Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-13
PACIFIC COAST.


0uiek Ran.
San FaASc.sco. May la-A,rived. Nav
llsh. steamer Columbia. Bollrs. IL nours
from Portland, via Astoria. - hours,
With passengers and merchandise 10 the
u. h & n. 60.
The 9ash 10 the Nerthwr~l
SAN Francisco. Nay ll.-R. l.. Drake.
Q gentleman largely interested IN the
Pennsyi vania coal mines. arrived from
the East this afternoon, and after spend
ing few weeks IN the southern portion
of tie State. vill leave for Portland.
Daring his stay Ia the north he Will
Visit Eastern Oregon. where certain
properties have beca offered the eunl-
pany II which he Is Interested. With a
view 10 their purchase. Referring TO
the prescn. Immigration into oreeoa
and Washington Territory. be stated TO
correspondent that lsborers III the
coal districts of Pennsylvania were agi-
ta..ng shs question of moving 20 tie
Northwest, and that 20 would not lie
surprised II. daring the early portion Of
tue next Year, a large number ot miners
would locate permanently IN the North
western coal districts. Reports IF
friends who had already visited those
minss vouid induce many OF them to
leave the East, IN hopes of obtaining il
creased wages.
Edrunas In san Francisco.
San Francisco. May l2.-Senator Ed
muuds being Necmonter. attended
the regular monthly meeting last even
ing of the native sons of Vermont. The
Senator was wildly cheercd. He said /:
Il have often been proud of vermoni,
my native State. but never as proud as
] Gm now. Until very recently. / had
never crossed the wide land that inter
venes between our State and this, where
yen have taken up your homes. When
l came to this young State, younger
than my friend who has done me the
honor TO say. We were boys together,
l WAS astonisaed to see this enchanted
land. Here is city of but few years
standing. yet riyailinc the old cities of
the East in splendor. magniricence and
civilization. Riyalng IN size cities of
a thousand years, and yet l see it n
younger. much Younger. than most of
US here present
The Fair Divorce Case.
VIRGINIA CrrY. New, May 12.-The
divorce suit of Theresa Fair VS.. James
G. Fair came up in the district court
this morning. Il. s. Mesick appeared
for the plaintiff. and NJ. n. Stone of
this city and Samuel NJ. Wilson of San
Francisco for the defendant. Stone
submitted a general demurrer to the
not state facts sufficient to constitute n
Is 49, a
without argument. and was at once
overruled by the court. Stone then
said defense would file no answer TO
Hesick asked the court to
appoint a time today to hear the proofs.
also that the examination DO conducted
privately. The court appointed IL M
for the purpose specified. At twelve
o'clock court met, but reporters we're
excluded. In little less than an hour
the attorneys came ont, and il was soon
known that a decree of divorce had
been granted as prayed for, and that
the plaintiff had been allowed 900
in money and U. ). bonds, and the fam
lily residence in San Francisco; also the
Custody of their minor children, Viz
ginia, Theresa, Alice, and Charles. The
Of the eldest boy, James g.
Fair, Jr.. WAS awarded TO defendant.
senator Fair arrived this morning from
San Francisco ON business connected
With the sale of the Brunswick Mill, and
pending the transfer Of the Yellow
Jacket mine TO the Sharon party. The
transfer Of the entire business will take
place about the end Of the present
month.
Murder In the Second Degree.
Especial to Posi-
PORTLAND, Or, May l2.-.rhe case Of
H. w. Abram, on trial at Eugene for the
murder of q. Brownlee, went to the
jury at 10:15 last night. They returned
u verdict of murder in the second degree
after 10 hours deliberation. As Judge
Bean was obliged to leave by the after
noon train fQ RoseberR, Abrams Was
mt l y. m. to imprisonment
for life. This Is the heaviest sentence
ever passed on q culprit in Lane county.
Abrams was q young merchant, was
connected throughout the
State, and had borne an excellent re- u
tation. The trial excited great interest
in this city.
Village Fire.
A fire at Eugene this morning DAM
aged VIM. Preston's harness shop $1,000
aud stock $500. Fully insured in the
Liverpool. London and Globe.
shGppinx lnaclli&eaee.
Poxr MADisos, May l2.-Arrived-
Bark Coouilnbo.