Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-14
PACIFIC COAST.
Custom Houses 60 be Inspected. ?

Custom Houses 60 be Inspected. ?
San Francisco, August 11.-Treasury
Agent Evans lief: yesterday for Puget
Sound, on an annual inspection of Gus
tom houses. He states that the visit
will in no way be connected with re-
ports of Chinese being struggled over
the border into the United States.
Suicide Near Shasta.
SHASTA, August 10.-Today as party
of young ladies and gentlemen were
visiting the falls on Swift creek, three
miles above the Lower House. they dis
covered the body of E. H. Foster, an
English artist of some note, 10 years of
age. Foster was financially embar-
raised, and was indebted to tbs land
lord of the Lower House, who took his
pictures for security, he not being able
to hquidate his claim. 1t is supposed
that he went to a high cliff above the
falls. took poison and then precipitated
himself over the edge into the water
below. He was last seen alive two weeks
ago last Monday.
Eureka Notes.
EUREKA, August l2-Thomas Hardy,
a rancher, coming into town last night,
WAS stood up in the suburbs and robbed
of considerable money by footpads, who
let him off with 81 to spend.
Joseph nj. Sweeney, a miner, fell down
and died on the streets within few
minutes. The trouble was heart disease.
An immoderate fit of laughter burst a
blood vessel and he bled to death.
A Railroad Bridge Burne ed.
EVANSVILLE, August 9.-An hour be-
fore the arrival of the Central Pacific
express train at 5 o'clock this evening
the railroad bridge across the Yuba
river was discovered on fire. A freight
train going south had crossed the
bridge a few minutes before the fire
broke out, and it is supposed that
spark from the locomotive ignited the
wooden sheathing of the trusses. The
fire started at the southern end of the
structure, and, driven by tho wind,
spread rapidly across the river, and in
less than a quarter of an hour nearly
the whole bridge was blazing. The
Marysville Fire Department used all
possible exertiOna to check the fire,
which was finally stopped at the second
span on the northern end. Thirteen
span, each of about sixty feet, were
burned. The bridge was built about
fourteen years ago, and cost $4,000.
Il had since received several additional
spans. The work of building tempo
rary bridge begins tomorrow. Two
pile-drivers have been sent for, and the
company's bridee-builder, Mr.. Davis, is
here to direct the work. He says that
trains will be running across the river
again in four or five days. In the
meantime transfers will be made across
the Yuba county bridge, and the
through freight and passenger traffic,
and the mail and express for the north,
will go by way of Tehama. A special
train for the north leaves this city
about midnight.
4 "Bad Man" Killed.
TOMBSTONE, August "a Republican
special from Charleston, dated today,
says: Mike Anelen, a blacksmith in the
employ Of Herdsr & Mcclure, has been
drinking heavily for the past week, and
for several DAYS has been very quarrel
some, having had repeated difficulties
with different persons. This afternoon
he had a quarrel with a Young man
named James Van in saloon. Anglen
told Van TO 60 and heel himself, for, as
he said, "One of rs has got to 90 up."
Anglen then went out and into another
saloon, where he quarreled with the bar
keeper regarding change. He then
crossed the street and, going into his
house, secured Winchester rifle, which
be loaded while standing on the porch.
He then started down the street, and
when quite near the saloon, some one
told Van that he WAS coming. Van, in
order to avoid him. Immediately passed
outside the door on to a cross street.
Anglen, upon reaching the saloon,
passed the front door and went on to
the corner, where the two men were
suddenly brought face to face. AnRlen
leveled his rifle and Van his six shooter,
and they fired simultaneously. Anglen
was shot through tine head and expired
almost instantly, not saying word after
he was shot. Van, who was not in
jured. was put under arrest pending the
coronei's inquest.
NILS Gin Accepted.
SACRAMENTO, August lid. o. Mills
formal presentation to the Capitol Com
missioners for the State OF California
of a magnificent piece Of statuary,
representing Columbus at the court Of
Queen Isabella, nine feet high, which
cost t35. 900, has been accepted, and will
be plsced in a few days in the rotundA
of the Capitol, at Mills expense.