Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-22
PACIFIC COAST.
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/ PACIFIC COAST.
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SAs Fa&ycrsco, 1uly l9-The stesm-
ship Scraps. which sails for Honakcr z
tomorrow, will carry away 600 Chinese
passengers. Only IS Of these could OBJ
tain certificates enabling them to return
to this country. The remaining 525 arc
composed of ragged and diseased od-
scourings Of the slums. hospitals and
poorhousss Of Chinatown. Fo: some
time well-to-do Chinese merchants who
contribute most to the charitable funds
! of the Six Companies, have been Sroan-
ing under the burden Of assessments
made Necessary to support the fas. in
creasing army OF old, worno1t and dis
eased Chinese. It finally occurred to
these merchants that to keep this penni-
less and sick army. 70 feed, cloths and
house it, aud finally to send their bones
back to China, would bs much more
expensive CHAIR y than TO bundle the
that source-of expense altogether. The
| overcsowaed condition OF Chinatown
| since the present great rush assumed
such proportions, and resulting in dire
distress for room, made it doubly expo
dent that cleaning out of tho drones
should bs2in at onos. Agents of the
Six Companies were sent throughout
Chinatown TO look up members of the
miserable army and notify them they |
were to be shipped off by the Scraps. |
The Six Companies ds.ray expenses Of
shipping Of those diseased paupert. |
The appearance Of this army of lnendi- |
cants as they were marshsled on the
dock today becearsd description.
SAN TEAScIsco, July 2).-Ths British
sea tramp Carnismuir, arrived several
weeks ago from Hong Kong with cargo
Of coolies, sailed this afternoon. Her
destination is Hong Kong. S:is carries
away large number of Chinese passeE-
gers. but only 40 have Custom House /
certificates granting :hem the privilege
Of returning to this country.
4 Murderer Arrested.
San FRANcIsco, July 2o.-Thomss Nc
Conneil was arrested yesterday for the
murder Of John Riley, an aged shosma-
ser, last Monday. Riley had befriendsd
Mcconnell and wife, taking them into
bis own house, but subsequently, losing
health, had become dependent upon
them, when they attempted to eject him
and during the struggle Riley received
fatal injuries.
Held rar Marder.
The examination Of Luke Carly, tho
waterfront grocsryman, ~ho killed Pc
ter Goe.z on the night of the 4th inst.
in police court resulted in defendants
being held to answer before the Superi.
or Court on a charge of murder. Bail
waa refused, Carly being ordered into
the custody Of the sheriff.
shipping Notes.
The British steamer Triumph, an
ocean tramp. is due with cargo Of |
about 500 coolies from HOngkong. l. is
thought she also has aboard the coolies
OF the ahip Mary latham that was
wrecked ON the coast of Japan some |
time ago. These two cargoes will ag-
grogate about 100 persons.
Today, the body Of man came ashore |
near the Cliff House and was conveyed |
to the morgue. It proved to he tho re-
mains Of J. o. Detohorr. purser Of the
iil-fated steamer Esoambii. 1his il the |
fifth body which has been washed ashore
from the foundered vessel.
Tho British steamer Malabar was al
lowed to dock today and empty her car
60 Of 795 coolies into Chinatown.
The death rate this week promises to |
considerably excel that of last week.
Over ninety deaths were recorded at
noon today as against sixty-eight for
the whole of last week. The causes Of !
death are more general than usual and
it il noteworthy fact that pneumonia
and phthisis have been extraordinarily
light.
A WoRp TO THE WIsB.-Piper's cele-
brated Milk Bread has moro nutriment
in one pound than common bakers
bread-which 10 blown up to look big
has in two, asst
Fresh smoked Columbia River Sal
mon and imported Manirte Herringe at
Portman. Padden 4 Co.'S, Front street.
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