Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-23

Tucson, May 2l-Thomas Belknap.
OF Tucson. was shot at Greatervilie last
night by drunken man. The shooting
Is said to be accidental.
Coast Cuiiings.
SAN Francisco, May 22.--Geo. Earn
est of Nevada sues the Post Publishing
Company for 49,, 900 for defamation of
character. The Post published ain arti-
ticle, How the Nevada school fund lost
81 ,000,0 COO" in which it charged Earnest
with sacrificing the public interest for
personal considerations in voting
against bill.
The coroner's jury's verdict in the
case of Engineer Ross, killed at the
Palace hotel explosion, exonerated all
persons from blame.
A. Peteguia has obtained Judgment
against the North Gould IL Curry Min
ing Company for half interest in de-
fendaut's mine.
Thomas Reynolds, e deserter from the
ship Ferris 5. Thompson, at Departure
bay, last trip, was fined $50, wages due,
and Imprisonment for a hours.
The schooner Norma, launched yes
terday, sails next Saturday on her first
voyage to Puget Sound for lumber.
collision occurred between the
freight andAmmigrantt train for Arizona
and the Virginia express, westward
bound, last evening, Mt the stock yards
near West Berkeley. Injuries were con-
fined TO passengers on the Immigrant
train. No one was killed. The wreck
was cleared within two hours.
The Railroad Exhibition.
SAN FRANcIsoo, May 22.-California
will be represented at the coming expo
sition in Chicago of railway appliances
by Genl Master Mechanic A. j. Stevens
of the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany. He has sent model of his new
improved valve motion for locomotives.
Mr.. Stevens has also sent drawings of
the new mammoth locomotive that is
being constructed at the Sacramento
shops, and will be named the Elgober-
nador. This engine will be much larger
than the one in use at Tehachapi, which
is at present the largest in the world.
The exposition opens on the 2i.h and
closes on the I'D of June.
soldiers In California.
SALINAS, Gala, May 22.-Battely X of
the United States artillery, Maj. Sanger,
commanding, en- route to Santa Bar
bara, are encamped today on Alsil
Creek. four miles from town. The
officers visited here this afternoon, BE-
curing forage fer their command. They
will return here on July LIST on their
way to Monterey, where they viii spend
the Fourth.
Apples from New Zealand.
SAN FRANcrsco, May 22.-An expert
x1,ar1Aof Of Now ZaalayI
apples has been received by a firm in
this city. As apples ripen there at a
period corresponding with our spring
months. il is possible large trade may
be developed.
Thief ON Trial.
The first case against Marc p. Kay,
deputy auditor of Alameda county, who
made false entries and altered other
warrants on the county treasury, there
by gaining fraudulentiy $3.50, came up
this morning, before the Superior Court
of Alameda county, at Oakland. Judge
Crane, Judge Greene and Judge Hamil-
ton in banc. sat on the case. Judge
Crane presiding. Kay wished to with
draw his plea of not guilty to the infor-
nation for forgery, and plead guilty to
the first count OF the indictment, which
is charge of forgery. Judge Crane
pronounced sentence of IA years i'm
prisonmens in the State prison, the
heaviest penalty the law implies.
Interesting San Traneisee News.
SAN FRAScrsco. May 22.-The City of
Peking. on her next trip from Hong
Kong, viii bring 100 Chinese possessing
return tickets.
There are at present 5000 tons Of
disengsged tonnage in port. against o.
600 tons year ago, and 226, 200 on the
way, against 2Gs2. 600 last year.
Cork frei2hts are from +0s. to 4as. Cd.
One iron vessel for Liverpool chartered
at As.
Under the continued fine Weather
wheat and barley continue weak, and
prices throughout the day steadily de-
cline !.
shlppia< intelligence.
Arrivals: Steamer Geo. w. Elder.
Hayward, sixfy-three hours from victo-
ria. with passengers and merchandise.
Cleared: Steamer UmatiIla. Worth,
for Portland, Oregon.
Pogr townsend, May 22.-Arrived-
Lizzie Marshall.
Posr BLAxgi.Y, May a2.-SaiIed-
Vale.
Poar MAnssos, May 2a-sai.ed-yi-
dctte-
Chicago hiss 600 bars, or one to every
| 10 inhabitants, while there are moi
much more than twice thar number OF
stores for the supply of food. Fifteen
! hlochn. ouferinQ three toutho Of b oQuaYe