Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-31
PACIFIC COAST.


PoRr TOWNSEND, Oct. 30.-Schoone
". l.. Beebe arrived here yesterday an,
d0cked at the Quincy street wharf, wher
she discharged four hundred and fiv
packages Of merchandise. She goes Il
Irondale this evening with 1900 pack
ages OF machinery. etc., for that place
After unloading there she will procees
to Seattle with the remainder of he
cargo.
Ten vessels arrived here from outside
yesterday, including the ship Nineyeh
ship Snmatra, bark II. A. McNeal, bark
entine G. G. Funk. The Funk went uY
Sound to load. Tne bark Lizzie Mar
shall sailed for the Sandwich Islands
lumber laden.
The fire engine has been pumping
water into the boilers and tank Of tht
mill preparatory to starting up.
lAensiAetl.-Rsbbery and Murder sus'
pected.
PORTLAND, Oct. D.-The body of the
man found at Swan Island is that OF
Carl Anderson, formerly saloon keeper
Of Chicago. He arrived here six weeks
ago, and intended to 90 into business
At the inquest this afternoon it was de-
veloped that Anderson had been shot
with shotgun, the charge entering be-
hind the right ear and coming out OF
tho right eye, a few shots passing
through the rim of his hat. He was
seen on the 9th, and said he intended to
leave by steamer ON the 18th. He was
known to have had q belt-full of gold
twenties ON his body. This money, to-
Rether with gold watch and chain, and
whatever change was in the pocket, If
missing. He was accompanied from
Chicago by a woman supposed to have
been his mistress, and his brother.
They have disappeared, and suspicion
points to them as being implicated in
the murder.
Oar Branch Road.
The contract has been let to j. F.
Nouran d Co.. Of San Francisco, to COM
plete the branch from Tacoma to Sc
attic. They do the entire work, the
company furnishing only ties and rails.
The road will be finished about June LIST.
The line will commence on the Puyallup
branch, about ten miles east Of Tacoma,
and run north to the mouth of Black
River, connecting with the Newcastle
coal road, which will be changed from a
marrow to standard gauge.
A Raneher Killed.
CARSON, New, Oct. 0.-News was re-
oeived here this evening OF the shooting
Of John McQuinn at Carson Valley by
another rancher, name unknown. The
trouble arose from dispute over land.
McQuinn's head was blown off with q
shotgun.
A Bust Up.
TOMBSTONE, Oct. 0.-P. w. Smith
& Co., oonNdered the most substantial
merchants of southern Arizona, made
an assignment to Lionel NJ. Jacobs to-
day, for the benefit of their creditors.
Liabilities, $l12, ,0C0; assets, $4,000.
steek 0uetasions.
SAN FRANcIsoo, Oct. 3O.-Following
are tho latest stock quotations:
California. 25c Day, Go,
Virginia, 20, Mexican, 40,
Union, 8, Nevada, 81
Eureka 10, Best, 5k,
Point. TX, Belcher, rs,
Utah, 2<, Diablo. AZ,
N. Belle, 12X, Bullion, 0c,
Savage, 10, Mono, 45c,
Tiptop 21S, Ophir, 31s,
King, 12x, Curry, 34,
OveIman. loo, Jacket, 3k.
Mafinc.
SAN FRANCBCo, Oct. 0.-Charters-
Saghalien. 152S toni, wheat to Liverpool,
Havre or Antwerp direct, 81 % Cd; II to
Cork for orders for one Of the above
ports 81 b.
British ship Allen Pembroke; 1875
tons Of wheat TO Cork, q. K, owners
account.
British ship Nislie, l542 tons Of wheat
to Cork. owners account.
Abeas ships.
Tho grain market closed dull but
steady; prices of freiehts were steady,
with reduced list of X free ships: figures
at close Of business being smaller than
for some time past. Wooden tonnage
10 held firmly, and there are few free
iron vessels In port, which assists in
keeping mp valnes. Notwithstanding
unfavorabie advioes from England, ex-
ports Of wheat and dour are not re-
duoed. Exports Of wheat for the week
ending October 2Sth are 1880 tons.
making . total Of 1854 tons shipped
since July lst.