Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-18
PACIFIC COAST.
rrs.s,e % The Border.

| PACIFIC COAST.
!: Troa6le 90 The Border.
!; SAN FRAxcrsco, Dec. IL. A San
| Francisco Gail LordsburR, n. NJ. special
says: The killing Of the two Ameri-
| cans near Clifton. Who we're mistaken
| by Mexicans for two rustlers, is likely
| to lead to trouble. Fears are enter
| tanned that summary measures will be
taken to aveuge the death Of the Amer
leans. who we're old settlers and well
known in that locality.
Fire - q Nevada Tswm.
CAxpELAR1A. New. Dec. IA fire
broke out Saturday night and destroyed
| sixteen buildings. Nearly all of the
south side of Main street is IN ruins,
except the Esmeralds County Bank,
which is fire proof. The losses foot up
nearly 100000. X. Il. Gamble & Co.
and b. &. Smith are the heaviest losers.
A scarcity of water was the cause OF the
fire spreading. This disaster following
on the closing down Of the Northern
Belle mine casts a Rloo,u over the town.
All In the Family.
San FRANCIsCo. Dec. 17.-Abigail Il.
Cotton, of New FORK. has filed CON-
plant in the United States Circuit
Court against Ellen NJ. Cotton, a-kin2
the Court to compel defendant, Who Is
executrix of the will of d. d. Cotton,
deceased, to execute q trust under the
will by which provisions are made for
the plaintiff, Who is the mother Of the
deceased. Defendant is the widow Of
Lac n nDlHNv A csvvrrtuV hill
has been filed by Martha Cotton, sister
of the deceased. The estate is claimed
to be valued at 81 100000.
A Startling Verdict.
The Coroner's jury in the case of
Mclaughlin, shot by J. Is. Cox on
Thursday last, returned q verdict that
Cox shot Mclaughlin in self-defenss.
The verdict causes a sensation, az there
il nothing in the evidence to sustain it.
Harry Mcdonald PaFdoned.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Hilary Nc
Donald, who was sentenced last year to
four years in the State Prison for bur
glary committed in this city last year,
has been pardoned by Governor Stone
man. The prisoner il but IL wears old.
His mother, Who lives in Seattle. stated
that she needed his support.
Marderers Captured.
CLIFroN,A r., Dec. l7.-Deputy Sheriff
John H. Hoover and A. g. Hill. with a
posse of ten others, captured sample"
alias Red" and Willis, alias Texas"
the two principals in beth the Train and
Bisbee murders. hey were brought
here and jailed at noon today. Parties
here who are coRnizant of their connec-
ton with both affairs were afraid to tell
until these men were captured. A watch
was found on one of the men with the
name civilian Clancy" engraved in
side, and with the initials &c. w." on
the outside of the case. This watch
was taken from Bisbee. Red" IN ad-
dition to the watch, had 900, and Texas
the same amount. Texas Was captured
while On route to the ranches for pro-
visions. The posse then tralled back
and found Red in camp cleaning two
rifles and two revOlvers with loads in
neither. They captured both men with
ont firing shot. This capture will lead
to other arrests. Yankee Kelly and
stone, and Delaney and Dowd have gone
to Sonora. These, with Texas and Red,
complete the principals of both the
du0 DAoOCO bAu10Okos NO 0utAI0
population turned out to meet the posse
today, and there was great excitement.
The prisoners we're heavily guarded and
ironsd. Red was wounded in the back
by a posse in C0cbise county, and il SUI
fering.
All About Chinese Interpreter.
SAN Francisco. December II. A
placard was posted in Chinatown today
announcing that money had been sub
scribed to pay q man who would kill
Fon Sing, late Government Chinese in
terpreter.
United States District Attorney Kill
born called the attention Of the court
today to the fact that the present Chi
nese interpreter, M0y, is paid Is for
each petitioner in addition to the SIS
per month paid him by the Govern
ment. The District Attorney contended
that the interpreter should be paid en-
tirely by the Government in order to
procure disinterested service. Judge
Hoffman replied that he did not see
any reason why the interpreter should
not interpret for both sides and be paid
by the petitioners for services rendered
them. Mr.. Kilborn said that il he found
any other Government officer taking
pay from both sides he would certainly
complain. adding that il the Govern
nnent pay is not enough, it should pay
more and have exclusive services.
MintnG stocks.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 17.-Best Il Bel
cher 81 GO, Bullion 45c, Chollar 81 o.,
Crown Point 80c, Grand Prizs 25c, Mex
lean 81 10. Northern Belle 20c, Overman
go, Savage SOC, Union 81 s.. Bodie Con-
sOlidated SOC, California loo, ConsOlidat-
ed Virginia SOC, Gould & Curry 81 60,
Hale 4 Norcross 81. Mount Diablo 81,
Ophir SIS 80, Potosi SOC, Sierra Nevada
81 Is, Utah 81 80, Yellow Jacket 81 IS.
shipping Intelligence.
SAN Francisco, Dec. l7.-Arrived-
Steamer Mexico, from Victoria schr.
Fannie Adele, from Columbia River.
PoRT LUDLOW. Dec. l5.-Sailed-Schr.
COmpur.
PoRr BLAKELY, Dec. 17.-Sailed-Ba Bark
Il. X. Ham.
PoRr DISCOVERY, Dec. N.-Arrive.l--
Ship Majestic.