Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-20
PACIFIC COAST.

Great Demand for Land.
San Francisco, June lS.-The preser
season has been noted for an unusuall
lively demand for land in this State q
we'll as IN other parts of the coast. Al
real estate dealers have had more thai
a usual amount of business. There ha
been an increased demand for Govern
ment and railroad lands. As indicative
of such demand the sales of the Contra
Pacific Railroad Company last wee
amounted to over $4,000 in TEXANS
and Colusa counties. Within six day
four thousand acres of timber land il
1 Nevada and Placer counties have beer
purchased. On the 18th inst. Their
were twenty-five purchasers who boueh
from forty to 100 acres each. Tn,
land in Tehama county is grazing land
and an equal amount in COlusa count,
| is agricultural. The largest amoun
sold in one lot is 5000 acres in each,
county, Utah, purchased by A. F. Far,
of Logan City, and F. L. Hammond
county clerk of Cache county. Thes,
| gentlemen, ON Saturday, consummatec
sale in behalf of 300 settlers in Utah,
the purchasers being already settled in
Cache county. The sale to them of thi.
large tract of land, one-half of which is
agricultural, will bring fully 25.OOC
acres under cultivation. The tota
sales of the company last week agpre
gated nearly $4,000.
Arrested and Discharged.
San Francisco, June IS.-Assistant
United States District Attorney Carroll
Cook, on Saturday, swore out a formal
| complaint against Edmund Kelly, cap
tain of the steam whaler Lucretia,
charging him with numbering John
Madden, one of the crew, March oath,
while the vessel was in the Arctic on a
whaling cruise, an account of which
was recently given. Kelly appeared this
morning before United States Commits
sioner Sawyer. A statement was sub
mitted by the captain signed by fifty of
the crew who had not signed the log
book to the effect that the act of the
captain was justifiable homicide. rem
dered necessary to preserve his life and
for the safety of the vessel. There be-
ing no further evidence the captain was
discharged from custody.
A City Fathers Death-Old Soldiers
Assemblage.
Special to PosT-INTELLIaENCER
OLYMPIA, July 19.-City Councilman
w. j. Yeager died suddenly last evening
ut East Olympia, of rheumatism of the
heart.
Geo. II. Thomas Post, G. A. R., is
making preparations to receive the dele
gates to the grand encampment which
meets here tomorrow.
Bribery and Smuggling Cases.
-T1>a uho
of bribery preferred against Special
vestigated before the United States
against James Hawkins of completely
River Boats.
The steamer Herald, transferred to j.
X. Rideout, and chartered by the Peta-
luna Transportation Company, will ply
between this city and Petaluma until
| the new boat now in course of construc-
ton is finished. The California Steam
Navigation Company's boats yesterday
| began connection with the San joaquin
| and Sierra Nevada Railroad, running
between Blacks and Wallace via Lodi
etc. This movement is owing to in
creased railroad business.
Central American Railroad Batlding
J. b. Harris, late Superintendent OF
| Construction of the Oregon and Cali
fornia Railroad, sailed on the 10Th fol
Central America, to take charge of rail
road construction under the Stanford
Croker d Huntington combination.
The Bryant Court Martial.
| SAN Francisco. June 18-The cour
martial to try Colonel Montgomery
| BRYANT of the United States infantry
late commander at Angel Island, con
vened this morning at army headquar
ters. Colonel Febriger presided, Col
onel Russell as Judge Advocate. The
accused through Colonel J. II. Dickin
son introduced plea in bar of the ju
| risdiction of the court on the ground
that General Schoield, who ordered thu
court martial, had a conviction that
accused was guilty. General kelton, OIL
examination, testified that the aileRa'
tious on which the order for the cour
martial was issued had not been read b.
General Schofield, and that the latte
was unaware of the evidence agains
Colonel Bryant. 1t is reported that tn
specific charges are drunkenness whil'
on duty, contracting debts and genera
unsoldieriy department.
SAX FRANCISCO, June 19.-At the ses
sion of tho court-martial held today Il
try charges against Lieut.. Colonel Bry.
ant, the accused was called upon +
plead TO the charges. Col. Dickinson
the attorney for Col. Bryant, state,
that defendant objected to being asket
TO plead to the first charge OF
the ground that the wording was am
biguous, indefinite and uncertain; tina
the special offense was not sufficient
described and located; that the specifl
cations reiterated the charge and tina
the specifications of drunkenness ver
cumulative, single offense being ger
erally considered sufficient. The cour'
after a brief elaboration, overruled tn
plea. and defendant again being Gale
up TO plead, answered Not guilty"
An Dlibesal City.
SAX Francisco, June 19.-Thus IA
only $4,000 have been subscribed I
the Triennial Conclave Fund in TIL
, city. This is q disappointment, q
fully 5000 Was expected, in additio
to the amount raised by subscription
Each commandery will expend q col
! siderable amount on its own account
the entertainment of guests. The Cal
fornia Commandery will expcn
probably $4,000. the Code
{ Gate Commandery 5000 and Il
} Grand Commandery Of Californi
: $4,000 for the purpose I
entertaining the Grand Commander
of the United States. The knight Ten
, piar will, is Is estimated, make expei
. ditures reaching from 81, ZOO to $40
600. The Finance Committee are III
able 20 furnish the Decoration Con
mittee With $1,000, a. requested. II
I line Of march must DO beauti6ed at q
3 expense Of $4,000.
Railroad Matters.
FL Eastern dispatches Of Sunday sta
: that the Union Pacific Railroad has pr
! pared time card TO 60 into eject {
July LIST, reducing the time twelve hou
: between Omaha and Ogden At q
!, Central Pacific offices in this city I
: official notice of this change has be-
received, and il is not known that II
correct, neither has the San Francis
agent Of the Union Pacific received a.
|, notification. For long time the CO
+ trail Pacific people have been vorkil
l. up0n q new time card bot difhcuiti
!. have arisen on account Of the action
% the Union Pacific in the matter Viii
i have necessitated numerous chang
r and oansed 4 large amount OF work