Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-09
PACIFIC COAST.


PACIFIC COAST.
SILK spinning 10 be Established.
SAN Francisco, June S.-H. b. Ever
President of the Silk Culture Associa
ton, stated at meeting yesterday that
| hlature would soon be started in this
CITY. The prices to be paid for cocoons
will be arranged according to the valu.
ton of the North American Silk Com
pany of New York, but Carson & Cur
rier of this city. agents of the Beldeu
Silk Co, agree to take reeled silk suit
able for their use at % per cent. ad-
vance above that valuation.
Killed Through Jealousy.
Robt. Hagne, a colored man. shot and
killed white woman, named Mary Ri
Icy. through jealousy.
Dry.docked.
The Queen of the Pacific went on the
drydock yesterday TO clean and repair
a broken propeller.
Abandoned ut Sea.
The British bark Ingomar was aban:
doned off Cape Horn, March Sth. The
m lister and eight men were rescued by
the British ship Lord Kenward, fro m
Astoria to Queenstown, and landed at
the latter place. The remainder of tie
men are on board.
Coal Movements.
San Francisco, June S.-Coal move
ments at this port for May are distin-
guished for light receipts from general
sources of supply and an entire absence
of any car2oes of coal from Seattle
mines.
To he Abandoned.
Signal Officer Clark sails next Thurs
day for Point Barrow, where he will
turn over his vessel to Lieut.. Roe, sta
toned at that point with party of OBJ
servers. The signal station at Point
Barrow will be abandoned. The party
of twelve so long on the shores of the
Arctic Ocean will return home. No
news of them has been received since
last fall. Mr.. Clark will land at ST.
Michaels on the trip down, and will
maintain a station there, making obser-
vations and keeping the usual records
This will be the most northern station
maintained by the Government after
Point Barrow is abandoned.
Railroad Matters.
SAN Francisco, June S.-June I4th
the general passenger agents of the
Eastern trunk lines meet at Chicago to
consider Pacific Coast business and
make arrangements for the future. Re-
Gently the Michigan Central Railroad
purchased the Canada Southern road.
Today w. Debell, San Francisco agent,
received dispatch stating that on June
10th they would make several changes
in the time of through cars over their
line. From that date the through car
service will be via the Canada Southern
division. No through cars whatever
will be run over the Great Western
Railway. A fast express will leave Chi
cago at 4:30 pm, arriving in New York
at 8 pm. The Atlantic express leaves
at p. M, to arrive in New York at Z
6. IN. Passengers by their line have the
privilege of going via Niagara Falls.
Relieved OF HIS Command To be
Court.Martialed.
Lieut.-C Col. M. Bryant, Eighth Infan-
try, commander of the Angel Island
garrison, yesterday was relieved of his
command on order of the War Depart
ment, and ordered to Benicia to await
trial on charges which have been pre-
ferred against him. Major Burt has
taken command of the post.
Postmaster Backus Takes wife.
Last evening Postmaster s. w. Backus
married Miss Sanborn. The wedding
was private.
Will Run as Passenger Boat.
The steamer Yosemite is being fitted
up and will soon leave for Victoria,
where she will run as a passenger boat.
Unexplained Explosion.
SAN FRAsoIsco, June Ssh ortly be
fore noon today a report reached here
of an explosion near San Pablo Bay.
Nothing definite could be learned re-.
earding il. II is believed that the ex
plosion was caused by the ordered de-
struction of two vats of glycerine Of the
Nitro glycerine Works.
A Pullman Contract.
Geo. M. Pullman, President of the
Palace Car Co., left San Francisco for
his home in Chicago, having consum-
mated long-term contract with the
Central Pacific and Southern Pacific
railroad companies and leased lines,
whereby, commencing the LIST prox., the
Pullman Company will assume manage
ment of the entire sleeping, parlor, and
dinine-car service over the whole sys-
tenn of the above companies, which in
time must result in superior through
car service between California and the
Eastern States.
The Great Thomas Festival.
SAN Francisco, June s.-The immense
pavilion was again filled In every part
To hear the second Thomas Concert.
The scene presented was equally as i'm
posing as that on last night. The first