Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-26
PACIFIC COAST.
Alaska Notes.

Alaska Notes.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Sept. 25.-Advices
from Alaska shows that the gold yield
for the last month was a large increase
ON that of the month previous. Several
quartz crushers are in active operation.
B1sinsss ID booming all over the Terri
Ths United States Signsl Officer at
Sitka has been removed, and his success
sor has arrived and relieved him.
An Indian sQuaw was murdered In Ju-
neau for witchcraft, and several others
were beaten
Cali 10 . WislsaeP.
Last evening the congregation Of the
Presbyterian Church of this city unani-
mously called Rev. Jno. Reid, the pres
ent pastor, 70 continue in that capacity
for the ensuing year.
The Senatorial Contest.
PORTLAND, Sept. 25.-The ballot for
Senator today resulted as follows :
Mitchell II, Pfim 80, w. Clay johnson
is, Failing I, Hare l, Shattuck l. Mitch
eli got the same "a on Saturdays last
ballot, with the addition of Dunbar, In
dependent, Of Washington county. A
proposition to adjourn was voted down
by ~ to 43, six Democrats voting with
the Mitchell men. A second ballot was
the same az the first. Adjourned till to
morrow.
The situation to-night is unchanged,
and it il altogether likely no election
will occur tomorrow. In the morning
Mitchell claimed that he would receive
forty-fOur votes on the second ballot,
and his opponents we're inclined to con-
oede this, but when the ballot came,
and there was no increase OF the vote,
Nitchell's friends lost confidence. A
member Of the opposition said to an As
ISOLATED Press correspondent tonight
that he had been reliably informed that
Mitchell's original thirty-six will moi
remain together after tOmOrrows bal
lot, and that Wednesday will see his
defeat. However, Mitchell's ardent
supporters tonight offered bets of two
to one, in any amount from $lOJO down
that he will be elected.
A Democratic mass meeting at Eugene
this Afternoon passed resolutions de-
nouncing Representative Long of Lane
for voting for Mitchell, and asking him
to resign.
PoR1LAND, Ogn., Sept. ga FIRE this
morning on First street, between + and
F, DESTROYED a frame block. The losses
are AZ follows: ID. +. Harrington, three
buildings, 5000, not insured: Capt. W
J. Buchanan, building, $1,000, insured in
the Phoenix and Home for 5000; Thos
Watson. /. X. l.. saloon, 5000, insured
for $1,000 in the Hamburg and Bremen;
NJ. p. Purcell. saloon, 800. insured fol
$3.50 in the Hamburg and Bremen; p
Martin, saloon. $1,000. fully insured; s.
Mordaunt, restaurant, $1,000, not in
sured; Mrs. O'Neil, lodging house. $3.50
Mrs. Nora Carroll, fruit store, $500, in
sured $3.50; F. H. Barrall, fruit store
$1,000, fully insured. The fire origina
ted in Mrs. O'Neils lodging house from
a defective fiue.
serious Accident.
A runaway team today struck a buggy
in which Capt. Wilson of California
and DR.. ]. b. Pilkington Of this city
were riding, throwing both msn into
the rocky street. Capt. Wilson received
serious injuries about the head, which
may prove fatal. DR.. Pilkingt ms in.
juries though severe are not considered
dangerous.
Gas Explosion.
SAN FRANCrsco, Sept. 25.-An explo
sion Of gas occurred about half pas
eleven O'Clock this morning in the base
ment Of No. l, Montgomery street
The floor was raised up, a plate glas
window shattered, the Office of ID. w
Hitchcock badly wrecked and the tailo
shop Of Peter Short considerably dam
aged.
Fatal Accident.
LODI. CAL, Sept. 25.-Charles Graves
about 80 years old, while attempting t.
get ON the cars this morning was in
stantly killed.
A Respectable Crowd.
SAX FRANCIsco, Sept. 25.-The Repul
lican Municipal Convention nominated
by the recent primary, under the aus
piCes of the ward clubs, met today, AT
organized by eleotin0 A. q. Booth Pres
ident, with a list OF Vice President
and Secretaries. The Convention ap
pears to be very respectable body.
VeteJanS Home.
The Board of Directors of the Veter
ans Home met today. Some lOosenes
in the accounts has been found, but tn,
association has suffered no loss.
A Murder.
BOIsE CRY, Idaho, Sept. 25.-Wm
Hastings shot and killed one William
Baxter, at Silver City Udaho) today
Baxter was going to work at the Morn
ing Star mine, and it appears that Has
things had some claim to the ground. Al
Baxter approached the mine Hasting
fred from behind some rocks, abou
fifty feet distant, lodging fourteen buck
shot in Bakers body.
A Victory for the Company.
San FRANCIsCo. Sept. 25.-In the rail
road tax case of San MateO County
against the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, tho United States Circuit
Court today decided that the assessment
of the property of the company upol
which taxes in the suit were levied, wa
invalid on two grounds; the first, that il
making it no deduction was allowed TO
tho mortgage on the property, such de
duction being allowed ON assessment O
the property Of Individuals; and second
that NO opportunity was given tho Com
pAny TO BE- heard before the State Boart
OF Equalization respecting the assess
mont. There must therefore be a new
assessment.
Municipal Nomlnees.
SAN FRANc1sCo, Sept. 25.-The Ware
Presidents club Of the Republican Con
vention nominated following member
Of toe Board Of Supervisors: Twelfth
ward, b. p. Moore; Eleveeth, Aaro.
DUuo; Tenth. j. II. Small; Ninth, w. b
L srsealers; Eightte, Samuel Dewey
The Convention then adjourned unit
tomorrow evening. From the genera
feeling Of the town, a. expressed in al
discussions conserving credentials, :
seems TO DO a fOregOne conclusion tina
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