdered her
sister, is Q rather delicate Looking woman of
about 2S years Of age, She is of very pre-
possessing appearance, and shows every in
dicaton of refinement and lcultura. She
stated to o Chronicle reporter Tod y that
her maiden name was May Tillst n That she
was born in Shrewsbury; Mass, and that
eight years ago she became the VITO Of
Wheeler and lived with him at her father
and mother house at Shrewsbury until the
Fall of 1878, when they started for New
YORK taking her sister who was since mur.
dersd, along with them. They lived in New
York for some time, and while there her
sister was taken very i'll. 1t was then that
she found that her husband had led the
poor girl astiay. Mrs. Wheeler questioned
her sister in che matter and she confessed
all and begged Mrs. Wheeler not to bring
the gray hairs OF their parents to the grave
by disclosing the awful scored } The
wretched girl gave birth, to a child, but
1t did not live so the secret was kept. Short.
ly afterwards the three Wheeler, his wife
and wife's sister came to San Francisco.
The wife lived very unhappy life. They
went from San Fretcisco to Placer county,
where Wheeler was offered Q position 9f en-
gineer in a mint. It was at Cisco that Geo.
Peckhana became acquainted with the mur-
dersd girl and paid court to her. Wheeler
then became turiously, quarrelsome end
would not work steadily, and consequently
their money gave out. Aboat six weeks ago
Wheeler took the sister to San francisco,
leaving hts wife alone; but Mrs. Wheeler
followed them after lapse of two weeks.
When she arrived she found her husband
and her sister living together as man and
wife. Ut 23 Kearney street. Shs said moth
ing, for as she feelingly expresses it, II could
only look and hope. My poor little sister
was as frightened as I was. She had sub.
mitted hersslt to him and he held her to
himself like fiend. Peckham came from
Cisco and he told ME he loved Della, but
hadn't the heart to tell him the relations ex-
isting between Della and my husband. He
insisted on marrying her, and had she not
been molested all might have been well.
thought, at least. we might all be happy
once more, but no. Oh, my God tell me
is it her," The poor woman, after these ex-
clamations, tainted, and aftefward went into
violent Ats of Mysteries. Mrs %heeler's
sister, the poor murdered girl, was extreme
ly handsome, with golden, brown hair, a
slender and graceful form. and about q
years OF age. 4 of sr..I...
Imprisoned and Fined.
TUcsoN, Oct 81 The followers of Reyes
who were convicted of the violation of neu.
traihty, were sentenced TO two years i'm
prisonment in the United States house OF
correction at Detroit and fned 5000 each.
Victories career Ended 'Ds
Tucson, Oct. 20 "A specia! from El Paso
gives particulars OF the annihilation Of Vic
torio and his baud III Mexico By Mexican
| soldiery. The band we're overtakeu on the
| 14th inst. aud were compelled to take a
stand. Their ammunition WAS about ex'
hausted aud they were unable TO make a
hard fight. Three Mexlcans were killed, and
the Indians lost thsir chief. 81 WARRIORS 10
women and q number Of children.
DOJg wiiI probably Escape.
SAN FzANcIsco, Oct. 2l.-Capt Doig ap.
peaged to-day in the Distzict Court on a
writ OF habeas corpus, asking for discharge
from custody. His counsel made the point
tha. he could not be sent to Oregon for trial
as the offense was committed outside the
State of Oregon. Judge Hoffman nook the
matter under aGvisement.
! Fl. Change an Time,
The Panama steamers will hereafter leave
on the Sd and loth. Mexican ports vii! not
! be called Mt. .- p. '''"a.'H ,'' ~.
Killed by q Fall. ID .gg
5AS Francisco, Oct. 22,-Thomas MAJ
tin, miner in the Ophir, fell 200 feet and
was instantly killed.
Chinamah's Oatn NO GOOD.
SAN FRANc.soo, Oct. 22.-In suit To-day